# If You’re Not Going To Devote All Of Yourself To It, Why Do It At All

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Podcast: [The Niche Is You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921)
Published: 2026-06-25T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mattgottesman.com/niche-is-you
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In this episode we’ll talk about: Why Kobe Bryant's standard wasn't about being the best — it was about full devotion How half-devotion is more expensive than full devotion ever will be Why we half-step things that actually matter to us — and what's underneath that pattern The areas of your life that deserve full devotion and the cost of giving them less What full devotion actually looks like in practice The question you have to ask yourself about every commitment in your life right now And more… START HERE… → Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (20K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/about NEW HERE… → 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE) CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → TikTok — @mattgottesman → YouTube — @mattgottesman RESOURCES… → Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income — CLICK HERE → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

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