Uncage Yourself

By Matt Doan

Uncage Yourself is about building a career and life on your terms.

Most high-achievers are stuck in the Corporate Cage — where work drains their energy and crowds out real life.

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How many episodes does Uncage Yourself have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.

Uncage Yourself episodes:

August 01, 2023 91: [HITS] Should I Choose Safety or Passion?
What path should you take? The Safe Path is predictable and comfortable. But then there's the Passion Path, where you know you'll encounter a life of adventure and excitement. This question applies equally to life and career.
Listen up to discover a mental model for approaching safety vs. passion.
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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
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
14min
July 25, 202390: Using Corporate as Rocket Fuel
Did your corporate career start with a bang? But soon enough, the flame died out. Now you're left wondering, "Is this all there is?"
Here's where you take elite action. Don't just carry on, and don't rage quit either. Instead, use your corporate career as a launchpad to freedom.
In this episode, you'll learn to:
Harness your corporate gains

Create an entrepreneurial future

Do this in service of a life you love
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
15min
July 18, 2023 89: Building Your Corporate Offramp
Most people treat their careers as one-lane highways (staying in “employee” mode for 40+ years). Staying locked into this traffic pattern means leaving tons of freedom on the table.
So, build an offramp. Give your future self a gift: an optional exit off that mind-numbing highway. This episode discusses the 16 lessons I’d give to my past self for accelerating the shift from corporate to entrepreneurship.
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
28min
July 11, 2023 88: [HITS] Mike Gardon - Investment In Loss
The trading life nearly destroyed ⁠Mike Gardon⁠. Since stepping away, he’s obsessed with creating “life options.” At the core is the idea of “investment in loss”: to make significant changes, we often need to step backward. Today, his mission is to “break our mental constructs for what it means to make a living.” Enjoy!
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro02:17 Ironman mentality
(06:37) Compounding personal gains
(09:48) Stratify your goals
(12:31) Mike’s childhood → career start
(17:56) Rebelling against the default path
(20:06) Investment in loss
(23:31) Portfolio mindset
(25:34) Passion for career coaching
(27:50) Mike helping his former self
(33:47) Involving your family in major change
(34:52) Risk mindset for personal growth
(37:00) “Is what you’re pursuing big enough?”
(40:02) Life options
(41:50) Skin in the game
(47:03) Money, time, & energy
(52:30) Uncaged = ownership
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TAKEAWAYS
1. Pushing yourself with a new venture is not just about the accomplishment. It’s the person you become in the process.

2. “What’s your Ironman race?” Find the near-term thing in your life that forces your growth.

3. The entrepreneurial journey starts with a flicker inside you (an inclination) before you take tangible action.

4. The ultimate safety isn’t choosing the “right” path; it’s creating life options.

5. Portfolio mindset: make multiple concurrent bets and see what sticks. Even with the “failures,” you’ll grow tremendously.

6. Slow down (even step back) to speed up.

7. In managing the risk of major life decisions, too many remain stuck protecting what they have instead of pursuing what’s possible.

8. “Don’t tell me what you think, [show me] your portfolio.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb

9. “Every decision is an investment decision.” You must devote appropriate money, time, and energy to the transformation you seek.

10. Choose yourself.
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RESOURCES
Connect w/ Mike on LinkedIn⁠
⁠The Break Podcast⁠
⁠The Break Newsletter
⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @Uncaged_Matt⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
57min
June 28, 2023 87: Corporate Sellouts (Taylor & Tori) - The Female View on Work-Life Balance
Overview
Welcome to the "Uncage Yourself" podcast! Join Taylor and Tori, the dynamic hosts of the "Corporate Sellouts" podcast, as they dive into the often overlooked female perspective on work-life balance in the corporate world.
In this enlightening episode, Taylor and Tori share their insights, strategies, and personal experiences on navigating the challenges of being Millennials in post-COVID corporate life. They discuss what it means to be a corporate sellout, how to embrace and make the most of the corporate lifestyle, and offer valuable advice for ambitious individuals seeking to balance their entrepreneurial dreams with a corporate career. Get ready for a candid and empowering exploration of the corporate landscape, where they uncover hidden opportunities and inspire listeners to find freedom and fulfillment in their own professional journeys.
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Takeaways
• Setting boundaries and maintaining a transactional mindset in the workplace is important for work-life balance and personal fulfillment.
• Flexibility can be a strategic advantage for organizations, and understanding what motivates leaders shapes corporate culture.
• Gen Z may challenge traditional workplace norms and advocate for their preferences.
• Remote work can have positive outcomes, including increased well-being and no loss of productivity.
• Gender dynamics impact work-life balance, and outsourcing tasks can help regain mental peace and capacity.
• And so much more!
Resources
• Connect with Tori and Taylor on…
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DJ674fiEYr7340vLhyWtD
• Instagram icon:
Tori (@CorporateSelloutsPodcast)
Taylor (@CorporateSelloutsPodcast)
• Connect with me on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdoan/
• Follow me on Twitter @MatthewRDoan https://twitter.com/MatthewRDoan
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50min
June 27, 202387: Corporate Sellouts - Post-COVID Corporate Life
Taylor and Tori, the dynamic hosts of the Corporate Sellouts podcast, join Matt to share an enlightening view of how Millennial females experience the post-COVID corporate world.
They discuss what it means to be a corporate sellout, how to get the most gain for the least pain in corporate life, and how ambitious individuals can pursue their entrepreneurial dreams while navigating a day job.
Prepare for a candid and empowering exploration of the corporate landscape, where we uncover hidden opportunities to find freedom and fulfillment in your professional journey.
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Training: escape the Corporate Cage⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(03:08) What is a “Corporate Sellout”?
(06:05) “Transactional” is not a dirty word
(11:35) Post-COVID corporate life challenges
(16:52) Configuring work to your life needs
(18:40) How Gen Z is shaking up work norms
(21:10) Industrial-era mentality is disintegrating
(23:46) Female perspective on work-life balance
(28:15) Clarify expected outcomes at work
(32:22) Challenge: buy back your time
(35:47) Kickstarting entrepreneurship with a 9-5
(40:47) Corporate: venture capitalist for your life
(44:18) Entrepreneurship transforms us as people
(45:06) What it means to live Uncaged
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TAKEAWAYS
Maintaining a transactional mindset in the workplace is a massive unlock for winning back time and energy from corporate to live a fuller life

Return-to-office efforts are an opportunity to evaluate your employer and assert your life preferences (set your business case)

Gen Z is challenging traditional workplace norms and advocating for a life-first approach.

We need to consider gender dynamics at home when seeking “balance” (outsourcing tasks can help regain mental peace and capacity)

If you’re stressed and burned out, can you afford NOT to buy back your time and energy?

View your corporate job as an investor in your future self (and business)

Small, concentrated entrepreneurial efforts can transform your entire career trajectory (and life)
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RESOURCES
Corporate Sellouts Podcast
Corporate Sellouts Instagram
Taylor's TikTok
Tori's TikTok
⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠
⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠
⁠⁠Check the show on YouTube⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
50min
June 20, 2023 86: The Real Costs of Burnout
Corporate burnout isn't actually about being exhausted and working too many hours. Instead, it's about something deeper and more consequential to your life. We pull back the curtain in this episode. Wake up, my friend.
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(02:17) What burnout is
(04:34) Why we burn out
(10:06) The REAL costs of burnout
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
...more
20min
June 13, 2023 85: 15 Reasons You’re Stuck in the Rat Race
The Rat Race is an endless, "hamster wheel" approach to ensuring your relevance in this world — and It's completely unwinnable. If you believe you have no choice whether to run this race, you're wrong. This episode breaks down proven strategies for breaking free of the Rat Race and creating real autonomy in your career and life.
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👉 ⁠⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
***
RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube
...more
25min
June 06, 2023 84: What Are You Still Tolerating?
Sad truth: most people fight for their limitations, not their dreams. Right now, you're tolerating a lot of BS in your work and home lives, which is killing your growth. This gut-punch coaching episode is designed to unlock you from all you're tolerating.
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👉 ⁠⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
***
RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube
...more
14min
May 30, 2023 83: Corporate Countermeasures
When a job dominates your life, most people either endure it or leave. Unfortunately, both choices are costly forms of quitting.

Instead, I want you to take intelligent action within your environment. Reclaim your precious time and energy, reshape your role to suit your advantages, and start living a self-directed life (yes, even within the corporate world).

Do this by implementing "corporate countermeasures" — proven tactics that'll create freedom for you within the work environment. From there, you'll have the capacity to build a side business, get healthy, and be there for loved ones. Enjoy this highly actionable episode!
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👉 ⁠How to escape the Corporate Cage⁠ (8-min video)⁠
🌐 Show website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UncageYourself.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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RESOURCES
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Badass Corporate" Private Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: Uncaged Secrets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch the show on YouTube
...more
26min

FAQs about Uncage Yourself:

How many episodes does Uncage Yourself have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.