This week, Courtney Nicole chats with filmmaker Matthew Manyak all about deciding to take steps forward, choosing to pursue what brings you life, letting the universe open doors on your behalf, what freedom means, and clearly spelling out dreams.
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This week, Courtney Nicole chats with filmmaker Matthew Manyak all about deciding to take steps forward, choosing to pursue what brings you life, letting the universe open doors on your behalf, what freedom means, and clearly spelling out dreams.
Check out Matthew's Website, Instagram, IMDB, Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter to learn more!
Want to engage with Courtney Nicole? Check out Courtney Nicole's LinkedIn, Sidecar Solutions, and Nonpareil Coaching for next steps.
Hello and welcome to the podcast, What Our Parents Didn't Teach Us. This is a place where we will be creating space to discuss all the lessons that we've learned along the way that have led us to where we are today. We'll have conversations with entrepreneurs and freelancers and people from all over the world about what it means to be successful. And the things that we've learned that we hope to pass on to you. I'm your fearless host, courtney Nicole. I'm a coach that currently resides in Denver, Colorado with my wife, two dogs and plus or minus 27 plants. And I can't wait to talk to you. Welcome everyone to the podcast, What Our Parents Didn't Teach Us. This is a podcast all about the lessons that we have learned the hard way. And I am here today with my friend, Matthew. He is all into the film world and knows a lot more about these types of things than I do, so maybe I should get him on board for helping edit the video part of this that we're hosting on YouTube. But Matthew you tell us a bit about you, where you're coming from, and just a little bit of your story.
Matthew M:All right. Well, I am coming all the way from St. Augustine, Florida. It's a nice sunny 80 degree day outside or 90, something like that. But yeah, I am a filmmaker and a digital media specialist based here. I've been in the film world doing things like that for about five years now. Professionally, I have a Amazon prime show that is available now that you can watch called Deathless, which is basically a vampire show like Vampire Diaries, Twilight, as that vibe. So that, that released on Amazon prime in December. And right now I've got a feature film called After The Fall, which is very similar to a Walking Dead, Last of Us. So if there's any Walking Dead fans or video game fans out there, you absolutely know what to expect from that. And other than that, I'm really just working on a couple of different projects here and there with different parties across the country, which is super exciting.
Courtney Nicole:That's amazing. I want to hear more about all of these projects, but first we'll dive into this Walking Dead. So, the question exists in the creative community, if you've already seen something or something's already out there, how do you make it different? So what makes yours stand apart? Why did you make it if something's already there?
Matthew M:So with After The Fall, we actually are basing that feature film off of a short film that I did back in 2017 in high school. Basically what sets this film franchise apart from the rest is we really take a deep dive into the character psychology of what it's like to be in that kind of apocalyptic, say zombie infected environment, and really take the opportunity to look and tell a much more human, much more intimate story, then focusing on say, the infection. So very similar to what Joker did for the supervillain kind of genre, like really delving into that character analysis is what we're doing with that kind of zombie apocalypse genre and seeing how that environment can shape a person for better or for worse.
Courtney Nicole:Yeah, it definitely can have an impact. The nature versus nurture is a debate in almost every level of society. Like how does this happen and what else could happen? It's that like essential moment, like an oyster pearl thing where it's like this irritation could be something priceless and something incredibly valuable, or it could just, annoy the oyster until it spits it out. So what do you think are some of the most pivotal, like in your life, I know it's like a big scope to take, but do you remember any moments where you were just like, okay this can define me or I can master it and make it a part of my story.
Matthew M:So to answer that question, this is going to take a little bit personal turn, which is fully okay. And I'm very happy to share this aspect of my life. Because it plays a part, a large part in what I've been able to achieve and my own career path. So, in fifth grade I went through a very serious depression. Very like thoughts of suicide. And for at one point actually sat down to, to go ahead and commit the act. And when I went to, to commit, this thought came into my head and the words"if you do this now, there's no hope for what could be" came in my head. And I just sat there for a minute and thought on that. And I was like, okay, I'm going to give myself a week to find the thing that is going to get me out of this hole that I'm in. And if I find that thing, I'm going to stick with that the rest of my life, no matter what happens. And if I don't, I'm going to come back here and I'm going to finish what I started. So within that week, I picked up the pen and started to write, to tell stories just in my English journal from elementary school and that blossomed more into these larger, more in depth stories. And then came a point eventually where I was like, okay, I want to take this a step further. I want to do something more than just write what can I do? And so when I asked myself that question, I thought, okay, that tells me either uh, going into theater or going into movies. And at the time I wasn't much of a theater guy, but I always have loved movies and loved watching them. And the stories that, that you can tell cinematically. And so I was like, okay, I'm going to try my hand at that, see what happens. So I asked my parents for a little camera for Christmas and got that. And haven't put it down since.
Courtney Nicole:Wow. That is amazing. Huh? Got like chills while you're telling the story. It's just so cool to see all of these really powerful moments, because I think everybody has them and I wish more people gave a voice to them. For me, there was a moment when I was in my teens and really struggling with who am I and how am I going to do this? A lot of what I was going through had to do with repressed childhood memories and some trauma that had happened there. And I could see okay, if I just say, nevermind, I made it up, it didn't happen, and shoved all of that back into its box, everyone would be like, Oh great! We knew you were making it up, welcome back Courtney. Or I can take this other path that looked like it would just be me alone with one or two other, Daredevil friends that I had at the time. And the moment that came for me, it was almost like a form of a vision, was when I sat down and I said, all right, I got two paths here: the jagged one and the lush and the pretty one. And I could see an entire host of people, just like massive crowds of people and all of them on their shirt had a little name tag that said the hard way. It was like, I went there like a little button, almost a symbol. And I was just like, Oh boy. Like there was something in that moment of all the spiritual force and the souls that had gone before and chosen the hard way. And it was like people from the annals of history, it was like, Joan of arc was in that crowd for sure. And I was just like, Whoa. Oh. But you're right. It's like the potentially don't know what could have been, and how many people have been touched by your films and will be touched by your stories. And even the story you're sharing today, people will listen to that and it would be so cool if in the future you realize that because you chose the pen, because you took the next step, and you gave yourself just a moment, the universe delivered what you needed for a sign and you were able to keep going, and that have this amazing, a deep conversation. I mean, I appreciate it when people give me chills, it doesn't happen very often.
Matthew M:Hey, well, that's awesome. I'm very glad again, that I can share that and that it's that's received well, so thank you.
Courtney Nicole:Beautiful. Do you feel like you had allies in that time? Were there people beyond yourself? Cause I think the telling of the story, I was like, it was just me alone and choosing is really powerful. But do you feel like there was anyone who also crossed paths with you that sparked more of what you were trying to do?
Matthew M:So during the time that I was in the depression, I had a couple of close friends. I mean it was elementary school, so like what a friendship was and what a friendship is like from then to now the definitions are different. But during that time, there were only like one or two people that knew I was having those thoughts. But even then I never shared as severe as it was. So a lot of people didn't know that I was in that space of thinking about committing suicide. And so during that aspect of my life, that was like, not even my parents knew. I didn't tell anybody. Partially because I didn't feel like I was worth the time of day to share that with people. So, yeah, during that time, I, it was basically on me, which I feel blessed in a way that, that it was that way because it's enabled me to become a stronger individual because of that. So like being in the film industry, things are difficult. Things are challenging. There's a lot of like twists and turns and potholes and people trying to cut you and things like that. And so there's a lot of things that you gotta look out for. And basically by me being the only person that I can count on, that's put me in a position to where I've been able to excel in this field. So it's just that kind of perception aspect of even my lows now are higher than they've ever been. And if I made it through that, then I know that I can make it through whatever else is going to come my way in the future.
Courtney Nicole:Yeah, that's beautiful. Knowing you have the tools, because you're it. If you were able to do it when you were in fifth grade, you're going to be able to do it again in the future and knowing that you're vastly far. I think there's also an aspect of darkness and having dealt with my own bouts of depression and things like that, that when you go to the depths, when you're down at the very bottom of the yuck, and then you come all the way back up, the yuck loses its power. And there's just something about it. If you can get out of it and go back down and every time you get lower and you get higher and you like expand your capacity for what good means and what evil means. The more you do that to yourself, the more free you become, because there's no fear. There's nowhere you can't go. You're like, I have sat there with a weapon intending to take my own life. I have sat there with this intent and we didn't. So if I go back there again, I'll just be like, Oh, Hey guys, it's me again. And they're like, Hey, good to see you. We'll see you again. Okay. Have fun at the highs. Yeah, exactly. And by the way, if you guys ever want to just move up a level, so we don't have to come all the way down here for our weekly meetings, that'd be awesome. I liked to personify a lot of different emotions. It's like inside, out, inside my head when I'm just like, Oh no, it's the gremlin again. On that note, what are your top movies, things that kind of inspired you or, helped guide your career?
Matthew M:I get asked that question a lot of what my favorite movies are. And when you kind of work in this industry, it's really hard to pinpoint what is your favorite movie, cause whenever you watch a movie, you're always like being like, okay, like what does that shot mean? Why is the director choosing this color? I mean, so, so I always like to reframe the question at least a little bit to the extent of, what films shaped me as a filmmaker thus far? And so the number one film that has shaped me as a filmmaker is Inception by Christopher Nolan. A lot of people compare my work to Nolan's from like whenever, I'm writing or directing whatever. I always take that kind of. Like dark action, psychological thrill kind of spin on things whenever I can. So, so inception from Christopher Nolan, A Monster Calls is another great one. The director's name escapes me right now. And I feel so bad about that, but
Courtney Nicole:It's okay. No judgment here.
Matthew M:So those two and Rogue One, from Gareth Edwards. And those three films have really impacted me as a filmmaker from the standpoint of influencing my style. Cause I get a lot of comparisons between Nolan, Matt Reeves, who did the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, and he's doing the new Batman movie with the patents. And then Gareth Edwards who did Rogue One and the 2014 Godzilla. So I get a lot of comparisons between those three. So I always say if the three of them came together and had a love child, it would be, Matthew.
Courtney Nicole:Maybe you just are their love child and you don't know it. A lot of things have happened in the past we don't have data on.
Matthew M:If that's the case, I'm just waiting for the notification.
Courtney Nicole:Well, do 23 and Me, and you might find some things. In the first note that you and I exchanged, you mentioned freedom. What about freedom is something that really stands out to you? Is it the concept of it? Is the pursuit of it? What about freedom it's just so neat?
Matthew M:So it's the experience of it, I would say. And I've really only felt that a couple of instances throughout my life. And when I have felt it's been like this just great, like you, you never know that you're experiencing freedom until you're in it. And then when you come out of it, you are like, wait a minute-that, how do I get back there? And so whenever I come out of that experience, I'm always like, yes, how do I get back there? And then I'm like, okay, how do I create a plan to put myself in a position to live that consistently. And for example, recently I went on a trip to Sarasota down here in Florida just to do a photo shoot. And I went down with one of my buddies, we took some photos with the client down there and we formed a friendship with them while we were there. Had a lot of great food, great drinks, great experiences. And during it, I wasn't thinking about okay, like what's the next shoot? What's the next movie? What's the next thing? I was just in that moment. And when I got back from that trip, I was just like, how do I get back there? So there was that, and then last week, I had my first paid travel gig where a client of mine flew me out to Arizona to do a couple of commercial shoots there. And it was like the first time that's ever happened. In my head. I'm like, I'm not going to have that until at least another five years. And so when it came up and just yeah, we're gonna do this. We're gonna go to Arizona for a couple of days, film some commercials and everything's on the company. I was like, I'm sorry, what? And so, so, so like the experience was great. The, again, like the company was great. Like lots of laughs, lots of smiles, lots of great memories formed during that trip. And just a lot of great friendships and whatnot. And coming back out of it, I was like, okay, how do I get back there? And so it's just like those little moments where it's like things that I didn't think that I would have for another say five, six, seven years are just happened to come into my life now. And I find that the more that those experiences happen, the more often they happen. So whereas before they were happening, maybe like once every couple of years, because I had one that really, in my heads jumps out, which was I had gone to the American film market over in California, meeting with a bunch of filmmakers from around the world that all just came in trying to sell their films to distributors. And I forget the stat, but I think it was like over like a billion dollars in deals is done over the course of two weeks there. And to be in that space and in that, like that environment with those people, like I was coming pretty much right out of high school with the short film and right out of college with Deathless. And so we went to AFM, the Deathless team and I, and we were like rubbing elbows with people. It's like, yeah, I just finished my project with Nicholas Cage for$1.4 million. And Oh yeah. I just finished shooting with Sam Worthington, great guy and all this other stuff. And having those kinds of conversations with those kinds of filmmakers, it was a blessing just to be there and to like experience that. And within those two weeks, I learned so much, met a lot of great people and I'm actually working with a director from Colorado right now. And we're putting together a feature film here that's looking to shoot later this year.
Courtney Nicole:Awesome. That's so cool. It's really that recognition and acknowledgement that both exists. That good stuff is there. When I work with a lot of my clients, they'll say I can't wait to be successful. And I'm just like, okay, that's fine. But before we get there, let's figure out what does success mean for you? How will you know when you're successful? Because otherwise, we don't have a definition. We can say, I can't wait until I'm dead, because we know that means like when the heart stops beating, that's what dead means, from a medical and a realistic standpoint. So like we have definitions around these things that we see as milestones or as things that will happen. And I think people don't stop long enough to appreciate that sometimes, and more often than not with my clients, when they start to define success, they actually see that they are already successful. So when sometimes when you start to define freedom and you're just like, freedom is being able to go wherever I want, when I want. Freedom goes hand in hand with conversations about wealth. And people are like, well, how will you know, when you're wealthy? Is it, passing Jeff Bezos, because good luck! Or is it, being able to send your kid to the right school? It doesn't really matter what your definition is. The important part is that before you start chasing something, define what it's going to mean to catch it. And then also realizing, like you have in several of your instances, it's just wow, that was freedom. That was lovely. That was the recognition I was looking for. This also happens just in jobs with people. Just, I hate my job and I wish I had a job that did this and this I'm like your current job does. You're just so busy, hating Stephen from accounting that you can't recognize it. Come on.
Matthew M:Absolutely. And it's very interesting that you mention that because I was about a month ago, I was having a conversation with one of my students. Cause I, I offer some coaching and some mentoring classes to, to up and coming entrepreneurs. And I was speaking with my student during one of our first preliminary meetings. And I asked her, where do you want to be in say three years? And she said, rich. I was like, okay, awesome. I love it, me too. But then exactly. I was like, okay, what does that mean to you? And so she's like, I want a McLaren, I want to go to all these fashion shows, I want to do this and the other thing. I was like, okay. What I want you to do tonight is go home, look up everything that you just mentioned to me, find the price point, do the calculations, see how much it's going to cost you to live that life every year. And I was like, you're going to be very surprised at the number. And she came back to me like four days later and she was like, Damn. That's a lot more achievable than I thought it was going to be. Because like when, during our conversation she's like, yeah, like I figure it's gonna cost me like two, 3 million a year or something. And it's like this craziness. And then after she did the calculations, she was like, it's only like$280,000,$200,000. I mean, don't get me wrong, that's still a decent amount of change per year, but that's much more achievable than 3 million. So it was like an aha moment and it was really cool to see that happen in real time.
Courtney Nicole:Yeah, no, that's gorgeous. I also love it when I've worked with people and they're like, Oh, what I really want to be able to do is go and live this life, on this Island. And then when you say, okay, so do it. It's not that hard. Door dash for a year and figure out some extra change options and sell your car and you could go live there. I looked it up, the standard of living is this. And like all of a sudden, when you make someone's dream into a reality, you also typically find out what's really going on. Oh, once you can achieve it, then you get down to the other issues of what you really want. What you really want is not to be on that island. It's to be like on that island with someone who admires you and happens to want to spend their life with you. And you're like, ah, I see. So this is what happens when people are like money can't solve their problems. I'm like, it's because you chased it without looking at the full context of what you really wanted in that moment. I love what you did. Like just stop, just do the numbers. And then we can work towards that. I refuse to work with people until they can give me hard and fast numbers. When they're like, I'm just worried about, I'm like, I can't discuss your worry and your concerns until you can give me some facts. Like I just can't. People I've worked with like therapists and they're like, ah, I'm not sure how many clients I have to take and how many I want to take. And all this other stuff, I'm like numbers, or it doesn't happen.
Matthew M:Absolutely. It's define your target. Cause if you don't define your target, you're going to be just firing off, for the gamers out there, Call of Duty, spray and pray.
Courtney Nicole:Woo. Yeah, that sounds like a fun phrase. So, what are some of your other favorite things that you talk to your clients or students, or things like that about? What are some of your tenant phrases?
Matthew M:That, that's an interesting question. So it's funny. This is a game that I play with, like my colleagues, students, and that they play a vice versa with me. And it's the whole like, if and when statements. So say that we make a hundred thousand dollars this year. I'm like when we make a hundred thousand dollars a year this year, and then Wait, no, when we make$160,000 this year. And so the things like that, and then I'll catch them, they'll catch me on something. And then it's this nice little back and forth that we have. Because I've done a lot of reading and I'm a firm believer in manifestation and the law of attraction and things like that. And so it's been very interesting to see things that I would think about and things that I would say when I'm this, or when this happens, back when I was say 15, 16, and looking at what's happening now. A lot of the things that I would think about and dream about and we'll say manifest and back then are slowly but surely coming into fruition now. To the point where it's I don't know, like there's very hazy science around pre-cognitive dreams, but for me, I've been having a lot of those lately where I'll dream something. And then within the span of legitimately three weeks, that same image, that same scene plays out in my own life. And so it's just things that have happened and chains of events that have occurred to position me where I am today. It's just wow. Just very quick story, trying to consolidate about seven years to like a minute. The short film after the fall of that I made in 2017. I just the way that, that, that project worked was in my senior year of high school, I went to a high school with a film program, Douglas Anderson in Jacksonville. And as part of the kind of senior project, we all had to pitch an idea to the faculty for department of booster funding. And the first round, I pitched something that I thought that the department would like. It wasn't something that I would be like yeah, like I'm super excited to make this, but I'd be like, okay, like the department would like this and I think it fits the branding of what they do. And for whatever reason, like everyone else, their pitches didn't go so well. And the faculty came on and said, all right, everybody do it again. And I was like, okay. So I'm going to do the come out of the gate, swinging with the zombie apocalypse movie. Cause the department itself, when I was there, a lot of the films that were coming out were very like Wes Anderson style, very like high art, experimental narrative kind of pieces, and I come out of left field, but say like a Michael Bay type film. Didn't think it was going to get picked up. They were like, yeah, we're gonna do okay. So.
Courtney Nicole:All right, so let's do it.
Matthew M:So that got made and I was like, all right, I'm going to send this out to this bigger film festival, see how it compares to the big dogs. And so I sent it to the Holly Shorts film festival, which is an Academy award qualifying film festival in California, plays at the Chinese theater every year. And I was like, you know what, I'm just gonna send it off and not expect anything. Two or three months later, I get an email. And it got in and I was like, okay, don't know how I'm going to get to LA, but I'm going to go to LA to represent the film. So we go there, have that experience. Fantastic time. It was so awesome. So that happened. Then start college at Florida State University, go to a random filmmaking networking event in town. I go there and I meet Thomas who's, the co-creator of Deathless. He sees After The Fall, because we were all kind of showing little snippets of the work that we did. So I show that. He comes up to me afterward, pitches me to show like, okay. And we ultimately, fast forward, make that. Leads to AFM. Leads to this film that I'm making with the director in Denver, Corey. And like now we're in talks to attach name talent. Like big names that it's like, Oh my God, I know that person. I mean, I can't go into too much detail on that right now, but it's like it's just, wow. Because later on Thomas told me that he was actually not going to go to that event. And it was because a friend of his like guilt tripped him into coming that he was there. And so to think that neither of us were going to really like really say, yeah, we're going to this event and yet our paths cross and where we are today. And so it was just like, the amount of interwovenness that has occurred to get me where I am today it's just been like unfathomable. And every time I look back, it just surprises me and astounds me even more in the best way.
Courtney Nicole:Yeah, universe knows what's up. He, she, they, them, whatever universe is, knows how to help a girl out. I can't tell you the amount of times when I'm just like, Hey universe, I need this. I don't know where it's going to come from. I don't know what's going to happen, but. I need this. Like I was walking down the street, right, and I saw a magazine on a table, like at a cafe, and it had a person on the front and they seem to have a similar vibe to me. And I was like, I should get myself on the cover of a magazine. That sounds fun. And then lo and behold, 30 minutes later had a conversation with someone who's Hey, I know the owner of a magazine and they're looking for somebody to be on the cover. And I was like, okay. And like you worrying about it is a bad idea. Cause universe has way more tools than you and universe can handle it. But it's also that it's so important to decide what you want. Universe has all kinds of things. They can send your way. So it's decide exactly how much money you make. And when you have that money, what are you going to do with it and decide what kind of relationship you want. And when that person walks through the door, how are you going to interact with them? It's make these decisions ahead of time, because universe is just looking for a way to deliver it to your front door. But if you're like, eh, I'll take a guy, universe is okay, here's a guy.
Matthew M:Here's Jimmy from the underworld.
Courtney Nicole:yeah. Yep. Or here's, Steven from accounting. You're just like, I guess I got to get a little more specific. And how do you want to meet them and what would be the coolest thing that could ever happen? And, one of my friends kept talking about Oh, I want to get an apartment. I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that. And I was like, just manifest it. I had manifested my apartment in Denver. We made like the world's wackiest list of what we wanted, including things like we wanted it to be a one bed, two bath, two story apartment. And I was like, that doesn't exist. First of all, they're all two bed, two bath. And second of all, you don't get a two story apartment. You get two story town homes. And we found one. Like in exactly is two blocks from where my wife was like, no, I need to be there. That's the spot I want to be at. And we're two blocks from it. So it was just like this whole thing. So after that happened for us, to my friend, I was like, what do you want? Just give me a list, man, give universe a shopping list. And he's like, I want this and I want this and I want this level apartment. And I'm like, I want it on the 19th floor and it needs to have a dishwasher and a doorman. And I was like, I don't even know if doormen are a thing anymore, but yeah, let's do it.
Matthew M:They will be now. They will be
Courtney Nicole:They sure are. And guess what? He just closed on his apartment this last week. And he was just like, it's got a door man. It's on the 19th floor. And I was like yeah,
Matthew M:And there's a lot of power, honestly, and just writing it down. Whenever I'm talking to my students, I'm always make sure that you write this down and make sure you put it in a spot that you're going to look at it. See it, visualize it, memorize it every single day of your life. And I'm very interested to see how, one of my students, how his next year unfolds. Cause I had again, going back into the interwoven, this with the universe I, I've recently been scaling up my digital marketing agency and digital marketing business for myself. And I reached out to a friend of mine from high school who I hadn't talked to in two or three years, or just Hey, how's it going? Hope you and the family are doing good. I'm looking to scale up my business. Do you know anyone that needs like a website designed or video, photo, social media, anything like that. And I had gotten like a lot of notes from like other people that are like, yeah, I'll keep an eye out. And things like that, but she was like, yeah, like my brother's starting a business. And then come to find out, it had only been the day before that he decided to like really pull the trigger and go into business for himself. And so I met with him like a couple of days later. And we talked a little bit and got an idea of what he was looking to do. And so since then he started it's called Brick By Brick: The Mindset. And basically he does athletic apparel. And I've helped them with their branding, with their web design. I've done some photos and videos for them. And during that first meeting, I talked to him, I was like, where do you want this company to be and like by when? And so we, we talked it over and, and he was like, you know what just for shits and giggles, we're going to do$222,222.22 in the bank account on, I think it was February 22nd of 2022 is what we decided on. And it would be the one year anniversary of the company. Going all with the twos. And I think if I remember correctly, That day, next year falls on a Tuesday. So I was just like, there you go. You use the repetitive numbers and manifest let's make it happen. And so he wrote it down on his receipt for the pizza restaurant that we've met at. And he tells me that he's got it in his bathroom by the mirror taped there. And then he looks at everyday. So now the momentum that I've been seeing from him and from the company just thus far, I mean, it's only been a month and these guys are flying. So I'm really excited to see what this next year has in store for them.
Courtney Nicole:Yeah, that's beautiful. And I think that's why you got to work with people that know business. I think that's why you need a coach. I think that's why you need mentors and all of this is because sometimes they can see the things you can't see. And it's much like Mr. Miyagi when he's just paint the fence or do this, or
Matthew M:Yup.
Courtney Nicole:you don't get it, but just trust me on this. Like when I started doing coaching, one of the things that I've said is I want to coach rainbow friendly billionaires. I told my coach, in a year, if my phone is just full of rainbow friendly billionaires, I will be happy. And my coach was like, perfect. So let's start there. She's like, just write it down, whatever comes to you on a sticky note and put it all around your house. So I wrote down, I will coach billionaires. And she was like, that's cool, but we're going to switch it around and say, I am coaching billionaires. And I was like, I know what my clients make. None of them are billionaires. And she was like, they will become billionaires through your coaching efforts. So they are your billionaires and you are already coaching them. And just like that little mind shift, I was like, can not believe. That's amazing. This has been fun. I think we should do it again sometime. I've really enjoyed our conversation. Is there anything else that you'd like to leave our listeners or viewers with as far as manifestation wisdom or just general drop-in of knowledge?
Matthew M:I mean, ultimately, just like what we've said, the biggest thing is determining where you're going and where you want to go. Not just location, not just like area, but when you want to be there, how you want to get there? Why you want to be there wisely, like massively important. And once you've got that image in your head, don't let go of it. And just pursue it no matter what stands in your way, just know that you've survived a hundred percent of your worst days. You'll survive the next one and the next one and the next one.
Courtney Nicole:There you go. If somebody was interested, maybe we have some aspiring filmmakers or young business folks that wanted to become a client or a student of yours. They're just like, man, Matthew knows what's up. What's the number one place they should go to find and connect with you?
Matthew M:All right. First off for anyone that could be a potential client out there, from the marketing space, I offer photo, video, web design, social media, and marketing consultation services. And then for up and coming entrepreneurs and business people, I'm always happy to hop on a call and do some coaching and we can talk on that. But the best place to reach me is my website www.matthewmanuk.com. That's M A T T H E W M A N Y A K.com. My Instagram is@directordoublem. I've had a couple of challenges with that, but director double M spelled out. And email is officialm@matthewmanyak.com. And when you become a client, I'll be able to do, to send him my phone number.
Courtney Nicole:Yes. I love having clients with my phone number, texting and just sometimes a little five minute note can really get you back where you need to be. So with that, we will sign off and remember that the universe is conspiring with you. Thanks so much for joining us for the podcast today, and I hope you learned some valuable lessons that will help you on your journey to success. If you're interested in coaching with me, you can check out Nonpareilcoaching.com. That's NONPAREILcoaching.com. Courtney Nicole can be found on most social medias. You can also slide into my DMS on Instagram@courtandwhiskey. If you're interested in being a guest on this podcast, you can check out our website. It's just the acronym for what our parents didn't teach us.com. Www.WOPDTU.com to be a guest on the podcast. You can find us wherever you find your podcasts. Don't forget: the universe is conspiring with you.