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The Legendary Leaders Podcast


Mar 28, 2023

Episode 114 – When Less is More with Matthew Lesser

Even if your problems seem to be unique, the truth is that every person deals with the same problems during their lives. Here, to talk about when less is more, is Matthew Lesser.

Matthew is the Founder and CEO of ‘Uniquely Normal’, which serves to equip, train, empower, and release leaders to build engaged and excited teams, through empathy, empowerment, and excellence.

In this Episode 114 of The Legendary Leaders Podcast, Matthew talks about his personal journey that led to his book, the signals that successful leaders notice, and the catalysts that led Matthew to make changes. He also shares about his greatest joys and frustrations, being ‘Uniquely Normal’, opening up about depression, and Matt’s Flourishing Model.

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Episode Timeline:
[07:20] What drove Matt to write the book?

[12:50] What leaders notice about themselves.

[20:04] The catalysts along Matt’s path.

[28:41] Who is the book for?

[31:44] Uniquely Normal.

[39:46] Why don’t people open their doors?

[45:07] Matt’s Depression Years.

[58:44] Why Matt’s wife stayed.

[61:50] Talking about depression as a man.

[72:32] How to start the thought process.

[77:39] The Flourishing Model.

[83:16] The Four Categories.

[77:53] Matt’s words of wisdom.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • When is enough good enough?
  • Why it’s important to understand your personal purpose.
  • How to live life intentionally.
  • What does it mean to be ‘Uniquely Normal’?
  • The importance of asking for help.
  • How men can open up about depression.
  • How less can be more.

 

Notable Quotes:

“Hope is not a strategy.” – Matthew Lesser [23:12]

“Live life intentionally. Don’t live by accident.” – Matthew Lesser [29:05]

“You’re not unique. What you’re dealing with is normal.” – Matthew Lesser [33:07]

“You’re not alone.” – Matthew Lesser [38:16]

“Absolutely no one is self-made.” – Matthew Lesser [68:11]

“Take one step today, to live life more intentionally today than you did yesterday.” – Matthew Lesser [78:11]

 

 

Connect:

Find | Matthew Lesser

Email: matt@uniquelynormal.com.

Business: www.uniquelynormal.com.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-lesser

Amazon: www.amazon.com/unsatisified-when-matthew-q-lesser/dp/1544535465
UnSatisfied: When Less is More.

 

Bio: For over two decades, Matt has facilitated and trained Leaders, Teams, and Boards of Directors in dozens of countries, across six continents.

He has served in various C-suite roles in Private Equity, banking, and Commercial uniform industries. Matt has also launched and operated several businesses in the Midwestern petroleum industry.

He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Huntington University, as a Board Member and Advisor for Chapman’s Brewing Company, and as a Member of the Christian Economic Forum.

Matt lives with a rare immunodeficiency, where his body does not produce any immunoglobulins (considered the “rarest of rare” because none of the core five immunoglobulins are produced).

Matt holds two BS degrees in Business from Indiana University, and an MBA from Taylor University.

 

 

 

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