Mitch Matthews

Encouraging the Encouragers

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From a “bad-fit” job to being a “Well-Paid Encourager.” Mitch Matthews went from being a frustrated pharmaceuticals sales rep to having a top-rated podcast and selling seven figures in life coaching and motivational speaking. If you’re a coach, speaker or content creator… Mitch wants to help you! With this podcast… he’ll be sharing updates from the journey. Each short episode will provide useful business-building strategies and real-world stories that will keep YOU encouraged and help you to become the “Well-Paid Encourager” you deserve to be! #letsdothis #helovesjesusbutcussesabit

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Mitch Matthews

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056: DAY THREE - Surprising Gifts Series: One of the BEST & most SURPRISING rewards of becoming a Well Paid Encourager! Plus, we get to hear from THE Tony Neves - an incredible speaker & coach! 21.12.2022 16:25

We're continuing on with our SURPRISING GIFTS series this week. And with THIS episode... you're getting TWO Gifts for the price of one! The first is we'll talk about one of the BEST & most SURPRISING  rewards of becoming a Well Paid Encourager!  Plus, we get to hear from THE Tony Neves - an incredible speaker & coach!  He's a friend of Encouraging the Encouragers and he's of...

055: DAY TWO: Surprising Gifts Series: Tom had his cake AND he ate it too! (I'm not quite sure what that metaphor means but the short version is Tom thought he'd have to quit... but he didn't!) 20.12.2022 10:48

It's Christmas week... so it's "SURPRISING GIFTS" week. Each day... I'm sharing ONE STORY (with some strategies too) of some "good surprises" that have hit people on their journey to becoming a WELL PAID ENCOURAGER. Today... we're talking about Tom. He was a coach and speaker who was struggling to get paid well for his work.  Unlike my story... Tom was in a "good fit" job as an exec for the m...

054: DAY ONE - "Surprising Gifts" series: It's Christmas week so we're taking this week to tell some stories (and share some strategies) to remind you that breakthroughs might be around the corner! 19.12.2022 10:51

It's Christmas week... so... we're calling it "SURPRISING GIFTS" week. Each day... I'm going to share ONE STORY (with some strategies too) of some "good surprises" that have hit people on their journey to becoming a WELL PAID ENCOURAGER. I thought it might be really helpful (and encouraging) for you to so hear some REAL WORLD stories of "good" surprise turns that have come for Coaches, Speakers an...

053: SPIRITUAL SUNDAY - One of the most powerful prayers I've prayed... FOR my business. If you're a Coach, Speaker and/or Content Creator... I invite you to use THIS simple but prayerful prayer! 18.12.2022 10:51

Check out: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to gain access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! So... in THIS episode I walk you through one of the most powerful prayers I've prayed.  SPOILER: It's a prayer FOR my business.   Now... if prayer is your thing... I'...

52: As a coach, speaker or content creator... have you ever needed to post a piece of content and realized... you were drawing a blank? Me too. So... here's what I did! 17.12.2022 10:36

Check out: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to gain access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! As a coach, speaker or content creator... have you ever needed to create a piece of content and realized... you were drawing a blank? Me too. So... here's what I did!  Lit...

51: A secret weapon for getting things done!!! This is especially powerful for Coaches, Speaker and Content Creators who are needing to get content done with short deadlines! (It happens... right?!) 16.12.2022 7:55

Check out: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to gain access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! We're digging into something called "Parkinson's Law" and how it can be a secret weapon when you need to create something with tight time frames!!! I wanted to share a quick st...

050: What?!?! We hit 50 episodes??? Let's talk about THAT! But more importantly... let's talk about something I call a "Bail Clause" that comes at important milestones like this! 15.12.2022 10:16

Check out: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to gain access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! What?!?!  We hit 50 episodes??? Yup!  It's true... thanks to YOU!  That's right... thanks to YOU the Encourager who's been listening and sharing!  We couldn...

049: A game-changer strategy that's helping one of my "recovering perfectionist" clients get more done than ever! (If you're a coach or speaker who wrestles with perfectionism you'll understand!) 14.12.2022 8:07

Visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! Here's a simple but wildly powerful strategy that's helping one of my clients who's admittedly a "recovering perfectionist!" He's using it to get more done than ever! (If you're a c...

048: What to do if you're OFFENDED... or your buttons get pushed! As an ENCOURAGER... you might just need this for your coaching clients, speaking audiences OR yourself! ! 13.12.2022 10:29

Be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll love it! Here's a simple but powerful question you can ask if you or your client is tempted to be OFFENDED!!!   We all know it's true. And hey... it seems like there's more o...

047: MOTIVATION MONDAY - Here's a key TRUTH you need if you're feeling a sense of COMPARISON! (And sorry... I get a little fired up on this one!) #ilovejesusbuticussalittle 12.12.2022 10:16

WARNING: I get pretty fired up on this subject... so I let it rip in this one! Oh... if you're not too offended... LOL... be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our WELL PAID ENCOURAGER'S SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  I think you'll dig it. It's a MOTIVATION MONDAY...  so we're talkin...

046: SPIRITUAL SUNDAY - A prayer I lean on whenever I'm taking the stage or putting out a piece of content! Speakers, Coaches and Content Creators feel free to give it a try! It's simple but powerful! 11.12.2022 9:54

Check out: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our Well Paid Encourager SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)! Today... it's Sunday... so we're talking about more "spiritual" matters.  Specifically, we're talking about a prayer that I lean on whenever I'm preparing to take the stage for a keynote or to drop a piec...

045: Going from FEAR to GAME ON! A quick story on how one coach and speaker grew her business by 10X in one year! 10.12.2022 7:46

Be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)! Recently... I held an end-of-year strategy session with one of MY coaching clients. She's a coach and a speaker who is just shy of 10X-ing her business in ONE YEAR!   (How cool is THAT!!?) During our session... I...

044: Mario Minnaert's our Friend of Encouraging the Encouragers! He's an endurance athlete who now coaches leaders, entrepreneurs & execs on using endurance strategies to help them in business & life! 09.12.2022 11:35

Be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)! Today... we're talking with our Friend of Encouraging the Encouragers: Mario Minnaert! Mario's a podcaster, coach, speaker & endurance athlete!  When we first started to work together... he was trying to coach peop...

043: A surprising observation from our FRIENDS of ETE episodes so far! If you're a success coach, speaker or content creator... you need to hear this AND know that you're not alone! 08.12.2022 10:53

Be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)! With episode 035... we talked with Travis Crutcher of www.traviscrutcher.com.  He's a Well Paid Encourager out of Kansas City who's NOW killing it with a top 0.5% podcast and a wildly successful coaching practice. And...

042: We're talking with our Friend of Encouraging the Encouragers: Amberly Lago! She's a podcaster, coach, speaker & Mastermind Leader who's TEACHING & SHOWING the world to live w/ TRUE GRIT & GRACE! 07.12.2022 12:14

Be sure to visit: join.encouragingtheencouragers.com to get access to our SECRET TOOL BOX with business building tools for ENCOURAGERS (coaches, speakers and content creators)!  Today... we're talking with our Friend of Encouraging the Encouragers: Amberly Lago!  Amberly's a podcaster, coach, speaker & Mastermind Leader who's TEACHING & SHOWING the world to live w/ TRUE GRIT &amp...

041: Revisit your MISSION! That's right... coach, speaker... content creator in order to stay ENCOURAGED... you have to revisit the reasons you do THIS! It's a simple but powerful truth! 06.12.2022 9:22

That's right!  In order to stay ENCOURAGED... you have to revisit YOUR mission from time to time.   In this episode... we talk about the importance of that approach... plus we revisit the MISSION of Encouraging the Encouragers too.  Because hey... if you want people to join a movement... you have to reinforce the MISSION from time to time. So we're doing both with THIS episode. We'r...

040: When you're on the edge of BREAKTHROUGH it often looks like a BRICK WALL! If you're a Life Coach, Speaker or Content Creator here's a story & strategy to keep you encouraged and moving forward! 05.12.2022 10:24

It's true!  When you're on the edge of big freeeeegin' BREAKTHROUGH... it often feels like you're looking at a BRICK WALL!   So... if you're a Life Coach, Speaker or Content Creator here's a story & strategy to keep you encouraged and moving forward! Hey... if you like this episode... make sure to hit that "subscribe" button... so you don't miss an episode! And... please leave a revi...

039 - SPIRITUAL SUNDAY - A specific scripture for you today... to remind YOU... the ENCOURAGER... the life coach, the speaker, the content creator... to SHINE today! 04.12.2022 9:34

The BIBLE may or may not be your jam... but today... we're digging into a kick-butt segment that I believe was written TO us and FOR us! I think you'll dig it.  If so... rest and enjoy this episode.  I specifically hope that encourages you to get ready to SHINE this coming week! If not... feel free to scroll on and check out one of our 38 other episodes!   But no matter what... stay...

039 - FACE TO FACE OR ZOOM - PART 2: We go after the question whether you should offer your coaching F2F or Zoom? We look at it from the coach's perspective & why you can charge more for a zoom call! 03.12.2022 11:28

This is PART 2 of my response the following WILDLY important question from a fellow Encouraging the Encouragers listener!   THE QUESTION: "I'm a new coach and I'm trying to figure out whether I should offer coaching via face-to-face meetings OR should I do it via the phone or zoom?  I guess I'm really asking: 1.) Is one better than the other and 2.) can I charge as much if I do it over z...

038 - FACE TO FACE OR ZOOM - PART 1: Should you offer your coaching FACE to FACE or over Zoom? And... let's be real... can you charge as much (or more) for a zoom call? 02.12.2022 9:51

Whew!  This question came in from an Encouraging the Encouragers listener!  And it's good one! "I'm a new coach and I'm trying to figure out whether I should offer coaching via face-to-face meetings OR should I do it via the phone or zoom?  I guess I'm really asking: 1.) Is one better than the other and 2.) can I charge as much if I do it over zoom? (Which is what I'd prefer!)" Yup....

037: A key strategy to expand your network (I used when I didn't know anyone!) of great people & good friends! You can do it in 2 minutes or less. And it'll give you boost of encouragement as you do! 01.12.2022 10:53

Here's a KEY strategy you can use to expand your network of interesting... encouraging... amazing people who are doing cool things! It's something I did when I was getting started as a Coach and a Speaker and it helped me to find great people to surround myself with!  Plus, I still use this strategy... daily! Hey... if you like this episode... make sure to hit that "subscribe" button... so yo...

036: I used THIS specific networking strategy when I was getting started as a Life Coach and Speaker! It helped me to immediately start to surround myself with interesting and inspiring peeps! 01.12.2022 11:05

When I was first getting started as a Life Coach and Speaker... I'd just moved and I didn't know ANYONE!!!   Not only was I trying to build my business on the side of a full-time "bad-fit" job, but we were busy with two small children!   I knew I needed to expand my network so I could connect with potential clients but I also wanted to get to know inspiring and cool people in my area! &n...

035: Asking successful speaker, coach and podcaster Travis Crutcher "What's something you wish you'd known earlier on your journey to becoming a Well Paid Encourager?" 30.11.2022 9:48

Welcome to our first "Friends of Encouraging the Encouragers" episode. Today... we are talking with THE Travis Crutcher!  He's a retired Army Ranger who rocketed up the corporate latter... and then like me... found himself promoted into a bad fit job.  Well... a few years ago Travis joined ACCELERATION... a Mastermind I started for Coaches and Speakers.  There... he learned some spe...

034: As a Life Coach, Speaker and/or Content Creator... be intentional about surrounding yourself with the RIGHT people! Plus, here's THREE QUESTIONS to ask if you're going to meet on a regular basis! 29.11.2022 11:00

Whew! Yup.  When I look back on my own journey to becoming a WELL PAID ENCOURAGER... one of the KEYS has been being intentional about who I surround myself with! I'll tell you I was inspired by these types of great thinkers who said, The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success. - John C. Maxwell Whatever you do in life, surroun...

033: If you're a life coach, speaker and/or content creator and you've you've ever gotten sucker punched by COMPARISON or that feeling of "THIS IS HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH!" listen to THIS episode. 28.11.2022 11:06

This is. #realtalk episode! Seriously... if you're a life coach, speaker and/or content creator and you've you've ever gotten sucker punched by COMPARISON or that feeling of "THIS IS HAPPENING FAST ENOUGH!" THIS episode is for YOU!!!  And let's be honest (and we're allllll about being HONEST with this podcast)... we can all get hit by these feelings as we're on our way to becoming being a WEL...