Hank Green
Hank Green
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Ric Elias
Ric Elias
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Plato
Plato
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Emile Coue
Emile Coue
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Montaigne
Montaigne
A. Sachs
A. Sachs
Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Dandemis
Dandemis
Paul Valery
Paul Valery
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Erica Jong
Erica Jong
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Sean Stewart
Sean Stewart
Sue Patton Thoele
Sue Patton Thoele
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
Lane Olinghouse
Lane Olinghouse
Julie Morgenstern
Julie Morgenstern
Ken Keyes Jr.
Ken Keyes Jr.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Welsh Proverb
Welsh Proverb
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Alexander Humboldt
Alexander Humboldt
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Martha Beck
Martha Beck
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Hafiz
Hafiz
Aristotle
Aristotle
Plato
Plato
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
(Commonly quoted as: It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.)"
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Charles Du Bois
Charles Du Bois
Matthew Oliphant
Matthew Oliphant
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
Epictetus
Epictetus
Laurens Van der Post
Laurens Van der Post
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Margaret Millar
Margaret Millar
Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
David Russell
David Russell
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Aristotle
Aristotle
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Marie De Vichy-Chaconne
Marie De Vichy-Chaconne
Ethel Barrett
Ethel Barrett
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Voltaire
Voltaire
Ben Stein
Ben Stein
John Clarke
John Clarke
Seneca
Seneca
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi
Ambrose Redmoon
Ambrose Redmoon
George Jean Nathan
George Jean Nathan
Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
James Carville
James Carville
Dom Helder Camara
Dom Helder Camara
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Margaret Wheatley
Margaret Wheatley
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Barbara Hall
Barbara Hall
John Green
John Green
Madame de Stael
Madame de Stael
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
A. C. Benson
A. C. Benson
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Unknown
Unknown
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Kristin Hunter
Kristin Hunter
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
George Eliot
George Eliot
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Frank Tibolt
Frank Tibolt
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
Saint Theresa of Jesus
Saint Theresa of Jesus
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Rod Serling
Rod Serling
Charles McCabe
Charles McCabe
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Chuck Close
Chuck Close
Helen Rowland
Helen Rowland
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Becker
Carl Becker
William James
William James
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin
Eleanor Hamilton
Eleanor Hamilton
Nancy Spain
Nancy Spain
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Earl Warren
Earl Warren
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Pearl Buck
Pearl Buck
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Unknown
Unknown
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
William Ralph Inge
William Ralph Inge
L. M. Montgomery
L. M. Montgomery
Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar
Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
William Arthur Ward
William Arthur Ward
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Euripides
Euripides
Steve Kei
Steve Kei
Marquis de Condorcet
Marquis de Condorcet
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad
Robert Browning
Robert Browning
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Henry Stimson
Henry Stimson
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
William James
William James
Sophocles
Sophocles
Jane Wagner
Jane Wagner
Robert E. Moody
Robert E. Moody
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar
Robert Service
Robert Service
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
George Bush
George Bush
Aristotle
Aristotle
John Andrew Holmes
John Andrew Holmes
Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Arabic Proverb
Arabic Proverb
John Burroughs
John Burroughs
Bruce Grocott
Bruce Grocott
Unknown
Unknown
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Edgar Watson Howe
Edgar Watson Howe
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Edward L. Flom
Edward L. Flom
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Dan Millman
Dan Millman
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
George Aiken
George Aiken
Confucius
Confucius
Jose Marti
Jose Marti
Anonymous
Anonymous
William James
William James
Jean Paul Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
Roy T. Bennett
Roy T. Bennett
Cavett Robert
Cavett Robert
Linda Berdoll
Linda Berdoll
Robert McCloskey
Robert McCloskey
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
H. L. Hunt
H. L. Hunt
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Dean Acheson
Dean Acheson
R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller
Anais Nin
Anais Nin
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jessamyn West
Jessamyn West
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti
Charles A. Dana
Charles A. Dana
Cicero
Cicero
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
Rebecca Beard
Rebecca Beard
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
L. M. Montgomery
L. M. Montgomery
Anonymous
Anonymous
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
Mae West
Mae West
Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams
Sol Hurok
Sol Hurok
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
Robert Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll
Confucius
Confucius
Anatole France
Anatole France
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Voltaire
Voltaire
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Henry Thomas Buckle
Henry Thomas Buckle
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
George Burns
George Burns
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas H. Huxley
Thomas H. Huxley
Anatole France
Anatole France
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ali Vincent
Ali Vincent
William Goldberg
William Goldberg
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Sai Baba
Sai Baba
Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Dorothy Sarnoff
Dorothy Sarnoff
Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Ali Vincent
Ali Vincent
Herbert Agar
Herbert Agar
Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Nancy White
Nancy White
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Marquis de Vauvenargues
Marquis de Vauvenargues
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Rory Sutherlan
Rory Sutherlan
Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Marion Parker
Marion Parker
Ralph Novak
Ralph Novak
Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran
Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran
Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Bob Ross
Bob Ross
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Buddah
Buddah
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead
Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers
Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
David Shore
David Shore
Hannah Whitall Smith
Hannah Whitall Smith
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Kathleen Casey Theisen
Kathleen Casey Theisen
Frederick L Collins
Frederick L Collins
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Edward Chapin
Edward Chapin
E. B. White
E. B. White
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
William Feather
William Feather
Jules Renard
Jules Renard
Al Franken
Al Franken
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Confucius
Confucius
G.C. Lichtenberg
G.C. Lichtenberg
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
John Wayne
John Wayne
Anonymous
Anonymous
Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack
Margaret Bonnano
Margaret Bonnano
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Jane Wagner
Jane Wagner
George Carlin
George Carlin
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Mike Myers
Mike Myers
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier
Leo Buscaglia
Leo Buscaglia
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Leonardo
Leonardo
Nahnatchka Khan
Nahnatchka Khan
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
Shana Alexander
Shana Alexander
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle
Edgar Watson Howe
Edgar Watson Howe
Kossuth
Kossuth
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Prince
Prince
Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen
Og Mandino
Og Mandino
Unknown
Unknown
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Helmuth von Moltke
Helmuth von Moltke
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt
Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Mencius
Mencius
The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Robert Anthony
Robert Anthony
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
John Ruskin
John Ruskin
Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire
Rebecca West
Rebecca West
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
Nadine Stair
Nadine Stair
Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Oscar WIlde
Oscar WIlde
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
John Ruskin
John Ruskin
Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sidney J. Harris
Sidney J. Harris
Jarvis Klem
Jarvis Klem
George Sand
George Sand
Carl W. Buechner
Carl W. Buechner
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Stephanie Barron
Stephanie Barron
Anonymous
Anonymous
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Barbara Tober
Barbara Tober
Kurt Herbert Alder
Kurt Herbert Alder
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan
H. Jackson Brown Jr
H. Jackson Brown Jr
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
Sir Colin Marshall
Sir Colin Marshall
Frances Moore Lappe
Frances Moore Lappe
Patty Hansen
Patty Hansen
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I didn't work so hard.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Bronnie Ware
Bronnie Ware
Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Joan Didion
Joan Didion
Ugo Betti
Ugo Betti
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Paul Valery
Paul Valery
(Commonly quoted as: Who you are speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Og Mandino
Og Mandino
Meet Matt
I have enjoyed tutoring and training people for as long as I can remember, facilitating the light bulb moment where they understand something that they hadn’t just moments before.
Now, years later, I am clear that my life is about making a difference for others. I make sure people are heard and listened to, and from there have them see things in new and powerful ways. We work together to choose what their life is about, and shift their perspectives accordingly. This results in peace, freedom, happiness, business results, better relationships, or whatever else they say is important. Doing this also gives me a life that I love!
An Exceptional Life is not simply about having a great life or a happy life, it’s about having a life filled with exceptions. It’s about having and doing the things that you were previously sure couldn’t be had or done.
Testimonials
K. Tryce - Team Lead
K. Tryce - Team Lead
David Fried - Owner, DKF Writing Services
David Fried - Owner, DKF Writing Services
I. Kazim - NYC
I. Kazim - NYC
The other major take away I have from the time I spent with Matt is the recognition of my impact on the world around me. It’s quite easy to think you are an island but none of us are, and our actions impact those around us whether we notice or not. When I began to practice noticing this, I was shocked in good ways and bad. I realize how important it is to be responsible for the things I do and when I have not, to acknowledge it. For this, my relationships at work and at home are better, and the people in my life feel I do truly care about them, and that makes me feel incredible.
It was a gift to be able to work with Matt. I feel very grateful to both him and my employer for offering such support and being committed to having people be better for having had them in their life, that is truly exceptional.
Jennifer Gasaway - Front Desk
Jennifer Gasaway - Front Desk
But then things changed. My assigned Coach withdrew and a new Coach appointed – a guy named Matt Stephans. Matt was no overnight success with me (mainly because I was coming from a looooooong way back) but he showed fantastic patience and genuine understanding for the task at hand.
Matt has a thorough knowledge of the coaching process and proved to be intuitive, reliable, incisive, trustworthy, inspiring and a brilliant communicator. He loves what he does and he brought out the best in me. I am the better for having known Matt and the day will come when I will again seek his wise counsel. It is my pleasure to recommend Matt Stephans to anyone seeking a great coach.
Ross Barnett - Sydney, Australia
Ross Barnett - Sydney, Australia
Stephen Colburn
Stephen Colburn
Kjetil Bråttvik - Stockholm, Sweden
Kjetil Bråttvik - Stockholm, Sweden
Didier Jean-Francois - Owner, Studio Swing 88
Didier Jean-Francois - Owner, Studio Swing 88
Candace Bixler
Candace Bixler
Kim - Bride
Kim - Bride
Judith Manriquez - Coach, ICF
Judith Manriquez - Coach, ICF