Growth Mindset Matters

Pain is that thing you probably avoid like the plague. When the most common kinds hit you, you’re anxious to find a way to alleviate them ASAP. Except for one kind. Ignoring it or pretending it doesn’t exist only increases its devastation. Listen to consider where you are suffering from this kind of pain and what to do about it. There’s also a celebratory shout out to our Founding Fathers for thei...

For more about failure check out episode #114  The Resilience Question You Need  and episode #155  3 Doable Steps To Strengthen Your Resilience. John Maxwell’s book,  How To Get A Return On Failure  is a terrific resource on this topic as well. Ready to start your own in earnest? The online course,  Growing on Purpose Jump Start  is just what you need! It will guide you in a way that feels peacefu...

Whether you’ve never been on a sabbatical, are on one now or wish you could take one this episode is for you. The four lessons Amy learned on hers are ones that you can apply to your own life right now. You’ll also hear the one question that will challenge you to rethink every disappointment you face. Looking for a place to grow in a community with other like-minded women? Check out the Women Grow...

If all you had to do to forgive was say the words, it could be a quick and minimally painful procedure. The reality is that forgiveness requires something from you that you might not have ever considered. And that is, your willingness to engage in and stick with an ongoing process. Challenging? Yes, but so incredibly rewarding. The resource for some of what is shared in this episode comes from Lys...

Resilience is something that it can be easy to think, “you either have it or you don’t.” The truth is, it’s an actual skill you can develop if you know the steps to take. This episode explores the #1 resilience skill that impacts all of the others and reveals some simple tips you can begin to implement today to shore up your resilience! --- Looking for a place to grow in a community with other lik...

If you’ve ever had the thought that spending less time on your phone might be a good idea this episode will encourage you to explore that. It will also challenge you to consider if you are addicted to your cell phone. And if so… where is the decision to allow that addiction leading you? Amy shares the results of her personal cell phone usage experiment and a tactic for chasing down your decision a...

Looking for a place to grow in a community with other like-minded women? Check out the Women Growing on Purpose at  amybarg.com/wgop-membership ! Or… if you would  rather start on your own and ease into a community later then  Growing on Purpose Jump Start  is just what you need. It will guide you in a way that feels peaceful but purposeful as you explore where you are, where you’re stuck and how...

Why is that in a world where “information is king,” and readily accessible to all, living with peace is more of a joke than a reality? As people are “consumed with consuming more,” we are producing a society of individuals who exhibit high agency like never before but that sits right next to high anxiety like never before. This episode suggests six tips to help yourself and others (particularly th...

It can be easy to think that if you keep your thoughts to yourself, you’re good… and safe from causing any harm. But even if you don’t speak them your thoughts can still impact what you do. The reason? Your subconscious mind is always listening and is choosing behaviors that match. This episode has an antidote for retraining your subconscious mind so you can have better results with your actions....

Given the choice, most of us would choose the path of least resistance. The reality is that path doesn’t actually exist in real life. You’re more likely to have three challenges hitting at once that can leave you feeling like you’re barely keeping your head above water.  This episode is about three common sense thoughts that aren’t commonly applied. But when you do at the very least they’ll keep y...

If you knew that making just one change would change everything for you, would you do it? While that sounds like it should be an easy “yes” there are reasons you wouldn’t. This episode reveals why you won’t make that important change (which by the way, is how you think) why you should and some simple tips to get you headed in that direction. Listening today could be the beginning for you to make a...

In a day when there’s so much information about everyone and everything online it can be easy to compare and despair. It’s easy to let self-doubt self-sabotage your leadership… even of yourself. But what if there’s an advantage to you being exactly the way you are? This episode will challenge you to think about where you need to change how you look at great leadership, especially when it comes to...

You’ve undoubtedly been on the receiving end of less-than-optimal conversations. Ones that left you thinking, “That was a complete waste of time.” But because you know the benefits and necessity of good conversations, you’re left feeling frustrated and stuck. This episode explores the concept of brain hacking, why it matters, and one thing you control that can lead to more of the positive conversa...

Being able to see your own blind spots isn’t as easy as saying you want to. But there is one strategy that only “you can do for you” that will help. It requires something from you, but it absolutely guarantees major benefits for you. Today’s episode explains it in a way that will get you thinking about actions you can take to decrease your misses and increase your wins in this game we call life.

Sometimes it takes time … for the lessons we really need to learn to show up. For Amy, starting and growing a business from the ground up has been a decade of more trial and error than she bargained for. But it has also been filled with more blessings than she imagined possible, and lessons learned have been a part of that. Today’s episode is part 2 sharing how her lessons apply not only to owning...

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.  Looking for a place to grow in a community with other like-minded women?...

With so many things completely out of your control it is easy to slip into a sense of helplessness. This episode suggests a simple, practical approach you can begin implementing today to regain a sense of taking charge of something that is completely within your power. And that has the potential to change not only your life but those you influence. Looking for a place to grow in a community with o...

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 j...

The words “always” and “never” carry a lot of weight. That’s why when and where you use them matters. In this episode you’ll hear how Jesse Itzler (entrepreneur, rapper and author of  Living With a SEAL ) used those words to describe his greatest mindset hack. It is something so simple; anyone can successfully do it (even you). If …you’re willing to pay attention to when and where you use them. Lo...

If you’ve ever had the thought, “I know what I should do,” but you didn’t do it…you’re not alone. We all have those “knowing-doing gaps” that at times can feel insurmountable. Today’s episode has two doable steps that can help to move you in the direction of closing your gap. If you’re ready for a big jumpstart check out the information at  amybarg.com/wgop-membership There is a community of pheno...

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. Looking for a place to grow in a community wit...

The beginning of a New Year can feel a little like the starting gun has sounded and you’re off to the races. But what if instead of running you took a breath and sat to reflect on what you just completed in the last 365 days? This episode highlights how pausing to consider where you’ve been can play a pivotal role in helping you to move toward what’s next. That does require something from you. Lis...

If you knew you were doing something that strained your relationships, diminished trust and cultivated a victim mentality would you run to it or away from it? As much as you’d like to say you’d run from it, you may do this. What exactly? Complaining. It’s as common as heat in the summer and cold in the winter. And… it is something everyone engages in to a certain degree. This episode highlights th...

The end of one thing (like a year) also marks the beginning of another. You get to decide whether to continue as you’ve always done when it comes to navigating life or to put some new things in place. This episode will nudge you to examine something you may already be doing without realizing how much it is impacting you. And give you some options as to how to change the order of what you’re doing...

At a time of year when gifts are purchased to express feelings of love it's not unusual to feel both energized and overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of it all. Today’s episode peeks at the origin of “doing what we do” when it comes to gift giving. And more importantly, why a special kind of love is different, better, unending  and  …the source of the whole idea of love in the first place. L...