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Creating a Cultural Mindset of Growth for Your Business
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The Miller Mindset: Episode # 0003

Welcome to “The Miller Mindset”, a weekly podcast where we explore the power of positive thinking and its impact on our lives. Join me, Chris Miller, as we dive into topics such as goal- setting, overcoming obstacles, and developing a growth mindset. If you’re looking to improve your life and reach your full potential, then this podcast is for you. Don’t miss an episode. Be sure to subscribe today!

On today’s show, we’re discussing ways to help you can develop and foster a growth mindset within the culture of your business, and I’ll outline a simple call to action that you can use to get everyone on your team on board. So, let’s get into it, shall we!

Defining the Issue: What is a Growth Mindset

First, let’s define what a growth mindset is and how this relates to us all on a daily basis. A growth mindset is the belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work. This contrasts with a fixed mindset, which believes that abilities are innate and cannot be changed.

A person with a growth mindset would approach a challenging situation in their business as an opportunity to learn and improve their skills, while someone with a fixed mindset may see it as a threat to their abilities and become discouraged by the same information.

For example, a person with a growth mindset may view a negative customer review as a chance to identify areas of improvement and work towards providing better service, while someone with a fixed mindset may take the criticism personally and become defensive.

So, how can we go about developing a growth mindset in our business culture? Here are some tips:

Number 1: Encourage learning:

Provide opportunities for your team to learn new skills and expand their knowledge. This could be through training sessions, workshops or even just sharing articles and resources.

Number 2: Embrace failure:

Encourage your team to view failure as an opportunity to learn and grow, rather than a setback. Celebrate when someone tries something new, even if it doesn’t work out as planned.

Number 3: Foster collaboration:

Encourage your team to work together and share ideas. This can lead to new perspectives and insights, and also helps to build a culture of support and encouragement.

Number 4: Set goals:

Encourage your team to set goals for themselves and work towards them. This helps to create a sense of purpose and motivation, and also provides a framework for measuring progress.

Now, if you remember from earlier, I told you that I would outline a simple call to action that you could use to get everyone on your team on board with these changes to your business culture.

Here’s a simple outline that you can use to get everyone on your team on board with the change, and a call to action that will actively engage them and get them adopt the changes fast!

  1. explain the concept: Start by explaining the concept of a growth mindset and why it’s important for your business culture.
  2. Share: Share the tips we just discussed and encourage your team to think about how they can incorporate them into their work.
  3. Set some Achievable Goals: Set a team goal related to developing a growth mindset. This could be something like “By the end of the quarter, we will have completed two training sessions on new skills or topics.”
  4. Call to Action – Encourage success sharing: Encourage everyone to share their progress and successes, and celebrate when someone achieves a goal or tries something new. The result will be an environment of positivity and growth. Everyone will want to participate once they see the positivity and praise coming toward the first person to get noticed for the new improvements they have made. This will fuel the progress and foster the new atmosphere of positivity and joy, creating a lasting cultural change for a sustained growth environment.

By following these steps, you can help to create a culture of growth and development within your business. If you feel you enjoyed the show, please feel free to leave me a comment, and don’t forget to subscribe as well, so you don’t miss a thing. You can also see this episode in blog form, and sign up to receive email alerts when new episodes are released at themillermindset.com. Until then, I’m Chris Miller, reminding you to always keep smiling.

On the Next Episode:

Next time, on The Miller Mindset, we’ll be discussing the Impact of Mindset on Productivity, and I’ll give you a simple trick that you can use to identify when your mindset is allowing your productivity to slip. That’s next Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at 2pm EST; so Don’t miss it.

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Also, check out Episode one: Five Easy Tips to Building a Strong Mindset 

and Episode two: 3 Simple Steps: Maximize your Strengths and Down Play Weaknesses

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A negative mindset can have a significant impact on the success of an office leader or small business owner. It can lead to feelings of self-doubt, pessimism, and even a complete lack of motivation in general. On the other hand, a positive mindset can help entrepreneurs to overcome challenges, stay focused, and achieve their goals.

Here are five easy tips to building a strong mindset that can help you change it from a negative to a positive, and get your day back on track:

  1. Identify your negative thoughts: The first step in changing your mindset is to recognize it when negative thoughts are hindering your success and holding you back, whether that be in the moment, or over time. I recommend that you take time to think about and write down any negative thoughts that come to mind each day at the least, and then seek to challenge them with positive affirmations.
    1. A positive word to yourself can go a long way toward undoing stress, anger, and emotional distress. Even years worth of emotional damage can eventually be overcome with the right outlook and a positive affirmation ritual over time.
  2. Practice gratitude: It’s easy to get caught up in the challenges and setbacks of holding a leadership role that others look to you for and running a business. Take time each day to reflect on what you’re grateful for, whether it’s your supportive family, loyal customers and staff, or just the completion of a recent successful project.
    1. Don’t get mired down in the minutia of insignificant details that will only serve to stress you out and put your mindset in the wrong frame of mind. That’s not your lane as a business leader. You’re supposed to be the big picture person of the group. Let others work on the details. At The Miller Mindset, our executive coaching program starts with separating leaders from the ideas that they have to be everything to everybody with many of our clients. The truth is, you can’t be everything to everybody, so why waste your energy trying to be. Instead, seek to surround yourself with those who will provide the strengths you are lacking in, and in whom you can provide strength for areas that they lack. This will create a strong working relationship, and fuel your business and financial growth.
  3. Visualize success: Visualizing success can help you stay motivated and focused on your goals. Imagine yourself achieving your business objectives and how it will feel once you reach them.
    1. There is an affirmation that I like to say. I have been saying it to myself over and over again since 1985 when I found it in this little book in the school library. The book was called Rhinoceros Success, and it was written by Scott Alexander. In it, Scott tells us that we can achieve massive success if we stop seeing ourselves as cows and start seeing ourselves as rhinoceros. And you know what, he was right. I’ve been seeing myself as a 2 ton rhinoceros ready to get up in the morning to start charging down my opportunities for 30 odd years now, and I have never met an obstacle I could not overcome with the right perspective.
  4. Surround yourself with positivity: Surround yourself with positive people who can support and encourage you. These can include friends, family, mentors, and even other entrepreneurs.
    1. There is an old saying, “Lie down with dogs and you’ll get fleas”. I know I touched on this sentiment here a moment ago as well, but something this important to the development of a positive and healthy mindset bares repeating. The point is that your world is literally influenced by your surroundings and by the company you keep. If you hang around with those who are actively seeking to do nothing with their lives, the chances are good that you will not do too much with your as well. On the other hand, if you hang with inventors and engineers, and scientists, you are much more likely to develop that next big idea that might actually influence daily life for millions of people in some manner. Why, because that would be where your mind is at when speaking to that group of friends.
    2. The power of mindset is a two edged sword. It is sharp and strong, and it can wield mighty power to turn you into the white knight in a boardroom, and catapult you to the top of the tower as a successful captain of industry. However, you have to handle it with care, and constantly stay focused and aware of the blade at all times, lest it cut you.
  5. Take care of yourself: Remember folks, Running a business can be a stressful thing, so it’s essential to take care of your physical and your mental health.
    1. Make time for you, and do healthy physical, mental, and even emotional activities like exercise, meditation, and hobbies that you enjoy. Go out with your kids and take them to a ball game. Have fun.

If your dealing with a bad mindset, Remember, changing it is going to take some real time and effort to do, but it’s worth it to do. By cultivating a positive mindset, you’ll be better equipped to overcome any obstacles or challenges you face, and achieve success in your career or business.

On the Next Episode:

Next time, on The Miller Mindset, we discuss the importance of self-awareness in leadership, and I’ll give you a simple 3 step exercise that you can use every day to build on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Don’t miss it, next Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 at 2pm EST.