Matthew Mathison @matthewmathison

MBL Partners, Founder and Managing Partner Dallas, Texas Joined April 2011

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Matthew Mathison @matthewmathison

a day ago

What’s one habit you’ve built that makes the journey itself meaningful? We chase the next milestone thinking it will finally make us happy. But the feeling fades fast, that’s the trap of destination fallacy. Real fulfillment isn’t in the title, the car, or the house. It’s in…

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2 days ago

Which one hits hardest today?

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4 days ago

Funny thing about rest: it looks lazy until you see how clear your mind feels after. A good night’s sleep solved a problem three late nights could not. Rest is quiet power.

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6 days ago

Orbit Book Behind-the-Scenes: Chapter 4 almost didn’t make it in. It was too personal. Too raw. But that’s why it mattered.

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a week ago

One of the biggest traps? Thinking you have to be strong all the time.

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a week ago

Orbit Challenge: Cancel or reschedule anything that’s misaligned with your role or values.

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There was a year I didn’t know who I was without performance. Without metrics. Without applause. And that’s where I found something better: identity rooted in purpose, not productivity.

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2 weeks ago

One of the greatest gifts I ever received was losing control. That’s when I learned what I could actually let go of.

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2 weeks ago

Be honest: what’s the leadership habit you know you need to unlearn…but still haven’t?

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2 weeks ago

Leadership traps I’ve personally fallen into: - Mistaking busyness for impact - Hiding weakness behind confidence - Outsourcing hard decisions to consensus - Making short-term moves to protect my image

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2 weeks ago

Unpopular business truth: Rapid hiring hides operational inefficiency, headcount is not a scalability strategy.

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2 weeks ago

Orbit Challenge: This week, ask someone on your team or in your life:“What’s one thing I do that makes it hard to be honest with me?”

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2 weeks ago

What’s one leadership moment that broke you, then built you back better?

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3 weeks ago

I was thinking yesterday how confidence with curiosity matures into wisdom. Every fresh question I ask breathes new growth into the company and keeps us moving forward.

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3 weeks ago

This week reminded me that great partnerships are built on trust, momentum, and perspective. In any collaboration or negotiation, the small promises matter, they reveal how much someone values the relationship. Progress matters too, because momentum is what turns ideas into real…

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3 weeks ago

What small win today made you smile longer than you expected?

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3 weeks ago

Today’s big win? Finished a task I’d been dodging for a week. I rewarded myself with a short walk and an iced coffee. Progress doesn’t always need a trophy, sometimes it just needs fresh air.

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3 weeks ago

Ended the day by listing three small things that went right. They weren’t flashy, but together they felt like momentum. Stack enough quiet wins and they start to sound like a cheer.

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3 weeks ago

Harder as a leader:

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3 weeks ago

Optimism is not about avoiding reality. It is about leading with steadiness when the path is unclear. In my article for Young Upstarts, I share why teams look for tone long before they look for answers. Read it here: youngupstarts.com/2025/07/26/the…