May 13, 2020

4: Lack confidence? You might be hanging out with the wrong people.

22 minutes

This week on The Bold Life podcast, I'm talking about battery chargers and battery drainers. How certain people fill us with positive energy, but others drain our energy and prevent us from reaching our goals.

I’m sharing why I love to watch the Olympics (I’m glued to my TV for two weeks while they’re on), and a story from the 1996 Olympic Games where a young woman named Kerri Strug inspired the world.

People who are potential battery chargers could be:

People who inspire us, fill us with energy.
Family, friends, a mentor or others who are close to us
People we aspire to be like such as an athlete or a leader in our field

Listen in to find out why all battery chargers have one thing in common, what happens after we interact with these positive people, and how we feel around battery drainers. Learn why a growth mindset is essential for battery chargers, and how those with a fixed mindset are often battery drainers.

Show Highlights

[02:01] My all-time favorite Olympics story from the 1996 Women’s Gymnastic team vault session.

[06:35] Why battery chargers make us feel “bigger” and more confident.

[07:50] The emotional fallout of spending too much time with battery drainers.

[11:37] Why you can have a fixed or growth mindset in one area of your life but not another.

[14:24] Why our brains thrive being around battery chargers

[17:54] Ways to find more battery chargers in your life.

[20:15] How to tell if someone is a battery charger or a battery drainer.

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