243 You're Closer Than You Think: The Mindset Shift That Will Move the Needle

In this solo episode, Dr. Gauthier breaks down a powerful mindset shift that can transform your musical growth and career.

If you're tired of working harder and still feeling stuck, this is the episode for you.

🎯 In this episode, you'll learn:

·         Why the "do, have, be" model keeps musicians burned out and unfulfilled

·         What the "be, do, have" approach looks like in real practice

·         How your identity is the hidden lever that drives lasting results

·         Why showing up as your future self leads to more confidence and consistency

·         What to do when you're tempted to fall back into old patterns

·         The research behind identity-based motivation and how to use it

·         A simple prompt to shift your mindset today and take meaningful action

·         Why your next breakthrough starts now, not later

🎁 Plus: There's a free worksheet that walks you through this process step by step. DOWNLOAD HERE

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THANK YOU:

Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme:  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.

·  Self‑Efficacy: The Exercise of Control
https://www.scribd.com/document/394892404/Albert-Bandura-Self-Efficacy-The-Exercise-of-Control-W-H-Freeman-Co-1997-pdf Scribd

·  Identity‑Based Motivation and Health
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/89940/1/oyserman_fryberg_yoder_2007_identity_based_motivation_and_health._jpsp.pdf Deep Blue Repositories

·  Identity‑Based Motivation and Health Disparities (Journal of Social Issues)
https://dornsife.usc.edu/daphna-oyserman/wp-content/uploads/sites/232/2023/11/oyserman_et_al_2014_jsi.pdf USC Dornsife

·  Identity‑Based Motivation and Core Processes
https://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/oyserman2015ibm.pdf rcgd.isr.umich.edu

·  Identity‑Based Motivation and the Motivational Consequences of Difficulty
https://dornsife.usc.edu/daphna-oyserman/wp-content/uploads/sites/232/2024/12/Social-Personality-Psych-2024-Oyserman-Identity-Based-Motivation-and-the-Motivational-Consequences-of-Difficulty.pdf USC Dornsife