Episode 154: Matt Rogers & his book, Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes

ABOUT MATT

Matt is a College Recruiting Adviser and Motivational Speaker mentoring student-athletes and families on how to maximize their college recruiting journeys. Coach Matt has helped over 4000 families with their journeys to play college sports. He's also an author, having written the 5-star reviewed book Significant Recruiting: The Playbook for Prospective College Athletes, a step-by-step guide to maximizing student-athlete exposure to college coaches at colleges and universities throughout the United States. He has also published The Recruit’s Journal Series that are companion workbooks for families going through the college recruiting journey. He also works as a University Athletics Consultant training college coaches and athletic directors on recruiting, team-building, and program development, presently consults with a small community college on the West Coast helping them build their first Athletics Department and competitive sports program, hosts a podcast interviewing high school, college, and professional coaches and athletes -- Significant Coaching (& Recruiting) with Matt Rogers. He's also blogs weekly essays entitled The Blog of Significance to help guide coaches, parents, and student-athletes.

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Compartmentalizing and boxing commitments.

• Matt having 14 nieces and nephews by the time he was 17.

• Helping 4,000 kids get to college.

• Coming full circle as a writer.

• Empathy can be good and bad.

• What you can learn in volunteering at the car line at school.

• Success vs. Significance

• "...because I see too many men in our country don't have that skill."

• "Give me three months."

• Seeing others' (but not your own) self-worth.

• The benefits of hiring athletes into the workplace.

• Understanding thoughtful commitment.

• Unlocking potential.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Matt is, Where do your self-worth, self-esteem, and self-confidence stand when it comes to tactfully and intentionally demonstrating your true value?

FIND MATT

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RecruitCoach4U

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmattrogers/

• ikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coachmattrogers

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachMattRogers

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogersmatt16/

• X: https://x.com/coachmattrogers

• Threads: https://www.threads.com/@coachmattrogers

LinkedIn – Full Podcast Article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/episode-154-matt-rogers-his-book-significant-playbook-john-m--kifhe/?trackingId=0OveFSfWTVKNPWiDPI68vg%3D%3D

CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast – Eric Hamilton

00:36 - Introduction & Bio

02:29 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?

08:28 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?

11:53 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?

13:26 - Seeking out the significance in a story.

18:31 - What do you consider your super power?

19:41 - How Matt realized the power of his empathy.

24:18 - What does leadership mean to you?

31:13 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?

32:49 - Matt's own self-care realization.

51:16 - Can you provide an overview of the book?

55:48 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book?

59:24 - What’s next for your writing?

01:04:09 - What book has inspired you?

01:09:02 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

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