"How to Be Yourself" (Patreon)

Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss appropriately addressing our past to wholly embrace our future with author and former con artist Matthew Cox, and they answer the following questions:

How hard would it be to commit a crime similar to yours today? (01:17)

How much had things changed since you’d been in prison? (08:18)

How did you start on your road to redemption? (12:20)

How did you consider Australia as a place to move to while on the run? (16:50)

How did your cat-and-mouse play out with the FBI? (20:20)

How do we forgive ourselves and others for past transgressions? (30:00)

How did you make it right by your victims? (32:35)

How do we pay it forward if we can’t pay it back? (35:37)

What is the difference between selfish and self-interest? (41:40)

Why do you feel you’re not deserving of admiration now? (49:14)

What drove you to do what you did? (49:57)

How do you define ‘narcissism’? (55:00)

What is ‘Object A’? (1:04:14)

What does happiness mean to you? (1:07:37)

LINKS

Amazon: Matthew Cox

Book: It’s Insanity

Book: Shark in the Housing Pool

Instagram: Jordan Moore

Instagram: Podcast Shawn

Instagram: Jess Williams

Patreon: The Minimalists

Podcast: Redemption

Resources: The Minimalists

Subscribe: The Minimalists

Text: 937-202-4654

Tour: The Minimalists

Website: Matthew Cox

YouTube: Matthew Cox

MAXIMS

“Opportunity knocks very softly—you’re a fool not to listen.” —Matthew Cox

“Our mistakes are the culmination of one bad decision at a time.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“We all screw up, so be the screw-up you want to see in the world.” —Joshua Fields Millburn

“Children learn from what you do, not what you say.” —Ryan Nicodemus

This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 260.