The Personal Archive of Matt Zeigler. Conversation-starters complete thoughts, and reflections shaping a life, relationships, and career(s). Quick-to-read and reference. *Served daily, since 2017*
You might not be reading this on 11/11/23, but this video/podcast says life is as easy as 111123. The heavy finger or stutter on the 1’s is real. You want it to go 123. But starting is hard. 111123 feels way more accurate. Justin Castelli kicked off a series of live talks (out in Indiana) … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Justin Castelli On Living Your Life
You and your reputation are your personal brand. Not your TikTok or whatever performative social media BS you do or do not want to do. Just who you are in the world. How you broadcast or narrowcast “you” is up to you. But by all means, don’t be anything other than you. Justin Castelli gave … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Justin Castelli On Leveraging Your Personal Brand
You are probably off-track right now. Maybe a few steps, maybe a few miles. But that feeling to course correct even a little? It’s real. Just wanted to let you know. I’m off track too. Constantly. It’s hard to talk about. Prophets, bad guys, and superhero masks can help. Some definitions to start. Prophets don’t … Continue reading Prophets, Bad Guys, And Superhero Masks
My friend Justin shared a post this week titled “Good Company > Alone.” My first reaction was to make a terrible Bad Company (the band) joke. But then I started thinking about “Alone.” About how when you have a good crowd around you, you feel like you can do anything. And about when you have … Continue reading Sunday Music: You’ll Never Walk Alone
The “best” Little League coaching wisdom to say to a team who just lost, “You just didn’t want it bad enough.” Or the variation, They wanted it more than we did. DIDN’T YOU WANT IT CHILDREN? DON’T YOU STILL WANT IT? HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?! Well OF COURSE we want it, coach. But … Continue reading Do you REALLY want it? Consistency, Existentialism, And Little League