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Mathew Cox
Join Mathew and his guest, Roger Lichfield as they dive into the topic of mental health on a high-performance level. Listen as they discuss overcoming the stigma of mental health issues, why it is important to have two different types of managers working for you, and their advice for leaders in both dealing with their own mental health and that of their team.
About the Host:
Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school years thinking there was something wrong with his brain. For him, schoolwork was a daunting, frustrating, and often embarrassing challenge. He was the kid who never seemed to catch up with his classmates, no matter how hard he tried. “Growing up with a disability was like having an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about,” Matthew explained. Being diagnosed with a learning disability during high school helped he finally put a name to the problem, and to begin his journey to personal and academic success. “I’ve learned to befriend my elephant, I’ve named him George,” Matthew said. “George is not going away but I can choose how I feel about him.”
Through his own experience, Matthew knows what it means to be a teenager in trouble as well as what it takes to run a business. Matthew brings inspiration, humor, and practical strategies during his speaking engagements, inspiring change to those he works with.
Thanks to family members and caring adults in his life, Matthew was able to overcome the hardship of his disability and has dedicated his life to helping others find their purpose and help families succeed.
Matthew offers a variety of training workshops and speaking engagements to fit your needs including:
- Effective Communication
- Business personality profile (True Colors) based on the Myer Briggs.
- Team Building.
- Couples Retreats
- Improving the relationships in your life
- Rediscovering Superman- Matthew Cox’s personal story of growing up with a learning disability.
- The art of conflict resolution, forgiveness, and letting go.
- Parenting
- Customized workshops
- Keynote speeches
Links:
Website: https://matthewlelandcox.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cox-64228256
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewlelandcox/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo2HtLSravDuM59jMO5JXyw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewlelandcox/
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As a leader/CEO we can trip when get too comfortable and fail to maintain our self-awareness. In this episode, Matthew talks about the importance of leadership, being vulnerable and the five temptations that we sometimes fall into as CEOs.
Resources Mentioned:
The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni : https://strategicdiscipline.positioningsystems.com/blog-0/five-temptations-of-a-ceo-questions
About the Host:
Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school years thinking there was something wrong with his brain. For him, schoolwork was a daunting, frustrating, and often embarrassing challenge. He was the kid who never seemed to catch up with his classmates, no matter how hard he tried. “Growing up with a disability was like having an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about,” Matthew explained. Being diagnosed with a learning disability during high school helped he finally put a name to the problem, and to begin his journey to personal and academic success. “I’ve learned to befriend my elephant, I’ve named him George,” Matthew said. “George is not going away but I can choose how I feel about him.”
Through his own experience, Matthew knows what it means to be a teenager in trouble as well as what it takes to run a business. Matthew brings inspiration, humor, and practical strategies during his speaking engagements, inspiring change to those he works with.
Thanks to family members and caring adults in his life, Matthew was able to overcome the hardship of his disability and has dedicated his life to helping others find their purpose and help families succeed.
Matthew offers a variety of training workshops and speaking engagements to fit your needs including:
- Effective Communication
- Business personality profile (True Colors) based on the Myer Briggs.
- Team Building.
- Couples Retreats
- Improving the relationships in your life
- Rediscovering Superman- Matthew Cox’s personal story of growing up with a learning disability.
- The art of conflict resolution, forgiveness, and letting go.
- Parenting
- Customized workshops
- Keynote speeches
Links:
Website: https://matthewlelandcox.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cox-64228256
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthewlelandcox/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo2HtLSravDuM59jMO5JXyw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewlelandcox/
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Fadwa Terra joins Matthew on this week’s episode. Fadwa shares how she believes that in order for her to do something she has to be able to commit to it 100%. This has led her to make some difficult choices when it comes to career and prioritizing motherhood however this commitment also led her to...
Dameien Isom joins Matthew on this week’s episode. Dameien is Matthew’s long-time best friend and an accomplished car artist when it comes to restoring hot rods. Join in their conversation as they reminisce about how Dameien developed his passion for remodeling vehicles while working with his father, how he maintained this passion even during an...
We are excited to bring you this encore episode of James Malinchak that originally aired on Oct 8, 2020. As the discussion about purpose driven businesses continues, we thought that this was an opportune time to re-release this episode. James shares his wealth of knowledge including why mentors need mentors, understanding the business side of...
Being purpose driven requires overcoming obstacles. Matthew leads us through a discussion on learning to solve problems through building resilience, developing your “grit”, and rising above what is put before you. You can access Access the Overcoming Obstacles course at https://matthewlelandcox.com About the Host: Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school years thinking there...
What drives you? What is your purpose, the motivation, to jump out of bed and get your day going? In today’s episodes, Mathew discusses taking care of yourself as much as taking care of the business, defining your purpose and keeping it rooted for success, and learning to connect with those around you. About the...
Family is the reason we run businesses. No matter what your family structure looks like, we do it for them. 2021 has impacted the family significantly and it is not through yet. Matthew discusses these challenges and the strategies we can start taking in order to face them head on and ensure our family is...
The type of leader that you are, influences the impact you have on successfully motivating others, which can make or break your company. Today, Matthew discusses the different types of leaders, the skills they display, and the challenges they may face with their style. About the Host: Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school...
As we continue to talk about businesses we also have to focus on the leadership and finding your purpose. It is not always easy to do so and once you find it, you have to know what to do with it. Matthew discusses finding his purpose and the three aspects needed to shape it into...
In this week’s episode, Matthew considers the six areas that most small business owners find to be challenging on that road to success. Listen as he discusses developing processes, monitoring your data, delegating tasks that others may be better suited for, and much, much more. About the Host: Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle...
Matthew is back to continue the conversation about today’s business world. From free capitalism to high unemployment rates because people are not wanting to go back to work to robotics in the workplace, Matthew explores the trends that are happening for businesses in 2021. About the Host: Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school...
Are you thinking of starting a business? Do you wonder where to begin? What qualities should you have as a leader? Today Matthew discusses the fluctuating economy and how it is impacting what people are doing in order to earn their living. Matthew takes a look at the 10 top business opportunities that are identified...
It has been over a year since Covid-19 has changed the way many businesses operate and one of the most important ones that were impacted was the medical field. Matthew is joined by two members of the medical profession as well as fellow podcasters, Dr. Dante M. Paredes and Dr. James Aston. Today, Matthew, Dr....
Matthew is back!! After a bit of a hiatus, Matthew has returned with a special guest, award-winning speaker, author and Global Ambassador for EOS Worldwide, Mike Paton. Join Mike and Matthew as they discuss the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System®), the common frustrations of entrepreneurs, Mike’s passion for helping entrepreneurs get what they want from their...
Criticism even when given as constructive feedback is not always well received. Your vision is not always going to align with somebody else’s, and it is part of the human condition to give. Matthew takes us through understanding criticism and some suggestions on how to deal it when it happens to you. This episode was...
Too often we find it easy to focus on the care of others, but we also need to be there for ourselves. In this week’s episode Matthew focuses on the importance of self-care, and how it is quite different for each of us. Find out how your personality color influences your approach to finding your...
It is easy to make judgements on people, whether it is something we see or something we hear. We have to realize that those judgements are usually based on a limited amount of information. When we make comments, our words can hurt especially if you have not really taken the time to understand. On today’s...
In this week’s episode, Matthew talks about the how self-doubt can keep you stuck and keep you from exploring your full potential. Matthews gives you some tips on how to start your journey on the path of learning about yourself: who you are, and what you can do. About the Host: Matthew Cox spent his...
Matthew continues his conversation about change focusing this week on the fear that keeps you from either making or accepting change. Listen as he addresses both the physiological and psychological effects of fear as well as some techniques to help you overcome it and make the changes you want. Fight Your Fears: Download The PDF...
In the first of a series of conversations, Matthew is going to talk about why change can be so challenging. Most New Year’s resolutions fail but he is here to discuss the qualities and skills you need to incorporate to help you be successful this year. Why is Change so Challenging: Download The PDF About...
2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. There has been an increase of depression and anxiety even in those of that normally do not feel this way. Matthew shares his own strategies that helped him navigate through 2020 while reducing the emotional impact it has had on him. About the Host: Matthew Cox spent...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. In today’s episode, Mathew discusses the stresses of the holidays and gives some great tips and tricks to overcome the stress of the year, including setting emotional boundaries, creating new traditions and letting go of the past. Mathew also shares some to...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr Franz joins Mathew on this week’s episode. Together they explore children’s behaviors and how to get them to listen to us. Listen as they talk about shifting the language used, dealing with parents living in different homes,...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. In this week’s episode, Matthew tackles communication in the workplace. Mathew takes the topic a step further and discusses Value based communication. Listen as he discusses management styles, how communication works, managing by values and much more. This episode is for leaders,...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. The homework struggle is real. Most of us can recall how much we did not enjoy doing our homework it came time to do so. You can probably also recall the ineffective tactics your parents tried on you to get it done. ...
From the corporate world to doing what she loves, Adriana Rosales Haro is committed to transforming communities, organizations, and corporations locally and globally. In this week’s episode Matthew and Adriana discuss changing your mindset learning how to think again; the importance of finding the right mentors; competition extending from the mindset of scarcity, not abundance;...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. We all want to know where we are headed, what our goals are, what we want to accomplish. Companies use a strategic road map to identify their long-term goals but did you know you can use this tool for your family and...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. The popularity of social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok is not soon going away. As one medium disappears another one takes its place. With this comes the exposure to our children and them wanting to become part of the...
As a couple, the longer we are together we learn one of two things when having difficulty communicating; we either solve issues together or we learn to fight well and run away. This was true even before the coronavirus and with the onset of that, the second option became harder to do. Now more than...
We are all faced with the pressure outside of us, be it from our friends, our work, our community, or the society in general. This causes many of us to hide who we truly are and put on various masks, whether it is being the high performer, the perfectionist, the conformist, the criticizer, or the...
We are excited to have James Malinchak, professional Speaker, Trainer and Coach on this week’s episode. James shares his wealth of knowledge including why mentors need mentors, understanding the business side of speaking, and his ninja trick for getting referrals through his speaking engagements. Listen for these insights and more. About the Guest: James Malinchak...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. Parenting a child can be challenging at the best of times however when you add a divorce into the mix, it adds another level. Today Matthew is going to be talking about how divorce affects everybody in the family, the challenges of...
This episode originally aired on Mathew’s radio show, the Never Give Up Show. Today, Matthew discusses fear vs failure. How we face these two will determine whether we are successful or not. Listen as Matthew talks about fear creating success and learning from your failures in order to move forward and become the successful person...
Dr. James Aston discovered his purpose when he took the leap from car salesman to entering medical school. A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, he subspecialized in family medicine and performing arts medicine. Listen as Mathew and Dr. Aston discuss working with the bio-psychosocial model of care and the impact that covid has had on overall...
Jonathan Mooney had a point to make. As a person living with dyslexia and ADHD, he was told that he would not amount to much, but he proved them wrong. Now a writer and speaker, Jonathan shares his experiences and empowers others to learn strategies and understanding when working with children and teenagers that are...
This episode of the Purpose Driven Person originally aired on Matthew’s Las Vegas Radio Show, The Never Give Up Show. Stanley Klein, PHD is expert on teaching health-care professionals about working with parents of children with disabilities, with a focus on the challenge of delivering difficult diagnostic news. He has co-edited three books with the...
Annette Hines is a mom to two beautiful girls, an author of Butterflies and Second Chances, a podcaster, and a special needs attorney and advocate. Her deep personal understanding of special needs fuels her passion for quality special needs planning and drives her dedication to the practice. On this week’s episode, Matthew talks to Annette...
Not only is Tania Dow an ordained minister and a retired Domestic Violence Detective, she is also award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, director, and an award-winning bestselling author. Tamia continues to give back to the community she serves by conducting educational trainings. Her heart virtues are justice, education, and empowerment. On this week’s episode, Matthew talks to...
This episode of the Purpose Driven Person originally aired on Matthew’s Las Vegas Radio Show, The Never Give Up Show. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., an internationally recognized authority on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) in children and adults who has dedicated his career to widely disseminating...
All of us have belief windows that hold us back from doing what we want, how we see others, and how we see ourselves. These often stem from what we have learned as an adolescent or even a young adult. The good news is that belief windows can be changed. You can become the person,...
Edward Kovacs’ journey from addiction truly began with the simple act of picking up and throwing away a soda can. This ‘a-ha’ moment showed him that he can gain satisfaction and pride from doing the right thing and it began his path to recovery. About Our Guest: Edward J Kovacs III is a person in...
Matthew and Minh- Minh talk about her experience living in a Religious Cult, how she escaped from it and found her purpose in life helping others. She talks about understanding pain and joy and how she lives to look at life as a gift. About the Guest: Meet Christine “Minh- Minh” Garner. Raised in a...
Joe and Matthew talk about Joe’s journey and calling in life. Joe shares how his experiences tormented him for a year. Upon the first “Angel Anniversary” of the death of his son Reese, a group of grieving parents with similar stories decided that they needed to help other families impacted by the opioid crisis. In...
Rusty Burnside has been in the personal improvement, sports coaching and business coaching space for over 14 years. He has built many business and drives to bring his coaching experience and his business experience together to help coaches from the biggest board rooms to the smallest locker rooms succeed.Meet him at www.gmcacademy.com About the Host: Matthew...
About the Guest: Alex Pattakos, Ph.D., is co-founder of the Global Meaning Institute and coauthor with Elaine Dundon of the international best-selling book, Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl’s Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work, available in over 20 languages and now in a 3rd, revised and expanded, edition. Prisoners of Our Thoughts is based on the wisdom of...
About the Guest: Dr. Eva Selhub is an internationally recognized resiliency expert, physician, author, speaker, scientist, and consultant. Dr. Eva engages her clients and her audiences with her powerful energy, words of wisdom, and scientific knowledge to activate the five pillars of resilience–physical, mental, spiritual, relationship, and team– to achieve optimal resilience, success, health, and...
On this week’s episode, Matthew and Aaron talk about the Nonprofit world in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron also discusses his upcoming show that will give a space for Nonprofits to discuss the good they are doing and more. Aaron is passionate about the Nonprofit world and seeks to help others get their start. About My...
About My Guest: Hello my name is Jared Miller, I was raised in Davis county Utah by two amazing parents. I got a great start in life spending two years as a student athlete at Snow College, followed by graduating from Weber State University at the age of 22. By the age of 24 I...
In this week’s episode, Matthew interviews his wife Selene as they share their story on dating. Together they discuss the process of loving someone, the pit falls that come from the early part of the relationship and knowing your partner’s personality type. As a Life Coach, Matthew shares his insight about helping others understand communication....
Fadwa Terra joins Matthew on this week’s episode. Fadwa shares how she believes that in order for her to do something she has to be able to commit to it 100%. This has led her to make some difficult choices when it comes between career and prioritizing motherhood however this commitment also led her to...
Matthew is joined by Kevin Burciaga, creator of the Empowered Eating System. Kevin overcame multiple eating disorders that challenged him to help others facing the same struggles. Together, they discuss his struggle, his journey to becoming a coach for others, and what people have to face when changing their habits. About My Guest: Kevin Burciaga...
Dameien Isom joins Matthew on this week’s episode. Dameien is Matthew’s long time best friend and an accomplished car artist when it comes to restoring hot rods. Join in their conversation as they reminisce about how Dameien developed his passion for remodeling vehicles while working with his father, how he maintained this passion even during...
On this week’s episode of Purpose Driven Person, Mathew is joined by psychiatrist, author, and filmmaker, Dr. Stephen Seager. Join them as they discuss Dr. Seager’s journey to becoming a psychiatrist and working in a state hospital for the criminally insane. Listen as he shares about his forays into writing and movie making, all to...
Don Lowry, Founder of True Colors™, it today’s special guest. In this week’s episode, Mathew and Don explore temperament theory, how Don introduced the different types of personalities to the stage and how True Colors™ can help people at home during this time of the pandemic. About the Guest: Don Lowry is the founder of...
Stephanie Hui is licensed Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, one of the fastest growing occupations. Join Mathew and Stephanie as they delve into addictions, overcoming stigmas, and hitting that “wall” that could lead to making the wrong choices when dealing with emotions such as anxiety. About the Guest: As a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counseling, with...
Dr. John Lund has his Masters in Interactional Analysis, which leads us to today’s topic: interpersonal communication. Listen as they discuss learning how to deal with the negative in a relationship, communicating your expectations and discovering the love languages. Dr. John L. Lund is an interesting mix of a serious academic with a unique sense...
Ryan Wynder is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Matthew sits down with him on todays episode. Find out what Ryan’s driving force is to be a therapist, finding and maintaining purpose in reading, and confronting fears and anxiety. About the Guest: Ryan Wynder, MS, MFT is originally from Alberta, Canada. After completing his Bachelor’s...
In this episode Matthew Cox, Host of the Purpose Driven Person takes us down the journey of why he started this show. He says its not about finding your purpose, we her that alot but its about building your purpose. Once you discover what you’re good at, once you discover what your super power is,...