Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-ImprovementSam Webster Harris | Growth Mindset PsychologyAll episodes
How to Shift Your Mindset and Take Control of Your Life - w/ Kyle Livingston
Scarcity whispers that there isn't enough. Ego insists you deserve more anyway. Abundance is the quiet third option nobody mentions.
Most of us were handed scarcity as a default setting. This episode sits with that tension: what scarcity actually protects us from, why ego is so loyal to it, and what shifts when abundance becomes a practiced choice instead of a lucky feeling.
It's less about having more and more about needing less from the wrong things.
- Ask what your ego is really protecting when it demands "more"
- Treat abundance as a discipline you build, not a mood you wait for
- Trace your scarcity triggers back to their original source
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail.com
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro - Sam's opening thoughts and meeting Kyle Livingston
02:02 Kyle's origin story - abandoned at a yard sale
05:55 The turning point - mowing lawns, hustle, and a life-changing book
08:58 Chasing $10k a month and realizing money isn't the finish line
11:27 Money as fuel, not the goal
14:18 The panic attack that changed everything
17:57 Overcoming anxiety - coaches, books, and facing fear through travel
20:38 The worst-case scenario technique for beating fear
23:03 Spotting luck and losing everything twice
26:39 Mentoring, leverage, and helping failed founders scale
29:52 Biology, business, and the scientific method
35:20 Relationships, self-improvement, and honest advice
39:07 Friends who stayed, kindness, and early memories
42:21 Advice for his younger self and closing thoughts
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