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The Niche Is You
Hi, I’m Matt Gottesman (@mattgottesman on Instagram) and this is my daily podcast where I offer practical thoughts and perspectives to un-complicate life, creativity and the pursuit of your highest self. Instead of choosing one niche for the podcast, I decided that the niche is you… a simple, straight forward show about the power of not boxing yourself into any one category, title or niche, but embracing all of your gifts, having a better relationship with yourself and trusting your path…
Episodes
- The Niche Is You
The Ability to Enjoy Your Life Is Something You May Have to Practice
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why achievement and enjoyment are two different experiences. How constantly pursuing what's next can affect our ability to…
- The Niche Is You
Your Best Ideas Often Come From Outside Your Industry
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why your best ideas don't always come from your own industry. How different experiences and disciplines influence creative…
- The Niche Is You
How Do You Recognize More of What God is Doing In Your Life?
In this episode we’ll talk about: How your relationship with God shapes every area of your life. Why inviting God into your everyday moments matters. Learning…
- The Niche Is You
Build a Life You Actually Want to Live Inside
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why success should be evaluated by the life it creates. How the strategies we choose shape our everyday reality. The…
- The Niche Is You
The People Who Understand You Most Are Usually the Ones Also in the Game
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the people who understand your journey most are often the ones building something of their own. The invisible work…
- The Niche Is You
How to Recognize What God Has Already Placed Within You
In this episode we’ll talk about: Paying attention to what you keep coming back to. Recognizing the gifts that come naturally to you. Noticing what you care…
- The Niche Is You
Patience is Learning How to Stay Committed to Something Without Needing to Control How Quickly It Happens
In this episode we’ll talk about: Stop treating every delay like something is going wrong. Be fully present with what's in front of you. Don't confuse urgency…
- The Niche Is You
Learn to See Ten Moves Ahead While Executing the One in Front of You
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why long-term vision and short-term execution need each other. How seemingly small projects can become significant assets…
- The Niche Is You
The Art of Alignment, Part 4: Growth, Peace, and Discernment
In this episode we’ll talk about: Something can stop fitting your life without becoming something you need to regret. The more grounded you become in your…
- The Niche Is You
The Art of Alignment, Part 3: Relationships and Reciprocity
In this episode we’ll talk about: The right people won't always agree with you, but you shouldn't have to abandon yourself to remain connected to them. Pay…
- The Niche Is You
The Art of Alignment, Part 2: Effort, Timing, and Surrender
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why there's a difference between working hard for something and working hard to convince yourself it belongs in your life Why…
- The Niche Is You
The Art of Alignment, Part 1: Knowing Yourself and Your Direction
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why alignment becomes easier to recognize when you stop needing everything to make sense to everyone else Why the clearest…
- The Niche Is You
Your Life Gets Better When You Know What You Don’t Want
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why knowing what you don’t want is a legitimate form of clarity How experience teaches through contrast Why eliminating what…
- The Niche Is You
Faith Is Learning What’s Yours to Do and What’s God’s to Carry
In this episode we’ll talk about: Building a relationship with God that exists outside of what you need from Him. Praying for direction, but don’t expect God…
- The Niche Is You
Stop Praying For a Person… Start Preparing For a Partnership
In this episode we’ll talk about: why alignment starts with internal preparation, not external pursuit how to become the partner you’re praying to attract the…
- The Niche Is You
What If It’s Not Imposter Syndrome But Resistance to Your Power?
In this episode we’ll talk about: why you feel fear or friction right before you step into alignment the difference between “imposter syndrome” and spiritual…
- The Niche Is You
Champions Obsess Over Fundamentals, Not Trophies (Shane Parrish)
In this episode we’ll talk about: focusing on fundamentals instead of trophies how external validation creates a dependency that puts your fulfillment in other…
- The Niche Is You
How Do You Know When It’s Time to Leave… the Job, the Career, the Relationship or the Location?
In this episode we’ll talk about: why we keep waiting for absolute clarity before making major transitions fear activation & avoidance the myth of certainty…
- The Niche Is You
It’s Bigger Than You Think… God Will Provide
In this episode we’ll talk about: how our prayers are always being answered, why “no’s” are also prayers working in our favor, why our purpose is bigger than…
- The Niche Is You
What If Success Is Actually a Life You Like Living?
In this episode we’ll talk about: Having enough time to actually enjoy the life you worked so hard to build. Being able to say no without worrying about what…
- The Niche Is You
Consistency Is the Art of Returning To Yourself Daily
In this episode we’ll talk about: Consistency isn’t doing the same thing every day... it’s continuing to return to what matters. You don’t need to feel…
- The Niche Is You
In a World That’s Constantly Pulling At Your Attention… The Most Spiritual Thing You Can Do Is Focus
In this episode we’ll talk about: Knowing what deserves your attention… and what doesn’t. Stopping treating every opportunity like an assignment. Giving your…
- The Niche Is You
How To Create Deeper Trust With Yourself and Your Intuition
In this episode we’ll talk about: Creating enough silence to actually hear yourself. Noticing what keeps returning to you. Paying attention to what gives you…
- The Niche Is You
If I Could Give You Any Advice on Your Craft and Calling, It Would Be This
In this episode we’ll talk about: Putting in the reps Staying consistent long enough to find your rhythm Studying your craft because you genuinely want to…
- The Niche Is You
Success Is Also Getting Back Up (Advice My Father Gave Me Before He Passed)
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why success isn’t the end outcome as much as it is the person you’re becoming Why resilience is an indicator of where you’re…
- The Niche Is You
The Work You’re Afraid to Share Is Probably the Work That Matters Most
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the work that scares you is usually the work that resonates the most The myth of “it has to be perfect first” Real work…
- The Niche Is You
How to Know What’s a Distraction Vs What’s Truly Yours
In this episode we’ll talk about: What’s a distraction versus what’s meant to be yours Why distractions don’t always look like problems but opportunities Why…
- The Niche Is You
When God Removes, It’s Always to Make Room
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why God’s removals are protection, not punishment. The difference between losing something and being led into something…
- The Niche Is You
What Are Non-Negotiables To Consider In a Relationship
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why non-negotiables protect relationships instead of restrict them. The difference between shared values and surface-level…
- The Niche Is You
Make It Before You Understand it… The Breakthrough Is On the Other Side of Execution
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why clarity is a result of creation, not a prerequisite How action activates creative intelligence The role of…
- The Niche Is You
If It Doesn’t Fit Your Future, Don’t Keep Forcing It in the Present
In this episode we’ll talk about: How to discern misalignment in your current season Why your next level requires internal space — not just external action…
- The Niche Is You
Your Art Isn’t Just What You Make… It’s What You Free in Others
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why your work is bigger than the product — it’s the presence behind it How honest expression gives permission to others Why…
- The Niche Is You
Love Is Also Learning How Someone Changes
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why loving someone for a long time means loving more than one version of them How familiarity can quietly replace curiosity…
- The Niche Is You
Purpose Is Rarely One Job Title
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why we often confuse purpose with profession How the same deeper thread can express itself through completely different…
- The Niche Is You
Your Gifts Create Responsibility… Why Being Given Something Isn’t the Same as Having Stewarded It
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why identifying your gifts is only the beginning of stewardship How gifts create responsibility without becoming pressure or…
- The Niche Is You
What You Do After You Pray Matters Too
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why prayer and participation belong together How to recognize when the next answer may be a responsibility rather than…
- The Niche Is You
Not Every Decision Will Feel Certain... Move Anyway
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why certainty and clarity aren't the same thing How waiting for perfect information can quietly become another form of…
- The Niche Is You
Learn How to Be Easy to Tell the Truth To
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why asking for honesty also creates a responsibility to learn how to receive it How our reactions can unintentionally teach…
- The Niche Is You
Be Careful What You Give Your Life Away To
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why time may be one of the most important things we've been entrusted to steward How generosity can quietly become…
- The Niche Is You
You Should Have Work Nobody Ever Sees
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why making everything public can subtly change the way we create How private work gives experimentation somewhere safe to…
- The Niche Is You
You Don't Just Marry a Person… You Marry Their Way of Moving Through Life
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why marriage is about more than compatibility—it's also about shared direction Why someone's relationship with God and their…
- The Niche Is You
Your Best Work Won't Come From Working More… It'll Come From Living Deeper
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why more work eventually reaches diminishing creative returns How your life itself becomes part of your creative practice Why…
- The Niche Is You
Sometimes God Answers the Prayer by Changing What You Want
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why prayer isn't only about changing circumstances—it can change the person praying How to recognize when a desire is being…
- The Niche Is You
Sometimes Saying No Is How You Protect What's Coming
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the right decision can still feel like loss How to separate an incredible opportunity from the terms attached to it Why…
- The Niche Is You
Build a Life That Can Hold the Things You're Praying For
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why receiving what you're praying for can require more capacity than you realize How preparation often begins before the…
- The Niche Is You
Self-Love Is Discipline
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why self-love is something you practice, not simply something you feel How knowing yourself creates stronger values…
- The Niche Is You
Don't Doubt the Direction Just Because You Can't See the Destination
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why trusting God can feel easy when the destination is visible—and much harder when only the direction is clear How to…
- The Niche Is You
Passion Isn't Something You Feel Once… It's Something You Practice For a Lifetime
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why passion is less about intensity and more about sustained relationship Why loving something makes you curious enough to…
- The Niche Is You
The Best Relationships Create More Freedom, Not Less
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why commitment doesn't have to diminish freedom—it can create a deeper kind of it How healthy love gives both people room to…
- The Niche Is You
The Work That Changes People Usually Changes You First
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the most meaningful work usually begins with your own transformation How creating from lived experience builds trust and…
- The Niche Is You
God May Be Protecting the Pace, Not Delaying the Promise
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why slower seasons aren't necessarily signs that you've been forgotten How preparation often happens in places we can't yet…
- The Niche Is You
Your Creativity Was Never Separate From God
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why Scripture begins by introducing us to God as Creator What Bezalel teaches us about the relationship between creativity…
- The Niche Is You
You Can Feel Uncertain and Still Be Deeply Grounded
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why uncertainty doesn't mean you're confused, lost, or moving in the wrong direction How uncertainty can become an ally when…
- The Niche Is You
Sometimes Growth Means Doing Fewer Things at a Higher Level
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why addition is often necessary early on, but concentration becomes increasingly valuable as you grow How maturity helps you…
- The Niche Is You
A Calling Needs Structure or It Stays an Idea
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why clarity around your calling is only the beginning How structure turns purpose from intention into something you can…
- The Niche Is You
God Doesn't Always Give You an Answer... Sometimes He Gives You Better Discernment
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why God doesn't always answer our questions in the way we're expecting How life itself can become the environment where God…
- The Niche Is You
You Should Know What You're Unwilling to Sacrifice for Success
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why you need your own definition of success before the world gives you one How to identify what you're actually trying to…
- The Niche Is You
The Strongest Brands Feel Like People, Not Marketing
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why a strong brand is built through trust, not simply attention Why people connect more deeply with perspective, personality…
- The Niche Is You
The Most Valuable Investments Rarely Show Up on a Balance Sheet
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why some of life's highest-return investments can't be measured financially What Solomon's prayer for wisdom teaches us about…
- The Niche Is You
The Right Partner Doesn't Replace Your Purpose... They Reinforce It
In this episode we’ll talk about: Why healthy partnership adds to your identity rather than replacing it How the right person recognizes, respects, and…