The Matt Gray Show

I’m 35. If you’re in your 30s or 40s watch this. I EP 110

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Oct 16, 2025
Discover the 30 essential rules for success in your 30s and 40s. Comfort is a dangerous trap that hinders growth. A late start can be an advantage, leveraging wisdom over youthful energy. Learn why discipline trumps freedom and how success can kill ambition. Explore the importance of health as a strategy and treat your body as a performance enhancer. Embrace relationships as business assets and separation of identity from your work. Finally, prioritize solving problems over passion to achieve a fulfilling life without the need for retirement.
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INSIGHT

Comfort Is The Real Threat

  • Comfort in your 30s is more dangerous than failure because it erodes purpose and motivation.
  • Find a big, exciting vision or mastery practice that makes you want to jump out of bed every day.
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Late Starts Become Advantages

  • Starting late is an advantage because experience and pattern recognition beat youthful naivety.
  • Use maturity to connect dots younger founders can't and launch when you have the right lessons.
ADVICE

Use Wins To Fuel Bigger Visions

  • Treat success as a checkpoint and use wins as fuel to set bigger visions.
  • Build a company-level umbrella vision that motivates your team beyond small milestones.
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