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Welcome to the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast, where host Mike Hartman, a performance coach and former professional athlete, brings his passion to help athletes and workplace athletes achieve their dreams and goals while being mindful of everything else in life.
00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:29.120
Mike also uses this platform to share his targeted assessment application, healthy mindset course, meditation and goal setting technique for the athlete and workplace athlete.
00:00:29.280 --> 00:00:30.480
We're glad you're here.
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Now let's dive headfirst into this episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast.
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Here's your host, Mike Hartman.
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I'm a hockey dad.
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I recently heard a coach say, don't think positively.
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The best way to think is productively.
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Is that really the best advice?
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Should we stop thinking positively and only focus on productive thinking?
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I'm going to say I don't believe so.
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I believe the highest performers, especially in sports or even in corporate America, they don't choose between positive thinking and productive thinking.
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They use both.
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Positive thinking gives you maybe the confidence that you may need or some hope to it, resilience, and the belief that you can overcome obstacles.
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If I went into a situation and I'm only going to think productive, I would say, well, this is uh what I have to do.
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And sometimes we overthink things.
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I was in the hospital and I was recovering.
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I'm not going to think negatively, I'm going to think positively, but also I'm going to be productive.
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The productive thinking takes the belief and turns it into action.
00:01:56.239 --> 00:01:59.920
And I think that's maybe the real answer that you're looking for.
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It helps you create a plan, solve problems, make adjustments, and keep moving forward.
00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:09.360
So it's not about positive versus productive.
00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:14.400
I think a lot of it could be people that maybe had never been at the highest level.
00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:20.159
I mean, in professional sports, we always did everything we can to think positively.
00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:23.439
It wasn't positive against productive.
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It wasn't that.
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It's not positive or being productive.
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Today I'm going to share 10 reasons why productive thinking alone isn't enough and why positive thinking or even the positive mindset is still the essential part of long-term success.
00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:48.159
So some of the reasons here I really believe here is without belief, it's hard to take action.
00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:51.439
So positive thinking helps you build that confidence.
00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:52.560
It really does.
00:02:52.800 --> 00:03:04.000
If I'm getting the puck around the boards as a hockey player, and I'm only thinking about being productive, and I'm not even talking to myself a little bit and saying, okay, I got this, I'm gonna get this puck out.
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:06.000
But I know what I have to do productively.
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I have to keep my stick down, I have to get this myself ready, I have to think about being productive with that next play.
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Those are some of the steps needed.
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And sometimes uh, nothing against your coach or any person that may say this, maybe they're just uneducated in that area.
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So product uh productive thinking can become over-analytical.
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So if we're always thinking productive, productive, to me, a lot of the athletes struggle.
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They may have struggled when they were younger, thinking, I gotta be productive, I have to be productive.
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No, you can spend so much time analyzing problems, and that helps athletes what lose motivation.
00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:51.759
Positive thinking helps you maintain optimism while solving some of these challenges.
00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:55.439
Another one, it becomes easier to quit after setbacks.
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So every athlete, leader, entrepreneur experiences failure.
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Positive thinking reminds you that setbacks are temporary and then you can bounce back.
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I'm not gonna think negatively going into any situation.
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It could be the purchase of a home.
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Oh, we're not gonna get this, there's no way.
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Well, that's thinking negatively.
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Of course, you're gonna think productively, you're gonna do your due diligence, you're gonna look at things, but you have to balance both of them.
00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:30.959
And I really believe another thing is I learned this as an athlete at the highest level that confidence fuels performance.
00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:35.519
There's been so much research on this, people that have been at the highest level.
00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:49.360
Uh, one of my best friends from Major League Baseball consistently told me about the research that was done about positive thinking, helps create belief that supports the productive actions.
00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:51.360
I hope this is helping you.
00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:53.199
I don't want to say the hockey dad's name.
00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:59.920
I appreciate you leaving your name here, but I'm gonna give you a few more uh nuggets you could take with you.
00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:04.720
And and I also believe in being creative, it comes from possibility.
00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:15.600
When you believe something is possible, you're more willing to explore new ideas, have that solution in your mind instead of only focusing on limitations.
00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:17.600
Oh, I have to be productive.
00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:24.000
No, you don't only have to be productive, you have to bring some positive energy to it.
00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:27.920
So, productive plan requires emotional energy.
00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:34.959
A great plan means if you have no enthusiasm, you may not follow it.
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Well, okay, I'm just gonna be productive today.
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No, you want to be positive, positive emotions, positive energy.
00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:45.439
I played with a lot of energy players at the highest level.
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We don't just think being productive, we thought it's important also to be positive.
00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:52.560
Our emotions are involved in it.
00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:58.079
It increases your motivation and helps you become maybe a little bit more persistent in things.
00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:03.759
And I also believe in relationships thrive on positivity, they don't thrive on negativity.
00:06:03.839 --> 00:06:06.480
I've met some of the best relationships in all sports.
00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:12.000
We've had hundreds of baseball players, hockey players, football players, business professionals.
00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:14.959
We didn't just say, oh, you have to be productive today.
00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:22.639
So whether you're leading a team or you're playing a sport, people naturally respond better to those who communicate well.
00:06:22.959 --> 00:06:24.560
Encouragement helps.
00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.040
It's not the robotic days.
00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:32.959
Years ago, when athletes were playing, a lot of it was the robotic place.
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We have to be productive today in practice, or it's not gonna work.
00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.279
Well, of course you do, but you also have to be positive.
00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:45.759
Like for me, when I was in the hospital, positive thinking reduced my stress levels.
00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:49.600
Same thing could happen with an athlete or somebody in corporate America.
00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:57.759
A more positive outlook can lower your anxiety, helping you think more clearly and make better decisions under pressure.
00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:01.199
Also being optimistic about things.
00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:09.439
Optimism, optimism to me, strengthens your resilience as an athlete or even a workplace professional.
00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:14.000
A more positive outlook to me is so important.
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Believing tomorrow can be better.
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That's positive, right?
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That's positive thinking.
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I'm always thinking, okay, we can get better every day.
00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:25.360
Of course, we have to be productive, but we also have to think positive.
00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:30.240
It's an easier to recover from disappointment and keep moving forward.
00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:38.560
If we say, okay, we had a bad practice today, because uh Derek Jeter said it best that you're gonna fail, you will fail as an athlete.
00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:41.519
I love when I saw that interview that he did.
00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:51.759
Uh, most big leaguers understand that, and I think you it's maybe you have to have that trained eye to understand this, so I'm not taking anything away.
00:07:52.079 --> 00:08:11.600
Our coaches do our best, or our performance coaches, or maybe a therapist, they they may do their best, but they may be a little uneducated when it comes to this because maybe they haven't lived it, and maybe they've lived it in their mind, and I'm not trying to be rude, but I really believe that you just there isn't just one way.
00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:18.000
So I'm gonna conclude with this the best performers combine both.
00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:20.480
I'm not saying just one or the other.
00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:36.559
Elite athletes, successful leaders or high achievers don't simply think positive or productively, they believe in themselves, they prepare thoroughly, they take action, they learn from their mistake, and they keep improving.
00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:53.519
Uh, if it's your son or daughter that plays hockey and they're hearing so many different things, and I think the problem today is I'm a big believer in this, that there's so many different things out there on the internet.
00:08:53.679 --> 00:09:11.360
There's people trying to sell, everybody's trying to tell everybody, well, I I've been there, I've been at the highest level, and listen to me, and and then you get a lot of uneducated people as well that just want to throw ideas out there.
00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.840
Everybody likes to front themselves.
00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:17.120
I shouldn't say everybody, a lot of people like to front themselves.
00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:33.039
So, my I'm gonna give you my honest opinion on how I feel about this, or maybe people that feel uh, you know, it's good just to be productive, but through a trained eye, I'm gonna say don't be robotic.
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Think both.
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Think positively and think productively.
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We're so glad you joined us for this episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast with your host, Mike Hartman.
00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:53.120
If you're enjoying the show, please feel free to rate, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:56.320
That helps others find the show, and we greatly appreciate it.
00:09:56.559 --> 00:10:04.799
To dive deeper and learn more about the Healthy Mindset program, or to get in touch with Mike, please visit our website, healthymindset.ai.
00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:11.600
Thanks again for listening, and we hope you'll join us again on the next episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast.
00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:13.519
Until then, be well.
00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:18.879
Welcome to the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast, where host Mike Hartman, a performance coach and former professional athlete, brings his passion to help athletes and workplace athletes achieve their dreams and goals while being mindful of everything else in life.
00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:29.120
Mike also uses this platform to share his targeted assessment application, healthy mindset course, meditation and goal setting technique for the athlete and workplace athlete.
00:00:29.280 --> 00:00:30.480
We're glad you're here.
00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:35.600
Now let's dive headfirst into this episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast.
00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.079
Here's your host, Mike Hartman.
00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:55.119
I'm a hockey dad.
00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:59.039
I recently heard a coach say, don't think positively.
00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:02.000
The best way to think is productively.
00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:04.159
Is that really the best advice?
00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:08.959
Should we stop thinking positively and only focus on productive thinking?
00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:10.799
I'm going to say I don't believe so.
00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:20.239
I believe the highest performers, especially in sports or even in corporate America, they don't choose between positive thinking and productive thinking.
00:01:20.319 --> 00:01:21.359
They use both.
00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:32.000
Positive thinking gives you maybe the confidence that you may need or some hope to it, resilience, and the belief that you can overcome obstacles.
00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:40.400
If I went into a situation and I'm only going to think productive, I would say, well, this is uh what I have to do.
00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:42.640
And sometimes we overthink things.
00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:46.560
I was in the hospital and I was recovering.
00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:52.000
I'm not going to think negatively, I'm going to think positively, but also I'm going to be productive.
00:01:52.239 --> 00:01:56.000
The productive thinking takes the belief and turns it into action.
00:01:56.239 --> 00:01:59.920
And I think that's maybe the real answer that you're looking for.
00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:06.000
It helps you create a plan, solve problems, make adjustments, and keep moving forward.
00:02:06.319 --> 00:02:09.360
So it's not about positive versus productive.
00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:14.400
I think a lot of it could be people that maybe had never been at the highest level.
00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:20.159
I mean, in professional sports, we always did everything we can to think positively.
00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:23.439
It wasn't positive against productive.
00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:24.719
It wasn't that.
00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:27.599
It's not positive or being productive.
00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:40.879
Today I'm going to share 10 reasons why productive thinking alone isn't enough and why positive thinking or even the positive mindset is still the essential part of long-term success.
00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:48.159
So some of the reasons here I really believe here is without belief, it's hard to take action.
00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:51.439
So positive thinking helps you build that confidence.
00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:52.560
It really does.
00:02:52.800 --> 00:03:04.000
If I'm getting the puck around the boards as a hockey player, and I'm only thinking about being productive, and I'm not even talking to myself a little bit and saying, okay, I got this, I'm gonna get this puck out.
00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:06.000
But I know what I have to do productively.
00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:12.800
I have to keep my stick down, I have to get this myself ready, I have to think about being productive with that next play.
00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:14.719
Those are some of the steps needed.
00:03:14.879 --> 00:03:23.680
And sometimes uh, nothing against your coach or any person that may say this, maybe they're just uneducated in that area.
00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:28.319
So product uh productive thinking can become over-analytical.
00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:34.080
So if we're always thinking productive, productive, to me, a lot of the athletes struggle.
00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:38.319
They may have struggled when they were younger, thinking, I gotta be productive, I have to be productive.
00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:45.520
No, you can spend so much time analyzing problems, and that helps athletes what lose motivation.
00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:51.759
Positive thinking helps you maintain optimism while solving some of these challenges.
00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:55.439
Another one, it becomes easier to quit after setbacks.
00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.199
So every athlete, leader, entrepreneur experiences failure.
00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:05.840
Positive thinking reminds you that setbacks are temporary and then you can bounce back.
00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:09.840
I'm not gonna think negatively going into any situation.
00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:11.759
It could be the purchase of a home.
00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:13.919
Oh, we're not gonna get this, there's no way.
00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:15.360
Well, that's thinking negatively.
00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:23.920
Of course, you're gonna think productively, you're gonna do your due diligence, you're gonna look at things, but you have to balance both of them.
00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:30.959
And I really believe another thing is I learned this as an athlete at the highest level that confidence fuels performance.
00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:35.519
There's been so much research on this, people that have been at the highest level.
00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:49.360
Uh, one of my best friends from Major League Baseball consistently told me about the research that was done about positive thinking, helps create belief that supports the productive actions.
00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:51.360
I hope this is helping you.
00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:53.199
I don't want to say the hockey dad's name.
00:04:53.279 --> 00:04:59.920
I appreciate you leaving your name here, but I'm gonna give you a few more uh nuggets you could take with you.
00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:04.720
And and I also believe in being creative, it comes from possibility.
00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:15.600
When you believe something is possible, you're more willing to explore new ideas, have that solution in your mind instead of only focusing on limitations.
00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:17.600
Oh, I have to be productive.
00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:24.000
No, you don't only have to be productive, you have to bring some positive energy to it.
00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:27.920
So, productive plan requires emotional energy.
00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:34.959
A great plan means if you have no enthusiasm, you may not follow it.
00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:37.439
Well, okay, I'm just gonna be productive today.
00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:41.600
No, you want to be positive, positive emotions, positive energy.
00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:45.439
I played with a lot of energy players at the highest level.
00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:50.800
We don't just think being productive, we thought it's important also to be positive.
00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:52.560
Our emotions are involved in it.
00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:58.079
It increases your motivation and helps you become maybe a little bit more persistent in things.
00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:03.759
And I also believe in relationships thrive on positivity, they don't thrive on negativity.
00:06:03.839 --> 00:06:06.480
I've met some of the best relationships in all sports.
00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:12.000
We've had hundreds of baseball players, hockey players, football players, business professionals.
00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:14.959
We didn't just say, oh, you have to be productive today.
00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:22.639
So whether you're leading a team or you're playing a sport, people naturally respond better to those who communicate well.
00:06:22.959 --> 00:06:24.560
Encouragement helps.
00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.040
It's not the robotic days.
00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:32.959
Years ago, when athletes were playing, a lot of it was the robotic place.
00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:36.319
We have to be productive today in practice, or it's not gonna work.
00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.279
Well, of course you do, but you also have to be positive.
00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:45.759
Like for me, when I was in the hospital, positive thinking reduced my stress levels.
00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:49.600
Same thing could happen with an athlete or somebody in corporate America.
00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:57.759
A more positive outlook can lower your anxiety, helping you think more clearly and make better decisions under pressure.
00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:01.199
Also being optimistic about things.
00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:09.439
Optimism, optimism to me, strengthens your resilience as an athlete or even a workplace professional.
00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:14.000
A more positive outlook to me is so important.
00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:16.319
Believing tomorrow can be better.
00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:17.600
That's positive, right?
00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:18.639
That's positive thinking.
00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:21.439
I'm always thinking, okay, we can get better every day.
00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:25.360
Of course, we have to be productive, but we also have to think positive.
00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:30.240
It's an easier to recover from disappointment and keep moving forward.
00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:38.560
If we say, okay, we had a bad practice today, because uh Derek Jeter said it best that you're gonna fail, you will fail as an athlete.
00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:41.519
I love when I saw that interview that he did.
00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:51.759
Uh, most big leaguers understand that, and I think you it's maybe you have to have that trained eye to understand this, so I'm not taking anything away.
00:07:52.079 --> 00:08:11.600
Our coaches do our best, or our performance coaches, or maybe a therapist, they they may do their best, but they may be a little uneducated when it comes to this because maybe they haven't lived it, and maybe they've lived it in their mind, and I'm not trying to be rude, but I really believe that you just there isn't just one way.
00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:18.000
So I'm gonna conclude with this the best performers combine both.
00:08:18.240 --> 00:08:20.480
I'm not saying just one or the other.
00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:36.559
Elite athletes, successful leaders or high achievers don't simply think positive or productively, they believe in themselves, they prepare thoroughly, they take action, they learn from their mistake, and they keep improving.
00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:53.519
Uh, if it's your son or daughter that plays hockey and they're hearing so many different things, and I think the problem today is I'm a big believer in this, that there's so many different things out there on the internet.
00:08:53.679 --> 00:09:11.360
There's people trying to sell, everybody's trying to tell everybody, well, I I've been there, I've been at the highest level, and listen to me, and and then you get a lot of uneducated people as well that just want to throw ideas out there.
00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.840
Everybody likes to front themselves.
00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:17.120
I shouldn't say everybody, a lot of people like to front themselves.
00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:33.039
So, my I'm gonna give you my honest opinion on how I feel about this, or maybe people that feel uh, you know, it's good just to be productive, but through a trained eye, I'm gonna say don't be robotic.
00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:33.919
Think both.
00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:37.440
Think positively and think productively.
00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:47.360
We're so glad you joined us for this episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast with your host, Mike Hartman.
00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:53.120
If you're enjoying the show, please feel free to rate, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:56.320
That helps others find the show, and we greatly appreciate it.
00:09:56.559 --> 00:10:04.799
To dive deeper and learn more about the Healthy Mindset program, or to get in touch with Mike, please visit our website, healthymindset.ai.
00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:11.600
Thanks again for listening, and we hope you'll join us again on the next episode of the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast.
00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:13.519
Until then, be well.
