{"podcast":{"title":"The Niche Is You","slug":"the-niche-is-you-5686921","podcast_index_feed_id":5686921,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-niche-is-you/","website_url":"https://mattgottesman.com/niche-is-you","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3d7736b1-a4ae-4242-a2e1-d46b18ae39d1/-U8IYZ6Ffp87JjkfII0sSmDp.png","author":"Matthew Gottesman","episode_count":843,"summary":"Hi, I’m Matt Gottesman (@mattgottesman on Instagram) and this is my daily podcast where I offer practical thoughts and perspectives to un-complicate life, creativity and the pursuit of your highest self. Instead of choosing one niche for the podcast, I decided that the niche is you… a simple, straight forward show about the power of not boxing yourself into any one category, title or niche, but embracing all of your gifts, having a better relationship with yourself and trusting your path (intuition). I’m not a \"category\" expert, just someone sharing my thoughts, perspectives and experiences on topics that really matter to promote a life of health, wealth, happiness & personal fulfillment. Join me right here every day and if you never want to connect deeper... join us on my Substack... https://mattgottesman.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:21:06.167287+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921"},"episode":{"title":"God Isn’t Asking Us to Give Up Our Dream… God is Asking Us to Let Go of Control","slug":"god-isn-t-asking-us-to-give-up-our-dream-god-is-asking-us-to-let-go-of-control","published_at":"2026-05-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921/god-isn-t-asking-us-to-give-up-our-dream-god-is-asking-us-to-let-go-of-control","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921","url":"https://mattgottesman.com/niche-is-you","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0f1963bf-584e-4b7f-b4ac-9ef0441994fc.mp3","summary":"In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most people confuse surrender with giving up when they're not even close to the same thing How control disguises itself as faith and responsibility Why God doesn't want to take your dream — God wants to expand it beyond what your control allows How holding on too tightly to the plan actually blocks what God is trying to build What it feels like when you finally release control and let God lead the process Why the surrendered version of your dream is always fuller than the controlled one And more… CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → My Substack — mattgottesman.substack.com → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com RESOURCES… → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Masterclass — CLICK HERE WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASS: → Need MORE clarity ? - Here’s the FREE … 6 Days to Clarity Workshop - clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play → Write, Design, Build: Content Creator Studio & OS - Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income 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","meta_description":"In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most people confuse surrender with giving up when they're not even close to the same thing How control disguises its…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1352,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-niche-is-you-5686921/episodes/god-isn-t-asking-us-to-give-up-our-dream-god-is-asking-us-to-let-go-of-control/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921/god-isn-t-asking-us-to-give-up-our-dream-god-is-asking-us-to-let-go-of-control.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}