#015 - Staying True to Yourself with the Multi-talented Matt Payne

Today’s guest is the multi-talented and passionate Matt Payne: a touring musician, small business owner, podcast host, AND new dad to his 5-month old daughter.

In today’s episode we touch on the different passions and projects in Matt’s life and how he is able to always stay true to himself and his overall/purpose mission. We pull back the curtain on some of Matt’s biggest influences growing up and what led him to the clarity that he now leads his life with.

Additional highlights include:

  • A few of Matt’s most impactful teachers

  • Reflecting on what Matt’s parents clearly did right 

  • The lifestyle of a touring musician 

  • The deep meaning that comes from playing + sharing music 

  • Matt’s history podcast and some of takeaways from studying history

  • Matt’s appreciation for mindfulness practices and studying the mind/beliefs

  • Love as a verb and what it takes to really love someone  

  • Matt’s big picture view of his mission + purpose

Matt lives an inspiring life that is so…Matt. He has found how to engage with his passions, talents and creativity while also giving back and serving others cultivate their own passions and creativity.

Plugs:

  1. Matt's band Frute on Spotify and IG

  2. Matt's history podcast 20th Century Revolutions on Spotify

  3. Matt's tutoring business Inman Tutors

  4. Mike Duncan's (Matt's hero in Podcasting world) Podcast on revolutions

  5. Author Kurt Vonnaget 

  6. 20th Century Historical Figure that more people should know about in Matt's opinion: Che Guevara

  7. Matt's personal IG

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#014: From Tourist to Traveler with Dr. Grant Gearhart