Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 28: The Growth Process
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 24 November 2025
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In this episode of Positive Mindset Monday, I dive into the growth process that shapes both trees and people, reminding you that adversity and challenges are opportunities for real development. I share how embracing difficult times can build your strength, spirit, and faith, helping you become who you're truly meant to be. As I reflect on my own journey, I encourage you to trust that every challenge is molding your character. If this message lifts you up, share the episode and inspire others to grow through life's ups and downs!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive mindset Monday. |
| 0:06.3 | There is a growth process that every tree and every person is meant to go through. |
| 0:11.9 | If you've ever seen a tree that has been pruned, it looks like it's been destroyed. |
| 0:16.5 | But it hasn't been destroyed. |
| 0:18.2 | The pruning allows it to grow more fully. |
| 0:22.0 | It's the same thing with us. When we go through adversity and challenges and it looks like our life has been pruned like we have |
| 0:28.1 | been destroyed, it's actually part of the growth process. And it's not easy. It's not fun. It's often |
| 0:35.6 | very difficult. And yet, when we're going through it, it's making us stronger. It's stripping away things. It's adding more spirit, more hope, more faith to our life. There's a process that we must go through in order to grow. And it's not often a fun process, but we do grow through the adversity. |
| 0:55.9 | We do grow through the challenge. And so the growth process is meant for you. And it's not a fast |
| 1:01.9 | process. It's not a microwave process. It often takes a lot of time because you must be molded |
| 1:08.7 | and shaped and developed. And your character must grow and must |
| 1:14.6 | be developed. And I look back in my life, I can see every challenge, every adversity, shape me |
| 1:20.5 | to become who I am today. And I know that your challenges are also shaping you. So embrace the growth process as you're going through it. Remember, |
| 1:30.6 | it's part of your journey. It's part of helping you grow. And as you embrace it, you'll grow and |
| 1:37.0 | become who you're meant to be. And you'll look back and realize it had to happen. Have a great day. |
| 1:43.0 | Have a great week. And I'm wishing you all the best. |
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