{"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":"What It Actually Looks Like to Surrender Your Plans to God","slug":"what-it-actually-looks-like-to-surrender-your-plans-to-god","published_at":"2026-07-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-niche-is-you-5686921/what-it-actually-looks-like-to-surrender-your-plans-to-god","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/e10bae1a-bacf-45a2-9ce8-8f68ad75abaa.mp3","summary":"In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most of what we call \"surrender\" isn't actually surrender… it's negotiation dressed up in spiritual language, and how that quietly keeps us stuck in the same season for years The specific difference between surrendering the vision and surrendering control of how the vision arrives… a distinction that changes everything about how you walk through your assignment Why the plans, ideas, and expectations you're holding onto are often the very things standing between you and what God is actually trying to give you What real surrender actually looks like in practice… the daily posture, the specific release, and the trust required underneath both How to recognize when you've moved from surrender back into control… and how to gently return to trust without shame 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","meta_description":"In this episode we’ll talk about: Why most of what we call \"surrender\" isn't actually surrender… it's negotiation dressed up in spiritual language, and ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-niche-is-you-5686921/episodes/what-it-actually-looks-like-to-surrender-your-plans-to-god/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/what-it-actually-looks-like-to-surrender-your-plans-to-god.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}