117 A positive mindset is an important leadership attribute with Khaysan Kimberlin

Khaysan grew up watching her parents work hard to set up a caravan park from the ground up. This sparked the courage to start her own business at the age of 24, which she grew successfully before a tumultuous exit some years later. Discovering she is not a great long-term employee (she gets bored), Khaysan dove into a new business venture called Project Athlete which blends mindset, nutrition, and health for personal transformation. We explore what she learned from her parents (all business takes time, you gotta love it to make it through hard times, and no bad times last forever); what she learned after rising and falling quickly in business for herself (comfortable breeds complacency and laziness); how she bucked social programming to embrace the entrepreneurial life; mindset secrets from professional athletes (passion fuels everything, stay coachable, and things happen for a reason - get back on the horse after a fall); how her definition of success changed from being all about the money, to money being just a byproduct of doing something that sets your soul on fire; three mindset principles for success (awareness of habits, what triggers good and bad habits, and time for being patient). 👉🏼 Want to share your experience? Ask a question? Share a resource? Jump on our podcast Facebook page here. *** Shownotes: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/projectathlete Books and resources mentioned in this episode: John DiMartini How to master the art of selling - Tom Hopkins Produced by Faith - Devon Franklin Breaking the habit of being yourself - Joe Dispenza *** Related episodes: E86 - Mindset and training secrets of Enduroman Athlete Laura Marshall E78 - Boundless Leadership: Secrets of Navy SEALs E37 - How to change even the most stubborn bad habits - Interview with Lisa Lahey *** About your host,  Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia's leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards. Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com