{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":31.739,"endTime":34.281,"body":"Ahoy legend."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":31.739,"endTime":34.281,"body":"Welcome to the next episode of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":34.34,"endTime":37.534,"body":"the team buffalo podcast, where"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":34.34,"endTime":37.534,"body":"every day I answer one"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":37.593,"endTime":41.141,"body":"leadership question and tackle"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":37.593,"endTime":41.141,"body":"one leadership topic. Just to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":41.2,"endTime":44.866,"body":"give you the insights, tools,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":41.2,"endTime":44.866,"body":"tips and tactics, you need to be"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":44.925,"endTime":48.178,"body":"a kick a$$ leader back in the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":44.925,"endTime":48.178,"body":"organization, you work in"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":48.236999999999995,"endTime":52.022,"body":"business, etc. Welcome, today's"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":48.236999999999995,"endTime":52.022,"body":"topic is a great one on mindset."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":52.081,"endTime":55.629000000000005,"body":"mindset. mindset. Yes, mindset."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":52.081,"endTime":55.629000000000005,"body":"The focus today, on mindset,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":55.688,"endTime":58.998999999999995,"body":"super important and near and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":55.688,"endTime":58.998999999999995,"body":"dear to me, what I'm seeing"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":59.059,"endTime":62.134,"body":"incredibly high levels of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":59.059,"endTime":62.134,"body":"burnout across leaders and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":62.193,"endTime":65.85900000000001,"body":"organizations, seeing people in"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":62.193,"endTime":65.85900000000001,"body":"their businesses start to fall"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":65.918,"endTime":69.525,"body":"out of love what they're doing"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":65.918,"endTime":69.525,"body":"and who they're doing it with,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":69.58500000000001,"endTime":73.251,"body":"and the customers are doing it"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":69.58500000000001,"endTime":73.251,"body":"with. There's a lot going on in"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":73.31,"endTime":77.035,"body":"the world that is affecting us."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":73.31,"endTime":77.035,"body":"There's a lot of externalities,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":77.095,"endTime":80.938,"body":"pandemic we've just kind of come"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":77.095,"endTime":80.938,"body":"out of, but it's still lingering"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":80.997,"endTime":84.368,"body":"there. There's stuff still"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":80.997,"endTime":84.368,"body":"happening, we're still dealing"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":84.42699999999999,"endTime":88.094,"body":"with the leave and the issues"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":84.42699999999999,"endTime":88.094,"body":"that that conjures up. You know,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":88.15299999999999,"endTime":91.287,"body":"people's businesses have"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":88.15299999999999,"endTime":91.287,"body":"suffered on the back of that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":91.346,"endTime":94.362,"body":"we're now in a recession,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":91.346,"endTime":94.362,"body":"really, for being honest."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":94.42099999999999,"endTime":98.028,"body":"inflation's absolutely bananas"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":94.42099999999999,"endTime":98.028,"body":"and kind of out of control. So"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":98.087,"endTime":101.872,"body":"if you look at all those things,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":98.087,"endTime":101.872,"body":"oh, my God, who like what, what"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":101.931,"endTime":105.479,"body":"are we doing here? It's hard,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":101.931,"endTime":105.479,"body":"like, no one's going to reject"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":105.538,"endTime":108.731,"body":"the fact that these are"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":105.538,"endTime":108.731,"body":"incredibly difficult operating"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":108.791,"endTime":112.161,"body":"conditions. But the first time"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":108.791,"endTime":112.161,"body":"in history, really, to any"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":112.22,"endTime":115.414,"body":"degree that leaders and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":112.22,"endTime":115.414,"body":"organizations have had to face"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":115.473,"endTime":119.139,"body":"adversity, you know, the classic"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":115.473,"endTime":119.139,"body":"tale that most people tell in"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":119.198,"endTime":122.983,"body":"the tech and startup community,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":119.198,"endTime":122.983,"body":"as you know, that all the greats"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":123.042,"endTime":126.531,"body":"like Airbnb, and Uber and a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":123.042,"endTime":126.531,"body":"number of others long list were"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":126.59,"endTime":130.256,"body":"all born during a busted bubble"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":126.59,"endTime":130.256,"body":"and a downturn in this kind of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":130.316,"endTime":134.041,"body":"poor scenario, and recessions."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":130.316,"endTime":134.041,"body":"And you know, the GFC. And there"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":134.1,"endTime":137.885,"body":"are there were there were a lot"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":134.1,"endTime":137.885,"body":"of great organizations that grew"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":137.94400000000002,"endTime":141.66899999999998,"body":"and a lot of great organizations"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":137.94400000000002,"endTime":141.66899999999998,"body":"that were led to better places"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":141.728,"endTime":144.863,"body":"throughout the turmoil that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":141.728,"endTime":144.863,"body":"comes with these types of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":144.922,"endTime":148.588,"body":"operating environments. It's,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":144.922,"endTime":148.588,"body":"it's possible. So you have to go"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":148.647,"endTime":152.018,"body":"well, if I accept that the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":148.647,"endTime":152.018,"body":"operating conditions around me"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":152.077,"endTime":155.566,"body":"are a $hit show. There's not a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":152.077,"endTime":155.566,"body":"whole lot I can do about the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":155.625,"endTime":159.351,"body":"operating mess that's around me."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":155.625,"endTime":159.351,"body":"It's a nightmare. I'm tired of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":159.41,"endTime":162.958,"body":"all the $hit. But I love what I"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":159.41,"endTime":162.958,"body":"do. I really want to see the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":163.017,"endTime":166.742,"body":"thing I do be really successful."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":163.017,"endTime":166.742,"body":"I care about my career, I care"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":166.801,"endTime":170.172,"body":"about my business, whatever it"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":166.801,"endTime":170.172,"body":"might be. As long as those"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":170.231,"endTime":173.779,"body":"things are true, then we go,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":170.231,"endTime":173.779,"body":"what can we actually control in"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":173.838,"endTime":177.564,"body":"this scenario, we can't control"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":173.838,"endTime":177.564,"body":"a global skill shortage, we can"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":177.623,"endTime":180.935,"body":"try and attract great people"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":177.623,"endTime":180.935,"body":"retain top talent, I'm sure"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":180.994,"endTime":184.66,"body":"you're doing as best you can. If"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":180.994,"endTime":184.66,"body":"not, we can work on that. You"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":184.719,"endTime":188.149,"body":"know, I'll try and look after"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":184.719,"endTime":188.149,"body":"myself as best I can through"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":188.208,"endTime":191.52,"body":"this process in terms of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":188.208,"endTime":191.52,"body":"compensation and setting myself"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":191.579,"endTime":195.127,"body":"up for success. But there's a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":191.579,"endTime":195.127,"body":"big thing that almost everyone"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":195.186,"endTime":198.793,"body":"is overlooking at the moment,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":195.186,"endTime":198.793,"body":"and no one really wants to talk"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":198.852,"endTime":202.46,"body":"about. And it's mindset. Yes,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":198.852,"endTime":202.46,"body":"we've discussed all the factors"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":202.519,"endTime":206.126,"body":"that are out there, I understand"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":202.519,"endTime":206.126,"body":"those play a toll I'm not on"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":206.185,"endTime":209.378,"body":"affected by those factors. I"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":206.185,"endTime":209.378,"body":"have a business just like"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":209.437,"endTime":212.631,"body":"everyone else, listening to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":209.437,"endTime":212.631,"body":"this, I have a career like"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":212.69,"endTime":216.356,"body":"everyone else listening to this,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":212.69,"endTime":216.356,"body":"and one of those two buckets."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":216.415,"endTime":219.49,"body":"That doesn't change the fact"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":216.415,"endTime":219.49,"body":"that you are ultimately"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":219.549,"endTime":222.92,"body":"responsible for your mindset."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":219.549,"endTime":222.92,"body":"The people around you, your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":222.979,"endTime":226.291,"body":"boss, your partner, your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":222.979,"endTime":226.291,"body":"friends, your family, they will"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":226.35,"endTime":230.075,"body":"help you they can be there as a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":226.35,"endTime":230.075,"body":"support. But if you have a poor"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":230.134,"endTime":233.682,"body":"mindset about what's happening"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":230.134,"endTime":233.682,"body":"to you, if you suffer from a,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":233.742,"endTime":237.29,"body":"you know, a victim mentality,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":233.742,"endTime":237.29,"body":"particularly in the workplace,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":237.349,"endTime":241.015,"body":"I'm not going to we're not doing"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":237.349,"endTime":241.015,"body":"deep psychological work here."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":241.074,"endTime":244.563,"body":"That's not the spaceport nor is"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":241.074,"endTime":244.563,"body":"that what we're about here."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":244.622,"endTime":247.756,"body":"We're about leadership"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":244.622,"endTime":247.756,"body":"development. But if you've got"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":247.816,"endTime":250.654,"body":"this kind of victim mindset"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":247.816,"endTime":250.654,"body":"about the workplace,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":250.713,"endTime":254.143,"body":"particularly in things that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":250.713,"endTime":254.143,"body":"happen to you, you know, every"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":254.202,"endTime":257.80899999999997,"body":"time I hire someone, someone"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":254.202,"endTime":257.80899999999997,"body":"quit so difficult, you know, the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":257.868,"endTime":261.594,"body":"economy's hard. My business is"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":257.868,"endTime":261.594,"body":"rough. Yes, those things are all"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":261.653,"endTime":265.142,"body":"true. But you can choose to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":261.653,"endTime":265.142,"body":"either let that be the case and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":265.201,"endTime":268.572,"body":"be apathetic and almost submit"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":265.201,"endTime":268.572,"body":"to it. Or you can start to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":268.631,"endTime":272.416,"body":"understand well, what things can"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":268.631,"endTime":272.416,"body":"I do that will help at least as"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":272.475,"endTime":275.904,"body":"best possible recharge my"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":272.475,"endTime":275.904,"body":"battery and keep me as sharp and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":275.964,"endTime":279.15700000000004,"body":"focused and attentive as"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":275.964,"endTime":279.15700000000004,"body":"possible, because in spite of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":279.216,"endTime":282.587,"body":"all the adversity, you still"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":279.216,"endTime":282.587,"body":"have to show up, if you're a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":282.64599999999996,"endTime":286.48900000000003,"body":"leader, you have to show up, you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":282.64599999999996,"endTime":286.48900000000003,"body":"have to do awesome $hit, and you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":286.549,"endTime":289.86,"body":"have to be there for your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":286.549,"endTime":289.86,"body":"people. There's no opportunity"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":289.919,"endTime":293.586,"body":"to screw around, you've got to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":289.919,"endTime":293.586,"body":"be the best version of yourself"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":293.645,"endTime":297.015,"body":"as often as possible. You be"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":293.645,"endTime":297.015,"body":"authentic. When you're down,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":297.075,"endTime":300.563,"body":"you're struggling, it's fine,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":297.075,"endTime":300.563,"body":"but you need to pull yourself"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":300.623,"endTime":304.407,"body":"back up as quickly as possible."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":300.623,"endTime":304.407,"body":"Your ability to self manage your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":304.466,"endTime":308.014,"body":"mindset is a great determinant"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":304.466,"endTime":308.014,"body":"of success. Your inability to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":308.074,"endTime":312.45,"body":"manage your own mindset will"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":308.074,"endTime":312.45,"body":"hinder your growth and business trajectories."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":313.7,"endTime":317.105,"body":"So some of the things you can"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":313.7,"endTime":317.105,"body":"consider to boost that mindset"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":317.161,"endTime":320.737,"body":"to really make sure that you're"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":317.161,"endTime":320.737,"body":"at the top of your game when it"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":320.793,"endTime":324.255,"body":"comes to just a few quick tips."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":320.793,"endTime":324.255,"body":"And I'll go a little bit into"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":324.312,"endTime":327.774,"body":"each of them. The first is to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":324.312,"endTime":327.774,"body":"just monitor your energy levels"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":327.83,"endTime":331.065,"body":"without taking your low points"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":327.83,"endTime":331.065,"body":"out on your team and super"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":331.122,"endTime":334.584,"body":"Critical, you know, be aware of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":331.122,"endTime":334.584,"body":"when you're having a bad day,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":334.641,"endTime":338.159,"body":"you know, you wake up, you show"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":334.641,"endTime":338.159,"body":"up, something happens. Someone"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":338.216,"endTime":341.791,"body":"pisses you off whatever it is,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":338.216,"endTime":341.791,"body":"there's this kind of energy, you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":341.848,"endTime":345.139,"body":"can feel it's carrying it"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":341.848,"endTime":345.139,"body":"around, I'm in a bad mood today,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":345.196,"endTime":348.771,"body":"I'm not dealing with it. Okay,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":345.196,"endTime":348.771,"body":"well, look, who is that going to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":348.828,"endTime":352.404,"body":"help, it's not going to help you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":348.828,"endTime":352.404,"body":"for sure it sure as $hit isn't"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":352.46,"endTime":355.695,"body":"gonna help the people around"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":352.46,"endTime":355.695,"body":"you. But it's definitely not"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":355.752,"endTime":359.327,"body":"going to help you carrying that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":355.752,"endTime":359.327,"body":"around as toxic as an impact to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":359.384,"endTime":363.073,"body":"you and everyone around you. And"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":359.384,"endTime":363.073,"body":"I don't think it's as productive"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":363.129,"endTime":366.534,"body":"as you might feel that it is and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":363.129,"endTime":366.534,"body":"living in the moment of you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":366.591,"endTime":370.053,"body":"know, I don't feel good today."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":366.591,"endTime":370.053,"body":"So I'm not going to act like I"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":370.11,"endTime":373.345,"body":"feel good is not constructive."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":370.11,"endTime":373.345,"body":"You know, putting too much"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":373.401,"endTime":376.806,"body":"emphasis on how you feel right"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":373.401,"endTime":376.806,"body":"now is a recipe for delay and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":376.863,"endTime":380.438,"body":"gold delay towards the progress"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":376.863,"endTime":380.438,"body":"you're after. So keep an eye on"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":380.495,"endTime":383.9,"body":"your energy levels, but don't"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":380.495,"endTime":383.9,"body":"take them out on your team and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":383.957,"endTime":386.851,"body":"do something to lift them."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":383.957,"endTime":386.851,"body":"Second is seek and apply"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":386.908,"endTime":390.256,"body":"feedback from people you know,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":386.908,"endTime":390.256,"body":"and trust. You know, if your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":390.313,"endTime":393.775,"body":"mindset is a bit rough, go seek"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":390.313,"endTime":393.775,"body":"out the facts. Don't say, you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":393.832,"endTime":397.293,"body":"know, I'm feeling gloomy because"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":393.832,"endTime":397.293,"body":"of this. What do you reckon?"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":397.35,"endTime":400.698,"body":"That's hard? Because people are"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":397.35,"endTime":400.698,"body":"gonna go well, yeah, you're"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":400.755,"endTime":404.274,"body":"right. That is difficult. Don't"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":400.755,"endTime":404.274,"body":"start with that. Go, you know,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":404.331,"endTime":407.906,"body":"what, have you heard about staff"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":404.331,"endTime":407.906,"body":"turnover at the moment? Or How"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":407.963,"endTime":411.141,"body":"are you coping with the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":407.963,"endTime":411.141,"body":"hyperinflation that's coming our"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":411.197,"endTime":414.716,"body":"way? You? How's that going for"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":411.197,"endTime":414.716,"body":"you in your business? seek that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":414.773,"endTime":418.348,"body":"out? And then the next question"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":414.773,"endTime":418.348,"body":"is, well, what are you doing to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":418.405,"endTime":421.867,"body":"manage those things helped me"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":418.405,"endTime":421.867,"body":"understand what are some of the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":421.923,"endTime":425.442,"body":"tips and things you've tried?"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":421.923,"endTime":425.442,"body":"What's not working? Well, what's"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":425.499,"endTime":429.017,"body":"working? Well, you take more of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":425.499,"endTime":429.017,"body":"a clinical assessment approach"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":429.074,"endTime":432.195,"body":"to those issues, rather than"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":429.074,"endTime":432.195,"body":"Whoo, can you tell me your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":432.252,"endTime":435.43,"body":"life's hard to because I'm"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":432.252,"endTime":435.43,"body":"feeling like my life's pretty"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":435.487,"endTime":439.062,"body":"hard. And they always say misery"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":435.487,"endTime":439.062,"body":"loves company. Sure $hit does."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":439.119,"endTime":442.637,"body":"And if you tell someone you're"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":439.119,"endTime":442.637,"body":"kind of grumpy and down, others"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":442.694,"endTime":446.042,"body":"will go, yeah, that grumpy and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":442.694,"endTime":446.042,"body":"down as well. So don't start"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":446.099,"endTime":449.788,"body":"that way. You seek feedback from"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":446.099,"endTime":449.788,"body":"other sources on what's going on"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":449.845,"endTime":453.477,"body":"that environment and on your own"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":449.845,"endTime":453.477,"body":"leadership. Then third, is have"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":453.533,"endTime":456.541,"body":"strategies to recharge,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":453.533,"endTime":456.541,"body":"including, and this is super,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":456.598,"endTime":459.776,"body":"super important, including"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":456.598,"endTime":459.776,"body":"taking time off, I don't care"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":459.833,"endTime":462.954,"body":"how awesome you are, how many"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":459.833,"endTime":462.954,"body":"goals you smash, how many"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":463.011,"endTime":466.586,"body":"projects you land, how amazing"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":463.011,"endTime":466.586,"body":"your career is, I have never met"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":466.643,"endTime":470.048,"body":"someone who can go 24/7 nonstop"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":466.643,"endTime":470.048,"body":"and not have to take time at"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":470.105,"endTime":473.226,"body":"some point. It's not about"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":470.105,"endTime":473.226,"body":"escaping, it's not about you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":473.283,"endTime":476.915,"body":"admitting that you're failing or"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":473.283,"endTime":476.915,"body":"tired or whatever you might put"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":476.972,"endTime":480.377,"body":"those labels on, you need time"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":476.972,"endTime":480.377,"body":"to recharge. And if you can't"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":480.433,"endTime":484.065,"body":"subscribe to that, at a minimum,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":480.433,"endTime":484.065,"body":"the secondary benefit of all of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":484.122,"endTime":487.47,"body":"that recharge time is you get"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":484.122,"endTime":487.47,"body":"mental clarity, you gain more"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":487.527,"endTime":490.762,"body":"clarity on the issues, your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":487.527,"endTime":490.762,"body":"brain starts the process, the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":490.819,"endTime":494.167,"body":"deeper things that need to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":490.819,"endTime":494.167,"body":"happen, you find novel solutions"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":494.224,"endTime":497.572,"body":"and start to pick apart your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":494.224,"endTime":497.572,"body":"business. It's one of the best"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":497.629,"endTime":500.92,"body":"benefits of taking time away."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":497.629,"endTime":500.92,"body":"And then as I said, you also"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":500.977,"endTime":504.212,"body":"need to have strategies to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":500.977,"endTime":504.212,"body":"recharge. So hobbies, reading,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":504.269,"endTime":507.56,"body":"whatever it is, if you're"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":504.269,"endTime":507.56,"body":"reading all the time, don't just"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":507.617,"endTime":511.079,"body":"read freakin business books,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":507.617,"endTime":511.079,"body":"because that can have a negative"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":511.136,"endTime":514.654,"body":"impact on you creates this kind"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":511.136,"endTime":514.654,"body":"of admiration effect I've seen"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":514.711,"endTime":518.2860000000001,"body":"in people where you go, Oh, this"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":514.711,"endTime":518.2860000000001,"body":"book says this person did this"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":518.3430000000001,"endTime":521.975,"body":"by this time. And I'm only here."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":518.3430000000001,"endTime":521.975,"body":"It's not great, not great, just"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":522.0319999999999,"endTime":525.2660000000001,"body":"kind of Instagram effect applied"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":522.0319999999999,"endTime":525.2660000000001,"body":"in the same way. So have"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":525.323,"endTime":528.899,"body":"strategies to recharge including"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":525.323,"endTime":528.899,"body":"taking time off. And then last"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":528.9549999999999,"endTime":532.2470000000001,"body":"but not least, and we did cover"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":528.9549999999999,"endTime":532.2470000000001,"body":"this in an earlier episode"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":532.304,"endTime":535.652,"body":"called your inner critic. So I"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":532.304,"endTime":535.652,"body":"definitely suggest you check"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":535.7090000000001,"endTime":539.0,"body":"this out. But it's a good"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":535.7090000000001,"endTime":539.0,"body":"reminder, because it fits on the"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":539.057,"endTime":542.462,"body":"whole mindset side is watch how"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":539.057,"endTime":542.462,"body":"you speak to yourself. Think"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":542.519,"endTime":545.867,"body":"about how you talk to you. Like"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":542.519,"endTime":545.867,"body":"actually take the words you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":545.924,"endTime":549.556,"body":"would say to yourself, the next"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":545.924,"endTime":549.556,"body":"time it happens, listen to them,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":549.613,"endTime":552.961,"body":"and go, Holy crap. Did I just"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":549.613,"endTime":552.961,"body":"say that to myself? Like, oh,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":553.018,"endTime":556.366,"body":"you're terrible. Oh, what an"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":553.018,"endTime":556.366,"body":"idiot, or? Oh, that was really"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":556.423,"endTime":559.941,"body":"stupid. Good job screwing that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":556.423,"endTime":559.941,"body":"up. Travis. That's terrible. If"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":559.998,"endTime":563.346,"body":"and I said this in that episode,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":559.998,"endTime":563.346,"body":"and definitely suggest you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":563.403,"endTime":566.865,"body":"checking out because there's a"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":563.403,"endTime":566.865,"body":"deeper dive on it. But if that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":566.922,"endTime":570.327,"body":"person were that voice where"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":566.922,"endTime":570.327,"body":"another person, you go, Oh, I'm"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":570.383,"endTime":573.902,"body":"not gonna hang out. This is an"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":570.383,"endTime":573.902,"body":"abusive relationship. Yes, it's"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":573.959,"endTime":577.137,"body":"helpful from a performance"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":573.959,"endTime":577.137,"body":"perspective to have the inner"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":577.193,"endTime":580.655,"body":"critic that pushes you to go"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":577.193,"endTime":580.655,"body":"further. But if it's speaking to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":580.712,"endTime":584.174,"body":"you in a toxic and destructive"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":580.712,"endTime":584.174,"body":"manner, that's not helpful. It"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":584.231,"endTime":586.955,"body":"creates all kinds of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":584.231,"endTime":586.955,"body":"complexities in the way you"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":587.011,"endTime":590.36,"body":"operate. And it creates these"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":587.011,"endTime":590.36,"body":"real performance gateways and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":590.416,"endTime":593.935,"body":"misconceptions you've created"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":590.416,"endTime":593.935,"body":"for yourself that don't actually"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":593.992,"endTime":597.0,"body":"exist and are not helpful and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":593.992,"endTime":597.0,"body":"have you know, utility."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":597.48,"endTime":600.795,"body":"So I'd suggest being aware of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":597.48,"endTime":600.795,"body":"the way you speak to yourself"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":600.851,"endTime":604.222,"body":"and making a conscious effort to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":600.851,"endTime":604.222,"body":"modify the way you speak to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":604.278,"endTime":607.594,"body":"yourself. So if you fail to hit"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":604.278,"endTime":607.594,"body":"a target, or you have a bad"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":607.65,"endTime":610.684,"body":"quarter, or whatever it is,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":607.65,"endTime":610.684,"body":"don't say what an idiot or"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":610.74,"endTime":614.168,"body":"you're a loser or you're not as"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":610.74,"endTime":614.168,"body":"good as you thought you were."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":614.224,"endTime":617.764,"body":"Say, Well, I missed that. Okay."},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":614.224,"endTime":617.764,"body":"What did I do that I could have"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":617.82,"endTime":621.304,"body":"done better? What did I not do"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":617.82,"endTime":621.304,"body":"better that I should have known"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":621.36,"endTime":624.675,"body":"I needed to do better? And what"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":621.36,"endTime":624.675,"body":"will I commit to doing? You"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":624.732,"endTime":628.159,"body":"know, all the normal kind of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":624.732,"endTime":628.159,"body":"questions around assessing is if"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":628.215,"endTime":631.531,"body":"someone else you were giving"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":628.215,"endTime":631.531,"body":"them performance feedback that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":631.587,"endTime":634.509,"body":"they had missed targets Take"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":631.587,"endTime":634.509,"body":"that same approach with"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":634.565,"endTime":637.992,"body":"yourself, you'll find that it"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":634.565,"endTime":637.992,"body":"changes not only the quality of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":638.049,"endTime":641.251,"body":"feedback you can draw from your"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":638.049,"endTime":641.251,"body":"own reflections, but also"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":641.308,"endTime":644.342,"body":"changes how you feel about"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":641.308,"endTime":644.342,"body":"yourself. You don't feel as"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":644.398,"endTime":647.826,"body":"negative about kind of being"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":644.398,"endTime":647.826,"body":"alone with yourself and thinking"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":647.882,"endTime":651.141,"body":"about what didn't go well. So"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":647.882,"endTime":651.141,"body":"that's today's episode, as I"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":651.197,"endTime":654.287,"body":"said, you know, four kind of"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":651.197,"endTime":654.287,"body":"areas, monitor your energy"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":654.344,"endTime":657.94,"body":"levels, but don't take it out on"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":654.344,"endTime":657.94,"body":"the people around you. Seek and"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":657.996,"endTime":661.199,"body":"apply feedback from trusted"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":657.996,"endTime":661.199,"body":"sources clinically, you know,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":661.255,"endTime":664.626,"body":"ask those real questions that"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":661.255,"endTime":664.626,"body":"are objective, have strategies"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":664.683,"endTime":668.11,"body":"to recharge including taking"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":664.683,"endTime":668.11,"body":"time off and watch how you speak"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":668.166,"endTime":671.482,"body":"to yourself. As always, I've"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":668.166,"endTime":671.482,"body":"been your host, Travis Thomas,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":671.538,"endTime":674.572,"body":"you can check out more great"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":671.538,"endTime":674.572,"body":"content on our website at"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":674.628,"endTime":678.0,"body":"teambuffalo.co/newsletter where"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":674.628,"endTime":678.0,"body":"I've got a weekly newsletter"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":678.056,"endTime":681.146,"body":"that actually drops this"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":678.056,"endTime":681.146,"body":"tomorrow. So definitely get on"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":681.202,"endTime":684.63,"body":"the list and I look forward to"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":681.202,"endTime":684.63,"body":"seeing you in the next episode"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":684.686,"endTime":687.833,"body":"of the team buffalo podcast,"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":684.686,"endTime":687.833,"body":"chat with you soon and keep"},{"speaker":"Travis Thomas","startTime":687.889,"endTime":688.62,"body":"being amazing"}]}