DREAM THINK DO | Motivation, Encouragement & Strategy

Stu Massengill is a speaker and podcaster.   He’s helping Millennial and Gen Z high achievers to communicate and connect at new levels.   Surprisingly, he started his career as a shy kid whose biggest fear was public speaking.   But after pushing himself to speak more… he slowly fell in love with it. And he started to build a network that changed everything.   Since then, Stu has been on sta...

Katy Kvalvik is our guest.   A few years ago… two consecutive accidents caused Katy to sustain multiple life-altering injuries that forced her to relearn almost everything… including how to walk.   As you can imagine, that experience of intentionally needing to put her mind and body back together inspired her to embark on an international journey to learn holistic mind, body, and spirit well...

Chad Williams is our guest.   Chad is a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Now he’s a speaker and a best-selling author.   D ays before Chad was to report to military duty, he turned on a television and was greeted with the horrifying images of his friend and mentor, US Navy SEAL Scott Helvenston, being brutally murdered in a premeditated ambush on the roads of Fallujah. This would have convinced most peo...

Sarah Yourgrau is my guest.   She’s an Emmy-Award Winning Producer dedicated to reimagining and rebuilding the ways that we connect with each other, both on and off the screen… and she’s a self-professed “Optimism Activist.†Sarah’s traveled the globe and worked on a wide variety of projects.   Her current focus is working with Mike Rowe on “Returning the Favor.â€Â  Her work is dema...

We’re talking with Harris III about how prayer has impacted his life and his work. Harris is a professional illusionist who has performed for more than two million people on five continents. His unique approach and innovative thinking have also caught the attention of executives at organizations like Apple, Disney, Nike, and NASA.  His new book is called “The Wonder Switch.â€Â  I talked with...

Harris III is a professional illusionist who has performed his unique brand of magic and storytelling for more than two million people on five continents. His unique approach to magic, story-telling, and innovative thinking has also caught the attention of creative leaders and executives at organizations like Apple, Disney, Nike, and NASA. Harris has just written a new book called “The Wonder Sw...

In this “WE AGREE TO PRAY†bonus episode, we’re talking with Brant Menswar. He’s an award-winning musician, popular speaker, and bestselling author. In this conversation, we dig into Brant’s journey with prayer… from the lowest points of hearing the brutal words, “Your son isn’t going to make it through the night,†to experiencing a miracle that involved people from around the worl...

Brant Menswar is our guest. Brant’s an award-winning musician, sought-after speaker, and a critically acclaimed author and I think you’re going to love him. Let’s be clear… and consider yourself warned. Brant’s got some strong opinions… and he’s not afraid of unleashing them. For example, Brant believes that unless you can identify your 4 to 5 non-negotiable core values… you can’...

Lori Allen - the star of TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta" is our guest!  We're talking with Lori about prayer and how it plays a MAJOR role in her life.  Lori's one of the world's most sought-after bridal experts and she's the central figure of TLC's reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. Lori Allen talks about prayer in her new book, "Say Yes to What's Next: How to age with elegance and...

TLC's Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta's Lori Allen is our guest!  Lori opened "Bridals by Lori" just two weeks after graduating from Columbia College in South Carolina. Four decades later, she is one of the world's most sought-after bridal experts.  And of course… she's the central figure of TLC's reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. By the way… the show has been running for 11 seasons and it...

Ashleigh S. Chapman is a human rights lawyer and an expert on human trafficking.  She's been working hard for the past 20 years to protect the most vulnerable populations around the globe.  On this BONUS episode of DREAM THINK DO... Ashleigh shares a powerful prayer story of something that happened to her when she was out on a jog.  It's a wild fun story of how prayer can work when you least expec...

Ashleigh S. Chapman is our guest today.  Ashleigh is a human rights lawyer and an expert on human trafficking. She's been working hard for the past 20 years to protect the most vulnerable populations.  Among her many efforts… Ashleigh is the founder of Justice U™ which is an online learning platform that delivers training from some of the top experts in the anti-trafficking movement… and delivers...

Bonus Episode with Ben Courson! Ben's an international speaker, bestselling author, and his TV show, Hope Generation with Ben Courson is broadcast around the world. NOTE: I also had a great interview with him for episode 284 of DREAM THINK DO.  (Be sure to check that out: www.mitchmatthews.com/284)  Since we're walking out our "WE AGREE TO PRAY" project this month… I wanted to get Ben's perspectiv...

Ben Courson is our guest.  He's an international speaker, bestselling author, and his TV show, Hope Generation with Ben Courson, is broadcast in 180 countries, and his radio show airs on more than 400 stations nationally. His latest book is called "Flirting With Darkness."  In it, Ben talks about his own journey with overcoming depression and battling thoughts of suicide.  He also offers up some s...

There's so much division and polarization in the world right now. BUT at the same time, I think there's a pendulum swing that's happening too. There seem to be more and more people who are saying, "Enough!" Let's find some common ground and let's work from there to find real solutions. They're looking for a place to start! Because that's what we do… when we are at our very best. We find a way to f...

EMPATHY: The Secret Weapon for Thriving in a Divided World!  In this episode, we talk about a surprising conversation that opened my eyes to the importance of EMPATHY… especially right now!  (That's right… 2020!)  In this episode, you and I take a deep dive into the power of empathy.  But more importantly, we give you some tools, some strategies and some science!  Plus, we introduce you to the ide...

Jake Thompson is an entrepreneur, performance coach, podcaster, speaker, and author.  He's also the CEO of Compete Every Day… a training and performance apparel company with kick-butt clothing to help you stay healthy, motivated, ambitious, and hungry!  His podcast is called "Compete Every Day," and he interviews competitors from all walks of life and they talk about the specific things they do to...

Daniel Scrivner… he's a true DREAM THINK DOer.  He's a self-taught designer who got his start freelancing and eventually joined DDB - an advertising firm in Venice Beach.  Then… he moved to San Francisco and joined Apple's Marketing Communications team… where he got to work on several landmark product launches and projects.  In 2011, Daniel left Apple and joined the small team at Square.  He went...

Vishen Lakhiani joins us for DREAM THINK DO.  Vishen is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley - a leading online personal growth education company.  He's also written TWO New York Times best-selling books and we dig into both. One is "The Code of the Extraordinary Mind" which we'll tap into at the backend of the interview… to get you a powerful and really useful six-step process to help with daily med...

This episode is for someone who has a big idea but is feeling stuck.  The idea keeps getting bigger in your mind, but that's making it harder and harder to find a place where you can start!  Whether it's writing that book, starting that business, launching that website, or shifting your career… deep down you know it's time but you're feeling like you keep running into a brick wall.  Well… this epi...

We're diving into two quick but powerful concepts to help you navigate this wild time.  And hey… if we do this right, we can all turn 2020 into one of our best years yet!  That's no small order but I think we're all up for it.  The key is our willingness to ADAPT and pivot (I'll give you some specific examples of what we've done with the show) and to ASK people what they want.  This episode is sho...

This week we're talking about overcoming COMPARISON!  Seriously, have you ever opened up your social media app… you scrolled… scrolled… and then WHAM!  It hits you… that wave of COMPARISON. Those feelings of: "I'm behind," or "I've missed it" or "I'm too late" or "I'm not as ________ as them."  Here's the deal.  I think comparison kills more dreams and big ideas than just about anything else.  And...

We're talking about what to do AFTER that difficult conversation.  Our first two episodes on the CRITICAL subject of having HARD (but RICH) conversations have been huge!  In fact, it's led to some of our biggest download numbers of the year!  (Thanks for spreading the word!)  That means we're hitting on a topic that people need right now.  That's why we're talking about what to do AFTER the conver...

We're doing an experiment. 3 episodes on the wildly important subject of having HARD but RICH conversations.  This is sooooooo important right now.  Right?  Difficult conversations usually involve a touchy subject but with the right mindset… they can be incredibly RICH and rewarding too.  Also, we're experimenting with our timing.  So each episode will be about 15 minutes long.  Short… sweet and t...

Welcome to episode 273 of DREAM THINK DO. We're doing an experiment over these next few weeks. 3 episodes on the important topic of having HARD conversations.   Actually, I want to reframe that as how to have RICH conversations.  Because… they really can be both right? Hard conversations usually involve a difficult subject but with the right prep… they can be incredibly RICH conversations too.  Ri...