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