matthew_simpson

Psychedelics & Business: The Next Frontier?

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:33:35 GMT

Psychedelics & Business: The Next Frontier?

How psychedelics can evoke true prosperity

In December of 2015, I jumped off the corporate latter and left behind my lucrative career. In good conscience, I could no longer deny the weight I was carrying on my heart and would be have been delusional to think that things would change without a drastic move on my part.

I knew that ignoring this emerging impulse was an unforgivable offense; a blatant form of cowardice that would have tormented my peace of mind moving forward—a nagging irk eternally reminding me of my lack of courage to go all in.

I had just sold a business I worked tirelessly for the previous 8 years giving me financial freedom to pursue my dreams. The toll of long hours with little intrinsic value left me disenchanted and suspicious of the American dream and our societal definitions of success. I knew I needed time to decompress and recalibrate and figure out what was true to me so I grabbed a backpack and bought a one way ticket to Costa Rica.

“Peace out y’all!”

All my friends and family thought I lost my mind to walk away from everything they held dear. But as a man, this was something I had to do. Inaction no longer an option. My cage was rattling, staying put far more dangerous than the leap in the unknown. For the first time in my life, I ignored the counsel of friends and family and followed my heart.

How psychedelics informed my path:

Psychedelics inspired a vision out of the mess I created to a better, more full expression centered around heartfelt values and Universal law.

They super-charged my mind and have shown me the importance of daily discipline. They helped me see more objectively how I was missing the mark so I could reform my errant ways.

These misunderstood plants and compounds restored in me a sense of trust with my higher power that was lost along the way. They have obliterated the spirit of apathy that had me disconnected lost in BS Inc., limiting belief scarcity programs. They have quieted my mind showing me the Infinite power of peace; all that lies on the other-side of our doubts, worries, and biggest fears.

Before engaging psychedelia, I tied my identity to an imaginary number in a bank account. Now, I identify with the impact for good I am making on my circle of influence and our world.

Ultimately, psychedelics have shown me the work that is mine here to do: Worth The Fight: My book, My podcast, My thriving empowerment coaching business.

It’s 2021, times are different now, a lot has changed. Psychedelic medicines are full-on in the mainstream, appearing to be a mainstay with our collective mental health maladies being exacerbated by the pandemic: Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Addiction. Our most esteemed institutions John’s Hopkins, NYU, Imperial College of London, UW-Madison, UCLA have green-lighted these misunderstood medicines for healing trauma and the science is really strong.

In “Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work,” authors Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal site an estimated 10% of Americans are having a psychedelic journey on a yearly basis and up to a third of C-level Silicon Valley executives are microdosing psychedelics to outpace their competition. Tim Ferriss, known as the ‘Oprah of audio’ has said “The billionaires I know almost without exception use hallucinogens on a regular basis.” Wow. I often wonder in a time of prohibition how much of our creative expression comes from psychedelics?

The rubber is meeting the road and there is massive potential for positive change forthcoming…

From the shadows, a new frontier of possibility is emerging.

For anyone considering engaging this path **FAIR WARNING** At times it isn’t fun. Rebuilding trust can be challenging. Acting in the face of fear lends for discomfort. The grace that comes from owning your truest purpose can be really scary.

But let’s not forget: there is ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY available for those that can maintain Mind/Body/Spirit harmony. When our agency (nervous systems) are hijacked by BS Inc. we are at the mercy of unruly puppet strings sans clarity on the way forward: confusion, mistrust, stasis, apathy, suffering.

With all the uncertain heavy energy in our world, I believe the transformational journey I’ve been on can be achieved in 10X times; that’s right 6-7 years cut down to 6-9 months, massive changes in the direction of health, happiness and strength. We need all hands on deck, everyone dialed into the purposeful work they are here to do.

This 10X benchmark is no hyperbole. There is a robust breadth of flow science research to support that while in flow we have massive boosts in creativity, productivity and learning.

Abundance and prosperity are our birthrights!

What would you pursue if you knew 10X growth was on the table?

Would you reach for your dreams—would you go for it?

My Worthy Fight 1-on-1 Empowerment coaching is all about demystifying psychedelics, igniting hope and fast-tracking personal growth. Together, we work off a completely different playbook to get back on the path of passion, possibility & purpose.

I don’t take this responsibility to guide others lightly—it’s a Sacred duty to pay forward the grace I’ve experienced on the path less traveled.

I am here to guide the heartfelt aspirations of those looking to make a bigger impact in 2021. Now is the time!

DM me for a Fostering Flow Discovery Call if you are ready to go all-in on your Next-Level growth. Time is tight but I have a few spots left.

An invitation to come alive.

So much love to you all!

**Psychedelics are not required for this path, breath work can be just as vital. None of this is medical advice.**

How psychedelics changed my personal life?

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:18:38 GMT

How psychedelics changed my personal life?

Before I had my first psychedelic experience in 2013, I was stuck. It was bad. A pretty brutal existence of constant fear, worry, indecision, and grave mistrust in myself and others. To hide my feelings and to better fit in, I hid, masking my emotions with lots of substance abuse, numbing away the pain. Although, having accomplished what many would deem the “American Dream,” I lived a life without hope. I still gave in to despair, absent the spirit of gratitude.

I couldn’t see it then but was caught in a webbing of negative feedback loops, projections of childhood trauma, and at the mercy of rigid unbreakable patterns. As psychedelic enthusiast Dr. Peter Attia MD says, “Sometimes we can’t talk ourselves out of something we didn’t talk ourselves into.” While I had tried everything to quiet my mind, nothing worked like psychedelics. It’s still a bit strange to think: these misunderstood medicines give us access to the inner working of the mind; that’s right, curtains of our subconscious minds peeled back. Often it's not pretty, but it’s honest. To see our mess objectively is a true blessing. If my words, thoughts, and actions created my troubled reality, well, then I can clean it up and create anew with more purposeful words, thoughts and actions.

This unconventional healing is very empowering: Seeing is indeed believing. From this objective vantage point provided by psychedelics, we have a level of awareness normally not present. And from this elevated state of being, revelation and insights abound, we can make proper adjustments to our day-to-day life, habits, and routines, to be healthy, happy, and strong.

As a young boy, we had Nintendo come online. During my teenage years, I was a fierce gamer. So in complete disbelief, to stumble upon the real-life reset button was GRACE—an instant competitive advantage. In time, I’ve come to find that the reset button is also the turbo button. Flow. Who is say how we use these Sacred medicines of antiquity? Compounds that derive from nature, that our most esteemed scientific, educational institutions have green-lighted? I take cognitive liberty very seriously, and you should too. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is promised to us all, and you can’t have that without Mind/Body/Spirit harmony. Psychedelic medicines helped me reclaim my agency and sovereignty. And from my heart-space, I’ve completely redesigned my life from the ground up. All of this has been a challenging and arduous climb, but a worthy fight indeed. Overhauling my old ways has put everything into question and has gifted a surprising comfort and depth to my familial relationships and friendships; how I relate to everyone and everything, and the natural world: Intentionality, Presence, Forgiveness, Letting Go.

Many years later, my dominant emotion is Joy. I’ve come to know a meaningful purpose and a healthy vibrancy I would have never thought possible.

I’ve come to know an inner peace that is truly beyond words.

Now, I am here to guide others on the journey through the heart. My Worthy Fight 1-on-1 Empowerment coaching is all about demystifying psychedelics, igniting hope, and fast-tracking personal growth. Together, we work off a completely different playbook to get back on the path of passion, possibility & purpose.

DM me to claim your accelerated personal growth. I have a few spaces left for the brave and bold, willing to go all-in on 2021!

Psychedelics & Personal Growth

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:49:42 GMT

Psychedeli cs & Personal Growth

Nearly all of us agree that sick people mired in self-abuse should have access to medicines that work: Our struggling but resilient war veterans; victims of sexual abuse; and those on lockdown by the unforgiving grip of addiction.

But what about you, the reader of this post? What about those that are healthy, strong, and fit already? What about the adventurous of us that want more of out of life? Most psychedelic medicines are Schedule 1 drugs, which means highly addictive with no recognized therapeutic value. Our thinking around our drug laws and these misunderstood psychedelic medicines challenged as MAPS’ Psychedelic-Assisted therapy pushes forward in Phase 3 clinical trials with our Federal Government with what looks to be a cure for PTSD and a potential disruption to Big Pharma’s “pill-a-day” model. The FDA, unable to deny the ultra compelling scientific research data, has given “Breakthrough” status to both MDMA-Assisted therapy and Psilocybin-Assisted therapy. Exciting times!

With that said, we still live in a time of prohibition—Even so, many influential people are speaking up more and more about their healing and overcoming—giving subtle permission to rethink—signals that pierce through the noise, hitting us right in the heart. A subtle invitation that whispers: “What might life be like if I confronted [that thing] without coming undone?”; “Is this the next frontier worth exploring?”; ”Do psychedelics offer the same accelerated growth potential for “healthy normals” as they do for those mired in despair and dis-ease?”

I believe that surprisingly high percentages of those that are moving our culture are indeed doing so using psychedelics as tools for healing and for elevating creativity. I suspect this goes way beyond Tim Ferriss, Joe Rogan, and Aubrey Marcus—three luminaries that broadcast to our world share openly on their respective podcasts the story of what might be possible when responsibly engaging these misunderstood medicines.

Back in 2014, I had a profound healing experience with ayahuasca. In one weekend retreat, 90% of my addictive tendencies shed after having the safe space to look with-in to address my substance abuse driven by the childhood sexual trauma at root; that weekend I had the hand tied behind my back unharnessed so I could fairly fight my demons with both hands.

I’ve been on a quest since to uncover why something so just is feared by our culture and how this unconventional psychedelic healing/psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy might revolutionize the way our world approaches mental health.

I wrote Worth The Fight: Acting for a Better World, A Guide to Spirituality, Psychedelic Medicines and Overcoming Trauma, a love book that outlines how to engage these medicines without coming undone safely. It’s an integration program that guides the reader through the transformational process, identifying the predictable pitfalls and challenges with earnest hopes to carefully guide the seeker on their healing journey and to a life with more Flow, color, and meaning.

If you are hurting, in pain struggling, hang in there. Keep going! If you are looking to level up your game massively—you might consider doing your research around these unconventional, creative tools for personal growth.

Times are changing. Fast!

Psychedelics & Flow States

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:49:40 GMT

Psychedelics & Flow States

When we play with fire, sometimes we get burned. Badly! For the last five years, I’ve been nearly obsessed with the promising Flow Science Research since first engaging Flow, initially finding it with ayahuasca and psilocybin to overcome depression, PTSD, addiction, and childhood sexual trauma that once garbled up my nervous system nearly killing me.

How is it that in Flow, we can have creativity spikes of 400-700%, at times augmented learning 430-460% and up-leveled productivity by 500%? Wow! Big numbers indeed.

I believe these are the same disruptive numbers that are fueling the psychedelic healing in clinical trials and the countless anecdotal stories of overcoming. How else does one explain the two-thirds of the participants in MDMA-assisted psychotherapy Phase 2 clinical trials that have shed their chronic PTSD diagnosis?

I help my clients with the psychedelic integration process. Integrate means to make whole. I am a believer that when one is outside the pale engaging these powerful disruptive healing agents, the buddy system is imperative.

FLOW—integrate!

In the same way, the sick get better shedding chronic diagnosis, can a healthy normal person use these elevated levels of creativity, learning, and productivity to follow their dreams? To be healthier, stronger, and more fit for serving humankind?

Psychedelics & Traumatic Memories

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:49:39 GMT

Psychedelics & Traumatic Memories

“A memory without the emotional charge is called wisdom” - Dr. Joe Dispenza

Psychedelics reliably give us unbridled access to our memories—often delivered on a silver platter are our hidden traumas inaccessible to our normal waking state. The peak experience can mobilize toxicity—But only through integrating our insights into our day-to-day do we sustainably release the emotion charge of our traumas. Integration means to make whole. It's only through the practice of integration, processing our emotions that we become wise and soulful. I think this step gets forgotten cause its the hard part. Bypassing this step, however, shortchanges and significantly robs us of the full experience.

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Psychedelics & Business: The Next Frontier?

Psychedelics & Business: The Next Frontier?

How psychedelics can evoke true prosperity

How psychedelics changed my personal life?

How psychedelics changed my personal life?

Psychedelics & Personal Growth

Psychedeli cs & Personal Growth ﻿

Psychedelics & Flow States

Psychedelics & Flow States

Psychedelics & Traumatic Memories

Psychedelics & Traumatic Memories

Psychedeli cs & Personal Growth