Growth Mindset Matters

It is easy to let the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season create a sense of needing to just get through it. But what if there was a way to press pause and make some intentional choices? Today’s episode is about helping you to recognize how focusing on being "aware" can shift this holiday season from maddening to memorable. And you’ll be challenged to take action, persevere and grow.

For more about phase 1 of the Success Cycle for Growth check out episode 93 - A Tip for Having the Merriest Christmas Ever!

December can cause a lot of default thinking in the name of “tradition.” But what if you could change how you’re thinking about this typically stress-filled season? Today’s episode will challenge you with one question that just might make all the difference for you.

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Acting like everything’s great… when it isn’t, takes energy. Smiling at the holiday table when you're carrying the weight of some loss can feel like riding the bucking bronco at the rodeo. You wish the pain would stop, soon. Acknowledging that joy and pain can coexist takes wisdom. Today’s episode will challenge you to consider expressing a different kind of thankfulness at your Thanksgiving Table. Part of that is being aware of the benefits pain produces in your life that can actually help you to live with an even greater sense of thanksgiving.

If you or someone you know is feeling an ache or pain of loss this Thanksgiving, listening today could help you... and them. 

Episode #72 - A Rodeo Recap to Spur Your Growth (lessons from attending a real rodeo).

Being the gritty person who hangs in there when the going gets tough IS tough. Sometimes giving up seems like a better choice than pressing on. But if you know what to tell yourself when you’re in the middle of your mess there’s a better chance you’ll be able to come out the other side. The five lessons Amy shares in this episode are ones she learned during the rebrand of her podcast. And you can apply them directly to your current challenge. You’ll be so glad you did! 

Funny, how it's so easy to see the excuses others make as “lame” and ours as “legit.” Either way, excuses you use are causing you problems that you may not even realize. In this episode, you’ll find out three of those problems, the top ten lame excuses and two ways you can stop them from keeping you stuck in victim mode. 

In a world where you’re bombarded with criticism, change, failure and pressures it can be easy to want to fold up and peace out. The reality is, that response will get you exactly nowhere. But what if you could reframe your “worst thing ever” scenario into one that could be used for your benefit?

It is possible. And in this episode, you’ll hear three ways you can start to show up and do a better job of facing and conquering even those “worst thing ever” life experiences.

For your own copy of the Success Cycle for Growth visit amybarg.com and click on the CONTACT button. Put "Success" in the message box and you'll receive an email with the PDF!

If you’ve ever had a negative thought… you are not alone. Misery loves company. But if you’ve realized staying focused on the negative is losing its luster (as in there has to be a better way), today’s episode is for you. These three strategies for not staying in the pit with your thinking are simple and doable. And you can start using them right now.

Being left alone to “do what you know,” feels good and right and…safe. But staying there long-term you can end up feeling stuck. Breaking the status quo pattern means being willing to explore your “I’m here but would like to be there” gap. And that exploration can be uncomfortable.

Today’s episode, the first of Growth Mindset Matters, is a real-life example of the result of stepping into the uncomfortable gap and coming out the other side.

In it you’ll hear the five-step process this show went through that brought it to life. And the ways that process will challenge your thinking. 1.) How aware are you of the process? 2.) Where are you in the process? 3.) What would it take for you to progress in the process? The great news is that once you know it you can apply it over and over and keep up-leveling your results and your life.

Extra episodes for a deep dive into the five phases.

51- How Being Unaware Can Cost You and Help You

52- How to Raise Your Level of Self-awareness and Why it Matters

53- Why Your Messy Middle Is Such A Good Place

54- How To Avoid Three Mistakes of Getting Good

55- How The End Is Also The Beginning With Growth

You know that feeling of being “here” but wishing you were “there?” And you realize that the gap between what you know and what you actually do …just keeps widening? There’s a name for it, The Performance Gap. As time goes by, and the gap gets wider it’s easy to slip into default mode. You know…. doing what you’ve always done (without really thinking about it) and then wondering why nothing seems to change. It’s like living in Groundhog Day.

If that sounds like you, Growth Mindset Matters is your antidote. Following this show you’ll learn a simple five-step process (Success Cycle for Growth) that you can start using today.

Here’s what’s so great about it. The tips for implementing the steps are insanely practical (as in, you can do this). The questions will make you think in ways you may never have considered before. And the real-life stories you’ll hear will inspire and encourage you that changing what you’re thinking is possible.

That change in your thinking will help you improve what you’re doing (better actions mean better results). You’ll be moving away from Groundhog Day and toward your “there!”

Your host, Amy Barg, is passionate about helping people leverage the power of growth to close their gaps and live by design. Her own growth journey led her to become a Certified Maxwell Leadership Executive Program Member, where she continues to learn from the top growth leaders in the industry.

And her growth journey moved her to write Seeing Blind Spots: Leadership Lessons from Real Life (available on Amazon), train leaders in Costa Rico, speak on stage at the International Maxwell Conference, host an online community, Women Growing on Purpose and launch this podcast!

Because she believes “with growth there is no finish line,” you’ll hear real-time examples of what it can look like for you to embrace, grow and challenge where you are with your own growth mindset.

And that matters because a decision to a life-long commitment to personal growth, guarantees a lifestyle of significance. When you’re closing gaps in ways you never imagined possible you’ll inspire those you influence to chuck their own Groundhog Day existence! You’ll win and so will they.

Follow Amy on IG @amybarglivinglarge, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybarg/

And visit amybarg.com to get your copy of Blind Spot Glasses, a complimentary resource to discover what’s keeping you stuck!

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Pain has the potential to stop you, push you to ignore issues you’d rather not face, or invite you to step up camp in it. How you handle it determines what you get from it. Today’s episode is a challenge to flip the script from seeing pain gaps as something to avoid to something to celebrate. These 5 pain lessons will surprise you in a good way and leave you hopeful when you experience your next pain gap.