You’ve hired smart people. You’ve followed the process… the interviews, the reference checks, the trial projects. And then, six months in, you’re having the s
Author: Matthew Ferry
Matthew Ferry
Matthew Ferry is a spiritual teacher, master coach, and best-selling author. Since 1993, he has helped thousands of high-performing professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives transcend fear, quiet their minds, and create what he calls Enlightened Prosperity™—success without stress. His signature methodology, The Rapid Enlightenment Process™, has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal for Advanced Social Sciences. He is the author of Quiet Mind Epic Life, creator of the Mental Journey To Millions, a 2x TEDx speaker and best-selling author.
You’ve done the work. Therapy. Masterminds. Retreats. Coaches. You can sit across from anyone at dinner and explain exactly why you do what you do. The childhood wound. The trigger. The emotional loop. You’ve got the language down cold.
You spent years building toward the moment you’d sell, step back, or hand it off. You hit the number. You signed the papers. You were supposed to feel free. Instead, you feel like something got amputated… and nobody warned you this was coming. Here’s what’s actually happening inside you, and why i
A peer-reviewed study published three months ago found that since 2020, global emotional intelligence has declined 3.5%. Well-being dropped 3.92%. Optimism fell
Every credible analyst is saying the same thing in 2026: the fog is lifting. Inventory is up. The shakeout thinned the competition. PwC calls it “a mix of excit
You’ve rehearsed the pitch. You’ve followed up at the right intervals. You’ve done everything right. And yet… something in the room shifts, the energy drops,
Goal-setting can feel like you are trapped in the movie Groundhog Day: repetitious. Every year, many of us set some version of the same tired goals and likely achieve some, but not all, of them. Many people start to make peace with the monotony of the process, and it gets progressively less exciting every time. But practicing enlightened goal-setting can help reduce the distance between setting the goal and achieving it. It eliminates the monotony and sets you up to experience a renewed energy in the process. It creates the potential to experience joy, peace of mind and fulfillment. Enlightened…
Defensive goals have been robbing Kristen and me of the peace and flow we are used to. After our 5.5-month nomadic adventure (March-Mid Aug) we begrudgingly settled back into the suburbs to support my 14-year-old in completing high school. Ding Dong!! “Begrudgingly” should be your first hint about offensive vs. defensive goals. Truth is, both Kristen and I were resisting the suburbs because we felt so free and fulfilled on the road, switching things up and living in fun and quirky places. We are both creatives and contrarians. New, interesting, and different, feeds our souls. Looking back, I can see…
The other day I was wondering why do some goals make me grumpy? For most of my life I would set goals, get excited, slowly start to feel less enthusiasm, and… believe it or not… start resenting some of my goals. I would think, “Really? WTF?!? I’m a positive guy. I’m optimistic. I’m a dreamer. Why are these goals making me grumpy?” Not all of them. A few of my goals made me geek out with positive energy and pulled me forward. But a few goals created self-doubt, anxiety, and frustration. I wondered what the difference was between my grump…
Listen to my interview (9 min) on iHeart Radio WLW Cincinati or read my article below. The 2020 Global Emotions Report by Gallup found that 27 percent of Americans have experienced a lot of sadness this year, and that number is on the rise. (find the full Gallup 2020 Global Emotions Report here) Feeling sadness is a natural part of the human experience. But staying sad for prolong periods of time doesn’t have to be. If you find yourself feeling sad these days I have some contrarian ways of turning the tide, and getting you back into a feeling good,…