There is a quiet moment most of us recognize. Life has not changed, but something inside us has. This episode sits inside that moment, the one where autopilot stops feeling safe and starts feeling like the thing we need to escape.
Host Ria talks with Ted Kopecko, author of the international bestseller Finding JOY... Journey of You, about what it actually takes to move from a fixed mindset into a growth mindset, and why chronic unhappiness so often comes from staying comfortable rather than from struggling. Ted shares the four pillars behind his book (mindset, time, identity, and direction) and offers listeners a gentle but honest invitation: you get to be the author of your own life, and it starts with the small decisions you make today.
About the Guest:
Ted Kopecko is a licensed commercial architect, commercial real estate broker, entrepreneur, and author of the #1 international bestseller Finding JOY... Journey of You. After decades of climbing the career ladder, he turned his own reckoning with burnout and reinvention into a framework for living with more intention and purpose.
Key Takeaways:
- Comfort can quietly become the thing holding you back. Growth often means choosing to feel a little uncomfortable now so life feels less uncomfortable later.
- A fixed mindset, shaped early in life, tends to keep people circling the same routines. Moving toward a growth mindset is what opens space for real change.
- Chase value, not just money. Increasing the value of your time matters more than chasing a paycheck.
- Treat your time like a bank you withdraw from daily. How you spend it says more about your priorities than you might think.
- Reading regularly, even ten pages a day, is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to grow your mindset.
- Healing includes what you feed your mind and what you feed your body. Both matter for moving forward.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.findingjoy.us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-kopecko-author-finding-joy-journey-of-you-36592441
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TDKopecko/
Book: Finding JOY: Journey of You — available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome to The Healing Mindset — The quiet shift that changes everything
[03:00] (approx.) Meet Ted Kopecko — From architect to author of a #1 bestseller
[07:00] (approx.) Fixed vs. Growth Mindset — Why comfort can be the real obstacle
[13:00] (approx.) Chasing Value, Not Money — Rethinking how you spend your time
[19:00] (approx.) The Four Pillars — Mindset, time, identity, and direction
[25:00] (approx.) One Small Practice — Where to start cultivating a healing mindset today
[30:00] (approx.) Closing Thoughts — Finding purpose beyond the paycheck
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