Author Archives: Matt Mayberry

Entrepreneurship, Motivation, Personal Development, Success

The 24 Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs In 2017

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Entrepreneurs and business leaders have turned to podcasts as a great source of inspiration and education. But with more business podcasts launching into the iTunes store to meet the growing demand, it’s getting harder and harder to find the best podcasts for entrepreneurs. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of the best podcasts for entrepreneurs…

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Personal Growth

Writing Goals: A Game-Changing Process

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Nothing has benefited my life more than learning the power of writing goals. Everyone wants to be great and reach achievement milestones, but not everyone is willing to commit to the grueling process that being great requires. Many people give up after one try, one failure. They settle for being average instead of striving and…

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Business Success

5 Ways to Succeed in the Changing World of Sales

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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Ryan Estis, who is the former chief strategy officer for the McCann Worldgroup advertising agency. Estis is now a wildly successful keynote speaker known for his unique ideas on improving sales effectiveness and preparing for the future of work. We talked about a lot of different…

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Personal Growth

3 Questions For Discovering Your Why

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Discovering your why, the real reason as to why you do what you do, that special thing that tugs at your heart and gives you complete satisfaction, very well could be one of the most important tasks that you will ever be faced with. Finding out your why means that if you identify a dream…

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Personal Growth

8 Ways to Stay Positive

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You probably hear it over and over again how important it is to stay positive, think positively, and only engage in positive activity. In this day and age, being positive isn’t always an easy task. Turn on the news and the first thing you will usually see is something negative. Head into work and a…

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Personal Growth

4 Visualization Techniques That Drive Success

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I strongly believe in the power of visualization techniques. We must “see that image” in our mind before we ever venture forth to manifest it. Jim Carrey is one of my favorite examples of this. The famous comedian and actor was once a “wannabe.” I remember seeing a highlight of his appearance on “The Oprah…

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Personal Growth

How to Turn Negative Experiences Around

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This column is an excerpt from Matt Mayberry’s book, Winning Plays, out now. When we experience failure, tragedy, or hardship, I believe we all struggle with envisioning the absolute worst outcome. When I got injured in my very first game in the NFL, I was completely broken and defeated in that moment, but I made it…

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Personal Growth

4 Ways For Staying Positive

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Everyone will agree that the current presidential campaign is turning out to be one of colossal angst, controversy and mudslinging. Friends, families and businesses are fighting with one another over which candidate is best. The thing is, if we keep our minds on the controversies, disharmonies, and fighting, we stand a very good chance at…

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Personal Growth

3 Ways to Have a Positive Attitude Amid Failure

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This article is an excerpt from Matt Mayberry’s new book WINNING PLAYS published by Center Street/Hachette. Many, many people talk about attitude and especially the “attitude of gratitude.” It has become such a normal topic of discussion that few people probably really think about it. I’m not sure how many people actually work on their attitude daily….

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Personal Growth

5 Ways to Open and Nurture Your Imagination

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Your imagination is the key to creating your dreams and building your future. When you are creatively blocked, you are going to have a more difficult time being your best self at work or at anything you attempt to achieve. Too often, those of us who are ambitious and production-driven, will ignore creative pursuits because…

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Business Success

3 Ways to Catapult Your Business Success

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Something that has always deeply fascinated me is learning about the journey that has helped in the development of a majorly successful company get to where they are now. I absolutely love hearing about all of the strategies and tactics that have drastically helped in their growth as an organization, but also all of the…

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Leadership

Pat Summitt: Powerful Leadership Lessons

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Pat Summitt, the legendary basketball coach helped bring the University of Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers to becoming a powerful force on the basketball court and who became the winningest coach in college basketball history, died on June 28 of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Coach Pat Summitt, known as an extraordinary basketball coach, not only dominated on the…

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Personal Growth

7 Secrets to a Killer Morning Routine

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Time is a precious commodity, particularly in those pre-work morning hours. How you spend those moments can either make or break the rest of your day. Unfortunately, an average morning for many people involves hitting snooze until the very last minute, skipping breakfast, throwing on clothes, sitting in traffic and sidling into the office a…

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