LaunchCast — Intro to the Growth Mindset podcast
with Sam and Jane Harris
The first introduction episode to the Growth Mindset Podcast. With his mother Jane, Sam explores some of the main events and funny stories that cultured his growth mindset. Expect travel stories and business insights. He comes away with some great advice for anyone wanting to blend more adventure with success in their life. It lays a great base for guests to come.
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Show Notes
Jane’s Top Tips:
- Stoicism = the practice of resilience and stepping outside your comfort zone and reduce your fear of losing everything and appreciating what you do have. She actually got this from my nan who was a crazy awesome lady and used to send her kids to the neighbours randomly just so they would be okay if for some reason the parents died which i guess is the ultimate resilience for any child. Which is a practice i haven’t really heard of this day and age.
- Meditation and focus = this was a really big one from her. The practice of calming your mind and helping to find focus and peace. and from that Try not to do so many things at once so you can apply more focus on the things that are your priorities and ultimately be more successful as a whole. Remember that often less is more.
- Test your ideas, the earlier the better = Don’t be afraid to start a business at uni if things go tits up your back at home with your parents . and it’s okay to play it safe and try less risky business models that aren’t going to change the world straight away but will help teach you the essentials of launching a business, you can then scale up when you have more time.
Basically, think sensibly about what fits your situation the best and then try things that fit the potential market. In general if you’ve had dreams of running a business but it seems like such a big thing it really not that hard to just start a small side project without sacrificing everything and literally anyone can do it.
Jane’s favourite books
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole — Age 13 and 3/4
Possibly one of my favourite and most memorable books I have ever read. All humans should read this book.
Harry Potter
Its just great. Jane recommends this highly to anyone who is looking to get into reading more
Of Mice and Men
A true classic and a beautiful if somewhat tragic read.
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Sam’s Top tips:
Don’t forget about family!
- The tail end — See this great blog about the ratio of time you spend with family as you get older.
- SeeYourFolks.com — If you aren’t worried about a little cry see find out how many times you’ll see your parents before they die
Mushroom Coffee
Not as well received as expected. Even a trial pack of ten isn’t cheap. So message me on Twitter @SamHarrisTweets and I’ll send you a free sachet =]
Contact
Jane:
- Twitter — @virtualJane
- Medium — Jane Harris
Sam:
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