seeking the right answers in all the wrong places.

I’ve had some big decisions to make lately.

One being where I’m going to live next.

And for the most part, decision-making comes easy for me.

But these in particular have thrown me for curveballs.

What’s normally clear to me has been foggy.

When the perceived ‘stakes’ get higher — so does the pressure we put on ourselves to get it ‘right’.

Most of us look for answers externally.

But what I’ve realized is that clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder.

Clarity doesn’t come from gathering more opinions.

Sometimes it comes from slowing down enough to listen.

If you struggle to make decisions and/or trust yourself, do this:

1. Get quiet and still amidst the chaos of life

   1. Take five minutes of stillness can help you reconnect to your intuition. If you can’t take five minutes of silence than we have larger problems to address.

2. Answer these reflective questions with brutal honesty

   1. Am I making this decision from a place of fear and stress or presence and love?

   2. What would I choose if I fully trusted myself?

3. Make a decision and make it the right decision

   1. Commit to a decision and move forward

   2. Confidence is built through action and learning to move forward irrespective of the outcome

What’s a decision you’ve been struggling to make and/or live with? Drop a message in response to this email.

I’m Just Going to be Honest

One Thing I Have to Get Off My Chest

You know what irritates me quite a bit?

When people don’t practice what they preach.

Ok. It’s off my chest now. All better.

Two Quotes That Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks

“The more you do something, the more you convince yourself that you’re a person who does that thing, and the more unconscious doing that thing will become. Everything is like this. Get over the first hump.” - Unknown

Matt’s Take: Affirmations don’t change identity. Actions do.

“Happiness is not in the having, but in the becoming.” - Sahil Bloom

Matt’s Take: Enjoy the journey peeps - real happiness is found in the anticipation.

Three Reasons I’m Excited & Grateful

1. I’m grateful for my close friends. I saw them this weekend and it served as a reminder that relationships are everything. What’s the point of achieving success if you have no one to celebrate it with?

2. I’m excited to move back in with my parents. It was a difficult decision, but I know that I will never regret spending time with the two people I love more than anything.

3. I’m grateful for coffee. *not me currently writing this two cups of coffee deep*

L0VE,

Matt