{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Performance Intelligence","title":"The \"Why Not?\" Mindset: How to Break Self-Imposed Limits | Matt Formston","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4489,"description":"What goes through your mind when you're trapped underwater by a 50-foot wave? For Matt Formston, it's not fear. It's making an omelette.\nAfter losing 97% of his vision at just 5 years old, Matt has become a Paralympian, world champion, world record holder, and the first blind athlete to conquer the legendary waves of Nazaré. But today isn't about the achievements...it's about the process behind them.\nMatt shares the 8 hard standards that have shaped every part of his life, from elite sport and leadership to parenting and business. Matt believes standards matter more than goals, explains why your \"glass ceilings\" are often self-imposed, and the mindset you can learn that turns perceived risk into opportunity.\nWhether you're leading a team, chasing a personal goal, or simply trying to perform better when life gets hard, Matt offers a tried, tested, and successful framework for building trust and lasting high performance.\n 00:00 37 seconds under a 50ft wave\n 02:41 One word for every achievement\n 06:32 Blind at five, and the story everyone gets wrong\n 10:05 Nearly dead or in jail\n 11:23 Perfect process, not perfect vision\n 13:41 The eight hard standards\n 14:37 Values in a mahogany case\n 15:24 Standards without consequences are just wishes\n 18:56 Five minutes early or you're late\n 21:00 Andrew's team rate him live\n 27:35 The standards meeting nobody runs\n 29:15 Why high standards make people feel safer\n 32:51 He refused to learn what the best in the world could do\n 35:16 Making an omelette while being held under\n 39:26 The flap of skin costing him 100 feet\n 44:24 The only standard that matters: coming home\n 48:09 The bullshit audit\n 01:07:49 The list of 12, and the six he wasn't\n 01:10:38 Why most people never set a goal\nBuy a copy of Matt's new book: https://www.mattformston.com/books-hub\nVisit Matt's website: https://www.mattformston.com/\nYou can find Matt at his LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/matt-formston-am-gaicd\nOr at his Instagram:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/crvu0qkU_nPKdfaX6_m4Qg8iubjexgpghzQo9EZjyAU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83N2Fh/MWFmM2U1OTAyMDRj/ZDg3MTVjZTdiODM1/ZTVkYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}