When terrible things happen it is our mindset that determines how it impacts us. Niall McCann explains how he found gratitude for the opportunity to redefine his life after breaking his back.

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Dr Niall McCann is the Director of National Park Rescue protecting large areas of nature and the species within. He is also an intrepid adventurer having rowed the Atlantic, cycled the Himalayas and skied across Greenland.

Ever the positive thinker Niall faced his biggest obstacle head-on when he suffered a broken spine in 2016, on a speed flying exercise in the Brecon Beacons. He broke five vertebrae, one of which was - in the words of his surgeon: obliterated. After being told he might never walk again, a year after his accident Niall joined the Mountain Rescue team that rescued him

He is preparing to cross the Vatnajökull icecap with two other friends with broken spines to raise money for charity.

Millimeters 2 Mountains The charity helps those facing adversity experience the outdoors and the healing power of adventure.

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Life is so busy that we get lost in the mad rush, Sam discusses unconventional ways to both alter our experience of time and get more done.

We only have one life and we can't extend the physical amount of seconds we have. Instead, we look at how to increase the volume of experience we have in those seconds and ways in which we can experientially slow down time using completely natural ideas and processes for the body without any weird stuff. No meditation, no drugs, just common sense.

As someone with ADHD this process has been one of the most useful ideas for self-control and productivity in a way that is enjoyable and logical.

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00:00 How to slow down time

01:05 TikTok as an example of bending time

02:09 Stimulated to do new things

03:17 Making new memories

03:56 Do new stuff

05:35 Memory is like a notepad

07:30 Ride that edge like a surfer rides a wave

10:22 Reframing feelings 

11:07 Public speaking example of reframing fear

12:04 Vipassana example of reframing feelings

12:55 Fasting to reframe your relationship with food and hunger

14:24 Savor those slow moments

15:28 Nir Eyal quote 

16:00 Bob Dylan quote

16:08 Outro

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Romantic season is here, but do you have the right mindset for healthy relationships? Find out here.

Jonathan Aslay is a renowned dating and relationship expert who is dedicated to helping individuals find love and build healthy, meaningful relationships.

With a focus on compassionate communication, Jonathan teaches his clients how to connect with others in a way that promotes understanding and mutual respect. He also highlights the importance of self-love and how it is the foundation for building strong and fulfilling relationships.

On the Growth Mindset Podcast, Jonathan shares his insights and expertise, helping listeners to adopt a growth mindset in their personal and professional lives.

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Learn how to reframe your mindsets to see the opportunities in the world and reject feelings of fear and scarcity.

Kyle Livingston was abandoned by his mother when he was only a few weeks old. He grew up living with scarcity and a chip on his shoulder. His life came to a tipping point with a broken marriage and business but he turned it around by reframing his attitude and mindset.

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Shane Ohly is an elite athlete who has broken climbing records and built a career and business in elite mountain running. His events business Ourea Events hosts some of the most challenging endurance events on the planet.

 We discuss the mindsets behind elite performance and how to build a more resilient mentality. His events deliberately push people past the breaking points of anything they have experienced before to truly see what they are capable of.

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We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.

The secret to peace is found in examining our troubles. With so much stress and business in our lives, we feel like we are constantly behind. Every year we see our failures and regret our losses and need to swap our negative thoughts for a positive mindset.

 Aging should not be a reason to smile less and worry more. Every year is a new adventure to enjoy and savor for what it is.

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Jim Mann has broken several Ultramarathon records whilst also scaling his business Undo, with the goal to remove a billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030.

He is one of the most ambitious and yet grounded individuals you will ever meet. To call him understated would be understating his understatedness.

As a child, he was a very average runner but his love of challenge and ability to outwork others has led him to break some of the hardest Ultra running records such as the Spine Challenger and the 30 Munros as well as winning the infamous Dragons Back race across Wales.

He studied ecology and after running several businesses set his sights on climate. He started with reforestation building the Future Forest Company. He is replacing himself as CEO there to set his sights on the carbon removal company Undo.

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0:00  Pushing your potential

03:03 Building mindsets through ultramarathons 

03:49 Jim's running routine / training regime

04:27 Running as therapy and inspiration for Future Forrest

05:08 Jim's company - Climate

06:33 Jim's entrepreneurial mindset

07:53 Jim's mindset when he started running - Winning was a journey 

09:53 Jim's founder journey

10:52 Sam's founder journey

12:57 Example of Jim's experience where he tried pleasing everybody and took their advice 

14:12 Hiring mistakes

14:12 Dyslexic and running a business

15:00 Jim's future role in 5 years

16:40 Making the same mistake twice

18:12 Mental health

21:02 Scalability of businesses

23:04 Jim's journey with Future Forest and Undo

24:23 Inspiration for the enhanced weathering idea

26:09 Problem with climate and geopolitics

28:46 The importance of being optimistic

30:36 Any dark moments in ultra marathons

32:38 Scariest thing Jim has done

34:02 Earliest memories - tomatoes 

34:40 Kindest thing - little acts of kindness

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You cannot master time, you can only master yourself.

Time will keep doing its thing and we can't ever blame it or be annoyed with it. We must accept it and look to ourselves to make decisions we feel better about.

As we launch into 2023 plenty of us are looking to smash goals and achievements this year in a race against the 2024 countdown. We discuss how to move from a scarcity mindset around time to creating a better relationship with our moments as they happen.

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There are plenty of people telling you to 10x everything next year. How about trying to enjoy the year?

2023 will come and it will go and you will never have that year again. So please make a point to enjoy it whilst it's there. Then see what else you can do whilst you're in it.

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Do you have a reverse gear? We spend so much time with our heads down trying to make forward progress that we often fail to be sure we are making progress in the right direction.

We discuss the importance of doing the right things for the right reasons and the problems many aspirational entrepreneurs run into by following the hype.

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Dan Murray-Serter is the host of the Secret Leaders podcast and founder of Kindling Media. He is also the founder of the brain care company Heights.

Dan shares his top mindsets for success and tools for positive psychology. We dive into many lessons learnt from podcasting that apply to life and also discuss the rising issues of cancel culture and polarization.

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