Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 5: Get To VS Have To

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Jon Gordon

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Start your week with a fresh perspective on Positive Mindset Monday. In this episode, I dive into the powerful shift from saying “have to” to embracing “get to.” Drawing from my experience and the lessons I shared in The No Complaining Rule, I reveal how this simple language change can turn everyday obligations into opportunities for gratitude. I open up about my own life, including the impact of losing my mom, to remind you (and myself) that every day is a gift, not a given. Join me as I share how choosing appreciation over complaint can energize your mindset and transform how you face each day. Let’s encourage each other to see life not as an obligation, but as an opportunity.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is John Gordon. Welcome to another positive mindset Monday. And today I want to talk
0:07.8	about get to versus have to. You might have heard about this because a lot of people have been
0:13.1	talking about it, but I wrote about this in 2008 in the no complaining rule. And the idea was
0:19.1	this. When you change your have-to's to get-to's,
0:22.6	you change a complaining voice to an appreciative heart.
0:26.2	And I'm convinced abundance flows into your life
0:29.0	when gratitude flows out of your heart.
0:32.3	Too often we're like, oh, I have to go to work.
0:34.4	I have to do this project.
0:36.3	I have to go pick up the kids. I have to do this task. I have to do this project. I have to go pick up the kids. I have to do this task.
0:39.9	I have to do this and that. No, you don't have to do anything. You get to do this. You get to live this life.
0:47.4	You get to even take on these challenges. You get to drive in traffic. You get to ultimately do everything. And what you realize is life is a gift,
0:58.5	not an obligation. And every day you get the opportunity to take on another day of life.
1:06.0	My mom passed away at the age of 59 years old and she doesn't get to do anything anymore, but I do.
1:13.0	And so we need to have this appreciation because you get to take on this life and get to live
1:19.0	this life, even through challenges, even through change, even through setbacks. Every day really
1:25.1	is a gift to make the most of today. And when you change your perspective
1:30.1	from have-to's to get-to's, you will create a greater energy, a higher state of mind. And yes,
1:37.2	you will take on this day with more power as a result. So remember, get-to instead of have-to.
1:48.0	If this encouraged you, please share it with someone who you think could benefit. Have a great thing.

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