The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 584 | Jon Gordon On How to Get Out of a Slump, The Energy Drain of Defending Versus Attacking, and the Power of Talking, Not Listening To Yourself
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Jul 18, 2023 
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Jon Gordon's Challenging Childhood
- Jon Gordon shares his childhood in a Jewish Italian family with lots of love but also negativity and pressure.
- He experienced tough moments like being pressured by his stepfather at baseball games and witnessing his brother fight bullies.
Hole in the Soul Insight
- Everyone has a hole in their soul caused by wounds and trauma that drives striving and seeking external validation.
- Physical success can't fill spiritual voids; healing the soul is essential to overcome emptiness and limitations.
Worthy Feelings Affect Responses
- Feeling worthy or unworthy affects response to adversity: some retreat, others strive to prove worth through success.
- High state of mind enables rising above circumstances; low state of mind leads to powerlessness and anxiety.