Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 15: Don't Let Critics in Your Head
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 25 August 2025
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Kick off your week with a burst of encouragement in this episode of Positive Mindset Monday! Today, you'll discover why critics and naysayers shouldn’t have the final say in your journey. Explore the vital mindset shift that empowers dreamers, doers, and believers to transform challenges into stepping stones for success. Learn how to build resilience in the face of negativity and why staying focused on your vision, rather than others' opinions, is the key to creating lasting impact. Tune in for a reminder that every bit of adversity can be fuel for growth, and start your week ready to show up, stay positive, and keep moving confidently toward your goals.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive mindset Monday. As you strive to create something great, |
| 0:08.3 | as you strive to be successful, you will face adversity, naysayers, and critics. But remember this. |
| 0:15.6 | Critics write words, but they don't write the future. Throughout history, it's the believers, |
| 0:20.6 | the dreamers, |
| 0:21.2 | the doers that made the greatest impact, |
| 0:23.7 | that transform their teams and organizations |
| 0:25.9 | and change the world. |
| 0:28.1 | Don't let critics in your head |
| 0:30.9 | and don't let praise go to your head. |
| 0:33.1 | That's the recipe to creating success. |
| 0:35.1 | You just keep showing up and do what you do, believing in yourself, believing in your |
| 0:40.8 | work, and believing in your team. |
| 0:43.8 | Don't waste your time on those who will hold you back, those who only see your demise, |
| 0:50.2 | and they don't see your vision or the future that you want to create. |
| 0:54.0 | There will always be critics, but every critic is actually designed to make you stronger. |
| 0:58.6 | You have to face the germs in order to build a strong immune system. |
| 1:02.5 | You have to face the critics and the naysayers in order to build a strong business, |
| 1:08.7 | a strong career, and a strong life. |
| 1:11.3 | It's part of the curriculum of life. |
| 1:13.7 | So be stronger than the criticism that you face and tell yourself, |
| 1:17.7 | I don't have time for the critics, no time for negativity. |
| 1:21.7 | I'm too busy creating my future. |
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