Leaving a Legacy: What do we actually get remembered for - Lessons on family and life - [Storied Recipe]
Growth Mindset Psychology: The Science of Self-Improvement
How the Pineapple Cake Became a Ritual
Sam explains his nan made the pineapple cake every visit to soothe his food anxieties and build connection.
How to nurture the best in people with consistency and be remembered for what matters.
This is going to be a different episode about a cake my nan used to make. But isn't just a story about cake. It's about the difference between control and nurture. My school thought resilience came from forcing kids to clear their plates (even if they ended up vomitting). They were wrong. My Nan knew that real strength comes from consistency. She made me the same pineapple upside-down cake every time I visited for a decade.
Even when she went blind, she kept creating. She was an entrepreneur, an artist, and the village baker.
She taught me that you don't build character by breaking someone's spirit. You build it by showing up. By paying attention. By finding the one thing they can stomach and giving it to them again and again.
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Nurture over control: You get more out of people by supporting their quirks than forcing compliance.
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Consistency is love: Showing up the same way for years builds more trust than grand gestures.
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Create despite limits: My Nan went blind and kept making things; focus on what you can do.
Listen to learn how a simple cake became a masterclass in leadership and love.
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STORIED RECIPE with Becky Hadeed
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Growth Mindset Psychology:
Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast (and my nan)
01:31 The Pineapple Cake Story
05:26 School Trauma and Food Struggles
14:11 Nan's Kitchen and Family Memories
19:48 Nan's Artistic Legacy
20:47 Family Artistry and Career Paths
21:14 The Cathartic Power of Music
21:59 Grandmother's Systematic Creativity
22:42 Connecting Through Art and Conversation
24:23 The Pineapple Cake Connection
28:48 Reflecting on Grandmother's Legacy
32:34 Passing Down Family Recipes
37:15 Cultural Differences and Cake Talk
38:15 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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