On this episode of Coffee with Klingman, Gabriel Klingman sits down with guest Matt Schneider. They discuss key takeaways for success, such as having different skill sets and working alongside people rather than just for them. They also dive into the importance of clarity around mission, vision, and values in personal and business partnerships. Other topics include the speaker's experience with being a first responder and becoming an accidental entrepreneur after a windfall, as well as navigating the challenges of leadership and teamwork. The episode also covers the speaker's personal journey with negative self-perceptions, and the impact it had on his marriage and success. He shares how developing core values and associating with like-minded people propelled him forward and helped him become the man he aspired to be. --- TIMESTAMPS: The Painful Reality of Being an Entrepreneur: "Just simply having a good idea and building it out well is not nearly enough... getting a team to be bought in on the vision and the mission and the core values of the company that help rally behind you to create something substantial - that is an art and a science." — Matt Schneider [00:06:43 → 00:10:27] Marriage, Stress, and Superpowers: "Being very even keeled and being able to keep a level head and make clear decisions under stress is obviously critically important. And so that is part of my superpower." — Matt Schneider [00:11:02 → 00:13:43] Navigating Uncertainty: "We didn't understand back then that we were really living in a box with a glass ceiling over it as far as what our potential was." — Matt Schneider [00:14:23 → 00:16:30] The Cost of Being Inauthentic: "It really absolutely boiled down to me being an ineffective leader. And I was learning that taking the fake it to you, make it path and not being authentic was not serving me or anybody else well." — Matt Schneider [00:16:44 → 00:19:22] Changing Your Circumstances: "If we don't like our circumstances, we truly have the power and control to change them." — Matt Schneider [00:27:49 → 00:32:17] Personal transformation: "I developed core values, non negotiable core values, which is a lens that I filter everything through. And I knew if I was 60 pounds overweight and I was driving through fast food and Taco Bell and McDonald's and was talking skinny but eating fat, we all know that shit's not good for you." — Matt Schneider [00:32:41 → 00:35:32] "The Importance of Putting Yourself First in a Relationship: You're able to actually show up for the people that you love and the people that love you the most in the biggest, most substantial, positive ways if you yourself are whole. First." — Matt Schneider [00:36:07 → 00:39:24] "Attraction and Weight: 'There's no way that as a fat body...my wife didn't like that wasn't attractive to her.' - Quote by unknown speaker" — Matt Schneider [00:39:54 → 00:42:31] The Importance of Leveraging Zones of Genius in Business and Marriage: "And one of my favorite quotes is if you help other people get what they want, you will get what you want in return. And when I realized that, it just became a matter of my wife has incredible talent and zones of genius that I don't have that are necessary to success in business." — Matt Schneider [00:46:54 → 00:50:09] The Importance of Impact Over Legacy: "I don't care about legacy because I don't care if people remember my name, if I can help people in the most positive ways, right?...I focus on impact regardless of if they know where it came from." — Matt Schneider [00:53:17 → 00:59:14] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coffeewithklingman/message

Coffee With Klingman

Gabriel Klingman

I ACCIDENTALLY Became an Entrepreneur - Matt Schneider - Coffee with Klingman

JUN 21, 202359 MIN
Coffee With Klingman

I ACCIDENTALLY Became an Entrepreneur - Matt Schneider - Coffee with Klingman

JUN 21, 202359 MIN

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On this episode of Coffee with Klingman, Gabriel Klingman sits down with guest Matt Schneider. They discuss key takeaways for success, such as having different skill sets and working alongside people rather than just for them. They also dive into the importance of clarity around mission, vision, and values in personal and business partnerships. Other topics include the speaker's experience with being a first responder and becoming an accidental entrepreneur after a windfall, as well as navigating the challenges of leadership and teamwork. The episode also covers the speaker's personal journey with negative self-perceptions, and the impact it had on his marriage and success. He shares how developing core values and associating with like-minded people propelled him forward and helped him become the man he aspired to be. --- TIMESTAMPS: The Painful Reality of Being an Entrepreneur: "Just simply having a good idea and building it out well is not nearly enough... getting a team to be bought in on the vision and the mission and the core values of the company that help rally behind you to create something substantial - that is an art and a science." — Matt Schneider [00:06:43 → 00:10:27] Marriage, Stress, and Superpowers: "Being very even keeled and being able to keep a level head and make clear decisions under stress is obviously critically important. And so that is part of my superpower." — Matt Schneider [00:11:02 → 00:13:43] Navigating Uncertainty: "We didn't understand back then that we were really living in a box with a glass ceiling over it as far as what our potential was." — Matt Schneider [00:14:23 → 00:16:30] The Cost of Being Inauthentic: "It really absolutely boiled down to me being an ineffective leader. And I was learning that taking the fake it to you, make it path and not being authentic was not serving me or anybody else well." — Matt Schneider [00:16:44 → 00:19:22] Changing Your Circumstances: "If we don't like our circumstances, we truly have the power and control to change them." — Matt Schneider [00:27:49 → 00:32:17] Personal transformation: "I developed core values, non negotiable core values, which is a lens that I filter everything through. And I knew if I was 60 pounds overweight and I was driving through fast food and Taco Bell and McDonald's and was talking skinny but eating fat, we all know that shit's not good for you." — Matt Schneider [00:32:41 → 00:35:32] "The Importance of Putting Yourself First in a Relationship: You're able to actually show up for the people that you love and the people that love you the most in the biggest, most substantial, positive ways if you yourself are whole. First." — Matt Schneider [00:36:07 → 00:39:24] "Attraction and Weight: 'There's no way that as a fat body...my wife didn't like that wasn't attractive to her.' - Quote by unknown speaker" — Matt Schneider [00:39:54 → 00:42:31] The Importance of Leveraging Zones of Genius in Business and Marriage: "And one of my favorite quotes is if you help other people get what they want, you will get what you want in return. And when I realized that, it just became a matter of my wife has incredible talent and zones of genius that I don't have that are necessary to success in business." — Matt Schneider [00:46:54 → 00:50:09] The Importance of Impact Over Legacy: "I don't care about legacy because I don't care if people remember my name, if I can help people in the most positive ways, right?...I focus on impact regardless of if they know where it came from." — Matt Schneider [00:53:17 → 00:59:14] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coffeewithklingman/message