From Baseball to Business and a Purpose Driven Life with Chris Mader

15/01/2025 48 min Episodio 92
From Baseball to Business and a Purpose Driven Life with Chris Mader

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In this episode of Push to Be More, host Matt Edmundson interviews Chris Mader, founder and CEO of MTA Consulting, about his journey from professional athlete to successful business coach. Chris shares insights on making life adjustments, finding purpose, and balancing success with personal happiness. Discover how Chris overcame challenges, wrote a book, and built a thriving consultancy focused on leadership development and sales coaching.---Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:48 Meet Chris Mader8:37 Writing a book and starting a business33:35 Managing work-life balance and personal growth39:21 Shifting from success to significance45:41 How to connect with Chris Mader46:54 Closing remarks and show wrap-up---Key Takeaways:1. Make the adjustment - Take ownership of your situation and be willing to change. As Chris says: "You're the one that has to make the change." He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and taking action to improve your circumstances.2. Find your purpose - Identify what truly motivates and fulfills you. Chris notes: "Once you establish the purpose. All the studies have been done on, once you're purpose driven, you'll get up earlier, you'll stay later." Aligning your work with your purpose leads to greater satisfaction and success.3. Focus on balance and wellbeing - Don't neglect your health and relationships in pursuit of career success. Chris shares: "I wanted to spend more time with my kids, I want to spend time with my wife, I want to spend more time with my friends. And I was over invested in work." He emphasizes the importance of finding balance for overall happiness and fulfillment.---If this episode of Push to be More piqued your interest make sure to keep up to date with everything we do here on the Push to be More Podcast.