Mick Unplugged
Mick Unplugged
Mick Hunt
You're Not Burned Out - You're Bored Out: Mitch Matthews on Reigniting Your Fire
54 minutes Posted Aug 13, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Meet Mitch Matthews
Mitch’s “Because” and encouraging encouragers
The bad-fit job that extinguished his fire
Building an authority bridge without blowing up your life
-Burnout vs. “bored out”
Dream bigger and act on it
Clarity, permission, and experimentation
The room that transformed comparison into learning
The Unplugged Five
Generosity, legacy, and Mitch’s free gift
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What if the exhaustion you feel isn’t burnout at all?
Success coach, keynote speaker, and Dream Think Do host Mitch Matthews joins Mick Hunt for a conversation about purpose, clarity,
action, and the hidden problem affecting many high achievers: being “bored out.”
Mitch shares how a bad-fit corporate promotion began extinguishing his fire, how his wife helped him recognize the work he was born to do, and how he built a coaching and speaking business that surpassed his
income in just five months. He also explains why a small injection of novelty can restore energy, why dreaming bigger must be paired with experimentation, and how to move from comparison and fear toward learning and love.
In this episode:
• Mitch’s “Because”: loving God, loving his family, and encouraging encouragers
• The clues that revealed his calling
• Why action separates great from exceptional
• Building an “authority bridge” without blowing up your life
• The difference between burnout and being bored out
• How 15 minutes of novelty can reignite your fire
• Why successful people struggle to name their own dreams
• Giving yourself permission to experiment
• Reframing imposter syndrome as “winner’s syndrome”
• The five-word prayer that changed how Mitch entered important rooms
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