You don’t need a startup idea or VC funding to become a founder. If you’ve outgrown corporate life and know you’re meant to build something bigger — rooted in your genius, voice, and ownership — this episode is for you.We unpack why stepping into your Founder Era is the key to your next chapter… and why waiting for permission is the fastest way to miss it.***👉 Corporate Graduation™ Training 🗓️ Apply for the Corporate Graduation™ Lab 🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM***RESOURCESCorporate™ Graduation NewsletterConnect w/ Matt on LinkedInOfficial Website
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168: Watch Your Game Film
Most people repeat the same year of growth 20 times—and call it a career. Why? Because they avoid the hard truth of looking at their own game film. In this episode, we unpack why elite performers like Tom Brady use self-review as a superpower—and how you can do the same to radically shift your life and work trajectory.Your past is data. Your future is the power tool. Let’s use both to make better decisions. Now.***👉 Corporate Graduation™ Training 🗓️ Apply for the Corporate Graduation™ Lab 🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM***RESOURCESCorporate™ Graduation NewsletterConnect w/ Matt on LinkedInOfficial Website
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167: Skepticism Isn’t Wisdom. It’s Fear.
You think skepticism protects you.But what if it’s what’s keeping you stuck?In this episode, we break down why that inner “rational” voice isn’t smart — it’s scared. And how skepticism quietly disguises itself as intelligence, when in reality, it’s self-doubt in a suit.You’ll learn how to rewire that mindset, shift from doubt to possibility, and finally start betting on yourself instead of against yourself. Because everything you want begins the moment you stop defaulting to fear.***👉 Corporate Graduation™ Training 🗓️ Apply for the Corporate Graduation™ Lab 🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM***RESOURCESCorporate™ Graduation NewsletterConnect w/ Matt on LinkedInOfficial Website
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166: Don’t Build a Job That’s Worse Than Your Corporate One
Don't leave corporate just to build a worse job for yourself. Yet that’s exactly what happens when you default to freelancing—trading time-for-money all over again.In this episode, we unpack the crucial difference between freelancing and true entrepreneurship—and why most smart professionals unknowingly recreate the very systems they escaped. Learn how to stop replicating, start architecting, and build a business that finally delivers the autonomy, wealth, and meaning you actually left to create.***👉 Corporate Graduation™ Training 🗓️ Apply for the Corporate Graduation™ Lab 🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM***RESOURCESCorporate™ Graduation NewsletterConnect w/ Matt on LinkedInOfficial Website
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165: Breaking the Pattern of Deferred Freedom
Most people don’t leave corporate — they just delay their escape and call it a plan. Promotions, stock grants, side gigs, “one more year”… it’s all Deferred Freedom dressed up as strategy. In this episode, I break down why waiting is the trap, how the system keeps you playing, and what it actually looks like to reclaim your life now — not in 10 years.If you’ve felt the itch but keep rationalizing the cage, this one’s going to sting (in the best way).***👉 Corporate Graduation™ Training 🗓️ Apply for the Corporate Graduation™ Lab 🌐 Show site: UncageYourself.FM***RESOURCESCorporate™ Graduation NewsletterConnect w/ Matt on LinkedInOfficial Website
Uncage Yourself is about building a career and life on your terms.
Most high-achievers are stuck in the Corporate Cage — where work drains their energy and crowds out real life.
The smart path out? Corporate Graduation™: turn your job into a tool, reclaim your time, and build a premium online business that sets you free.
This show guides you from Caged to Uncaged.
Host Matt Doan shares raw stories and bold strategies to help you create income, freedom, and impact—without blowing up your life.