Meet Matt Holmes

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Matt Holmes. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Matt, appreciate you sitting with us today. Maybe we can start with a topic that we care deeply about because it’s something we’ve found really sets folks apart and can make all the difference in whether someone reaches their goals. Self discipline seems to have an outsized impact on how someone’s life plays out and so we’d love to hear about how you developed yours?
For me, self-discipline comes from two main sources; one – not innately having what I believe to have been a ton of it, in my younger days starting out in the work force, and two – after going private and starting my own Agency I realized the importance of routines, and how small wins snowball up to become large wins.

All of life happens between the ears and our ability to block out noise, distractions and focus comes down to how well we train our bodies and mostly our minds. I LOVE achieving that high-yield, low-resistance flow state and MOST of my ability to achieve it lies in my ability to be really confident in, and happy with my last hour, how my day has gone, how my week has progressed and how my last year has gone, with respect to accomplishing my goals and overcoming my fears. Conquering yourself is just the start of quite an amazing journey where everything you want starts to become tangible, and the world lays down at your feet for you. Overcoming my own neuroticisms was step one.

Step two? Simple just a continuation of the above, only once you’re not tethered to a corporate work engine, it’s about creating your own energy, and laying out routines that you can step through, each giving you a great sense of self-worth and accomplishment as the day goes on. Discipline is all about ensuring that each day is filled with or void of the things you want that you know deep down that are going to unlock what life has to offer for you.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Slightly more introverted than extroverted. Love cooking & BBQ, spending time with amazing wife Danielle and 4 kids who all want to be in the outdoors all of the time. We love DIYing absolutely anything, family fires, riding bikes, hiking and reading. Personally, I’m a Journal Junkie, a Numbers Ninja and I jog (not far or fast lol) to connect with nature.

Regarding Launchguide we’re expanding our offerings for Enterprise and Corporate level accounts, and have scaled up our operations to create Branding, Websites and Marketing plans to match each business model in our competency cone.

We’re very excited to have a New Launchguide Partner, long-time family friend Lutfullah (Lutfee) Anwari who’s a Global Influencer primarily in Men’s Fashion, having served in Lead Media Production roles for Afghani Television and notable Ballets in Austria, among other tenured roles.

We’re pleased to announce expansion of our suite of offerings to now include: Full-Service Social Media Management, Videography and Photography as of 02.15.24! And we have even introduced exciting ways to work with Launchguide to make it even easier than before to take on your next Agency Partner, such as New Pricing & Plans; Subscription (CMO Model) and Performance (Equity & Revenue Share Model)!

Lastly our Facebook Group How to Grow a Business has just hit 1.5k members and growing, and GET EXCITED we’ll be adding video content so members can help grow their businesses and scale with confidence.

The mic drop – we’ll have the Launchguide Podcast out shortly! We’ll host it on our own Launchguide Uncensored Radio platform as well as others. We continue to change the way news is fairly reported in the US with Fifth Estate News as well. Visit our sites: Thelaunchguide.com, Launchguideuncensoredradio.com, fifthestatenews.com to catch a glimpse of our growing media network.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Actuating – the skill of operationalizing, and then executing against, a set of tasks to bring a vision or idea to life.

Entrepreneurial Presence – I largely disregarded Executive Presence in favor of my natural disposition which was to be able to set aside politics and get a job done, achieve the target within the deadline. I forever identify more with the CEO or the Business Owners than I did with the Middle Manager, whom I never got along with for that reason 🙂 I just don’t have time for the games or nonsense our records should speak for themselves.

Generalist – I used to favor specialization thinking that my more broad-base understanding of most systems at a fundamental level, rather than at a specific or nuanced level, was a liability. I’ve learned since becoming an Agency Owner that being a Generalist has IMMENSE valued that I underestimated but has helped me and my team and clients in so many ways.

Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
I feel overwhelmed the first time that I have to teach something that comes naturally to me. If it’s easy for me and I’ve never had to put much thought into how I’m going to present or facilitate something I really struggle at times. Like if I really have to transfer knowledge on a topic that I’ve never taught, I can get overwhelmed. Strategies to overcome – just try your best! If you’re kind and thoughtful to the audience then they’ll forgive you and you can get better with time. Just take it easy and don’t be so hard on yourself. Lastly – ask someone you trust to observe and provide feedback. If you really value their objective opinion, you won’t take the improvement steps they provide you so seriously, and will be able to understand where they’re coming from.

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