Friday I found myself smoking half a joint, drinking half a bottle of wine, eating a full DiGiorno pizza and six cookies while watching Project Hail Mary. This was not a "treat myself" night, but in a full-on collapse. It's an old pattern I like to play out, but this time I did something different.
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28 May 2026
12. Why my stories on IG are crushing it right now [a 5-part outline]
In today's episode, I share the neuroscience behind the importance of storytelling and where we uncover stories.
Then I talk about the three core components of every great story and offer a five-part outline so you can tell great stories about anything that position you as a leader in your industry.
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21 May 2026
11. Zen and the art of not using AI to write your content
In this episode, I talk about a Zen concept to help you create more presence, love, and enjoyment for life, which includes learning how to fall in love with writing your own content.
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14 May 2026
10. I spent my entire adult life trying to escape
This episode I'm reading a blog post (https://www.msquaredvelo.com/2016/01/love-what-you-do-and-never-work-day-in.html) I wrote in 2016 as I prepared for my bike ride across America. It was really incredible to see some of the things I was talking about. I share a lot of insight into what it takes to get on your soul's path and start to live a life you truly love, and how I did that for myself ten years ago.
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8 Apr 2026
9. Telling my first live story to 100 people
I performed a story at the live event "Tell Newport." Here is my experience of prepping and what happened after this experience.
In this episode I give a few tips on better storytelling (I go into more detail about those tips in epsisode 8)
If you want to skip ahead, the story begins at 34:54
Referenced Links:
Check out Day 5 of the bike trip from Snapchat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI8htn0EZrU)
Free storytelling training (https://matthew-allyn.kit.com/ac7e1bde0e)
Breadcrumbs: a night of storytelling (https://matthewallyn.me/breadcrumbs)
31 Mar 2026
8. How to tell stories people love (two lessons from Elf)
Learn more or sign up for Breadcrumbs: a night of storytelling here: matthewallyn.me/breadcrumbs (https://matthewallyn.me/breadcrumbs)
20 Mar 2026
7. How to uncover your natural gift to the world
James Clear is known for Habits, Brene Brown is known for vulnerability and Ryan Holiday is known for stoicism. What will you be known for?
In this episode I share 3 questions that will help you get clear on your zone of genius that's right under your nose. I also share a few of my stories to model how you can make this process easy for you.
Hope you enjoy.
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12 Mar 2026
6. The algorithm is cooked
Your only job is to create what's on your soul
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24 Feb 2026
5. Alysa Liu’s journey to Olympic gold medal is changing the human consciousness
Sharing a story and the best practice I've found that helps me transmute negative emotions into positive emotions without by passing the negative ones.
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20 Feb 2026
4. Don’t set goals, set your energy
When I am vibrating with fun, love, joy and excitement, I don't have to chase my goals, my goals come chasing me.
I dare you to make this your most fun year!
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20 Feb 2026
3. Creating an insatiable desire to see what you’re capable of
Definitely read Misery by Stephen King. Incredible Book. He's a master at creating themes that deepen the story throughout. That is "Narrative Coherence." Check out the last episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mid29krSJLBqBj3ycoOXG?si=tPt1wtySRKSZOc5ELj_TGg) to learn more about the power of Narrative Coherence.
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20 Feb 2026
2. The Art of Storyliving: Living an Authentic Life and Changing the World
The 6.5 step practice to living your most authentic, bold and fun life and telling stories that change the world.
Watch on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws31A8sWZaw)
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20 Feb 2026
1. Pursuing an Authentic Life
The most common regret of dying people is not having the courage to live a life true to themselves, choosing instead to fulfill the expectations of others
This was the first 25 years of my life until I decided to ride my bike across America.
Since then I have been doing my best to live my most authentic, bold and fun life and share the stories with the world. And that is the Art of Storyliving.
I am so happy you're here.
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