Amy Barg

31/10/2024

Imagine going out into your backyard and digging one shovelful of dirt.

If you did that every day for..... a month you'd have a hole

If you did it every day for a year you'd have a pit.

Ok, you'd probably never do that.
At least not with a shovel and dirt.

But.... you do it more than you realize.

With negative thinking.

"If you think a negative thought for 15 seconds, it is really easy to then think another and another and another. It's called thought stacking." -Ed Mylett

Statistics report that 80 percent of our thoughts are negative and 95 percent of our thoughts are repetitive.

Those repetitive negative thoughts can create quite a pit in our minds.

And just like you'd need help to get out of a pit dug with a shovel, you need help for the one in your mind.

Here are three useful tools.

-Lead Coat (refuse to wear them)
-Pennies (remember to pick them up)
-Ladder (resolve to climb them)

Sounds crazy, I know, but they work when you know how to use them.
(For more on the first two check out episode 88 of the Growth Mindset Matters podcast on Apple, Spotify or at amybarg.com/podcast)

Here's #3-Ladders.

They can be game changers.

But.

A ladder leaned against the side of the house won't clean the gutter.
The only way it serves you is if you are willing to climb it.

Here's what happens with your thinking.

You stay stuck saying things like:
-This is awful
-It is always going to be like this
-I am never going to get out of this mess
-No matter what I try it won't work

And each stacked, negative thought is like:
-rolling out the rug
-hanging pictures on the wall
-setting up the sofa
...in your pit of thinking.

You’ve officially decorated your pit so you can live there.

It might even begin to feel comfy.

But here's the challenge.

The more decorated your pit... the harder it can be to leave it.

Even if someone gently lowers you a ladder, you might not be willing to climb.

That ladder could be there all day long (strong and sturdy) and do you absolutely no good.

The reality is…you're the only one who can lift your foot to that first rung.

Falling into a pit in your thinking is normal when you have a:

-challenging work situation
-difficult relationship issue
-self-esteem problem
-(add your own situation here)

Decorating it and living there is a choice.

Resolving to climb the ladder might be
-talking with a friend
-getting counseling
-reading a positive book (High Road Leadership is a great choice)
-listening to episode 88 for the other two "pit protectors"

Here's the good news.
Once you've climbed the ladder out of one pit:

-You can do it again
-You get faster at climbing
-You're less likely to decorate down there

Save your decorating energy for the place you do want to live!

23/10/2024

23/10/2024

I've officially reached the summit of the "rebrand the podcast mountain!"
(And yes, it has taken a lot longer than I anticipated.)

It's ok.

I've been growing.

But oh wow....it feels amazing to be celebrating:

-Fabulous help and unwavering support I received from Matt, Tamara, Kevin, Rachelle and Sam
-EVERYONE who voted on the new name and image
-The perseverance to hang in there and not give up
-Growth Mindset Matters is finally LIVE and ready for you on Apple & Spotify!

If you'd be willing to celebrate with me... I'd love it if you'd:

-Listen to the trailer (2 minutes)
-Listen to the first episode - Welcome to Growth Mindset Matters-No More Groundhog Day! ( #87)
-Leave a 5 Star Rating (if you believe it's worth it)
-Write a brief comment or review (wherever you listen)
-Follow or Subscribe (so you never miss an episode)
-Share the show (with someone you know)

Ok, I realize I just asked you to do six things (probably breaking some cardinal rule of marketing).

When you're excited... you get carried away.

I am.

I did.

Do what you can. :)

My "it would be fabulous goal" is 100 plays.

My "this is an absolute miracle goal" is 500 plays!

Your help means more than you know.

I can't do it without you.

Thank you in advance.

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." -Cicero

I'm so grateful for your help!

17/10/2024

And the winner is.....

Thank you SO much to all who took the time to vote on the new image for the new podcast name!

I am truly honored that so many people weighed in here, on LinkedIn and via my email.

The new show name, image and TRAILER launch next Wednesday, October 23!

I would LOVE for you to
-Listen
-Follow
-Rate
-Write a review

Until next week... you can enjoy the very last episode of "Growing with Amy!" (Listen on Apple, Spotify or at amybarg.com/podcast)

Here's a sneak peek of what it's about.

If there's an area in your life where you're here... and you'd like to be....... there.

You're "gap aware."

And that's a good thing!

It means you see that you have a place where you have room to grow and improve.

Gap awareness can also be painful.
(i.e. like the past five months with the whole "podcast name and image change" thing.)

Oddly enough, there's good in pain.

In the final episode of "Growing with Amy" (listen on Apple, Spotify or at amybarg.com/podcast) I talk about five pain lessons.

And here's the deal.

My pain lessons... are your pain lessons.
Because whatever gap you're wanting to close you have to go through a process that includes some pain.

While it's not "life and death" pain it is still... pain.

And pain can do several things.

Cause you to:
-stop dead in your tracks
-push off issues you know you should deal with
-set up camp in it and relive it over and over and over

None of those will lead you to grow.

Recognizing
-growth is a process
-where you are in that process
-pain is a part of it
-a commitment to act in the midst of the pain...will lead you to grow.

Next Wednesday, October 23, I'm closing my five month gap of living through five pain lessons.

Growing with Amy... is gone for good.

Growth Mindset Matters is launching for real!

The winning image is above.

And... you can search for in the Apple or Spotify app next week.
(Many thanks to all who voted!)

My fifth "pain lesson" from this final episode of Growing with Amy, might be surprising.

#5 Success is Painful

Closing this five month gap is like finally reaching the top of a big hill I've been climbing.

It's great to be there!

And... there's a little pain in it.

I see the next gap.

The same is true for you.

With any gap you have a choice.
1. Stay put and say, "I'm good. This is as far as I'm going."
2. Step forward and say, "There's more and I'm going for it!"

What you think about that choice will determine what you do.

Growth Mindset Matters will be all about helping you make the "going for it" choice.

I'd love for you to join me on the adventure of closing YOUR next gap by tuning next week!

I can guarantee you.... making the choice to step into your gap and grow is worth every bit of the pain.

And I would challenge you that the pain of not growing.... is greater.

04/10/2024

In case you missed the opportunity to vote on the new podcast image... Here it is again. I've love to know your opinion on which one most makes you want to "click to learn more!" A, B, C, or D?

25/09/2024

Would you give me your opinion on the new image for my podcast? Which one would most likely cause you to click to learn more?
A B
C D
Showing my "lack" of editing skills here... imagine they are stacked😬Thanks in advance!!!

12/09/2024

A friend of mine sent me a video of her one-year-old with a new toy.
He clearly had no idea what to do with it.

Did he cry and quit?
Nope.

He got curious.
-turned it over
-put it in his mouth
-shook it

His parents know that if they yank it from him and do it for him... he will never do it for himself.

They also know it may take.... a while before he is successful.

And that is ok.
It's expected.

Why is it?
Something that's so obvious to us with babies, we can be completely oblivious to in ourselves.

Last summer I had the chance to get up on water skis.

Short story.

I did it.

But.

Doing it took me doing something that is easier NOT to do.

Persevere.

After two or three tries, I could have said "Not gonna happen."
(SO glad I didn't.)

I'll take a chance here and guess that you have at some point had "the thing" that
-you maybe didn't know how to do
-didn't happen the way you thought it would
-seemed to take a lot longer than you wished it would
-made you question whether it was really worth it to keep after it

You may have also had the thought,
"If I quietly quit talking about this maybe no one will remember I ever said I was going to do it."

Confession.

I'm NOT always a 10 at keeping after it.
I have quit on some things.

But I recently read this article in BrainTrust that reminded me why perseverance is so important.

(And since it referenced the studies of neuroscientists and psychologists... it carried weight with me.)

Here's the super short summary:

1. You can cultivate perseverance. (not just born with it)
2. Grit is a better predictor of success than IQ or talent. (yea for grit, when I lag behind in those other two)
3. You're more likely to succeed if you believe your abilities can be developed than if you believe they're fixed. (there's always hope)

Which means... you can go from thinking:
-Failure is BAD
-I must NEVER fail
-If I fail, I AM a failure

...to thinking, failures:

-strengthen my ability to persevere
-build resilience
-teach me lessons I could learn in no other way

I love it how we're super encouraging with babies when they need to persevere in their exploration.

What if... we could do the same for ourselves?

One way I have worked on doing that is around the whole "change the name of my podcast" thing.

After nearly 4 months of:
-talking about it
-worrying about it
-polling people about it
-thinking about it

Perseverance... has won the day.

The new name is: Growth Mindset Matters.

(If you're curious to know more about the double meaning...check out this week's podcast episode at amybarg.com/podcast.)

I don't know where you may need to be leaning into perseverance and grit.

But I do know this.

Perseverance produces something IN you that can be produced in no other way.

What's your score on the perseverance/grit scale (1=awful 10=awesome)?

Take a tip from the one-year-old.

Stay curious.

You'll be glad you did.

30/08/2024

Some lids are good.

I want one on my salsa and pickles.

I don't want one on my life.

Listening again to last week's podcast (Why PEG should be your best friend) I realized a lid I had lived with.

Thankfully, it was years ago, but it had a big impact on my life.

It was when I said I valued honesty.
But I wasn't being honest with:
-my friends
-my family
-myself .. about the issues with the man I was dating.

(For more on that check out today's Growing with Amy Podcast, episode #79-How To Do Some Lid-Lifting On Your Life)

When it came to that guy...my counselor nailed it.
I was "baptizing denial and calling it grace."

What I was blind to at the time... I see clearly now.

Not adhering to my values
-resulted in pain
-damaged some other relationships in my life
-kept me from living into my potential

It was exhausting to
-make excuses
-look the other way
-justify what I didn't like because I didn't want to admit another failed relationship

What I eventually learned is that unless you're intentional about naming and living your values, you're putting a lid on your life. Values are like:

Glue-they hold things together
Foundations-they give you stability
Rulers-they set the standard for how you measure things
Compasses- they give you direction
Fingerprints- they are uniquely yours
Magnets- they attract like-minded people

Who are you attracting because of your values?

If you're pleased?
Yea!

If you're not?
You've got some lid-lifting to do.

"By choosing to embrace and practice good values every day, you choose the higher course in life. And your life goes in a direction that you'll always feel good about. You may not always get what you desire, but you will always be the person you desire to be." -John C Maxwell

When you’re THAT person… you’re keeping the leadership lid on your life HIGH.

You're also increasing the odds of attracting people who are a “values match” for you.

It took some reevaluating and recommitting to my values... but I did eventually attract a great values match; Sam.

Living proof that determining your values and really living them…pays off!

I might not have identified growth as a core value decades ago.
(I “didn’t know what I didn’t know” back then.)

But now?

I say with ABSOLUTE certainty: GROWTH IS a core value and will be for as many decades as I have left!

Why?

Because with growth… there is NEVER a finish line.

I LOVE that.

It promises to keep me moving forward and to keep lifting the lid of my life!

What lid do you need to be lifting?

23/08/2024

My algebra teacher wrote problems on the board with her right hand and erased them with her left.

Not nearly enough time for me to grasp the concept she was attempting to explain.

Doing homework saved my grade in that class.

Knowing PEG back then would have helped!

PEG isn't a person.
It's an acronym.

P = Progress over Perfection.

A no brainer, right?

We all know this!

I have GETMO (Good Enough To Move On) on the wall in my office.

Next to, “You don’t have to get it perfect… you just have to get it going.”

So, why is it… that something we all know is not something we all do?

My super short answer?

FEAR.

At the International Maxwell Conference (IMC) one presenter shared the four biggest “adult” fears:

1. Looking stupid

2. Making a mistake

3. Getting stuck

4. Wasting time

Which keep you from leaning into progress over perfection?

John Maxwell talked at IMC bout how hard it is to make progress during tough times.

Because tough times:

-catch us off guard

-pull us off automatic

-push us toward discouragement

Like the time I decided to film a Friday’s Perspective video EVERY Friday, and spent hours recording (and rerecording) 2-minute videos.

I wanted them to be "perfect."

Yeah... perfect can be the enemy of excellent.

Perfect as a standard can easily become.... an excuse for doing nothing.

The problem with an excuse?

The best excuse is the worst excuse.... because you believe it.

What excuse is keeping you from making progress?

John said in tough times… we need to put:

-the emotion of fear behind us

-courage in front of us

That might not eliminate the fear... but expanding our courage can help to shrink the fear.

And expansion…. is the "E" in PEG.

Expansion over Stagnation.

Rather than looking at “the thing” that happens that is

-hard

-confusing

-upsetting

and allowing feelings of overwhelm to keep us stuck…. We can choose to expand the positive belief about what we CAN DO.

“Put behind you what you cannot do. Put before you… what you CAN do.

Because if you will do what you CAN do, it keeps you going until you CAN do what you couldn’t do." -John Maxwell

Expansion over stagnation is hard.

It's easy to quit IN the middle when you can’t see the way out.

In tough. times... do you tend to expand or stagnate?

Here's the "G" in PEG.

Growth over Destination.

This is my favorite!

More in podcast episode, #78 about my experience dating over the age of 40! (amybarg.com/podcast)

Two quick tips.

1. Knowing how to grow yourself today plays a huge role in your success tomorrow.

2. “Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become.” -Jim Rohn

If you want to uplevel your success…PEG needs to be your best friend.

Because when you are able to put:

Progress over Perfection

Expansion over Stagnation

Growth over Destination

… you really do have an incredible opportunity to become a better version of you.

Do that?

Everyone wins!

16/08/2024

I hear people talk often about their frustrations with other people.
Most of the time the biggest source of
-angst
-anger
-annoyance
has to do with something a person did or said.

Or didn’t do or say!

It’s felt often with the person…at the top:
-manager
-one in charge
-boss

The frustration?

It's hard to see how anything YOU do will really impact anything THEY do.

Meaning… you really can’t change them!

The fish rots from the head.
(not pleasant but true)

Graphic, but you get the meaning.

Especially, if you have ever worked for that bad “person at the top.”
(FYI… if you are someone's “person at the top” this should be sobering.)

Because if you have issues with your
-team
-direct reports
-staff
-family, you probably have problems with you.

When I hear someone say something negative about their “team” my first thought is, "What are you modeling for them?"

Like the story of the little boy who said to his mom as she drove him to school,
“Look at all those damn drivers!”

Shocked she scolded,
“We don’t talk like that.”

The kid sheepishly replied, “That’s what dad says every morning.”

Poor guy.

Did he really think his son wasn’t listening?

We all need to ask,
“Where am I not seeing the ‘rot’ in my own head?”

If we’re not really paying attention to what we’re:
-thinking
-saying
-doing
WE can so easily suffer from “head rot.”

No little kid in our back seat pointing it out?

We go merrily on our way… unaware we’re rotting!

If you’re thinking, “I don’t want to rot. What can I do?”

Here’s step one.
Think about what YOU are bringing to the table.

Ever been to a potluck?

I went to one where most people brought something they picked up at the grocery store.

The few things that were homemade were cleaned out first.

While a starving person probably wouldn’t care if it was store bought or homemade, the person with discerning taste… might.

It requires more to make it from scratch.

Here’s what this has to do with us, rotting heads and growth.

If we expect to get a certain
-behavior
-result
-desired outcome
from another person… we must think about what we are bringing to the table.

If we bring the thing that
-required the least
-didn’t take much thought
-would suffice but not be excellent

… we shouldn’t be surprised when they bring that same level of effort to the next table with us.

The “table” could be a
-Project
-Meeting
-Family event
-Difficult discussion

Doing the “extra effort thing” doesn't' mean everyone will do the same.

But if you never do the “extra effort thing” you will find people around you:
-will be less likely to step up and bring their “A” game.
-might leave.

Those who do bring their best to the table over and over and over…. and don’t see the “head” person doing the same will be discouraged or disgusted.

Which table would you choose?

The extra effort or the just getting by?

Another choice you get to make.

Where to step up to stave off your rotting head.

Only you can answer that.

For step 2, play episode 77 on Apple, Spotify or at amybarg.com/podcast

09/08/2024

Watching the Olympics these past few days my “worst nightmare” has changed from...

-having to run 1500 meters
To…
-having to swim 400 meters.
(I’d never want to do either.)

But I love watching others do it!

Why is that?

At least a part of it is this.
These athletes… are needle movers.

They do what they do with such incredible intention.

And even though…they won’t all:
-win a medal,
-set a record,
-or be remembered for their performance...

They’ll all have achieved something that will forever set them apart from the crowd.

They are Olympians.

Because most of us are nowhere near their level of excellence in sport (or life), we give ourselves a pass and say,

-They’re amazing.
-Great for them.
-Just not for us.

But… consider this.

Sometimes Olympians win by a fraction of a second.

That’s a very small move of the needle.

Think of it the way moving the thermostat one degree changes the temperature in your house.

You don’t necessarily have to make a BIG change to move your own needle.

What if you really believed that?

What needle would you want to move?

On his podcast recently, Ed Mylett said,
“Refuse to be the bottleneck.”

It made me think…

Yikes.

Where am I the bottleneck in my life?

And…how is that keeping me from moving my needle?

Olympic athletes have …
-Cut the clutter of excuses
-Done the work
-Spent the bajillion hours of practice
-Sacrificed sleep, time with friends and who knows what else.

And their “refusing to be the bottleneck” behavior has resulted in them:
-Representing their countries
-Competing at the highest level
-And inspiring and entertaining the millions of us who are watching

But you know what?

Even though we may never do what they’re doing … we do have a similar opportunity.

We can live the one life we do have at OUR highest level.

As a...
-Mom or Dad
-Friend
-Co-worker
-Neighbor
-Piano teacher
-Business owner
-Team leader

We choose!

And you never know…

That small “needle moving action YOU take” might cause the person watching you to say to themselves,
“Hey, if he or she can grow and stop being the bottleneck… there’s hope for me, too!”
(For a lot more about being the bottleneck... check out episode #76 of the Growing with Amy Podcast at amybarg.com/podcast
, or on Apple or Spotify.)

Something else that makes the Olympics so compelling?

The athletes are “doing what they’re doing” in community!

Even if it’s an individual event… there’s a palpable sense of that community.

And I’m confident that is another victorious experience they’ll all carry home.

A big reason they’ll do that…is because they have learned that the hardest mountain to climb is the one within.

Olympians have reached the summit on that one.

How are you doing on yours?

18/07/2024

Remember that time you or someone you know applied for a job online that was a PERFECT fit?

And all you heard was... crickets?

Apparently, it's a "thing" with HR departments these days.

Ghost posting is where companies have fake listings on their websites or job boards.

Why?

It makes it "look like" they're growing and hiring.

So....

- a perspective employee thinks they're applying to a company that is moving forward

- a current employee thinks they're going to be getting help soon to alleviate their overwhelm

According to an article I read in Money Watch nearly 60% of companies surveyed said they collected resumes to keep them on file for a later date, with no intention of immediately hiring anyone.

As disturbing as that sounds.... I actually believe we can all do this ghost posting in our own lives... with our growth.

Here's what I mean.

During a recent coaching session my client said,

“I value movement and productivity.”

That sounds like a good thing.

I mean... unless you take action your words and thoughts are merely intentions.

How could that possibly be a ghost post for growth?

Here's how.

I worked for an organization years ago and they brought in this new guy to be our boss.

He had a spiffy title.

And... we very quickly discovered he:

-had no clue how to develop people or a team
-spent a LOT of time “having coffee”
-asked me to do work and then passed it off as his own
-was NOT a leader

But ... he LOOKED busy!

He had risen rapidly to his position.
But he had not grown into the position.

It was evident to everyone.

Ghost posting like with your growth….is where you think:

-I am SO busy moving…
-That automatically proves I’m making progress!
-I’m growing!

Not quite.

Movement for the SAKE of movement is VERY different than ….
Movement for the PURPOSE of growth.

What I have learned and continue to experience is that growth is a process.
Just like becoming a leader is a process.

Both happen over time.

It’s not about:

-how many
-how much
-how fast

It’s about what we “become” on the inside that eventually is visible on the outside.

If you're patting yourself on the back because you're BUSY...

I can guarantee you....you're ghost posting your growth.

Believe it or not... YOU are the HR department of your growth.

In that role... you are 100% responsible whether you file your growth away for a later date… or do something about it immediately.

Curious about the other way you may be ghost posting your growth?

Check out episode #73 of my Growing with Amy podcast on Apple or Spotify.

11/07/2024

Sam and I attended the rodeo in St. Paul, Oregon (his first) clearly NOT the first for those performing.

The skill level we witnessed was.... jaw-dropping.
(Some make millions doing what they do!)

Maybe that's a part of why 60,000 people have turned out for 88 years to watch!

That is noteworthy, especially because it happens in a town with a population of 435.

I knew it would be "fun" but I did not expect it would spark the thoughts in me that it did.

There are too many to share here.
Even too many for this week's podcast (but you can check them out on Apple or Spotify).

I'll keep it to one here.

Embrace the Unexpected

I realize... this a truth that every athlete must come to grips with whether its bronc riding or hurdle jumping.

For that matter… it’s a life lesson.

Because unexpected things are:
-ALWAYS showing up
-Usually when we don’t want them
-Upsetting our "normal"

It’s the nature of the unexpected.

But what's interesting with bronc riding is that there’s an element of the “expected” IN the unexpected.

Each rider pretty much KNOWS they’re going to be bucked off.

BUT… there’s a WHOLE lot they DON’T know

-exactly how INTENSELY the bronc will buck
-how LONG they’ll be able to ride
-How HARD they’ll hit when they fall

We saw it all that night!
-Broncs that didn’t buck that much or that long
-Riders that lasted only 2 seconds
-Falls that looked incredibly painful!

But…. every competitor from the most seasoned to the youngest (who was 7!)
-Got up
-Shook it off
-Left the arena with a calm dignity

NO one:
-cried
-threw their hat
-displayed anything that could be considered “poor sportsmanship"

It was impressive.

I thought that must have been especially hard for the competitors who the announcer built up as:
-Folks, he's the best in the world
-This cowboy is the top of their class

And then they failed miserably.

But they all seemed to take it in stride.

The question that came to my mind was:
What’s the equivalent of that in my life?

What is it for you?

How well do I (you):
-shake off the loss?
-handle the massive failure with dignity?

This is where its worth remembering, we may NOT be the best person to answer that.

Better person to ask someone who was “with us at the time” when the failure happened.

Being willing to do that can be challenging depending on:
-WHO we ask
-How BIG the failure was
-How MUCH it hurt

While we may not have 10,000 people watching us (like those rodeo performers did)… we all have SOMEONE who is.

And how we handle those moments sends a clear message to them about our ability to handle life's bucking broncos.

At the rodeo... the winner of each event takes a victory lap around the arena.

As they do, they tip (or even lift) their hat to the crowd as way of showing thanks and gratitude for their support.

That, too, was a reminder...about how to respond when we do succeed in handling our bucking broncos.

Humbly acknowledge the support of those who are cheering us on.
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28/06/2024

We recently had a security system installed in our home.

David, the sales rep and Zee, the tech guy:

-flipped through
-swiped across
-toggled on/off
....SO many buttons at the speed of light.

They know a LOT about the system.

For me to grasp that same level of understanding and application is going to take more than a "swipe/swipe."

But it was a reminder to me that personal growth is... well, the same.

A decade in... I have learned
-so much
-in so many different ways
-about so many different components of it..that trying to super simplify it would be a little like trying to explain in a sentence or two what I know about how to play the piano.

It's not going to happen.

Something surprising about personal growth?

It starts with objections.
(The ones you have to overcome.)

And here's WHY you have to overcome them.

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it WILL direct your life and you'll call it fate." -Carl Jung

Refusing to do that will keep you stuck:
-Thinking what you've always thought
-Doing what you've always done
-Getting the same results that you've always gotten.

There are 5 "biggies" that I've had to overcome AND that I've seen many others struggle with.

#5. This will feel awkward!
Interestingly enough, this can be a deal breaker EVEN THOUGH we know it's normal to feel it when we're starting to grow.

How much does this one stop you from even considering to invest in your personal growth?

#4 I don't really think growing myself is that important or necessary. I'm good right where I am.

If you think this... you're in the majority.
Only 40 percent of people have a growth mindset (according to Carol Dweck, leading researcher on motivation and mindsets).

Yeah, growth mindset minded folks see effort as a GOOD thing and that needing to put forth effort makes you smarter.

Where are you on the "I'm beyond passionate about growing myself and I'm perfect right where I am" scale?

#3 I'm not sure it's worth the money.
This was me a few decades ago...
But after my first year teaching 4th grade I realized there was more I needed to know if I was going be able to continue doing the teaching thing.

Believe me, I "hurt enough" that I had to make some changes after that year!

I invested (time and money) in growing myself so I could survive the next one.

How much do you believe personal growth is worth the investment of.... money?!

What I learned was that my thoughts about objection #3 were closely tied to the #2 objection.

#2 I don't know what I'll REALLY get out of it.

The reality is... it's easier to invest money when you can...
-SEE your house looks better once it painted
-HEAR when the dripping faucet is repaired
-COUNT the hours saved by having someone else mow so you can play golf

Surprisingly... to experience "real results" with your personal growth, there's an even bigger issue at play.

Personal uncertainty.

As in....do you trust yourself to do the work you need to do so you CAN see results?

EVEN IF you can silence ALL these four objections... the #1 objection can stop you cold.

#1 Time

David and Zee didn't tell us everything we needed to know all at once.

They came back the next day.

That required a little more time (for them and for us) but it was worth it!

I believe "a little more time" for you to: listen to this week's Growing with Amy podcast episode ( #70).
Listen on Apple or Spotify
..will absolutely be worth it for you.

Because....you'll hear

-WHY the #1 objection is the granddaddy of smoke and mirror excuses
-3 times people WILL change
-2 questions to help you overcome all 5 objections

And hey, it's a way to practice investing time in your personal growth without having to invest any money.

Which objection do you need to overcome to do that?!