{"podcast":{"title":"GROW by Design","slug":"grow-by-design-4813067","podcast_index_feed_id":4813067,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5153703/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grow-by-design--5153703","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95f70bdfdd77fc46f04f342642414966.jpg","author":"Jacob Godar","episode_count":212,"summary":"Jacob Godar is an expert at scaling contractor-based businesses and the founder of GROW Comm, a private coaching group for contractors. Each week, he shares experiences, lends advice, and teaches strategies to help you achieve your next level in your life, relationships, and business.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T20:17:19.323204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grow-by-design-4813067"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 188: The Mindset That Separates Successful Business Owners From The Rest","slug":"episode-188-the-mindset-that-separates-successful-business-owners-from-the-rest","published_at":"2025-04-30T08:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grow-by-design-4813067/episode-188-the-mindset-that-separates-successful-business-owners-from-the-rest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grow-by-design-4813067","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-188-the-mindset-that-separates-successful-business-owners-from-the-rest--65800442","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65800442/car_pod.mp3","summary":"In this episode, I share a powerful message about the importance of attitude and mindset in achieving success. Recording from my car on a Monday morning, I explain why I embrace the \"Thank God It's Monday\" mentality instead of dreading the work week. I dive into how positivity is a choice that requires tremendous effort - just like building wealth, maintaining fitness, or nurturing relationships - and why this deliberate choice attracts opportunities and people into your life. Drawing from personal experience, I emphasize that my achievements come not from exceptional skill or luck, but from maintaining optimism and consistency even when facing challenges. I recommend resources like ET (Eric Thomas) and Tony Robbins for developing better mindset tools, and explain how your focus creates a \"reticular activating system\" effect that reveals opportunities aligned with your goals. This episode serves as a reminder that your attitude might be the biggest roadblock between you and your dreams.","meta_description":"In this episode, I share a powerful message about the importance of attitude and mindset in achieving success. Recording from my car on a Monday morning,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grow-by-design-4813067/episodes/episode-188-the-mindset-that-separates-successful-business-owners-from-the-rest/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grow-by-design-4813067/episode-188-the-mindset-that-separates-successful-business-owners-from-the-rest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}