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Personal growth in leadership starts with one honest question — and most leaders never stop long enough to ask it. Host Arjan Visser sits down with Matt Goddard, private advisor to entrepreneurs and author of WORK A New Formula, for an unedited honest peer dialogue about what it truly means to consciously design your work around the kind of life you want to live.Matt Goddard brings his lived experience as a founder, coach, and leadership development guide to explore why authentic leadership demands more than hitting numbers — it demands personal development from the inside out.In this episode, you will discover:* The W.O.R.K. formula — Willingness, Offer, Reward, Kind of Life — a personal growth tool that backs you into your desired life and guides your leadership development from there* Why entrepreneurship and founder growth hit a wall at the £2–5M stage — and what courage and maturity it takes to move through it authentically* How journaling, breathing routines, and intentional daily rhythms build the self-governance that sustains authentic leadership under pressure* Why your values only become value when they connect to what matters to others — and how that insight transforms your offer and your coaching impact* The "push me pull me" and double loop learning exercises from Matt's book that slowly realign your true offer with who you are becomingThe central test of leadership is staying true under pressure. This conversation is your invitation to stop outsourcing your identity and start living the kind of life you were designed to lead.Join the ongoing conversation at the ALT Dialogue, an exclusive peer dialogue for visionary leaders to pioneer and ponder the ALT question, the question that shapes our Authentic Leadership Transformation to lead the future. https://alt.businessrevivalists.com📌 Connect with Matt Goddard: 🌐 https://www.thirtysixtwentysix.co.uk/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgoddard1/ ➡️ Book WORK A New Formula: https://www.thirtysixtwentysix.co.uk/book📌 Your host: Arjan Visser | Human-Centered Futurist | ALT Journey PodcastTimestamps00:12 — Intro: Stay True Under Pressure / Full Authorship in Leadership 01:40 — Work as Authentic Expression, Not Just Survival 06:05 — Founder Chaos to Professionalized Leadership (the pinball machine) 08:00 — The W.O.R.K. Formula Explained 09:40 — Non-Financial Rewards as Part of Your Offer 10:50 — Tightening Your Offer for Relevance 13:50 — Backing Into Your Future Desired Life 15:30 — Market Positioning Through Authentic Purpose 20:50 — Push Me Pull Me & Double Loop Learning Exercises 24:30 — Matt's Personal Journey: Health, Courage & 3626 (Ezekiel 36:26) 29:00 — Reward Beyond Money: Impact & Systemic Change 30:50 — The Donkey Sanctuary: Disrupting Systems for Bigger Impact 33:45 — When Your Values Become Value for Others 34:30 — Measuring Purpose on a 1–10 Scale 36:45 — Work & Life as One Integrated Playing Ground 42:28 — Self-Governance & Daily Routines That Hold You 44:30 — Journaling, Breathing & Building Your Own Rhythm 47:10 — Leon the Motorcycle Magician (Fictional Story) 49:50 — How to Get the Book & Leave Feedback 50:50 — First Step: Sit With "What Kind of Life Would I Love to Live?" 53:30 — Invitation to Join the ALT Dialogue
