Mornings with Matt
by Matt
Matt gives you a look into what's on his mind each day, interviews some guests, and gives you his own ideas about self improvement, productivity, happiness, and entrepreneurship. From why it sucks to be perfect, to how to arrange your morning routine, to how to work for yourself and maybe even find some happiness along the way. Matt McLaughin of Nobossninja.com, PianoBlog.com and MattMcLaughlin.net is a pianist, piano teacher, entrepreneur, author of books and blogs, founder of the Austin Piano Festival, and all around sort of eccentric coffee addicted book reading insomniac. Mornings with Matt topics include self-improvement, health and fitness, habits, goals, motivation, and taking control of your life. Or just whatever Matt feels about ranting about.
Episodes
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How to Stop Being Lazy
Or watch this on Youtube: How to cure laziness – These techniques give me the motivation to work hard even though I’m lazy by nature. Here are 4 tips to overcome and get rid of laziness: 1 – Pick a huge vision of life. How do I stop laziness? First
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How to Get More Clients
Watch it on Youtube Here: Need More Customers? – 3 Rules of Client Behavior your Must Know If you’re new to working with clients you might not realize that the most effective rules of customer behavior are counterintuitive. Understanding this psychology will dramatically affect your ability to…
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Stop Being Normal
Watch it on Youtube: (A Reminder For Myself) Stop being normal If you want to live outside of the box, stop being normal. The first step is to change your mindset and you can do that by changing your actions little by little. Start by creating something authentic. Even if
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Failure is an Illusion
Check it Out On Youtube: Want to succeed? Get ready to look stupid. In fact, success IS being outside of the norm, so you have to risk embarrassment to do that. And you have to be willing to be embarrassed over and over again – sometimes in big ways –
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How to Start a Business
1) Find something people will pay you for2) Sell that3) Scale it I’m hesitant to tell other people how to do this, because I’m not sure if my way was the best way or only the way that worked for me. The one thing I can say for sure is – the more you try, I mean really TRY, and the more you can...
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Why I Live Simply
I tend to live very simply. I’m not against material things, it’s just that I like simplicity so I can focus on what matters to me. You might find this makes you a lot happier. For example: Simple clothes – in fact I hate to shop.Simple house – I live well under my means.Simple car – I choose a…
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Free Yourself
Check it out on Youtube: Creating Systems and Processes can free you from the mundane things in life. Quick notes on creating systems: 3 Steps: 1) Make Lists. 2) Leverage. 3) Find Underlying Principles What you’re doing is taking non-creative work that can be duplicated and creating efficiency or...
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People Never Change (How to Hire)
When your business grows you might have to learn how to work with people. This was really tough for me at first. Especially learning how to hire! My golden rule: hire the person for the position, don’t try to change the person to fit the position.
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My Painful Mistake and How to Avoid It
Escaping the 9-5 Part 2 In this episode I’ll talk about the biggest mistake I made when starting a small business.
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Escape The 9-5, My Story Part 1
My own journey – from freelancer, to business owner, to time and life freedom, and beyond. I hope you find this helpful and can use some of it in creating your own life!
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MWM#19: I’m Worn Out
What do you do when you’re worn out? If you run a small business feeling drained is common, so it’s important to know how to tap into energy reserves when you need them. I’ve been feeling a bit worn-down the last few days, so in this episode I talk about
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MWM #18: Is It Worth Your Time?
Running a small business can feel like the Wild West. When you’re your own boss, you are the one who has to make decisions about what’s important. But with a million to-do’s vying for attention, how do you decide what matters most? This episode is all about determining where is
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MWM 17: Seven Lists for Small Business Stress Relief
Are you stressed in your small business? Most of us are. A big part of running a small business is learning how to grow into the type of person who can handle stressful situations in a calm reasonable way. I've learned a lot of techniques for this over the years, and in this podcast I'll talk…
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MWM16: Fear of Failure
No one likes to fail, but some of us are more scared of it than others. When is a fear of failure healthy and when does it throw us off our path? In Mornings with Matt episode 16, I talk about my own fear of failure, how I lesson it
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MWM 16 - Fear of Failure in Business and Life
No one likes to fail, but some of us are more scared of it than others. When is a fear of failure healthy and when does it throw us off our path? In Mornings with Matt episode 16, I talk about my own fear of failure, how I lesson it and focus on what matters, how to think about worst case…
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MWM 15: Getting Clients Through the Door
In Mornings with Matt Episode 15, I talk about what is maybe the biggest mistake new small businesses make – especially those with a client or service based model. That mistake boils down to this: spending too much focus on things other than getting clients in the door as soon as
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MWM 15 - Getting Clients in the Door to your Small Business
In Mornings with Matt Episode 15, I talk about what is maybe the biggest mistake new small businesses make - especially those with a client or service based model. That mistake boils down to this: spending too much focus on things other than getting clients in the door as soon as possible! This…
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MWM 14: Focused Creativity, Self Acceptance, and the TRAP of Negative Motivation
This is Mornings With Matt EPISODE 14 2015 was a year of BIG changes for me, and in 2016 my main focus is to go deeper and more focused in my creative pursuits while also coming from a healthier place of more self-acceptance. I talk about viewing each aspect of
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MWM 14: Focused Creativity and Self Acceptance
Keep up at http://www.NoBossNinja.com - Matt's free updates, the Mornings with Matt Podcasts, whatever else he thinks to write or talk about. This is Mornings With Matt EPISODE 142015 was a year of BIG changes for me, and in 2016 my main focus is to go deeper and more focused in my creative...
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MWM 13: Making Money? Actions Speak Louder Than Words
In this episode I answer the question: “How do I figure out what I’m good at that other people will pay for? What are my marketable skills?” In short, my answer is that people put way too much stock in what people say and not enough in what people do.
About this show
Matt gives you a look into what's on his mind each day, interviews some guests, and gives you his own ideas about self improvement, productivity, happiness, and entrepreneurship. From why it sucks to be perfect, to how to arrange your morning routine, to how to work for yourself and maybe even find some happiness along the way. Matt McLaughin of Nobossninja.com, PianoBlog.com and MattMcLaughlin.net is a pianist, piano teacher, entrepreneur, author of books and blogs, founder of the Austin Piano Festival, and all around sort of eccentric coffee addicted book reading insomniac. Mornings with Matt topics include self-improvement, health and fitness, habits, goals, motivation, and taking control of your life. Or just whatever Matt feels about ranting about.
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