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The CLS Experience with Craig Siegel

Turning A Moonshot Into A Career With Professional Wrestler and Sports Entertainer Matt Cardona

The CLS Experience with Craig Siegel

Craig Siegel

Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Improvement, Mindset, Coach, Inspiration, Motivation, Self-improvement, Personal Development, Education, Self Help, Entrepreneurship, Transformation, Business

5732 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Join your host Craig Siegel as he speaks with professional wrestler and sports entertainer Matt Cardona, previously known as Zack Ryder in the ring from WWE. From his early battle with Cancer to achieving his Moonshot of landing in the WWE, Matt is the definition of perseverance, grit and heart. Craig and Matt dive deep into the journey of pursuing and going all in on your passion and overcoming any challenges along the way. Whether you want to be a professional wrestler or live out any dream...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the CLS experience. I'm your host, Craig Siegel. I'm a born and raised New Yorker

0:11.9

who achieved success with multiple businesses, but I crave something deeper. So I dedicated myself to

0:17.5

personal growth and transformation by revamping my mindset.

0:22.6

I went from being unable to run a vile to conquering four marathons the following year.

0:27.6

Now I want to help others manufacture big breakthroughs of their own.

0:31.6

Have no plan B.

0:33.6

You need to just have that plan A, that's your goal, that's your mission, and that you will live and breathe to make that happen.

0:40.4

Because if there's a plan B, you know, you might get a little lazy or, well, I can always fall back on this.

0:46.0

Yeah, I always made sure there was no plan B.

0:49.3

On today's episode of the CLS experience, we have a very special treat. He's been a professional wrestler

0:57.5

for the last 15 years traveling the world with the likes of WWE and now in AEW. He is the definition

1:07.9

of perseverance, grit, and heart. He is my good friend, Matt Cardona.

1:17.5

So for the audience, it doesn't know, Matt and I actually grew up together.

1:21.5

We went to middle school together, which is pretty cool.

1:24.2

And ultimately, here we are about 20 years later, and we're both doing

1:30.3

our dream job what we absolutely love to do in life. Matt found it a lot sooner than I did.

1:35.8

It took me a little bit, but here we all full circle, and I think that's pretty cool.

1:39.5

Last time I spoke to you, you said that you were feeling as light and free as you felt in a very

1:43.7

long time,

1:44.3

a little bit less pressure from what was going on for a couple years over there and also the

1:48.8

situation. And now you're just feeling good. And you look absolutely unbelievable, buddy.

1:53.5

Well, thanks, man. I mean, there's only a couple things you can control in life, especially

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