Mindset Matters
Sep 9, 2026 · 23 min · 10 segments
Who are you becoming, and are your thoughts and actions aligned with that person? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook explores why mindset matters when you’re pursuing…
Sep 9, 2026 · 23 min · 10 segments
Who are you becoming, and are your thoughts and actions aligned with that person? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook explores why mindset matters when you’re pursuing…
Adam HolbrookHost
And I'm writing about mindset in my new book, which will be out next month, which is called You're Not for Everyone.
I didn't originally plan on writing about mindset in my book, not because I don't believe in it, but because I'm not an expert.
Work hard, you feel excited in the beginning anytime you start something new, new exercise program, new business, and you work hard.
and sometimes years goes by and eventually it just gets lonely it gets distracting and you think about giving up and then you start spiraling you start comparing yourself to other people this has happened to me time and time again and now I recognize that I'm on my own journey I'm not competing with anyone else and some of the techniques that I use is I hired a mindfulness coach a few years ago, and he said to me, I want you to sit alone with yourself and not work.
Because I'm always grinding, I'm always trying to build, I'm always trying to do things.
And he said, if any thoughts come in, you can honor those thoughts, but we're going to push them away because we're just sitting at peace with God in peace, just kind of just being in the moment.
And he said to me, if we can clear our minds and just feel at peace where we are at, then things are going to come to you.
But I also have to tell you, I'm the least patient person that you've ever met in your entire life.
And I'm writing about mindset in my new book, which will be out next month, which is called You're Not for Everyone.
I didn't originally plan on writing about mindset in my book, not because I don't believe in it, but because I'm not an expert.
Work hard, you feel excited in the beginning anytime you start something new, new exercise program, new business, and you work hard.
and sometimes years goes by and eventually it just gets lonely it gets distracting and you think about giving up and then you start spiraling you start comparing yourself to other people this has happened to me time and time again and now I recognize that I'm on my own journey I'm not competing with anyone else and some of the techniques that I use is I hired a mindfulness coach a few years ago, and he said to me, I want you to sit alone with yourself and not work.
Because I'm always grinding, I'm always trying to build, I'm always trying to do things.
And he said, if any thoughts come in, you can honor those thoughts, but we're going to push them away because we're just sitting at peace with God in peace, just kind of just being in the moment.
And he said to me, if we can clear our minds and just feel at peace where we are at, then things are going to come to you.
But I also have to tell you, I'm the least patient person that you've ever met in your entire life.
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