# mindset
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14:36Desired Truth vs. Objective Truth in foundersAl Elliott: So that's the positive side of telling yourself a story to get you really riled up and get you to break through something you wouldn't otherwise get. I have a feeling you— well, I know that you can go too farEP 323 · 30 Jul 2026·interview· 14:36–19:595:41Breaking Out of the 'Outside Looking In' TrapTom Emery: Yes, definitely. I mean, I think there's a mindset thing about working in HR. And I think sometimes that means that we perhaps in HR, we sometimes inadvertently put ourselves on the outside looking in, whereasEP 321 · 23 Jul 2026·interview· 5:41–10:047:52Reframing your founder story: From shame to courageAl Elliott: So this Marjorie who we just invented a minute ago, she comes to you and goes, right, I was a freelance graphic designer. That's what I rebranded as. I want to go back, or I have to go back to work. It soundsEP 305 · 28 May 2026·interview· 7:52–10:0218:14What a terminal diagnosis does to your mindsetAl Elliott: What does it do to your mindset when someone says, a doctor says that to you? Tom LeNoble: You know, the first time it was said to me, I remember I had been anonymously tested and I turned out to be positive EP 281 · 5 Mar 2026·interview· 18:14–22:0634:48The philanthropic mindset — it costs nothingAl Elliott: I've got a note here about philanthropic mindset, and I think that's been a large part of what you do. The note saying something like, when I have money, I'll be a philanthropist. Is that— have I got that quoEP 281 · 5 Mar 2026·interview· 34:48–37:3847:33Exercise 5: Energy Intention — carrying the right mindsetAl Elliott: Okay Leanne Elliott: So let's think about the end of September, and this is where we can start to get a bit more practical as well. What's the one thing you could have done by the end of September that you'reEP 228 · 2 Sept 2025·other· 47:33–53:0320:48Tip 5: Focus on what you can controlLeanne Elliott: Well, there was a little step before that, wasn't there, in terms of, as you said, leaning into, um, Tip 4, which is to very much leverage your support network. Everything we know about resilience, everytEP 201 · 2 Jun 2025·other· 20:48–25:4623:12Don't get distracted by the ageism argumentLeanne Elliott: And is this what you mean when you tell your clients to focus, divert their focus away from ageism and towards adding value to an organization? John Tarnoff: Yeah, I think we get distracted by the ageism EP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 23:12–27:0352:47The mindset shift that changes everythingLeanne Elliott: And what benefits do you see the individual gain once they've made that transition? Once they're then in a job that they were born to do, they love, what as an individual experience having made that changEP 187 · 10 Apr 2025·interview· 52:47–53:008:24Taking 100% responsibility for where you areAl Elliott: And so let's go back to that thing you were just talking about there. So you were saying that you were basically living for your weekend in the corporate environment. You wish you knew what you knew now for tEP 181 · 20 Mar 2025·interview· 8:24–10:2811:43Self-limiting beliefs — and the sound of your own voiceJames Fleming: So, so, so first of all, what stops most people from doing recordings or podcasts? The sound of their voice. That's a self-limiting belief. People don't give a shit. I mean, I remember when I first startedEP 165 · 23 Jan 2025·interview· 11:43–15:2229:38Failure as a prerequisite for successJames Fleming: Failure is part of success. In order to be successful at anything in life, you've got to fail. You've got to get it wrong. I mean, the first 18 months of my business, I was almost bankrupt. I put my car upEP 165 · 23 Jan 2025·interview· 29:38–39:1022:58Mindset, Imposter Syndrome and Self-Limiting BeliefsLeanne Elliott: I mean, how do things like mindset, imposter syndrome, These self-limiting beliefs, how do they impact an individual's ability or experience of career transition? Louise Kershaw: Gosh, I mean, so much, riEP 117 · 23 Jul 2024·interview· 22:58–29:135:26Realistic goals vs. grand ambitionLeanne Elliott: If they can do it, we can do it. I love that about Chris. He likes to solve problems, but he's realistic. I, I enjoy that. I think that there are plenty of founders out there who set these huge goals. I mEP 68 · 8 Dec 2023·interview· 5:26–6:5723:53The Psychology of EntrepreneursAl Elliott: Yeah, absolutely. And just because you start running, you're not gonna be Usain Bolt within a year. Just be, don't be so hard on yourself. The fact that you've now grown your team from 5 to 25, you are still EP 48 · 20 Jul 2023·interview· 23:53–26:2035:07Lesson 4: Don't Chase a Misguided Definition of SuccessAl Elliott: Now on to number 4. There is a misguided definition of success. When I started, when I started building businesses back when I was about 23, 24, I thought success was big house, big car, horses, yachts, helicEP 44 · 21 Jun 2023·other· 35:07–42:3135:05Theme 1 — Change your mindsetLeanne Elliott: So that is the first theme that we saw. If we want the office to make a comeback, we have to change our mind mindset. We have to change what the office means today. Talking to our experts, our second themEP 43 · 14 Jun 2023·other· 35:05–100:2351:43The coaching exercise: what would you attempt if you knew you couldn't fail?Al Elliott: Yeah Leanne Elliott: to do it, so why shouldn't you do it? Whereas the leaders that are really inspiring people are those that are trying to change that experience of work and eradicate that negative experienEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 51:43–52:3860:33"Stop seeing employees as a cost — see them as an investment"Leanne Elliott: I agree. And I think, again, this is a really good opportunity because I think often Often business leaders think, oh, I don't really know where to start with this stuff. This is stuff you're already doinEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 60:33–61:3616:59The Midas touch myth — why success isn't luckAl Elliott: But I think this— people who say they're lucky, this, this, this is one of my trigger words. Oh, you're lucky, you are. The fact is that Has Stella bought 100 prints and has 99 of them turned out to be worth EP 33 · 5 Apr 2023·other· 16:59–22:44
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