Your Gift Is You Not What You Do | Ep 969

Your Gift Is You Not What You Do | Ep 969

From Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong by Niiamah Ashong

May 24, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Niiamah Ashong and guest Matt discuss the importance of being authentic and vulnerable rather than just focusing on achievements.

"The gift that your people are looking for is you." — Niiamah Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Matt for a live throwback soul-to-soul coaching session that goes to unexpected places. Matt's mantra as a goalkeeper was "you can't hurt me." He built an armor of mental endurance that carried him through Ironman races, executive life, divorce, and grief. Now he's a coach trying to give the world his gift and realizing the harder he tries, the less he gives. In this session, Niiamah catches him in the act: upgrading from "impressing people with achievement" to "impressing people with vulnerability" is still impressing. The real move is to impress yourself. And then live from the space after the mountain, where nothing is left to prove, and play is all that remains. Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of the World of Difference. On this podcast, you'll join other high-performing unconventional leaders and entrepreneurs (aka Outliers) as they talk about leveraging what makes them different to make a difference in the world. Timestamps: 00:02 — Are you willing to go there 05:27 — Meet Matt, Today I Begin 09:23 — Goalkeeper…

People in this episode

Host: Niiamah Ashong

Guest: Matt

Topics covered

  • vulnerability
  • coaching
  • self-improvement
  • mental endurance
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • gift
  • vulnerability
  • coaching session
  • mental endurance
  • self-improvement

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