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- 106: Filling That Professional Hole in Your Heart
Do you feel a gnawing professional hole in your heart?
Your career once filled you up, but now you're trapped and making no impact.
You might've tried the "freedom through passive income" route, but it's not truly passive and it felt like a second job.
So, the professional hole remains. Darkness floods your days.
It's time to:
- Cultivate your passion
- Identify your superpowers
- Start a business that fully expresses YOU
Something you own (and love) needs to be part of your professional portfolio.
You don't need to escape corporate — make it an investor in this critical new venture.
Stop feeling trapped and start making your maximum impact with a business you love.
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👉 Build entrepreneurial freedom (training)
🗓️ Book your breakthrough call
🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(01:44) Empty feeling inside
(02:37) We need professional fire
(04:39) The portfolio career
(05:56) Passive income delusions
(07:47) Darkness expands
(08:20) Heart > Head
(10:17) Re-allocate your portfolio
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
14 min - 105: End the Paralysis & Go Build Something You Own
You've reached a point where you feel unfulfilled in your corporate career. Now you crave meaning, impact, and entrepreneurial freedom.
But you're stuck on the starting line, paralyzed by overanalysis.
We can't wait for inspiration, passion, or confidence.
It's time to get moving — to start building a business we own. Let's discuss how.
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👉 Build entrepreneurial freedom (training)
🗓️ Book your breakthrough call
🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) Stuck on the starting line
(03:38) No more long-term choices
(04:37) Analysis paralysis
(05:26) Don't follow passion
(08:18) The point of the game
(08:35) Tactics for building
(11:29) Commitment → confidence
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
15 min - 104: Design Your Personal Category
Don’t craft a personal brand. Don’t “find your niche.”
Instead, design your personal category (hint: this is a psychology game).
This is the place where you build your future. It’s where you build a “1 of 1” business where you’re authentic and bold.
Here, you offer a unique transformation for those you aim to serve. In turn, you unlock massive freedom, income, and impact.
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👉 Build entrepreneurial freedom (training)
🗓️ Book your breakthrough call
🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM
***
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(02:45) The modern factory life
(04:17) No one cares about you
(05:52) The anti-personal brand
(08:17) Frame, name, & claim
(09:20) Matt's personal category
(11:54) Problems w/ brands & niches
(14:00) Personal category components
(15:09) Category = personal freedom
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
21 min - 103: Million-Dollar Months (3 Lessons from a World-Class Mastermind)
I view myself as my greatest asset, so I invest accordingly. That translates to $35K alone this year for coaching and masterminds.
I just returned from my latest event, where I met with entrepreneurs who were having million-dollar months — doing work they love and saving lives. Yes, you read that correctly.
In this episode, I'm sharing my top mastermind insights that you can apply immediately. You're welcome.
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (training video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(02:24) Mastermind context
(03:18) The path forward
(08:51) Tuning your frequency
(15:06) The CEO mindset
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
29 min - 102: [The Dad Edge] Breaking Free of the Corporate Cage
In this episode, Matt Doan guests on The Dad Edge podcast.
Mattatt discusses his journey as a business owner and the freedom it has brought him. He talks about his blended family, with three older children from a previous marriage and a two-year-old with his current wife. Matt also shares his joy in coaching baseball and the intensity of eleven-year-old players. He then delves into the life lessons he wants to pass down to his children, both boys and girls.
He highlights the significance of understanding that femininity does not equate to being female. Instead, he emphasizes the hidden feminine energy that exists within all individuals. This energy includes qualities such as empathy, vulnerability, and emotional expression. Matt believes that society often teaches boys to suppress these traits, but by embracing them, they can become more well-rounded individuals.
His approach to parenting is about finding a balance between masculine and feminine energies. He wants his children, regardless of gender, to feel that they have access to all the qualities and strengths associated with both sides. By doing so, he believes they can lead fulfilling and authentic lives.
This Dad Edge episode demonstrates the negative impact of corporate life on happiness and well-being. Matt’s experience of feeling trapped, unfulfilled, and disconnected from their values and priorities is relatable to many individuals in similar positions. The pressure to maintain a certain lifestyle, the demands of work, and the sacrifices made for career advancement all contribute to diminishing happiness.
Takeaways:
- Balance work and personal life
- Reinventing corporate life for fulfillment
- Follow your passions for success
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (training video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
***
RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
1 hr 14 min - 101: What to Do When You’re “Done” With Your Career Path
Your career path might've once brought you joy. But now, you're freaking outside because you can't stand it.
Here, we cover:
- The psychology of feeling "done"
- 3 key strategies for building your next chapter
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (training video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
13 min - 100: Hitting the Century Mark With the Podcast
It’s been a wild ride since starting Uncage Yourself in 2021. Upon reaching the 100th episode, I’m sharing my honest reflections on:
Why I started a podcast
The emotional highs and lows
How it supports my core business
The show’s future
7 entrepreneurial lessons you can apply now
I hold nothing back in this episode. I hope it helps.
***👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (training video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
***
RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
38 min - 99: Smartly Navigating from Corporate to Entrepreneurship (Tech Careers & Money Talk)
This episode features Matt guesting on Christopher Nelson's show, Tech Careers & Money Talk. We cover:
- Upsides of growing up in corporate
- How to creatively navigate the inevitable downsides (once you're "successful")
- How to leverage your corporate career for your next chapter (entrepreneurial freedom)
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (training video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
***
RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
1 hr 3 min - 98: Activating Mindful FIRE with Adam Coelho
Adam Coelho (host of the Mindful FIRE podcast) joins me to discuss the unique intersection of mindfulness and financial independence. We discuss how we can make work optional and accelerate the manifestation of a life we love. Enjoy!
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (video training)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
***
RESOURCES
Get Adam's Envisioning Guide
Connect w/ Adam on LinkedIn
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
52 min - 97: What Everyone Misses in Creating Personal Freedom
We mistakenly believe that adding more "features" to our lives creates more freedom — more money, a better job, or a stronger network. And while those elements can help, almost everyone misses the foundational step for creating personal freedom.
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👉 Leverage corporate for entrepreneurial freedom (5-min video)
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
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RESOURCES
Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
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About Corporate Graduation
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You spent years building a career. You got good at it. Maybe too good.
Now you're successful and suffocating — sitting on career capital that's making someone else rich.
Corporate Graduation® is the move from Corporate to Founder in one year. Make your employer an investor in your founder business. Deploy your gold under your own name.
Host Matt Doan spent 15 years in strategy consulting, at firms like BCG and Booz Allen, then built the framework that's helped 170+ clients make that move. Tune in for the frameworks, the work nobody talks about, and the real playbook.
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