In this deep dive, you and I dig into stories and strategies to help you to start to dream (again). Let’s face it. We know a LOT of you are really excited about our goal of launching 1 Million Dreams this year… but if we’re honest… a lot of our dreams have gotten beat up in 2020. All sorts of curve balls have been thrown. Set backs. Valleys. Tough stuff. So, if we’re going to be real… we have to acknowledge that it might be a little “tender” to give yourself permission to dream. Well… if you’re ...
Jan 28, 2021•40 min•Ep. 309
We’re talking with Laura Sanchez-Greenberg. She’s the founder of Verde Associates… a performance acceleration firm focusing on transforming individuals and the companies they lead. She’s incredible and a true expert on grit and perseverance. And… as you listen, you’ll hear some simple but powerful strategies to beat that feeling of “meh” that can creep in. You know. Covid’s causing a lot of our days to be the same. Plus, now that a lot of us are facing cold temps… so we’re feeling more limited o...
Jan 26, 2021•29 min•Ep. 308
We’re talking with Antonio Neves. Antonio’s one of my favorite people on the planet… and his list of accomplishments is long. He’s a bestselling author. He’s the host of “The Best Thing” podcast. He’s an internationally recognized speaker and a wildly effective success coach. He’s an award-winning journalist! AND… Okay… let’s get to why we’re talking today! We’re kicking off our YEAR of LAUNCHING 1 Million Dreams… and I had to have Antonio back to talk about his BRAND NEW BOOK that’s going to he...
Jan 19, 2021•36 min
We’re kicking off 2021 with a bold and audacious goal. It’s to launch 1 million dreams in one year! I know… I know. That might sound crazy… especially following all the wildness of 2020 and the first few weeks of 2021. BUT it feels like it’s needed now... more than ever! That’s right! We need a shared goal. Something to focus on. Something that could bring a much-needed injection of good, connection and collaboration into this world! In this episode, we talk about the genesis of the idea, who sh...
Jan 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 306
Welcome to the fourth installment of a 4-part series called “The gift of being fully present.” During these episodes, we’ve been getting you powerful and practical strategies to help you to BE IN THE MOMENT and be FULLY PRESENT more often. With this episode, we’re going to get you a strategy that might seem counterintuitive to living more in the present… BUT… trust me… it’s going to help to infuse the here and now … with some joy, some hope and even some fun. And it’s something that’s going to b...
Dec 22, 2020•27 min
Welcome to part 3 in our series called “The gift of being fully present.” It’s specifically designed to help you to live more fully in the PRESENT… especially during this wildly important time of year… AND… amid… one of the wildest years of all time. And whether you’ve caught the first two in the series or not… I think you’ll be glad you’re catching this one! Oh… and I’ll warn you… we’re going to have some fun… but we’re going to be getting real… and raw… with this one… but I think that’s CRITIC...
Dec 17, 2020•18 min
Welcome to episode 303… and specifically… part two in our brand new series called “The gift of being fully present.” This series is specifically designed to help you to live more fully in the PRESENT. Because if we can fully live in the moment more often… THEN… we can soak up more of the good stuff. AND bring more of the good stuff into the world too. That means loving well... bringing excellence... and having more fun... even in 2020! It means taking action when and where we need to AND it also...
Dec 10, 2020•16 min
I’m Mitch Matthews and this episode is kicking off a 4 part series called, “The gift of being fully present.” These will be four short episodes… all under 15 minutes… specifically designed to help you to live more fully in the PRESENT during this holiday season. It is so important… especially THIS year. I mean… seriously… with 2020… it would be soooooo easy to be caught up in the past… of visions of what could have been. And with all the potential questions about the future… we could get buried ...
Dec 03, 2020•14 min
Dr. Donny is an incredibly interesting person. In fact, he defies a simple title or label. For example, he’s a doctor of clinical psychology and he practiced as a clinical psychologist and taught for over a decade. Then he packed up and pursued a dream. He moved to LA with no connections but his passion for story and his fascination with the human journey led him to his current career as both an Emmy-award winning producer and director as well as a poet. As a producer, he’s worked on unscripted ...
Nov 24, 2020•39 min
Welcome to episode 300 of DREAM THINK DO! This is going to be a little like a party. We're going to reminisce, tell some stories and celebrate. BUT I also want to get you some specific strategies we haven't covered on any DREAM THINK DO episode before. (Because it wouldn’t be a DTD… if we didn’t get you something you could start to use immediately… right?) A conversation... you and me. Some stories. Some brand new strategies. This is going to be fun... so let's get to this! RESOURCES: EPISODES M...
Nov 19, 2020•58 min
Kara Goldin is my guest today. As many of you know, Kara is the CEO and founder of HINT Water. She’s also the author of a bestselling brand new book called, “Undaunted – Overcoming Doubts and Doubters.â€Â In the book… she tells the story of how she defied the odds and her own fears to start and build HINT, which is the fastest-growing flavored water brand in America. By the way, she didn’t have elite credentials. She didn’t have insider knowledge. She didn’t have high-level conn...
Nov 12, 2020•36 min
Dre Baldwin is my guest. His story and his approach to life will inspire you! In high school, he wanted to play basketball… but he barely made the cut. He committed himself to learning, growing, and adapting. In just 5 years, Dre went from the end of the bench and no game time… to a contract to play professional basketball. THEN, during his 9-year career as a professional player… Dre pioneered new genres of personal branding and entrepreneurship. And… thanks to all his hard work on ...
Nov 05, 2020•40 min
Stu Massengill is a speaker and podcaster. He’s helping Millennial and Gen Z high achievers to communicate and connect at new levels. Surprisingly, he started his career as a shy kid whose biggest fear was public speaking. But after pushing himself to speak more… he slowly fell in love with it. And he started to build a network that changed everything. Since then, Stu has been on stages around the country. Speaking to anywhere from 10 to 10,000… where he talks about the importance of imp...
Oct 29, 2020•31 min
Katy Kvalvik is our guest. A few years ago… two consecutive accidents caused Katy to sustain multiple life-altering injuries that forced her to relearn almost everything… including how to walk. As you can imagine, that experience of intentionally needing to put her mind and body back together inspired her to embark on an international journey to learn holistic mind, body, and spirit wellness. Today, Katy has dedicated her life to sharing everything that she’s learned to empower others i...
Oct 22, 2020•30 min
Chad Williams is our guest. Chad is a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Now he’s a speaker and a best-selling author. Days before Chad was to report to military duty, he turned on a television and was greeted with the horrifying images of his friend and mentor, US Navy SEAL Scott Helvenston, being brutally murdered in a premeditated ambush on the roads of Fallujah. This would have convinced most people to bail, but instead, it inspired him to double down on his dream of becoming a NAVY Seal too. So Ch...
Oct 15, 2020•45 min
Sarah Yourgrau is my guest. She’s an Emmy-Award Winning Producer dedicated to reimagining and rebuilding the ways that we connect with each other, both on and off the screen… and she’s a self-professed “Optimism Activist.†Sarah’s traveled the globe and worked on a wide variety of projects. Her current focus is working with Mike Rowe on “Returning the Favor.â€Â Her work is demanding and takes her all over the world. Plus, since many of her projects involve REAL people and unscrip...
Oct 08, 2020•36 min
We’re talking with Harris III about how prayer has impacted his life and his work. Harris is a professional illusionist who has performed for more than two million people on five continents. His unique approach and innovative thinking have also caught the attention of executives at organizations like Apple, Disney, Nike, and NASA. His new book is called “The Wonder Switch.â€Â I talked with him about all of THAT in episode 292 of DREAM THINK DO, so be sure to check that out. But in this sho...
Oct 01, 2020•13 min
Harris III is a professional illusionist who has performed his unique brand of magic and storytelling for more than two million people on five continents. His unique approach to magic, story-telling, and innovative thinking has also caught the attention of creative leaders and executives at organizations like Apple, Disney, Nike, and NASA. Harris has just written a new book called “The Wonder Switch.â€Â In it… he shares some great stories and powerful strategies to help you reclaim your wond...
Oct 01, 2020•39 min
In this “WE AGREE TO PRAY†bonus episode, we’re talking with Brant Menswar. He’s an award-winning musician, popular speaker, and bestselling author. In this conversation, we dig into Brant’s journey with prayer… from the lowest points of hearing the brutal words, “Your son isn’t going to make it through the night,†to experiencing a miracle that involved people from around the world. Plus, we’ll talk about the very real and raw emotions (and prayers) that follow such an incred...
Sep 24, 2020•38 min
Brant Menswar is our guest. Brant’s an award-winning musician, sought-after speaker, and a critically acclaimed author and I think you’re going to love him. Let’s be clear… and consider yourself warned. Brant’s got some strong opinions… and he’s not afraid of unleashing them. For example, Brant believes that unless you can identify your 4 to 5 non-negotiable core values… you can’t do ANYTHING on purpose. He also believes that about 99% of us are winging it, and that’s why mo...
Sep 24, 2020•35 min
Lori Allen - the star of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” is our guest! We’re talking with Lori about prayer and how it plays a MAJOR role in her life. Lori’s one of the world’s most sought-after bridal experts and she’s the central figure of TLC’s reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. Lori Allen talks about prayer in her new book, “Say Yes to What’s Next: How to age with elegance and class while never losing your beauty and sass!” But in this interview, we dig into some prayer storie...
Sep 17, 2020•11 min
TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta’s Lori Allen is our guest! Lori opened “Bridals by Lori” just two weeks after graduating from Columbia College in South Carolina. Four decades later, she is one of the world’s most sought-after bridal experts. And of course… she’s the central figure of TLC’s reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. By the way… the show has been running for 11 seasons and it’s shown in more than 120 countries. Lori’s new book is called, “Say Yes to What’s Next: How to age wi...
Sep 17, 2020•33 min
Ashleigh S. Chapman is a human rights lawyer and an expert on human trafficking. She’s been working hard for the past 20 years to protect the most vulnerable populations around the globe. On this BONUS episode of DREAM THINK DO... Ashleigh shares a powerful prayer story of something that happened to her when she was out on a jog. It’s a wild fun story of how prayer can work when you least expect it. RESOURCES: Ashleigh is the founder of Justice U™ which is an online learning platform that quickl...
Sep 11, 2020•13 min
Ashleigh S. Chapman is our guest today. Ashleigh is a human rights lawyer and an expert on human trafficking. She’s been working hard for the past 20 years to protect the most vulnerable populations. Among her many efforts… Ashleigh is the founder of Justice U™ which is an online learning platform that delivers training from some of the top experts in the anti-trafficking movement… and delivers it in a way that everyone to better understand the specific things they can do to help end human traff...
Sep 10, 2020•34 min
Bonus Episode with Ben Courson! Ben’s an international speaker, bestselling author, and his TV show, Hope Generation with Ben Courson is broadcast around the world. NOTE: I also had a great interview with him for episode 284 of DREAM THINK DO. (Be sure to check that out: www.mitchmatthews.com/284) Since we’re walking out our “WE AGREE TO PRAY” project this month… I wanted to get Ben’s perspective on prayer. So… in this BONUS session, he agreed to stick around to talk about how it’s played out in...
Sep 04, 2020•15 min
Ben Courson is our guest. He’s an international speaker, bestselling author, and his TV show, Hope Generation with Ben Courson, is broadcast in 180 countries, and his radio show airs on more than 400 stations nationally. His latest book is called “Flirting With Darkness.” In it, Ben talks about his own journey with overcoming depression and battling thoughts of suicide. He also offers up some specific strategies that you can use if you’ve ever been tempted by suicidal thoughts… or if you know so...
Sep 03, 2020•31 min
There’s so much division and polarization in the world right now. BUT at the same time, I think there’s a pendulum swing that’s happening too. There seem to be more and more people who are saying, “Enough!” Let’s find some common ground and let’s work from there to find real solutions. They’re looking for a place to start! Because that’s what we do… when we are at our very best. We find a way to find a way. We find a way to band together to help. We find a way. That’s where the “We Agree to Pray...
Aug 27, 2020•37 min
EMPATHY: The Secret Weapon for Thriving in a Divided World! In this episode, we talk about a surprising conversation that opened my eyes to the importance of EMPATHY… especially right now! (That’s right… 2020!) In this episode, you and I take a deep dive into the power of empathy. But more importantly, we give you some tools, some strategies and some science! Plus, we introduce you to the idea of “JOY SHARING.” That’s right! It’s a concept that can help you to experience more joy and share it wi...
Aug 21, 2020•23 min
Jake Thompson is an entrepreneur, performance coach, podcaster, speaker, and author. He’s also the CEO of Compete Every Day… a training and performance apparel company with kick-butt clothing to help you stay healthy, motivated, ambitious, and hungry! His podcast is called “Compete Every Day,” and he interviews competitors from all walks of life and they talk about the specific things they do to win and succeed. And lastly, Jake’s brand new book was just released and it’s killing it. The book is...
Aug 20, 2020•34 min
Daniel Scrivner… he’s a true DREAM THINK DOer. He’s a self-taught designer who got his start freelancing and eventually joined DDB - an advertising firm in Venice Beach. Then… he moved to San Francisco and joined Apple's Marketing Communications team… where he got to work on several landmark product launches and projects. In 2011, Daniel left Apple and joined the small team at Square. He went on to become Square's Director of Design… where he grew his team from 5 to 40… and his team touched almo...
Aug 06, 2020•34 min
