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Feb 2024
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Stop Disappointing Yourself - The Four P...

Growth Mindset Psychology
About this episode

We delve deep into stoicism and psychological strategies to empower your present self, aligning it seamlessly with your future goals. Discover the importance of living authentically, where your actions resonate louder than words.


This journey through mindset transformation offers practical steps to build authority, embrace reality-based personal growth, and understand the dynamics of past versus present selves. It's time to take ownership and craft a fulfilling life


Learn how to stop disappointing yourself by aligning your present actions with your future vision. We dissect the ancient stoics to James Clear to give an overview of how to build a stronger mindset for personal growth over blame and fixed mindset disappointment.


This is a short masterclass on taking ownership of your life decisions and cultivating a proactive, reality-based approach to growth. Ready to change your life? Listen in.


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On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.


Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be our best.


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Connect with Sam:


Creativity Newsletter - Explosive Thinking

Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)

Instagram - @SamJam.zen


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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement


Episode: Stop Disappointing Yourself: The Four Pillars of Tranquility - A blueprint for accountability and inner peace


Chapters:

00:00 Stop dissappointing yourself

01:13 #1 - Past self vs. present self

02:30 Live in reality

02:41 #2 - Future self vs the present

03:07 James Clear Quote 

04:47 Align present self with future desires

04:54 #3 Speaking vs. being heard

05:59 Build authority

08:42 Actions are louder than words 

08:48 Mid Roll

08:59 #4 Taking ownership

11:06 Stop blame and start owning

11:11 Summary

12:53 Outro


Topics:

Empowerment through personal accountability

Overcoming self-disappointment strategies

Stoicism and modern mindset lessons

Reality-based personal growth techniques

Aligning present actions with future goals

James Clear’s insights on self-improvement

Building authority for impactful opinions

Actions over words in self-development

Psychological approach to personal ownership

Taking charge of life decisions

Stoic philosophy in everyday life

Practical steps to stop self-disappointment

Creating a proactive life plan

Balancing present and future selves

Self-accountability and mental strength

Transformative mindset change methods

Living authentically and responsibly

Strategies for effective personal expression

Crafting a fulfilling present and future

Personal empowerment through stoicism and psychology

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