Show Notes
In this episode Phil Rose talks Matt Cox. Matt is a serial entrepreneur, coach and consultant who was once labelled ‘slow’ by teachers at school. That prompted him, after a number of years, to look at the choices he really had in life. He could live with the label as a burden or look for ways to make the most of the gifts he has.
(Some of) The main points for listeners:
• Making sense of complexity is key to prevent chaos
• From Chaos to Cohesion – vision, purpose and clarity come first
• What do you do when you are labelled slow…
• Matt shares his experience of his ‘processing disorder’ (ADD)
• How Matt dealt with anxiety and how he coped with it
• You can either be a victim to it or make a choice to do it differently
• Those who gave Matt advice had a good intent (generally) – but it may not always land like that
• What you can learn from a guy who flunks maths 7 times
• What is your teaching style? And how can you use that to your advantage
• What’s your gift? When you find it how will you use it?
• Living through your values. What are yours and how do they guide you?
• Grit, Meaning, Family – core values that drive out behaviours
• When you’re given a lot, you’ve got to give a lot – Warren Buffet
• We only have around 30K days in our lives.. don’t waste them
• The Courage to Lead Differently
• The Courage to Learn Differently
• Hire a coach to guide you…
• What advice would you give your younger self…
Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cox-64228256/
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Keywords in this episode:
| A.D.D | Attention Deficit Disorder | Choice | Coaching
| Values | Behaviours | Expectations | Courage
| Learning | Purpose Driven | |
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