Positive Mindset Monday | Ep 6: Feed The Positive Dog
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 23 June 2025
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Start your week with a boost of inspiration on Positive Mindset Monday. In this episode, I share the timeless story of the two dogs within us, one positive and uplifting, the other negative and discouraging. Drawing powerful lessons from this ancient wisdom, I explain why what you feed your mind each day shapes your attitude, outlook, and ultimately, your life. Discover practical ways to choose encouragement over criticism, tune in to the supportive voice inside you, and cultivate a spirit of kindness and optimism. By feeding your own positivity, you’ll not only transform your mindset but also have more to offer others. Share this message with someone who needs it, and make today the day you start feeding the positive dog within!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with another positive mindset Monday. |
| 0:07.0 | There's an ancient story about these two wolves. |
| 0:10.2 | I like to tell the story about two dogs. |
| 0:13.3 | It's about the man who goes to the village to speak to the wise man. |
| 0:16.8 | And he says to the wise man, I feel like there are two dogs inside of me. |
| 0:20.3 | I have this positive, encouraging, optimistic, and generous dog. |
| 0:25.4 | And I have this mean-spirred, angry, negative dog. |
| 0:29.1 | And they fight all the time. |
| 0:31.1 | I don't know who's going to win. |
| 0:32.8 | And the wise man thinks for a moment and says, I know who's going to win. |
| 0:36.2 | The one you feed the most. |
| 0:38.7 | So feed the positive dog. |
| 0:41.5 | And every day we have a choice to feed the negative or the positive dog inside of us. |
| 0:46.9 | It's a great truth of life. |
| 0:49.0 | What you feed yourself, you become. |
| 0:51.8 | So it's important to feed yourself with positivity, with love, with |
| 0:56.1 | encouragement, with kindness. Every day you can choose the thoughts you're thinking, the words |
| 1:01.7 | you're saying, what you're listening to, what you are reading, what voices you're listening |
| 1:08.6 | to. Is it the encouraging voice or the negative voice? |
| 1:11.6 | Yes, you have the power to tune out that negative voice and tune into that positive voice. |
| 1:17.6 | So make sure every day you are feeding yourself so that you can feed others. |
| 1:23.6 | If you don't have it, you can't share it. |
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