Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling author, podcaster, and a 59 time champion storyteller who teaches the storytelling to individuals, companies and universities. His latest book ‘Someday Is Today’ is an account of his journey to find purpose and meaning in life after experiencing traumatic and near death experiences as a young man – an almost fatal car crash and being robbed at gunpoint. He was also made homeless after leaving high school and put on trial (and then acquitted) for a crime he did not commit. In the conversation, we talk about Matthew’s story and some of the strategies he talks about in his book for getting from dreaming to doing and the practical ways to turn idle moments throughout your day into productive opportunities so you can move closer to your goals.

00:00 Intro
01:38 Your background
05:43 What do most of your clients struggle with?
08:00 How to stop caring what others think
12:06 Being process vs results orientated
14:20 Your goal setting process
21:29 Your approach to productivity
24:24 How to use Horizon goals
35:27 Incrementalism
44:20 Your early life, homeless and motivation
49:50 Striving vs enjoying the present moment
52:55 Understanding regret
01:00:05 10 minutes is precious
01:08:38 Why you should break rules
01:20:06 Your near death experiences
01:29:20 Being arrested for a crime you didn’t commit
01:34:40 Parting thoughts