The Shattered Mindset

Melvin Larry
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The Shattered Mindset was founded by Melvin Larry, a seasoned business leader who has navigated over 40 years in corporate management and direct sales, driven by a passion for sharing the transformative power of mindset shifts. The idea was simple yet profound: to create a podcast that could change lives by uncovering the pivotal moments and experiences that define success and personal growth. From its humble beginnings, The Shattered Mindset has evolved into a dynamic platform, featuring solo insights, compelling interviews, and lively co-hosted discussions. Our founder's vision was to explore how real-life stories and lessons can guide others through their own challenges and triumphs. This vision has resonated with a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to personal and professional development. Today, The Shattered Mindset stands as a testament to the belief that everyone has the potential to unlock greatness. Through our diverse episodes, we offer a space where listeners and viewers can draw inspiration from the experiences of those who have turned obstacles into opportunities. Join us in our journey to foster growth, resilience, and success, and become a part of our ever-expanding community dedicated to achieving extraordinary results.about personal growth and self-improvement.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep 120: You've Been Reading the Wrong Map

    Africa is fourteen times bigger than Greenland. What else have you been wrong about?  For four hundred and fifty years, the world looked at a map that quietly lied about the size of an entire continent — and almost nobody stopped to check it. In this episode, Melvin Larry breaks down why that happened, and why the same thing has been happening inside you. The belief you've been carrying about who you are, what you're capable of, and what's still possible for you — where did that map actually get drawn? A parent, a teacher, a failure, a season that's long over? This episode walks through what that wrong map has already cost you, a real story about a cassette tape Melvin almost threw away that turned into millions in business, and a practical way to actually redraw the map for yourself, starting today. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EgBHCgfajaM Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19856673 Resources Free Tool. Get the worksheet: Your Dots and Lines Worksheet — plot your own life's dots, draw the lines, and name where a limiting belief got installed:  https://go.theshatteredmindset.com/dotsOpusClip I use OpusClip to turn long-form podcast and video content into short clips for social media.  Check it out here:   https://opus.pro/?via=170906 Connect with Melvin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larryTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarryX: https://x.com/MelvinLarryWebsite: https://www.theshatteredmindset.comRecommended Episodes Episode 116: The Moment Before ConfidenceEpisode 118: When Did You Stop Expecting More From Yourself?Call to Action If this hit something in you, don't let it stop here. LIKE. SHARE. COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE. #ShatteredMindset #MelvinLarry #Mindset #LimitingBeliefs #PersonalDevelopment #Leadership #SelfAwareness Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 120: You've Been Reading the Wrong Map

  2. Sep 17

    Ep 119: Nancy Dabney: Ministry, Mental Health & God's Seasons

    She spent years running from mental health conversations — until the same program that helped her understand her sister also taught her how to finally grieve her.  What happens when you stop chasing a career and start following assignments instead? In this episode, I sit down with Nancy Dabney — Connections Ministry Director at LinkedUp Church, ordained minister, former lighthouse keeper, and someone who's mentored me personally through my own podcasting journey. We talk about the moment she rededicated her life in 1991 and hasn't taken a "job" since, what it actually looked like to run America's first lighthouse, and the wild story of obedience that led her from cleaning a church bathroom to producing a TV ministry. We also go somewhere deeper — her years of resistance to working in mental health, the sister she lost, and the psychosis education program that finally let her see her sister as a person instead of a diagnosis. Nancy doesn't hand out easy answers here. She talks about seasons, about emotions not defining you, and about why every dot in your life — even the confusing ones — eventually connects to a through-line. If you've ever felt like your path doesn't add up, this conversation is for you. Watch full episode: https://youtu.be/94Marl3gDJs Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19819145 Resources Nancy talks about learning to name an emotion and find out what God's word says about it before deciding how to respond — that's the exact process behind my free S.I.F.T. framework. Grab it here: go.theshatteredmindset.com/sift Connect with Nancy: Email: ndabneybusiness@gmail.com Phone (text preferred): 757-386-2302 Connect with Melvin - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larry -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry - X: https://x.com/MelvinLarry - Website: https://www.theshatteredmindset.com Recommended Episodes Episode 108 — What Is Life Quietly Producing in You? Episode 118 — When Did You Stop Expecting More From Yourself?  #ShatteredMindsetPodcast #MentalHealthAwareness #FaithJourney #MinistryLife #PersonalGrowth #Seasons #ChristianPodcast #Leadership #Resilience #NICHOLAS Call to Action If today's conversation moved you, hit LIKE, SHARE it with someone walking through their own season of change, drop a COMMENT telling us which part hit you hardest, and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss what's next on The Shattered Mindset Podcast. Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 119: Nancy Dabney: Ministry, Mental Health & God's Seasons

  3. Sep 10

    Ep 118: When Did You Stop Expecting More from Yourself?

    You didn't wake up one day and decide to want less from yourself. It happened slowly enough that you never even noticed the bar dropping.  Somewhere along the way, without ever making a decision about it, you stopped expecting as much from yourself. Not in one dramatic moment — through a slow, quiet erosion caused by comfort, success, disappointment, or age. In this episode of The Shattered Mindset Podcast, Melvin Larry breaks down the four quiet ways your personal standards get lowered without your permission, and why each one feels completely reasonable in the moment. From a career decision Melvin turned down decades ago to patterns he's watched play out for years in leadership and business, this episode challenges you to name exactly where you've quietly settled — and what it would cost you to raise the bar again, starting this week. If you're a leader, entrepreneur, or anyone who's ever felt the edge come off your own ambition, this conversation is for you. *Watch the Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dACwlRsEjkw *Listen:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19782983 Resources: Free tool — Action, Clarity, Confidence Loop: go.theshatteredmindset.com/loop  This episode is sponsored by Opus Clips: https://www.opus.pro/?via=2bfec1 Connect with Melvin: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larry - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry - X: https://x.com/MelvinLarry - Website: https://www.theshatteredmindset.com Recommended Episodes: Episode 108 — What Is Life Quietly Producing in You? Episode 110 — Step Back and Look at Your Work   #ShatteredMindset #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #SelfImprovement #GrowthMindset #LimitingBeliefs #LifeLessons #Motivation #ExpectMore Call to Action: If this hit home, hit LIKE, SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it, drop a COMMENT with the area of your life you're raising the bar on, and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss what's next. Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 118: When Did You Stop Expecting More from Yourself?

  4. Sep 3

    Ep 117: Che Willis - From $23,500 to Financial Freedom

    He bought his first rental for $23,500 right before the 2008 crash froze lending. Today he owns five properties free and clear, and it started with his dad showing him a house full of strangers paying rent.  Che Willis, host of the Wealth is a Journey podcast, joins The Shattered Mindset to unpack the real story behind his financial journey: growing up in a crowded three-bedroom house, discovering real estate at nine years old on a trip through Philadelphia with his father, buying his first rental in 2007 just before the market crashed, and paying off his house three weeks after starting Financial Peace University. We get into the forgotten stock options that helped pay off his mortgage, why he refuses to convince anyone to change their financial habits, how he's teaching his nine-year-old son and his cousins to invest through a monthly family Zoom call, and why he's still not ready to leave his corporate job even though he set a goal to retire at 45. Watch the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/sDXzRm6aw_A Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19745711 Connect with Melvin 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1 👤 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larry 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry 🐦 X: https://x.com/MelvinLarry 🌐 Website: https://www.theshatteredmindset.com Connect with Che 📸 Instagram: @che.willis 🎵 TikTok: @che.willis 🎙 Podcast: Wealth is a Journey (YouTube, new episodes Sundays 9am) 🌐 Website: wealthisajourney.com Recommended Episodes Episode 108: What Is Life Quietly Producing in You?Episode 114: The Assumption Trap #TheShatteredMindset #ChangeYourMindset #FinancialFreedom #WealthIsAJourney #MoneyMindset #DebtFreeJourney #GenerationalWealth #FinancialPeaceUniversity #RealEstateInvesting #PersonalGrowth Call to Action If this conversation shifted how you think about money, drop a like and share it with someone who needs to hear it. LIKE. SHARE. COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE. Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 117: Che Willis - From $23,500 to Financial Freedom

  5. Aug 27

    Ep 116: The Moment Before Confidence | Clarity, Resistance & The Action-Clarity-Confidence Loop

    He watched the enemy get closer and said one word: "Hold!" Then, at the exact right moment, he said: "Now!" That gap between "Hold" and "Now" is where real clarity lives.  A leader stands still while his own troops beg to move. He's not calm because he's fearless — he's calm because he's been here before. That gap between "hold" and "now" is what this episode is really about. Melvin Larry breaks down the difference between certainty and clarity, why clarity isn't a feeling but a place you learn to stand in, and how it gets built through deliberate action long before resistance ever shows up. He walks through the three kinds of confidence clarity gives you — smaller and sooner, big and now, or the hardest one: the confidence to hold. He also gets honest about his own version of imposter syndrome, unpacks the three clarity questions everyone is quietly carrying (about their past, their present, and what's ahead), and names four ways resistance shows up to test clarity after you've already found it. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bi9022SvVw4 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19709603 Resources 🔁 The Action-Clarity-Confidence Loop™ (free one-page tool): https://go.theshatteredmindset.com/loop Connect with Melvin 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1 👤 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larry 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry 🐦 X: https://x.com/MelvinLarry 🌐 Website: https://www.theshatteredmindset.com Recommended Episodes Ep 112: The Three Things That Run Your Life Ep 110: Step Back and Look at Your Work  #ShatteredMindset #MelvinLarry #Mindset #PersonalDevelopment #Leadership #GrowthMindset #PodcastForMen Call to Action If this hit something in you, share it with someone who's stuck waiting for certainty instead of moving on clarity. LIKE. SHARE. COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE. Drop a comment: past, today, or what's ahead — where are you least clear right now? Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 116: The Moment Before Confidence | Clarity, Resistance & The Action-Clarity-Confidence Loop

  6. Aug 20

    Ep 115: Voice Actor Lamarr Gulley: Cancer, Faith & Winning an Audie Award

    He beat cancer, kept his voice, and won the Audie Award months later.  Lamarr Gulley on what it costs to bet on your gift when the world tells you to be practical. Description: Voice Actor, Lamarr Gulley spent over two decades building a stable career as a database administrator...and quietly building a second career in the margins of it. In this episode, Lamarr sits down with Melvin to unpack the full arc: the Akron childhood where teachers first noticed his voice, the audition at 35 that finally lit the fire, the decade-long journey to walking away from corporate life, a cancer diagnosis that doctors feared would take his voice entirely, and the night he won the Audie Award, audio's highest honor, on his wedding anniversary. This is a conversation about identity, discipline, and faith carrying a person through a career that never hands out guarantees. Lamarr and Melvin also go deep on what it means to have a church family that shows up for you in the hardest seasons, and why it's never too late to start. In This Episode: Growing up in Akron and the teacher who first called him a "baritone"His first-ever audition in 1998 — and the funding that got pulled overnightMoving to Atlanta and the decade it took to trust the leapBuilding a full-time DBA career while building voiceover in the marginsFinding a voice for every character without a spreadsheetNarrating White Men's Law and the scene that brought him to tearsThe 2020 cancer diagnosis, surgery, and the doctors who doubted he'd speak againRecording an audiobook 30 days after neck surgeryWinning the Audie Award on his wedding anniversaryWhat real validation looks like versus an award on the wallLaunching Loud Brown Audio, his new podcast networkHis message for anyone whose gift is buried under self-doubtFree Tool/Resources: Ready to stop reacting to life and start directing it? Grab the free S.I.F.T. Process™, a simple framework to move from Situation to Interpretation to Feeling to Trajectory, so you respond with clarity instead of chaos.  Get it here:  go.theshatteredmindset.com/sift  Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KIYiRdLLvIY Listen:  on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere you get your podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19674103 Connect with Melvin: - Instagram: instagram.com/melvinlarry1 - Facebook: facebook.com/melvin.larry - TikTok: tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry - X: x.com/MelvinLarry - Website: theshatteredmindset.com Recommended Episodes: * Ep 113: She & Her Team Helped Them Earn Millions. Then She Walked Away! * Ep 111: From Getting Fired to a Sundance Award, Nehemiah Ray  #ShatteredMindsetPodcast #LamarrGulley #AudieAward #VoiceActor #CancerSurvivor #FaithOverFear #CareerReinvention #NeverTooLate #MindsetShift #OvercomingLimitingBeliefs Call to Action: If this episode moved you, let us know. LIKE. SHARE. COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE. Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 115: Voice Actor Lamarr Gulley: Cancer, Faith & Winning an Audie Award

  7. Aug 17

    Ep 114a - BONUS Episode: Behind the Scenes at Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

    Today, I’m taking The Shattered Mindset Podcast outside the studio and inside one of the businesses that supports the show — Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming in Marietta, Georgia. In this special bonus episode, I sit down with owner Kevin Williams and get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build a business centered around pets, people, customer service, and community. Kevin takes me through the store, introduces me to members of his team, and gives us a firsthand look at the grooming process and some of the unique products Woof Gang offers. But as you might expect on The Shattered Mindset, our conversation goes beyond dogs and grooming. We talk about business ownership, overcoming challenges, developing people, serving your community, and having the mindset to keep moving when things don't go according to plan. Kevin also shares how his own experience as a dog owner helped shape his decision to enter the business and why giving back to the community remains an important part of what he's building. In This Bonus Episode You'll hear about: The story behind Kevin's decision to become a Woof Gang ownerWhat it takes to build and grow a local grooming businessWhy customer relationships and trust matter so muchWhat really happens behind the scenes during the grooming processThe importance of educating pet parents about caring for their dogsDeveloping employees and future leadersOvercoming setbacks as a business ownerKevin's perspective on faith, failure, perseverance, and never quittingThe role community plays in the Woof Gang missionSpecial Offer: Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is currently offering 10% off your next groom. If you rebook your next appointment the same day, you'll also receive $5 off that grooming appointment. Mention The Shattered Mindset Podcast and use the code: MINDSET / WOOF GANG Call to schedule an appointment: 470-523-8068 Visit: Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming 2500 Dallas Highway, Suite 540 Marietta, Georgia Offers and availability are subject to Woof Gang's current terms and conditions. About This Bonus Episode Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is a sponsor of The Shattered Mindset Podcast. I appreciate the businesses that choose to support what we're building here, and from time to time, I want to take you behind the scenes and introduce you to the people and businesses that support the show. This is one of those conversations. Watch & Listen YouTube: https://youtu.be/eN0wLvP5qKM Listen to The Shattered Mindset Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19658218 Connect With Melvin: -Facebook: Melvin Larry -Instagram: @melvinlarry1 -TikTok: @melvinlarry118 -LinkedIn: Melvin Larry -X: @MelvinLarry If you enjoyed this bonus episode, LIKE • SUBSCRIBE • SHARE • LEAVE A COMMENT. *And be sure to join me Thursday for our next regular episode of The Shattered Mindset Podcast — Wisdom from Life's Turning Points and Defining Moments. #TheShatteredMindset #WoofGang #BonusEpisode #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #PetCare #DogGrooming #MariettaGA Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

    Ep 114a - BONUS Episode: Behind the Scenes at Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming

  8. Aug 13

    Ep 114: The Assumption Trap

    You've been building decisions on conclusions you never tested. This episode shows you exactly where — and gives you one tool to stop. Description Have you ever been absolutely certain about something... and been completely wrong? Not wrong about a small detail — wrong about the whole story. In this episode of The Shattered Mindset Podcast, Melvin Larry breaks down The Assumption Trap — the quiet, everyday habit of treating our own conclusions like facts. Melvin walks through the psychology behind it (confirmation bias, the Pygmalion effect), the five places it shows up in real life — invisible boundaries, misread relationships, identity, missed opportunity, and how we see God, ourselves, and others — and a simple four-part check you can use to catch an assumption before it costs you something. Melvin also shares a personal story from a night his family's car broke down on a bridge in Mississippi, and introduces his S.I.F.T. Process™ — a practical framework for separating what actually happened from the story you told yourself about it. If you've ever assumed the worst about a text message, written off a relationship over something that was never said out loud, or talked yourself out of an opportunity before anyone had the chance to say no — this episode is for you. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E_HdO1Cm-Aw Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/episodes/19640888 (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms) Resources Free Tool — The S.I.F.T. Process™: Situation, Interpretation, Feeling, Trajectory. Download it at go.theshatteredmindset.com/sift Connect with Melvin 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melvinlarry1 👤 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melvin.larry 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melvinlarry118 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinlarry 🐦 X: https://x.com/MelvinLarry 🌐 Website: https://www.theshatteredmindset.com Recommended Episodes "What Is Life Quietly Producing in You?"  Episode 108"Step Back and Look at Your Work" Ep 110 #ShatteredMindsetPodcast #TheAssumptionTrap #MindsetShift #ConfirmationBias #PersonalGrowthPodcast #LeadershipMindset #SelfAwareness #MelvinLarry #SIFTProcess #GrowthMindset Call to Action If this episode challenged the way you see your own assumptions, hit LIKE,  SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it,  drop a COMMENT with the assumption you're going to test this week, and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss what's next on The Shattered Mindset Podcast. Support the show WATCH VIDEO EPISODES on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheShatteredMindset SUPPORT THIS PODCAST AT:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2397083/support

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The Shattered Mindset was founded by Melvin Larry, a seasoned business leader who has navigated over 40 years in corporate management and direct sales, driven by a passion for sharing the transformative power of mindset shifts. The idea was simple yet profound: to create a podcast that could change lives by uncovering the pivotal moments and experiences that define success and personal growth. From its humble beginnings, The Shattered Mindset has evolved into a dynamic platform, featuring solo insights, compelling interviews, and lively co-hosted discussions. Our founder's vision was to explore how real-life stories and lessons can guide others through their own challenges and triumphs. This vision has resonated with a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to personal and professional development. Today, The Shattered Mindset stands as a testament to the belief that everyone has the potential to unlock greatness. Through our diverse episodes, we offer a space where listeners and viewers can draw inspiration from the experiences of those who have turned obstacles into opportunities. Join us in our journey to foster growth, resilience, and success, and become a part of our ever-expanding community dedicated to achieving extraordinary results.about personal growth and self-improvement.

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  • Creator
    Melvin Larry
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    121
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Shattered Mindset
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