Podcasts Culture It's The Bearded Man 100. Matt Oliveira : Digging Out of Rocket Bottom

100. Matt Oliveira : Digging Out of Rocket Bottom

Published: June 14, 2021, 8 a.m.

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Matt Oliveira aka Molives is a skydiver, flight attendant for Southwest Airlines & recently author of his first book Break A Leg, Fix A Mind where he talks about his experience of recovery after a skydiving accident in October of 2020. He was born with Cystic Fibrosis and has not let this disease hold him back from living his best life.

Topics :

  • Halloween Skydiver weekend in Georgia that leads to Matt\\u2019s accident
  • Gearing up for his first night jump skydive & the challenges that come with it vs daytime
  • Missing his land zone & going full speed into a shed
  • Where Matt was in his life leading up to accident : Just moved out of LA to Florida for skydiving
  • Navigating a break up to pursue a dream of being in the Red Bull Airforce
  • Post surgery recovery provides an extended period of stillness for him
  • Suicidal thoughts from wanting the pain to end
  • Digging out of rocket bottom by self exploration and focusing on what he could control
  • Excercising his demons with his uncle Manny
  • Inspiration for writing his book Break A Leg, Fix A Mind was to help people get through dark times & to push people to be transparent with their feelings
  • Finding our Vibe .5
  • Authenticity & personal happiness is the North Star
  • Greatest lesson he\\u2019s learned from battling Cystic Fibrosis : Make use of your time here
  • Meditation brings him back to his true self
  • Question he is trying to answer in his life : Am I happy?
  • Area of his life he\\u2019s putting more effort into : Finances
  • First step to reaching our inner potential : Self awareness
  • Challenge for the listeners : Ask yourself if you\\u2019re happy? Why or why not?

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Books mentioned in podcast\\xa0

  • The Surrender Experiment
  • Ego Is The Enemy
  • Peace Is Every Step

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Connect with Matt!

Instagram : @Molivess

YouTube : @Molives

Website : VibePointFive.com

Check out his book,\\xa0Break A Leg, Fix A Mind

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