Second Mix: Reflect, Revise, and Remix your life

By Matt Bennett

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Description

The Second Mix podcast is about thinking clearly about what you’re building — and why.


Rather than focusing on motivation or surface-level productivity, the conversations center on goals as commitments: what they reveal about priorities, what they cost, and how they shape the direction of a life over time.


Episodes explore questions most people avoid slowing down enough to answer:
 

Which goals are actually yours?
Which ones are inherited, performative, or outdated?
What happens when clarity replaces pressure?


Through solo reflections and long-form conversations, the podcast invites listeners to write things down, examine tradeoffs, and treat goal-setting as a serious act of self-direction rather than an annual ritual or inspirational exercise.


The emphasis is on choosing deliberately.


The podcast serves as an entry point into the broader Second Mix philosophy — one that values orientation over intensity, clarity over noise, and honest self-assessment over borrowed ambition.


“Don’t wish things were easier, wish you were better.” - Jim Rohn


Episode Date
Unshakable Confidence with ex-49ers "Why Coach" Paul Epstein
Aug 28, 2023
Focus: Lessons from Liam Neeson and Chess for your Entrepreneurial Journey
Aug 07, 2023
Why Should They Trust You?
Jul 31, 2023
Evolving from Operator to Owner with Pete Mohr
Jul 24, 2023
Empowering Growth: Discovering Personal Purpose With Constantin Morun
Jul 17, 2023
Relax and Struggle: This is the Way
Jul 10, 2023
Master Blogging, Affiliate Marketing, and Website Investing with Chris Myles: A Journey from 9-5 to Passive Income Streams
Jul 03, 2023
Personal Development for Third Graders and All Elementary Ages
May 21, 2023
How To Rescript Your Life with Guest Merit Kahn, Speaker, Comedian, and Coach.
Mar 27, 2023
How Can You Be Valuable To Others?
Mar 20, 2023
The Wrong Kind of Hope - How To Put Your Faith Where It Counts!
Feb 20, 2023
What Is An Authentic Life? Reflection, Mindfulness, and Self-Kindness with Coach Eric Teplitz
Feb 13, 2023
Book Summary vs. Reading - Is It Better To Read Books Or Summaries? My Take on Summaries
Feb 06, 2023
Book Jam - The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson - A short book summary about goals and habits
Jan 30, 2023
4 Thoughts For Dealing With The UPS and DOWNS Of Your Life
Jan 23, 2023
Dai Manuel - Navigating Change
Dec 09, 2022
The Career Toolikit - Why don't they teach this in school??? - Interview with author Mark Herschberg
Oct 31, 2022
Growing on Purpose - Business Development and Business Strategy with Author & Coach Dave Molenda
Oct 24, 2022
Guest Nate Rifkin: The Standing Meditation, Overcoming Self-Sabotage, and Taoism
Oct 17, 2022
How To Make Effective Decisions & How To Communicate Wisely. Tips From Leadership Coach Emily Sander
Oct 10, 2022
Don't Start With Why. Start With "Who" - Guest Nathaniel Turner
Aug 29, 2022
What story do you want your life to tell? With guest Shana Francesca
Aug 15, 2022
Where does motivation come from? with Guest David R Edwards
Aug 11, 2022
Your Personal Brand with guest Pako Moshaga
Aug 08, 2022
How to Deal with Conflict with guest Jerry Fu - Conflict Resolution Coach
Jul 18, 2022
Jeff Smith, "The KPI Guy"talks about measuring your progress with key performance indicators
Jun 02, 2022
4 Things I Learned When I Almost Died This Year
May 30, 2022
Season Finale
Sep 16, 2021
Your Network IS Your Motivation
Sep 13, 2021
Just Two Epiphanies Can Change Your Entire Life Direction
Sep 09, 2021
How To Get Through Any Problem Or Obstacle Successfully
Sep 06, 2021
The Difficult Monk - Goals and Intentions featuring Sam Thiara
Sep 02, 2021
Chasing Your Conspiracies - 5 Ways To Dissolve Negative Scripts
Aug 30, 2021
"No" Is A Powerful Tool with Executive Coach John Chilkotowsky
Aug 26, 2021
Don't Forget About Your Own Ripple Effect
Aug 23, 2021
Book Jam: Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang
Aug 19, 2021
Summer Vacation: How A Hike Changed My Life - A few amazing lessons!
Aug 16, 2021
How To Choose Your Best Self With Author and Leadership Coach Eric Winters
Aug 14, 2021
Book Jam: Swipe Right On Your Best Self by Eric Winters
Aug 12, 2021
Grace and the Right to be Angry
Aug 09, 2021
Find and Live Your Inner Greatness with Robert Raymond Riopel
Aug 07, 2021
Book Jam: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Aug 05, 2021
Rehearsing Tragedy and How to be Grateful
Aug 02, 2021
How Trying New Things Expands Your Capacity - An Interview With Author and Entrepreneur Ann Bingham
Jul 31, 2021
Book Jam: The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
Jul 29, 2021
"My eyes are failing, but my vision is clearer than ever!"
Jul 26, 2021
Book Jam: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Jul 22, 2021
Are you droopy and wilting? Try THIS!
Jul 19, 2021
Book Jam: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Jul 15, 2021
The CULT of positive thinking.
Jul 12, 2021
Slow is Smooth
Jul 08, 2021
Show Me Who You're Running With
Jul 05, 2021
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Jul 01, 2021
Get Rich In 5 Hours
Jun 28, 2021
Deanna and Chris Ley Tap Into The Good All Around Us
Jun 26, 2021
Personal Development's Dirty Little Secret
Jun 24, 2021
The Most Valuable Day Of Your Life
Jun 21, 2021
John Davis, Corporate Action Hero - Nunchuks, Whips, and Inspiration Go Together
Jun 19, 2021
Be Part Of The Out-Crowd
Jun 17, 2021
The Dumbest Person In The Room
Jun 14, 2021
Tyler Foley (Author, Actor, Speaker & Coach) - The Power To Speak Naked
Jun 12, 2021
There Ought To Be A Book
Jun 10, 2021
The End Of Complexity
Jun 07, 2021
Speaker Andy Kerr - "Does Andy Have A Point?"
Jun 05, 2021
Don't Miss The Moon
Jun 03, 2021
Boil It Down To Results
May 31, 2021
Elevation! Reflect, Revise, & Remix
May 27, 2021
Count It Joy
May 24, 2021
Success Is Reserved For The Seekers
May 20, 2021
Copywriter Isaiah Elliot On Writing And Inspiration
May 19, 2021
Applying What You Learn - In Your Real Life
May 17, 2021
Adversity - A Chance To Be Better
May 13, 2021
The Base - Our Natural Pull Toward The Negative
May 10, 2021
Kyle Dammann And Growth Factor Network (3 of 3) On The Cycles Of Complexity
May 08, 2021
The Bank Robber Episode
May 06, 2021
I write when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes at 9 every morning.
May 03, 2021
Kyle Dammann And Growth Factor Network (2 of 3) On The Cycles Of Complexity
May 01, 2021
Excellence Is The Next 5 Minutes - Make Them Rock
Apr 29, 2021
The Amish Tea Party (Second Mix Riffs)
Apr 27, 2021
It's A Terrible Thing To Wait
Apr 26, 2021
Find The Triangle-Shaped Hole
Apr 22, 2021
Second Mix Riffs (unedited, uncut) Book - Donald Miller Building A StoryBrand and Marketing Made Simple
Apr 20, 2021
Talent Is Cheaper Than Table Salt
Apr 19, 2021
Kyle Dammann And Growth Factor Network (1 of 3) On The Cycles Of Complexity
Apr 17, 2021
Two Words That Will Change Your Life - HOW and UNTIL
Apr 15, 2021
Get The Thing Done
Apr 12, 2021
Second Mix Riffs - Book - The Go-Giver
Apr 11, 2021
You Can't Push My Buttons (I Don't Have Any)
Apr 08, 2021
Five Years From Now You Will Surely Arrive
Apr 05, 2021
Don't Find Your WHY. Choose it.
Apr 01, 2021
Do Positive Affirmations Work?
Mar 29, 2021
How To Make Your Life As Simple As Possible...But Not Simpler
Mar 25, 2021
Elephant Bites - Life Accumulates. (The Compound Effect)
Mar 22, 2021
Pouring It In - Your Input Equals Your Future
Mar 18, 2021
The "Why Me" Problem - Mindset Trouble Is A Cycle Of Complexity
Mar 15, 2021
Cycles of Complexity - How To Get Through Anything
Mar 11, 2021
You're Really Not Allowed To Do This - The Permission Deficit
Mar 09, 2021
Attracting The Right People - How To Find Your Success Network
Mar 04, 2021
The Key To Everything - Add This One Element To All You Do
Mar 01, 2021
Natural High, Natural Low - Avoid Mistakes With Both
Feb 25, 2021
Rejection Reflection - How To Use Past Rejection To Propel Forward
Feb 22, 2021
What Most Creatives Get Wrong - The Folly of Talent vs. Viral Content
Feb 18, 2021
Networking, The Life Changing Magic Of
Feb 15, 2021
The Hike That Changed My Life
Feb 12, 2021
Are You Impressive?
Feb 09, 2021