016 | Creating Magic Through Fully Being in your ANDs with Matt Chavlovich

08/25/20 • 31 min

Matt Chavlovich is a speaker, advisor, and coach who supports athletes and artists in creating impact. Matt is the Founder of The Chavlovich Group, the Principal owner of Today I Begin, and a former professional soccer player. Driven by his purpose of helping individuals and organizations master what truly matters to them, Matt created Today I Begin, through which he works with people to help them get to where they aspire to be.

In this episode, Matt and I explore the innate magic and potential within us and his mission of fostering that in people. We discuss the role of rest in growth and development and illustrate how we all have limitless possibilities. We dive into the fear high-achievers have around taking days off and the fear of not having enough time to make an impact in the world. We also discuss how everything is possible, even in things that are contradictory, and how by showing your ANDs, you can create opportunity and authentic leadership.

“Everybody has magic inside of them. They just need the right people around to pull it out.” - Matt Chavlovich

This week on Life in the AND:

How muscles grow and why rest days should be part of athletic training
The importance of giving ourselves permission to recover
The secrets of human performance and how we all have limitless potential
The value of learning from more experienced people
How Matt helps athletes tap into their potential
What fuels Matt’s desire to help people succeed
The beginnings of Matt’s passion for helping children find families and homes
Heart leadership and why Matt focuses on helping younger adults
How Matt stays focused on his goals despite everyday life
The fear of regret and how it helped Matt transition from the corporate world to answer life’s calling
Dancing with your demons and how the willingness to share vulnerabilities forge deeper connections
Showing your humanity and what it means to be a strong leader

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“Everybody has magic inside of them. They just need the right people around to pull it out.” - Matt Chavlovich

This week on Life in the AND:

How muscles grow and why rest days should be part of athletic training
The importance of giving ourselves permission to recover
The secrets of human performance and how we all have limitless potential
The value of learning from more experienced people
How Matt helps athletes tap into their potential
What fuels Matt’s desire to help people succeed
The beginnings of Matt’s passion for helping children find families and homes
Heart leadership and why Matt focuses on helping younger adults
How Matt stays focused on his goals despite everyday life
The fear of regret and how it helped Matt transition from the corporate world to answer life’s calling
Dancing with your demons and how the willingness to share vulnerabilities forge deeper connections
Showing your humanity and what it means to be a strong leader

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The ANDs We Need for True Inclusion with Niiamah Ashong

Connect with Matt Chavlovich:

Embrace Life in the AND

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn and share your favorite episodes across social media. And for more great content and information, be sure to visit my website.

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015 | AND It's Easy with Mike Harris

Mike Harris is a coach and personal advisor who helps high-level executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes create mastery in their world beyond conventional success. Living a life of many Ands,

Mike has a background in finance and, prior to becoming the personal advisor he is today, played poker and billiards. Mike - a master in complex pattern recognition - is adept at identifying people’s strengths and confluences and is an excellent source of insight and wisdom.

Today, Mike and I explore how discomfort is easy and how we can push through challenging times. We discuss our future-thinking muscles and how difficult moments last shorter than how we expect them to. We elaborate on the FITFO philosophy, what it is and how we can apply it in our lives, and discuss how we can plant ourselves in the present and make contingency plans for the future. We also consider the value of having high intentions and practicing nonattachment to our goals and underscore the dangers of the hedonic treadmill.

“Take it a step further than thinking about how it can be easy. Acknowledge its inherent ease if we’re not in a rush - it doesn’t have to fit some mold that we think it’s going to be.” - Mike Harris

This week on Life in the AND:

How Mike became a professional poker player and where he learned to gamble
The inherent ease in things and how our mind perceives difficulties and challenges
Reconciling the need to create contingency plans and to stay in the present moment
Our fear of future outcomes and the importance of nonattachment to goals
Trusting your instincts and the ways of being in a poker game
Why having your body language seen is both terrifying and relieving
The FITFO philosophy
The relationship between relief and discomfort and how we always avoid any forms of discomfort in our lives
The instinct of hubris and when not to trust your intuition
Staying and being still in moments of discomfort
The meaning of affective forecasting and what the hedonic treadmill is
Resilience resourcefulness and pursuing the probability of success

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Connect with Mike Harris:

Mike Harris Website

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Quiet Your Inner Critic AND Let it Get Loud

Everybody has that voice in their head telling them that they’re not smart enough or not capable enough. It’s the inner critic telling you that you will never achieve anything good, so it’s better to just stay in comfortable, safe places. Since our experience with the inner critic is typically negative, the first thing we often want to do is to drown it out. But the inner critic brings with it an opportunity for an And to flourish: let it talk and let it quiet down.

In this episode, I explore the role our inner critics play in our lives and how they can help us go to the places where we can grow. I share my experiences with my own inner critic and consider the sources of the inner voices in our heads that discourage us. I discuss some of the questions you can ask yourself to get to know your inner critic better and the steps you can take to manage fear. I also explain why you shouldn’t totally eradicate your inner critic or your imposter syndrome and discuss how you can use them as a compass towards growth and development.

“Whenever our inner critic gets loud, it means we’re moving meaningful things to us and the things that can help us grow.” - Erin Baker

This week on Life in the AND:

Where our inner critic and impostor syndrome come from
How the inner critic is trying to protect us from negative emotions
Why I believe you shouldn’t completely eradicate your inner critic or your impostor syndrome
Using your inner critic as a compass to a place of growth and development
Recognizing the other side of fear and moving beyond our inner critic
Externalizing our focus to overcome the inner critic
Finding the deeper voice of purpose and meaning
Questions that can help evaluate the fears the inner critic is protecting you from
The reason you need to understand the source of your inner critic

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