Malena Henderson's Notes On:

Day 2

GrowthDay 2025

Day 2 dove deeper into motivation science and high-performance strategies, teaching us to start each day with our own agenda rather than reacting to emails and external demands, while embracing the principle "You Don't Know" our true capabilities.

Guest speaker Natalie Ellis shared her journey of rebuilding her business around core values rather than external pressures, demonstrating how clarity on personal values quiets external noise and leads to success without sacrifice.

Brendon introduced the powerful "Done by One" productivity framework, emphasizing that completing priority tasks by 1PM creates momentum and prevents the inbox from filling our day with other people's agendas.

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

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.

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