Malena Henderson's Notes On:

Day 2

GrowthDay 2025

What started as a great way to get "aligned" with life, business, and relationships, my husband Matt and I purchased tickets the moment they went on sale.

Unfortunately, Matt and our dog Marty ended up not being able to make the trip. So, this became a solo adventure for me into the unbelievable world of GrowthDay!

These are my personal notes from the event. I am not associated with Brendon Burchard, GrowthDay or Ultra. Any links on this site are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you use them to purchase any product.

Known Limits vs. Ascendancy

Morning Mindset and Personal Agenda

  • First activity in the AM should be our OWN agenda; don’t let inbox or DM’s “direct” your day

  • Be clear on your agenda and motivation

  • ACTIVATE mind first, then ALIGN body

High Performance Mindset

  • High performers feel stress differently b/c they generate joy, confidence, etc., more often

  • They feel the stress but move through it vs. get into the “pit”

  • Proactively summon best self vs. reaction

  • Avoid survivalist mindset; “How do I summon the best of me today?” vs. “How will I get through this day?”

  • Hand on heart - “I want to feel better”

Potential and Self-Limitation

  • "The worst thing you can do is believe you know what you are capable of"

  • We don’t know our true capabilities; “YOU DON’T KNOW!!!!”

  • Self learning is ongoing vs. returning to known limits (falling into the “pit”)

  • To Ascend, accept the fact that we don’t know our own limits

Mileage vs. Mindset

  • We are trained to look BACK

    • Give someone a resume, evaluate self based on past performance

    • “Past performance does not predict future performance” - actual law written in job posts

  • “What you do not bring forth within will destroy you."

Perspective and Faith

  • Big Bang created life but process took billions of year

  • We might have a suffer in the heat for a bit to experience the “big bang”

  • I am unique; one of one. Just be the best version of our unique me

  • “Faith in the forward position”

    • Trust things will line up for you - take action

    • Play to the future, not past (like a quarterback)

What started as a great way to get "aligned" with life, business, and relationships, my husband Matt and I purchased tickets the moment they went on sale.

Unfortunately, Matt and our dog Marty ended up not being able to make the trip. So, this became a solo adventure for me into the unbelievable world of GrowthDay!

These are my personal notes from the event. I am not associated with Brendon Burchard, GrowthDay or Ultra. Any links on this site are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you use them to purchase any product.

Motivation

Motivation

  • Motivation defined as "the reasons for action" - not just enthusiasm or pleasure

  • Gratitude = high motivation

  • Complaint = low motivation (quick trip into the pit)

Why Don't We Do Things?

  • Value

    • Don’t value it enough; “I value my security over my growth”

    • What we value we go get - “go getters” progress & follow through

    • Need to re-evaluate each day (goals, priorities, dreams)

  • Evaluation of Possibility

    • Do I believe the thing I want is possible?

    • Choose possibility vs. cutting the cord

    • “I can grow into things” vs. “I can’t do that”

  • Identity

    • Do I believe it’s possible FOR ME? “Can I do it?”

    • "It’s possible to build a bridge but can I build a bridge?"

    • Problem is we only go after what’s convenient vs. possible

  • Risk vs. Reward

    • Think risk is too high b/c basing on current skillset (identity) vs. basing it on its possibility

    • Sometimes we just don’t know what to do (worry/fear)

    • Most times the worry never comes true

Payoff Timeline

  • If something seems too far away, we lose motivation

  • We usually underestimate what we can accomplish in 5 years

  • Internal question - could I have done 30% more over the last 5 yrs?

What started as a great way to get "aligned" with life, business, and relationships, my husband Matt and I purchased tickets the moment they went on sale.

Unfortunately, Matt and our dog Marty ended up not being able to make the trip. So, this became a solo adventure for me into the unbelievable world of GrowthDay!

These are my personal notes from the event. I am not associated with Brendon Burchard, GrowthDay or Ultra. Any links on this site are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you use them to purchase any product.

"The worst thing you can do it believe you know what you're capable of"

Brendon Burchard

Natalie Ellis: Business & Core Values

Natalie Ellis

  • Boss Babe - 4 million followers, community members that started with Instagram quotes

  • Thought of creating membership area while attending a Brendon Burchard event

  • Walked away from successful business on Zoom call after hearing daughter crying in the other room; “Is this why you built your business?”

  • Returned to work but her values changed; “you have to fit back into the same company but you’re not the same person”

  • Identified herself as a people pleaser, saying “yes” when meant “no”

Business Realignment

  • Decided to try business again with with her core values; “my way” - used sticky notes to remind herself

  • A business should be built around personal values vs. what a community needs

  • Success doesn't have to equal sacrifice

  • The clearer your values, the quieter external pressure becomes

  • Can’t make decisions based on “outsourcing”, or comparing ourselves to others

  • When you remind yourself of your values, you stop comparing

  • Value Based Decision > Ego Based Decision (FOMO, comparing)

Core Values Framework

  • Clarify - identify values based on when I feel most energized

  • Own - embody those values

  • Reinforce - create routines to always realign on values

  • Evaluate - every 3 months

Thoughts

  • Create boundary scripts (Seth Godin email example - “I don’t invest, I don’t take pictures, and I don’t go to meetings. How can I help you?”)

  • When feel out of alignment, probably away from your core values

  • Values help overcome ego-based decisions

  • Share authentic self with like-minded people

  • Legacy built on "things we do when no one is looking"

What started as a great way to get "aligned" with life, business, and relationships, my husband Matt and I purchased tickets the moment they went on sale.

Unfortunately, Matt and our dog Marty ended up not being able to make the trip. So, this became a solo adventure for me into the unbelievable world of GrowthDay!

These are my personal notes from the event. I am not associated with Brendon Burchard, GrowthDay or Ultra. Any links on this site are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you use them to purchase any product.

Productivity Strategies

Weekly Planning and Values Alignment

  • Make time for a weekly planning session; look ahead to the week, maybe month

  • Brendan does full month planning on Sundays

  • Ask myself “do the things on my calendar reflect my values?”

  • Recalibrate and realign when they do not

Done By One

  • "Done by one" - complete priority tasks by 1pm then get to everything else

  • Daily Prioritized Action (DPA)

    • Not just action; action that moves the needle

    • Revenue generating activities; health improving activities

  • “Did I get it done by 1, or did I spend 2 hours scrolling?” “Did I get it done by 1, or did I just start to reply to my inbox?”

Managing Distractions

  • Checking the inbox means checking out of the agenda

  • "Inbox is nothing but a convenient organizing system of other people's agendas"

  • Checking messages puts us in reaction mode, not progress mode

  • Be strategic about what needs our attention (prioritized tasks vs. distracted scrolling)

  • Remember, it takes 20 mins to get back into flow after an interruption (so 15 mins of scrolling is actually much longer)

  • Filter out the 80% to focus on the 20% that matters

Morning Activation

  • Not about being a "morning person" - done by one means by 1pm

  • Need to "awaken faster" - not just wake up but get mind/body engaged

  • Activation techniques: movement, breathing exercises, caffeine

"You Don't Know!!"

What started as a great way to get "aligned" with life, business, and relationships, my husband Matt and I purchased tickets the moment they went on sale.

Unfortunately, Matt and our dog Marty ended up not being able to make the trip. So, this became a solo adventure for me into the unbelievable world of GrowthDay!

These are my personal notes from the event. I am not associated with Brendon Burchard, GrowthDay or Ultra. Any links on this site are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you use them to purchase any product.