When something goes wrong in your business, what’s your first reaction? Do you spiral into self-doubt, or ask yourself what you can learn from this? That instant response reveals your mindset …and it’s either propelling your business forward or holding it back.

Today, we dive into one of the most powerful concepts in business psychology: fixed versus growth mindset. It’s not just theory. It’s the reason some business owners thrive while others stay stuck.

We unpack how your mindset impacts your skills, resilience, relationships and results – and what to do about it if you’re serious about changing your trajectory.

In this episode you’ll learn:

🔨 Your mindset shapes how you respond to setbacks, challenges, and criticism.
🔨 Mindset isn’t binary – you can be fixed in one area, growth in another.
🔨 Feedback isn’t personal – it’s information to help you level up and grow.
🔨 Setbacks aren’t proof you’ve failed; they’re data to guide your next move.
🔨 Language like “I can’t” or “I’m not good” reveals mindset traps.
🔨 Shifting from fixed to growth starts with awareness of your inner dialogue.

… Book a free Strategy Session to start your journey toward building a sustainable business and balanced life: www.strategysession.com.au

And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den please come over to our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetradeden

Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or https://www.instagram.com/pravargroup

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True growth in business often starts with personal transformation. By facing his own struggles head-on, from burnout to self-doubt, Shaun Bates became a stronger leader, husband, and father, proving that the most powerful changes happen from the inside out.

Shaun opens up about the messy, honest road to building Elk Electrical into a thriving Gold Coast trade business. He shares how coaching helped him stop drowning in admin, build his ground crew, and gain the confidence to step off the tools.

But more than that, Shaun reflects on the personal battles; at home, alcohol and substance habits, and identity evolution, that quietly shaped his journey as a man and a business owner.

In this episode you’ll learn:

🔨 Growth in business only happens when you grow personally as well.
🔨 Struggling at home and work doesn’t mean you’re failing, it’s feedback.
🔨 Hiring admin was the turning point that freed Shaun to lead.
🔨 Alcohol felt like a release but was silently holding everything back.
🔨 Coaching gave Shaun structure, self-belief and the tools to scale sustainably.
🔨 You can’t outgrow your problems if you’re not willing to face them.

… Book a free Strategy Session to start your journey toward building a sustainable business and balanced life: www.strategysession.com.au

And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den please come over to our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetradeden

Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or https://www.instagram.com/pravargroup

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Join us as we relive the energy, connection, and clarity that came out of Pravar’s recent Lifestyle Mastermind & Awards event on Hamilton Island. We celebrated the real growth – both personal and professional – of the best trades business owners in the country.

For those of you who weren’t in the room, today’s episode is the next best thing. You’ll hear about the awards, the heroes’ journeys, the big moments, and a few surprises too – including fireworks and a hot seat session that’s been years in the making.

It’s more than an awards night. It’s a moment to reflect, to reconnect, and to recharge.

This year, we gave out 5 of our coveted awards:

👉The Community Award was given to Adrian Kowal of Kowelec Electrical. He has been with us for 5 years and has a heart of gold for every single guy in the group. Always there to support others after he himself experienced life-changing support from the group when he needed it. Listen to his episode (Ep49) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3O033OrjbYCDq73NhZ4rm3

👉The Bevan Award was given to Mitch Copp of Copper Electrical. He went from chaos and confusion to living a life of integration, where each area of his life is enabling growth and expansion. Listen to his episode (Ep65) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3r6KUtAfxfe5Rm480JLmiS

👉 The Transformation Award was given to Frank Virtu of RFV Property Services. He went from working 60-80 hour weeks to hiring a team, getting an office, quitting smoking, showing up for his kids events, taking a 6-week holiday to Italy and being in the healthiest version of himself yet. Listen to his episode (Ep43) here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4oOtC35ImTllZzZ1EVOz9m

👉The Breakthrough Award was given to Grant Hateley from Hateley Construct. He saw a mindset, leadership and business breakthrough in the last 12 months that took him to a $1.36M net turnaround and now calls himself “the confident businessman” now.

👉 The Excellence Award was given to Gerard Ryan from Rycon Construction. He didn’t settle for being complacent and buckled down to go from $3.5M in revenue to $14.6M in revenue, cleaning up at the Queensland Master Builder Awards, getting out of debt and being a role model to his kids.

Congratulations guys!

… Book a free Strategy Session to start your journey toward building a sustainable business and balanced life: www.strategysession.com.au

And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den please come over to our community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thetradeden

Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or https://www.instagram.com/pravargroup

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