Gena Gorlin: Cultivating the Builder's Mindset

Dr. Gena Gorlin is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with founders.

In this episode, You’ll learn how Gena watches the development of her children through the lens of a psychologist, how she helps founders embody “The Builders Mindset” and how you can apply these principles when raising children; helping set a foundation for your kids where they operate within the world from a place of their own desires and sense of direction as opposed to one that has been set by someone else.

This episode is sponsored by John Galt Mortgage Company

https://www.johngaltmortgage.com

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:57 - Navigating Growth, Publicity, and Change

18:25 - What is Adult Scaffolding

21:04 - How to Approach Parenting Like a Psychologist

30:46 - History as a Metaphor for a Child’s Cognitive Progression

36:14 - Finding Themes in Children’s Behavior

48:27 - Sponsor: John Galt Mortgage Company

49:40 - Conscious Parenting When You’re Emotionally Unregulated 

56:48 - The Builder’s Mindset

1:04:05 - The Drill Sergeant Mindset

1:13:32 - The Self Improvement and “Optimization” Culture

1:16:39 - Finding Your Why and Assessing Your Values

1:24:57 - Building Your Own Purpose

1:32:01 - Applying the Builder’s Mindset to Raising Children

1:36:36 - How to Find Gena’s Work

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

A different and better way to live: An exposition of the “builder’s mindset” and its contraries - Gena Gorlin

No such thing as intrinsic motivation - Gena Gorlin

How to Do Great Work - Paul Graham

The Last Dance (Michael Jordan documentary)

Connect with Gena Gorlin:

Substack | https://builders.genagorlin.com

Twitter | https://twitter.com/Gena_I_Gorlin

Website | https://genagorlin.com

Connect with Hannah Frankman:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman

RebelEducator | https://twitter.com/rebelEducator

Website | http://hannahfrankman.com

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