Your Mindset Is Shaping Your Life - Jon Gordon, Pastor Joby Martin & Denny Thompson

About this episode

Jon Gordon shares his transformative faith journey and insights on leadership and culture.

Pastor Joby Martin and Denny Thompson sit down with 7x New York Times bestselling author Jon Gordon on this week's episode of Built 4 More. Jon Gordon didn't set out to become a bestselling author. He set out to survive. After losing his job, taking a second mortgage on his home, and maxing out $20,000 in credit cards to open a Moe's Southwest Grill in Jacksonville, Florida, he was crumbling from the inside out. What followed was one of the most unlikely faith journeys you'll ever hear. A new ager and Buddhist meditator who cried out to God in desperation, saw a literal roadside sign that said "Jesus is the Answer," and had a Buddhist energy healer accidentally explain the gospel to him in a way that finally made everything click. Jon opens up about the season where he was failing as a husband and father and what happened when he finally surrendered that to Jesus. He talks about the walk of gratitude that started his transformation, how his faith completely rebuilt his marriage, his family, and his calling, and why he considers God the author of every book he has ever written. The conversation goes deep on leadership and culture too. Jon shares what happened when he spent six…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joby Martin, Denny Thompson

Guest: Jon Gordon

Topics covered

• mindset
• faith journey
• leadership
• transformation
• family
• culture

Keywords

• mindset
• faith
• leadership
• transformation
• family
• gratitude
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moe's Southwest Grill, Jacksonville Jaguars

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