[TW//Anaphylactic Shock, Near Death, Hospitalisation, Stress]

Matt Follows was a workaholic, addicted to stress, adrenaline, cortisol and an unhealthy lifestyle. Matt worked in advertising and was obsessed with winning awards and nothing else. Eventually he paid the price when he had a massive anaphylactic shock on the set of a Diet Coke shoot.

Luckily for Matt, they were filming opposite Middlesex Hospital and thanks to the high speed driving of the line producer on the job he was rushed into the ICU and pumped full of weapon-grade adrenaline to stop his blood pressure crashing through the floor and stopping his heart.

He was in the prime of his life but the toxic stress and alcohol had battered his immune system and opened up a sea of rage.

That brush with death happened on a Friday afternoon and by Sunday morning he was back at his desk.

Matt is about to take you on an incredible journey of how to positively manage work, stress, adrenaline & cortisol. Matt will show you how to keep stress levels low and have sustainable high performance. Matt shares ground breaking new science around sleep and even how to win, learn and optimize your life before bedtime! Not only that you will become pressure positive, boost your self esteem and eliminate imposter syndrome for good! These topics only scratch the surface of a thoroughly entertaining and informative hour spent with the lovely Matt.

For over 28 years Matt has worked with, led and now coaches some of the most well-known and highly-respected leaders in the world, including Chief Creative Officers, CEO’s, boards of directors, 7-figure-founders, corporate presidents and Hollywood A-listers.

Prior to pressure proofing brains and eliminating the subconscious bullshit holding people back, he was an Executive Creative Director in London and Sydney where he helped build and run creative departments for some of the biggest and most influential brands on the planet, including Nike, Virgin, Apple and Google.

Today, as well as being a Peak Performance Psychologist and executive coach for some of the sharpest, smartest, most prolific creative brains in the business, he trains leaders and teams at Fox, National Geographic, Toyota, Lexus, Universal, Maxis, and Westfield, where he upskills everyone from the sharpest CEO to the greenest grad.

Before coaching fulltime in 2012 Matt spent 4 years as a Complex Trauma Therapist for lawyers, doctors and superyacht owners and has got the letters after his name and scars on his back to deal with ANYTHING you bring to the table – no matter how deeply troubling or deeply ingrained.

In addition to gaining a raft of traditional coaching qualifications Matt graduated from King’s College London with a first in Clinical Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy and is a Master Practitioner of NLP as well a CBT therapist, an EMDR practitioner, an advanced EFT coach and a Master Trainer in Advanced Conversation Hypnosis.

After more than 30,000 hours of 1:1 and group coaching sessions he’s created a completely unique approach to coaching and therapy that he calls the Magic Bullet Method®.

Topics -
0:00 Intro
3:11 Matt's rock bottom
4:38 Stress, adrenaline & cortisol addiction
9:37 The effects of long term stress
12:52 Workaholism & alcohol misuse
18:56 How to keep stress levels low and have sustainable high performance
24:18 How to get a good night's sleep
30:06 Win, learn optimise before bedtime
33:00 Being pressure positive
38:04 Why are creative brains more likely to have poor mental health?
40:09 How do you separate sense of worth from your job?
53:24 How to boost your self esteem
56:57 Being able to wear different 'hats'. 58:13 Why are creatives more prone to Imposter Syndrome?
01:02:17 How to stop comparing yourself negatively with other people
01:03:30 How to reach out for help

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