The Midwest Mindset: Recent Episodes
Paul Theisen and Brett Garczynski
It is a cross between midwest values and a growth mindset. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support
We all have situations, or issues that set us back in life.....what we do next matters.
Take a breathe, relax, recharge, and help support others! Ha Ha
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Time is such an important commodity, how we use it, matters. Here are some tips that Paul and J discuss to use in your future, to improve your Time Management!
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"If I knew then, what I know now, I would have done it differently" - Edith Eger (Holocaust Survivor)
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How do we stay focused in our careers, lives, and relationships.....wear all black T-shirts?
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How can we build our self confidence in ourselves, as well as help others build their self confidence. Enjoy.
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Spouse, kids, family, and friends....sure. All important in our lives. How about beyond that?
Enjoy
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It feels good to stay in your comfort zone. So how do we get out of this routine....by doing hard things.
ENJOY
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Are the people in your life adding to your growth and development, or are they sucking the energy from you? Take a listen and see if this applies to you.
Enjoy!
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How can you show up with a growth mindset to help add to your teams, companies, or families culture?
In today's episode, Paul and J discuss their experiences with both toxic and positive cultures in their lives.
Enjoy!
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Albert Einstein, Mayo Angelou, Simon Sinek, and many more, all suffered from "Imposter Syndrome".
We all do. Here are some tools and tricks to overcome imposter syndrome.
Enjoy
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Gratitude in our lives. How do we show it to others? What are the benefits to us, as well as others. Enjoy!
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Just a little LIVE podcast from Lake Minnewaska, MN
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Be authentic, and real... got it.
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Tim was one of my first clients, and he shares how we worked together early on this journey of showing up with a Growth Mindset. Enjoy.
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The Happiness Equation -Neil Pasricha
The Happiness Advantage -Shawn Anchor
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Hey gang, I come to you today with a great habit that I have implemented into my daily routine, that has helped me tremendously with my health, both physically, and mentally. Check out these resources as well:
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Have you heard of Phil Stutz? Have you watched the very successful documentary of STUTZ by Johah Hill?
In today's episode, we go over one simple tool that Dr. Stutz uses in this documentary, and in his book titled: The Tools! Enjoy
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"When we improve the way we see ourselves, we improve the way others see us! Enjoy
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In this interview, John and I discuss his life's journey after leaving little old Stearns County, MN for Concord, CA. Graduating College, getting married, becoming a father, and continuing to live a life with a growth mindset.
Enjoy
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Are you a great communicator? Are very articulate and well spoken in front of large crowds? I wasn't.....but I am getting better, each and every day. By using these tips and by practicing, I am learning to show up more confident, more professional, and more effective in my communication with others. Enjoy.
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J Scott Pitonyak joins the podcast! My brother from another mother, my college buddy, my old roommate, and one of my best friends J and I discuss, growing up in the Midwest, what is a Growth Mindset to him, and how has Fatherhood changed his life. Enjoy.
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Brett is back! In today's episode, Brett and Paul discuss how they recharge, reset, and reconnect in their personal, work, and family life.
Enjoy!
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Spring break for Paul. Keeping it light with my top ten TED LASSO QUOTES! Enjoy
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Stop wishing your days away! Be more present in the NOW. Here are five easy tips to do this. Enjoy!
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Joining today is: Jeff Theisen! Paul's younger brother. They discuss old stories of cutting wood to heat their home, childhood stories, and plenty of movie quotes and suggestions. Enjoy
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5 ways that I have built my self confidence. Enjoy
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If you want to see change; if you can take action....you will need to do a few Hard Things. In today's episode, I talk about 5 tools to help
you get there! Enjoy
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Not your typical podcast today. I discuss what it felt like to be a pessimistic person, to live in a "fixed mindset". And how I overcame it.
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This was one of my favorite episodes! I missed not having B. J., but having Chad here, and talking about the ups and downs of being a parent in the Midwest.
Please share; and enjoy!
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In today's episode, Paul gives us his Top Ten tools to feel better about himself and ways to change our our day, week, or month will go. Enjoy!
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Today, Paul discusses 6 tools that anyone can use to change your nervous system from stress, anxiety to calm, and quiet.
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Fatherhood and how we show up matters. In this episode, Brett and Paul interview Eric and discuss the values of fatherhood, the importance of being active partners with your spouse, and examples of failures as a parent. Enjoy!
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Brett and I tease guests to the podcast for next week, and today discuss Jocko's list of 6 things we should do when parenting our children. However, Paul and Brett where they fell short in these areas, and where they can do better. Enjoy.
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Brett and Paul discuss their early days as new fathers. The bad, the ugly, and the funny moments we had while loving every minute of it. Enjoy!
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Today Brett and Paul discuss overcoming adversity. Using culture and mentors in our lives to battle conflict or troubles that might have held you back in the past.
With a number of great stories, as well as a healthy Vikings discussion.
ENJOY
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Brett and Paul would just like to take this time to say THANK YOU! For listening to this podcast, for your feedback, and for you making a conscience effort to show up as a new, and improved human being. Thanks!
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Brett and Paul discuss work functions, holiday parties, and family gatherings, where we can get sucked into conversations that suck our time away from us. Enjoy
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Bob Newhart had a great stand up piece where he was a therapist that billed by the minute. The patients would come into his office and share their issues, or their anxiety, and his advice was one simple statement.....STOP IT.....Haha. But this is hard to do, especially when we are stuck in our own head. Brett and I discuss in this episode, how we have overcome those moments when we are stuck in over thinking.
Enjoy!
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When do you feel like an imposter in your life? How do you get past it? In today's episode, Brett and I discuss examples of when we have felt this way, and how we overcame it. Enjoy!
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I know it is not always easy to have a positive attitude in everything that we do, but in this episode, Brett and Paul discuss the tools that they use to help keep a positive attitude in their daily lives. Enjoy.
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In this episode, Brett and I discuss the drama triangle, and how we can try to spot it before we get sucked in, or what to do when we are asked to get involved in it. Enjoy!
https://conscious.is/video/understanding-the-drama-triangle-vs-presence
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This is a great episode, filled with personal stories and tools to overcome Automated Negative Thoughts...ANTS.
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When have you answered a question that you weren't sure if the you were correct? Do we let our Ego's get in our way? The power of this statement...I don't know yet.
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Today's episode Brett and Paul discuss the advantages of starting your work day with a clean desk. The benefits of organization, and a little structure.
Enjoy!
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Momentum, how do we get it. What do we do when we get it? And how do we keep it?
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Discipline, and the top five ways to be more disciplined in your life. Check out the action step in the end, and enjoy!
Also, if interested, Brett and I love this book and talk about it in this week's episode. Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday.
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Fall colors, football, stories of our fall months in MN. Then we dive into PJ Fleck, coaching, and a little bit of leadership. It's a mess, but it's our mess. Enjoy!
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Some interesting insight on how to be comfortable in the unknown, take a listen and please share this with people who might needs this.
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In this episode, Brett and Paul discuss when our Ego has gotten in our way in our past. How we can have a healthy self confidence to do good things for others, and just some old fun stories from our past.
Enjoy!
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Our mistakes are many, and range from extreme, to small and simply. Most importantly, what we do NEXT, and how we can learn from these mistakes. Enjoy!
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In this episode, Brett and Paul discuss the follow up to their last podcast on resistance and dive into ways to battle resistance. Discussing resiliency and building up those muscles to overcome the obstacles in our lives from holding us back, but to use them to show us the way forward.
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Resistance is the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action, or argument.
What arguments are you having in your own mind that hold you back from doing more, becoming more, and living the life that you desire.
In this episode, Brett and Paul discuss this issue and help give a little guidance on how to overcome this resistance in our lives. Enjoy.
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How are you getting your news? Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, TV, Newspaper, or even Tik Tok?
Remember, if you are not paying for your news, they might pushing their agenda on you.
The Great Space Coaster clip: https://youtu.be/_BTCU_bcHN0
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In this episode, Brett and I discuss how we have set healthy boundaries in our lives. Enjoy
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Brett and Paul tell old stories of growing up in the summertime. Kick the can, Ding Dong Ditch, and fun family trips. They go into detail about the freedom and fun of being a kid. Action step.....What did you love when you were a kid. Do that thing today!
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"Ted, what are your thoughts on therapy?" -Therapist
Ted Lasso- "A general apprehension, and modest, midwestern skepticism."
This episode Brett and I discuss the difference between therapy, coaching, and mental health. Attached is an interview with an Olympic skier that is a great example of what we are talking about here today.
https://www.elle.com/culture/a40478203/mikaela-shiffrin-olympics-skier/
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Brett and Paul discuss and reflect on the first 25 episodes. And brainstorm how we can improve, grow, and learn from our past episodes and how we can UP our game moving forward! Onward and Upwards!
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We were raised in the Midwest. We like to think that we were raised tough and not spoiled, but, it’s all relative. Brett and Paul discuss how we were raised and how we try to apply these same values to their children. Enjoy
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Paul and Brett reach out with tips and tools that they use to reduce their stress or anxiety in their lives, as well as how to prepare not to be as triggered by outside events or people. Enjoy.
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Yes; LIVE, at Brett's lovely home in MPLS. WIth a Twin's Pilsner in our hand, we break down effective ways that we have used to communicate better; in business, life, and at home. This is good stuff, enjoy.
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Paul and Brett discuss how we use philosophy to be happier in our lives! We might hop around a little, but there are some good nuggets to take away. Enjoy.
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Paul interviews Brett on his experience running his first Marathon. Shorter again, and loving it. Brett tells us the high's and low's of training and running while being a busy father, husband, and business professional.
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This episode is a little different. Brett and I interview each other on our top 5 habits that we are currently doing in order to crush it.
This episode is shorter, to the point, but still has a few good stories and examples on how to show up a little better today than yesterday.
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In this episode, Brett and Paul open up about their failures, mistakes, and then key takeaways that have made us the men we are today.
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End of school, and funny stories about that transition from Spring to Summer. All the increased emotions and excitement for that change in seasons, and plans for vacations in the Midwest. Enjoy.
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This episode dives into the boundaries we set, or sometimes do not set with our friends, family, or loved ones. The conversation starts out with us just talking about our current week and what has been going on, and we kept it in there for fun. We hope you enjoy this one, and feel free to share it with someone close to you.
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What is neutral thinking? How can we not focus on the negative, not get 100% back to positive, but perhaps get back to a neutral state of mind. Great kid stories, of the young and small issues, to the older, and bigger possible issues. Good stuff all around! Take a listen.
Also, for the Jay Shetty podcast on 7 types of negative people, I am including a link for you to listen as well. Enjoy.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7-types-of-negative-toxic-people-and-5-steps-to-deal-with-them/id1450994021?i=1000562760944
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"Every action you do towards your habit, stick to the process, is a vote for that habit" James Clear
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Ego is the enemy. When we have to prove our point, or be the loudest person in the room, what are we telling others about ourselves?
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How do you lead with positive intent in a stressful work, family, or life situation? Brett and I discuss tools to defuse, pause, and the use of listening techniques, to help you through a "triggered" moment.
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How are your fears in life holding you back from being the best YOU possible? A discussion about Nightmare on Elm Street to the Miracle on Ice; check it out.
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Tools
"This soon shall pass"
"We suffer more in our imagination, than in reality"
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Open session where we discuss a little about how this podcast is doing, what we love about it, and to see how many times Paul can say impetus.......Ha
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Will Smith, basketball games, and the Green Bay Packers....we cover it all here. Enjoy.
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We had a few internet issues, but all went well. What made you successful in your youth? Natural ability or a strong work ethic?
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Read more…listen more? Either way continue to learn in life.
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Two scoops of real talk about fuel, and how we might think twice about what we put into our body. Enjoy
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How do you start your day? Do you bury your head into your covers when you hear your alarm? Or, do you wake up with intention?
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A discussion that goes from party line phones, to George Floyd.
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What do we do when we get that call? How can we show up well, while overcoming our own anxiety?
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5 ways to not be triggered by a fixed Mindset, and the Shakopee speedway.
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It is a cross between Midwest values and a Growth Mindset. Our intention is to:
Lead with positive intent with our messages and tone. Fail, falling forward. If, or when we make mistakes, to learn grow, and move forward with our lessons and share them. Have fun delivering fun midwestern opinions, bantor, and stories while trying to lead with a growth mindset.
Please meet Brett Garczynski and Paul Theisen!
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