The Midwest Mindset

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It is a cross between midwest values and a growth mindset. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

Paul Theisen and Brett Garczynski


    • Oct 16, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Midwest Mindset

    Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 4:37


    TMM on the road to my first 50!

    The impediment to action, leads to action, what stands in the way, becomes the way.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 18:06


    We all have situations, or issues that set us back in life.....what we do next matters.

    #83 Take a breathe......

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 4:09


    Take a breathe, relax, recharge, and help support others! Ha HaWelcome to the Official Wim Hof Method Websitehttps://www.wimhofmethod.com › ...

    #82 TMM Top 5 things that make us smile!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 20:52


    "Smiling is my favorite......" -Will Ferrell

    #81 Time Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 35:09


    Time is such an important commodity, how we use it, matters. Here are some tips that Paul and J discuss to use in your future, to improve your Time Management!

    #80 TMM Regret (how to get over it)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 36:44


    "If I knew then, what I know now, I would have done it differently" - Edith Eger (Holocaust Survivor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #79 Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 25:55


    How do we stay focused in our careers, lives, and relationships.....wear all black T-shirts? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    TMM #78 How to build self confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 28:06


    How can we build our self confidence in ourselves, as well as help others build their self confidence. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #77 What do you value in life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 26:25


    Spouse, kids, family, and friends....sure. All important in our lives. How about beyond that? Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    TMM #76 How to do HARD THINGS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 25:36


    It feels good to stay in your comfort zone. So how do we get out of this routine....by doing hard things. ENJOY --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #75 TMM "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 23:16


    Are the people in your life adding to your growth and development, or are they sucking the energy from you? Take a listen and see if this applies to you. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    TMM #74 Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 39:45


    How can you show up with a growth mindset to help add to your teams, companies, or families culture? In today's episode, Paul and J discuss their experiences with both toxic and positive cultures in their lives. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #73 TMM Imposter Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 37:14


    Albert Einstein, Mayo Angelou, Simon Sinek, and many more, all suffered from "Imposter Syndrome". We all do. Here are some tools and tricks to overcome imposter syndrome. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #72 Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 26:05


    Gratitude in our lives. How do we show it to others? What are the benefits to us, as well as others. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    Graduation!! With my new guest host!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 13:07


    Just a little LIVE podcast from Lake Minnewaska, MN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #70 Walk N Talk with PT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 8:19


    Be authentic, and real... got it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #69 My buddy, Tim Herron.....not the golfer.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 19:36


    Tim was one of my first clients, and he shares how we worked together early on this journey of showing up with a Growth Mindset. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #68 Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 15:55


    The Happiness Equation -Neil Pasricha The Happiness Advantage -Shawn Anchor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #67 Intermittent Fasting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 17:40


    Hey gang, I come to you today with a great habit that I have implemented into my daily routine, that has helped me tremendously with my health, both physically, and mentally. Check out these resources as well: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323605#improved-heart-health https://hubermanlab.com/dr-satchin-panda-intermittent-fasting-to-improve-health-cognition-and-longevity/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #66 Reversal of Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2023 9:27


    Have you heard of Phil Stutz? Have you watched the very successful documentary of STUTZ by Johah Hill? In today's episode, we go over one simple tool that Dr. Stutz uses in this documentary, and in his book titled: The Tools! Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #65 Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 16:49


    "When we improve the way we see ourselves, we improve the way others see us! Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #64 John John! Meet my older brother John Theisen.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 43:32


    In this interview, John and I discuss his life's journey after leaving little old Stearns County, MN for Concord, CA. Graduating College, getting married, becoming a father, and continuing to live a life with a growth mindset. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #63 3 Tips to improve your communication!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 11:01


    Are you a great communicator? Are very articulate and well spoken in front of large crowds? I wasn't.....but I am getting better, each and every day. By using these tips and by practicing, I am learning to show up more confident, more professional, and more effective in my communication with others. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #62 TMM Great Scott!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 37:36


    J Scott Pitonyak joins the podcast! My brother from another mother, my college buddy, my old roommate, and one of my best friends J and I discuss, growing up in the Midwest, what is a Growth Mindset to him, and how has Fatherhood changed his life. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #61 Brett is back!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 28:14


    Brett is back! In today's episode, Brett and Paul discuss how they recharge, reset, and reconnect in their personal, work, and family life. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #60 TED LASSO!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 19:08


    Spring break for Paul. Keeping it light with my top ten TED LASSO QUOTES! Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #59 "I'll be happy when......"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 14:44


    Stop wishing your days away! Be more present in the NOW. Here are five easy tips to do this. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-theisen0/support

    #58 Brother's don't shake hands....brothers gotta hug!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 39:37


    Joining today is: Jeff Theisen! Paul's younger brother. They discuss old stories of cutting wood to heat their home, childhood stories, and plenty of movie quotes and suggestions. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #57 Self Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 16:54


    5 ways that I have built my self confidence. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #56 Work hard today, for the LIFE you want tomorrow.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 15:33


    If you want to see change; if you can take action....you will need to do a few Hard Things. In today's episode, I talk about 5 tools to help you get there! Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #55 Pessimism-5 ways I overcame a pessimistic lifestyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 16:11


    Not your typical podcast today. I discuss what it felt like to be a pessimistic person, to live in a "fixed mindset". And how I overcame it. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #54 CHAD DANIELS! Stand up comedian, father, and friend.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 53:23


    This was one of my favorite episodes! I missed not having B. J., but having Chad here, and talking about the ups and downs of being a parent in the Midwest. Please share; and enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #53 Top Ten Tools to help you, "Feel Good" in February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 21:12


    In today's episode, Paul gives us his Top Ten tools to feel better about himself and ways to change our our day, week, or month will go. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #52 How do we get out of our sympathetic nervous system...."fight or flight".

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 19:02


    Today, Paul discusses 6 tools that anyone can use to change your nervous system from stress, anxiety to calm, and quiet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    Feel Good February Challenge!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 4:03


    Sign up by going to: ptheisen1@gmail.com…..and say; “I'm in”! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #51 Our first guest to the Podcast! Welcome Eric Page.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 41:37


    Fatherhood and how we show up matters. In this episode, Brett and Paul interview Eric and discuss the values of fatherhood, the importance of being active partners with your spouse, and examples of failures as a parent. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #50 Mistakes we've made as Fathers, parents....

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 38:27


    Brett and I tease guests to the podcast for next week, and today discuss Jocko's list of 6 things we should do when parenting our children. However, Paul and Brett where they fell short in these areas, and where they can do better. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #49 Fatherhood! New father's and the Love, Limits, and Let go's of our early years as fathers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 36:20


    Brett and Paul discuss their early days as new fathers. The bad, the ugly, and the funny moments we had while loving every minute of it. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #48 Fight through Adversity.....Vikings VS Colts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 31:07


    Today Brett and Paul discuss overcoming adversity. Using culture and mentors in our lives to battle conflict or troubles that might have held you back in the past. With a number of great stories, as well as a healthy Vikings discussion. ENJOY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #47 Gratitude....for you the listener, for Brett, and for life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 29:56


    Brett and Paul would just like to take this time to say THANK YOU! For listening to this podcast, for your feedback, and for you making a conscience effort to show up as a new, and improved human being. Thanks! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #46 Time Suckers! How do we value our time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 35:15


    Brett and Paul discuss work functions, holiday parties, and family gatherings, where we can get sucked into conversations that suck our time away from us. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #45 Overthinking! Stop it; but how?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 36:18


    Bob Newhart had a great stand up piece where he was a therapist that billed by the minute. The patients would come into his office and share their issues, or their anxiety, and his advice was one simple statement.....STOP IT.....Haha. But this is hard to do, especially when we are stuck in our own head. Brett and I discuss in this episode, how we have overcome those moments when we are stuck in over thinking. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #44 Imposter Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 38:35


    When do you feel like an imposter in your life? How do you get past it? In today's episode, Brett and I discuss examples of when we have felt this way, and how we overcame it. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #43 Attitude is Everything!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 32:38


    I know it is not always easy to have a positive attitude in everything that we do, but in this episode, Brett and Paul discuss the tools that they use to help keep a positive attitude in their daily lives. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #42 The Drama Triangle. Holiday season is here, do you have time for drama in your life?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 37:36


    In this episode, Brett and I discuss the drama triangle, and how we can try to spot it before we get sucked in, or what to do when we are asked to get involved in it. Enjoy! https://conscious.is/video/understanding-the-drama-triangle-vs-presence --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #41 The stories we tell ourselves, and how to avoid ANTS in your life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 40:25


    This is a great episode, filled with personal stories and tools to overcome Automated Negative Thoughts...ANTS. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #40 I don't know.....

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 20:58


    When have you answered a question that you weren't sure if the you were correct? Do we let our Ego's get in our way? The power of this statement...I don't know yet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #39 A clear desk, and a clean mind.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 29:25


    Today's episode Brett and Paul discuss the advantages of starting your work day with a clean desk. The benefits of organization, and a little structure. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #38 Momentum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 28:54


    Momentum, how do we get it. What do we do when we get it? And how do we keep it? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #37 Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 36:01


    Video version --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

    #37 Discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 37:18


    Discipline, and the top five ways to be more disciplined in your life. Check out the action step in the end, and enjoy! Also, if interested, Brett and I love this book and talk about it in this week's episode. Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday. To help support this podcast, go to: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-theisen0/support

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