Episodes

Feb. 6, 2024

113: Building Uncaged 2.0

I’ve grown more in the last 2 years than in the previous 20. This includes: The growing pains of starting a business Constant experimentation to be of service Investing in my own growth at profound levels From a personal and …

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Jan. 31, 2024

112: "Work" Half, Double Your Impact (The Double Count Time System)

Act like average people and you'll get average results. Like Einstein, we need to reimagine "time." And in tandem, we need to redefine "work." This is how we achieve more impact (professional and personal) with far less effor...

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Jan. 23, 2024

111: The Exponential Career

Is your career stuck on an Incremental path? Salary bumps can't keep pace with inflation...let alone your dreams . It's time to make the hyper-jump to an Exponential Career. Learn to: Minimize time at your job Use it to fund …

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Jan. 16, 2024

110: Centralize Your Genius

Far too many professionals conform to one-size-fits-all corporate success criteria . This stifles their natural gifts. Though they deliver results and earn good money, they feel dead inside as their genius gets suppressed. Th...

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Jan. 9, 2024

109: Your Future Self Is Begging You to Act

If the corporate grind has worn you down , there's another path to freedom in the new year: Rapidly re-engineer your job to buy back time (keeping income and family safe) Invest in mentors to experiment with opportunities and...

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Dec. 26, 2023

108: Turn Your Faith Inward

I was raised to put faith in external systems : religion, school, and corporate systems. And while external systems gave me some value and perspective, I eventually became empty inside. I lacked faith in my inner wisdom and p...

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Dec. 19, 2023

107: Brutally Honest Reflections Since Leaving Corporate

"Burn mental boats before real ones." Just one of my 11 reflections since ditching the corporate ladder one-and-a-half years ago. If you have big life responsibilities yet dream of entrepreneurial freedom, you need to listen ...

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Dec. 6, 2023

106: Filling That Professional Hole in Your Heart

Do you feel a gnawing professional hole in your heart? Your career once filled you up, but now you're trapped and making no impact. You might've tried the "freedom through passive income" route, but it's not truly passive and...

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Nov. 29, 2023

105: End the Paralysis & Go Build Something You Own

You've reached a point where you feel unfulfilled in your corporate career. Now you crave meaning, impact, and entrepreneurial freedom. But you're stuck on the starting line, paralyzed by overanalysis . We can't wait for insp...

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Nov. 21, 2023

104: Design Your Personal Category

Don’t craft a personal brand. Don’t “find your niche.” Instead, design your personal category (hint: this is a psychology game). This is the place where you build your future. It’s where you build a “1 of 1” business where yo...

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Nov. 14, 2023

103: Million-Dollar Months (3 Lessons from a World-Class Mastermind)

I view myself as my greatest asset, so I invest accordingly. That translates to $35K alone this year for coaching and masterminds. I just returned from my latest event, where I met with entrepreneurs who were having million-d...

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Nov. 7, 2023

102: [The Dad Edge] Breaking Free of the Corporate Cage

In this episode, Matt Doan guests on The Dad Edge podcast. Mattatt discusses his journey as a business owner and the freedom it has brought him. He talks about his blended family, with three older children from a previous mar...

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Oct. 31, 2023

101: What to Do When You’re “Done” With Your Career Path

Your career path might've once brought you joy. But now, you're freaking outside because you can't stand it. Here, we cover: The psychology of feeling "done" 3 key strategies for building your next chapter *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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Oct. 24, 2023

100: Hitting the Century Mark With the Podcast

It’s been a wild ride since starting Uncage Yourself in 2021. Upon reaching the 100th episode, I’m sharing my honest reflections on: Why I started a podcast The emotional highs and lows How it supports my core business The sh...

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Oct. 17, 2023

99: Smartly Navigating from Corporate to Entrepreneurship (Tech Caree…

This episode features Matt guesting on Christopher Nelson's show, Tech Careers & Money Talk . We cover: Upsides of growing up in corporate How to creatively navigate the inevitable downsides (once you're "successful") How to ...

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Oct. 10, 2023

98: Activating Mindful FIRE with Adam Coelho

Adam Coelho (host of the Mindful FIRE podcast) joins me to discuss the unique intersection of mindfulness and financial independence. We discuss how we can make work optional and accelerate the manifestation of a life we love...

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Sept. 26, 2023

97: What Everyone Misses in Creating Personal Freedom

We mistakenly believe that adding more "features" to our lives creates more freedom — more money, a better job, or a stronger network. And while those elements can help, almost everyone misses the foundational step for creati...

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Sept. 19, 2023

96: Delusional Minds Chase Passive Income

"Passive income" is not the holy grail you think it is. In fact, it can lead you down a dangerous path. But if you crave real career and lifestyle freedom, we unpack a much more effective and efficient strategy in …

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Aug. 29, 2023

95: How to Put Corporate on Autopilot

Want to build the next chapter of your career and life? Don’t skip this critical step: put your corporate job on autopilot. Free up significant time and energy to breathe, be, and build something new. All the while, keep your...

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Aug. 22, 2023

94: [HITS] The "Employee" Is Dead

“Employee” is an outdated concept. (Literally, a relic of the Industrial Age.) Learn how power is shifting from employer to employee, and how this completely changes your work and life options. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leverage corpora...

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Aug. 15, 2023

93: Bravely Stepping Out of Your Cage

“We are all living in cages with the door wide open." —George Lucas This is a straight-talk episode about escaping your cage. Maybe you're succumbing to a daunting corporate culture or you're trigger-shy on building that pass...

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Aug. 8, 2023

92: [HITS] You Need Skin in the Game

Need a massive change in your career or life? Passively consuming social posts, books, or podcasts won’t do it. Human psychology shows we only take massive action when the stakes are high. You manufacture “high stakes” by put...

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Aug. 1, 2023

91: [HITS] Should I Choose Safety or Passion?

What path should you take? The Safe Path is predictable and comfortable. But then there's the Passion Path, where you know you'll encounter a life of adventure and excitement. This question applies equally to life and career....

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July 25, 2023

90: Using Corporate as Rocket Fuel

Did your corporate career start with a bang? But soon enough, the flame died out. Now you're left wondering, "Is this all there is?" Here's where you take elite action. Don't just carry on, and don't rage quit either. Instead...

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