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Mondays with Matt
Hosted by Barbell Logic · EN
Are you trying to get stronger, become a coach, or build a coaching business that actually lasts?
Mondays with Matt is a weekly short-form podcast from Barbell Logic founder Matt Reynolds, delivering practical lessons on strength training, coaching, and business you can apply immediately. Each episode blends real stories, clear takeaways, and simple actions you can take this week to move forward with confidence.
New episodes every Monday.
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#15: When Business Gives You Lemons
Feb 14, 202500:02:47Summary readyWhen business gives you lemons, make lemonade. This week, Matt was sick and Chris was dealing with a technical emergency. Matt and Chris are real-life business owners, and sometimes crises happen. We’ll be back with you next week with another long podcast, but we thank you for your listenership. We’re excited to grow this podcast into something great, even despite weeks like this. PS - Join the free Business of Coaching Workshop for weekly tips to scale your coaching business (turnkey.coach/boc): https://bit.ly/3CKPWasLearn how you can 5x your dollar-per-hour earnings (turnkey.coach/5x): https://bit.ly/4jKqlivMatt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#14: Mastering Chaos: The Power of Systems in Business
Feb 7, 202500:48:03Summary readyAre you a business owner feeling overwhelmed by the daily chaos? Do you dream of scaling your business but feel stuck in the weeds? In this episode of Build Your Business, we dive deep into the power of systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to transform your business from a chaotic mess to a well-oiled machine. From Chaos to Control - The Power of Systems in BusinessEven the simplest tasks deserve a documented process and how building these foundational systems can unlock unprecedented growth. Learn how trusting your team and strategically planning for the future are crucial for scaling. We also touch on the client lifecycle and the importance of customer experience.Building Your Business Foundation: SOPs, Teamwork, and Strategic GrowthLearn practical steps to create effective SOPs, starting small. Understand why trusting your team and delegating are essential for your focus on strategic initiatives. Explore why documenting systems is crucial for scaling and efficiency. Discover why founders struggle to let go and the importance of setting a high quality bar. Learn about strategic planning for growth, including the CMO's role in acquisitions.Scaling for Success: Customer Experience, Feedback Loops, and Continuous ImprovementLearn how to focus on customer experience through well-defined systems. Explore the importance of internal experience in product development and the power of feedback loops for continuous improvement. Discover why manual processes should precede automation. Understand why SOPs are living documents that evolve. Explore the role of technology in creating and managing SOPs. Learn how fostering ownership among employees builds accountability. Understand the CEO's evolving role as the company grows. PS - Join the free Business of Coaching Workshop for weekly tips to scale your coaching business (turnkey.coach/boc): https://bit.ly/3CKPWasLearn how you can 5x your dollar-per-hour earnings (turnkey.coach/5x): https://bit.ly/4jKqlivMatt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#13: From Distracted to Focused: Deep Work Strategies for Business Success
Jan 31, 202500:57:10Summary readyConquer distractions, unlock focus, and discover the transformative power of deep work for business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn practical strategies to cultivate focus, eliminate distractions, and build effective routines for maximizing productivity and achieving sustainable success. This is a must-listen for anyone drowning in urgency, struggling to complete their to do lists and achieve their goals, and looking to unlock their full potential. Learn Deep Work Strategies for Business SuccessThe Importance of Deep Work in Business Ownership: Discover why deep, focused work is essential for achieving significant results and outpacing the competition. Matt and Chris explain how prioritizing high-quality work over busywork can lead to exponential growth.Conquering Distractions: Learn actionable techniques to minimize interruptions and create an environment conducive to deep concentration. They discuss the myth of multitasking and emphasize the power of single-tasking for enhanced productivity.Building a Daily Routine for Productivity: Explore the crucial role of a structured daily routine in supporting deep work. Matt and Chris share tips for designing a schedule that optimizes your energy levels and maximizes your focus time.Time Management & Energy Management: Understand the connection between effective time management and energy management. Learn how to identify your peak performance times and schedule your most demanding tasks accordingly.The Power of Intentional Work: Discover the importance of approaching your work with intention. Learn how to prioritize tasks, avoid reactive work, and focus on activities that truly move the needle.Scheduled Thinking & Brain Dumps: Explore the benefits of incorporating scheduled thinking time into your routine. Matt and Chris discuss how brain dumps can clear mental clutter and facilitate smoother transitions between tasks.Deep Work vs. Reactive Work: Learn to differentiate between deep, focused work and reactive task management. Understand when to prioritize deep work and when to address urgent but less impactful tasks.Team Collaboration in High-Pressure Situations: Discover how deep work principles can be applied within a team setting, especially during high-pressure situations. Learn how to balance individual focus with collaborative efforts.The Value of Short Sprints of Intense Focus: Explore the power of short bursts of intense concentration (like the Pomodoro Technique) for achieving significant progress.Building Momentum Through Small Tasks: Learn how to leverage small wins to build momentum and maintain motivation.Continuous Improvement: Matt and Chris emphasize the importance of regularly reviewing and adjusting your work routines to ensure ongoing effectiveness.Apply These Deep Work Strategies for Business Success TodayStart implementing these deep work strategies NOW. Identify one action you can complete today, and prioritize doing that today and every day going forward. Don’t forget some of the below ideas when you begin to implement: Time is your most valuable resource. Protect it by prioritizing deep work.Multitasking is a myth. Focus on one task at a time for optimal results.Deep work is essential for achieving outsized success in business.Identify your most impactful tasks and dedicate your deep work time to them.Scheduled thinking and brain dumps are powerful tools for enhancing productivity.Intentional work prevents reactive task management and keeps you focused on your goals.Good luck on implementing these deep work strategies for business success! PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#12: Time is Your Most Precious Resource
Jan 24, 202500:49:37Summary readyTime is your most precious resource. You can make more money and you can work harder, but you cannot make more time. We all have 24 hours in a day and we all have a finite amount of days to live (we will die). Make the most of your time, and learn how to leverage effort and money to open up as much time as possible in your life. Time Is Your Most Precious Resource: Can’t Create MoreYou have three resources you can pull from: time, money, energy. You should work hard. This is a must as an entrepreneur. Do the work. If you are young or poor (and often they go together) you will have to spend more time doing things for yourself. As you grow older and more experienced, hopefully you have made more money. You need to buy back your time, using money to free up time. This means paying for others to take care of urgent, non-important tasks, both high skill or low skill. This helps you avoid drowning in urgency. Time is Your Most Precious Resource: MED for Maximum ImpactYou need to consider the likely impact on the business and likely investment of resources. Rate each on a scale of 1-5. If there are low resource, high impact actions you can take, these are no brainers. Do them. Now. High resource, low impact actions you should avoid. The harder choices are the high resource, high impact or low resource, low impact actions. Where many owners may not think clearly here is with sunken costs. Oftentimes, certain clients suck energy, time, and money out of your business but put little money into the business. Fire these people. Hire more clients like your best clients that take the lowest number of resources. Time is your most precious resource. Leverage it and other resources intelligently for the maximum impact on your business. #BusinessGrowth #CoachingTips #ClientSuccess PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#11: When Work is Your Passion, Work Feels Like Play
Jan 17, 202500:40:41Summary readyWhen Work is Your Passion, Work Feels Like PlayYou spend a lot of life at work. If you’re an entrepreneur, unless you plan to fail, you will spend more than most people at it. Don’t do something you hate. Don’t blindly do something you think you love. As you practice something, you tend to love it over time. You will not know unless you expose yourself to different things and pursue them with some real effort. What it Takes to Succeed: Be An OutlierMost businesses fail. If you do what everyone else is doing, you will get the same results. Working hard and intelligently at something over time will set you apart. Remember you’re not a technician as an owner. You need to understand your field, read, expose yourself to new ideas, think about where your business needs to go, and call up customers and prospects and learn about their pain points. When work is your passion, work feels like play. How to Make Work FunLearn to love what you do. Engage deeply with problems and the pain points. See these as the primary things you were put on earth to solve. Become the world’s leading expert in something. Truly master something - become excellent in this thing. Pair things you already love with this, for example coffee, walking, traveling, etc. We often think work is worse than it is. It is not pleasurable every moment. But lean into the challenges and truly embrace the pursuit. When work is your passion, work feels like play. PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
SummaryWhy Core Values Matter: Decision-Making, Growth, & Company Culture
Jan 10, 202500:58:12Summary readyCore values serve as guiding principles that help individuals and organizations make decisions aligned with their highest ideals. They are incredibly important, and should not be posted on the wall and forgotten, but known by all and followed by all. Core values must be reflected in the company culture, hiring process, and leadership. Why Core Values Matter:Core values define the highest ideals for yourself to act. They serve as guidelines for goals, actions, and other decisions. These will drive actions. They will provide a standard to guide hard decisions. Core values should align with who you are and what you believe in. Don’t create core values that you can’t live up to. These need to be reflected in your company culture. They cannot be posted on the wall but known by no one. You cannot ignore them. If someone is exposed to your business, will they say that your core values are reflected in their interaction with your company. How to Identify Your Core ValuesEven if you do not know your core values, you have them. Identify attributes that you find attractive or motivational (or, find features that bother you). You might also think about your legacy and how you want to be seen. If you have someone who can speak honestly to you, you could see how they see you now. You might think about things you regularly do or need to do and post them up quickly on a wall. Start to group these activities. You can begin to see values that you follow. Once identified, you should prioritize them. Once you have your core values identified and prioritized, you can begin to develop your GAMEplan, which will move you from where you or your company are now to where you want to go. PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#9: 3 Steps to Launch Your Business TODAY
Jan 3, 202500:42:09Summary readyBe a person of action and officially start your business today with these easy steps: File articles of organizationObtain an EINOpen a business bank accountStarting a Business: 3 Steps to Do TodayMatt and Chris Reynolds discuss the essential steps to starting a business, emphasizing the importance of taking action and not just acquiring knowledge. They outline the three primary steps to officially start a business: Filing articles of organizationObtaining an EINOpening a business bank accountThe conversation also covers the significance of choosing a business name, managing finances, and the tax advantages of being a business owner. The hosts encourage listeners to take immediate action and set goals for their business in the new year.Be a person of action, open your business today! PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#8: How Two Brothers Built Their Business from Scratch
Dec 27, 202400:52:43Summary readyStarting a business feels risky, overwhelming, and downright scary—but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of the *Build Your Business Podcast*, brothers Matt and Chris Reynolds draw on nearly 40 years of combined experience to reveal how they went from fear to freedom in their entrepreneurial journeys. Discover practical steps to balance your day job while building your dream business. Learn why "safe" jobs aren’t as secure as they seem, how to assess real risk, and the secret to setting yourself up for success—even before you quit your 9-to-5. Hear Matt’s story of turning a passion for lifting into a thriving gym business and Chris’s transition from a secure tech career to building software companies from scratch. Packed with personal stories, actionable advice, and inspiration, this episode is your roadmap to overcoming fear and taking control of your future. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is it worth it to start my own business?”—this episode will give you the confidence to make the leap. PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#7: Get Lean! Mastering Financial Management for Business Owners
Dec 20, 202401:08:13Summary readyYou are responsible for the financial health of your business, so you must have a good handle on your business's finances. This includes understanding basic business metrics that matters, using leading indicators, and ensuring a profitable business. We walk you through mastering financial management for business owners. Have a Good Handle on Your Business's Finances You must understand, in real time, where money is going in and out of your business. You cannot delegate this to someone else (and early on, you cannot afford to have someone else manage this any way).What is your top line revenue? What is your net profit, gross profit, etc. Matt discusses these business metrics that mattered here.If you do not understand what is going on in your business financially, you will get surprised.The metrics you assess need to be leading indicators, not lagging indicators. For example, Matt used an accountant for Barbell Logic that would give the financial numbers for the previous month two weeks after the end of the month. This is too late to course correct.Mastering Financial Management for Business Owners: Profit FirstMatt and Chris love the approach outlined in the book Profit First, which helps you better understand your business's finance and helps you ensure your business creates profit.You organize the money in your account, either using a bank account that lets you create sub-accounts or using something like YNAB where you can assign purposes to the money.You must assign money to profit. Start with 1%. The point is it helps you build the habit of assigning money to profit. You need to increase this percentage over time.You can end up paying yourself the profit or strategically reinvesting it into the business.The other areas to assign money toward include:RevenuePayrollOperating ExpensesTaxes (don't let this one surprise you)How to Get Your Business LeanA key action in mastering financial management for business owners is getting lean.You almost certainly want to increase your revenue, but this takes time, usually comes with cost, and takes time.The fastest way to get profitable, the MED way, is to cut costs, specifically in operating expenses (as opposed to cost of goods or payroll).You have to keep your business from burning cash and keep it there.Negotiate costs for subscriptions. Most of the time you can email a business that you plan to cancel something, and they will offer you a discount.If you have not been using a service, you also can often cancel it effectively some time in the past.Using 1099 contractors can help reduce costs as well.You have to master financial management of your business. It may be hard, but it is crucial and worth the time and effort. PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
Summary#6: Why You Should Bootstrap Your Business
Dec 13, 202401:09:05Summary readyMatt and Chris discuss the merits of bootstrapping a business versus seeking external funding.Why You Should Bootstrap Your Business: 3 Levers to PullA business owner has 3 levers to pull to push the gas pedal: time, effort, and money (or capital).Early on, you need to maximize time and effort and use the company's revenue to build the budget. This is what bootstrapping is.You are going to have to work long hours, work hard and efficiently.You will need obsessive drive to push you along the path for decades.Why You Should Bootstrap Your Business: Pressure is GoodAs a business owner, you have to get used to stress. This stress is good and will drive you to improve yourself (as owner, manager, and technician) and the business.If you take on money, it is easier to not feel the pressure. This is bad. You should feel the pressure early on. It will help motivate you to push harder and think creatively.You will build excellent habits during this period and great habits within the business. These habits will carry on if you take on debt or investment.Why You Should Bootstrap Your Business: Maximum FlexibilityOnce you take on equity, it is harder to pivot the business to potential opportunities.Your idea is going to have to change. Iterating intelligently will improve the business. Don't be wedded to the initial idea, but be open to change as you learn more about the business and the market.It is much harder to do this if you have to justify pivots to a board.Learn why you should bootstrap your business. PS - JOIN A BUSINESS OF COACHING WORKSHOP & WIN A FREE MACBOOK AIR: https://bit.ly/3D6aVV7See how much you could be making at https://turnkey.coach/5xCheck out our Coaching Kickstarter eBook to accelerate your coaching careerIf you're interested in improving your coaching practice and making 5x your current dollar-per-hour earnings, go to https://turnkey.coach/coaching-rediscovered/Matt's LinksWebsite: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=enChris's Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/
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