Coaching with Matt Yao
Coaching with Matt Yao
My coaching practice addresses two critical needs: guiding quarterlifers (20s-30s) through periods of transition and uncertainty, and helping them cultivate sustainable ambition in their chosen paths. Whether you're facing a crossroads or seeking to deepen your impact in your current pursuit, my integrative approach helps you navigate complexity while staying true to your core values and long-term vision.
Everyone deserves someone in their corner who will both challenge and support them. In my coaching practice, I serve as a mirror, sherpa, and occasionally, a bullshit-caller. I view us as equal partners, walking alongside each other on this journey.
My coaching practice addresses two critical needs: guiding quarterlifers (20s-30s) through periods of transition and uncertainty, and helping them cultivate sustainable ambition in their chosen paths. Whether you're facing a crossroads or seeking to deepen your impact in your current pursuit, my integrative approach helps you navigate complexity while staying true to your core values and long-term vision.
Everyone deserves someone in their corner who will both challenge and support them. In my coaching practice, I serve as a mirror, sherpa, and occasionally, a bullshit-caller. I view us as equal partners, walking alongside each other on this journey.
Who I Serve
My Approach
I partner with high achieving individuals who have followed the script to success but are now in transition or seeking a new way of being. Often facing life’s next big decisions while juggling a buffet of responsibilities, they have a desire to cultivate greater agency in their work, health, and relationships.
I partner with high achieving individuals who have followed the script to success but are now in transition or seeking a new way of being. Often facing life’s next big decisions while juggling a buffet of responsibilities, they have a desire to cultivate greater agency in their work, health, and relationships.
My Approach
Who I Serve
I primarily help people explore life's big questions while building sustainable foundations.
🧭 Big Questions: deep inquiries to help uncover our core values, purpose, and true desires
🧘♂️ Foundations: essential rituals and grounding practices that allow us to move with ease
I primarily help people explore life's big questions while building sustainable foundations.
🧭 Big Questions: deep inquiries to help uncover our core values, purpose, and true desires
🧘♂️ Foundations: essential rituals and grounding practices that allow us to move with ease
When Ambition Meets Uncertainty
When Ambition Meets Uncertainty
You may also be telling yourself stories that perpetuate these feelings of unsustainable ambition and work-life disconnection.
You may also be telling yourself stories that perpetuate these feelings of unsustainable ambition and work-life disconnection.
🤝 My Approach
My Approach
My practice is rooted in my experience:
🙍🏻♂️🇨🇳 as a Chinese-American man and the son of immigrants
⛷️🏄🏻♂️ as a skier, surfer, writer, and explorer of both the inner & outer worlds
💻🌁 at Uber, Afterpay, Block, and Kleiner Perkins Fellows
🔭😌 of seeking wisdom and discovering how to live a good life
☯ My observation is we often assume seemingly opposing forces are dichotomies, rather than seeking how they can co-exist:
hard work and rest
self-discipline and self-compassion
resilience and flexibility
belonging and solitude
acceptance and advancement
I follow a multimodal approach that introduces a variety of practices:
🧠 Mind: journaling, meditation, reflection, visualization
💪 Body: yoga, weightlifting, walking, breathwork
💗 Heart: gratitude, self-compassion, creative expression, wandering in nature
✨ I am guided by the light of mentors & teachers:
In my ongoing development as a coach, whether it’s been through formal training like an apprenticeship or a more self-directed path, I’ve been fortunate to learn from a variety of coaches, teachers, artists, and practitioners.
I’m grateful to be influenced and shaped by people such as:
Steve Schlafman, Joe Hudson, Tom Morgan, Parker Palmer, Martha Beck
Julia Cameron, Steven Pressfield, Robert Greene, Joseph Campbell
Paul Millerd, David Whyte, William Finnegan, Yvon Chouinard
Beyond individuals, I draw inspiration from Taoism, complexity science, and nature’s wisdom.
⛓️ Structure
We begin with a personalized onboarding process to uncover your intentions, collaboration style, and desired transformation. Here is what you can typically expect:
Two 60 minute sessions a month
Pre-session prompts
Post-session notes
Take-home exercises
Essays, books, and podcasts
Unlimited async texting and email
💸 Rates
I operate on a sliding scale monthly retainer.
If we're both excited to work together, money won't be a barrier. I aim for an open and trusting relationship, so I don't require financial commitments or fixed contracts.
However, for our work to be effective, I ask for an energetic three-month commitment upfront. This isn't a formal contract, just a mutual intention to dive in with dedication and sincerity.
Note: I'm exploring a group coaching offering. If you're interested, please fill out this form.
👋 Reach Out
If you'd like to explore a coaching relationship, I invite you to schedule a complimentary 60 minute session with me:
My coaching practice is rooted in my experience:
🙍🏻♂️ as a Chinese-American man and the son of immigrants
⛷️ as a skier, surfer, writer, and explorer of both the inner & outer worlds
🌁 working at Uber, Afterpay, Block, and Kleiner Perkins Fellows
🔭 of seeking wisdom and discovering how to live a good life
☯ My observation is we assume seemingly opposing forces are dichotomies, rather than seeing how they can co-exist:
hard work and rest
self-discipline and self-compassion
resilience and flexibility
belonging and solitude
acceptance and advancement
✨ I am guided by the light of my mentors and teachers:
In my ongoing development as a coach, whether it’s been through formal training like an apprenticeship or a more self-directed path, I’ve been fortunate to learn from a variety of coaches, teachers, artists, and practitioners:
Steve Schlafman, Joe Hudson, Alice Wells, Parker Palmer, Martha Beck
Julia Cameron, Steven Pressfield, Robert Greene, Joseph Campbell
Paul Millerd, David Whyte, William Finnegan, Yvon Chouinard
Alongside my continuous training across disciplines, I'm supported by my therapist, coach, and meditation teacher.
⛓️ Structure
We begin with a personalized onboarding process to uncover your intentions, collaboration style, and desired transformation. Here is what you can typically expect:
Two 60 minute sessions a month
Pre-session prompts
Post-session notes
Take-home exercises
Recommended essays, books, and podcasts
Unlimited async texting and email
💸 Rates
I operate on a sliding scale, with an average rate of $500/month.
If we're both excited to work together, money won't be a barrier. I aim for an open and trusting relationship, so I don't require financial commitments or fixed contracts.
However, for our work to be effective, I ask for an energetic three-month commitment upfront. This isn't a formal contract, just a mutual intention to dive in with dedication and sincerity.
Note: I'm exploring a group coaching offering. If you're interested, please fill out this form.
👋 Reach Out
If you'd like to explore a coaching relationship, I invite you to schedule a complimentary 60 minute session with me:
My coaching practice is rooted in my experience:
🙍🏻♂️ as a Chinese-American man and the son of immigrants
⛷️ as a skier, surfer, writer, and explorer of both the inner & outer worlds
🌁 at Uber, Afterpay, Block, and Kleiner Perkins Fellows
🔭 of seeking wisdom and discovering how to live a good life
☯ My observation is we assume seemingly opposing forces are dichotomies, rather than seeing how they can co-exist:
hard work and rest
self-discipline and self-compassion
resilience and flexibility
belonging and solitude
acceptance and advancement
✨ I am guided by the light of my mentors and teachers:
In my ongoing development as a coach, whether it’s been through formal training like an apprenticeship or a more self-directed path, I’ve been fortunate to learn from a variety of coaches, teachers, artists, and practitioners.
I’m grateful to be influenced and shaped by people such as:
Steve Schlafman, Joe Hudson, Alice Wells, Parker Palmer, Martha Beck
Julia Cameron, Steven Pressfield, Robert Greene, Joseph Campbell
Paul Millerd, David Whyte, William Finnegan, Yvon Chouinard
Alongside my continuous training across disciplines, I'm supported by my therapist, coach, and meditation teacher.
⛓️ Structure
We begin with a personalized onboarding process to uncover your intentions, collaboration style, and desired transformation. Here is what you can typically expect:
Two 60 minute sessions a month
Pre-session prompts
Post-session notes
Take-home exercises
Recommended essays, books, and podcasts
Unlimited async texting and email
💸 Rates
I operate on a sliding scale, with an average rate of $500/month.
If we're both excited to work together, money won't be a barrier. I aim for an open and trusting relationship, so I don't require financial commitments or fixed contracts.
However, for our work to be effective, I ask for an energetic three-month commitment upfront. This isn't a formal contract, just a mutual intention to dive in with dedication and sincerity.
Note: I'm exploring a group coaching offering. If you're interested, please fill out this form.
👋 Reach Out
If you'd like to explore a coaching relationship, I invite you to schedule a complimentary 60 minute session with me: