Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 4: Talk To Yourself
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 9 June 2025
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Kick off your week on a positive note with this episode of Positive Mindset Monday! Today, I reveal my favorite strategy to stay upbeat—straight from the incredible Dr. James Gills, the only person to finish six double Ironman triathlons. His secret? Learning to talk to himself rather than listening to the self-doubt and negativity in his mind. I share how Dr. Gills used purposeful words and scripture to fuel his endurance, and how you, too, can use your own words to uplift and encourage yourself. Tune in to discover how the language you use internally can transform your outlook and keep you moving forward, even in the toughest moments. Let this episode inspire you to speak life into your week ahead!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with another positive mindset Monday. |
| 0:06.0 | And today I want to share my favorite way to stay positive. |
| 0:10.0 | And it's from Dr. James Gills. |
| 0:12.0 | He's the only person on the planet to complete six double Ironman triathlons. |
| 0:17.0 | That's a double Iron Man, which means you do an iron man, and a day later you do another one. |
| 0:22.9 | If you don't know what an iron man consists of, it actually consists of running a marathon, |
| 0:27.6 | swimming 2.4 miles, and riding a bike for 112 miles. |
| 0:32.3 | With a double iron man, you do it the next day after you finish the first one. |
| 0:37.2 | And Dr. James Gills did this six times, |
| 0:39.8 | and the last time he did it, he was 59 years old. And he was asked how he did it. He said this, |
| 0:46.2 | I've learned to talk to myself instead of listen to myself. He said, if I listen, I hear the fear, |
| 0:52.6 | the negativity, the doubt, all the reasons why I can't |
| 0:55.9 | finish this race. But if I talk to myself, I could feed myself with the words and the |
| 1:00.5 | encouragement that I need to keep on moving forward. So often we're listening to those negative |
| 1:05.7 | thoughts, those negative voices, and the key is to talk to ourselves with words of life, words of encouragement. |
| 1:13.3 | Dr. James Gills would memorize and recite scripture. That's what fueled him. You can pick the |
| 1:18.6 | words that fuel you. If this encouraged you, please share with others so that they can benefit |
| 1:24.3 | from this as well. Have a great day. |
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