Phil Mattingly is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C. He is a congressional Correspondent at CNN. ^{[1] [3] [2]}

Phil Mattingly graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's degree in English. He went on to attend Boston University, where he received an M.S. in Journalism. ^[1]

Phil Mattingly joined CNN in December 2015 as a New York - based Correspondent and spent 2016 on the campaign trail covering Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Donald Trump, which included a series of investigative pieces into Trump's business history, finances and taxes. ^[1]

Previously, Mattingly worked at Bloomberg Television in Washington where he served most recently as a national political Correspondent and before that, as the network's White House Correspondent. In that capacity, Mattingly covered all of the major presidential candidates and reported on the domestic and foreign policy actions of the Presidency of Barack Obama. ^[1]

He secured the first interview with then-Attorney General Eric Holder in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and throughout his tenure landed a series of exclusive interviews with top cabinet, administration and congressional officials. ^[1]

While covering the White House, Mattingly broke news on several elements of the administration's foreign, economic and legal policy and was a finalist for the Scripps Howard Distinguished Service to the First Amendment Award for an investigation into the Obama administration's crackdown on government whistleblower.^[1]

Prior to joining Bloomberg Television, Mattingly served as a print reporter with Bloomberg News in Washington. An award-winning journalist, Mattingly has also covered Congress, economics and finance policy, the United States Department of Justice and Washington's lobbying industry. He helped lead the Bloomberg News coverage of the federal response to the financial crisis, as well as the legislative, lobbying and legal battles that followed. In that role, he received a Society of American Business Editors and Writers award for breaking news. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, New York Post and Chicago Tribune. Throughout his time at Bloomberg, he wrote regularly for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.^[10] When you think of your BIG goal, sometimes you start feeling overwhelmed. Why? Because big goals don’t get achieved right away. Instead, you need to create mini goals to help excite you along the way. This way you can be more goal-orientated and build a habit of being more effective.

Celebrating your small wins will help you stay motivated through your journey.

Plus, celebrating is always super fun.

Maybe you break your goal down to 10 small-sized goals with tasks that get you on track to achieve them.

For each of the 10 goals you can add a small celebration.

Maybe a glass of champagne for one or a dessert with a sparkler on top for another.

Don’t forget to check out some of our motivational quotes about success in a later section.

This goes back to the positive environment point: You need to be around others who are just as ambitious as you.

American entrepreneur John Rohn once said, “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with it.”

And whether or not that’s true is debatable, the reality is being around the right kind of people can only help you grow.

If you’re surrounded by those who love your ambition, you’ll be more ambitious and achieve more.

If you’re surrounded by loved ones who tell you your goals are stupid and tell you to change them, you need to avoid them.

Be around those who help you feel comfortable being the ambitious, go-getter you are, so you can become the successful person you’re meant to be.

Phil Mattingly married his longtime girlfriend Chelsea Carter back on December 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. In summer 2017, the couple welcomed a son named Carter.^[4]

In an interview with Men's Health in January 2020, Mattingly told his secret to taming election stress:

He also told abouth his healthcare routine:

As of January 2020, Phil has about 74,000 followers on his Phil_Mattingly Twitter account. He often shares his articles on Twitter and comments on current political events.^[2]