GPW # 9: The Mindset Café: Through Creative Vision
Larry Easto
I Help Self-Employed Professionals Market & Grow Their Service Businesses | Marketing Coach | Author of 30+ Books & Online Video Courses | Sharing Practical Strategies for Authentic Business Growth |
From a totally experiential perspective, my interview with Devan Gonzales on his Mindset Café podcast was one of my best experiences—ever!
With his amazing combination of personal warmth, positive energy and astute thinking, Devan triggered insightful responses to issues that had never entered my mind.
By way of example, not only did he make a clear distinction between personal needs and wants, he linked wants with the planning process and the role that our wants play in personal growth.? I had never considered that concept before; but now that it is part of my awareness, it will most certainly become a common element in my work.
As a passionate believer in experiential learning, I share Devan’s commitment to learning from whatever experiences come our way.? My approach is based on lessons learned in a university diploma course.? For Devan, the learning takes the form of the simple advice: extract the lesson. Whatever the experience—good, bad or indifferent—there is always a lesson to be learned.
At the end of our conversation, Devan asked for one thing simple or grand that I would like have written on my legacy wall.? My response was the simple phrase yes, you can.? My rationale was to reinforce the importance of maintaining a positive attitude.
Applying a similar approach to our interview, the one word to describe our conversation would be mindful.? In other words, the podcast was indeed mindful; as promised in its title.
Taking the liberty of adding a second word to describe our conversation, the word awesome is a perfect fit: The Awesome Mindful Café.
Many thanks Devan—keep on being awesome! ?
To watch to the interview, click here.