One creates tension. The other creates trust. This simple shift can transform your relationships and leadership.

In this episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer explores the powerful distinction between expectations and agreements — and why understanding this difference can change how you communicate, lead, and connect.

Expectations come from fear, pressure, and the need to prove something. They often lead to disappointment and resentment. Agreements, on the other hand, are built on mutual respect and choice. They create clarity, commitment, and peace — whether in your relationships, your business, or your daily life.

Matthias shares examples from his marriage, family, and work with clients to illustrate how agreements empower both sides and open up space for growth and trust.

If you’re ready to bring more calm and clarity into your life — start with this one shift.

“Expectations create tension. Agreements create trust.”

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What if your inner self-talk has been shaping your entire life — without you even realizing it?

In this deeply personal episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer explores one of the most powerful questions his mentor ever asked him: “Who do you think you are?”

Through raw honesty and self-reflection, Matthias shares how this simple question led him to uncover decades of hidden beliefs — “I’m a failure,” “I’m not enough,” “I’m weak” — and how these thoughts silently influenced every area of his life.

He explains a transformative journaling practice that helps you become aware of the stories you tell yourself — the ones that keep you small, and the ones that can set you free.

Because awareness is the first step to change. And when you start seeing yourself through love instead of judgment, everything begins to shift.

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Why is it that the moment you step into your power, people around you start warning you, doubting you, or trying to keep you “safe”? In this episode, I explore why this happens — and how to free yourself from their fears.

In this intimate solo episode, I talk about a phenomenon so many leaders and high achievers experience: the moment you rise, others feel afraid on your behalf. They caution you, they advise you, they project their own insecurities onto your path.

I share how easily we get pulled into their fear — how quickly doubt can creep in and make us abandon our dreams before they even start. And I walk you through my own journey of reclaiming my power by cutting the ropes to those who needed me to stay small.

You’ll hear why your environment matters more than you think, why you cannot rise with people who need you to shrink, and how choosing yourself can completely shift the trajectory of your life.

This episode is an invitation to step into your boldness, your clarity, and your inner peace — even when others don’t understand it.

“You can’t rise if you keep people around who need you to stay on the ground.”

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What if your greatest growth lies just beyond your fear?

In this heartwarming episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer shares a deeply personal story — how his 9-year-old daughter, once too shy to speak in class, stepped into courage by interviewing a global ocean leader.

From nervous beginnings to a fearless, joy-filled moment of pride, this story captures what it truly means to lean into discomfort — not from fear, but from love.

Matthias reflects on the importance of creating safe spaces for growth, being a role model through action, and teaching our children (and ourselves) that courage doesn’t mean not being afraid — it means doing it anyway.

This episode is an invitation to rediscover your own edges — and to remember that you’re capable of far more than you think.

“Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s the choice to move through it.”

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What if everything you’ve been searching for — success, clarity, fulfillment — has been inside you all along?

In this episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer explores one of the biggest traps for high achievers: believing that the answers are outside of us.

Through his own reflections and work with leaders, Matthias reveals a simple but profound truth — there is no magic key. Books, frameworks, and mentors can inspire us, but the real transformation happens when we look inward.

He breaks down how thoughts create feelings, feelings create actions, and actions create results — and how shifting our inner state can completely transform our outer world.

This episode is a powerful invitation to take back responsibility, to stop chasing, and to realize: you already hold the key to everything you want.

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What happens when you let someone down — and instead of defending yourself, you open your heart?

In this episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer shares a real story of failure, vulnerability, and repair. He let his client down twice. But what followed wasn’t conflict — it was connection.

Through slowing down and having an honest, emotional conversation, Matthias discovered a deeper truth about leadership: trust isn’t built by perfection. It’s built by presence, awareness, and courage.

This heartfelt reflection explores what happens when we stop defending ourselves and start listening — when we allow tears instead of tension, honesty instead of excuses, and compassion instead of control.

Because true leadership doesn’t happen in the moments where everything works perfectly. It happens in the moments where it doesn’t.

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Do you want more sex, money, and power? You might — but are you looking in the wrong place?

In this episode of Achieve From Inner Peace, Dr. Matthias Hombauer explores the illusion that fulfillment comes from something outside of us — more money, more success, more validation.

Through a powerful story of an entrepreneur chasing “more,” Matthias reveals the real block: the fear of being seen. The fear of judgment, of rejection, of not being good enough. And how that fear silently shapes our actions, decisions, and results.

This conversation dives into what happens when we stop searching for the next framework or “magic key” — and instead begin to uncover what’s really going on within. Matthias shares how awareness and presence can transform self-sabotage into clarity and power, allowing leaders to create from the inside out.

Because it’s not about finding the secret on the outside. It’s about remembering the truth on the inside.

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If you’re not taking a stand for yourself… you’re being fu**ed.

In this episode, I share the powerful story of Peter (name changed), a leader who went from being overworked, exhausted, and powerless — to reclaiming his energy, confidence, and life by taking a stand for himself.

When Peter arrived in our session, he was trapped in “puppy mode” — obeying, pleasing, saying yes to everything while his body screamed no. Together, we created a sacred space where he could slow down and reconnect with his truth. What happened next was pure transformation: Peter chose to embody the bull. He stood up, spoke his truth, and everything shifted — first a promotion, then an even better job offer, and finally, full freedom to choose his path.

This is what happens when you commit to being you. When you move from follower to creator. When you say “enough” — and decide to live from power, not fear.

“It’s not the outside that creates the world — it’s you, from the inside.”

Reflection: Where in your life are you still playing the puppy? What would change if you showed up as the bull — bold, grounded, unstoppable?

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