Today’s podcast is the second in a series of readings of the newest article on my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-one-2023), which is my reflection on the first quarter of 2023. In this episode, I speak about the value of societies further examining the effectiveness of their consequences to our responsibility to navigate all of the feelings that we experience without shaming ourselves for the feelings themselves. I hope you find it to be a valuable set of learnings and continue to tune in for the following episodes. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today marks the beginning of my longest and most dense quarterly review to date. I kick it off by discussing the value of writing and revisiting our values, then I move to some points on awareness, intentionality, and flow. There is much more to come, so I hope you stick around for the coming episodes. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

I was recently recommended a new album to listen to by an artist named NF. One of the songs on the album is called HAPPY. The theme of the song is something I really appreciated, so I wanted to share some thoughts on it with you all here. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be a valuable message. Thank you for listening. It means so much to me. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Gabi and I just had a really interesting conversation about the opportunities that social media now presents. I couldn’t resist coming to the podcast to share some of those takeaways, which align a great deal with what this podcast is and represents. Social media is a place that holds real professional opportunities, and it needs to be taken seriously. I share more of my thoughts on this here, which I hope you enjoy and find valuable. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

While I was traveling in Europe, I read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. It inspired me to think about the weight that is present in life, from what we do to what we say to how we show up as people. It was a lot to mentally digest, so I wanted to take some time to share some of those reflections here. I hope you find some value in them. Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a recording of a special piece I recently wrote and released on my blog, which you can find at Mattbest.net/theplatform/euthanasia. It is, as the title states, a heavy story, but one I believe is incredibly human and valuable for us to wrestle with as people. I hope the message and feelings get across to you. I am so grateful to those of you who listen, especially to this episode. Thank you. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Gabi and I recently spoke to a researcher about our multicultural relationship, which sparked a lot of curious reflections and realizations. One of those is how the nature of our relationship opens us up to being more curious and humble toward each other, which I believe doesn’t require the presence of multiple cultures in a relationship to feel and express. I hope you find it to be an interesting perspective. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is an update on where my head currently is after these last few weeks of travel. I’m back in Brazil after traveling through Europe for a couple of weeks, which has brought with it a lot to think about and work through internally. I take some time to share that experience here in this status update. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be valuable. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is from a song by Jon Bellion that I love called “Stupid Deep.” I’ve found the message to be really valuable for so many young people around my age who I’ve met on my journey through life, which is why I wanted to share some of my thoughts on it here in a more open manner. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be a valuable message, too. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a vulnerable one. I share the details of a recent conversation I had with my wife in which I asked for feedback and she provided it. It was a really important point for me to wrestle with, which is why I wanted to share it here, as perhaps others can relate to this position. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.