Author Archives: Matt Mayberry

Motivation

How to Bring Your Dreams to Life

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dreams to life

The world is full of dreamers. But what the world needs more of is dreamers who decide once and for all that “dreaming” isn’t all they will be doing. Great dreams need to be followed by massive action, which also needs to follow enormous faith. There is a difference between having dreams and bringing those…

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Entrepreneurship

Why Most People Fall Short at Entrepreneurship

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entrepreneurship

Being a former professional athlete, one of the hardest things I have ever had to do didn’t involve blocking, tackling or going through the dreadful dog days of training camp. It was becoming a successful entrepreneur. That might come as a shock, as you would expect having a 300-hundred-pound, angry, big and very agile offensive…

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Excellence

To Be Extraordinary, Commit to Daily Excellence

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daily excellence

Every week, I am fortunate to be surrounded by some of the world’s most extraordinary achievers. Being surrounded by these men and women opens my eyes to how they differentiate themselves from the rest of the population. I’m not referring to anyone being better than the next person, because I truly believe we are all…

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Personal Development

Winning the Day Starts With Winning the Morning

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winning the morning

Winning the morning helps set the tone for the rest of the day. I used to absolutely hate mornings, probably as a result from all the times I had to be awake at 5 a.m. just to run myself to complete exhaustion during my football career. However, after I was finished with team-organized activities and…

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Motivation

Building Yourself Up Effectively

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building yourself up

You, yes you, are far greater than any problem or disappointment that may be present in your life. Building yourself up on a regular basis can do amazing things. I don’t care who you are or what you have accomplished, we all go through disappointments in life and struggle from time to time with coming…

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Time Management

Time Management Is Really Life Management

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Time is one of life’s most valuable possessions, as it is something you can never get back. Subsequently, one of the most essential life skills to master is time management. After all, time management is really life management. Learning how to make every day count for something is the objective. But it takes ridding your…

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Excellence

Do This One Thing Daily

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do this daily

In college, I had the wonderful privilege of playing football for coach Terry Hoeppner at Indiana University. He was the type of leader who made a lasting impression on me after the first meeting for the rest of my life. His energy, enthusiasm and passion to bring out the best in others is what totally…

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Success

The Extraordinary Power of Visualizing Success

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visualizing success

Visualizing success is a skill that the best of the best use to their advantage. All top performers, regardless of profession, know the importance of picturing themselves succeeding in their minds before they actually do in reality. Something I have been able to translate over to the business arena from athletics is the power of…

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Productivity

5 Daily Habits to Increase Productivity Levels

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productivity levels

The question, “How can I become more productive?” will always be asked. Everyone desires to accomplish more and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of each day. There are a million different tips for increasing productivity, but here are five that have worked wonders for me personally. 1. Arrive early, stay later Living…

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Personal Development

How to Keep a Daily Journal for High-Performance

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daily journal

For over three years, I have reaped unbelievable benefits from keeping and writing in a daily journal. Being able to have a place where I can analyze where I am, see my daily progress and capture quotes/sayings that really move me has been incredibly beneficial. As the late Jim Rohn once said, “A life worth…

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Motivation

3 Things We Can All Learn from Stuart Scott

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stuart scott

One of the more moving speeches I have seen in quite some time was Stuart Scott’s speech at the 2014 ESPYs when he was presented with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. There are a million reasons as to why this speech was so spectacular, but what touched me the most was that he was speaking…

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Personal Development

10 Ways to Crush It in 2015

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crush it

At the beginning of the every new year and even a little bit before then, everyone has the same theme, or at least they think so. This theme is, “This is going to be my best year yet!” Unfortunately, once the end of the year rolls around again, they quickly realize that the past year…

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Motivation

Don’t Be a Victim of Circumstances

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victim of circumstances

Sadly enough, one of the biggest dream killers in the world is tough circumstances. It’s very easy for people to put the blame on current circumstances and use them as an excuse for why they can’t do something or haven’t achieved a particular goal or dream. I have been a victim of circumstances many times. I’d…

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Productivity

The New Era of Time Management

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time management

One thing I have always been incredibly fascinated with is how the most successful people in the world manage their time. Recently, I sat down with one of the world’s leading thinkers on productivity and New York Times bestselling author, Rory Vaden. We discussed that there are really three generations of time-management thinking. Era 1…

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