The Purpose Matrix

Phil Moeller
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Welcome to The Purpose Matrix, where your business and personal life come together so you can live with clarity, confidence and peace. Hosted by Phil Moeller, a business leader, real estate investor, husband, and father, this podcast is designed to equip and inspire you to pursue your God-given purpose in every area of life. If you’re ready to step out of your comfort zone, overcome fear, and live with purpose, hit subscribe and join us on this journey!

  1. 3D AGO

    Getting Results Isn’t Enough. Here’s What the Next Level of Leadership Requires.

    Here’s a question most people don’t actually answer: What level are you leading at? Early in his career, Phil could get work done just by writing instructions and handing them off. The job got done, but not much beyond it. Most leaders never move past that pattern (even when they start getting results). That’s where the ceiling shows up. In this episode, Phil walks through the five levels of leadership, but spends most of the time on one problem: Why results become the stopping point…and what has to change if you want your leadership to actually scale beyond you. 0:00 Intro 0:29 What Level Are You Leading At? 04:04 Moving from Position to Relationship 05:29 Character, Competence, and Connection 11:14 Why Leaders Get Stuck at Results 12:33 Developing People and Scaling Impact 22:19 Assessing Your Leadership Level and Growth Plan Resources Mentioned: 📚 The 5 Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell Focus 3 Leadership training Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    28 min

  2. MAR 24

    How One Conversation Can Change Everything in Business and Life (Pat Hiban)

    Pat Hiban meets a stranger while tying his shoes before a run in Chicago. That moment turns into a business partner years later. Another introduction leads to the CEO of a company he co-founded… None of it was planned, but those moments stacked. Real estate conventions. random trips. accountability partners. Each connection built into GoBundance and multiple businesses. The pattern is simple but uncomfortable: he kept putting himself in rooms where he knew no one, then followed through when something clicked. That same pattern showed up in his career decisions. Ten businesses started, eight failed, two worked. The outcomes look clean in hindsight, but the process wasn’t. Relationships determined which opportunities would last and which would collapse. The life he lives now is built on the people he chose to stay connected to decades earlier. You just never know WHO. 0:00 Intro 00:59 Building a Real Estate Career 02:18 Team Building and the 2008 Collapse 06:00 “ELF” Businesses and Repeated Failures 09:12 The Origin of GoBundance 12:00 Meeting Future Partners by Chance 15:09 How to Build an Accountability Partner 18:29 Scaling GoBundance Without a Guru Model 23:41 Designing Life Around Time and Freedom 25:41 The Reality of Investing Wins and Losses 29:17 Success vs Fulfillment by Life Phase Resources Mentioned: GoBundance https://gobundance.com 📚 Tribe of Millionaires https://tribeofmillionaires.com 📚 6 Steps to 7 Figures by Pat Hiban 📚 The Quitter’s Manifesto by Pat Hiban Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    35 min

  3. MAR 17

    Black Hawk Down Pilot Michael Durant: How Survival Reframed Fear and Responsibility

    Michael Durant’s helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade over Mogadishu. And if you’ve seen the movie, you know what happened next…  The crash left him with a broken femur, crushed vertebrae, and surrounded by enemy fighters. Within minutes, the crash site was overrun and he became the only surviving crew member. In his conversation with Phil, Durant recounts the events of the Battle of Mogadishu and the moments after the aircraft went down.  But the conversation does not stay on the battlefield. Durant reflects on the mindset that followed his survival. He explains why he never carried survivor guilt, why fear of failure faded after Somalia, and why the real obligation after surviving is not regret but responsibility. When others risk their lives for you, the question becomes what you choose to do with the life that remains. 0:00 Intro 01:11 Battle of Mogadishu 08:07 The Helicopter Crash 12:23 Defending Crash Site Two 19:55 Captured and Taken Prisoner 26:17 Proof of Life Interrogation Video 31:18 Survivor Guilt and Responsibility 33:38 Fear of Failure After Somalia 38:30 The Four Elements of Recovery 46:18 People and Culture in Elite Teams 52:07 Leadership Defined as Responsibility Resources Mentioned: 📚 In The Company Of Heroes by Michael Durant Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    56 min

  4. MAR 10

    Why a Billion Dollar Milestone Didn’t Bring Fulfillment (Brian Murray)

    Brian Murray built and managed over a billion dollars in real estate. From the outside, it looked like the pinnacle of business success…. Internally, it felt empty. In his conversation with Phil, Brian explains how reaching a major financial milestone forced him to confront a difficult truth: Professional achievement did not deliver the joy he expected. That realization, combined with a serious car accident and a trek to Everest Base Camp, began a five year shift away from control, pressure, and performance driven identity. He reflects on how business culture can draw out unhealthy personas, how attachment to outcomes distorts self worth, and why seeds are planted in the dark. The conversation centers on responsibility, self awareness, and what it means to cultivate a life instead of chasing one. 0:00 Intro 01:54 Defining Himself Beyond Achievement 04:32 The Emptiness of a Billion Dollar Milestone 07:19 Spiritual Shift After Business Success 12:56 Writing the Book and Practicing Presence 18:01 Business Pressure and the Control Persona 20:41 Seeds Are Planted in the Dark 24:12 Intuition Over Rigid Goal Setting 30:53 Choosing Vulnerability and Publishing the Book 38:31 Service, Simplicity, and Caring for Rescued Animals 41:01 Where to Find Brian Resources Mentioned: 📚 Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian Murray 📚 Welcome to My Garden by Brian Murray Freedom Hollow: https://www.freedomhollow.org Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    42 min

  5. MAR 3

    You’ll Never Feel Free Until YOU Become Someone You Trust (David Osborn)

    David Osborn built extraordinary success, but real freedom didn’t come from money. It came from trust. In this conversation with Phil Moeller, David reflects on the long process of proving himself to himself. From growing up between scarcity and privilege to raising children in abundance, he shares how purpose, example, and personal responsibility shape the kind of person success can flow toward. The discussion explores the difference between goals and identity, why community and vulnerability accelerate growth, and how freedom evolves from external achievement to internal peace. For David, abundance is less about resources and more about the lens you choose, believing life is working with you rather than against you. This episode is about becoming someone you trust, redefining freedom beyond performance, and building a life that feels lighter on the inside. 0:00 Intro 01:26 Forging His Own Path 03:58 Growing Up Poor in a Wealthy Environment 07:22 Parenting with Purpose and Kindness 11:12 The Moment That Cemented There Is a Purpose 21:18 Specific Goals vs. Intentions 28:35 Redefining Freedom Beyond Money 31:47 Proving Himself to Himself and Finding Peace 35:20 Choosing Abundance Over Victimhood Resources Mentioned: 📚 Wealth Can’t Wait by David Osborn 📚 Tribe of Millionaires by David Osborn 📚 Miracle Morning Millionaires by Hal Elrod and David Osborn GoBundance https://gobundance.com Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    41 min

  6. FEB 24

    Your Team Isn’t Lazy, They’re Disconnected. Here’s Why. (Kate Volman)

    A whopping 70% of the workforce is disengaged…is that you? Is it the people you lead?? Kate Volman, CEO of Floyd Consulting and steward of The Dream Manager framework, believes most leaders are diagnosing the wrong problem because they’re trying to fix performance at WORK instead of asking what happened to someone’s dreams at HOME. Today, Phil and Kate discuss why people check out at work (long before they quit). Once someone has stopped dreaming in their own life, that disengagement eventually shows up in their performance, energy, and loyalty. What they unpack: The real driver behind that 70% disengagement statisticWhat actually happens when adults stop dreamingThe patterns most common in adult’s dreams (including finances, health, and relationships)How waiting for inspiration quietly delays meaningful workWhere perfectionism shows up and how it limits outputWhy structured accountability consistently outperforms raw motivationIf you lead a team and want higher engagement without gimmicks, this conversation with Kate will give you a clear starting point. 0:00 Intro02:30 Kate’s Career Path06:29 What the Dream Manager Is10:13 Are Dreams Fluff?12:34 Engagement & Leadership Responsibility14:01 How Dreams Evolve Over Time18:05 Writing the Book20:50 The Myth That Inspiration Will Strike23:08 Action Creates Clarity25:29 Ego & Fear of Criticism28:14 Defining Success in Creative Work31:20 Systems & Accountability35:59 How Kate Defines Success39:57 Where to Connect with KateResources Mentioned:Connect with Kate:https://www.katevolman.com📚 Do What You Love by Kate Volmanhttps://a.co/d/06ieszyN 📚 The Dream Manager by Matthew Kellyhttps://a.co/d/016WfdH6 The Dream Manager Programhttps://www.thedreammanager.com🎙️ Kate’s channel and “Create For No Reason” podcast:https://www.youtube.com/@KateVolmanMedia Follow @PhilOnPurposehttps://www.instagram.com/philonpurposehttps://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    41 min

  7. FEB 17

    You’re Successful… Why Don’t You Feel Free? (Dr. Kelly Flanagan)

    Could your drive to succeed actually be the thing keeping you stuck? Phil sits down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Kelly Flanagan, whose work has resonated most with an unexpected audience: high-achieving entrepreneurial men. Dr. Flanagan breaks down the difference between guilt and shame, and how shame quietly hijacks careers, marriages, and parenting. He explains why achievement does not resolve the original wound of “something is wrong with me,” and how success can actually intensify it. He also shares the pivotal question he and his wife asked themselves before walking away from prestigious paths to build a different kind of life…one shaped by worthiness instead of proving. You’ll hear them unpack: The question that reveals whether your next move is driven by freedom or the need to prove Why success often strengthens shame instead of resolving it Why passion always involves suffering, and why that is not a signal to quit The three stage cycle of worthiness, belonging, and purpose How to build relationships where you feel less pressure to perform and more freedom to be yourself If achievement hasn’t quieted the voice that says you’re not enough, this conversation explains why. 0:00 Intro 02:21 Who Lovable Was Written For 06:59 Shame as the Original Wound 10:16 Guilt vs. Shame 13:22 Parenting Triggers and Self Grace 19:05 Meeting His Wife 23:22 The Freedom Question That Changed Everything 29:19 The Cycle of Worthiness, Belonging, Purpose 32:04 Why Relationships Come First 39:22 How Passion, Pain, and Purpose Connect 42:21 Why Resistance Is Not a Sign to Quit 44:28 The Road Less Triggered Dr. Kelly Flanagan’s books: 📚 Lovable 📚 The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell 📚 The Road Less Triggered Available now for pre-order with bonuses: https://lesstriggered.com  ➡️ Download the Purpose Matrix tool for FREE:https://www.thepurposematrix.com/ Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose https://www.facebook.com/philonpurpose

    47 min

  8. FEB 10

    BROKE and Needing Help: Don’t Do This Alone

    Most of us don’t feel stuck because we’re failing. We feel stuck because we were trained to be. Trained to stay busy. To do it alone. To worry about how it LOOKS instead of who we’re becoming. That realization led to one word that kept resurfacing: broken. Not as a flaw to hide, but as a starting point that we all have in common. In this episode, Phil reflects on the ways society shapes our habits, our fears, and our definition of success…and how those patterns can slowly pull us off course without us even noticing. Key moments: Why feeling “stuck” is often learned, not earned The difference between being broken and being hopeless How busyness and ego quietly block purpose Why reframing regret can unlock growth The role the right people play in moving forward This isn’t about “fixing yourself.” It’s about seeing clearly, asking for help, and choosing a different way forward. 0:00 Intro 1:02 The word that changed everything 5:43 The 5 hidden obstacles in our way 7:05 How busyness steals your peace 9:27 Regret as your greatest teacher 15:44 The real thing holding you back 20:42 Brokenness means we need help 21:19 How to find your Iron Few ➡️ Download the Purpose Matrix tool for FREE:https://www.thepurposematrix.com/ Follow @PhilOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/philonpurpose  https://www.facebook.com/philonpupose

    25 min
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Welcome to The Purpose Matrix, where your business and personal life come together so you can live with clarity, confidence and peace. Hosted by Phil Moeller, a business leader, real estate investor, husband, and father, this podcast is designed to equip and inspire you to pursue your God-given purpose in every area of life. If you’re ready to step out of your comfort zone, overcome fear, and live with purpose, hit subscribe and join us on this journey!

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  • Creator
    Phil Moeller
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Phil Moeller
  • Show Website
    The Purpose Matrix

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