Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 17: Be a Shark Instead of a Goldfish
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Positive Mindset Monday, I share a powerful message: “Be a shark instead of a goldfish.” In today’s world, it’s not enough to wait for opportunities to come to us, we need to actively seek them out. I’ll explain why shifting from a passive mindset to an intentional, opportunity-driven approach is key to succeeding in the current environment. Discover what it means to be a “nice shark,” how to start swimming in the ocean of possibility, and why the future belongs to those who go after what they want. If this episode inspires you, share it with your team and let’s all commit to creating our own opportunities and shaping our future!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive mindset Monday. I want to encourage you to be a shark |
| 0:08.0 | instead of a goldfish. You see, goldfish wait to be fed. Sharks go find food. It's a great message |
| 0:16.3 | for these times because for years we've been fed. We've become goldfish in many ways. You can be |
| 0:22.7 | average and be successful. But now the key is you have to be a shark. A shark has to swim in the |
| 0:29.1 | ocean of possibility. They have to believe that there is food to be found. And they have to attack |
| 0:33.9 | that new opportunity every day as they are looking for it and finding food. But because |
| 0:39.3 | you believe there's food to be found and you attack it, you actually find it, you create it. |
| 0:44.5 | And right now, it's the sharks that will be successful in this world. And I'm not talking about |
| 0:50.2 | a mean shark or a lying shark. I'm talking about a nice shark, a nice shark that |
| 0:54.7 | loves to go swim into the ocean and is attacking great opportunities every single day. And that is |
| 1:01.2 | what I want for you. Share this with your team. Share this with your organization. Let's become |
| 1:06.9 | sharks and let's stop being goldfish and let's create our future right here right now. |
| 1:13.0 | Have a great day. Have a great week. |
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