The Greatness Mindset

Acknowledge the loop: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life” — Carl Jung

I listen to Lewis Howes’ podcast from time to time. He usually has some decent guests with some solid advice but often I find it is a little too “rah-rah” and ultimately falls to far into the self-help/motivational category for me. The same applies to the book. The Greatness Mindset revolves around the idea of unlocking one’s true potential by overcoming past traumas, embracing vulnerability, and setting clear visions for success (our “meaningful mission”). There are some nice snippets of advice and even some mantras that I took notes on but it was tough to stay engaged on for 300 pages. Here are some of the themes I appreciated:

• Find your meaningful mission: don’t let the how stop you from focusing on and pursuing your why.
• Successes rarely spark much reflection. Failure is how we grow.
• Everything is hard at first and sometimes you’re going to suck. Often breakthrough days often come right after “bad days”. A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul.
• The truth about critics: People will judge you no matter what you do
• You’re empowered to be you, and nobody can beat you at being you.