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Jake Thompson
The show for ambitious people who want to be great. Discover how you can build the mindset + skills required to WIN your career, training + life each week with Compete Every Day's Jake Thompson.
Learn what mental, habitual, & physical systems elite performers use to succeed in their professional and personal lives. Our episodes are motivating - but they go beyond a fire that fades by providing actual takeaways listeners can implement to build their own winning mindset to succeed in their career, fitness, relationships, and life.
For more information on how you can build your competitive advantage in life, visit CompeteEveryDay.com.
What if you changed your internally narrative and actually thought bold enough to just give it a shot?
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Just because bearing the responsibility of others can be lonely doesn't mean you have to always go it alone. Find out why it's imperative for leaders to cultivate community with other leaders.
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Every shot made wasn't self-made. Do you credit those putting you in the position to win?
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“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” ― Epictetus
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Detroit real estate agent Randi Brandt joins the show to tell her inspiring story of resilience, how she keeps her internal fire lit after experiencing great success in sales (when most people get complacent), and how one promise she made in the hospital drives her every day life forward.
Connect with Randi on:
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Are you talking yourself out of it before you ever even try? And if you are, it's no surprise you aren't hitting the goals you want. Winning starts from within.
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Ultimate Care Assisted Living Management COO Amy Silva-Magalhaes discusses how competitive sports during her youth influenced her drive and work ethic today, and what new leaders can do to build relationships with their people to influence changes in their organization.
Connect with Amy on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about the Ultimate Care Assisted Living Management team & brands here.
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Often, it's the things that "aren't a big deal" that end up hurting us the most.
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Former NCAA basketball coach and current executive & corporate performance coach Ed Molitor makes a second appearance on the show to discuss leadership development at the organizational level. Ed and Jake discuss the importance of a clear WHY, coaching vs. managing, and building a culture of coaching in order to build your organization's success.
- Listen to Ed & Jake's first conversation back in 2017 on the podcast here.
- Learn more about Ed Molitor's work & programs at his website, https://www.themolitorgroup.com.
- Connect with Ed on LinkedIn here.
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Conquering mountains requires that we do the one thing in front of us. Instead of being overwhelmed by all you have to do, what's the one thing immediately in front of you that will move you a small step forward?
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Is your team afraid to ask for help? Today we talk about why it's important they feel safe to ask questions - and how it's crucial to our team's overall success and growth.
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What if instead of trying to change everything all at once, you picked one small thing?
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Are your choices today growing or withering your talent - and your opportunities?
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How to respond when things go sideways.
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A lesson on endurance from Rocky Balboa.
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On days you're struggling to show up or chase a goal, try shifting this for a better outcome.
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A leader must remember that one of these is inevitable and the other is purely optional.
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Bad self-talk is heavier than positive self-talk. So what can we do to flip the see-saw inside back toward a productive direction?
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Lawyer, podcast host, and parent of three, Stewart Shurtleff shares the importance of choice, how we can wire ourselves differently to lean into discomfort, and the role models who shaped his journey.
Connect with Stewart on LinkedIn here.
Listen to the 17Twenty podcast here.
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No one wants to eat a this sandwich at work, so how we can we as leaders be more effective at communicating feedback so our team doesn't have to eat it?
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It's going to be near impossible to build a new habit or reach that next level of success unless you intentionally take care of this.
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Five Star Parks Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing and friend of the podcast Troy J. Sacco joins today's show to discuss why we can't motivate anyone and how as leaders we can give our team members every chance to succeed. We talk motivation, culture, and the importance of identifying what "fits" the culture you're trying to build.
Connect with Troy on LinkedIn here and learn more about Five Star Parks on their website, FiveStarParks.com.
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Positive psychology talks about the hedonistic treadmill and why much of society is searching for fulfillment running on it, instead of doing something more meaningful.
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Being successful isn't about what time you necessarily wake up - but how you use the time you're awake.
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Michael Cazayoux is a coach, entrepreneur, and driven person on a mission to help others maximize their life. Today we discuss his journey of building Brute Strength, WAG, and his newest venture, Soul Searching Adventures. Topics include his road to sobriety, the importance of reflection & recognizing emotions, how your circle of friends is paramount to your growth, & why it's important to spend time getting to better know yourself.
Subscribe to Michael's Substack "Exhale" here.
Learn more about his Soul Searching Adventures here.
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Are we giving our teams what they need each day - even if it's something that doesn't help our ego grow? Be sure to watch this video referenced in today's episode here.
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Here are four things that no one tells you about being successful - and what you can do to prepare for them.
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Podcast host & entrepreneur Chase Chewning joins the podcast to discuss the importance of cultivating a strong self-awareness, why we break promises to ourselves, & how to optimize our professional lives.
Listen to Chase's podcast on EverForwardRadio.com & follow him on Instagram here.
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What if we changed our communication style to simplify it as if we were talking to a fifth grader?
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Are you working hard enough for your goals that you earn your rest?
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Dr. Erik Korem is an applied performance scientist that has spent nearly 20 years working with establishments like the NFL, NCAA, Nike, and U.S. Dept of Defense with the relentless pursuit of high performance. In today's episode, he & Jake discuss our relationship with stress, the power of sleep, & what Dr. Korem's company Aim7 is doing to improve our relationship with wearable fitness trackers.
Learn more about AIM7 & get started using their tech here.
Listen to Erik's podcast, The Blueprint with Dr. Erik Korem, here or on your favorite podcast player.
Follow Erik on Twitter or Instagram.
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What if "never having a bad day" wasn't about the circumstances you dealt with - but the choices you made?
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Lessons from Hollywood's best on how to reprogram our mindset in order to create the future we desire.
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Street Parking's co-founder Miranda Alcaraz joins the show to discuss why their "More Than Nothing" mentality is NOT about just going through the motions or an excuse to skate by your effort. We discuss the origins of Street Parking, how they protect their large & growing community & what she's doing as a leader to be the more effective as they grow.
Learn more about Street Parking on their website here.
Follow SP's public account on Instagram here & Miranda's account @FearlessMiranda here.
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Is the target you're chasing what you want - or what someone else has defined for you?
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Despite the belief that it's a feeling or determined by circumstances, this one important mental skill is actually a choice.
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David Newman helps solo consultants and business coaches grow their revenues by 50%-500% in less than 15 months - and today he joins the show to discuss the "S" word. Every one of us is in sales, and with the right mindset, we can stop making it so hard on ourselves to do - and be more effective growing our businesses & teams.
Order David's new book Do It Selling! here.
Listen to David's podcast, The Selling Show, here.
Follow David on LinkedIn.
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How do you protect the one resource that, once you lose, you'll never get back?
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- Join Competitor Nation leadership cohort for FREE here.
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- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com with code PODCAST at checkout
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Join Competitor Nation for FREE here.
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
Order the BRAND NEW Day One shirt or tank 24 hours before it goes live to the public AND save 20% off with code FRESHSTART for first 24 hours HERE.
Five Ways to Keep Building Your Competitor Mindset After Today's Episode
- Join the new Competitor Nation at Community.CompeteEveryDay.com
- Text PODCAST to 972-945-9113 to join our Morning Motivation Club
- Hire Jake to speak at your company or event. Click here to learn more.
- Read the book, “Compete Every Day,” here.
- Save 15% on empowering gear at CompeteEveryDay.com
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Click here to learn more about the documentary, Facing Nolan.
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It's important to feel our feelings... but it doesn't mean we have to always listen to them. Similar to our internal thoughts - we can hear something without listening to and obeying it. Today's motivational message is all about why this is so important.
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The older we get, the more this one decision can weigh on us - much heavier than a failure will.
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The older we get, the more this one decision can weigh on us - much heavier than a failure will.
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You can't succeed unless you stay present.
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Excellence isn't a sometime thing - it's a choice we make every single day. Here's why.
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Clarity is key - and so how are we taking the opportunity to tell our team this.
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Molly & I dive into thoughts, feelings, choices, and how to improve our performance by improving our ability to "notice" and adjust.
How to Connect with Molly
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- T3 Performance website
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Monday Leadership Lesson.
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Part 3 on 6 ways to get out of your own way so you can start seizing success more consistently.
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Part 2 of 3 on 6 ways to get out of your own way so you can start seizing success more consistently.
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Part 1 of 3 on 6 ways to get out of your own way so you can start seizing success more consistently.
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Growth is experienced through intentional reps toward a target - you can't just practice to practice and get better.
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No one in our organization is going to be perfect - but do we use their mistake as a chance to criticize them or coach them up?
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Struggling with imposter syndrome? Learn one exercise you can use to build confidence when you feel like you don't belong.
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Success doesn't happen accidentally - it's the result of intentional choices and actions every day.
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Monday Motivational Leadership Episode.
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Be sure to follow Sarah on Instagram at @SarahMichelleTierney or check out her coaching at HardHouseNutrition.com.
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Monday's Leadership Performance Episode.
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If things don't go according to plan, how do you respond?
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Connect with Priscilla on her website here or on Instagram @SpikeDr3.
Grab Priscilla's 30 Day Champions Journal here.
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Monday Morning Leadership Development!
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We often overcomplicate the process to growth, but what if you took a step back and asked, "Is there an easier way to do this?"
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Connect with Eliot on Instagram @FireMarshall205 or at his website, EliotMarshall.com
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Learn what one of the worst pieces of encouragement you can give someone is - and what you should tell them instead.
Learn how you can overcome a lack of "feeling" motivated to keep moving forward.
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How do you move a mountain?
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If you say it's a priority, can it be seen on your calendar? If not, is it really a priority?
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Hear the story of Florence Chadwick and the importance of controlling who you listen to?
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Are you setting the example to follow or creating a lesson to avoid?
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As we celebrate the Fourth of July, I'm always reminded about the importance of seeking freedom in each of our lives - and why it always requires bravery to achieve.
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Where do you invest more of your time - into your skills or on your scroll?
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Life is a bunch of boring, repeatable days. Are we being intentional with our middle of the week or are we just getting through it?
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What we praise gets put into focus.
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Success in life comes down to what "can't see" choices we make consistently to create the "can't miss" results we desire.
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Champion Mindset Consulting mental performance coach Emily Williams joins the show to discuss process over perfection, staying in the moment, and some youth sports parenting tips for the engaged parent.
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As a leader, know who the most important person is you have to lead so you can invest in them every day.
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We take it back to the archives to refresh an important topic on why everyone needs a "reset" button and how to look at it in a fresh light.
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Who are the three key figures you need in order to get to that next level in your career or life? Find out today.
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There's a difference between training our people and developing them. Learn what you can do to shift gears in order to grow your people and organization.
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We tend to focus exclusively on our nutrition and workouts when it comes to health, but there's a big factor of life that influences our health that most overlook. Learn what it is and how to improve it.
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Thrive on Life podcast host & founder CJ Finley joins the show to discuss his dramatic life change, embracing a mentality to "thrive on life," and how to balance gratitude with the pursuit of greatness.
- Connect with CJ on Instagram at @CJ.Finley
- Listen to his Thrive on Life podcast here.
Also mentioned in this show: CED podcast episode with James Quigly (Ep. 8, Season 3 here)
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As a leader, there's one key focus that's more important in your role than improving communication lines.
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It's rare to live fearlessly but how can we find opportunities to live more with less fear?
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Nutrition coach & founder of Neurotype Training Mike Millner discusses overcoming the mental challenge to eating healthy, the importance of raising the floor, and how to play the long game.
Learn more about Mike's work on his website, NeuroTypeTraining.com.
Connect with Mike on Instagram at @Coach_Mike_Millner.
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There's a stark difference between communicating what you want from someone on your team and how a leader shares what they want for them.
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10-16% of all accidents are caused by rubbernecking. My bet is that a much higher percent is the reason people fail to make progress on their off-road goals.
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We talk with girl's youth sports mentor Paige Tonz about building confidence when we lack it, overcoming nervousness before a performance, and on the parenting side, the importance of the car ride home.
Learn more about Paige and her work at her website PaigeTonz.com and Instagram @PaigeTonz.
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We each have an incredible opportunity to grow our leadership influence and impact by learning to hit "publish," so why do we let OPO frequently talk us out of it?
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Learn how to take advantage of your weekend and why the mentality of "Weekends Separate Winners" doesn't lead to burnout but betterment.
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We all wear nametags for labels others have given to us - but which labels are we choosing to keep and which are ones we need to get rid of? Discover how to align your values with the labels you want to have going forward.
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There's a stark difference between coaching and managing team members. Learn what the difference is and why great leaders can flip between both modes to pull the best out of their members.
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In today's episode, we dive into Dr. Amber Selking's phenomenal new book, Winning the Mental Game. Learn more about Dr. Selking's work at SelkingPerformance.com, or follow her on Twitter at @DrSelking.
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- Sign up for The Purpose Summit here.
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It's easy to do, but every time we say 'yes' to this one thing, we're communicating to our team that we lack trust in their ability.
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You won't always have "it," but you owe it to yourself to still find a way to do this one thing.
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Our thoughts are like songs on the radio - just because we hear them all, doesn't mean we have to sing along with each one.
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Learn how mental imagery can help us prepare more effectively and why "just think positive" is terrible advice with today's guest Gary Chupik of Elite Mindset.
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Win or lose, if you want to become a master at your craft, you always have to ask yourself this one question.
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Making sure you share this is more important than talking about what challenges you're stuck facing.
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Mental performance coach Sam Leavens discusses our internal battle with perfectionism and performance, growth, and why visualization is more powerful than "believe it and you'll manifest it."
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- Twitter - @SamLeavens1T
- SLMP.ca
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Learn why it's a competitive advantage to honor the commitments you make... to yourself (most of all).
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Do you help your team - and more importantly, your friends/family - see this every day in themselves?
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Be honest today, are you listening to Winner's Thoughts or Loser's Thoughts? Be encouraged to win your day with this episode.
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Will you be capable of adjusting when things outside of your control derail you?
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I sat down with speaker & VP of Loan Depot Brian Covey to discuss his book, achieving a healthy work-life balance, and what tips he has for building a healthy perspective on work competition.
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- BrianCovey.com
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Most Americans never read another book after high school. Fewer still read at least one book per year. Want to separate yourself and build knowledge that most can only dream of? Build a consistent reading habit. Today's episode is on why.
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Sit on a recent coaching conversation and why pausing when asked a question isn't a negative move.
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Being content with your progress isn't the same as taking your foot off the gas and being complacent. Try this instead.
What are you choosing to trade your life for?
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Mental performance coach Bryn Drescher joins the show to share her inspirational upbringing, separating our identity from our task, and why it's more important to focus on skills instead of scoreboards.
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You can build your edge in life by taking the time to evaluate and learn from setbacks instead of quitting immediately after or rushing back into another attempt. It's the learning process after the disappointment that helps you win more quickly in the future.
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Learn why doing this is one of the most important keys to establishing a stronger leadership influence.
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As much as I avoided sitting on the front row in high school and college, there's something you can do better from the front row than anywhere else - and why we need to take that same mentality in life now.
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Todd Cetnar is a mental performance coach and CEO of Cetnar Consulting Group. He joins this week's show to discuss how we take steps to build an elite mindset to impact those closest to us.
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- Todd's website: CetnarConsultingGroup.com
Also mentioned in this show:
- Brian Cain - Instagram @BrianCainPeak
- Listen to Jake's conversation with Brian on the podcast here.
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Learn one thing you can do to separate yourself and have a competitive advantage in life.
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Who will you respond as when things don't go your way or according to plan? Will you be like everyone else or will you choose to be this person instead?
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Opportunities show up all the time - but are we doing the work today for the moment we haven't even reached yet?
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Certified Positive Performance Mindset Coach Breanne Smedley joins the show to discuss the pressures of perfectionism, how to handle negative influences & the importance of retraining our belief systems.
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Discover how it's a competitive advantage to be someone capable of doing the work when you're not 'feeling it.'
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To be a more effective leader, focus on being more of this one thing than on being the most interesting person in their world.
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There's a dramatic difference between being someone who reacts and someone who can respond. Learn the difference and why one is a game-changer for successful people.
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Learn the one thing you cannot allow if you are committed to reaching your goal and your ultimate potential.
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Learn four key things you can do to improve your chances of getting that "would be nice to have" goal to "dang right I got it" achievement.
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Learn how it's a competitive advantage in life to be someone willing to follow through.
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Being great requires the ability to try something new & different in order to achieve new & better results - but is your ego preventing you from doing this?
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We're choosing to fail by default when we choose to give into our comforts instead of betting on ourselves.
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Too often our default excuse is "I don't know where to start." But in today's age, that excuse doesn't cut it for those who want to be a Champion.
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Learn what the enemy of sustained success is and how you can train yourself to overcome it.
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Everyone wants to be great, but few are willing to humble themselves and be THIS first in order to become great.
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If you want to build your leadership influence, work consistently to make sure your team always feels this one thing.
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Just because you're busy doesn't guarantee you're getting better. Learn why - and how - you have to make time for what matters most.
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You can't upgrade your results or your life until you first learn to upgrade this.
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Jake sits down with Fail Better Training founder & mental performance coach Ashley Kuchar to discuss failure, identify, & how we shift internal critic toward something more productive.
Follow Ashley's work at FailBetterTraining.com and her online at @FailBetterTraining.
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Mental toughness is defined by a number of things but it essentially comes down to our ability to feel fear and do this one thing.
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On today's show, I share one key thing that most companies overlook when motivating their teams to show up stronger at work.
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Learn what mental skill is like gasoline for going after your goals and rebounding from failure.
Mentioned in this Episode: Order your Win Your Next daily journal here.
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I talk about how preparation is what creates killer performances and why our practice routine separates us from average. CompeteEveryDay.com
I sit down with entrepreneur, author, and competitive powerlifter Jodie Cook to discuss intentionality, being mindful, and how to be more flexible to handle all that life throws at you.
Connect with Jodie
- Website: JodieCook.com
- Instagram: @Jodie.Cook_
- LinkedIn: Jodie Cook
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What are you training for? The better we prepare, the less afraid we are when an opportunity or obstacle shows up.
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Learn one key (and often overlooked) key to being a more effective & impactful leader - and what you can do today to build more of it.
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If we want to become great - or even just successful in our endeavors - we must first learn to be this one thing.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Tim Grover's books Relentless and W1nning
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Will you throw in the towel or will you drop the hammer? The choice matters much more than just how you do in that moment.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
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Jake sits down with author Dan Grunfeld to discuss his family's incredible story - from surviving the Holocaust to how the game of basketball transformed their family forever.
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There's a difference between what we "can't" do and what we "won't" do - and most of us are confusing the two.
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Too often we overcomplicate the sale, the work, or the process. That complication keeps us from succeeding at it. Simplify your system to succeed at it.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
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In today's episode, I share a lesson from Duke's legendary basketball coach, Coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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In this episode, I share how I failed at something I thought was going to be a big win - and how I learned to get past my fear of failing.
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You are not your thoughts. Jake and mental health advocate BJ Armstead talk thoughts, feelings, & how we don't have to be controlled by either one. Discover what small steps you can do each day to build your awareness (and distance) from thoughts to make better decisions that align with the goals you've set and life you desire.
Connect with BJ and learn more about his work at:
- Apollo Sports Counseling - website
- Instagram - @MyndOfBJ
- YouTube - link
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Learn how a shift in thinking from "what if" to "what is" allows us to continue improvement when facing a setback.
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On this week's show, I sit down with certified mental performance coach Carly Musser of CM Performance to discuss how we handle bad days as positive people, learning to overcome comparison (especially on social media), and building a better belief in ourselves.
Learn more about Carly's work & connect with her on Instagram @CM__MentalPerformance.
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In this episode, Jake shares why time blocking is a crucial skill that successful people intentionally do and tips for getting started to improve your productivity or pursuits.
Learn how to take BACK control of your calendar to start making BIG progress toward your professional and personal goals.
How much better would you work if you were happy in your work?
I sit down with positive psychology consultant Tia Graham to discuss her new book, Be a Happy Leader, and how happiness isn't a "just feeling joy every second" kind of thing, but a lasting influence on how we work.
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I share why you should be setting bigger goals than what you feel is "realistic" or comfortable.
I sit down with triathlete and mental performance coach Amy Oliphant to discuss:
- helping instill confidence in others
- parenting multiple college athletes
- why age is simply a number and if you want something, today is the best day to start chasing it.
Connect with Amy on Instagram here & LinkedIn here.
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Every day is an opportunity to influence others upward - or drag them down. What will you choose to do today?
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I talk about how if we want to improve our consistency & opportunities for success, we have to improve our circle with those who live the standard.
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When was the last time you made a "to-DON'T" list? Why this simple activity is key to identifying who you want to grow into during 2022.
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Are you unable, or simply unwilling?
Learn why building our self-awareness - and getting real with our excuses - can be the biggest breakthrough needed to take the next step up.
Learn how you can distinguish between good and great - and how it's less about talent, and more about mentality.
It's why this show is built on teaching the mindset that separates winners.
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Mental performance consultant & coach Lindsay Roberts discusses her diverse career helping high performers and why her focus today is on helping leaders learn what they need to be more effective leaders.
We discuss empathy, connection, & the power of investing in your team to lead better.
Connect with Lindsay on LinkedIn here.
Train yourself to talk more instead of listen when you find yourself battling through moments of discomfort.
We all are guilty of it. We have big goals but we let the start stop us from ever going after it.
Learn how you can stop stopping yourself and start getting after the life you want.
Does the idea of affirmations seem too "woo woo" for you to consider? Do you love the idea of it but not sure why or how to start?
We talk affirmations, "woo woo" and "I think I can, I think I can..." on this new episode!
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Learn Jake's three-step process for turning "I'm a failure" into "I failed at this thing, now how can I get better?" mentality.
You'll learn to separate who you are from what happened, and build your resilience to bounce back in the process.
It's far too common to let how you feel in the moment determine what you do.
We all feel things - but Champions have trained themselves one choice at a time to act based on their commitments, not their current feelings.
Today I talk about why our environment is key to our success and how we can better set ourselves up to succeed this year.
Get you some of this one thing that everyone wants more of, but only a few are consistently getting.
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Learn how reframing our perspective can increase our level of performance and help us compete at our best in the moments that matter most.
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We all will spend time in the waiting room. Many of us waste that time waiting on someone to call our name - and we miss out on the opportunity that is the waiting room.
Learn how to stop wasting your time waiting, so that when your opportunity calls, you're ready to win.
There are too many people waiting on someone to save them from a situation instead of realizing the person that can save them best, is found in the mirror.
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Learn how investing 10 minutes into this one exercise each Friday or Saturday can help you create MASSIVE change in your self-awareness and success over time.
Learn what it is - then start using it TODAY!
The act of performing, selling, and being "on" should be fun. It shouldn't be anxiety or fear-ridden. Learn how you make showing up for your opportunity more fun while increasing your chances of succeeding with it.
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Their opinions don't matter to your actions. So why do you keep giving them the time of day?
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December is a great month for packing - on pounds that is. Are you being intentional with your actions to make sure you aren't like everyone else and instead are packing on progress toward your goals?
Finish the week encouraged with this fresh episode!
Mental performance consultant Theresa Giunta joins this week's show to discuss building confidence & how to better respond when we miss a goal.
Follow Theresa on Instagram at @theresamarie_consulting
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If winning was easy, wouldn't more people have reached it? And if that's the case, and you do want to win, why do you keep looking for the easy road instead of leaning into the challenging work?
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Settling for "just good enough" is a vote for mediocrity. If you want to be a winner, you have to abandon the mindset that "just good enough" is good enough.
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Are you prepared for bouncing back from an inevitable challenge? The better you make a plan ahead of time, the better you'll be able to respond.
Learn a few key steps to a successful bounceback so you can prepare to rebound stronger from any setback in 2022.
Take a lesson from one of the greatest to ever play on how to handle yourself when you're on the way to your goal - and once you get to it.
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Take a page from legendary quarterback on Tom Brady when it comes to handling past wins & failures - and learn what matters most.
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Building a strong base for 2022 doesn't start on January 1. It starts now. While most people waste the last 31+ days of this year, learn what you can do to get your 2022 momentum moving before the new year even starts.
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Do you know the one thing you can do to improve your motivation in order to reach your goals?
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Our feelings can be deceptive. Learn why they don't matter as much as most people believe they do and how you can overcome them to overcome the obstacles in your way.
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There's power in recognizing that you can change your story at any point. That's the message from speaker & coach Jimmy Nelson on today's new episode. Learn how Jimmy pulled himself out of a victim-mindset, overweight rut to transform his mind, body, & the life story he was writing.
You can follow Jimmy Nelson on Instagram @TheCoachJimmy, or visit https://storywellcrafted.com/ to find out more.
Key Moments You Don’t Want To Miss:
- Taking Responsibility How two pivotal moments led Jimmy Nelson to turn his life around
- Getting the Reps In Why Nelson says it’s important to fall in love with the process, rather than just the performance
- Accountability Partners How Nelson learned that you don’t have to be an expert to help other people
- The Power of Story Why storytelling is an efficient method of building trust and mutual understanding between parties
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It's easy to do something when we're in a situation we desire, but what about when we're not? Just because we can't do everything, be challenged to find a way to do something today.
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What I learned from actor Jeremy Piven and one of the keys to his success, especially in landing the role of "Ari" on the HBO hit, Entourage.
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There's one key mental skill that great winners are constantly forging. It helps us rewire our brains, perform better, and best embrace the process toward our goals. Learn what it is and five steps you can take this month to build more of it.
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Whether you like it or not, your attitude today is your fault. So are you to credit or to blame for the attitude you're choosing?
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To win your opportunities, you've got to embrace the daily work of "Readiness."
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Heather Monahan knows the hard work and dedication it takes to reach your goals.
This week, the speaker, author & entrepreneur joins the podcast to talk about overcoming adversity, being accountable, and the power of writing down what you want to achieve.
Click here to order Heather's new book, Overcome Your Villians.
KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED
- Build the right mentality for adversity
- You teach people how to treat you
- Create the right conditions around yourself
- Write down your goals and review them
- Commit to being accountable
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Learn how you can battle bigger bouts of procrastination by focusing on how to take smaller bites of progress.
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It's not better conditions or a better time that's going to help you win. What helps you win is this one key thing in today's show - that's 100% in your control.
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Over the course of one year, Rebecca Shingledecker was diagnosed with a brain tumor, had surgery, and experienced two additional brain injuries. This year, she competed in the CrossFit Games’ inaugural adaptive athlete division and now joins the podcast to talk about adaptation and tenacity.
Key Moments:
- Making Lemonade How Rebecca Shingledecker adapted to life after being diagnosed with a brain tumor and having two other brain injuries in a single year
- Lighting the Fire How she used competitive nature to do things she was told she couldn’t do anymore
- Before and After How she learned to live with physical changes and push through new challenges
- Flipping the Script Why Shingledecker says it’s important to use positive self-talk to reframe negative thoughts
Connect with Rebecca on Instagram @LemonadeMaker76
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The truth is that most won't do the work to achieve success. Most won't - but you will.
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You must train your mindset to lead matter more than how you feel in the moment if you want to succeed.
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After losing his job, Jordan Montgomery had to ask himself some tough questions. It took time for him to learn the importance of owning his story and being vulnerable. But once he did, opportunities abounded. He joins the show to talk about moving past the setbacks and turning challenges into strengths.
Key Moments:
- A Turning Point How being fired from his job at age 27 became a pivotal moment in Jordan Montgomery’s life and career
- Own Your Story Why it’s important to ask yourself how you’ve contributed to the problems you’ve had
- Lifelong Learning Why it’s never too late (and you’re never too successful) to ask for help
- A Positive Approach Why Montgomery says he tries to approach life with a posture of humility and a heart of gratitude
Connect with Jordan at MontgomeryCompanies.com & on Instagram @JordanMMontgomery
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We all want to be more confident in our performance at work or in the gym, but what can we do today to actually improve it?
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Discipline builds Champions, but you need to know going in why you'll be walking the disciplined road alone most days.
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Rachel Joy Baribeau carved out her own path in the male-dominated world of sportscasting. Along the way, she had to learn the value and importance of self-love. Now, she helps others acknowledge their hardships, be vulnerable, and move past fear into authenticity.
Key Moments:
- Hustle and Grind How Rachel Joy Baribeau broke through barriers as a female sportscaster and reporter
- Finding Self-Love How learning to love herself authentically helped Baribeau establish boundaries and standards for how she was treated by others
- Invisible Bricks Why it’s important to face the pain and emotional baggage you’re carrying in order to process it and move forward
- Dark and Light Why Baribeau says character is who you are when no one is looking
Connect with Rachel at: ImChangingTheNarrative.org & on Instagram @ImChangingTheNarrative
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If you're doing nothing but running, how do you know you're even running in the right direction to achieve your goals?
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There's one thing that winners do differently - and it's the thing that helps them become winners. The good news is that you have the ability to build this specific skill as well. Are you ready to do the work?
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This week, long-time referee Tommy Short joins the show to talk about taking criticism well, separating who you are and what you do, and keeping a cool head in the middle of a stressful situation.
Key Moments You Don’t Want To Miss:
- Technical Fouls Why Tommy Short appreciated fair referees as a kid, even when he didn’t agree with them
- The “Who” and the “Do” How Short learned to take rejection and have tough conversations on the spot
- Reading the Banners Why it’s important to have a way to return to the present moment, even when emotions are hot
- Setting Standards How to take a step back from your feelings and do things when you need to, rather than when you want to
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You haven't put all this work and invested all of this time into your goal to give up now, did you?
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Our comfort zones feel great, but if we give into them, we'll end up giving our chances to succeed - and have no shot at reaching our true potential.
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Are you pumping' fuel into your relationships every day... or draining them dry?
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Inspiration from the UK's favorite futbol coach & how it can set you up for success today.
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Are you committed or just casually invested? The difference is a big enough and separates those who win from those who rarely make progress.
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Where we choose to focus will determine our future. There's a key component to our focus, specifically how we choose to view situations - are they adversities or opportunities?
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If you want to be a winner, you have to do more than just show up when you're motivated to. You have to show up with your best every single opportunity you get.
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Are you obsessed with how great you look or how great you can become? Champions only make one choice because they're obsessed with progress instead of popularity contests.
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Do you believe in this? If you do, how are you reinforcing this self-belief every day? Hint: it's a game-changer when you do.
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If we want to create change, we have to write it down because what we fail to write down, we discount its importance.
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Which mindset are you feeding every day with your focus?
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Mental performance coach & author Collin Henderson joins the show to talk about the power of mindset, vulnerability, and getting started on the projects you want to accomplish.
As the CEO of Master Your Mindset, he knows from personal experience that if you confront your fears head-on, nothing can hold you back.
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Discover how looking to add value can be the addition to your mindset that removes anxiety & fear from taking their foothold.
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If you want to be great, ask yourself "who am I studying every day that isgreat?"
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Andrew Moses, host of the podcast “Everybody Pulls the Tarp,” joins the show this week to talk about why the most successful and productive organizations are the ones whose people are willing to do whatever is needed at the moment, regardless of if it matches their job description.
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The best don't just do their best when everyone's watching, they do it all the time. Hear a story on one of the greatest ever and how it applies to the work you do at the gym, in your cubicle, and every day in life.
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Maybe it's not more positive thinking you need, but productive thinking? Learn how neutral thinking is more powerful than positive thinking when it comes to being productive and battling negative thinking.
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This week, Megan Reilly joins the show to talk about internal narratives, outside expectations, and learning to own your seat at the table.
This entrepreneur, former Shark Tank competitor, and mom shares her story of recognizing her own unique value and running with it.
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Failure is a requirement to success. You can't get to "there" unless you're willing to push your limits to the point of failure. It's only by going through this process that we gain knowledge and experience necessary for us to succeed. So why are we so afraid of it?
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How many times do we let worry win?
Be inspired about this story about how a friend's 88 year old mother handled a situation - and how her mentality is the EXACT same one we all need.
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This week, public speaker and former Berkeley rugby player Robert Paylor joins the podcast to talk about moving forward after everything changes. When a rugby injury left him paralyzed, Paylor made the choice to keep fighting and learn to walk again.
Now, he shares his journey to motivate others to both overcome their challenges and achieve their goals.
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Taking feedback is key to improving how we perform - so why does it have to feel so dang personal? Here are a few tips to take our ego out of the feedback process so we can continue to strive toward excellence.
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We all want to know the work we do matters but we worry that what we do doesn’t if we don’t see immediate results.
No one wants to work in vain, however it takes time for seeds to grow and obsessing over the bloom prevents us for seeking opportunities to plant the seed.
Here's how we each have the ability to make our mark.
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Mike Moor, mindset coach & former FBI hostage negotiator, joins us this week on the podcast to talk all about the mental game and why it’s important to focus on the things that are in your control, rather than shying away from challenges and higher expectations.
Connect with Mike on Instagram at @Mindset_Mike. visiting his website ZWrestlingMindset.com, or listening to his podcast here.
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The ancient Greeks told of mythical creatures who would serenade sailors toward them, causing their ships to ultimately wreck and sink. We don't see mermaids today, but distractions still abound and if you're not careful, they'll derail your chances of winning.
Today's episode is inspired by our brand new release, Sirens, & comes with a warning about what happens when we give into our distractions instead of building our desired destiny.
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What you consume consumes your mind more than most of us think. Learn how even a short time spent looking at an account online can screw with your mindset for up to a month.
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This week, Jenna Fuchs, founder of The Mental Clutch, joins us on the podcast to talk about shifting the narratives we tell ourselves in order to more effectively respond to new situations and challenges.
Our internal environment helps shape the way we interact with the world, so it’s important to approach life from a place of self-awareness, rather than chaos.
Books Mentioned: The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford (link), The Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning by Yuri Hanin
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The most important thing is what you do now.
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"Sticks & stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," may be a phrase we heard as kids, but we know it's not accurate. Words hurt. Many of us are living today below our capabilities because of the words used by someone else long ago.
So how are we as leaders using our words today? Are we looking for opportunities to "catch" people to call them out - or make them better by calling them up?
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This week, FitOps’ John Martin joins the podcast to talk about avoiding burnout, managing pain and struggle, transferring skills from one time of life to another, and finding purpose and structure as a military veteran.
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The more you do something, the better you become at it. Are the choices you're making today, building the habits you want tomorrow and the behaviors you want to be good at?
Mentioned: Trevor Moawad's book "It Takes What It Takes"
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Anxiety is caused by focusing on things outside of your control & worrying about a future that hasn't happened. Be encouraged this week with how to battle back against anxiety and shift your focus to something more productive.
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This week, Allain Mental Performance Founder Julia Allain joins the podcast to talk about the importance of setting challenging goals and accepting failure as a necessary component of the growth process, as well as why having a sense of humor goes a long way.
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How do you respond when things don't go your way? Adversity is an inevitable part of life for everyone. What separates Winners from everyone else isn't the adversity --> it's how they respond to it. Be inspired this week to win.
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Why spend time & energy trying to blend into the crowds of average when you can chase Championships and stand out?
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Rebecca Smith, mental performance coach and founder/CEO of Complete Performance Coaching, joins the show this week to talk about the difference between playing not to fail and playing to win. She shares her story of overcoming the perfectionism that was holding her back and tips for shifting your mindset to set the bar higher and reach for your dreams.
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Consistency is like magic - but you don't need a special formula or magician's hat to utilize it. You simply need the focus & discipline to use this "magic solution" to go from average to greatness.
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Potential is everywhere and wasted every day. What you do with it - and the results you create - are all that matters.
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This week, Dr. Don Wood talks about how unresolved trauma can affect your mental and physical performance by impacting your ability to be present. Previous trauma acts as a reference point for current stressors, multiplying the effects. By training your mind not to respond so strongly to past traumas, you can learn to process them and move forward.
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Change this one thing if you want to change your life. Building a Championship Mindset requires us to use Championship language. Be encouraged today with this importance shift you CAN make today to start changing your outlook - and life.
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It's hard to perform like a Champion if you fail to prepare like one. Learn tips in this week's episode on how to improve your preparation process so you can improve your performance - in your career, training, and life.
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This week, we’re joined by mindset coach and former WNBA player Lindsey Wilson, who has previously been a guest on the Raising Competitors podcast. She talks about the power of thought to influence our actions and how believing you can achieve something sets you on the path to actually doing it.
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Today’s guest is author and coach Clint Schumacher, who talks about the power and importance of resilience, both on and off the field. He shares stories from both his book and his personal experience as a coach about expecting obstacles, overcoming adversity, and seeing challenges as opportunities.
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While most people refer to their default response when things are disappointing, Champions have to be someone who responds with their desired.
Sit in on this (quick) rant about complaining and doing something to change it.
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Mental Performance Coach Shannon Rolston joins the podcast to talk about success, burnout, and the importance of taking time to rejuvenate the body and mind. She shares how her background in yoga has influenced her understanding of the power of thoughts, mindset, mental agility, and the need to be grounded in the present moment.
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Failure sucks. No one wants it.
But most people fail to face it and lose out on the opportunity to win.
Learn why failure - despite its pain - can be the springboard to an even bigger future win.
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We often undervalue the importance of gratitude and what it can actually do to our physical well-being. Learn 3 key ways that a a small, daily practice of gratitude can change how you recover, perform, & compete.
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Even one step forward beats standing still.
Learn how I battled the days I lacked the feeling of motivation & found distractions everywhere to make sure I took at least one step - so you can too.
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Even people who may seem effortlessly successful on the outside go through the same kinds of internal struggles as everyone else. Recognizing your power to control parts of your day and to choose consistency in working toward your goals is key to unlocking your full potential. This week, Cleveland Indians Mental Performance Coach Brian Miles talks about being present, quieting the ego, and committing to the challenges you set for yourself.
When Miles is running laps in the morning, it’s always tempting to stop at six instead of doing the full nine around the field, he says. He’s honest when he talks about these small bumps in the road throughout the day because it’s important for people to know they aren’t alone in working past that inner voice that sometimes wants to give up. Taking back your power to achieve means making the choice to win the battle and recognizing that you have a say in your own success. It may feel risky or scary at first, but it ultimately opens up more opportunities in the long run.
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Do you let success make you slip? A lot of us do. We build some momentum. We achieve a few small wins. And for some reason we take our foot off the gas. We relax. We slow down. We become complacent. And we miss out on the opportunities we'd previously worked so hard to set ourselves up for.
Don't let that be you, too.
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For Drew Maddux, head basketball coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, the future is always in the background of his coaching efforts. By keeping a vision of what is possible for his team down the road, he’s able to take a human-centered approach to coaching. Through fostering connections and trust with his players, Maddux reinforces their potential as individuals, both on and off the court.
Building a championship culture starts with all the little things that happen behind the scenes, he says. It’s how players tuck in their shirts, walk onto the court, tie their shoelaces, and interact with their teammates. All of those details work in service of a larger vision for them 10 or 15 years in the future, making it possible to groom leaders by reinforcing good practices and habits every day. “We’re going to hold them accountable and we’re going to make sure there’s a clear understanding that accountability is directly correlated with love, not having an agenda, and wanting what’s best for them as a human being,” he says.
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The idea of "beating yesterday" is great - but how do you actually live it every day?
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Mindfulness is all about opening yourself up to truly experiencing whatever is happening in the present moment. It’s a word that some people gravitate toward, just as others tend to avoid it. But at its core, it’s about living with your feet on the ground, wherever you are. This week, Dr. Daya Grant, who is a neuroscientist, yoga instructor, and sport psychology consultant, talks about the benefits of taking a deep breath, filtering out the white noise, and focusing on what’s really important.
Dr. Grant says there are ways you can incorporate these tips into your everyday routine to help you hone your focus and put your best foot forward, no matter what life brings your way. For example, you might want to start your day by not looking at your phone. Whether you can hold off for 8 minutes or a whole hour, every bit helps. At the end of the day, perhaps try journaling and writing down the things you’d like to process before you sleep. And before you begin an important task, find a pre-performance routine that works for you, so you’re reading to pay attention without distraction when the time comes.
There's an important mental skill that's often overlooked in its ability to keep you moving forward and handling pressure, obstacles, & the opportunity of today.
Learn it. Embrace it. And practice it to improve how well you compete every day.
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Optimism helps Competitors battle challenges. Toxic positivity hurts their chances of success.
Learn the differences between the two and why optimism can be a competitive advantage for driven leaders.
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Even if you can't do everything you want at the level you want, you can still do something, right? Most people don't do anything because what they can do isn't at the same level they want to do it.
They missed the most important part of growth - you have to start somewhere and the only way to get "there" is by getting better by getting in reps.
So even if you can't do it all today, will you still compete to do something?
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Life isn't fair, and most people waste their opportunities by playing a victim mentality that it should be. We don't determine our starting position in life, but we do determine how we starting running when the race starts.
Be encouraged to become a victor and take control of your lane today.
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There are three options we have for dealing with our thoughts. We can ignore them, challenge them, or delve into them. Learning when to choose each of these approaches is a key component of building helpful self-talk. That can be a game changer for young athletes and others who have to spend a lot of time making decisions and judgment calls in their own heads, which is why learning to do it in a productive way is critical.
This week, Amanda Myrhrberg talks about the importance of useful thought processes and why we should focus on expanding our comfort zone, rather than breaking out of it. She’s the owner of A Game Sport Psychology Consulting, where she uses mental performance training to help young athletes and others “bring their A game.” Her goal is to build confident, comfortable, and thoughtful athletes who know how to face challenges head on and learn to overcome them.
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Does your day run you or do you have a clear plan of attack to run the day?
Most of us pack our schedules full of things that don't allow us space to create time for what actually matters to our big picture.
Learn some tips to reset your calendar & take back control of your schedule so you can learn to win it.
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You can't compete unless you're willing to take action. Quit waiting around from permission or approval and start taking action every day toward the goals you want for your life.
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Fitness influencer Ariana Travelstead joins this week's show to discuss the importance of putting your pride aside to commit toward your progress. We discuss starting a side-hustle, the importance of being a sponge of knowledge, and the catchy idea of 'balance.
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How are you supposed to reach your goals if you don't know all the steps needed?
I dive into this frequently asked question and what you can do to still make progress toward your goal even when you don't know everything needed to reach it.
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You are responsible for your controllables. If you want to be a Champion or person of success, plan to learn discipline and control "it" every day.
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It’s important to find a sense of balance or stability, even at the most unstable points in our lives. This week, RP founder Nick Shaw talks about using free time to work on larger projects and being sure to save time for relaxation and mental recharging to avoid burnout. It isn’t always possible to align your time exactly the way you want to, but by focusing on the things that are in your control, you can start to make better decisions about how to use the hours you have.
There’s always something a little more you could be doing to further your progress toward your goals, Shaw says. Whether it’s doing a few extra reps, rethinking your daily schedule, or reworking your time management, it’s important to look at the options you have and find out what works best for you mentally and physically. If you burn the candle too far at both ends, you can wind up with more work and fewer met goals. But if you get complacent and adopt a victim mentality, you can find yourself lagging behind. Once you find discipline and a work setup that are right for you, you’ll be set to tackle the milestones you set.
Worry and fear are feelings & thoughts based on a future where things don't go our way. We get caught in a trap when we don't practice mindfulness & being in the present.
Don't let worrying about what may not even happen be what keeps you from working toward becoming a winner.
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Oftentimes, people look forward, wondering what opportunities might be just over the horizon, rather than seeking out connections and partnerships they have access to right now. It’s OK to take a leap into the unknown, but don’t forget to find ways of helping out those around you, too. There may be surprising opportunities that stem from those conversations, says this week’s guest, podcaster and coach Ben Newman.
As soon as you finish listening to today’s show, Newman has a challenge for you. Based on your experience and relationships, what are the five phone calls you could make right now that have the potential to connect you to the future you desire? Write down the people’s names and phone numbers. When you get in touch, find out what you can do to help them — what value you can add to their mission. It’s a simple way of putting in the work today to reach your goals tomorrow.
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How do you expect to get better if you don't watch the game-tape? A powerful lesson on the importance of review, reflection, & proactively working to get better.
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Mission and motivation are both components of our journey when we choose to forsake average in the pursuit of greatness. They're both become part of our life when we decide we want to be a winner.
But only one of them is required each day. Are you leaning on the right one?
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“There is no glory in struggle,” says Nataly Kogan, Founder and CEO of Happier. Everyone faces challenges in life and has to overcome different types of adversity, but how we choose to do that can have a great impact on the outcome. This week, Kogan shares strategies for building mental and emotional fitness, and finding ways to thrive and grow, instead of just surviving.
When she was 13, Kogan and her family moved to the United States from Russia as refugees. She came from a tradition where struggling was considered good, and where suffering was accepted as a necessary component of finding success. By the time she was 35, she was in the midst of burnout and needed to rethink her approach to life and work. She made the choice to focus on emotional fitness and wellbeing and has learned to reframe struggles as challenges. Now, she shares those skills with others hoping to be effective leaders and find happiness and contentment in their own lives.
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It would be great if you could magically snap your fingers and “poof,” you were gritty. Unfortunately, you can’t build it overnight, but you do have the opportunity to build it over time.
In this week's episode, Jake shares one of the most important lessons & tips for how you can build your grit today.
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Everyone is chasing excitement – but excitement isn’t the right target. We must become ok doing the boring work in order to build a future success.
In this week’s episode, Jake motivates listeners with the reminder that in order to be great, you’ve got to be willing to stick with the boring.
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Every morning, Jessica Ream starts the day with a little, personal happy dance. She puts on a song to get her pumped and thinks: “Today is going to be a good day and we’re going to attack the day.” Other people might prefer to meditate, write in a journal, or repeat a motto to themselves. “When you start the day off like that, then (with) any challenges that arise throughout the day, you’re going to, hopefully, keep that same mindset,” she says.
Ream is a mental performance consultant who has worked with the U.S. Army and now runs her own consulting business. This week, she talks about the importance of routine and the power of having a growth mindset. No matter what bumps in the road you face, you can overcome them if you frame them as challenges, rather than unsolvable problems, she says. That approach also gives you the flexibility to handle the changes that will inevitably come your way, so you can always come out stronger than you were before.
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Motivation is great to have, but relying on it is like trying to predict the weather in Texas.
You simply can’t.
So why do so many people believe they need motivation in order to pursue a goal or take action?
In this week's episode, Jake dispels the myth of motivation and instead gives you three key components that are more important than how you feel for success.
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Everyone fights procrastination.
Average people procrastinate the meaningful work because they don’t see immediate results. Champions create a plan to overcome their procrastination so they can complete the work required to win championships.
Here's how you can, too.
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The year 2020 was full of uncertainty. For Mickey Ahrens, the start of the coronavirus pandemic brought with it serious questions about what he wanted his future to look like. After being furloughed from his job, he founded Tough Minds, which seeks to help people develop mental toughness and bring mindset training programs into the home.
In recent years, words like “mindfulness” have been making their way into the mainstream. But some folks may be unsure about how it applies to them or their kids. For Ahrens, building strong-minded individuals, who are self-aware and able to understand their place on a team, helps athletes learn skills they can use outside of sports, too. It’s never too late to begin learning mental toughness and resilience, he says. We can always get better if we keep moving forward, no matter what adversity comes our way.
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You won't miss opportunities if you consistently stay ready and prepare for your moment before it arrives. You don't have to get ready if you're constantly putting in the work required to stay ready.
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If your screen time is greater than your work time, then why are you complaining about a lack of results? Get off your phone & get after the work if you want to win.
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Not all confidence is created equal. There’s the kind you get from positive engagement on social media, for example, and the kind that’s built through learning something new, and challenging yourself to adapt to changing situations. That’s one of the key messages from this week’s guest, mental performance coach Ceci Clark. She spent years working with Army Special Operations and later, the Cleveland Indians, and says that stepping into uncomfortable moments is what makes us feel truly alive.
It’s important to foster a willingness and ability to challenge yourself. That’s because life won’t always go exactly the way you hope it will, or follow the steps you’ve planned for. It often forges its own unexpected path forward, and it’s up to you to be able to learn and evolve alongside it. It’s OK to feel nervous or unsure, she says, because the most important thing is what you do with those feelings. Do you turn back or give up when things get tough? Or do you make the choice to pull yourself forward and keep going?
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Our choices are completely independent of each other. Learn how the attitude of "Win the Next" will keep you from letting one bad choice turn into a losing streak.
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We fail to maintain momentum toward our long-term goals when our focus is in the wrong place. It’s the same with many of our struggles. Our focus helps influence our fate.
Our focus – and where we choose to place it – will determine our ability to build our grit and maintain the necessary work to achieve our long-term goals.
In today’s episode, Jake shares five steps we can use to keep our focus on our long-term goals.
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There are four types of managers in every company: the removed manager, the buddy manager, the controller, and the mentor. For employees, there are two characteristics that can make or break a working relationship. The first is standards. In order to grow, managers need to have expectations. But are they able to walk the walk, or just talk the talk? The second is connection. Are they able to empathize with their employees? These are some of the questions we talk about with this week’s guest, author and Undercover Millennial Clint Pulver.
He’s spent the last several years interviewing employees candidly about their experiences working for different companies. The one thing that comes up again and again is it’s all about the management. As a manager, you’re the No. 1 reason employees stay or go. That’s why it’s important to understand your style and work to continually improve. Pulver says the magic happens when people become mentor managers. If you’re able to have high standards and good, empathetic connections, you can build a workplace that people won’t want to leave.
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We overvalue the importance of luck and undervalue the power of a strong, consistent work ethic.
Successful people aren’t waiting on a lucky break when they could be making progress toward their goals. Luck happens – but only to those busy working to win.
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The faster you think, the faster you play. This is why athletes train religiously on basic footwork & drills so that it becomes instinctive. It’s why coaches try to make complex gameplans simple to digest & execute. The more you think about something, the slower you are to act.
Same goes with our life.
Unless we learn to identify 3 key things, our decision-making process – and the time it takes us to get our goals – takes longer.
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It wasn’t a choice for Karen Cogan to stop competing in gymnastics. When a knee injury ended her athletic career, she had to find a new way to engage with sports. She decided to pursue sports psychology and for many years now, has worked with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams. She uses her own struggle transitioning out of athletics to inform the way she guides other athletes through the challenges of their sports careers.
Something Cogan learned when she started working with Olympic athletes was that there is perhaps more disappointment and grief than you might expect. While we often see the joy and ecstasy of the gold medal win in the spotlight, there are countless athletes who compete and never see a medal. Being a high level athlete means learning how to cope with defeat and find a way to stand back up and regain confidence even when times are tough.
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Even when an outcome is unexpected, don’t forget to give yourself credit for trying to accomplish your goals in the first place. “This year has been challenging for everybody and sometimes, you have to give yourself a little bit of a break,” says Micha Shaw, mindfulness coach and retired competitive swimmer. This week, Shaw talks about the process of coming to terms with things that have happened in the past, and how mindfulness and resilience practice can better prepare you for what’s to come in the future.
When Shaw moved from Alaska to California for school, it was a big change full of opportunity. She began swimming competitively and found herself facing off against poolside champs. It was intimidating at first, she says, but she soon learned not to let that get the better of her. After college, she got into open water swimming. Within two years, she’d gone from novice to nationally-ranked. But, when she competed for an Olympic spot at the world championships, she fell short. It took her a long time to understand that experience and now, she helps others learn to focus on the process, rather than just the outcome, and appreciate the little things along the way.
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One of the most requested questions we get from listeners is, “how can I be more consistent?” We understand that in order to succeed, we need to be disciplined and consistent in our work, workouts, & life.
We also know that distractions abound and it’s easy to get off-track. In this week’s episode, Jake dives into one of the best things you can do in order to increase your ability to be consistent in the pursuit of your victory.
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The shortcut isn't actually a shorter path. Discover why the challenging, longer road is actually the better one for your pursuit.
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The solution that’s right for you might be different from one that works for someone else. Approaching problems and challenges at an individual level is what New York Mets Mental Performance Coach Samantha Gilmore does every day. This week, she shares tips for building self-awareness and learning to identify what makes you tick, so you can develop a plan for utilizing your strengths to overcome challenges both on and off the field.
Even the most experienced players know when to ask for help, whether it’s to develop their physical skills or get some mental performance coaching. Regardless of if you’re an athlete or not, it’s important to use all of the tools you have at your disposal to craft your path to success. By learning to understand your own thought processes, you can define your baseline, and then use your past performances to shape a strategy and solution that’s right for you.
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In this important episode, Jake details his own struggle of tying his identity to what he did and why Champions understand that who they are is much bigger than what they play or do.
If you're a high-achiever, this is a MUST-LISTEN episode.
*Note - this episode contains explicit language. Jake went on a rant.
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Learn ways to maintain your motivation for months at a time and how to overcome the top 3 reasons people lose motivation.
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For Mike Deegan, the move back to coaching from the corporate world just made sense. His instincts told him he needed to return to education and spend his time serving others. He’s spent the last two decades coaching collegiate baseball, and has watched his teams take three national championships. Over the last six years, he’s also written a book and become a high performance speaker, writer, and coach on the side. This week, Deegan shares tips for building strong teams and says sometimes, you just have to follow your gut.
Currently, his team follows a set of pillars — or core values — that they believe help them succeed as individuals and as a whole. Those include practicing gratitude, seeking continuous improvement, and celebrating other people’s wins. By learning to push yourself hard and find joy in recognizing that others are doing the same, you can gain self-awareness and encourage it in others. Ultimately, that creates a culture of always striving for more and being willing to put in the work to get there.
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You can't build a stronger, winning mindset if you constantly consume crap via the news, social media, & gossip. Be better about what you consume so you can better control what you put out.
You build a more optimistic, resilient mindset by controlling what you put into it.
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One of the biggest traps leaders face is the busy trap. We’re constantly busy working on projects, helping our team, and going going going, but we rarely are calling a timeout to make sure that what we’re busy with is helping make the company or team better.
We must exercise better control of our day in order to effectively compete for the goals we want to reach.
Besides, who wants to always be busy spinning your tires in place when you could be racing that nice car around the track?
Learn five things I started doing to intentionally be more effective in my endeavors - and how you can too.
For Brian Kight, unflinching realism and relentless optimism are like the two rails of a train track. Without either one, the train can’t move forward. For some people, taking a long, hard look at realism is a challenge. For others, it’s easy to get stuck in the rut of pessimism. But while many may feel these forces are in opposition, Kight says the ability to be realistic and optimistic helps you cut through excuses and take control of the decisions you make.
They are also two of the core principles of the DMGB mindset, which stands for “Doesn’t Matter, Get Better.” Regardless of what challenges you face, or how motivated you are or aren’t, you can make the choice to bring your best every day. It’s not about following your passion, Kight says, it’s about bringing your passion with you to everything you do. You have the power to hold yourself to the same high standards no matter what the task at hand is, and use your energy day in and day out. By making the right choices and holding yourself accountable, you can build the discipline you need to bring value to your work.
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Too often we're distracted looking for one major moment instead of the tiny ones that actually make the difference. Personal touch. Small steps. The little choices that every day compound to create big results.
Focus on how you can win the small things in order to seize the big things later.
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Don't let the pursuit of that goal keep you from making time to identify who you want to become - and doing the necessary work to forge yourself into them.
For Alex Auerbach, it’s all about the people. As the director of wellness and development for the Toronto Raptors, Auerbach spends his days building a strong workplace culture and supporting resilience and mental performance among players, coaches, and staff. Being able to make a tangible difference in people’s lives has always been appealing to him, he says. By helping those he works with develop the skills and tools they need to be successful in both sports and life, he’s able to follow his passion daily.
Looking back on the different organizations he’s worked with over the years, the one thing each and every one of the successful teams had in common was that they took a people-centered approach. It’s important to spend time getting to know the people you’re working with, Auerbach says. While it’s natural to enter into professional and personal relationships with goals in mind, it’s critical to set those aside and co-create a relationship that’s beneficial to all.
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Jake Thompson shares four key steps to better utilizing social media as a tool to learn, consume, & create in order to make better impacts.
What does your team notice first? It's important as a leader to understand how your actions tell a bigger story than your verbal orders ever could.
Brett Price knows the importance of sticking with something he’s passionate about. From the time he was a student himself, he’s known he wanted to work in baseball. So, he found the best people to learn from and worked his way up to becoming the strength and conditioning coach for the baseball program at the University of Alabama. Now, he passes along the lessons he’s learned to the students he works with both on and off the field.
It’s important to create a culture of dedication on a team and that comes from having standards, Price says. He defines a standard as what is required of a person regardless of how they feel on any particular day. By letting his players know that the best is expected from them every day, from the moment they walk in the door, they understand their commitment to the team is important. And by using a top-down approach and modeling that behavior for them, his players understand that he cares about them and is willing to do what it takes to help them succeed.
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“One day I’m gonna...” Too many people talk & post about what they’ll do “one day.” Can the results of the work you’ve put in tell the story of you? Talk is cheap. Social media isn’t always reality. We need more people to BE about the work so that their results speak for them.
Learn the six steps to investing in your team & helping them build a Competitor Mindset this year.
Sebastian Little says his life’s purpose is to create spaces for full self-expression and play. Understanding what makes individuals tick and how to use those motivations in service of their larger goals is a key component of his current work as a mental performance coach. This week, he shares his thoughts on the responsibility of leadership and the importance of giving yourself time and space to reflect on important moments in your life.
Over the years, Little has had to learn to synthesize his environment -- to take in all the stimuli and information -- and then consolidate the pieces that are actually important. From there, it’s possible to discard the things that are holding him back. It’s been a long road to learn how and why this process is important, and has taken moments of deeply personal reflection. But now, he shares his journey with others in the hopes of helping them find their own path forward.
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We all want the glory and awards that come with success, but unless you're focused on building your block of ice where no one is watching, you'll never shine where everyone is.
Leaders set the tone, energy, & standard for others so they have a benchmark with which to rise up to.
There are three things that always hold true for teams: they all struggle, they all have untapped talent, and most of them haven’t defined their success. That’s where Maureen Monte steps in. With a background in corporate team building and a commitment to seeing young athletes succeed, she has found her place helping others reach their full potential. This week, she talks about leadership and team development and shares tips for finding success in sports, work, and everyday life.
Monte has dedicated her life to facilitating these types of conversations among young athletes and employees alike. But while sports teams, especially, might define success as winning a particular championship or game, that’s not what defines the word for Monte herself. “I want them to win at the long game of life,” she says. She hopes the skills they learn now will serve them well whether they pursue athletics, the corporate world, or college down the line.
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For Dartmouth Coach Spencer Brown, it comes down to owning your results. As both player and coach, you have the choice to put in whatever effort you can to build a strong framework for success. It doesn’t matter how tired you are, or if you’re facing a challenge in your life, so long as when you’re at practice or in a game, you try your best. In this week’s episode, Brown talks about leadership qualities, personal empowerment, and making competition fun, both in sports and in everyday life.
Being a coach is about more than just the short time you see your players every day, he says. It’s about instilling values in them and empowering them to make good choices on their own time from morning until night. If they can learn positive habits and decision-making skills in sports, they can carry those forward into their future relationships and pursuits. No detail is too small to ignore, he says. From warm-up to the end of practice, and even the moments they spend at home, every minute counts.
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You can't lead someone else with your lips - you lead them with your life. Take this example from the ESPN The Last Dance documentary & learn why you must compete with your life before you can ever expect your team to do the same.
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All children are different. They have their own interests and hobbies, and their own unique dreams they want to pursue when they grow up. Some kids will choose to continue playing sports as they get older, while others will take a different path. That’s why it’s important to listen to them as they grow and share with you what makes them happy and fulfilled. This week, Asia Mape, founder of I Love To Watch You Play, shares tips on cultivating a healthy enjoyment of sports in kids of all ages.
There will be plenty of time for athletes to focus on the competitive rigours of the game as they move up to higher levels. But for kids to want to stick with sports, they have to have fun doing it. As parents, it’s important to keep that in mind as you encourage them. Sometimes, it will be up to you to step in and advocate for your child, so they carry the love of playing forward into the future. It all comes down to leading by example and making small changes along the way that add up in the end to positive results.
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If you don't have a clear picture of where you're trying to go, how can you ever expect to get there?
Most people float through life, expecting to "just arrive" at their dream destination. Competitors treat life like an expert sailor - they set a course, follow the stars, adjust during storms, and know exactly where they're headed.
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The road isn't easy.
The difficult is the calling card of a road to something better.
Be encouraged by this message from Jake on the importance of taking the more difficult road in order to reach the more important goals.
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For Iowa State Associate Head Volleyball Coach Jen Malcom, sports have been a lifelong passion. As a child, she played softball, basketball, volleyball, and did track. She also watched her own parents coach team sports. When she was in college, she learned from their example and started to coach, as well as play. The shift taught her to see the game from a different perspective when she was challenged to explain new things and bring together players in a group that works together well and can rely on one another.
This week, she shares tips for building strong teams and supporting players from varying backgrounds. It’s important to have a thick skin, she says, and learn to roll with the punches. You also have to be proud of what you accomplish and put your all into learning and growing with the game. And finally, as a coach, you have to understand how you can impact the lives of the players you work with. Taking responsibility for your potential and accountability for your actions can make all the difference, whether you’re on the court or behind the team.
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Many people mistakenly believe that “competing every day” requires you to buy into the hustle & grind, GO-GO-GO culture that says there are no off-days in life.
Contrary to that idea, you can’t actually compete at your best unless you learn to rest. “Competing” isn’t about working out daily or grinding in your business 24/7.
It’s about working every day to improve on the day before – mentally as much as physically.
Be reminded about this important truth to rest & how it allows us to lead better & be at our best for those we serve.
Life is a journey, not a destination. Discover why Competitors are always focused on "becoming" vs. trying to "arrive."
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Especially in a challenging year like 2020, it can be tough to identify all the things you are grateful for. But the same adversity can also help set the stage for recognizing the good in your life and the support structures that have helped you along the way. This week, Dr. Nicole Gabana talks about the importance of gratitude and why it’s key to performance in both sports and everyday life.
Gratitude has the power to positively impact our mental health and happiness, and it’s a skill that can be practiced daily. Gabana says sometimes people get stuck thinking that they have to feel a certain way — especially happy or grateful, or something else — in order to start gratitude practice. But that’s not the case. Spending a little time every evening writing a list of all the good things that happened during the day is enough to get you started. And then, by modeling gratitude for others, you can start to change the culture around you, just by changing yourself.
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"Yet" is one of the most powerful words you can use to remind your brain that you may not be where you want to be now, but you're on your way.
The journey to success is difficult.
The doubts creep in. The questions whisper in your ear. And that voice…. that damn evil voice reminding you that you’re not “there” like someone you scroll past on Instagram.
“Yet.”
You’re not there…yet.
“Yet” means that you will be.
“Yet” says I’m working toward my best self.
“YET” says SHUT UP YOU HATEFUL VOICE, I’LL SHOW YOU.
Put on your blinders and focus on stacking your own effort, your setbacks, your wins, and your hard work on top of each other. Keep climbing as you keep competing.
Every step is a building block to your best life.
#CompeteEveryDay for your “YET” while not giving up in the “now.”
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2020 has been a hard year for people across this country. It’s been a time of change and transition. For many of us, it’s been a journey full of ups and downs. Because of that, it’s the perfect time to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. There’s nothing to lose by starting a new workout, creating a podcast, or tackling a creative project. This week, podcast host and executive recruiter Ken Lubin talks about the importance of the journey and shares tips for making the most of unexpected moments in time like these.
Periods of change in life bring with them some missed opportunities. However, for every door that closes, another opens, and it’s important to be receptive to new possibilities when they come your way. While many people keep their eye on the potential outcome of their work, Lubin reminds us to pay special attention to the process we take to get there. That’s where the experiences lie, along with the potential for growth and improvement.
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In order to capitalize on your big opportunities in life, you better make sure you’re maximizing the small ones.
We tend to focus only on the big moments in life, those spotlight opportunities we need to do well in to succeed. But in doing so, we fail to seize those big moments because we neglected the little ones that prepare us for them.
If you want to capitalize on your life’s biggest moments, make sure you’re maximizing the smallest ones every day.
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Getting better is a choice.
Obesity is a choice, just like working out every day is a choice. Being in debt is a choice, just like managing your finances is a choice.
We all make choices every day (whether we realize it or not). Being a winner in life is about understanding your choices, being intentional with what you choose, and choosing to compete every day.
Getting better is a choice - is it one you'll make today?
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For Lauren Sisler, laying the groundwork for better outcomes in life always begins with a single first step. Sometimes we have a choice about when that happens, and sometimes we don’t. But one step is all it takes to head in a new direction. This week, Sisler shares her story of moving from gymnast to broadcast sports reporter and the pivotal moments that led her to where she is today.
One of the most critical moments happened when Sisler was a freshman in college. She received a call from her father saying her mother had just died. By the time she got home, her father had passed away, too. After their deaths, she realized that change is a constant and it’s up to each person to decide how and when they start to adapt. Now, she uses her experiences to help others who may be struggling to give or receive support.
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Motivation will fail you.
You will wake up more than once a week without the motivation to do the necessary work to move toward your goals. Most people wait on motivation.
They work hard on the days they feel “it” and they do nothing on the days they don’t.
Is it any wonder why they never reach their goals?
One key to success is learning to take action without feeling motivated. In this podcast episode, Jake Thompson shares why Competitors don’t need motivation in order to crush the goals they’ve set.
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One bad day can quickly spiral into two.
Compete Every Day founder Jake Thompson shares how Competitors should attack those bad days – and what we can do to ensure that one bad day doesn’t turn into a multiple day losing streak.
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For Lauren Johnson, there’s no time like the present. If you want to change your past or build a better future, it all starts today, she says. The decisions you make here and now are the ones that will help or hinder you on a regular basis. This week, Johnson, who is a mental conditioning coordinator for the Yankees, shares her tips for deciding to change, recommitting, and holding yourself accountable. It all starts one choice at a time.
“Everything we do exists in the present moment,” she says. “Our mind is the only thing able to exist in all three — past, present, and future.” For that reason, it’s critical to practice the behaviors and mindsets that work in service of your goals. By envisioning the identity you want, you can choose to become it. It may mean being uncomfortable or going outside your comfort zone. It may mean feeling fear or uncertainty. But it’s in those challenges and the way you respond to them that growth happens.
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It's easy to make the excuse that if we aren't motivated, taking a day off is ok.
In reality, Champions make sure that every day is the day they take a step forward.
It can be one step forward, or it can be ten. But something done every day to move closer to your goals beats doing nothing.
It’s not easy to stay focused.
There are a million distractions every single day. Regardless of what’s going on, there are still four things you control. Learn why these four controllables are the key to succeeding every year – and why they’re 100% up to you.
Competitors control their controllables.
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For author and podcaster Brian Levenson, one of the most under-appreciated question words is “when.” That’s because knowing when to shift between different mindsets and frameworks is just as critical as the skills it takes to do so. For example, elite performers of all types find success through understanding when it’s time to prepare and when it’s time to perform. Then, they can adapt how they are thinking about each situation to match what they need to achieve in that moment.
This week, Levenson returns to the show to discuss his new book and why he chose to focus on mindset shift as a key piece of the process puzzle. For many people, it can be easy to get stuck spending too much time and effort on either preparation or performance. They forget that it’s a combination of the two, along with a healthy dose of practice, that is a recipe for success. It’s crucial for people to take a mental inventory every once in a while and then put the time into making up for whatever they’re not doing enough of.
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Is your decision to take action every day determined by your current position - or your long-term commitment?
Most people stay in neutral because they justify if they can't do "everything," there's no sense in doing anything. It's the same reason they fail to reach their goals - there's always an excuse as to why they can't get the work done.
In this new podcast episode, speaker Jake Thompson challenges you with the truth that even if you can't do everything you want today, there's always at least one thing you can do to get better.
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For Matt Kjell, it’s all about family. Since the start of this year, he’s gotten married and is now expecting a child. But he hasn’t always felt the future looked so bright. Back in 2018, his father received a surprising cancer diagnosis and passed away shortly thereafter. It shook Kjell’s foundations and sent him into a spiral of unhealthy choices. One day, he woke up, looked around, and asked himself a crucial question: Is this what I want my life to look like? His answer was a resounding “no.”
This week, Kjell shares his story about finding the path back to health and wellness, and about the importance of family. He had always looked to his father, and his grandfather before that, as examples of what it means to work hard and provide a good life for their kids. Now, Kjell is following in their footsteps and using their drive as motivation in his own life, so he can continue their legacy with the next generation.
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Individuals have the power to influence entire organizations. That’s why it’s critical for leaders, coaches, players, and coworkers to invest in personal development and making connections in order to have successful outcomes. This week, Colin Cerniglia, CEO and founder of the Talent 409 Leadership Academy, talks about building a culture of excellence in sports, business, and life, and why digging deeper than surface level is a key component.
He draws many of his stories from the cultural shifts of the New York Yankees. Cerniglia has long been a fan of the team, but became interested in the Yankees’ team dynamics and how they’ve changed over time. He explores that history in his new book, which shows that the example set by team leaders can have a profound effect on everyone and on the way the group works together to achieve their goals.
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“Be curious, not furious.” That was something Anna Hennings’ mother used to tell her growing up. In essence, it means that it’s better to be curious about the mistakes you make, rather than just being angry that you made them. That’s because mistakes are a great way to learn and grow, if you see them as an opportunity, rather than a failure. This saying now serves as a cornerstone of Hennings’ understanding of building a growth mindset and is something she passes on to the people she works with on a daily basis.
Hennings is a mental performance coach who predominantly works with volleyball players and more specifically, those transitioning from indoor volleyball to beach volleyball. But while she has a focus area, the lessons she learned in sports and now uses in her practice are applicable throughout life and work, she says. For example, it can be helpful for players to practice self-compassion through self-kindness, understanding common humanity, and mindfulness. But those same skills are invaluable in the workplace and at home for finding ways to continue on the path of personal development and happiness.
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Jake shares an important rally cry to Competitor Nation about why competition matters and how the world needs more people to step up and compete every day in it.
End your week fired up with this bonus episode of the Compete Every Day Podcast.
Dre Baldwin wasn’t always the most talented player on his team. But what he always had was a love of competition, a strong drive to succeed, and a healthy dose of discipline. After a later start to his basketball career, he went on to play professionally overseas and then returned home to start his own business. In the years since he graduated, he’s built a name for himself as an author, speaker, and YouTube role model. This week, Baldwin talks about the power of trusting the process and putting in the work that will lead to success on and off the court.
You have to build a strong foundation and push yourself to visualize how you plan on reaching your goals, Baldwin says. One of the ways Baldwin did that in his own life was to focus on who he surrounded himself with. For example, in order to get better at school sports, he played one-on-one with the best players on his team. Even though they usually scored more points, he learned from playing against them regularly. Not only did those games help him build confidence, they helped him learn new skills from people who did them well. By working on strengthening his foundation, he was able to find success in the long-term.
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Today, I dive into the one decision you should consider most heading into a new month and the upcoming election.
All of the attention (or shouting) on social media is why you have to vote for this person or that person. It's taking attention away from who you should really consider casting a ballot for and putting your faith in this year.
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To be a leader is to have the ability to impact other people’s lives. It’s not about the title, the status, or the amount of money you make; it’s about being a positive influence on those around you. That’s why it doesn’t just appear in the boardroom. There are leaders everywhere — even in the most unexpected places. This week, podcast host and author Jason Romano talks about the importance of servant leadership and how understanding people’s unique value makes a better team.
He shares personal stories of his time working at ESPN as a talent producer and in other roles. One of his most pivotal moments came when a job he wanted went to the other finalist instead of him. It was a moment that underscored the importance of humility and of supporting others in success. It was also a chance to see disappointment as a path to new opportunity, which he has carried with him ever since.
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It can be easy to get stuck in a mental prison where your outlook on life focuses on your fears and insecurities, rather than your potential. It takes self-awareness and a willingness to challenge your inner voice to break free of these internal weights holding you down. This week, author and mental architect Lucas Jadin talks about the power of mental preparation and resiliency and how to commit to unpacking the mental side of life.
Too often, people try to fix internal problems with external solutions. While they may provide a temporary distraction, they will never lead to a long-term resolution. That’s why it’s critical to find the root of these problems, so they can be fixed where they start. It means coming to terms with sometimes long-held fears and insecurities, but the payoff is a life that can fill the space left when you are free of limitations.
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For Ryan Hawk, learning the importance of practice and patience came at an early age. When he was 14 and a freshman in high school, he never expected to play on his school’s varsity football team. He spent months training hard and learning from the best. When the first game of the year came around, he was put on the field and ultimately threw the game-winning touchdown pass. Looking back, he realized it was the work he’d put in ahead of time that led to this early success.
It was a lesson he took with him when he transitioned away from football after college and into the business world. He sought out mentors and learned from their example. Now, he’s a successful entrepreneur, author, and podcast host who has dedicated his life to sharing his love of learning with others. This week, he talks about the importance of a strong work ethic, investment in the people around you, and why time well spent in advance leads to good outcomes down the road.
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For Jon Gordon, life has been a journey and faith has been at the core of it all. In his early 30s, he entered into a time of questioning and exploration. It led him to read about different religions and types of spirituality and by the time he was in his mid-30s, he decided he wanted to get baptized. Through these varied experiences, Gordon learned to identify his core purpose in life, which he says is crucial for thoughtful decision-making.
You have to know what you stand for, know what you’re here to do, and understand your purpose and principles in order to make decisions that align with your goals and priorities. Distractions may try to pull away your focus, so it’s important to let go of thoughts and tasks that don’t support your journey forward. That means picking your battles and your moments to shine. Understand when it’s better not to enter into a debate or when it’s beneficial to voice your opinion. Once you understand the ideals that guide you, the path forward becomes much clearer.
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Former guest Kip Watson, the founder of BrainCode Corp, joins this week's BONUS episode to discuss the world of sports during covid-19, how parents & youth athletes can manage the grief, pain, and heartbreak of league cancellations, and the importance of personal responsibility in overcoming pain.
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For Jim Hensel, it all came down to one very important conversation. Facing a challenging time with his work and family, he found himself in the car with his uncle one day. His uncle told him it was time to take responsibility for his life and where it had gone. It was the spark that lit the fire for Hensel and set him on the path toward accountability and self-determination. Shortly thereafter, he wrote down his Strength and Honor Code, which he now lives by, and started to work with children.
All together, these experiences helped to ground Hensel in what matters, which is a strength he now works with others to develop. He had to understand his purpose and figure out what he actually believed in. Then, he had to find a way to represent those beliefs in a true and authentic manner. And finally, he had to develop his own personal mission statement that would help guide him. By truly owning his place in life and understanding what he wanted to get out of it, he could stop scrambling to figure out what to do next and instead, put his effort into achieving his goals.
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Moving mountains starts with a single rock. For Lindsey Wilson, visualizing the future she wants to create is what helps her prepare for the monumental task of getting there. A former professional basketball player and current full-time entrepreneur and mom, Wilson has relied on mindfulness work on and off the court for decades. This week, she shares tips for building a positive mindset, even in a time as uncertain as now.
For many people, it’s easy to fall into the trap of letting life happen to them and be a victim of circumstance. But it’s possible to take the wheel in your life and progress, Wilson says. By understanding that you are in control of your own thoughts, you can start to make your mind work for you. It’s a deep dive inside yourself, she says, but the journey leads to a stronger, more resilient version of yourself.
What You’ll Learn:
- Engage in positive self-talk
- Visualize the future you want to create
- Be proactive, rather than reactive
- Realize the control you have over your thoughts
- Practice intentionality every day
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For John Wooley, the journey from posting a few CrossFit memes on an Instagram account to having more than 250,000 followers on his now-iconic fitness satire page was a surprising one. He says he’s always been able to find humor in things, but never expected something personal to gain such a large and widespread following. And now that he’s found his voice, he says it’s important for him to use it.
He’s used his page to talk about everything from COVID and depression to racism and George Floyd, all while staying true to his original thread of memes that take the mickey out of coaches, fitness tropes, and gym life. “If you figure out your joke or whatever it may be, and then you take it to its most absurd point, you can almost talk about anything,” he says. The success of his first platform has since led to the creation of a podcast and YouTube channel. Looking back, Wooley says if his humor or willingness to talk about serious topics has helped even just a single person have a better time, the journey has been worth it.
What You’ll Learn:
- Practice gratitude and thankfulness
- Scale your workouts for long-term results
- Add value to your followers with smart content
- Use humor to bridge divides
- Learn from successful people around you
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For Tola Ogunlewe, the only thing that’s certain is that at some point, things will change. Whether it’s this year, next year, or a decade down the line, something will shift the course of your life. Whether or not you’re prepared for that change can make all the difference in how successful and satisfied you are once it happens. This week, Ogunlewe talks about transitioning in and out of sports and shares his thoughts on preparing for the future to find fulfillment both on and off the court.
It’s important to understand how the game works, he says. That means coming to terms with the fact that you may play for 20 or 25 years, but probably won’t play professionally for 40 or 50. What will you do after? What skills do you have to put to work once your time as a player is up? It’s a mental exercise to start while you’re still in the game. When you reach the professional level, everyone you’re competing with used to be the best in their hometowns. What sets you apart from them? What makes you unique? Learning to see what you bring to the table is a valuable lesson that will put you on the path to reaching your fullest potential, no matter what the future has in store.
What You’ll Learn:
- Understand the long arc of the game
- Prepare for changes before they happen
- Built mental fortitude
- Think beyond the talent
- Identify the qualities that make you stand out
Grant Parr defined himself as an athlete. For years, he played every sport he could; he was a quarterback, ran track and field, played baseball, and more. But when he was in college, an injury threw his life off course. He gave up sports and for decades, avoided walking down memory lane. He wanted to keep the past in the past and not revisit the games he felt he couldn’t play anymore. In his late 30s, he had a hip replacement which led to complications and left him disabled. He ended up in a doctor’s office again, but this time something was different. The doctor told Parr that when he finished his final procedure, he’d be “running into life.”
He took months to emotionally and mentally prepare himself for the surgery and when it was over, his first words off the table were, “I’m back.” Now in his 40s, Parr is helping others develop the growth mindset he learned to foster in himself. He’s an author and speaker and someone who doesn’t let challenges get in his way anymore. He shares tips for how to mentally manage the COVID-19 pandemic and find opportunities for creativity and new pursuits by staying present in the moment, even as the future is unpredictable.
What You’ll Learn:
- Be intentional with actions and thoughts
- Maintain critical connections
- Allow creativity to flourish
- Be protective of your energy
- Focus on what you can control
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From his humble beginnings in Pennsylvania to his successful acting career in Hollywood, Dan Cortese has walked many different paths in life. He worked the graveyard shift at a steel mill to put himself through college and left home to pursue the California dream. He landed a job as the host of MTV Sports and later became a well-known side character on the popular show, Seinfeld. He’s since written a book documenting his journey and looking at the power of positivity. This week, he shares his story of growth and change and reminds us to always be grateful for the opportunities we have.
He recalls a moment at the steel mill when he considered dropping out of college. He wasn’t sure how his future would look or if he’d find success in acting. A coworker reminded him that in going to college, he was already in the process of achieving something others worked hard to get. He took the lesson to heart and moved across the country to reach his goals. After gaining popularity on television, he once again had to reevaluate the direction his life had taken. Now, his goal is simple, but valuable: to be a little bit better each day.
What You’ll Learn:
- See challenges as chances for growth
- Don’t play the comparison game
- Hold yourself accountable to having a healthy mindset
- Learn to live in the hard moments, as well as the good
- Find out who you want to be and work toward it
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The way to success is focus and consistency. You have to put in the work, day in and day out, with clear goals in mind. That’s a lesson from this week’s guest, author, entrepreneur, and Crossfit champ Jason Khalipa. He shares his story of growing a company and becoming one of the fittest men in the world. After his daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, Khalipa had to re-center himself and his goals and learn to slow down and truly appreciate being focused in the moment.
Being in the moment means concentrating your effort on whatever you are doing. When you find yourself with your feet in too many places at once, you can lose your grounding. By making sure you go all in on one task at a time — even just for 10 minutes a day — you can do that task to the best of your ability and build routines that will last over time. It often means giving up control and learning to delegate responsibilities to others on your team. But by doing that, you also give them the chance to build their own skills and flourish. It’s a win-win.
What You’ll Learn:
- Recognize other people’s strengths and use them
- Set expectations in line with goals
- Stay focused in the moment
- Build consistency and routine
- Remember to slow down when you need to
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How you carry yourself as a leader can affect every facet of your team. Whether you’re a doctor, a manager, a team captain, or in another leadership role, your attitude and approach will shape the way your superiors, employees, and co-workers interact with each other and you. This week, retired CIA intelligence officer Marc Polymeropolous talks about building strong leadership skills and finding clarity in times of uncertainty. It’s about being motivated to work for the collective good and building up trust and accountability over time.
It’s easy to lead the way when the path ahead is clear, Polymeropolous says. But the path is rarely clear. There will be times when you and your team are under stress or facing challenges, both large and small. It’s in those moments that a leader has to show confidence. And it’s in the times leading up to those challenges that a leader has to be honest and take responsibility, so there is cohesion when it’s needed the most.
What You’ll Learn:
- Have honest conversations
- Develop relationships based on trust
- Focus on what is in your control
- Take it upon yourself to handle problems as they arise
- Embrace uncertainty and learn from it
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One of the messages Colin Bado wants everyone to hear is that it’s OK to need help sometimes. Everyone experiences challenging moments in life. For some people, it may come in the form of longstanding mental health issues. For others, it may be a single experience that brings them to their lowest point. Part of learning to build a good relationship with yourself is knowing when you can’t do it on your own. This week, Bado shares his thoughts on making it through the tough times and finding ways to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Several years ago, Bado found himself in one of his darkest moments. At the time, he says he was having suicidal ideation. His loved ones intervened and helped him find the assistance he needed to get back on his feet. Now, he’s working to provide structure and hope to young people who may be in a similar mindset. The coronavirus pandemic is putting pressure on everyone and changing lives in unpredictable ways. In this timely conversation, Bado talks about holding onto hope, practicing gratitude, and finding opportunities in unexpected places.
What You’ll Learn:
- Accept help when you need it
- Take time to reflect on life
- Seek out mentorship, or offer it to others
- Let go of what you can’t control
- Practice gratitude even in hard times
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Something that many athletes and top performers have in common is a story of overcoming adversity. For former New York City firefighter and elite athlete Matt Long, personal challenges have shaped the course of his life. In 2005, Long was hit by a bus. He spent weeks in a coma and months in the hospital, where he endured several surgeries. When he got out of the hospital, he found the mental part of recovery was just as challenging.
Long had to find a way to accept the ways in which his life had changed. Prior to the accident, he had been an avid runner. After the accident, his gait was off and his body had changed, so he turned to indoor rowing and other strength exercises. He found a new avenue to elite athleticism through tenacity, perseverance, and mental fortitude. He also had to learn not to let pride get in the way. He asked for help when he needed it, which gave him the support and tools that helped him blaze a new path forward. This week, he shares tips on overcoming challenges and learning from them to be better prepared for tomorrow.
What You’ll Learn:
- Practice tenacity
- Learn from past disappointments
- Persistence leads to outcomes
- Let go of anger and self-pity
- Don’t let pride get in the way
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Learning to recognize the things that are holding you back can be a helpful tool step toward making meaningful change in your life. Even if you have 100 good habits that you practice, just a single bad habit can hinder the effectiveness of all the rest. This week, author and psychology professor Amy Morin shares tips for working through challenges and building the mental strength you need to reach your full potential.
Morin draws on her own experiences with hardship; they have informed the work she’s done in the years since. When she was in her mid-20s, both her mother and her husband passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. She was left having to find ways to stay mentally strong while also processing her grief. At times, she found it easier to think about what she didn’t have to do, rather than list all the things she should do. That led to a blog post which paved the way to her first book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.
What You'll Learn:
- Focus on making change within yourself
- Allow space for grief
- Learn to recognize your bad habits
- Consider seeking coaching or outside help
- Work to interrupt mental downward spirals
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There’s a difference between giving up just because something gets hard and knowing when it’s time to make a change in your life. That’s one of the key messages from this week’s guest, entrepreneur and speaker Christopher J. Wirth. Wirth has built his life around the “No Quit” message, but says that doesn’t mean it’s good to stick with things when they are no longer serving a useful or healthy purpose. On today’s show, he shares tips for reassessing your place in life and adjusting course, as needed, to reach your goals.
What You'll Learn:
- Approach challenges with positivity
- Learn how to reassess your position in life
- Understand when it’s time for a change
- Be intentional about your environment and people
- Practice consistency with your accountability partners
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There are many things that have become unsettled in our world. Our daily routines have changed and some opportunities we may have had a few months ago have been put on hold, while others have arisen through the changes. This week, Arizona Diamondbacks Mental Skills Coordinator Zach Brandon talks about the benefits of practicing mindfulness and intentionality, and shares ideas on how to return to a centered place even when the storm is at its strongest.
It begins with a simple tenet of sports — you have to make sure you’re paying attention to the right thing at the right time. Especially in times of change, it’s important to find a way to pause and take stock of where you are, and then adjust your focus. It doesn’t matter if that change is a large life shift or just the transition from work to home in your everyday routine, there’s value in re-centering before you move to something new. Often, our minds can work against us when we get stuck on what’s happened in the past or worry about what’s to come. By acknowledging and accepting the changes, we can find a way to enter into the new space with intentionality and focus. It doesn’t make the challenges disappear, but it can make them easier to navigate.
What You'll Learn:
- Switch your focus to be more process-oriented
- Build transition routines into your day
- Adjust your expectations when you practice a new skill
- Find a way to center yourself when you need to
- Practice intentionality in your actions
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The realm of sports is ripe for teaching young people and athletes important skills they can use and put to work for the rest of their lives. For coaches, it takes being able to turn words like “character” and “competition” into behaviors and traits that athletes can see and feel. Once those ideas become tangible, they can be learned and developed.
This week, author and teacher Dr. Ralph Pim shares ideas for breaking down critical concepts into teachable and adoptable life lessons.
Dr. Pim started his career coaching youth sports. Over the years, he worked his way to college coaching and ultimately, to West Point, where he became the director of competitive sports for the entire military academy.
At West Point, all cadets are also athletes; it’s a mandate of the school which early on, recognized the benefits of sports experience in building great leaders. Now an international leadership consultant and educator, he’s sharing what he both learned and developed at West Point about shaping athletes into well-rounded and persevering people in all aspects of their lives.
What You’ll Learn:
- Develop self-discipline
- Turn buzzwords into teachable behaviors
- Develop good behaviors into great habits
- Transfer sports lessons to life and work
- Learn to speak to the heart of players
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When you wake up each morning, your life could unfold in a thousand different and unexpected ways. Each day comes with new challenges, some of which you never could have predicted. Now, more than ever, many of us are learning to live within change we didn’t see coming. We are adapting to a new normal, which will continue to fluctuate and be reshaped with every passing day.
This week, author, podcaster, and educator Rick Alexander talks about perseverance and resilience in an ever-changing world.
“When you find yourself in a situation where the world looks profoundly different than what you thought it was going to look like, the way that you talk to yourself is going to empower or disempower you,” he says. That’s why it’s important to ask the right questions and move forward, letting go of any attachment to ideas of how things should have gone. That will open you up to focusing on how things are and learning to live life to the fullest, no matter what happens next.
What You’ll Learn:
- Develop perseverance to stabilize within change
- Focus on the things you can control
- Know your limits and when you need to stop
- Make tough decisions with a clear head
- Let go of preconceived notions of how things should be
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It’s important to do things that bring you fulfillment. While people may say it’s bad to quit, it’s critical to know when the time is right for you to step away from something and seek out a new avenue to explore. Likewise, it’s important to consider if you’re doing the best you can or if there are aspects of your life or interactions that could use some improvement.
This week, author, speaker, and mental performance coach Allistair McCaw talks about the importance of self-reflection and knowing yourself at a deeper level, so you can make the best decisions for your life and future.
Self-reflection can help with both self-acceptance and self-improvement, he says, which will better prepare you to step into each new day ready to work toward your goals.
What You’ll Learn:
- Start by making small changes
- Ramp up your goals over time
- Practice daily self-reflection
- Work toward a positive attitude and mindset
- Develop healthy self-talk
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Patrick Allmond is a fan of the phrase, “done is better than perfect.” That’s because actually doing something, even if it’s not done perfectly, is more productive than spending your time worrying it will be wrong.
Allmond calls the tendency we have to get stalled out while trying to make decisions analysis paralysis. This week, he shares tips for overcoming this inability to choose and learning to move forward and make the most of each day.
It’s easy to get stuck on repeat in our heads worrying that we don’t know what to do. We spend hours, days, even weeks trying to plan out the smallest details and weighing one option over another. Allmond says taking a single small step every day is what we have to do to keep moving.
Even if our path takes twists and turns along the way, we’ll still get there eventually. If we never take the first step, though, we’ll stay trapped in the same place as time passes us by. So, make the choice, take the step, and walk into tomorrow with purpose.
What You’ll Learn:
- Combat analysis paralysis
- Don’t fear making the wrong choice
- Have friends keep you accountable
- Make the most of the time you have
- Take a small step every day
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If you want to make real and lasting change in your work environment, you have to start from a place of clarity about your actual situation. You have to understand where you are at relative to your company’s mission and what things are in your control to change for better outcomes.
This week, author and speaker David Burkus shares ideas for finding what your team will fight for, and understanding the stakes that show why that fight is necessary.
“There is a bad future that will happen and a good future that will happen, and we’re actually in control of that based on how seriously we take it,” Burkus says.
Oftentimes, companies talk about the idea of purpose, instead of a fight. While purpose focuses on something positive that teams can work together to create, a fight demonstrates the stakes and gives teams the challenge they need for bonding and motivation.
It’s a rallying cry, he says, that brings together every member of the group in service of something greater.
What You’ll Learn: * Find something for your team to rally around * Move from accepting a purpose to understanding the stakes * Choose to change * Find the connections that lead to opportunity * Start from a place of clarity
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Emotional intelligence is key to living a balanced and healthy life. It means learning to understand and manage your own emotions and the emotions of those around you. It takes introspection and space to get in touch with your own needs and pace.
This week, sports management professional, author, and keynote speaker Will Baggett talks about showing up ready to give your best and taking a step back when you need to adjust.
Especially during challenging moments — like this one — it can be tempting to fall into easy routines just to get by. But research has shown that how we present ourselves, even during times of transition or upheaval, affects how we think and act.
That’s why it’s important to be mindful, and always ask what you could be doing to add value to wherever you’re at at any given point in time. What you put in will shape what you, and others, get out. So, strive for contentment, not complacency, and take opportunities as they come.
What You’ll Learn:
- Grow your emotional intelligence
- Have patience with yourself
- Look to add value where you are
- Strive for contentment, not complacency
- Seek balance in your life and work
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Even through times of great uncertainty, there are things individuals and businesses can do to ensure they have strong foundations.
This week, business growth, sales, and leadership expert Meridith Elliott Powell talks about the power of people and shares tips for creating a sustainable and growth-oriented platform through investing in the people that drive your business.
Your competition can do what you can do; they can make what you can make. The only real difference between you and them is your network and your reputation in the marketplace. That’s why it’s critical to give your employees the chance to learn and grow over time and surround yourself with people you can learn from. Within your business, it’s important to think about long-term viability.
One of the ways to work toward that is to build succession into every level of your business. That way, even when there’s upheaval as we’ve seen during the coronavirus pandemic, there will always be someone who can step into other roles and keep continuity for your brand.
What You’ll Learn:
- Build succession into your business
- Lead by example
- Use failure as a learning tool
- GIve employees opportunities to grow
- Build up your network of contacts
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It’s the day-by-day and moment-by-moment changes you make that will ultimately shape your future outcomes.
That’s the key message from this week’s guest, Dr. Paul Arciero. Years of study and research led him to create the PRISE lifestyle, which is based on living a healthy and whole life.
What you eat and how you move and use your body shape the way you live in the world. They influence your emotional and mental wellbeing and even how you interact with the people closest to you. It can be tough to change the habits you have to get on track to living well.
That’s why it’s important to figure out what value being healthy has for you. Defining its worth and meaning can help you get into the right mindset to change your habits and start living up to your full potential.
What You’ll Learn:
- Focus on nutrition
- Practice an active lifestyle
- Pay attention to emotional wellbeing
- Make daily changes for long-term outcomes
- Define the value of healthy living
Times are tough for everyone right now. We’ve had to change our schedules, start working from home or putting in extra hours, and some of us have lost jobs or wages. But even if the challenges are great, the opportunities to overcome them are even greater, if you put your mind to it.
This week on the Compete Every Day podcast, host Jake Thompson talks about hitting the reset button and committing yourself to winning tomorrow’s possession.
When you are emotionally exhausted or mentally done, it can be easy to get stuck on repeat in your head, playing the negatives over and over again. But that’s counterproductive. The past is the past and it can’t be changed.
What you do have the power to control is how you enter the next day. Will it be on the right foot and with a positive attitude? If you had a bad day, shake it off and win tomorrow. The power is in your hands.
What You’ll Learn:
- Practice the midnight rule
- Recognize when you need to hit the reset button
- Be present in the given moment
- Focus on what you can control
- Try, even if you may fail
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We all have a responsibility to ourselves and others. It’s up to us to put our best foot forward and do what we can to live good lives, both internally and externally.
This week, legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg shares stories of resilience and responsibility and talks about how to use the power and esteem of sports to make change in the world.
Steinberg says it’s important to maintain a sense of hope for the future, and to strive for self-awareness. It can be challenging to look past your current situation and recognize what you have to offer. Likewise, it can be easy to forget the ability you have to make a difference. But by being authentic as you walk through life and never forgetting to feel appreciation for what you have, you can live a life guided by your values and help others along the way.
What You’ll Learn: * Find hope in difficult times * Work on building self-awareness * Be transparent and authentic * See players and people holistically * Always have a sense of appreciation
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What if the hardest time in your life was actually the necessary setback you needed to use as a stepping stone to create an even better path that you’d ever imagined?
I posted this question last week on my personal Facebook page and the responses are some of the most powerful stories I’ve ever read. Click here to read them all.
What if you embraced the mindset that in the midst of this storm, you’re going to plant seeds that will harvest into an even better path down the road?
What if instead of seeing challenges as the end of your story, you saw it as the end of a chapter – and the beginning of a better one?
The decision on how you see this storm is 100% up to you. Choose the perspective of a Competitor.
You are enough. To come to a place where you’re living in contentment, you have to practice radical self-acceptance. That means facing and accepting the things that scare you — all the niggling feelings of inadequacy and self-judgment — and learning to love who you are right here, right now.
This week, U.S. Army lieutenant and former NFL player Caleb Campbell talks about the power of transformation. It comes down to shifting from having fear as a motivator, to being motivated by love.
What You’ll Learn:
- Open yourself to personal transformation
- Practice radical acceptance in the here and now
- Have the courage to face fear
- Move from willpower to willingness
- Remember that you are enough
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Every day is a choice of who we will be. Will we allow the outside world & other people determine our controllables?
Or will be Competitors who control our controllables & do the best with what we’ve got?
On this quick BONUS episode of the Compete Every Day Podcast, Jake reminds you that TODAY is the day YOU have to decide if you’ll live as a thermometer or step up as a leader and be a thermostat. #CompeteEveryDay
Teams reflect the nature of their leaders. If a leader lacks confidence, determination and direction, so will their team. That’s why it’s critical to develop your leadership skills if you want to help bring yourself and those around you up to the next level.
This week, we hear from author, speaker, and consultant Kevin DeShazo on the power of leadership and how good managers guide their teams to the future, while poor ones fall behind.
What You'll Learn:
- Respect the power of social media
- Grow healthy leaders for healthy teams
- Have open conversations about mental health
- Initiate conversations to build trust
- Cultivate psychological safety with your team
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We have a lot of uncertainty in the world today. It’s a scary and frustrating time for all of us.
In the midst of the chaos lies an opportunity for leaders to set the example and show the way. On today’s episode, Jake talks about the importance of embracing the mindset “Do what you can until you can do what you want” and the opportunity that every Competitor needs to step up to seize this week.
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No one has the time. We have to make the time. If we aren’t intentional about how we set up our days, it’s easy to lose focus and get caught up in distractions.
Then, at the end of the day, we find we haven’t met our goals. And by the end of the week, we’re struggling to keep our head above water and make it to the weekend.
On this episode, author and speaker John Zeratsky shares tips and tricks for making time and keeping ourselves on track.
What You’ll Learn:
- Start the day by choosing a highlight
- Reconfigure your environment to help you focus
- Take care of your body to bring your best energy
- Reflect and make adjustments to your day
- Set expectations based on your values and worth
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Leaders don’t pass the buck to someone else. They take responsibility for their actions and decisions and work to change them in the future if they need improvement. Owning your choices is an integral part of learning what you have control over in your own life.
By understanding that you play a part in creating the situation you’re in, you can take action to change that situation and improve your decision-making.
If you don’t take responsibility, it’s easy instead to take a backseat in your own life and become a follower, rather than a leader. So, each and every day, remember that it starts with you.
What You’ll Learn: * Own your decisions * Identify what is within your control to change * Work to fix your own problems * Don’t neglect the small tasks * Acknowledge the path that got you here
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Your past doesn’t have to define you. Every day, you have the power to choose how you want to show up and what person you want to be. This week, athlete and Gym Gypsy founder Vanessa Bennington talks about the transformative power of self-reflection, journaling, and changing daily habits to break your own mold.
All through high school and into her 20s, Bennington struggled with an eating disorder. She was trying to beat her genes and stay fit as an adult -- but was doing it in a dangerous and self-destructive way. Then, she found CrossFit and started journaling every day. Now, she owns her own company which makes a line of fitness and life journals, so others can use writing to change their circumstances.
What You’ll Learn:
- Be tenacious in pursuing your goals
- Figure out what hasn’t worked in the past
- Identify your excuses in order to quit them
- Don’t let failure be the end
- Remember your history doesn’t have to define you
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Competitors SHINE when the stakes are highest.
Jake shares what it means to be “clutch” in high-pressure situations and how leaders train themselves to perform at their best when the pressure is highest.
You’ll learn: * The three keys to prepare for your high-pressure moment * What five things you have 100% control of – and need to do in every big moment. * Why pressure is actually a privilege * How you can train yourself to perform at your best under pressure.
Mentioned in this episode: * Podcast episode: How to Build Your Positive Self Talk
When You Prepare: * Get quality repetitions in * Practice visualization * Build your positive self-talk
When You Perform: * Control your breathing * Trust your preparation * Be your own cheerleader – talk to yourself! * View the moment as an opportunity to thrive – it’s a privilege * Act as if you’ve been there
Nobody is born with mental or physical grit. It’s something you develop over time, by facing challenging situations and making it through to the other side.
This week, dog musher and author Katherine Keith talks about overcoming grief and loss and the importance of grit. She’s successfully competed in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, two of the most difficult long-distance dog races in the world.
Both races saw Keith and her dog team venture 1,000 miles deep into the Alaskan and Canadian wilderness in the bitter cold of winter. The hardships on the trail pushed her past her breaking point, but also helped her build the mental strength to keep going, mile after mile, to the finish line.
What You’ll Learn:
- Remember to fully engage with life
- Fight your way back from a loss
- Develop mental grit to push through obstacles
- Spend time in nature to build health and happiness
- Look outside yourself for inspiration and motivation
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In spite of the challenges, you have the power to succeed. You just have to get into the right headspace to use your speed bumps as stepping stones that will take you where you want to go.
This week, author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and former NFL player J. J. Birden shares his stories of dealing with change and using a positive mindset to make the most of life’s curve balls.
Throughout his life and career, J. J. Birden has dealt with his fair share of setbacks. In sports, he’s overcome injuries and fought his way from bottom to top among the best. He’s also stepped up in his personal life, bringing his five nieces and nephews into his family when they fell on hard times.
At any of those moments, he could have given in and been overwhelmed by the difficulty of the situation facing him. But instead, he made the choice to put in the work to achieve the outcome he wanted. All decisions take you up or down, he says. It’s about having the mental fortitude and positive attitude to make the right choice when it’s in front of you.
What You’ll Learn:
- Embrace the power of positive thinking
- Get into the right mindset for change
- Don’t be complacent with where you’re at
- Develop a personal game plan
- Reframe challenges as opportunities
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Trying something outside your comfort zone doesn’t mean you’re setting yourself up for failure. It means you’re setting yourself up to learn something new, which is how you improve as an athlete, entrepreneur, and person.
But even though many people still fear taking that step, it’s critical to push your limits in order to grow. That’s why week’s guest, CrossFit athlete and coach Chase Ingraham, encourages everyone to “dive into the unknown.”
Getting the courage to take the plunge comes down to managing your expectations, being realistic about the challenges you’re facing, and shifting your narrative. Rather than focusing on your small achievements and stopping there, Ingraham says, when you’ve reached a small goal, move the goalpost. If it’s tough at first, that’s OK.
Over time, trying new or difficult things builds your confidence that no matter what happens, it’s not going to be as bad as you think. And with that knowledge, you open yourself up to letting go of control and seeing how much you can truly achieve.
What You’ll Learn: * Set realistic expectations * Practice honesty with coaches and athletes * Lift up those around you * Acknowledge the challenges you’re facing * Use competition to inspire you
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Owning your purpose is what helps you become your best self. Cathryn Lavery, co-founder of BestSelf Co., helps people meet their goals through support, inspiration, and organizational tools. This week, Lavery shares her story of how making major changes in her own life ultimately led to the creation of a successful business and a more holistic worldview.
It can be a challenge to reach the goals you set for yourself, especially if you’re not quite sure why you’ve committed to them or you don’t know how you need to get there. It’s important to understand the investment you have in your goals and have a clear path to meeting them.
What You’ll Learn: * Manage your time for success * Set incremental milestones toward a larger goal * Know why you’re committing to a goal * Make daily habits non-negotiable * Develop accountability relationships
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The best ever still fell short.
The cowardly may never lose – and they’ll never win – but is that the life we really want?
Failure happens on the way to any goal of importance. The best to ever play / work / create have fallen short of their intended mark. It’s through those missteps that they found the key lessons needed to bridge the gap between their current position and victory.
In this bonus episode, Jake challenges listeners to risk failure and compete, because greatness is about enduring the flames of failure and still pressing onward. It’s about being sharpened by the challenges of life and not giving up.
Even when it’s freezing cold outside and she’s seven months pregnant, Sonya Looney is still on her mountain bike, pedaling hard to reach the finish line.
Staying on track is critical for Looney, especially as she’s someone who has switched tracks a lot to follow her passions. She’s worked in marketing and communications, studied engineering, and is a high-performance athlete, podcaster, public speaker, blogger, and entrepreneur.
When she was first racing, she found herself facing a critical question. Should she quit because she wasn’t the best yet or find grit and determination and learn how to get there? She chose to persevere.
This week, she shares tips on how to develop a strong growth mindset to keep going even when it gets tough and uncertainty reigns.
What You’ll Learn: * Visualize your goals to stay on track * Seek out people who inspire you * Don’t be afraid to fail publicly * Learn how to manage time and expectations * Be open to uncertainty
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Do you have one of those “just in case” excuses in your back pocket?
We fool ourselves into believing that we can reach our goals if we continue to cling them. We can keep our excuses or we can reach our goals.
But we can’t do both.
Listen to this new episode as Jake Thompson share’s the five steps that you can take to cut loose your “just in case” excuse because you just DON’T NEED IT.
Kill your excuses to raise bigger results in 2020. Compete Every Day.
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How you do anything is how you do everything. That’s one of Joel Runyon’s guiding principles in life.
This week, Runyon shares his story of going from living in his parents’ basement and being jobless to founding Impossible and becoming the youngest person to run ultra marathons on every continent. It all started with singling out one goal on his list and seeing it through to completion.
A lot of people have a tendency to sabotage themselves before they even begin. That comes from getting stuck in your own head. Once you recognize how your mind is setting your limitations, you can move past them, like Runyon did. Then, you can do the things you used to think were impossible.
What You’ll Learn:
- Finish what you start
- Seek out mental challenges to overcome
- Choose one goal to start working toward
- Don’t self-sabotage before you begin
- Make the decision not to go quietly
Connect with Joel & the Impossible team at ImpossibleHQ.com.
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You may believe that vision board party is going to help you make this year better than last, but it won’t if you only create the board and then store it away in a drawer, closet, or the back of your car.
Successful people don’t bring their vision to life by simply thinking about manifesting it – they commit to a plan of action to create it. In order to make 2020 your best year yet, you must take very specific steps this year. Steps that require intentional action on your part to create the change this year that last year lacked.
Your intentional plan of attack must be able to keep you present in the current moment, while continuously building momentum toward your desired outcome. On this week’s new podcast episode, Jake shares the five steps you can take to making this year your best year.
Hint: It will require some work on your end because no one “just magically” has their best year. They compete for it.
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Some addictions can actually help you create the life you want. On this new Compete Every Day podcast episode, Jake shares the inspirational thinking behind our newest release and how answering one single question can change your career, health, & life.
Drawing on his experiences with his own addictive personality, Jake shares how his past (consuming) focus on his health & fitness needed to be translated toward areas outside of the gym in order to achieve his best life.
And how you can too.
Listen & Learn how you can:
- Use this mindset to build a growth mindset outside of physical fitness
- Change your career one day at a time
- Implement a process in your life in a way that actually allows you the chance to make a monumental change.
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What’s the most important thing to you, popularity or progress?
You can care about looking perfect. You can focus on winning the approval of strangers online. You can invest your time into making sure every “t” is crossed and “i” dotted in everything you do before you start.
Or you can care only about getting better.
On this bonus Compete Every Day podcast episode, Jake dives into the importance of our focus, our daily progress, and why the attention most people crave would be given if they just focused on doing the work to get better.
Leadership development is the name of the game in this day and age. While there are many followers out there, there’s a dearth of driven and successful leaders. This week, we hear from performance coach and keynote speaker Scott Savor about getting on the path to leadership in your own life.
Whether you’re an athlete or part of a company, or just an individual seeking to better yourself this year, there are some practical steps you can take to develop your own leadership qualities. Learning and studying are important for personal development, but at the end of the day, it’s the action you take that will get you there.
What You’ll Learn:
- Build evergreen skill sets
- Be self-directed and self-motivated
- Practice daily gratitude
- Develop intentional habits
- Take action rather than playing it safe
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The new year is a chance for a fresh start. It’s a time to build healthy habits to replace old bad ones and a time to take responsibility for getting where you want to go in 2020.
Part of making it to your own finish line is getting rid of the excuses that have held you back until now. Excuses keep you in your comfort zone and prevent you from pushing your limits. They’re a recipe for failed potential.
Want to make 2020 your best year yet? It all starts right now.
What You’ll Learn:
- Identify your excuses
- Ask yourself why you’re making those excuses
- Surround yourself with people who will push you
- Stop playing the comparison game
- Create healthy habits to replace them
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Start a brand new year by learning the gameplan for how you can go undefeated and make 2020 your best year yet.
Jake shares his daily “Three Yards & a Cloud of Dust” formula for focusing on only the most important tasks, blocking out everything else, and having a clear process for taking action on the steps that actually move the needle in his career and life.
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As a lifelong athlete, Cassie Weaver learned from an early age the importance of mental toughness. Even before she had words to describe it, she was working to build it.
Now a volleyball & mental performance coach, Weaver shares tips for developing resiliency and staying on top of your game through whatever transitions you face in sports, business, and life. It’s becoming more common for top athletes to seek out help and guidance from mental performance coaches and sports psychologists than in the past - allowing them more opportunities for growth. Learning to be strong — physically, emotionally, and mentally — can give you the edge you need to reach your fullest potential.
What You’ll Learn:
- Challenge yourself to be mentally tough
- Identify what’s between you and your best performance
- Connection is just as important as knowledge
- Follow current research and science to stay on top of your game
- Maintain a positive attitude, even through stress
Mentions:
On this week’s episode, Jake and Cassie mentioned The Way of the Seal: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Succeed and Lead by Mark Divine and Simon Sinek’s “Performance vs. Trust” video and The Infinite Game book.
Connect:
You can follow Cassie Weaver on Twitter @cassie_weaves and get in touch with her via email at cassie@mentallystrongconsulting.com.
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There’s no one way that works for everyone. It’s up to you to find out the best way for you to reach your goals and stick to it, even when times are tough.
This week, Danny Lehr, gym owner and co-founder of Caffeine and Kilos, joins the show to share his journey from athlete to entrepreneur and the challenges of finding his groove while pursuing new endeavors (like climbing Mount Whitney).
What You’ll Learn:
- Develop a system that works for you
- Stay consistent with practicing healthy habits
- Try something new even if you might not be good at it
- Bring expectations and reality into alignment and balance
- Know what your goals are
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Many of us struggle with the crucial mental skill of positive self-talk.
We talk to ourselves worse than the online trolls could ever imagine doing. But it’s not because we were born without some special talent to be positive. Instead, it’s because we haven’t grown it.
Just like building our physical muscles in the gym requires repetition and sometimes, discomfort getting under a heavier weight, we can only build our positive mental skill of self-talk one (sometimes uncomfortable) repetition at a time.
On this week's show, I share how the steps you can take to build positive self-talk and make sure your biggest cheerleader lives between your ears instead of your worst enemy.
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If there’s one thing every athlete understands, it’s that fear can hold you back. When you find yourself avoiding practices or a challenge at work out of fear, make overcoming it your goal.
This week, author and endurance athlete Matt Fitzgerald shares his story of developing a growth mindset and using his fear to push him to reach his potential.
Fitzgerald says it wasn’t the pressure to succeed that got to him mentally; it was a fear of the suffering it would take to get there. The runs were hard, the races harder, and he had to find a way of shifting how he thought about that path in order to cross the finish line.
Instead of having that suffering — his fear — be a means to an end, he made it the goal itself. He decided he would only consider a race or a run successful if he gave it his all and ended on empty. It didn’t matter if he won or lost, just that he tried his hardest.
What You’ll Learn:
- Make overcoming your fear the goal
- Shake off the bad practices
- Practice conscious intentionality
- Have a growth mindset and recognize the value of challenges
- Win the mental battle first
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Am I good enough? Do I have enough experience to succeed? Do I deserve this opportunity? Are others better than me? These are the nagging questions that follow imposter syndrome — or a feeling of inadequacy and self-doubt even after success.
This week, mental performance coach Paige Tonz talks about overcoming imposter syndrome and coming into confidence and success both on the field and off.
In her work, Tonz helps girls discover their inner motivation at a time in their lives when a lot is changing and they’re only starting to understand their own potential and what it takes to reach it.
She helps them learn to skip the roadblocks that she encountered in her own life, in order to set them on a good path as they come into their own. It all comes down to mindset, accountability, and self-confidence, which are useful tools at any stage of life.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * Focus on what you can control, not what you can’t * Set aside distractions * Cultivate intrinsic motivation * Practice accountability with your actions * Push through imposter syndrome
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Sometimes, the unexpected happens. You might have a bad play or a bad day at work. It’s important to learn how to readjust and refocus when things don’t go the way you wanted them to. It’s also crucial to reevaluate the routines you have every once in a while and make sure they’re still working for you.
Maybe you need to mix things up to get the most out of your day. This week, Tyler Johnson talks about how to educate, elevate, and rejuvenate your routines to live, work, and play to the max.
It starts with confidence in yourself, he says. By building off your core values, you can center yourself in strength and be able to jump right into the middle of opportunities — or compensate for setbacks — as they arise. With that confidence, you can approach situations with a good attitude, ready to learn, and put that knowledge into practice in your everyday life.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * Refocus after setbacks * Be intentional and consistent in teaching moments * Don’t expend energy in a wasteful way * Create daily and weekly momentum * Rejuvenate your routine
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Research has shown people are more likely to keep doing something they don’t enjoy in order to justify the investment of time and money they’ve already poured into it. That’s called the sunk cost mindset and this week learn how we can quit the bad cycles, get out of the quicksand, and start doing what we really want to do.
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If there’s one thing Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman is no stranger to, it’s transitions. He’s been a wrestler, a professional UFC fighter, and a Spanish teacher and is now a published author, motivational speaker, and podcaster.
Throughout his life, he’s found ways of putting his strengths to good use across many platforms, enabling him to transition from one path to another while carrying his best characteristics with him the whole way.
This week, Brenneman shares tips on becoming a tough and diligent lifelong learner. It’s about maintaining curiosity and having the perseverance to seek out new information. Brenneman’s view is that learning gets you what you want.
With so much information available these days, it’s possible to gain new skills and knowledge very quickly.
If you want to do something, Brenneman says, go out and find a way to do it. The world is full of opportunities; it’s up to you to take advantage of them.
What You’ll Learn:
- Listen when people you trust and respect challenge your ideas
- Recognize your strengths and build upon them
- Find ways to utilize your skill sets across platforms
- Question your preconceived notions
- Work to build self-awareness
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It doesn’t matter if your year began great or got off to a poor start. What matters is how you end it.
This week, Jake discusses the importance of making halftime adjustments -- tweaks to your behavior, habits, and mental space to help you finish strong and start off next year where you want to be.
You have to build a winning mindset and to do that, it’s important to stop making excuses. It takes a commitment to being honest with yourself and having the dedication you need to make the halftime adjustments in your own life to end on top.
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Podcaster and teacher Joe Ferraro strives to become a little bit wiser and a little bit better each and every day.
This week, he shares tips on seeing the big picture and working diligently and consistently to reach your goals. It comes down to intentionality, transparency, and commitment.
Part of teaching others is helping them build an investment in the time you have together. If they can feel your passion for the work and see your commitment to them and their time, you can earn their interest.
What You’ll Learn:
- Live with intentionality
- Improve mindset, language, and behavior every day
- Develop a big picture mindset
- Involve kids in your processes so they learn by doing
- Show students you are passionate and committed
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If there’s one message Hannah Huesman wants to share, it’s how important it is to be proactive, rather than reactive, when it comes to building mental skills and health.
Hannah is the mental performance coach for the Philadelphia Phillies and on this week’s show, she shares tips for gaining self-awareness and not getting negatively stuck in your own head.
Discover how doing daily mental check-ins and incorporating thoughtfulness and mindfulness in our everyday lives, we can work to be actively self-aware and evaluate our situations more accurately, which will lead to greater happiness down the road.
What You’ll Learn:
- Do mental check-ins every day
- Practice mental workouts along with physical ones
- Evaluate your self-evaluation
- Understand the importance of mental health and happiness
- Be aware of inherent negative bias
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Sometimes you need to refocus to follow your true calling. That’s at the heart of the message from this week’s guest, Nike Master Trainer, athlete, and personal coach Dennys Lozada. After years working in the corporate world, Lozada gave up stability to return to his athletic roots and pursue his true passion as a personal trainer.
Through each challenge, Lozada has found moments to learn and grow. He uses those lessons to guide his work today with the adults and kids he trains.
Listen to this inspiring conversation and you'll learn:
- Use challenges as opportunities to build character
- Connect with youth where they are
- Focus on fitness, not aesthetics
- Build your career from the ground up
- Give your passion your all
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Discovering your own competitive advantage is at the heart of this week’s conversation with author and podcaster Cody Royle. His book, Where Others Won’t: Taking People Innovation from the Locker Room into the Boardroom, delves deep into lessons from teams around the world on leadership theory, group dynamics, and talent optimization. This week, he shares what he’s learned about what both individuals and teams can do to find their niche.
Royle says the big takeaway former athletes have going forward to a new career is their sense of self-awareness. Athletes spend much of their time getting feedback from others, be they coaches or fellow players. That helps them understand their strengths and weaknesses and explore what they enjoy doing and what they don’t. That understanding is a critical asset outside the world of sports, as well, and can help a person find their best fit in business or whatever they ultimately pursue.
What You’ll Learn:
- Ask questions to build self-awareness
- Develop a leadership mentality
- Synthesize different parts of your personality
- Identify what you enjoy and what you don’t and push for the right position
- Think outside the box to create a competitive advantage
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Life has been a series of transitions for David Cuthbert. He played collegiate soccer at the Naval Academy, then went on to join Naval special operations as an explosive ordnance officer, then began a tech startup, and now works in the nonprofit world as the CEO of Wine To Water, which provides clean drinking water to places in need around the world.
Throughout his journey, he’s learned to understand his experiences universally, so he can bring skills from one discipline to the next.
Listen to today's conversation on leadership and building strong teams so you can:
- Look at experiences universally
- Find different applications for skills across platforms
- Focus on internal work that leads to external product
- Ensure people are sharing their best ideas
- Focus on building a strong team
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As a sports psychologist, Dr. Julie Bell is focused on relationships. It’s through the coaching relationship she builds with athletes, entrepreneurs, mothers, and many others that she can tailor her approach to each specific person, and that people can find support through their various endeavors and changes in life.
However, despite the differences, the common thread that often runs through these challenges is the need for a mindset shift. After all, while it can be easier to change the small things, it’s often a look inside that’s needed most.
What You’ll Learn: * Challenges are both physical and mental * Coaches can help at different stages in life * Celebrate the path to victory, rather than just the outcome * Encourage behaviors you want to see repeated * Focus on the relationship process
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Are you making the mistake that most people do of believing that their success in life will mirror their success in fantasy football?
I love playing the game – but in reality, it’s just a game where all of my successes sit in the hands of someone else.
Who I don’t personally know. Who I have zero control over. And who isn’t playing any better or worse because of me.
Competitors don’t leave their fates in the hands of others. They take action to make their own.
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Mental toughness is not a trait you're born with - it's a skill you build over time through intentional repetition.
Learn the 5 Ways to build your mental strength for anything life tries to throw at you so you can continue to compete every day.
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It took just seconds for Keith Mitchell’s life to turn completely upside down. A spinal injury put the former NFL player in the hospital, where he was told he may never walk again.
There, a nurse asked him a profound question. She asked if he knew what happens when a person breathes. So began his journey toward mindfulness.
Now, years later, Mitchell is an accomplished yoga practitioner and influencer who works with adults and kids alike to encourage intentional living.
Learn how to:
- Give attention to the positive, not the negative
- Put important concepts into a frame you can understand
- Practice intentional thought and action
- Shift to a mindset without limitations
- Take meditation one step further with mindfulness
Learn more about Keith's work at http://keithmitchell59.com.
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You don’t talk a big game as a leader – you live it.
The inspiration behind our new release, Leave No Doubt, is an important one in today’s world. It’s easy for us to get caught up in what we see online and on social media, and immediately buy into the idea that what we scroll by is actually true. But it’s not.
Learn the story behind this new release and what two things actually define your legacy when all is said and done.
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We celebrate our 150th (!) podcast episode by flipping the tables and welcoming James Leath of Unleash the Athlete (episode 2 this season!) as he sits down as your host to interview me about what I’ve learned over the last 8 years at Compete Every Day.
We discuss what I’ve learned after 150 episodes on the Compete Podcast, and dive into my journey for the first time. Topics discussed include:
- My own health journey from overweight to active
- Why you have to be “SELFISH” to be successful in serving others
- What does “being a better leader” actually mean
- Why I use “Competitor” interchangeably when discussing “Leaders”
- How a loss of identity also ruined my life
- How I learned to get past comparison – and focus instead on my lane
- The importance of creating experiences for my community and speaking audiences
- The only two things that matter in your legacy
- Why did we start with – and stick with – apparel at Compete Every Day
- How to batch your marketing and life to better focus on what matters
And mostly, what it means to Compete Every Day! I really enjoyed this conversation and the opportunity to share my passion and what matters most to me, with you. I hope you enjoy the show!
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There's no magic formula to becoming great. You don't cross your fingers, Click your toes, and suddenly you become your greatest self. It doesn't work that way. There is no quick-fix formula to do it. However, there is a way to do it and today I'll share the five steps you can take to forge your greatness.
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Lifting up the people around you will benefit you and your entire team in the long run. That’s just one of the messages from this week’s guest, author, speaker, and coach Jamy Bechler. The group mentality drives a team and it’s only by ensuring each and every player is included in the success that it can truly be achieved.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * Foster relationships with your team * Uplift others * Be positive with a rationale behind it * Get into a player’s heart and head by developing connections * Look at reality, not “should have”s
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In order to reach your full potential, it’s important to practice habits, make choices, and surround yourself with people who will help you get there.
In this week’s episode of the Compete Every Day podcast, host Jake Thompson talks about how to make life changes to get you where you need to go. He shares stories from his own past about times he didn’t make the right choices and how he learned to make those crucial shifts with the support of a good friend.
It’s critical to make sure our inner circle, or our starting five, are people who are impacting our lives in positive and forward-thinking ways. Jake shares the 3 types of people you should avoid - and the 3 you need to have in your life.
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Science proves that our inherent talents are great – but our effort and what we do with that talent is twice as important.
Great talent is wasted every day by those who rely solely on it. Your future success is not about what you’re born with, but what you choose to build.
Take responsibility. Take action. And outwork your talent every day.
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Intentionality is a key component of a successful work method. It brings a project from concept to completion and can help you establish a disciplined process you can follow from start to finish.
This week's guest is Sports Illustrated veteran & best-selling author Don Yaeger. He shares stories from his own life and career and tips for developing a working method that can be tailored to meet your needs.
Being intentional about a process or the work you do means setting goals and sticking to them. To reach those goals, it can be important to find people who are already on the path and learn from them.
Listen and learn how to:
- Test work methods to find what is best for you
- Define the process you need to follow
- Practice discipline to meet goals
- Find mentors to guide you as you learn
- Set personal targets to meet along the way
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One of the hardest challenges you may have to face is your own environment. Whether it’s the people in your inner circles or the space you’re living in or your job, it’s nearly impossible to outperform that which surrounds you every day.
That’s why refining your space and time to make it reflect your goals is key to achieving success. That’s just one of the tips from this week’s guest, personal trainer and nutrition and lifestyle coach Laurie King.
Listen to this week's show & learn how to:
- Surround yourself with people going where you want to go
- Make sure your environment reflects your goals
- Remember to take rest and recovery days
- Find your specialization as a coach and stick with it
- Recognize mental challenges so you can overcome them
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It doesn’t matter how good you are or how great you rise to be, you will always have critics. Some of the best in their profession still had critics – even when their work record was impeccable.
Instead of being distracted by what others say and constantly focused on how you can win their approval, invest your time and energy to what matters more: your effort, your actions, & your attitude.
Jake busts the myth that you can win that critic’s approval with “good enough” effort, and challenges listeners to stop being distracted by the unimportant and start dialing in on what matters most.
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Your life can change in an instant. It’s what sports psychologist Dr. Rob Bell calls a hinge moment. Hinge moments often come when you’re not expecting them, which is why it’s important to treat every day, every interaction, every conversation, and every person as though they could be that life-changing moment. That way, the hinge can connect when it needs to.
Listen to our conversation and learn how to:
- Build mental toughness
- Approach each situation with awareness and openness
- Learn to grow and practice appreciation
- Dedicate yourself to what you want to achieve
- Be adaptable to changes in life
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This is your 2019 HALFWAY CHECKPOINT! ✅ There are 6 months left until 2020. It's a perfect time look back at the progress you’ve made/didn’t, adjust your daily process to fit your plan for the next 6 months, and then hit the ground running Just like in sports, if 2019 is going GREAT or TERRIBLE, the final score is determined in the second half. Listen to this new episode on the 3 things you can do to finish the year strong and set up an even bigger 2020.
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In order to keep up and stay competitive in a fast-changing world, it’s important to develop and foster a growth mindset so you don’t get stuck in a fixed position, unable to keep up.
Staying curious, passionate, and committed will help you remain at the forefront of that change, says Valor Performance Founder and CEO Sarah Milby.
Milby has a background in athletics, business, and government and has committed herself to innovation, working with startups, leaders, entrepreneurs, and more to help them reach their peak performance.
Reaching that peak takes an ability to rebound and overcome, to not view challenges as setbacks, and to be open to new possibilities and potential.
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Polarity exists in this world; it’s not black and white. Because of that, having an adaptable mindset and practicing useful self-talk may prime you better for success than being focused solely on positivity.
That’s one of the messages from this week’s guest, fellow host, mentor, and personal coach Brian Levenson, of the Intentional Performers podcast. Levenson has spoken and worked with many leaders, executives, athletes, and more and shares tips on creating a practical framework for personal success and living an intentional life.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * Take intentional steps to prime yourself for success * Find ways to think and act usefully * Understand how you will approach a goal, even if you don’t know why * Be humble enough to prepare and confident enough to perform * Utilize the performance, preparation, and practice mindsets appropriately
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It's easy to get caught up in the failure. We tend to distract ourselves from what's more important by replaying what happened then. Everyone experiences setbacks - but the mistake 99% of the people you know make is that they get stuck playing the "what if" game with their setback and carrying around the emotional baggage like it's travel luggage.
Discover what Competitors do differently when experiencing a setback - and what matters even more than the failure.
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Grit is just one of the many pieces of the success puzzle. Author & Sports Psychologist Dr. Cindra Kamphoff shares how grit is a great starting place for thinking about what it truly takes to be on top of your game or field as an athlete or entrepreneur.
It's often the most challenging moments that change us the most. If we overcome them and keep persevering, we develop grit and the long-term passion it takes to succeed.
Listen and learn:
- How to use outcome-driven goals to stay focused
- How to use process-driven goals to improve daily
- Develop grit through overcoming difficult moments
- Cultivate passion for something in the long-term
- Support mental toughness and resilience in kids through conversation
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The sky isn’t the limit for this week’s guest, former Presidential appointee, entrepreneur, and author Laura Gassner Otting.
Her most recent book is called Limitless and that’s the message she shares on today’s show. Imposter syndrome was real for Gassner Otting, who said it took pushing herself far outside her comfort zone — even after 25 years of experience in a variety of professional fields — in order to realize her own limitless potential.
She had to push other people’s ideas about her own limits to the side and seek out challenges she didn’t think she’d be able to surmount. She shares tips about diving in headfirst, learning from failure, and getting the most out of the one life we live.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: * Evaluate your own metrics of success * Discover hidden potential within yourself * Shed limiting beliefs based on others’ ideas of constraints * Kick imposter syndrome and realize if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you * Pursue projects that are in line with your ideals
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Jake shares in today’s episode the importance of leaning into discomfort and how it’s crucial to developing as a competitor in life.
Most of us understand the need to push ourselves in our workouts. We have no problem going into an uncomfortable position, lifting heavier or running harder – yet many people forget that growth outside of the gym works the same way.
Jake passionate challenges you to take on the mindset of a Competitor, leaning into growth opportunities daily and why if you want to reach your true potential, you need to step out of your comfort zone every day.
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Stephen Mackey, founder of 2Words, talks about his journey to becoming a character development speaker and shares ideas for parents, coaches, students, and adults alike to build a depth of character that will carry them forward in the world.
It’s easy to get stuck in the weeds, forgetting to look at the deeper meaning behind your work. But by connecting each small step with a greater vision, you can bring purpose into your work and remember why you’re doing what you’re doing.
Listen and learn how to:
- Reward in children what you want to see repeated
- Merge skill set and passion for your best outcome
- Understand the responsibility that comes with choices
- Connect the overarching vision with the next small step
- Align competition with a greater purpose
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This week marks the 8th birthday for Compete Every Day. As I looked back on the journey, I wanted to share the 8 biggest lessons I've learned about running a business and building a life.
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If you can impact one person, the hardwork is worth it.
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Success takes longer than you ever expect it to.
3. Do what you can with what you have where you are.
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You can do a lot of things but you can’t do them all at once.
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Hire a coach.
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There are a million ways to skin a cat.
7. You don’t have to have it right on Day One.
- There’s honestly enough room on the podium for all of us willing to do the work.
Imposter syndrome is common among anyone pursuing greatness. It's the feeling that "oh no, they'll find out I don't belong here." We live in fear of being "caught" as if the reason we got there was luck or an accident.
Imposter syndrome is COMMON, so know that you're not alone. Every successful person has felt this way and battled it. Want to be a Competitor who overcomes this feeling?
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Storytelling fosters connection among people. This week’s guest is professional storyteller, writer, and podcaster Yogi Roth. There’s no more natural connection than that between sports and being human. That’s why he’s dedicated much of his career to finding and sharing those special moments that illustrate the human side of sports—what’s beneath the helmet, uniform, and stats.
Roth encourages everyone to dig down deep and discover their most closely held principles—to learn what they want to do and who they want to be, what their style is, their vision, and their theme.
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Just a reminder: choosing to compete for greatness in all areas of your life can be LONELY.
People you know won’t understand it. People you like will be ok settling for average. People you love will settle for a career / relationship / life well below their full potential.
But those people don’t live your life. You do.
This episode has one takeaway: if you feel alone because those you spend time with don’t understand why you push yourself to see how great you can, know that you’re not.
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Lindsey Smith is an athlete. The three-sport college athlete turned CrossFit Games competitor, and now coach & athletic director shares her journey through sports and life with tips on transitioning away from being a full-time athlete in a healthy and productive way.
As a coach, she’s fostered positive relationships with her athletes and used the same work ethic to raise two active and hardworking daughters of her own.
She shows kids the power of going all in on a dream and working hard to reach a tough goal, and how to bounce back from that even if it doesn’t go as planned.
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Every great goal is achieved by first overcoming a giant obstacle in the way. Even the best Competitors in the world first had to learn how to become someone capable of overcoming the obstacle.
On this week's episode, hear a lesson by the world's greatest on how to train yourself to become someone capable of slaying the giant.
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No matter how hard you work or how dedicated you are to achieving your goals, if you don’t have the right mental attitude, you’ll struggle to do your best. Closing that gap between where you are and where you want to be comes down to learning mental toughness and employing strategies for success.
This week, mental performance coach Brian Cain talks about how to go from having an average mindset to an elite one, through focusing on mental performance.
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If you don't like something, do something about it. This week's fight between two professional baseball teams stirred up a conversation around personal responsibility, growth, and responding to things outside of your control.
Jake shares his thoughts on baseball's unwritten rule, why if you don't like how someone does something, find a way to do better, and instead of making the excuse that their actions made you respond a certain way, learn why Competitors take responsibility - for their emotional response and action.
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Culture is key, in the locker room and the boardroom. Texas high school football coach Randy Jackson opens up in this week's episode on team-building and co-creating team culture to create a framework both players and coaches buy into. If a group has common goals and speaks the same language both on the field and off, they are primed for success, even if they don’t always win.
The way to build that strong culture lies in having a dialogue with players and staff. People are more likely to want to uphold a structure if they feel they’ve been a part of creating it—if they have a stake in it and know why it is how it is. Just telling players why they should be a certain way falls flat, but if they have skin in the game, loyalty and drive follow not far behind.
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Today I'm sharing my own struggles with self-doubt and the three-step action plan I implemented to overcome those doubts. If you've ever doubted your abilities, your path, or your situation, listen to how these three actionable steps can silence those doubts and build your self-confidence.
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To be successful as an adult, it’s important to go all the way back to your roots and remember what’s at your core. Ryan Schultz has had a hand in numerous projects on the rise, including his current role at ROMWOD, and good business practices are based on good principles.
Those principles often stem from the values you learned as a kid — like being kind and treating others the way you want to be treated. Schultz shares his story about why it’s important to him to integrate his beliefs with his actions and how doing the same can help lead you down the path to your own success in both work and life.
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I know what it’s like to be frustrated by the fact that you aren’t where you thought you’d be by now.
We start after a goal with big dreams in our eyes, and 1, 2, or 5 years down the road, our current reality isn’t what we’d expected - and we still have farther to go.
Listen to this story about a music star spending 10 years singing to (practically) no one, and why you should be thankful you’re not "there" yet - and what to do about it now.
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The habits we practice shape the futures we have.
So, it’s critical to envision where you want to be, and find ways of moving toward that in your everyday life.
That’s the message from this week’s guest, The ONE Thing Vice-President, Geoff Woods, who is also an entrepreneur, father, and podcast host.
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Sometimes we have to just do the work. Every big, audacious goal requires an investment from us. Sometimes it requires a large investment of time, like writing a book. Sometimes it requires courage to take the first step into a gym for the first time. And sometimes the goal requires we swallow our pride and start ugly, slow, or inexperienced.
The investments are uncomfortable.
So instead of doing what we know we need to, we choose easy distractions and create excuses to justify their importance. We sacrifice reaching our true long-term goals for short-term quick-fixes that we talk ourselves into believing matter.
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After years a special education teacher, Jenny Dean Fitness decided it was time for her to have kids.
Following the birth of her second child, her husband was traveling nearly every day for work. She found herself feeling unfulfilled and wanting more from her own life. She took a yoga class and was immediately hooked.
Now, seven years later, she’s a professional yoga teacher who also runs retreats, is a DFW fitness influencer, and is looking forward to the opening of her own training studio later this year.
Listen to this new episode and learn how to:
➡️Find ways of working out that work for you
➡️Think outside the box to build your practice
➡️Incorporate fitness into your everyday life
➡️Use fitness to engage with kids and get them active and social
Learn why the disadvantages you think are holding you back may actually end up creating the advantages and skills that help you win - but only if you're competing every day.
You don’t have to be the most athletic, the wealthiest, the smartest, or the most talented to be very successful in what you want to do.
That’s the core message from today’s guest, Ryan Michler, founder of Order of Man. Order of Man is dedicated to building up strong, independent, and capable men.
While men and women both may question their capacity for greatness because they don’t see themselves as the best at anything, Michler wants people to move past that roadblock.
How did we get to this place?
A place where people believe they're entitled to reaching their goals and a certain lifestyle because of simply who they are. A place where fans can be racist or offensive simply because they can afford courtside seats. A place where kids expect to start as true freshman - and when they don't, transfer.
Most people spend more time complaining about what they believe they deserve instead of doing the work required to earn it.
I give my thoughts on the rampant entitlement culture - and why Competitors will be the ones to break it.
Relationship-building and communication skills can help you succeed in sports, business, and life.
Former Olympic synchronized swimmer Carrie Garten currently works in talent acquisition for Ernst and Young, and credits the long hours and grueling days training for the Olympics with building the necessary skills she relied on once she transitioned from sports into the business world.
Learn why people who have high versatility are geared for success - and how you can build yours.
Learn how to:
- Maintain relationships with people who are different from you
- Build versatility in communication
- Gain self-awareness to put your best foot forward
- Find subject matter experts to learn from
- Have mental fortitude to play the long game
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Talent isn't the reason you haven't reached your goal.
Talent factors into the success equation - but your effort is TWICE as important. Angela Gritworth shares in her book Grit that talent factors into success, but your effort and how hard you work is TWICE as important.
Twice.
In this episode, Jake challenges you about the importance of avoiding the "they're more talented than I am" excuse and instead focus on outworking your talent.
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Sometimes it takes another person being invested in you to kickstart your motivation.
That’s what happened with this week’s guest, motivational speaker and author Jonathan Jones. He was working a retail job when his boss came to him one day and told him he needed to re-frame his perspective.
It was the boost he needed to go back to basics and figure out what he wanted from life and what he needed to do to get it. Now, years later, he’s using what he learned along the way to help fellow millennials (and people who work with them) gear up for success.
It's easy for us to find motivation to dig deep and do the work every day when things aren't going our way.
It's easy to find the motivation - and use it - when things aren't going your way. Frustration, anger, disappointment all fuel us to work harder and become a solution that fixes our current downward spin.
But what about when things are good?
Learn how you can maintain your motivation when things are going your way or after you've reached a goal.
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Gratitude is the name of the game. It’s a simple, yet rewarding practice that separates the great from the good. It keeps us both grounded and able to improve exponentially.
Dallas-based licensed clinical psychologist and Chief Mind Doctor of Spartan Race, Dr. Lara Pence shares tips on being grateful every day and overcoming mental obstacles through stories from her work with the Spartan Race.
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It's easy to get distracted by what's immediately in front of you, and in some cases, derail your long-term chances of reaching a goal.
It happens every day to people in their careers, relationships, and life.
Learn what activities you can do daily to tighten your focus, strengthen your discipline, and limit the distractions that can derail what you truly want in life.
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Being present in the moment can help us build the confidence we need to move forward. That happens by never forgetting to look back and appreciate where we’ve come from and what we’ve already done.
This week's guest is Dr. Greg Wells, a scientist, professor, podcaster, and author on peak human performance. He shares his story of overcoming a serious injury as a teenager and using that strength to propel him through future challenges later in life.
You can find out more about Dr. Greg Wells on his website, drgregwells.com. You can also follow him across social media using his handle, @drgregwells.
He also hosts a podcast (here), which is available on his website, and has written several books, including Superbodies and The Ripple Effect.
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What if one relationship and interaction could change the course of your trajectory entirely?
This week we set the focus on the importance of the 5 people spend the most time with and challenge listeners with the question: is who you spend time with the most helping you become the person you desire to be?
It's a simple yes or no answer. And if the answer is "no," Jake shares how you can start to level up your circle and mentors.
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Long-term goals are easy to make and easy to break without the smaller steps that will build you up to success.
This week’s guest is life and mindset coach Carina Morgan, who talks about her own journey to a healthy lifestyle and shares tips on building good relationships with food and exercise.
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A lot of people in this world carry a lucky rabbit's foot, believing that luck is going to magically strike them. But "luck" doesn't work that way - and Competitors know that. Learn what "luck" really is - and how Competitors constantly put themselves into a position to grab it!
We all have narratives that play out in our heads each and every day. In order to find success and wellbeing, it’s important to take steps to build and reinforce a positive narrative.
This week’s guest is coach and sports emcee James Quigley. He says it’s all too easy to get caught up in a passive or negative narrative about our own lives. To break that cycle, you have to build a new pattern brick by brick, which can be challenging.
What You’ll Learn: * Stay invested in learning * Find your community or build the community you need * Take steps to reinforce a positive narrative * Find your unique voice, not a copy of someone else’s * Focus on service
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It’s easy to get caught up thinking success only comes to people who are lucky. It’s easy to wait and wonder when your big break will come. It’s harder to work for success day in and day out, but it’s that perseverance that will ultimately get you where you want to be.
On Super Bowl Sunday, Jake shares tips for staying on the path to greatness by picking up a few yards at a time.
If you push the fear and doubt away and keep your eyes trained on goal, you can get there, too, one step at a time.
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New ventures don’t happen overnight. Sometimes it can take months or even years to see your ideas come to fruition. But with grit and a goal-oriented mindset, you can move your side hustle to center stage.
This week, small business owner & The Chestee founder Nicole Biscuiti talks about the power of relationships and drive as she shares the story of developing her product and turning it into a full-time career.
What You'll Learn:
- Set benchmarks to stay on track
- Stay focused and goal-oriented
- Learn to pivot and adapt to new opportunities
- Find mentors who excel where you’re lacking
- Build relationships and work on people skills
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Rest days are not the enemy.
We get the idea in our head that "competing every day" requires physical exertion, that we have to workout or run in order to compete. I struggled with my mindset around rest days (honestly, I hated them).
Learn in today's episode why you don't have to be working out every day to be competing, and how rest days are a crucial part to your physical - and mental - growth.
Results are the name of the game. When your aim is to be competitive, especially in a larger market, it’s all about showing you can add value to the industry. That’s a key takeaway from this week’s podcast with returning guest Julian Placino.
What You’ll Learn: * Strive for self-awareness * Carve out and protect time to pursue your goals * Think specialization, not generalization * Develop a personal brand * Create content to solve problems for your intended audience
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Every day is a competition.
Except instead of someone lined up across from us on the sports field or the person next to us lifting a barbel, it’s with our ego, our comfort zone, and fear. It’s with the desire to simply “clock in and clock out” for 40+ years and waste a career while simultaneously wasting a life.
But the good news is this is a competition you can win. The most successful people you know in corporate America have learned to compete at work and win each year. They take the same approach to their health, relationships, and mindset to build the career they want, instead of like most people, reluctantly accepting the career they have.
Here are five simple ways you can invest in yourself and compete to build your career.
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You have to put the work in ahead of time, so you’ll be ready when opportunity arises. That’s some key advice from this week’s guest, performance coach and leadership development expert James Leath. Those words of wisdom come from his own experience.
Learn how to:
- Seek out leadership roles and challenges
- Embrace adversity to learn adaptation strategies
- Envision a clear picture of who you want to be
- Take control of your tools and use them to your advantage
- Delay gratification and put in the work
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Every day is a competition! Everyday we're up against things that try to hold us down and prevent us from reaching out full potential!
Founder Jake Thompson asks "Are you getting distracted by worrying about what everyone else is doing, believing they're your competition? Or are you focused in on your finish line and what you're really up against?"
Learn to Compete Every Day with the right mindset so you can win every day's competition.
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It all comes down to passion and purpose for Brandon Pogue. Pogue talks about uncertainty of starting a new career in his late 30s, and finding a calling in life that’s both rewarding and fulfilling. It’s never too late to make a change.
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This week's guest is Tony Vance, head coach and athletics director at Hattiesburg High School, in Mississippi.
He shares tips on building a strong and committed football team through encouraging athletes to try their hardest both on and off the field.
It doesn't matter if you've played or not to find VALUE in this conversation.
Investments are just as much mental — and physical — as they are financial.
This week’s guest is Justin Murphy, a former CrossFit Games Regionals competitor turned business owner. Just under a year ago, Murphy founded his own nutrition company, called iCoach Nutrition, as a culmination of years of interest in and dedication to the subject. To get there, though, he had to take chances as they came up and had to dive in headfirst, without any guarantees.
Listen and learn how to:
- Put effort into endeavors that have good returns
- Set priorities based on goals
- Set yourself up for success by making a plan and sticking to it
- Control your mindset and turn negative to positive
- Figure out your deal-breakers and work around them
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CrossFit competitor and personal trainer Will Trujillo, of Big Dawgs remote coaching (OPEX) is our guest this week. He talks about the importance of trust between trainers and trainees, how to align your actions with your end goals, and how to recognize the little wins along the way.
The people who reach the top do it because they can see their own strengths, capitalize on them, and don’t waste time with busy work.
A big part of being successful is learning to set yourself apart from the crowd. What can I be the best at? That’s a question this week’s guest asked himself many years ago, which ultimately set him on the path to success.
Dana Cavalea spent his entire professional career in sports with the New York Yankees, starting at the bottom and working his way up to be their director of strength and conditioning. He doesn’t sugarcoat the hard work it took, just as he doesn’t sugarcoat what made the star players he worked with the best of the best.
Listen and learn how to:
- Identify your own talents and strengths
- Double down on building and capitalizing on your best attributes
- Slow down, quiet the noise, and focus on one task at a time
- How to find the mechanics of your own success
- Listen to your intuition
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Want to be a winner in life? You have to build an unbreakable mindset first.
Here's why Competitors believe they are a legend in their own mind - and why it's one of the most powerful ingredients in the formula for success.
When the time comes to move on, it’s important to realize it and do just that. Open a new door. Take advantage of an unexpected opportunity. Don’t shy away from change.
That’s the message from this week’s guest. Rachel Balkovec was the first female strength and conditioning coach in MLB history, but she’s much more than that. In this episode, Balkovec talks about not being afraid to upset the norm and recognize when the current path isn’t working anymore.
Listen and learn how to:
- The importance of flexibility and being able to adapt to changes
- How to build success, step by step
- Recognize what’s no longer serving your interests and move on
- The benefits of diverse experiences
- Take advantage of open doors and new opportunities
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There are a lot of people that believe that competition is bad. They have the perspective that if they're not physically lined up across from someone trying to beat them, then they're not competing.
That perspective is wrong.
Each of us, every day, are in a competition. And if you don't realize that you're in a competition, how can you ever expect to win?
Understand what you're up against. Compete to overcome it. My thoughts on what each of our daily competition looks like - and how to start each morning to make sure you get the leg up on what competes against you.
This week, we hear from former tennis player and current touring coach Christopher Williams about the power of mindset. He works to break down the stigma of talking about sports psychology and mental training. He also talks about the importance of preparation, expectation management, and having a diversified life.
Listen and you'll learn how to:
- Find a process that leads to success
- Build self-awareness on the court and in life
- Focus on action, not reaction
- Learn to manage expectations
- Develop a growth mindset for a well-rounded life
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Are you allowing your position - at work, on the team, in life - determine your output? Are you letting where you are today influence the effort, the energy, and the focus you pour into your purpose on earth?
Find out how Competitors approach this topic and what you need to do in order to be successful in every pursuit you take in life.
Some kids come in with grit, others have to learn to develop it. But no matter how they started on a team, they need to learn perseverance to succeed both in sports and in life. This week, we hear from Houston Baptist University football coach Roger Hinshaw about the power of competition for kids and adults. He talks about the trends he’s seen during his many years as a coach and shows that while talent is often praised, it’s easier to come by than sheer determination.
Learn how Competitors view - and attack - obstacles that show up in life. Most people cower or back down when life tries to knock them down. Most people also fail to reach their goals or their full potential.
Find out what simple perspective shift can fuel you toward overcoming your next obstacle the way a Competitor does.
There is power in positivity. This week, we hear from athlete and entrepreneur Cletus Coffey, who considers himself an eternal optimist. After an injury brought his sports chapter to a close, he struggled to find a new identity off the field in the world of business. He talks about learning to overcome doubt during tough transitions and using optimism, empathy, and gratitude to build a strong framework for the future.
There are a million excuses that I can whip out of thin air instantaneously. We all can.
Because using excuses is easier than doing what we need to get done.
But as you've heard me say all month, excuses don't get the job done. Excuses don't add an extra "0" to your bank account and they won't help you reach your goals. Excuses don't create champions - and Champions don't create excuses.
So how did I break up - and then kill - the excuses my inner critic was trying to create?
This episode features the four actions I took to curb, and then bury, the excuses I caught myself going back to time and time again.
It’s not about how much you win, it’s about the effort you put in to compete and the lessons you take away from trying.
This week, we hear from one of my Texas high school football coaches, Kurt Traylor, who shares tips on how to successfully coach the next generation to succeed in sports and in life by teaching them to pound the stone.
Today we dive into the PROCESS - the importance of one and how the most successful Competitors in life embrace the process and all of its boring, monotonous, slowly growing timeline.
And that in order to win, you have to embrace every part of your process.
Everyone will face setbacks in their own life. That’s something Coach Dar knows well.
This week, Darleen Santore shares her story of being an occupational therapist specializing in traumatic brain injury and strokes—who has also had several strokes herself.
She shares advice on how to move past the unexpected challenges life throws at you and use what you learn from those hard times to propel you forward into a stronger tomorrow.
By shifting the framework of how you approach each day, you can start using setbacks as the fuel for reaching your peak.
No one likes starting at the bottom and being a rookie surrounded by veterans, or worse, all-pros. But you can't get to their level of success and experience unless you're willing to start as a rookie with the basics. And this doesn't just apply to football.
An Olympic silver medal is a win, but for a hardcore team competitor, it can feel like—and be—a loss if it meant missing out on gold by just a hair.
Cat Osterman, who is a Hall of Fame pitcher and one of the top 5 softball players of all time, has seen the Olympics from both sides. She walked away from two Olympic games with both a silver and a gold medal to show.
Now she’s a college level coach. This week, Osterman talks about coming down from the highest high and coming up from the lowest low.
Why the most successful people in the world are professional door knockers and how you can't get better until you are too.
Ex-NFL defensive back & current trainer and motivational speaker Jordan Pugh shares tips on how to adjust when things change unexpectedly and how to keep the passion for what you do.
You’ll Learn How To: * Develop a global view of what you want to accomplish * Create a Plan B and work through a tough transition * Focus on passion, purpose, and performance * Keep your sights set on the end goal * Navigate bumps in the road and learn to adjust and shift along the way
Sports psychologist & multi-sport athlete Anne 'Kip' Rodgers Watsonopenly discusses our need to face adversity and overcome it.
As a former competitive gymnast and entrepreneur, as well as professional women's football player, she shares tips about 👉👉 how to develop a growth mindset in order to constantly improve.
Learn why the best competitors embrace change and the opportunities it holds when most people are scared to death of it.
Sports psychologist & WNBA mental coach Dr. Stuart Singer shares tips on how to get prepared and stay prepared for the big break.
Singer considers himself a lifelong learner and he uses that passion for knowledge to open doors and bolster his connections.
Too many people spend their entire life at the starting line, too scared to take a step forward and run. Learn why Competitors aren't "most people" and start running as soon as the gun sounds - and most importantly, how you can too.
Successful fitness entrepreneur Kyle Brown of Fit365 and FitCEO opens up about the importance of pushing boundaries and venturing outside that comfort zone to see what we can do if we put our mind to it.
Everyone has excuses - but Competitors bury theirs and refuse to let them impact their pursuits. You can listen to your excuses, or you can bury them. What will you decide?
Life is never a straight path. It’s full of twists and turns, and challenges and opportunities that arise when we least expect them. This week we hear from Johnny Quinn, who transitioned to Olympic bobsledding after an injury and the loss of a pro football contract. Quinn has faced adversity in his own life time and time again and says the way he’s made it through is by learning the importance of flexibility and having a backup plan.
This session is all about consistency - and why that is one of the biggest keys to eventually succeeding. How to be more consistent, why being consistent matters, and what separates the greats.
No matter how difficult things have been in the past, there’s always a way to turn it around. That’s something this week’s guest knows all too well. Kristi Huizenga is the head women’s soccer coach at the University of Vermont. When she came on board as the youngest coach to ever lead the team, she managed to take a group of underdogs and turn them into a competitive force to be reckoned with. This week, Huizenga talks about not getting caught up in immediate success and learning to make a commitment to sustainable and lasting change through competition.
No one has time for anything these days, including success.
We want it all and we want it now.
Too often we focus on the tip of the iceberg above water (glory) instead of the gigantic block of ice underneath the water (grind).
But still you want to know the secret to overnight success? How can you crush your goals, build your business, and win your sport today?
The magic formula to overnight success is this....
It’s not about them, it’s about you. At the end of the day, competition boils down to an internal drive to do your best. This week, we hear from LeRoy Gardner III, head coach of the University of the Ozarks wrestling team. He shares tips on staying focused and accountability, keeping yourself prepared for competition, and finding the strength within you to do your best.
It can be easy to get caught up in focusing on your competitor—what they’re doing and how hard they’re working—and forget that success begins inside. In order to be the best competitor you can be, you have to learn to push your own boundaries and constantly challenge yourself, so you’re ready to rock when things get tough. Personal accountability means not getting lost in your to-do lists, but finding a way to dig deep and do what needs to be done to advance your own goals.
Does it even matter if you're a Competitor?
It does. Every single day you make that choice.
In this Speed Work mini-episode, Jake explores why he and his team are so passionate about competition - and the impact it makes not only on our lives, but on those around us.
Learn what it means to be a Competitor - and why it matters that you make the choice to compete every day.
Sometimes, your best might not be good enough to win, so it’s important to learn from failures and try again. Akeem Leviston is a football coach at Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas. This week, we hear from him about the foundations of youth sports, what it takes to retain young players as a coach, and the process of achieving success through competition over time.
What do you see?
Do you look at that boulder before you as an adversity which has you beat? Or is it an opportunity to inspire others? Jake challenges your perspective in this week's mini-episode. Competitors don't see challenges like everyone else, and Jake dives into why.
And how you can make sure you refocus your perspective.
Finish your week stronger than you started with SPEED WORK!
Everyone has faced challenges and rejections and disappointments to get where they are today. Failure is just as much a component of success as hard work. Matthew Del Negro is an actor (“The Sopranos,” “Scandal,” “Wind River”) and host of the 10,000 “No”s Podcast.
This week, he shares tips on overcoming adversity, finding strength in failure, and picking yourself up again if you fall.
Our brand new mini-episode series starts today - with a focus on what you need to QUIT in order to be a Competitor.
- What holds most people back
- Why a better time isn't always that
- Why feelings don't dictate being ready
Quick fire Friday session to fire you UP!
Everyone deserves an opportunity to try, regardless of gender, socioeconomic background or any other factor. That’s a lesson for both sports and life from former NFL quarterback and MLB pitcher and current coach of coaches, Richard Bartel.
This week, we Bartel shares ideas for improving youth access to sports and building better coaches for young players.
Texas Rangers MLB Strength & Conditioning Coach Jose Vazquez teaches the importance of partnership and support in building healthy, cohesive, and competitive teams through stories from his time working in major league baseball. Vazquez shares tips for how to better yourself while keeping other people’s needs in mind.
Competition is vital for teams, but learning to compete in a way that doesn’t harm others in the process is just as important. Learn how Vazquez and his team have been able to successfully do just that - and how you can too.
Martin J. Reader is a former Olympic beach volleyball player turned entrepreneur and motivational trainer.
This week, we hear from him about transitioning off the sand and building a personal philosophy in order to create authenticity in his everyday life.
He shares tips about learning to love the process and staying focused on the big picture, rather than getting bogged down by the bumps along the way.
What You’ll Learn: * Use intention, integrity, and intensity to accomplish your goals * Let go of past disappointments and not let them define you * Turn personal development into competitive advantage * Focus on the big picture and not get caught up in the day-to-day * Make priorities and manage them to fall in love with your process
Why do you think you can’t do something? Is it because you really can’t do it? Because someone said you couldn’t? Or is it because you’re afraid of failure, so you just haven’t tried to do it? Hunter Clark is the director of operations and programs for the Adaptive Training Foundation, a non-profit that provides training to people with physical disabilities to transform their lives. This week, he shares tips about conquering the fear of failure through sharing stories of the military vets he’s worked with who overcome great obstacles on a daily basis.
The mental side of competition is just as tough—if not tougher—than the physical side. Dr. Lindsey Mitchell is a sports performance psychologist and clinical therapist who has worked with everyone from athletes to veterans to middle school students. This week, she shares tips on how to help build up healthy and successful kids, define personal goals, and overcome adversity to be a better competitor in all aspects of life.
If you want to learn how to harness the power of competition to reveal your greatest self, you’ve come to the right place! Every week, we’ll hear from athletes, psychologists, entrepreneurs, and everyday competitors about the power of competition both on and off the field. Jake Thompson, the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, is back in full force, bringing you exciting interviews every Tuesday.
If you were a fan of the Better Than Yesterday podcast, you’ll notice we’ve rebranded for Season 2 to the Compete Every Day podcast to better reflect our mission this time around. If you’re a newcomer, stick around to find out how to tap into your limitless potential (and don’t forget to check out Season 1).
A Goal Getter is identified by their actions. Competitors are Goal Getters because they do more than talk about what they want to do - they compete every day to get it.
Want to be a Goal Getter too? You're in the right place.
This episode dives into what it means to be a competing GOAL Getter and how you can apply four easy steps - every day - in your life for your goal.
In this episode, our founder Jake Thompson explores the formula for success - and why our greatest accomplishments aren't achieved overnight. We wouldn't want them to anyway. Learn the Grit formula for success and what factor (hint: you 100% control it) matters more than talent.
Learn why __________ is your greatest key factor to success.
An athlete never wants to walk off the playing field at the end of a game - much less a career - knowing they still have more in the tank. Each wants to leave spent - having given everything they have in pursuit of everything they want. Head held high, they know they've done everything. Full effort. Full victory. And no matter what the scoreboard reads, they know they went out swinging hard.
Competitors live the same way they play.
Often we feed so much negativity into an adversity, that we blow it entirely out of proportion. This is looking at the big picture, which keeps you honest and focused on the path ahead. Marcus Aurelius Anderson truly believes that adversity is a gift, because it gives you that extra insight to reach those depths of strength that we all possess.
Priscilla Tallman is a former All-America volleyball player from the University of Georgia, and played on the US National team for two tours. She has coached at the club and collegiate level. She is also a freelance sports writer, a contributor to Volleyball Magazine, a speaker, and motivator.
In this episode, Jake dives into Priscilla’s athletic journey, her passion about coaching, and how sports principles can help instill positive lessons which can be used not only in life but also in business and entrepreneurship.
Aaron Keith Hawkins is the host of Unbreakable Success podcast, a personal performance, and relationship coach who works empathetically and strategically to guide his clients toward transformational changes in their personal lives, careers, and marriages.Aaron has spent over 2 decades as a public servant. Currently a Police Captain, he's still serving his New Jersey community as a Law Enforcement Executive.
In this episode, Jake dives in Aaron’s professional and personal journey, his mission is to help you recognize that you're capable of succeeding in literally every aspect of your daily life once you realize success is a lifestyle, not a trophy.
Aaron shares how his near-death experience helped him ultimately change his direction and the trajectory of his life - and how you can take that same change without a near-death experience.
Megan Benzik is CrossFit Games Regional Athlete and CrossFit trainer. Meg's story is of the true power of perseverance. After being diagnosed with lupus at the age of 12, she has continued to fight the autoimmune disease to achieve her athletic goals. Living her fitness passion, Meg is using her diagnosis as a way to inspire her clients to reach for more. Meg is inspiring, driven and is a testimony to the importance of self love and support.
In this episode, I’m here to motivate you to fight. Fight for the life of your dreams. Fight for your goals. Fight for your future. Realize three things: your story matters, you are in charge of writing it and that some of our greatest blessings can be packaged in unappealing boxes. I encourage you to read A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller, a book that inspired me to grab the pen and start writing a story worth reading.
In this episode, former pro boxer & current celebrity personal trainer Holly Lawson leads us through the difficulties that granted her the strength and ability to become a successful fighter.
We emphasize the importance of introspective thinking and ensuring that after tough times we do everything in our power to support and grow from the experience. Holly’s in-depth look into her fighting journey is one of the most inspiring stories of the Better Than Yesterday podcast.
Landing the cover of Oxygen magazine, starting her own Canadian beauty pageant and coaching women around the world has taught Kimberly Castle one crucial lesson: consistency pays off.
She learned quickly that if she was consistent with her work outs and diet regime, the fitness results that she desired would come quickly. Using her newfound perspective, Kimberly took this life lesson to other aspects of her life. She realized that it didn’t take anybody particularly talented to attain this success, just somebody who was willing to put in the work.
Using this profound knowledge, Kimberly decided it was time to help other women make the same realization.
Coaching women around the world between ages 25-50 years old, Kimberly’s focus is set on shattering her clients body shaming habits and opening their eyes to their beauty, capabilities and strengths. She gracefully balances her coaching business, a full time job as Vice President of Global Technology at Metlife, Mrs. Canada Globe Pageant and her personal fitness.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim MiLB Pitcher Nathan Smith shares his professional baseball journey & the importance of “The Midnight Rule” to succeeding at every level of his playing career - and personal life. Learn how you can apply this same rule to pursuing your career.
It's easy to be a dreamer. "Wouldn't it be nice if..." is usually how dreams start. There's zero risk, zero chance of failure, and zero chances of you getting hurt by just dreaming. And there is zero opportunity for you to ever reach that dream by simply dreaming about it. Like a marathoner – the only way you run a marathon is to actually run a marathon. You can think about running at work. You can imagine running at night while lying in bed. But unless you actually put your shoes on the pavement and start moving forward, you aren’t running. You’re still on the sidelines. You just can’t do BIG things in sports - or life - from the sidelines. It’s not possible.
In this episode, Jake explores the idea of "Dream big, live bigger" and why its crucial to being a Competitor.
We all get blindsided by something that hurls us into a life of completely different circumstances. If it limits our ability to function as we did before, the frustration alone can crush our drive and determination. As Jake watches full-body workouts from the sidelines with a torn achilles, his path to recovery is finding different ways to challenge him both physically and mentally.
In this episode, Jake tells you about his journey dealing with a leg injury and how it’s impacted his motivation to pursue his goals. He also explains why slowing down and taking the long road leads to more success, plus the mindset shift to get your determination back on track in the midst of challenge.
Curt Steinhorst is on a mission to help us win the battle against distraction. Diagnosed with ADD as a child, he had to find ways to overcome the challenges of digital distraction once he became an entrepreneur. After years of studying the impact of technology on human behavior, he founded FocusWise, a company dedicated to helping professionals reduce distraction and maintain focus for bigger success.
In this episode, Curt shares strategies you can use, both personally and professionally, to prevail over one of life’s toughest adversaries — distraction.
After spending nearly two decades in the industry as a whole and observing pros like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, Alan learned a few things about creating productive habits and cultivating the right mindset for success. The mental game is just as essential to your overall performance as the physical. Ultimately, it can be the one thing that separates the good from the legendary.
In this episode, Alan Stein Jr. shares what he does to stay competitive, how he challenges himself to stay sharp, the importance of sports in school, and the winning mindset strategies he’s learned both on and off the court that you can use to be better than you were yesterday.
As a former athlete himself, Chris Smith saw the need to provide an online support structure to the athletic world. The constant push and challenge of an “Athlete’s Mindset” (AM) can break you if not fueled in an environment of like-minded people. Chris’s determination to help athletes use the better edge of their double-edged sword is his commitment to helping the world be better than they were yesterday. One athlete at a time.
Ashley and Po Bronson’s book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, discusses the science of competition and reveals why it’s important to experience defeat — on and off the field. Competition allows us to better gauge our abilities by identifying strengths and weaknesses, and reveals what needs improvement. Without the contrast of winning and losing, there’s no motivation to push to maximum potential.
You can find growth and opportunity in every loss if you position your mindset to learn from your mistakes. Listen in as Ashley and Jake discuss some of those powerful mindset shifts and approaches that can help you to be better than you were yesterday.
Transition Coach Daron Roberts is an expert at helping people ‘jump off the ledge of their doubts’ but only after making some major life shifts of his own. Going from law school to the NFL, to author and lecturer at the University of Texas, Daron’s pivots taught him how to persevere through the hardships of change and take on the challenges of transition.
Through Daron’s Amazon bestselling book, Call An Audible, his course, “A Gameplan Winning at Life,” and motivational Instagram videos, he knows no bounds when it comes to inspiring others to transition into being the best version of themselves.
It's easy to obsess over what everyone else is doing, and it’s even easier to use them as a gauge of where or what you should be. But how engaged are you in your own goals and life? Is it more than the time you spend playing the comparison game? More energy than you put into obsessively and anxiously checking your social media accounts? If you’re honest with yourself, the answers might reveal a truth…
You’re the one getting in the way of your success. You have and always will be your biggest competitor.
So how do you compete with yourself so you can make progress toward achieving your goals? All you have to do is be better than you were yesterday.
A true competitor is determined to excel, even in the face of adversity. But adversity is much more than upsets, unfortunate events, or other external obstacles. Sometimes it’s our own pride that presents the challenge and holds us back from experiencing true growth.
No one wants to go backwards. It feels counterintuitive. Especially when so much effort goes into achieving greatness. But giving yourself the green light to put it in reverse could be exactly what you need to progress forward.
Taking a step back isn’t accepting failure or admitting defeat. It’s a way to gain perspective and clarity on challenging situations in your life. A time to reevaluate where to invest your valuable time, effort, and energy. A way to create space so you can tend to what might’ve been overlooked while pursuing success.
When stepping back might be the answer, fear and pride are the true adversities. Accept the challenge to overcome them so you can ultimately take ten steps forward toward your long-term success.
“Avoid stress, don’t do anything to physically exert yourself, and if you’re planning on having any children — don’t.” That’s the advice Susan Kovacs’ neurologist gave after diagnosing her with multiple sclerosis in 1985. Not something you want to hear when you’re in your mid-twenties, or at any point in your life at that. Anything she had planned for her future completely shifted. But just as easily as life can shift your plans, so can your mindset.
In her mid-fifties, Susan's strength coach asked her to consider a triathlon. It was a dare that would take her well beyond her comfort zone and “the life doctors prescribed her.” Susan explored the true impact that mindset has on our lives and adopted the mantra "my body achieves what my mind believes." With that, she made the physical and mental transition to being actively involved in athletics.
Combining her superpowers of research and personal experience, Susan has found her path as a performance mindset coach helping athletes, corporate leaders, sales professionals, and entrepreneurs optimize their performance through mindset mastery.
Like so many Americans, Doc Wright wasn’t happy with his job. Fresh out of college, he transitioned into corporate America — spending years in a world he “didn’t really ever quite fit in.”
To deal with the stress from work, Doc found relief in woodworking. After taking on a few small projects from friends and local businesses, others took notice of his unique style and creativity. It wasn’t long before he landed a bid with a large home builder company in Texas. Doc saw the opportunity to carve a different path for his future. And he took it.
Two and a half months from his first table project, Doc quit his job to start his custom furniture company, The Wright Edge. The business narrowed its focus on crafting big slab live edge wood furniture after Doc noticed a serious gap in the market for it. He’s been fortunate enough not to rely on paid marketing or advertising to generate business. And less than a year out, Doc has already added a business partner and an intern to the roster to keep up with the growing clientele.
Here’s Doc’s key insights on making a small business succeed:
As the founding pastor of Christian City Church, Rob Carman has captured the hearts of Christians everywhere with his leadership skills. By using the art of storytelling in his speeches, he has been able to grow a church from 35 people to 5,000 people, travel to 70 nations, and train over 50,000 national leaders.
Join us in today’s episode as Dr. Rob breaks down the importance of storytelling and how to become a better leader.
Today features a LIVE recording of the Better Than Yesterday podcast. Ryan ‘Birdman’ Parrott, a Navy SEAL and Founder of Sons of the Flag, joined our June 10 "Smash Goals" workshop in Dallas. His determination and “don’t take no for an answer” attitude has helped him accomplish goal after ridiculous goal throughout his life.
With a tough upbringing and little motivation, Ryan struggled in school as a child. Ryan finally found his spark at 18-years-old when 9/11 hit and he decided joined the military. His ambition drive took him all the way to the Navy SEALs.
Ryan now runs a non-profit organization in Dallas called Sons of the Flag that is committed to supporting military, first responder, and civilian burn survivors. Find out how Ryan overcame the hard times and crushed every goal he put his heart and mind to in this episode.
Compete to be Mentally Tougher
Coach Jen Rulon of San Antonio is joining us today. She’s an 11-time Ironman triathlete and coach helping triathletes get to the finish line with a smile. She has been an incredible supporter of Compete Everyday and an awesome member of the community since we met years ago.
As a health and fitness expert, Jennifer “Jen” Rulon MS, has inspired, coached and motivated many athletes to get to their first sprint triathlon to their 3rd Ironman Triathlon. Jen guides her athletes to learn about themselves BEYOND the physical aspects of doing an Ironman Triathlon.
Jen joined me to discuss what she’s created as a coach, her personal development as an athlete, and her TED talk on the mental side of performance. It’s a deep conversation, but I think it’s one you’re going to be enriched by.
Combining Cancer and CrossFit
Sami Mansfield is a Cancer Exercise Specialist and runs an incredible program she calls, Build. It’s a functional fitness program for cancer survivors designed to reduce both the physical and emotional side effects from cancer diagnosis and treatments.
In the world of cancer fighters, competing daily is everything. Sami works on a clinical team during the day and runs Build in the evenings, devoting her life to the encouragement and rehabilitation of cancer patients.
We talk about how Sami came to work with cancer survivors, her plans for growing the program, the community of cancer survivors she’s built, and why you have no excuse but t
Leave the World Better
How do you leave the world a better place than you found it? That’s what we’re talking about on this episode with the great, Dr. Daren Martin. We were connected through a mutual friend, I’ve been a guest on his show, and now I’m excited to have him on Better Than Yesterday.
Known as the Culture Architect, Dr. Daren Martin is author of the bestselling book, A Company of Owners and that’s only the beginning of his literary accomplishments. After 20 years of running his own company, Daren consulted for Fortune 500 companies on leadership, company culture, and sales psychology.
Daren shares his perspective on grinding out new books, understanding how to leave the world a better place, why we must keep growing, and other thought-provoking points.
Side Hustle Fuel
Compete Every Day Ambassador, Paige Martindell is joining us on the podcast today. I asked her on specifically to share her story of side hustling while working full time.
Paige followed her passion into creative design and took a job at Fossil after college while she started building up her side hustle. She later left Fossil to join StudioHop, a startup in Dallas, and has continued to build her personal brand.
Our discussion focuses on an alternative to the ‘burn all your bridges’ approach to entrepreneurship and how Paige instead hustled her way to develop a business. Paige goes into side hustling, pushing back perfectionism, finding creative inspiration, and so much more.
Pour into Your Passion
Ben Kenyon from the Portland Trail Blazers and YOUnique Podcast joins us today. He’s an inspired leader and advocate of purposeful movement.
From playing basketball to working as a performance coach, Ben has been on an incredible journey. In this episode, he shares what it was like to go from athlete to desiring to be the best trainer he could be.
Ben shares his thoughts on how to get to the highest level of success, finding satisfaction in your career and passion, and life.
Taking on New Challenges
Today, I’m joined by former NFL cornerback Terrence Wheatley. Terrence works as a Camp Director with the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Cowboys Academy camps.
Terrence knows how easy it is to get our identities wrapped up in our performance. As an NFL player who transitioned out of the league, he has advice for anyone going through a similar transition whether it be having to retire from competition or a chaotic career. Terrance shares his wisdom on moving into a new chapter with us.
In this episode we talk about how Terrence got to where he is today, what he teaches kids at the Dallas Cowboys Academy, and preparing for a transition.
Steph Gaudreau was a high school teacher for 12 years before she started her blog, Stupid Easy Paleo. It began as a way to share her recipes and soon took off as she taught people to modify their diets and implement strength training.
Today, Steph goes by strength trainer, nutritionist and zombie slayer. She hosts the Harder to Kill Radio podcast and leads the Women’s Strength Summit which runs this year from May 15-21.
Steph shares what inspired her to create the Women’s Strength Summit and what she wants for women around the world. We talk about finding your own way to health and happiness, body image, and how we show up in the world.
What’s it going to be?
Too often our words and actions speak of "one day," when things are better or timing is perfect. In today's episode, Jake Thompson talks about the idea of "one day" and the downfalls that thinking can lead to. You'll be encouraged in your journey and challenged to consider making today "Day One," and start taking action now.
One day or Day One. You choose.
The Long Game
James Fitzgerald is the Founder of OPEX and The International Center For Fitness. When not coaching, he’s a full time husband, father and fitness athlete. He was crowned the “Fittest on Earth” when he won the CrossFit Games in 2007.
His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a Higher Order.
We talk about enjoying the process when the goal is down the road, his philosophy for coaching, and what the winner of the 2007 CrossFit Games does to be better than yesterday.
The Right Frame of Mind
When Ed Molitor published an article about competing every day, it immediately caught my attention. I was impressed with him and his business and I’m excited to have him on the show.
Ed is the Founder of the Molitor Group, a leadership development and personal growth organization. Ed’s leadership skills, traits and behaviors are the reasons he has realized such great success as a college basketball coach, Chicago mortgage broker, motivational speaker who talked about the invaluable life lessons provided in competitive athletics and as VP of Operations for a successful recruiting firm.
In this episode, Ed shares his career story and how we might be losing focus of the right perspective on competition. He gives his insight into mindset, abundance, and success as a team.
Shama Hyder is a thought leader and one of the leading individuals in the online space. She is a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group – a global online marketing and digital PR company.
I met Shama at Social Media Marketing World and I was impressed by how she built both her business and her brand. Shama has not let any factor in her life stop her from achieving success. She uses no excuses and goes after what she wants.
In this episode, we get into how Shama runs her business from managing growth to branding. She also shares her perspective on being a woman in business, balancing a busy life, and getting ahead in your career.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO
Christine Reppa is the longest standing team member at Compete Every Day. She’s one of the first people who really joined in and ran with the message and I’m excited to have her here.
It’s been great to see Christine grow on the team and as an entrepreneur in her own journey. We talk about how she’s been able to start and grow a yoga-focused brand while working at Compete Every Day. Christine also shares how she spends time as a marketing agent for an olympic swimmer.
We talk about Christine’s journey to Compete, what she’s working on now, and tips she has for balancing multiple projects and building a side hustle. If you’re interested in starting or growing your side business, you’ll find this really helpful.
Be All In Web Smith is the Director of eCommerce at Gear Patrol. He runs an awesome eCommerce newsletter called 2 PM Links that I wholeheartedly recommend. If you do anything in eCommerce, marketing, branding Web is the guy for you.
Prior to joining Gear Patrol, Web spent time at Uncrate, Rogue Fitness, and was the co-founding CMO at Mizzen + Main. He has a wealth of experience in his professional and personal life that he was gracious enough to share.
We get into a little of Web’s history and career path. We spend a lot of time talking about personal development and how Web has grown. He shares his best tips from working with thriving brands and balancing family and work. I think you’re going to get a ton of value out of this conversation.
Gut and Execution
Wayne McCullough and I have had the opportunity to know each other for a few years now through different relationships. He’s been a great resource and mentor for me.
Wayne is the President and Managing Partner at Benchmark Private Wealth Management where he helps clients work through difficult financial situations and take care of their money.
The conversations we get into today are all about having an impact on your fellow man. We talk about how Wayne has such a heart for his community and how he helps those men be better husbands, fathers and leaders in their city. There’s so much great stuff in this episode you can apply to your own life. Enjoy!
“No regrets.”
I get to welcome Keith Yackey on the show today. We connected in an entrepreneurship group that we both belong to and I’m thrilled to introduce him to you. I love this guy’s passion to help people find their passion.
I was blown away at Keith’s live event, Amplify Live Experience, in Las Vegas. It was an incredible event from speakers you know to the individuals he called up on stage. Keith is an expert at applying principles and foundations to passion. He loves to discover what people are passionate about and how they can build a career around it.
We dive into Keith’s journey of discovering his passion, what went into creating his amazing live event, and why it’s important to find your ‘why’.
Embrace the Edge
Matt served for over 25 years as an Infantryman in the U.S. army. He is a really awesome guy I’ve had the pleasure of knowing over the past months. I think you’ll get a lot out of his story transitioning from a career in the military to civilian life and how he’s been able to bring that approach and that discipline to his everyday life.
When Matt was struggling to find who he was, the actions he took and the discipline he had before he went through this challenge made all the difference.
In times of war and peace, Matt has led organizations of every size, including small units, as a platoon leader, up to a three-year post as Garrison Commander at Fort Hood, Texas. He shares with us how he brings military practices into the corporate world to motivate others and share a strong vision.
Balancing Family and LifeAID
I’m excited to welcome Aaron Hinde of LifeAID Beverage Co. on the Better Than Yesterday podcast. You may be familiar with his brands which include FitAID, GolferAID, and PartyAID. This company has exploded over years and it’s been thrilling to watch.
Aaron and I talk about the success of LifeAID, what’s made them successful, and how he balances an exploding company with a growing family.
We get so overwhelmed trying to balance friendships, family, careers, while trying to get in a workout routine. Aaron gives great insight into how he prioritize things and stays present in the moment.
Competing for Longer Lives
Today I’m sitting down with the Founders and Board of the Be The Difference Foundation based in Dallas. The organization was formed by four ovarian cancer survivors in different phases of survivorship, but they all have passion for life and ending the fight against ovarian cancer.
More than half of the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer pass away within five years of the diagnosis. Be The Difference gives women hope for a longer survivorship by supporting cure research, clinical trials, and more.
Be The Difference is hosting a Wheel to Survive event in Dallas February 26th to raise funds that will support women fighting ovarian cancer. This is a fun opportunity to give back, interact with the community, and be the difference. Wheel to Survive will also be hosted in cities throughout Texas, South Florida, and San Francisco.
In this episode, we talk about what it’s like getting diagnosed with ovarian cancer and fighting to extend life. These women teach incredible lessons about the power of choosing your attitude and helping other people who are facing challenges you have faced.
Do It in Excellence and Obedience
In this episode I’m joined by Jeremy Thiel. In 2005, Jeremy was introduced to CrossFit. Immediately, he knew he had discovered the path he’d been seeking since he first started training. This was not just a game he was going to play, but something he was going take part in that would effect positive change on a large scale. Naturally he dove in head first.
Jeremy felt the best way to learn was through action. Action, hard work, dedication, and discipline were the tools he utilized to take $500 and build a million dollar garage gym facility, CrossFit Central, in less than three years. In 2005, Jeremy along with his sister Carey started by running boot camps in parks all around Austin. He worked from his one bedroom apartment day in and day out blogging, emailing and programming; strong relationships sprouted out of his emphasis on the importance of being heavily involved in the Austin fitness community.
We talk about Jeremy’s journey to CrossFit and starting a gym, how he manages all his projects including a new podcast, and what’s coming up for him in 2017.
Age is a Number, Not a Limit
I’m joined this week by Robert McDaniel, a certified Spartan training coach. Bob isn’t your ordinary Spartan racer. He didn’t actually start running until his 40s.
Bob has finished multiple events in first place in his division, and now trains a number of inspiring Spartan racers in the DFW. Bob’s journey is incredible. He shares that in just one year he ran 15 marathons. That’s with hardly any history of running throughout his life.
You’ll hear how Bob found Spartan racing and committed to the race, who inspires him to quit complaining, and how dedicated he is to training his clients and helping them overcome their fears.
Heart of a Champion
Our special guest today is part of the Compete community. Karen lives in Austin, TX and has competed in the Crossfit Games. She’s done amazing things in her life, including kicking cancer’s ass.
In this episode, we talk about what it was like for a woman in her 30s and athlete in a rising sport to battle cervical cancer. Karen shares what she went through to even get a diagnosis, processing what her diagnosis meant for having a family, and giving hope to people who fight challenges like her.
Karen is an inspirational leader. I admire her for who she is as a woman and the fight that’s in her spirit.
Success is a Mixture of Hard Work, Preparation, and Luck.
Alicia and I have known each other for years through Twitter and I know you’ll enjoy getting to know more about her. Alicia is a lawyer, professor, and blogger who built an incredible career in the sport’s industry.
In July 2011, Alicia founded RulingSports.com, a website dedicated to analyzing legal issues in the world of sports. Launching RulingSports.com gave Alicia the springboard she needed to find an international platform to discuss her passion for sports. Since launching RulingSports.com, Alicia has been a featured guest on hundreds of sports radio shows nationwide. She’s also written for Forbes, Sport’s Illustrated, and Huffington Post.
We talk about how Alicia started a successful blog, what inspired her mission work in Haiti, and how to actually start pursuing your dreams.
Transformation Shifts Your DNA
Salt Freedom and I connected this summer in Las Vegas at Amplify. As soon as I met her, I knew I needed to get her on the show and introduce her to the Compete community.
After winning her own 13 year battle with an eating disorder, SALT combined her insider knowledge and her training in holistic health to create SALT ED FREEDOM - a radically empowering and holistic eating disorder treatment method that challenges the status-quo recovery goals and treatment standards. SALT ED FREEDOM was created specifically for brave, rebellious woman, who don’t just want to recover. They want freedom.
Salt and I talk about her story and what went into starting her business. We talk about what’s behind addiction, how we need to transform ourselves before we help others, and getting past imposter syndrome.
What is Your Pathway to Success?
We’ve got the one and only Julian Placino on Better than Yesterday. As host of the Pathways to Success Podcast, Julian has had over 100 interviews with successful individuals to uncover the common thread of success.
What is success? What does success look like? We dive deep into these topics and how you can become successful yourself by learning from the things that successful people have done.
Julian’s Journey
- 3:03 Being very entrepreneurial for the sole purpose of making a buck
- 3:30 Starting an endeavor to NOT make money, but to help other people
- 4:36 Working as a recruiter professionally and looking for a creative outlet
- 9:17 Knowing nothing about podcasting and finding a successful podcaster to befriend
Julian Getting Motivated
- 12:17 Writing a book about the lessons he’s learned in his life and from guests
- 14:18 Finding a mentor by making it public and buying someone lunch
- 16:00 Setting big dreams for his podcast and himself in 2017
Competitive Insights
- 13:20 Everyone has some kind of unique ability they can do better than others.
- 18:10 There’s purpose in the things that we do and when you combine that with what you love, you’ll be unstoppable.
Better Than Yesterday Quotes
“Creating consistent content develops a personal brand.”
“It’s so easy to play small.”
“Success comes down to being fulfilled.”
Sharpen Your Wintality
We’re welcoming in Baylor Barbee to Better Than Yesterday. Baylor is a successful motivational speaker, author, and tri-athlete. He’s the world's biggest triathlete and his goals for 2017 are going to blow you away.
His book Wintality teaches the keys to unlocking the success in your DNA. In this conversation, we go into the ‘wintality’ mindset and how you can use that to win in your own life.
Baylor’s story of playing football at Baylor to becoming a triathlete is one full of inspiration. The actions he took to transform his life into one that’s more positive and motivating to others are actions that we can all take.
Baylor’s Journey
- 2:33 Playing football his entire life to not doing anything
- 3:28 Looking for something fun to do to get in shape and finding triathlons
- 10:38 Making a conscious decision to be a positive person
Baylor Getting Motivated
- 7:10 Focusing forward to keep moving forward through tough challenges
- 8:49 Finding the discipline to do things he doesn’t like to enjoy things more
- 14:00 Reminding himself that he’s getting to do what he loves to do
- 16:30 Getting inspiration for Wintality by studying lions
Competitive Insights
- 19:10 The later you do anything in the day, the smaller the chance of getting it done.
- 24:32 If you really want to be something, don’t wait until a designated day like New Year’s to do it.
- 26:31 Keep track of everything. If you say you want to get better, act and analyze your progress.
Better Than Yesterday Quotes
“How blessed am I that the worst thing I’m going through my life right now is figuring out how to race people on the streets?”
“I am professional mistake maker. I make mistakes, but if I can pass them along, they’re speaking points and not mistakes.”
“Inside each and every one of us is the DNA of success.”
Fried chicken – and fitness?
Dallas fitness blogger & founder of both Deep Fried Fit blog & the Dallas Fitness Ambassadors joins the Better Than Yesterday Podcast this week.
At the time we recorded this, Mai Lyn had just left her corporate job to focus on her blog. Mai Lyn shares her journey from being a part-time blogger about food & fitness, to a full-time one running a successful regional blog & creating the Dallas Fitness Ambassadors community.
There’s a lot of gold in this episode. We talk about productivity tips and the daily habits that help Mai Lyn get after the day.
Don’t fall for the movie trailers.
I love movies. I love actually going to the movies. The fresh popcorn, the brand-new trailers, and the fact that I can just escape for two hours.
But you know the one thing about movie trailers that gets me – the actual trailer. It always gets me to the movie. And think about it, how many bad movie trailers have you seen? Probably none. Maybe one in your lifetime?
For the most part, the movie trailers are great. And then you go to the movie, and the movie sucks. Now, how does that relate to you today? I dive into the trap of “movie trailers” and how we can bypass the trap in our lives.
How important is it to have a positive mental image of ourselves?
CrossFit. Olympic Weightlifting. Body image issues, what? That’s the story Salt Lake City CrossFit athlete Cassidy Duffield shares in this week’s episode. Growing up as a gymnast, Cassidy has always been a more muscular woman. That led to special attention when she was younger, including being called “manly” as a teen.
She spent years at a mainstream gym trying to be “skinny” and lose the muscle and weight she had built as a gymnast. As she grew older, Cassidy learned to love her body and the strength she had after joining the CrossFit community.
In this conversation, you’ll hear Cassidy’s incredible story, the way she overcame body image challenges, and how to create a compelling vision of your future self.
This is Going to Be a Raw Conversation
That’s the warning Kyle Cermak gave me when we talked about sharing his story on the podcast. Kyle struggled with alcoholism for years before one fateful night changed his life – and almost destroyed it. We dive into his story, what led to his alcoholism, and how he has maintained sobriety for over seven years and restored his family.
Kyle’s story has something for everyone – and his approach to his day to day life has created a world of positive success that just eight years ago, never seemed possible.
There’s incredible value in this episode. With Kyle’s perspective of coming from addition, he’s realized how mental and physical strength contribute to overall wellbeing in a unique way. Kyle shares what he does to stay fit after years of abusing his body and how he focuses on his priorities.
Kyle Cermak’s Journey
- 4:05 Being in a band, travelling the country, and transitioning into a new phase
- 5:15 Growing up with a lot of alone time and craving the lifestyle he saw on TV
- 9:05 Turning to alcohol every day for 15 years and what life was like for Kyle
- 14:00 Hitting a low point with drinking and reaching a turning point
- 20:40 Deciding to change his life after a heart-wrenching court hearing
Kyle Getting Motivated
- 24:15 Getting sober through rehabilitation and recognizing his patterns
- 26:58 Changing his behavior to receive love by giving love
- 28:39 Developing a spiritual base to turn to instead of alcohol
- 30:02 Becoming physically healthy so that his heart and mind function well, Working with the “Fit to Recover” program
Competitive Insights
- 33:40 Connect spiritually or meditate in the morning to remember the bigger picture of life.
- 37:40 Making it a point to be of service to someone every single day.
- 39:05 The mindset for success in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s.
Better Than Yesterday Quotes
“The only things that I can control are my behaviors and actions.”
“The world is a bigger place than yourself, but you’re also connected to that bigger picture of the world.”
“I take a lot of pleasure in doing the dishes because I’m excited to be able to contribute to the betterment of our family.”
How does one build mental toughness?
That's the question I dive into this week with Dawn Fletcher, owner of Fletcher Fitness & MentalityWOD.com. Dawn is physical & mental performance coach that works with athletes in a number of sports to help them get the results they want.
Dawn was named “1 of the Top 30 Most Influential Health Bloggers" and has been a great member of the Compete community since we first connected at the 2011 CrossFit Games.
We dive into building mental toughness, her daily routines for positive mindset & success, and her entrepreneurial journey.
What does it mean to be Better Than Yesterday? Show host, and Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, Jake Thompson shares his heart behind this podcast series & what you can expect from the upcoming first season.
Our goal is to help you compete and be better than yesterday in all of your pursuits.