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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 YouWhen You Create, You’re Not Walking Blindly, You’re Deepening Your Faith
In this episode, I talk about what happens when you trust in your creativity, the results that come from prioritizing your time, working on your craft…
The Niche Is You9 Reflections From the Past 20 Years of My Life
In this episode, I talk about the overall effects of discipline and consistency, not worrying about being ready but moving anyways, how authenticity is our…
The Niche Is YouYou May Not Be Lazy… You May Just Be Afraid to Start
In this episode, I talk about laziness and procrastination as form of fear, removing expectations of the end results so you can focus on the immediate next…
The Niche Is YouWhen There’s a Plot Twist, Remember There’s the Next Scene Where It All Comes Together
In this episode, I talk about embracing the plot twists in your life, detaching from the story you think you’re experiencing so you can allow yourself to be…
The Niche Is YouAll the Most Interesting Things Happen When You Are Making Something That No One Else is Making (Rick Rubin)
In this episode, I talk about why making your versions of things brings the most interesting experiences and people to you, why your work brings deeper…
The Niche Is YouHow to Take the Next Step When You Know You're Meant For More
In this episode, I talk about how to take the next step when you know you’re meant for more, your calling, how to identify where your resistance is, how to…
The Niche Is YouWhere's There's Resistance, There's a Message
In this episode, I talk about why we experience resistance, different types of resistance, what resistance tells us about our path or our next steps, how do we…
The Niche Is YouFocus On Activities That Compound Your Life… Everything Else is Just Depleting You
In this episode, I talk about what the compound effect is, making small smart choices, making 1 decision that makes a thousand, consistency, time, patience…
The Niche Is YouBe Willing to See How Your Story Turns Out
In this episode, I talk about how failure can be your greatest gift, feeling the hurt that comes from failure but turning it into a new perspective, a few…
The Niche Is YouYour Best Ideas Are Right In Front of You
In this episode, I talk about how your best ideas are right in front of you and you may not know it, how we’ve never lived in a more abundant time to connect…
The Niche Is YouA Quick Win at the Start Lets You Know You’re On Path
In this episode, I talk about disrupting old habits, getting a quick win and then learning consistency after that, preparing for multiple wins at a time…
The Niche Is YouNever Underestimate the Compound Effect of “Slow”…
In this episode, I talk about going slow helps you go faster, the compound effect of 1% more each day, consistency over speed, focus & determination, endurance…
The Niche Is YouThere’s a Sure Fire Way to Know You’ll Win...
In this episode, I talk about what’s worth focusing on instead of following trends, how to find your intellectual obsession, why your obsessive hobby is not…
The Niche Is YouThe Faster You Make Clear Decisions, the Easier Your Life Will Reveal the Way
In this episode, I talk about why having clarity is a sign that you’ll get what you want, how practicing key decision making will speed everything else up in…
The Niche Is YouThe Task You Choose to Work on Must Have an Obsessive Element
In this episode, I talk about not having a personal mission, finding what ties you to a bigger purpose than simply liking something for the sake of liking it…
The Niche Is YouWhen You Operate In Your Gifts, You Don’t Have to Be At the Head of the Table
In this episode, I talk about not needing approval from the world but being a light instead and how to do that, understanding your gifts and bringing them to…
The Niche Is YouInstead of “Why Me” ask “What’s Next”
In this episode, I talk about gain disguised as loss, taking a “loss” and reframing it so you keep moving, not listening to convention or group think when it…
The Niche Is YouYour Discernment Will Save Your Life, Your Intuition Will Create It
In this episode, I talk about discernment and intuition, their roles with each other, how discernment can save you from a lot of anxiety and chaos and unwanted…
The Niche Is YouYour Intuition, Curiosity & Creativity Knows More Than You Do
In this episode, I talk about why you need to develop a habit of working on your own projects, choosing work that you have a natural aptitude for and deep…
The Niche Is YouWhen You Lead By Example, You Give Others Permission To Do the Same
In this episode, I talk about why what you create has more impact on the world than you realize, not chasing the world but contributing to it, how you taking…
The Niche Is YouIt’s Dangerous to Fulfill Other People’s Expectations
In this episode, I talk about why other’s expectations hurt our talents and trusting in our abilities, our best work comes from fulfilling our own expectations…
The Niche Is YouYou Don’t Arrive to the Destination… the Destination is You
In this episode, I talk about creating sustainable momentum for your life, creating habits around a lifestyle instead of pushing too far too fast and then…
The Niche Is YouPredicting Rain Doesn’t Count, Building the Ark Does
In this episode, I talk about Warren Buffett’s famous quote… “Predicting rain doesn’t count, building the ark does,” action over prediction, preparation is…
The Niche Is YouHow to Create More Discipline In Your Life
In this episode, I talk about creating more discipline in your life, creating more discipline in your spiritual routines, in your physical routines, in your…
The Niche Is YouYour Calling Is Gonna Feel Ridiculous Until It Feels Miraculous
In this episode, I talk about how your calling may feel ridiculous in the beginning, dealing with your own doubt, dealing with others who think what you’re…
The Niche Is YouHow to Never Stall Your Dreams Again?
In this episode, I talk about writing your ideas, designing and building on a vision, manifesting ideas into reality, how writing forces you to clarify your…
The Niche Is YouIf You Don't Create a Life, You Will Be Assigned One
In this episode, I talk about creating routines or being assigned them, creating a career or being assigned one, creating a purpose or assigned one, not being…
The Niche Is You22 Interchangeable Lessons on Life & Business that Will Change the Way You Think
In this episode, I talk about consistency beats talent and wins championships, how repetition builds business and creates a life, having more time than you…
The Niche Is YouImpossible is Where God Starts… Miracles is What He Does
In this episode, I talk about miracles and how they’re happening more than you think, seeing miracles more abundantly than thinking they’re rare, what is a…
The Niche Is YouDon't Be Busy... Be Intentional
In this episode, I talk about being busy versus being intentional with your time and daily living, having more time to do the things you want while still being…
The Niche Is YouYou Don’t Have to Earn It From Society When You Already Got it From God
In this episode, I talk about the differences between people who chose a path and people who’s path chose them by Divine Design, not having the same “hard”…
The Niche Is YouYou Don’t Find Your Potential, You Become It
In this episode, I talk about becoming your “potential” versus finding it, returning to your soul, how to find the potential in yourself that you see in others…
The Niche Is YouShare Your Rough Drafts
In this episode, I talk about why your rough drafts need to be out there more, why you should show the process of you trying over sitting on the sidelines, how…
The Niche Is YouAll it Takes is Just One Move From God... Just One
In this episode, I talk about why our lives can change in any given moment, how we must meet God in the field, how our consistency, discipline and showing up…
The Niche Is You9 Signs the Game You’re Playing is More Important Than the One You Could Be Watching
In this episode, I talk about sacrificing entertainment to play your own game, how you know you’d rather play your game than watch others, why you must be the…
The Niche Is YouYour Work Isn't For Everyone
In this episode, I talk about your work not being for everyone and why that’s a great thing, not letting what’s popular derail you from what your calling is…
The Niche Is YouThe World Knows Us By What We Say & Do, Not By What We Hold Back
In this episode, I talk about knowing yourself is a direct correlation to the world knowing you more, what you’re committed to shows the world who you are…
The Niche Is YouCreativity is An Act of Rebellion… So is Trusting Yourself
In this episode, I talk about how creating more is an act of rebellion, and so it trusting yourself, having more fortitude and grace with your processes, our…
The Niche Is YouWhy You’re Upset When Someone Else is Doing Your Idea
In this episode, I talk about your why you get upset when you see other people doing what you know you can do or want to do, knowing why you feel resentment…
The Niche Is YouIf You Want to Win, Plan On Outlasting Most People
In this episode, I talk about your how to tackle your vision (goals), strategy, tactics and effort for your life, business and the pursuit of anything you…
The Niche Is YouYour Purpose Is Not a Single Act...
In this episode, I talk about your purpose is not a single act (quote by Brianna Wiest), what does it mean to live purposefully throughout the day, are you…
The Niche Is YouWhat Did You Have to Lose to Find Yourself?
In this episode, I talk about what sacrifices one has to make to find themselves, what environments did one have to leave to find themselves, what people…
The Niche Is YouDid You Choose An Idea or Did the Idea Choose You
In this episode, I talk about whether you are constantly seeking what to do or does something keep bringing you back to things you’re good at, being genuinely…
The Niche Is YouPeople Pleasing Will Stall Your Creativity, Execution & Desired Outcomes
In this episode, I talk about people pleasing and how it stalls our growth, blocks our momentum, forces us out of our authenticity and how it affects what we…
The Niche Is YouLove the Game More Than Anyone Has Ever Loved It
In this episode, I talk about being devoted to something you’re good at, not being the best but focusing on being the only, removing comparison to play your…
The Niche Is YouBe Fast When It Matters, Slow When It Doesn’t
In this episode, I talk about times to move fast and times to move slow, understanding timing, practice and preparedness for both quick decisions and slower…
The Niche Is YouPay Attention to Small Moments With Uncontrollable Joy
In this episode, I talk about finding your “flow state,” identifying when you have the most peace and joy, observing what you’re working on or like to dive…
The Niche Is YouDon’t Wait to Feel Qualified
In this episode, I talk about we can’t wait to feel qualified to do anything we feel called to do including our current roles in life or work, how you’re not…
The Niche Is YouIn Gossip, Our Creativity & Life Force Leave Us
In this episode, I talk about why our words matter, why gossip takes us out of our creative gifts and away from our path, how gossip is giving away our life…
The Niche Is YouThink In Decades, Not Days
In this episode, I talk about defining a path for yourself, what keeps you motivated when you don’t feel like it, why your vision is a marathon and needs time…
The Niche Is YouGo Easy on the Risk Takers… They Have a Massive Undertaking
In this episode, I talk about dealing with pessimism and doubt from those that don’t understand why you’re choosing a different path, what the “risk takers”…
The Niche Is YouIf You Weren't Capable, You Wouldn't Have the Calling
In this episode, I talk about answering your calling even if you don’t feel “capable,” receiving opportunities even when you think you’re not ready for them…
The Niche Is YouIf It Doesn't Come Bursting Out of You In Spite of Everything, Don't Do It
In this episode, I talk about surrendering to your God given talents, what you ought to be doing versus what you are currently doing, what is it that truly…
The Niche Is YouIn Helping Others, Are You Ignoring Your Own Needs
In this episode, I talk about not neglecting yourself to do the work for others, how giving yourself the right energy and momentum helps even more people…
The Niche Is YouAre You Addicted to the Drug of Opportunity
In this episode, I talk about why we get allured to new opportunities often at the expense of our current commitments, the fear of missing out, risk aversion…
The Niche Is YouNever Underestimate the Power of One Person Believing in You
In this episode, I talk about the power of at least one person believing in you, the psychological and neurological effects of belief, the power of you…
The Niche Is YouYour Ideal Partner Is Closer Than You Think
In this episode, I talk about your ideal partner, being the partner they’re looking for before they find you, what we want in others is what we want in…
The Niche Is YouYou Take Care of the Quantity, God Will Take Care of the Quality
In this episode, I talk about the effects consistency have in bringing about more quality into our lives, why showing up wins EVERY time, how repetition…
The Niche Is YouShowing Up Isn’t Always Easy, But it’s the Only Option You’ve Got
In this episode, I talk why showing up is the only option you got, what to do to find your fire, remembering why you started, aligning yourself to see all the…
The Niche Is YouThe Happiest People Aren’t Who You Think
In this episode, I talk about happiness from fulfillment and interesting work versus solely for doing nothing, why having something to create gives us meaning…