Backstage w/ Matt Stone

Exploring the value of looking ahead in difficult times and deciding, in advance, the story you want to tell about how you showed up during the challenge.

Discussing the story of Natalie, a coffee entrepreneur who is always learning, growing, and adapting.

If you’re in New York City, visit Natalie’s shop, Macaron Cafe, at 488 7th Avenue.

Discussing the role that repetition plays in laying a foundation over time to make stretching, growing, and adapting even easier. Start small and keep going.

Discussing how sometimes tedious unfinished tasks can be blocks to creativity, and how clearing even one task away can unlock creativity and joy.

Discussing lessons learned from a thrilling US Open match, where the victor seemed to get stronger and more focused when it counted.

Most of us answer “What do you do?” with a job title or task list. But what if you used that question as an opening to share how you see the world—and why solving a certain problem matters to you? In this episode, we’ll explore how to reframe introductions so they focus less on roles and more on vision, impact, and values.

Discussing the importance of balancing genuine curiosity and openness with clarity of purpose.

Discussing the merits of cultivating uninterrupted moments to allow our brains to wander and create. Referencing a video talk by Harvard’s Arthur C. Brooks.

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Discussing the opportunity to look beyond awareness and choose actions that help others, bring people together, and form bonds to make tomorrow better than today.

Discussing interpretations of the phrase “this too shall pass” and considering a more complete picture of how to survive and thrive through ever-changing circumstances.