Uncage Yourself

We mistakenly believe that adding more "features" to our lives creates more freedom — more money, a better job, or a stronger network. And while those elements can help, almost everyone misses the foundational step for creating personal freedom. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

"Passive income" is not the holy grail you think it is. In fact, it can lead you down a dangerous path. But if you crave real career and lifestyle freedom, we unpack a much more effective and efficient strategy in this episode. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Want to build the next chapter of your career and life? Don’t skip this critical step: put your corporate job on autopilot. Free up significant time and energy to breathe, be, and build something new. All the while, keep your paycheck as a short-term asset. Listen closely to learn how. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

“Employee” is an outdated concept. (Literally, a relic of the Industrial Age.) Learn how power is shifting from employer to employee, and how this completely changes your work and life options. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This episode discusses breaking free from the corporate cage, thinking bigger, embracing discomfort for personal growth, consequences of saying yes to everything, and unlocking entrepreneurial potential

Need a massive change in your career or life? Passively consuming social posts, books, or podcasts won’t do it. Human psychology shows we only take massive action when the stakes are high. You manufacture “high stakes” by putting serious Skin in the Game for your transformation: money, time, and energy. This one’s a serious wake-up call. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What path should you take? The Safe Path is predictable and comfortable. But then there's the Passion Path, where you know you'll encounter a life of adventure and excitement. This question applies equally to life and career.  Listen up to discover a mental model for approaching safety vs. passion. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Did your corporate career start with a bang? But soon enough, the flame died out. Now you're left wondering, "Is this all there is?" Here's where you take elite action. Don't just carry on, and don't rage quit either. Instead, use your corporate career as a launchpad to freedom. In this episode, you'll learn to: Harness your corporate gains Create an entrepreneurial future Do this in service of a life you love *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Most people treat their careers as one-lane highways (staying in “employee” mode for 40+ years). Staying locked into this traffic pattern means leaving tons of freedom on the table. So, build an offramp. Give your future self a gift: an optional exit off that mind-numbing highway. This episode discusses the 16 lessons I’d give to my past self for accelerating the shift from corporate to entrepreneurship. *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The trading life nearly destroyed ⁠Mike Gardon⁠. Since stepping away, he’s obsessed with creating “life options.” At the core is the idea of “investment in loss”: to make significant changes, we often need to step backward. Today, his mission is to “break our mental constructs for what it means to make a living.” Enjoy! *** 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro02:17 Ironman mentality (06:37) Compounding personal gains (09:48) Stratify your goals (12:31) Mike’s childhood → career start (17:56) Rebelling against the default path (20:06) Investment in loss (23:31) Portfolio mindset (25:34) Passion for career coaching (27:50) Mike helping his former self (33:47) Involving your family in major change (34:52) Risk mindset for personal growth (37:00) “Is what you’re pursuing big enough?” (40:02) Life options (41:50) Skin in the game (47:03) Money, time, & energy (52:30) Uncaged = ownership *** TAKEAWAYS 1. Pushing yourself with a new venture is not just about the accomplishment. It’s the person you become in the process. 2. “What’s your Ironman race?” Find the near-term thing in your life that forces your growth. 3. The entrepreneurial journey starts with a flicker inside you (an inclination) before you take tangible action. 4. The ultimate safety isn’t choosing the “right” path; it’s creating life options. 5. Portfolio mindset: make multiple concurrent bets and see what sticks. Even with the “failures,” you’ll grow tremendously. 6. Slow down (even step back) to speed up. 7. In managing the risk of major life decisions, too many remain stuck protecting what they have instead of pursuing what’s possible. 8. “Don’t tell me what you think, [show me] your portfolio.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9. “Every decision is an investment decision.” You must devote appropriate money, time, and energy to the transformation you seek. 10. Choose yourself. *** RESOURCES Connect w/ Mike on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠The Break Podcast⁠ ⁠The Break Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @Uncaged_Matt⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠