Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. There is one idea that has completely

changed my life, my relationships, my friendships, my career, and the way that I move through the

world. And when I say changed, I mean, everything feels easier, everything feels lighter,

everything feels more aligned. I don't chase. I don't force. I don't waste my time in spaces that were not meant

for me. And because of that, I feel more fulfilled. I feel more successful and more at peace than I

ever did before. It is called match theory. And once you hear it or once you see it or once you know

what it is, you will not be able to

unsee it in every single part of your life.

Seriously, since I came up with it, I have come back to it over and over and over again.

I will be talking to a friend about dating and it'll be like, oh, that's match theory.

I'll be talking to another friend about her job and it's like, oh, that's match theory. I'll be talking to another friend about her job and it's like, oh,

that's match theory. Okay, so what is match theory? The idea is really, really simple. Instead of

trying to impress or force or prove your worth, the goal in every single area of your life should be

to find the right match, the people, the jobs, the opportunities that

are naturally aligned with who you truly are.

One of the biggest mistakes that we make in life is trying to change our authentic self,

to get friends, to start habits, to get jobs, to date.

I actually originally came up with the idea for match theory when I was hanging out

with one of my friends while she got ready for a second date. And she was doing her makeup and

we were plotting all of these different ways for her to get this guy to fall in love with her.

She was literally at one point Googling sports facts despite not being a person who cares about sports

at all. And then I had this aha moment and I sat up in bed and I was like, wait a second,

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