Bridge The Gap Podcast

Are you working towards mastery in something? Many people haven't yet found their passion and, as such, feel like working toward mastery in anything is a fool's folly. In this episode Patrick and Rocco will explain how a mastery mindset puts you on a course to strive for mastery in anything you are doing. As Rocco says,  "We are not striving for specific goals but being present in an ongoing practice". Too many times we are encouraged to focus on the destination instead of the journey, real success is sticking to the process regardless of the result. Join Patrick and Rocco as they give you the tools and inquiry needed to see if you have a mastery mindset.

We've all heard of the power of positive thinking, but there is never a guarantee that positive thinking will work. Negative thinking, on the other hand, almost always works. Today Patrick and Rocco are discussing the idea of neutral thinking. Neutral thinking, in contrast to positive thinking, always goes to the truth. Neutral thinking is detail oriented and focuses on the task at hand, it's Stoicism with a more palatable name. Neutral thinkers have confidence and the belief that they can win, but can also fail repeatedly and still see the benefit of the failure  In this podcast you can learn how to apply neutral thinking to your daily routine to help you achieve your goals, plus an action step to keep you on track right now.

Do you have guiding principles for your life? Have you written them down and do you engage with them on a regular basis? If no, why not? In this episode Patrick and Rocco will discuss the idea of having your "Principles to Live By" and give you some tips on how to come up with this list. Patrick will even share the "Shaw Family Constitution" which is a list of ideas that his family uses as their guiding principles. Don't miss the great stories on how these ideas came about and how they manifest!

Research shows that we all have the talent we are born with but how do you translate that talent into actual achievement? In this episode Patrick and Rocco will take you through Angela Duckworth's (author of Grit) diagram on how talent is effectively applied to achievement and the pitfalls you could run into when using this formula. The great news? Talent plays a limited role and a large percentage of what you can accomplish in life relies on consistent effort, something that we all have in equal measure. Not to be missed!

The more difficult the task the better the execution must be. This is why goals are such an important part of achievement, they give you the framework that is necessary. So, knowing this, why do so many people fight the idea of having a goal? For some, a goal opens them up to failure. We must remember however that goals are not only about achievement but more about the progress you make in the attempts to achieve. This is key. In this episode Patrick and Rocco are in their wheelhouse and will share some stories and a few laughs around the topic of goals and why they are so critical to your fulfillment.

Do you operate in fear? Fear can often be disguised as various things including an attachment to physical things. Today Rocco and Patrick will show us the two different kinds of attachment, one healthy, the other...not so much. But how does unhealthy attachment lead to fear and how else does fear manifest itself in your life? How many of your goals are born out of time, attachment or expectation? Patrick and Rocco will take you down a simple path that can help you overcome the fear that may be holding you back. Their standard refrain of habits and routines can be the  way to stop fear in its tracks. Let your time become simply about execution and see how that drives fear out of your mind. Capped off by a very manageable call to action, this episode is perfect for those of you who sometimes feel stuck.

Oftentimes knowing we need to change something is not enough. According to the book Atomic Habits there are three main drivers of creating new habits: results, process and identity. Unfortunately, the importance of identity is often overlooked. Identity based habits focus on who you wish to become. But how do you abandon your identity of the past (that may be holding you back from achieving your goals) and take on a new identity? Patrick and Rocco will give you some tangible action steps to do just that.

Do you ever find yourself a little off track on your highest priorities? Take a deep dive into the Bridge the Gap system with Rocco and Patrick this week to learn how you can use it to stay focused on the activities that will most effectively achieve your wildly important goals. Full of practical tips (and some shocking confessions!), this episode is what these two know best; how to use the system to achieve freedom, fulfillment and happiness.