Does change make you weakerโฆ or stronger? Steve sits down with Ben Granger, Chief Workplace Psychologist at Qualtrics and author of A Leader Worth Following, to break down the psychology of growth mindset, discomfort, and adaptation. Ben shares why many of us grow up with a fixed mindset (โIโm justโฆ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ Heather Hodges shares a simple leadership practice that changes decision-making, when her instinct is to act, she slows herself down and asks one question... โWhat am I missing?โ That question forces a pause. And it turns action into something more strategic... because you findโฆ
Growth isnโt a vibe. Itโs a leap. Megan breaks down โgrowth readyโ in a way that cuts through the noise... growth is what you learn from a leap. It has to matter. It has to stretch you. It has to be relevant... real learning, not busy work. But then comesโฆ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ โy๐๐จโ Patrick shares a simple definition of being growth ready: being open to saying yes. Not a โyes, butโฆโ and not a yes with a list of conditions attached... because thatโs wanting growth only on your terms. He acknowledges boundaries matter, but if you donโt start withโฆ
๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ Steve Mellor breaks down the difference between hope and insistence. He reflects on leaving swimming to become an executive coach, thinking the podcast would help shape the future, then realizing three years later he was still living the old identity. Waiting for clarity. Waiting toโฆ
Hope can sound like progress. But sometimes itโs just hesitation in disguise. In this Coachesโ Corner, Steve uses Abraham Lincoln as a case study for what it looks like to keep moving when thereโs little evidence things are working. Lincoln lost elections, watched businesses fail, navigated deep personal struggle, andโฆ
Are you eating what you want? Steve Mellor shares a question most high performers avoid: we get so obsessed with the outcome that we stop paying attention to what weโre putting on our plate. Is it actually satisfyingโฆ or are you just consuming it to stay busy? Kendall Breitman reflectsโฆ
Readiness Is Physical Readiness isnโt a mindset Samara Bay calls โbeing readyโ a paradox, when youโre mind-ready, it can trigger perfectionism, and youโre not actually in a position to grow. Her reframe is simple and confronting: readiness is a body thing. Because growth lives in the unknown, and your bodyโฆ
Prepared To Fail Being growth ready means youโre willing to fail Leanda Cave shares a definition of โgrowth readyโ that most people avoid: you have to be prepared to fail. Not because failure is the goal, but because itโs often the price of the biggest growth youโll ever experience. Forโฆ
๐ฝ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ชโ๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ Kendall Breitman explains that being โgrowth readyโ isnโt a title or a moment you arrive at. Itโs a hunger for whatโs next, a drive that shows up when you know you have more capacity, and youโre willing to chase what you actually want. Forโฆ
Boxing yourself in will box your life in Kendall Breitman, Head of Community at @riverside.fm, explains that when you get dead set on one direction, this is where Iโm going, no matter what, you can end up shrinking your life around that plan. Not because ambition is wrong, but becauseโฆ
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. - Kendall Breitman In this episode of the GrowthReady Podcast, Steve Mellor sits down with Kendall Breitman, former political journalist (NBC, Bloomberg) and now Head of Community at @Riversidefm,โฆ
Community will confront you Steve Mellor explains why high performers often avoid the one thing that accelerates growth: community, especially with strangers. When you walk into a room where nobody knows you, you lose the advantage of being known. No one cares about your resume, your titles, or your trackโฆ
โJ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉโ isnโt real advice Dr. Leslie Gordon explains why confidence isnโt something you can put on like a jacket. Itโs a muscle you build through action, reps, repetition, and seeing the cause-and-effect of doing something new. She says real confidence gets forged at the edgeโฆ the moment youโฆ
You canโt connect and critique at the same time Dr. Leslie Gordon names the disconnect so many high performers feel... you know you have the expertise, but the world isnโt experiencing it. Sometimes itโs not your voice, itโs the self-critique running in the background. Her challenge to us: evaluate yourโฆ
There is no finish line to growth. Joe Smarro reminds us that growth isnโt an endpointโitโs a constant pursuit. Check your โdashboardโ and ask: where can I level up next, even in the next hour? And hereโs the deeper truth, you donโt need external wins to feel whole. What youโreโฆ
๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ก. Dr. Leslie Gordon explains why high performers often cling to what feels familiar, even when itโs no longer serving them. The inner voice may sound safe. The old habit may feel comfortable. But comfort can quietly keep us from stepping into the next version of whoโฆ
What if the thing holding you back isnโt a lack of expertise, but the fact that your voice hasnโt caught up to what you know? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Dr. Leslie Gordon, a speech, voice, and accent expert who helps high-performing professionals speak with more confidence,โฆ
Self-sufficiency isnโt the same as high performance. Steve Mellor challenges the belief that โnot needing anyoneโ is a strength. He explains that real growth isnโt just about capacity and endurance, itโs about exposure: to new people, new feedback, new discomfort, and new reflections. Thatโs why so many high performers avoidโฆ
The leader gets the spotlight, but the win is rarely theirs alone. Steve Mellor shares a simple truth about high performance: behind every โsoloโ result is a team doing the unseen work... taking the pressure, sharing the load, and sacrificing so the mission moves forward. What would change if youโฆ
Thereโs a moment in the Tour de France most people miss. Not the sprint finish. Not the podium. Not the yellow jersey. Itโs the mountain stage, where you realize the leader isnโt actually alone. We use that image to challenge a belief a lot of high performers quietly live by:โฆ
Thereโs a moment in the Tour de France most people miss. Not the sprint finish. Not the podium. Not the yellow jersey. Itโs the mountain stage, where you realize the leader isnโt actually alone. We use that image to challenge a belief a lot of high performers quietly live by:โฆ
Leanda Cave explains that growth begins with a willingness to fail. She says failure became a benchmark in her journey, teaching her to embrace discomfort, work harder, and keep moving toward bigger goals even when success did not come right away. #SteveMellor #LeandaCave #GrowthReady #GrowthMindset #EmbraceFailure #Resilience #MentalToughness #HighPerformance #PersonalGrowthโฆ
๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. Todayโs episode isnโt just โa new episode.โ Itโs a new set of lessons for anyone leading under pressure, especially when life gets uncomfortable and the instinct is to avoid it, rush past it, or pretend it didnโt mean anything. Host #SteveMellor sitsโฆ