Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder
Marion Parker
Marion Parker
Rebecca West
Rebecca West
Aristotle
Aristotle
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
Helmuth von Moltke
Helmuth von Moltke
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Jean Paul Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Sean Stewart
Sean Stewart
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
L. M. Montgomery
L. M. Montgomery
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
G.C. Lichtenberg
G.C. Lichtenberg
Mencius
Mencius
George Eliot
George Eliot
Chuck Close
Chuck Close
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
Margaret Millar
Margaret Millar
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Roy T. Bennett
Roy T. Bennett
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Madame de Stael
Madame de Stael
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett
Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier
Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Sidney J. Harris
Sidney J. Harris
John Burroughs
John Burroughs
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar
Unknown
Unknown
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
William Ralph Inge
William Ralph Inge
Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
George Bush
George Bush
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
E. B. White
E. B. White
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler
Shana Alexander
Shana Alexander
Nahnatchka Khan
Nahnatchka Khan
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Ugo Betti
Ugo Betti
Ben Stein
Ben Stein
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
David Russell
David Russell
Dorothy Sarnoff
Dorothy Sarnoff
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Donald H. Rumsfeld
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers
David Shore
David Shore
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle
Edgar Watson Howe
Edgar Watson Howe
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
(Commonly quoted as: Who you are speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler
H. L. Hunt
H. L. Hunt
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
Welsh Proverb
Welsh Proverb
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Eleanor Hamilton
Eleanor Hamilton
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frederick L Collins
Frederick L Collins
Epictetus
Epictetus
Leonardo
Leonardo
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad
L. M. Montgomery
L. M. Montgomery
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Italian Proverb
Italian Proverb
Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
A. C. Benson
A. C. Benson
Meredith Willson
Meredith Willson
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Rebecca Beard
Rebecca Beard
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Carl W. Buechner
Carl W. Buechner
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Anais Nin
Anais Nin
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Voltaire
Voltaire
Martha Beck
Martha Beck
Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Sir Colin Marshall
Sir Colin Marshall
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Joan Didion
Joan Didion
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Bob Ross
Bob Ross
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Marquis de Condorcet
Marquis de Condorcet
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert McCloskey
Robert McCloskey
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Og Mandino
Og Mandino
Seneca
Seneca
Anonymous
Anonymous
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
John Green
John Green
Herbert Agar
Herbert Agar
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
John Ruskin
John Ruskin
Margaret Bonnano
Margaret Bonnano
Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux
Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk
Robert Anthony
Robert Anthony
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Linda Berdoll
Linda Berdoll
Bruce Grocott
Bruce Grocott
George Carlin
George Carlin
Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Confucius
Confucius
Dan Millman
Dan Millman
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Jane Wagner
Jane Wagner
Jessamyn West
Jessamyn West
Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard
Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran
Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran
Patty Hansen
Patty Hansen
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Barbara Hall
Barbara Hall
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Helen Rowland
Helen Rowland
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell
Kurt Herbert Alder
Kurt Herbert Alder
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
Anatole France
Anatole France
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Voltaire
Voltaire
Mae West
Mae West
(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
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Dean Acheson
Dean Acheson
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Plato
Plato
Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Burns
George Burns
Jane Wagner
Jane Wagner
Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
Rory Sutherlan
Rory Sutherlan
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi
Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Mike Myers
Mike Myers
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Henry Thomas Buckle
Henry Thomas Buckle
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Cavett Robert
Cavett Robert
Arabic Proverb
Arabic Proverb
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Saint Theresa of Jesus
Saint Theresa of Jesus
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
A. Sachs
A. Sachs
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Robert E. Moody
Robert E. Moody
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
Barbara Tober
Barbara Tober
William James
William James
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Matthew Oliphant
Matthew Oliphant
Tryon Edwards
Tryon Edwards
Ellen Glasgow
Ellen Glasgow
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hannah Whitall Smith
Hannah Whitall Smith
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead
Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown
Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Kristin Hunter
Kristin Hunter
James Carville
James Carville
Edward Chapin
Edward Chapin
Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin
W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Robert Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Frances Moore Lappe
Frances Moore Lappe
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Pearl Buck
Pearl Buck
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
John Wayne
John Wayne
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Ken Keyes Jr.
Ken Keyes Jr.
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Jose Marti
Jose Marti
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Peter McWilliams
Peter McWilliams
Prince
Prince
Paul Valery
Paul Valery
Anonymous
Anonymous
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Henry Stimson
Henry Stimson
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar
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
Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
Charles A. Dana
Charles A. Dana
Rod Serling
Rod Serling
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Lane Olinghouse
Lane Olinghouse
Zelda Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ali Vincent
Ali Vincent
William James
William James
Cicero
Cicero
Nancy Spain
Nancy Spain
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Confucius
Confucius
William Arthur Ward
William Arthur Ward
Euripides
Euripides
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Dom Helder Camara
Dom Helder Camara
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
William Feather
William Feather
Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle
Marie De Vichy-Chaconne
Marie De Vichy-Chaconne
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Franklin P. Jones
Franklin P. Jones
Steve Kei
Steve Kei
Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Earl Warren
Earl Warren
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
John Ruskin
John Ruskin
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl
Robert Browning
Robert Browning
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
Anonymous
Anonymous
Marquis de Vauvenargues
Marquis de Vauvenargues
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Jose Ortega y Gasset
Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
Charles Du Bois
Charles Du Bois
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Kossuth
Kossuth
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Gian Vincenzo Gravina
Og Mandino
Og Mandino
William Goldberg
William Goldberg
Nancy White
Nancy White
Ali Vincent
Ali Vincent
Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek
Charles McCabe
Charles McCabe
Hank Green
Hank Green
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Anatole France
Anatole France
Ric Elias
Ric Elias
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan
Frank Tibolt
Frank Tibolt
Laurens Van der Post
Laurens Van der Post
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Erica Jong
Erica Jong
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dandemis
Dandemis
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
William James
William James
Alexander Humboldt
Alexander Humboldt
Andre Gide
Andre Gide
Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
R. Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Simone Weil
Simone Weil
Edward L. Flom
Edward L. Flom
George Jean Nathan
George Jean Nathan
Unknown
Unknown
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
Thomas H. Huxley
Thomas H. Huxley
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Sue Patton Thoele
Sue Patton Thoele
Leo Buscaglia
Leo Buscaglia
Confucius
Confucius
Stephanie Barron
Stephanie Barron
Unknown
Unknown
Al Franken
Al Franken
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
Vicomte de Chateaubriand
Ashley Montagu
Ashley Montagu
Oscar WIlde
Oscar WIlde
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Emile Coue
Emile Coue
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
Paul Valery
Paul Valery
Kathleen Casey Theisen
Kathleen Casey Theisen
Margaret Wheatley
Margaret Wheatley
Ambrose Redmoon
Ambrose Redmoon
Sophocles
Sophocles
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle
Andy Andrews
Andy Andrews
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Anonymous
Anonymous
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Ethel Barrett
Ethel Barrett
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage
Jules Renard
Jules Renard
Montaigne
Montaigne
Unknown
Unknown
Aristotle
Aristotle
Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
H. Jackson Brown Jr
H. Jackson Brown Jr
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Jarvis Klem
Jarvis Klem
Aristotle
Aristotle
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
Hafiz
Hafiz
Sol Hurok
Sol Hurok
John Clarke
John Clarke
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Carl Becker
Carl Becker
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Ralph Novak
Ralph Novak
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers
Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Buddah
Buddah
George Aiken
George Aiken
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Julie Morgenstern
Julie Morgenstern
Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
John Andrew Holmes
John Andrew Holmes
Sai Baba
Sai Baba
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
The Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Nadine Stair
Nadine Stair
Edgar Watson Howe
Edgar Watson Howe
Robert Service
Robert Service
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
George Sand
George Sand
Havelock Ellis
Havelock Ellis
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
Randy K. Milholland
Randy K. Milholland
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Plato
Plato
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