Matt Matros. After selling his healthy-food chain 10 years ago, Matt battled depression, anxiety, regret, and alcohol addiction. Yet, he didn't stop. He built and sold two more businesses, started a family, traveled the world, and became a highly respected voice in the business world. How did he overcome his struggles? With his signature humor and crystal-clear insight, Matt opens his heart to share with us the mental frameworks that propelled him forward.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00: Intro
00:01:24: Welcome
00:01:46: Sharing Personal Experiences and Lessons Learned
00:03:34: Recalling the Business Exit
00:04:10: Dealing with Post-Exit Struggles and Imposter Syndrome
00:09:09: Losing Identity after Selling the Business
00:10:25: Discussing New Opportunities and Future Outlook
00:12:13: The Impact of Selling on Creativity and Control
00:13:41: Reflecting on Regrets and Decisions
00:17:41: Returning to Self-Identity and Recovery
20:27: Discussing insecurities
00:20:49: Starting therapy
00:23:25: Experience with psychedelic drugs
00:28:57: Confronting alcoholism
00:33:03: Discussing life post exit
00:35:02: Sharing experiences on social networks
00:36:40: Discussing Ikigai concept
00:37:24: Using five love languages
00:39:12: Personal Insights and Relationships
00:40:01: The Influence of Family
00:40:18: The Significance of Goal Setting
00:42:11: Valuable Business Frameworks
00:43:31: Thoughts on Masking Authenticity
00:44:39: Level of Fulfillment
00:47:49: Important Business Lessons
00:48:59: Dealing with Depression and Staying Fulfilled
00:51:00: Motivations for Starting Businesses
00:52:42: Learnings from the Beverage Industry
00:55:01: Journey to Sparkling Water Business
00:55:13: Perspective on Wealth and Money
00:56:50: Future Personal Goals
57:06: Discussing family and being remembered
57:25: Wrapping up the interview
57:31: Therapy Thursday discussion
57:39: Appreciation for the podcast platform
57:58: Discussing LinkedIn posts
58:12: Talk of potential extended interview
58:25: Plans for future chats
58:35: Final Thanks and End of Conversation
