1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 You know how every home has that one spot, the place you think 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:05,040 about throughout the day where you can finally exhale? 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,400 For me, it's my bed. But here's The funny thing, it's 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,720 not just my bed anymore. Be honest. 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,880 Who in your house tries to sneak into your bed the most? 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,520 At mine, it's a toss up between my husband and my daughters. 7 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,680 And I get it. Like it's technically my 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,920 husband's bed too. But it's my. 9 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,200 Bed, you know. But I get it because of the cozy 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,240 earth sheets. And I have the silk comforter 11 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:28,200 and the linen duvet cover on the silk comforter. 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,119 It's like being the VIP lounge of the house. 13 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:34,680 It's like sleeping on a cloud and being wrapped in a cloud 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,000 hug. And I just love it so much. 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,720 In fact, as I'm sharing this with you, I want to go and lie 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,720 in bed right now. Their sheets as I've shared. 17 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,600 With you are made from viscos from bamboo, and they naturally 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,640 Wick away heat and moisture, so you sleep several degrees 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,560 cooler. That means even on those nights 20 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,000 when. It feels impossible to get. 21 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,360 Comfortable. I actually wake up refreshed, 22 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,120 thank goodness, because I need to wake up feeling that way. 23 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,600 And it's not just the blanket, of course. 24 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,840 You can get any of their blankets like the bubble cuddle 25 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,640 blanket or as I've shared I have the silk comforter. 26 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,800 It's a really true full. On experience, the Bubble cuddle 27 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,160 blanket, in fact, has such a plush texture and midway feel 28 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,360 that it's perfect for curling up in the bedroom or draped across 29 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,120 the couch as a cozy centerpiece for all of your guests. 30 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,280 And we're approaching fall. Which is my favorite season and 31 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,200 then winter is my second favorite season. 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,520 So that means that it is the. 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There is also a 10. 44 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,600 Your warranty because. Once you feel this level. 45 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,920 Of comfort, you want it to last. So do yourself a favor, head to 46 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,800 cozyearth.com and use my code HUMAN HR for 40% off. 47 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,560 And if you get a post purchase survey, let them know that you 48 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,039 heard about Cozy Earth right here. 49 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,000 Because your bed should be more than just a place to sleep, it 50 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,360 should be your happy place too. Cozy Earth makes that possible. 51 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,880 Welcome to the Bringing the Human Back to Human Resources 52 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,200 podcast. I'm Tracy Chernoff, and I've 53 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,640 spent my entire professional career in HR. 54 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,240 Each week, we'll explore the delicate balance between people 55 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,240 and business with the aim to reconnect the two and create 56 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,120 meaningful outcomes. Listen in as I share my own 57 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,960 experiences, challenge the status quo, and chat with guests 58 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,000 from various industries about our mission to bring the human 59 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,320 back to human resources. Hello, everyone. 60 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,480 Welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for being here 61 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,160 for another week. Don't forget to rate, review and 62 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,840 subscribe wherever you're catching this episode. 63 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,200 And I have been looking forward to recording this episode 64 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,880 because I think when I first spoke with Scott, who you will 65 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,400 be introduced to in just a moment, I left the conversation 66 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,600 feeling really inspired and like my mindset actually had been 67 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,320 shifted, whereas the kids say it altered my brain chemistry. 68 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,920 And so with that, let me introduce you to Scott Shickler. 69 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:14,200 Oh, by the way. I don't know if anyone's 70 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,960 watching. I am in a new space here. 71 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,920 I'm always in a new space around these parts. 72 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:19,840 I. Am in a podcast studio at a 73 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,320 local library. Those exist. 74 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,600 So if you want to start a podcast or something, I mean, 75 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,720 this is it's free. Some people charge hundreds of 76 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,160 dollars for podcast studios, but I'm here for free. 77 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,640 Get a library card everybody. OK, anyway, let me introduce you 78 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:36,680 to Scott Schickler, noted as one of the world's leading experts 79 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,040 on mindset based empowerment. Scott Schickler is a sought 80 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,800 after speaker, thought leader and expert on mindset based 81 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,320 education. Scott is a renowned education 82 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,280 entrepreneur and his life and work embody the essence of 83 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,000 empowerment, innovation and transformative leadership, 84 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,560 making him not just a figure of inspiration, but a cattle for 85 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,520 positive change in the millions of lives of young people and 86 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,480 educators worldwide. Scott has authored and 87 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,640 co-authored 8 books including The Seven Mindsets to Live Your 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,480 Ultimate Life. His expertise and insights have 89 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,880 garnered widespread recognition, and he has been featured in 90 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,440 prominent media outlets including CNNABC and NBC News. 91 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,040 The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are also outlets 92 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:25,760 that you can find Scott in. And Scott and cofounder Jeff 93 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,680 Waller started 7 Mindsets in 2009, and the company began 94 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,480 partnering with schools to implement its pre-K to 12 95 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,640 mindset based learning curriculum. 96 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,240 And serving as CEO from 2009 to 2022, Scott witnessed 7 Mindsets 97 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,280 expand its reach and inspire millions of students and 98 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,280 educators to live lives of passion, purpose, and joy. 99 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,320 Scott returned to the role of CEO in July of 2024 to lead the 100 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,080 organization into its next phase of growth. 101 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,320 Scott, I'm so excited that you're here. 102 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,760 We finally get to talk about mindset. 103 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,560 Yeah, Tracy, I tell you what, my mother is going to love that 104 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,560 introduction. It's going to make her so proud. 105 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,920 She should be proud, she should be proud and you should be proud 106 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,360 too. And every guest, almost every 107 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,000 guest is like, Oh my gosh, I can't believe that bio like I 108 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,360 did all those things or like, why did you read all that? 109 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,080 And I think it's so important to, to allow someone to tell you 110 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,840 all of the things that you did because sometimes it's really 111 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:25,080 hard to remember all of the accomplishments that we've had. 112 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,680 And so I'm really honored that you are on my podcast and that 113 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,400 you're you're bringing your wisdom and your insights here. 114 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:36,840 And maybe the, the 1st place to start is understanding how 115 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:40,720 important mindset and mindsets is to you. 116 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,360 Where does all of this come from? 117 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,320 Where's the inspiration from? It it, that's a great question. 118 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,640 It's kind of like why do mindsets matter, right? 119 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:54,920 And I I've had the privilege of doing some very interesting 120 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,400 interviews over a 15 year period. 121 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,240 I've, I've interviewed a bunch of billionaires, Olympic 122 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:06,440 athletes, celebrities, high achievers, and all aspects of, 123 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,840 of work and, and entrepreneurship. 124 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,880 And one of my favorite interviews was with Oprah 125 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,080 Winfrey. And Oprah, you know, a lot of 126 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:21,440 people know that she launched an Academy for girls in South 127 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,880 Africa. And she has basically over the 128 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:28,520 last 2025 years, put thousands of girls through the Oprah 129 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,120 Winfrey Academy. And so I had an A chance to 130 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,120 interview her and I asked her, I said, what's the most important 131 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,200 lesson? What's the most important thing 132 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,080 that that for you to teach these young women? 133 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,640 And without missing a beat, she looked at me and she said 134 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,160 mindset. And I, I said mindset. 135 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,360 And she said, yeah, mindset. And I said, you know, over 136 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,400 everything. And she said, yeah, mindset's 137 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:55,880 over everything. And, and I thought about that. 138 00:06:56,280 --> 00:07:00,640 And I, I happen to have a book with me, the seven mindsets. 139 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,000 And, and, and I said, I said, you know, Oprah, I don't think 140 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,000 it's generic mindset. Because we did this research. 141 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,680 We studied the happiest, most successful people in the world 142 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,200 to find out what they have in common. 143 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,520 And it turns out it's how they think and in particular their 144 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,840 mindsets. And I said, we identified 7 145 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,800 mindsets and she said 7 mindsets. 146 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,400 All right. And she takes the book and she's 147 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,360 looking at it and she opens up and she's looking at this what 148 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,480 the seven mindsets, she's reading them out loud and, and 149 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,360 she says 7 mindsets. Now I'm having like this out of 150 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,360 body experience. OK, I'm, I'm right there with 151 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,440 Oprah. I'm talking to her and and in my 152 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:44,560 head I'm imagining Oprah back in the day talking to her audience 153 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:48,600 and she's like 7 mindsets and you get a mindset, you get a 154 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:49,880 mindset you. Right. 155 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,520 All this is in my head and, and, and I said Oprah, not everyone 156 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,120 we studied had all 7, but you do. 157 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,320 I said, I've got quotes from you connected to every one of these 158 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,040 7 mindsets. And, and so I give her the book 159 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,680 and she's like, I'm in this book. 160 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:06,720 I said, yeah, you're in the book. 161 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,240 Just show me. I want to see my name in the 162 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,680 book, so I I turn to page 49. I show it to her. 163 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,240 She looks at it. It's a chapter on passion. 164 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:19,680 First she reads her quote aloud, which is like, OK. 165 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,480 Amazing you. Know special and she's nodding 166 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,840 her head and then as you know, she points to me and she points 167 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:31,120 to to to the quote and she says now that's a smart woman. 168 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,120 Right, so she's not wrong. You know, so, so Tracy, I, I 169 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,280 tell you this because Oprah says mindsets over everything. 170 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,440 Our research proves it's mindsets over everything. 171 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:49,520 And just two days ago, Kirby Smart, who's the head football 172 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:55,640 coach of the University of Georgia and a two time national 173 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,640 champion, he's got a young team this year. 174 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,320 And and so those, those of your listeners who might be working 175 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,120 with young teens in whatever field they're in, the reporter 176 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,120 said, what's the most important thing you need to do to prepare 177 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:17,360 your young team for success? And without missing a beat, he 178 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:22,040 said it's all about mindset. He didn't say it's about 179 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:28,320 training or speed or or physical development or skill sets. 180 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,360 He said it's about mindset and that's really it. 181 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,200 Your mindsets matter. They determine the quality of 182 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:39,360 your life at home, at school and in the workplace. 183 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,080 This is exactly why I was so excited to talk to you because 184 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:50,520 there's so much energy that you have for what I agree is so 185 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,600 important. This idea of mindset and how 186 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,120 mindset is, to me, I see it as like the the, the key to 187 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:02,840 unlocking the door to whatever is behind that door for people, 188 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,640 for us. And first of all, I think it's 189 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,440 really cool that you met Oprah Winfrey. 190 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,560 Was she as cool in person as like she seemed she would be? 191 00:10:10,680 --> 00:10:14,960 Yeah, I had. I had dinner with her. 192 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,480 And a. Small group of people, so I had 193 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,600 three hours with Oprah. And. 194 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:28,320 Oprah does not waste a word. Everything she says, there's 195 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:32,440 like pearls of wisdom. I don't know how she does it. 196 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:39,160 And obviously she has perfected a craft of curating important 197 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,000 content and sharing it and spreading it. 198 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,960 And that part's very inspirational to me. 199 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,640 But yes, it was, it was impressive. 200 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,840 And. And I need it. 201 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,520 Yeah. I'm, I'm, I'm an interviewer. 202 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,440 I'm a researcher. I'm an educator. 203 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,120 I like to disseminate information to others. 204 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:08,200 So I brought with me by my pen and I'm, I'm like looking, I'm 205 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,960 at a dinner table. I'm like, where am I going to 206 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:10,640 write? Where am I going to? 207 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:15,480 I didn't bring a notebook, but the, the menu was on a paper 208 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,200 cardboard thing. And so I, I flip over the menu 209 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,920 and it's blank. Thank goodness and everything. 210 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,280 You know, I'm asking her questions some other people ask 211 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,160 her. I'm like writing down forever 212 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,120 and ever and ever. And towards the end of the 213 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,920 night, she's about to give an answer and she says, Scott, Are 214 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,760 you ready? Because she can tell I'm like 215 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,400 soaking up. Everything she said, yeah. 216 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,880 Wow, that's amazing. I mean, I asked you that 217 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,840 question, A, of course, because I wanted to know the answer. 218 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,320 And also, B, because I think it's it's possible that 219 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,120 listeners don't really know who Oprah is. 220 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,400 I mean, based on the age demographics, a lot are, you 221 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,280 know, I'm 33. Many of us grew up with her on 222 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,960 our TV screens. I think like part of, and I'm 223 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:02,800 going to connect the dots here, but part of what I think is 224 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,440 really important in knowing Oprah is like understanding that 225 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:11,120 her comments around mindsets makes so much sense because she 226 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:17,000 has lived through so much trauma and has built herself up from 227 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,080 nothing to something so unbelievable and brilliant and 228 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,960 great. That it really is so profound to 229 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:30,200 hear her not only like validate that. 230 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,000 It's like, oh, she must have this ability to like really 231 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:39,000 shift her mindset and to really like allow her mind to, to be 232 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,360 open to all these potential possibilities or, or new 233 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,720 opportunities, whatever it might be, right that she is. 234 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,880 She has that level of self-awareness. 235 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,040 She's not saying, oh, all these, you know, all these things that 236 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,680 I money that I have or money, you know, the, the opportunity 237 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:56,520 that I had to be on TV because that opportunity was not just 238 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,920 handed to her. It's, it's everything that she 239 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:03,720 has today, starting from everything she didn't have in 240 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,360 the beginning and how she created this life for herself 241 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,920 through her mindset. So it's really, really profound 242 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,000 for me to hear you say what she said. 243 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,680 I didn't, obviously I didn't know what she was going to say. 244 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:21,040 And that was the first question of probably 37 questions over 3 245 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,520 hours. So that was probably the first 246 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,960 question and it kind of blew me away because I, I didn't know 247 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,280 what she was going to say, right? 248 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,240 But. I've I've studied thousands of 249 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,800 people, interviewed hundreds of people, deconstructed 200 of the 250 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,280 most renowned books on the subject of happiness and 251 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:42,600 success, and my team of researchers were not the first 252 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,880 people to research happiness and success. 253 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,120 And so we folded. In other research projects, 254 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,400 Doctor Martin Seligman out of the University of Pennsylvania 255 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,320 conducted a $50 million study on global happiness and also 256 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,640 determined that it's that it's mindsets. 257 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:03,200 One of my favorite interviews was with Sir Richard Branson. 258 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,840 And maybe maybe some of your business audience knows that 259 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,440 name. He's the the billionaire founder 260 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,160 behind all the companies with the Virgin name, Virgin 261 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,160 Atlantic. In recent news, Virgin Galactic 262 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,000 right taking people to to space. To space, yeah. 263 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,040 So I I've interviewed a lot of people who own their own planes. 264 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,520 He was the only person I interviewed who owned his own 265 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:31,280 airline. And he came to the interview and 266 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,440 and what I remember about it is actually the last question. 267 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,200 And the last question was I said, if you could live your 268 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,000 life over again, is there anything you would do 269 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,480 differently? And he, he thought about it and 270 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:50,000 he said, yeah, two things. First, I would start my first 271 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:55,400 business at an earlier age now and I said I thought you started 272 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,360 your first company at the age of 9. 273 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:00,920 Like how much earlier can? You correct. 274 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,440 He said, yeah, very good, like you've done your homework and I 275 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:08,600 and I and I said, yeah, OK, all those wasted years, right? 276 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,280 Right. Now that was like a joke for me 277 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,880 for a really, really long time until it dawned on me what he 278 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,480 meant by that. And I'm going to give you his 279 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:23,600 second answer, which was equally as profound, but it, it only 280 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:29,520 recently dawned on me that what he was really saying is it takes 281 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,800 a while to discover your potential. 282 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,360 It takes a while to learn the things that you're capable of. 283 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:40,840 And now as an adult that he realizes what he's capable of, 284 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,640 He simply wished he would start sooner. 285 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:51,120 And that had an impact on me because once we did, once we 286 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,880 researched and determined it was mindsets that matter and in 287 00:15:54,880 --> 00:16:00,560 particular, 7 mindsets, what I did with that information was we 288 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:05,080 said, let's see if we can bring the sophisticated adult content 289 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,000 because that's who we research. We're adults. 290 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,760 Right. But then by the way, we also 291 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,880 researched teenagers, 200,000 teenagers, and we found out that 292 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,240 they had the exact opposite mindsets, the exact opposite of 293 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,400 the seven, what we call counter mindsets. 294 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,400 And that's an easy way, by the way, for me to tell your adult 295 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,480 listeners that these kids grow up to be adults who also have 296 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,920 counter mindsets. And so that's why we started 297 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,760 teaching the seven mindsets to young people. 298 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:38,480 But let me tell you his second answer, because the second 299 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:43,520 answer, he said, if I could live my life over again, I would 300 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:48,880 dream bigger. And it, it actually bothered me 301 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,920 at first when he said it because I'm talking to a guy who owns 302 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,920 400 companies. He's one of the wealthiest 303 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,200 people in the world. He he owns his own private 304 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,480 island. He scores off the charts on 305 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,080 happiness tests. He's, you know, he's a mega 306 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,319 philanthropist. Like he makes a difference. 307 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:09,839 He cares and you know, if you've ever seen him, he's got flowing 308 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:12,119 blonde hair. I mean, like, you know, this guy 309 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,280 wants to dream bigger, right? And by the way, he showed up not 310 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,920 only flying his own airline, Virgin Air, but he he has his 311 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,880 own limousine company, Virgin Limo. 312 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,720 And he gets out of the studio, interviewed him in Manhattan. 313 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:28,560 He gets out of the limo and he's got blue jeans AT shirt and he's 314 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,040 barefoot. He's walking like without a care 315 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,640 in the world on the streets of Manhattan. 316 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,400 And I'm, I'm a former New Yorker and like, we don't want our skin 317 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,560 touching anything. And this guy, I'm thinking, what 318 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,480 did he did he invent super skin or something? 319 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,080 But he says he would dream bigger. 320 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:50,120 And, you know, I made my notes and we uncovered a lot of people 321 00:17:50,120 --> 00:17:51,920 we interviewed that said something similar. 322 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:57,320 We actually named the very first mindset based on what he said. 323 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:03,200 We call it the everything is possible mindset, this idea of 324 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,720 dreaming bigger. And the easiest way I've learned 325 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:13,000 to explain this or help people understand this is if you want 326 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,920 to do this or if your listeners want to do this, raise your left 327 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:21,160 or your right hand as high as you can, staying seated. 328 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,920 And now if they're if they're driving, keep both hands, you 329 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:24,520 know, keep. Your hand. 330 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:25,160 I'll do. It I'll do. 331 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,960 It but raise your left or right hand as high as you can. 332 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,360 Right. OK, now without standing up, can 333 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:33,080 you get your hand one inch higher? 334 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:35,360 Why? Is that? 335 00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:37,280 Why is that? Why was I just able to do that? 336 00:18:37,360 --> 00:18:40,360 Yes, exactly right. So everybody, almost everybody I 337 00:18:40,360 --> 00:18:43,480 ask and I and I sometimes I speak to thousands of people at 338 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,080 a time. And so it's really cool to have 339 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,680 my vantage point and watch thousands of people do the same 340 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,120 thing. They all put their hand up, they 341 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:54,080 all laugh and I, and I asked him, think about what you just 342 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:55,320 did. I asked you to raise your hand 343 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:56,720 as high as you could the first time. 344 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,400 And then I said, can you get your hand one inch, one inch 345 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:00,680 higher? They're like, yes, got as high 346 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,560 as I can plus one right +2. Here's why. 347 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,400 There's a couple of reasons and it's actually it's 348 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,720 scientifically backed and it's a reason why it it limits 349 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,000 potential in personal and professional lives. 350 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,840 See our brain, the primary function of our brain is to keep 351 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,960 us alive. The brain doesn't like 352 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:29,040 discomfort. The, the, the brain doesn't like 353 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:33,680 to stretch. The brain thinks backwards 354 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:42,240 better than it thinks forwards. And we want to protect ourselves 355 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,360 so we don't stretch, We don't get out of our comfort zone. 356 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,440 But what Branson and others and even every one of your listeners 357 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,120 can think about things that they accomplished in their life that 358 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:58,040 they didn't maybe at one point think was possible, but then 359 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,880 they did it. What Branson and others have 360 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:06,000 learned, the highest achievers have learned, is that when you 361 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,000 get that feeling, you can repeat that feeling. 362 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:15,160 You can make that a habit. You can change from the negative 363 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,720 limiting thoughts and beliefs, the counter mindsets. 364 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:25,600 You can literally flip your switch by simply practicing this 365 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,040 concept of 1 inch two inches higher. 366 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,760 So I would encourage all your listeners, any personal goals, 367 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:35,600 any department goals, any business goals, any dreams they 368 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,240 have, whatever they are. Just see if you can raise it 369 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,000 just the equivalent of a of an inch, whatever that means. 370 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:48,800 Because a couple of things happen physically when we do 371 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,280 stretch ourselves. It's kind of like getting those 372 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,720 little butterfly feelings in your stomach. 373 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,160 You know, the butterfly feelings is a good thing. 374 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,520 That's like, I'm not sure I can do it or not. 375 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,960 You know, maybe I can, maybe I can't. 376 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:06,680 But those feelings is actually an indication that your brain 377 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,440 has released legal drugs in your system. 378 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:14,400 You literally will feel better and almost if I asked the 379 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,480 question if I could wave a magic wand, what is it you want for 380 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,040 your life? What is it you want for the 381 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,120 people in your lives, people in your company? 382 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,120 People want to be happy, they want to be successful, they want 383 00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:27,000 to be filled with joy, have good relationships. 384 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,240 Those feelings come when you stretch yourself. 385 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:36,680 SO1 Stretching literally makes you live longer, feel better. 386 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,240 But statistically speaking, people who stretch just a tiny 387 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,800 little bit achieve more in their life no matter what it is. 388 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,560 And, and it's often just like this little tiny thing, you 389 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:54,040 know, sometimes people say this 1%, this 1°, how could it make a 390 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,920 difference? Well, over time, it compounds 391 00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:00,200 and expands and that's what we picked up. 392 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,760 And so that mindset is so important for people. 393 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:11,360 It really can set an individual and an organization apart from 394 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,320 from the competition. That's an amazing story. 395 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:19,800 And you know, what I was thinking about too, is the way 396 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:25,840 that we translate this impact of our mindset into everyday life, 397 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,680 including our professional lives. 398 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,520 And I do have a question for you as a, as a business leader, of 399 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,440 course. But before I even ask that 400 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,560 question, I think the listeners hopefully are allowing all of 401 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,400 this to really resonate with them that we are the gatekeepers 402 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:46,360 to our own success or our own, you know, stagnants, right. 403 00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:50,720 And it's like when I think back to those two stories that you 404 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:55,280 shared with very prominent figures, you know, there's 405 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,720 there's an element here where, you know, sometimes I would 406 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,120 imagine people with counter mindsets or this, you know, 407 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:04,440 negative approach to things, a negative approach to thinking 408 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,080 potentially might say, oh, well, you know, they got lucky. 409 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,880 They're lucky that they're in those situations. 410 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,800 But really, we all we can translate this to our own lives. 411 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,920 I mean, maybe we're not going to be the next, you know, Virgin 412 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:16,760 Atlantic. Owner. 413 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,080 Maybe not, however. It doesn't mean that we can't 414 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,960 be, and it's just a matter of like what? 415 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,520 How do we allow ourselves to get to that next level? 416 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,400 Well, sure not. And then not everyone wants 417 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,240 those things at that level, right? 418 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,800 Not everyone wants to be a global change maker, right? 419 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,960 Yeah, a lot of. Pressure, but, but everyone. 420 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:42,440 Everyone wants to achieve their version of success, whatever 421 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,640 that is, right? For some people, it's some level 422 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:49,880 of financial freedom to be able to take trips, to be able to buy 423 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:53,120 some things they like, to be able to give and do things for 424 00:23:53,120 --> 00:23:56,000 others. I actually think a better way of 425 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,320 defining success is by by replacing the word success with 426 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,680 significance. People want to know that their 427 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,240 lives matter when they go to work, they're making a 428 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,160 difference. They're seen they they are. 429 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:15,160 They get to transcend themselves with their time and make an 430 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,240 impact for others. And all of us have that 431 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,520 potential. All of us have that ability. 432 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:26,880 And all of us can improve our levels of joy and fulfillment 433 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,840 and passion and we can improve our relationships. 434 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:38,320 But our brains come factory loaded with with like software 435 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:43,400 that's that doesn't work for our living to our potential, right. 436 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,920 And so this is everybody, all right? 437 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,960 This is Richard Branson, this is Oprah Winfrey, this is whoever 438 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,080 follows Olympic athletes. This is Simone Biles. 439 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:58,400 Every adult and every kid for the for that matter, wake up 440 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:03,680 every day and have somewhere between 30 to 50,000 automatic 441 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:07,480 negative thoughts that go through our heads every single 442 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,560 day. Everyone we're bombarded with 443 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,080 these thoughts. We, we call them, we take the 444 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,520 the acronym of automatic negative thoughts and I call 445 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,400 them ants. You got ants in your brain, you 446 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,360 didn't know it, but we but you do. 447 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,120 And So what the highest achievers do 'cause they have 448 00:25:26,120 --> 00:25:31,240 the same thoughts, what they've learned how to do is identify 449 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:35,560 those thoughts, find the patterns of when they show up 450 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:42,040 more frequently and do something about them, flip the switch from 451 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,560 negative to positive and as we like to think of it, from the 452 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,240 counter mindsets to the seven mindsets. 453 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,160 And so it's not like Oprah and Branson are walking around just 454 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,960 like pure living. No, they go through the same 455 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,840 things. It's just they've learned 456 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,680 techniques. And that's why we wrote the book 457 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,840 The Seven Mindsets Live Your Ultimate Life. 458 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,760 That's why we've developed programs, that's why we've made 459 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:11,520 it part of our company culture. And that's why I'm here actually 460 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:17,280 trying to share it with others because it is at our fingertips, 461 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:23,560 but we literally have to reset the factory installed, you know, 462 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:27,400 mindset operating system that that comes with this body that 463 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,960 we have. The MOS, the mindset operating 464 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,720 system, that's awesome. Well, this is the perfect 465 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,680 opportunity for me to ask you a question as, as a leader 466 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:40,880 yourself, You know, I, I know your, your background and, and 467 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,840 some of the things that you do with your company. 468 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,920 But you know, in your bio, I read that you were the CEO from 469 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,560 2009 to 2022. And then there was a little 470 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 break there and you came back in 2024. 471 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:56,000 So maybe you can walk us through what, what happened there, why 472 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:01,080 you came back and, and how you, you know, take this concept and 473 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,000 you apply it into your own business with your own team. 474 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,360 Yeah, I'm glad you picked up on that. 475 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,120 The little, the, the little break. 476 00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:12,200 So I, I've been very fortunate over my life. 477 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,120 I'm an entrepreneur. I'm often described as an 478 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:18,280 education entrepreneur. I, I have software companies and 479 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:23,200 other businesses. I've, I've started many 480 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,560 businesses. I bought and sold over 20 481 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,920 different companies, but the most important work in my life 482 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,600 has been around the seven mindsets. 483 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,120 And we, we, as I mentioned, we took the seven mindsets, we 484 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:38,160 developed them for programs. And so we're in about 48 states. 485 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,720 We have taught the seven mindsets to over 5 million 486 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,640 students from preschool to 12th grade. 487 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:49,640 We are changing lives when it comes to mindset based education 488 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,760 and, and I brought on some partners. 489 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,880 Not a lot of people in their life get a chance to kind of 490 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,680 take some chips off the table. And I had an opportunity to kind 491 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:06,400 of take some chips off the table and, and at A, at a younger age, 492 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,400 I had a chance to kind of go into semi retirement. 493 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,360 And I, and I loved it. I got to spend time with my two 494 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:18,440 adult sons and my wife of 34 years And I I had a a an 495 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,160 incredible 18 month sabbatical. Sabbatical, right? 496 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,920 And, and I stayed on the board and I'm and I stayed connected 497 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,760 to my team that I love and the work that we do. 498 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:36,480 And then about a year ago, my board called me and, and they 499 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:41,760 said, Hey, would you take a look at the company culture and just 500 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,640 see how things are going? And, and I, I said, sure, but 501 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,120 you know why? And they said, well, you know, 502 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:51,160 you were running the business. You had five, you had five years 503 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:56,400 of no employee turnover. And, and I said, I said, by the 504 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:57,880 way, I don't call them employees. 505 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,480 And they said, what do you mean? I said, I call them empower 506 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,880 ease. And they're like, Oh yeah. 507 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,360 But we thought that was like kitschy or cute or we, I 508 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,600 remember, yeah, we asked you about that and you said, Oh 509 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,600 yeah, Disney, they call their employee, they have different 510 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,480 names and you just want to have a different name. 511 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,640 And I said, yeah, but it wasn't just to be cute. 512 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:22,120 It, it, it was to empower them. It was to elevate their minds 513 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:27,080 and to give them agency and authority to have impact. 514 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:32,400 And, and I said, I, I hadn't really thought of that, but why 515 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,200 do you bring it up? And they said, well, when you 516 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,040 laugh, there's been a lot of turnover. 517 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,840 There's been a lot of, you know, C level turnover. 518 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,440 And, and so I looked at it and what had happened was the 519 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:48,120 culture of the company had shifted away from a mindset 520 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:51,480 based culture and in particular A7 mindset based culture. 521 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:56,000 Now we were still doing that work, we just weren't practicing 522 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,200 it anymore. And it was the first time I 523 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:07,200 could look at it so clearly to see, wow, this is this is night 524 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,640 and day. And I and I thought, one, I love 525 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,200 this company, I love the people and I love the work. 526 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,520 And I said, one, I want to restore the culture. 527 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:19,080 And you know what? That's on me for not ensuring 528 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,760 that that culture survived beyond me. 529 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,240 I didn't even think I'd have to say don't move away from it, but 530 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:30,520 but I realized I did. So I wanted to come back and I 531 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,240 did. And and the culture is 532 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,920 incredible again and the and the the team is amazing and the 533 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:40,280 empower see, when the empowered become the empower ease, then 534 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,360 the problems of the world slowly start to fade away that you can 535 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:48,520 accomplish amazing things. But then I realized the 536 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:54,400 opportunity that we have because the seven mindsets come from the 537 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,960 adult business world. It comes from all these people 538 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,400 we studied. And it shouldn't just be for the 539 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,520 students. It should. 540 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,920 We should be bringing the mindsets into homes. 541 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,440 We should be bringing the mindsets into other companies, 542 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,120 into other organizations, to teams. 543 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,440 It should move from the classroom to the living room to 544 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:18,400 the break room to the boardroom. And what I love about what I 545 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:22,280 love about your podcast and your message is it is so closely 546 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,960 aligned. I want to redefine human 547 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:29,200 resources into human success. In fact, Tracy, I'm going to 548 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,720 rename our department from HR to Human Success. 549 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,800 I love it because. That's really what it's about. 550 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:42,040 And so I came back not only to restore our own company culture, 551 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:47,480 but to develop programs to help others bring this type of 552 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:52,520 culture into their organization so we can help people achieve 553 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,480 more in their, in their roles. People don't want to just come 554 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,320 to work for a paycheck. They want to come to work. 555 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,480 They want to matter. They, they, they want to feel 556 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,640 significant, they want to be inspired. 557 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:08,760 And they can do that. But frankly, it's not skill 558 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,640 sets. It's, it's not traditional 559 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,280 values and culture. Those things are important. 560 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:20,680 But, you know, 75% of workers, according to Gallup, say they're 561 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:24,480 actually interested in personal and professional growth. 562 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,280 Wow. And the challenges that people 563 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:32,440 have at home, they can't be turned off by simply going to 564 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,040 work. You know, there there's that 565 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,320 streaming TV show, I think it's called Severance. 566 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,120 I don't know if you or anyone's ever seen. 567 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,400 Yeah, I don't watch it, but yes, I know where you're going. 568 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:42,160 I think I know where you're going. 569 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,160 The concept is like in the future, somebody develops a 570 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:50,560 device, you, you go to work, you get on the elevator and and it 571 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:55,600 zaps you and your home mind, your, your, all your personal 572 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,800 stuff stays. Could you imagine? 573 00:32:57,800 --> 00:33:01,120 Have a work mind, right? And then at the end of the day, 574 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,400 you get back in the elevator and it zaps you again and you leave 575 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,040 your work life and it doesn't come home. 576 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:11,000 But that's not the reality, no. And people are dealing with 577 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,680 chronic stress and loneliness and uncertainty and so many 578 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,440 personal and professional challenges that really what the 579 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,120 seven mindsets offers is a is a common language that can be 580 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:27,280 spoken everywhere and can help people because you can't really 581 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:30,960 turn 1 off, 1 on and one off. We need to be able to help 582 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,400 people flip the switch. And so that's why it's a long 583 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:37,720 answer, but that's why I'm back and I'm super excited to help 584 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,320 people make a difference. It's so amazing. 585 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:45,000 And I first of all, I think you totally are on to something with 586 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:49,160 renaming HR to HS and FROM resources to human success. 587 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,280 I love that. I mean, this is we even think 588 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,400 about like where HR used to be, it was like personnel 589 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,440 department, you know, it, there was there was not even a 590 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,720 resource to be found. It was just like you're managing 591 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:07,000 data that has to do with people. And now it's like HR people 592 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,960 operations. It's like, oh, we're providing 593 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:13,040 resources or we're operating within this framework, but human 594 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,199 success is unlocking. Absolutely. 595 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,520 The door, yeah. And think about that. 596 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:23,080 Think about that mindset shift. If your goal is human success, 597 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:28,880 you're not just going to focus on professional development and 598 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,560 skill sets. And how do I have my say like? 599 00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:34,040 Succession, those things are. Important, but it's going to be 600 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:36,719 how do I help the humans be their best? 601 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,400 Yeah, deal with these negative thoughts and, and, and, and. 602 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:44,679 So that's all very possible. And I wanna give your listeners 603 00:34:44,679 --> 00:34:47,440 a gift if that's okay. Please, I've been waiting for 604 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:48,719 this. Give them the gift. 605 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:50,440 The gift that keeps on giving. Yeah. 606 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:54,159 All right, so everybody's heard of the IQ, right? 607 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:58,640 Your measures intelligence and people have, some people have 608 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:01,520 even heard of EQ measures, your emotional intelligence. 609 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:08,840 There is no research that shows that those things really impact 610 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:12,480 a person's quality of life and their level of success. 611 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,320 We all know people with high IQ that are smart, that are 612 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:19,440 socially inept. OK, so so we've been working on 613 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:24,120 something, a secret project called the MQ Mindset Quotient. 614 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:29,280 And if you think mindsets over everything, MOEMQ is really the 615 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:34,640 determining factor of whether or not someone you know how how 616 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:37,480 aligned their mindsets are to the seven. 617 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,280 Like if you'd like to know how close your mindset is to 618 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:46,320 Oprah's, to Richard Branson, to Simone Biles, to Bill Murray, to 619 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:50,320 Simon Sinek to I can go on and on and on, right? 620 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:57,040 If you want to know that your listeners can go to meet like M 621 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:04,000 EE, TM, q.com, meetmq.com, and they click a little button that 622 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,800 says get started. And I'm going to give them a 623 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,080 special code so they don't have to worry about pain or anything. 624 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,280 And let's make the special code human. 625 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,520 OK, love it, human. Classic. 626 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,520 So they don't have to worry about cases. 627 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:20,560 You know, uppercase, lowercase, just type in human and then 628 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:26,360 they'll be connected to the MQ and they can take a quick 629 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:28,800 counter mindset test. 7 questions to see if you have any 630 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,760 negative counter mindsets. Spoiler alert, everybody does, 631 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,640 including me. We all have them, so don't 632 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:35,880 worry. But you can. 633 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:41,040 Take a 70 question MQ and it'll tell you your strongest 634 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,680 mindsets. It'll also tell you your 635 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:47,240 opportunities for growth. But once we develop that, Tracy, 636 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,960 I didn't want to stop there. So we created my MQ, which 637 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:56,600 everyone will have access to, which serves as your daily 638 00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,000 mindset coach. There's a 7 mindsets master 639 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,440 class. They can watch little short 640 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,160 videos and learn the mindsets there. 641 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:10,000 There's a mood check every day so you can learn to measure and 642 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,760 and see how you're feeling. There's a gratitude bank 643 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:14,200 account. What are you grateful for? 644 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,240 Each day there's a little activity you can do. 645 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,440 And since there's seven days in a week, every day is a different 646 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:24,200 mindset theme. And my favorite part is we have 647 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:31,160 a 24/7 My MQ coach that learns an individual's mindsets, goals, 648 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:34,160 aspirations, and it will coach you. 649 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:39,160 You can ask it questions and it will coach you to help you grow 650 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:43,280 and expand your mindset. So that's my gift to your 651 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,040 listeners. It's in beta. 652 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,200 It's in beta. So your group will be amongst 653 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:52,280 the first to listen and check it out and hopefully they'll share 654 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,760 some feedback and we can change the world together. 655 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,920 Wouldn't that be fun? Yes, it would be so much fun. 656 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,240 Thank you so much for that gift. I can't wait to claim my own 657 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:03,600 gifts. And because I'm curious, I'm 658 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,280 curious where I fall and seven minds, that's for sure. 659 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,800 Everyone, please, please, please take Scott up on that free gift. 660 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,840 That's amazing. Scott, thank you so much. 661 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,560 I really, I was not disappointed. 662 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,840 I have been hyping myself up for this interview with you and I 663 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:21,480 was so excited to finally record. 664 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:25,800 And I really, I am just so mind blown at all of the ways in 665 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,880 which you approach life and business. 666 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:31,800 And I think what you're doing is amazing and you should continue 667 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:35,320 on with much success. So thank you so much for joining 668 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,720 the podcast. I, we all really appreciate it. 669 00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:38,960 I. Most certainly do. 670 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:40,760 Thank you, Tracy. Really. 671 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,280 Appreciate it. Hey, just before you go, don't 672 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:46,040 forget to subscribe to the show so that you are the first to 673 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,840 hear when an episode drops each week and maybe leave a five star 674 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,400 review and a comment about how much you loved this episode. 675 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,480 Plus if you have someone. In mind, who would? 676 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:56,520 Really enjoy this episode make. Sure, you share it with. 677 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,440 Them thank you so much for tuning in and I'll see you next 678 00:38:59,440 --> 00:38:59,760 week.