428: Over It Yet? The Simple Strategy to Navigate Offense in a Triggered World A Deep Dive with Dream Think Do Founder – Mitch Matthews

28 Aug 428: Over It Yet? The Simple Strategy to Navigate Offense in a Triggered World A Deep Dive with Dream Think Do Founder – Mitch Matthews

Have you felt offended lately? Maybe by something you saw online… or something someone said in a meeting… or even just a shift happening around you that felt off? You’re not alone. In fact, the data says offense is everywhere—and social media is literally designed to feed it to you. But what if offense isn’t just annoying or exhausting… what if it’s actually blinding you to opportunity?

In this deep-dive episode, Mitch unpacks why offense is so easy to fall into (especially in our current digital world), how it can hold you back—and more importantly—how to flip the script. With help from one of his favorite Olympic stories (spoiler: it involves a “flop” that changed the game), Mitch helps us navigate offense in a way that frees us up to see innovation, opportunity, and connection right where we are.

This episode isn’t just about navigating life with less offense—it’s about living with more vision, more clarity, and a renewed ability to spot the “mat” in your own story.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why we’re biologically and digitally wired to be offended—and how to interrupt that cycle
• The story of Richard Fosbury and how a literal shift in the track world opened the door to innovation
• What “Where’s the mat?” means and how to use it when frustration kicks in
• How offense can be a cue to lean in, not shut down
• Real-world examples of leaders turning frustration into transformation
• Questions you can ask to reframe offense and find the opportunity hiding underneath it

Resources & Related Episodes

• Ep 424 – Jamie Winship: Asking “What is God inviting me into right now?” – Listen here » www.mitchmatthews.com/424
• Ep 421 – Paul Young: Letting go of expectations and leaning into process – Listen here » www.mitchmatthews.com/421
  
• Ep 423 – Chandler Bolt: Choosing the long game and navigating comparison – Listen here » www.mitchmatthews.com/423
  
• Ep 427 – Jake Thompson: Finding your “3% person” instead of getting lost in comparison – Listen here » www.mitchmatthews.com/427

Are you a data nerd like Mitch… you might want to check out:

• Pew Research data on social media & outrage » CLICK HERE    
• The Study on the use of AI in social media and “controlling your feed” » CLICK HERE

Your 7-Day Challenge (CTA)

Okay… let’s go there!  What if you lived 90% offense-free for the next seven days? 

Seriously… what might happen?  What if you tried it?

When offense pops up:

• Pause & Breathe.
• Then… ask a question or two: 
  • What’s offending me right now?
  • Is it real or imagined?
  • Could this be signaling a shift? 
  • Could there be an opportunity hiding here behind this thing I’m freeeegin’ tempted to be wildly offended by?

If you’re a person of faith… you could use Jamie Winship’s question: “God, what are you inviting me into?”

And of course… ask: “Where could a “MAT” be hiding in this?”

Let’s try this together. 

Share this episode and tag Mitch!  Invite someone into this “90% offense-free” journey with you!

And hey… leave a comment at mitchmatthews.com/428. 

Let’s start a ripple effect of less offense and more opportunity!  Let’s do this!