Sep 29, 2026 · 37 min · 10 segments
**Episode 054:** In this episode, Rhiannon and I explore two timeless principles that shaped my career as a strength coach and continue to influence how we raise our kids: resistance and growth. In…
Well, that leads to the next principle I wanted to chat about today, which is growth.
Well, you know, I never really probably thought about that until I think you started talking about growth mindset.
What would have that been maybe 10 years ago? And then Carter had a teacher in fifth grade who talked about growth mindset all the time.
And I don't specifically think of it in those terms, but I think it's been a buzzword for a while.
You have to have a growth mindset that you're always trying to improve and learn things and, you know, work on becoming better.
So what does growth mean to me? You know, I actually give myself a lot of grace for not being perfect.
I think as a kid, I grew up really feeling like I had to be perfect and really being devastated when I fell short of anything but perfect.
But I think my time in college and then for sure once I married you has really changed my mindset.
I'm a lot more forgiving of myself just because things are changing and happening so fast.
So I kind of got rid of that idea of perfectionism to the point where I almost take pride in my messy handwriting now.
That makes me maybe kind of cool that I can't be bothered enough to have neat handwriting.
For me, I keep coming back to if it's true in the weight room and we know it is a biological truth, is it true other places? And that would make it that capital T truth.
And to me, we know that the principle of growth is you're not going to come in bench pressing 50 pounds.
And just because the team standard is to bench press 300 pounds, you're not going to get there in a day.
There's laws of growth that dictate how fast someone can be able to reach that point.
Well, that leads to the next principle I wanted to chat about today, which is growth.
Well, you know, I never really probably thought about that until I think you started talking about growth mindset.
What would have that been maybe 10 years ago? And then Carter had a teacher in fifth grade who talked about growth mindset all the time.
And I don't specifically think of it in those terms, but I think it's been a buzzword for a while.
You have to have a growth mindset that you're always trying to improve and learn things and, you know, work on becoming better.
So what does growth mean to me? You know, I actually give myself a lot of grace for not being perfect.
I think as a kid, I grew up really feeling like I had to be perfect and really being devastated when I fell short of anything but perfect.
But I think my time in college and then for sure once I married you has really changed my mindset.
I'm a lot more forgiving of myself just because things are changing and happening so fast.
So I kind of got rid of that idea of perfectionism to the point where I almost take pride in my messy handwriting now.
That makes me maybe kind of cool that I can't be bothered enough to have neat handwriting.
For me, I keep coming back to if it's true in the weight room and we know it is a biological truth, is it true other places? And that would make it that capital T truth.
And to me, we know that the principle of growth is you're not going to come in bench pressing 50 pounds.
And just because the team standard is to bench press 300 pounds, you're not going to get there in a day.
There's laws of growth that dictate how fast someone can be able to reach that point.
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