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Send us Fan Mail Our brains crave certainty in the same way our bodies crave food, sleep and other basic needs. We love receiving positive news and information that makes us more certain and fear any news that leaves us uncertain. This edition talks about the importance of certainty in our lives and how to create our own certainty.      Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is concerned with the safety and wellbeing of their families, but the news seems to only get worse by the hour.  Most of us can’t simply hunker down, lock the doors, work from home and hope for the best. We have companies to run, businesses whose doors must open, employees and customer who count on us and supply chains to lead and manage.   I’ve spent my lifetime studying...

Send us Fan Mail Jason came across a list of ways to minimize your risk for contracting the coronavirus. It contained many things he didn’t know. He checked the source and it’s a solid, reliable and highly learned doctor with no agenda other than helping keep people healthy. In this episode we reveal the eight things you can do to minimize your risk of contracting the coronavirus. This is one you...

Send us Fan Mail Do you practice mindful anticipation? Lots of studies prove that there are many powerful benefits derived from active anticipation. In this episode Jason reveals the eight ways that active anticipation will help you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In his NY Times bestselling book, It’s Not The Big That The Small-It’s The Fast That Eat The Slow, Jason shared a powerful story about a man who finally took the time to work on his business not in his business and what happened when he did. This past week, Jason took a week to work on his business not in or for his business and shares what he learned and what to means to you. Sup...

Send us Fan Mail In one chapter in his NYT bestselling book, The Reinventors, Jason writes about the inability of most companies to let go of the old and embrace the new. In one chapter titled, Letting Go, he writes about the fact that most successful companies become so averse to change they become paralyzed. That started him wondering how risk adverse he’d become.  He found some great tests to e...

Send us Fan Mail A recent research study concluded that six out of ten managers don’t know what’s really going on in their companies and when asked questions they were unable to answer, they resorted to folklore and mumbo-jumbo. If 60% of a firm’s managers don’t know what’s going on, it’s not possible to have an organization with high engagement, clear priorities, clarity and focus and accountabil...

Send us Fan Mail Last week, on a trip to deliver two speeches, I caught a ride with Lyft to a bookstore.  I ended up hearing one of the greatest stories I’ve ever heard about having all the odds stacked against you but singlehandedly deciding to pick yourself up, create a goal and do whatever is needed to achieve it.  It’s the story of Nur, an immigrant from Bhutan. You’ll be uplifted, richer and...

Send us Fan Mail The average worker has 200 unanswered emails in their inbox. Jason frequently found himself with more than 500 and talked to a colleague who has more than 18,000 unanswered emails in theirs. So, he set out to discover the best ways to bring the number down to zero and have an incredible sense of self-esteem. This podcast reveals what he found out. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If you spend all your time focusing only on the long-term view, there’s a very good chance you’ll never achieve it!    Witness the recent debacle of WeWork whose valuation plummeted from a high of 47 billion dollars to less than 5 billion over the course of a disastrous few months, fueled by greed, not paying attention to the day-to-day and arrogance. There are 7 big dangers to lo...

Send us Fan Mail Each year Jason conducts more than 800 interviews with CEO’s, business owners and entrepreneurs in preparation for his speeches and workshops. In 2019, almost every person he’s interviewed has brought up one ugly subject.  We’ll reveal what he’s hearing and what to do about it in this edition of The Game Changers© Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Every company wants to do a better job of engaging their workforce and raising their employee engagement scores but they’re all missing something big. There’s only one way to achieve high levels of engagement and it’s been overlooked by almost every company. We reveal it in this edition of The Game Changers© Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Great leaders are people of their word and when they say they’re going to get something done, they just do it; with no excuses ever offered for not getting it done. In this episode, Jason talks about always doing what you say you’re going to do and delivering and making good on your promises and commitments. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Endorsements and testimonials work for every business. Most people and companies are horrible at asking for and receiving endorsements that work. In this edition Jason explains how to gather and use strong testimonials and endorsements to grow your business. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Each time Jason visits India for work or adventure travel he makes new discoveries. His most recent trip – a combination of work, speeches and adventure – was no exception. This episode features 5 things you should know about India.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If you’re a regular listener you’re probably someone filled with gratitude. This podcast teaches how to take your gratitude to a new level and is based on a great thank letter that Jason recently received that sets the standard for how to say thank you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Bill Campbell created billions of dollars of value in Silicon Valley as head of marketing and board director for Apple Inc. and CEO for Intuit and GO Corporation . But, he also created trillions of dollars of shareholder value by coaching Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Sundar Pichai at Google, Steve Jobs at Apple, Brad Smith at Intuit, Jeff Bezos at...

Send us Fan Mail It happened during the dot.com bust, it happened again during the Great Recession and it’s happening again, right now.  When the tides high and customers and new orders are flowing in the doors, , companies take all the business they can get, and it doesn’t matter what form it takes.   But, whenever there’s a sign of weakness in the economy and/or talk of an impending slowdown, ev...

Send us Fan Mail What do chopping wood and carrying water have to do with each another?  The two activities share nothing in common; in fact, it would be downright dangerous to try and do both at the same time.   It’s now been proven, without a doubt, that multitasking doesn’t work and is bad for you, your employees, your customers and owners.  In this edition of The Game Changers© you’ll find hel...

Send us Fan Mail Bad leaders come from a position of scarcity, have a snarky, dark view of the world and believe there’s only enough to go around for themselves and the owners or shareholders. Truly great leaders come from a position of abundance and want the people within their organizations to truly prosper but…and there’s a big BUT, there’s a big catch! Become a more enlightened leader in this...

Send us Fan Mail The Business Roundtable, whose members are the CEOs of America’s leading companies with more than 15 million employees and more than $7 trillion in annual revenues, stunned the world when they announced they were changing their statement of purpose. No longer is their stated purpose, “to exist to grow profits,” but instead to do something much bigger and more meaningful. In this e...

Send us Fan Mail Would you give up a couple of cups of coffee or a sandwich every day to end up being worth 5 million dollars by the time you’re set to retire? Learn how to achieve financial abundance in this episode of the Game Changers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The twelve top leaders of one of the world’s largest -and from outward appearances – most successful companies in the world recently confessed to Jason the six things they don’t do well and wanted his help fixing. If you’re a leader or want to become one, don’t allow these six frequently overlooked things to derail your success or your career. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Most people are horrible listeners. Within 48 hours of hearing a 10-minute presentation, most people can only recall 20% of what they heard. By the time a person is in high school they’re listening to less than 30% of what they hear and when most people listen, they’re so preoccupied with what’s in it for them that they fail to recognize important clues. And, to top it off, unless...

Send us Fan Mail Jason recently took part in the first conference of the top 30 leadership gurus in the world. He attended prepared to share and ended up being astounded by how much he learned. The gathering drove home the need for all people to find ways to constantly rejuvenate and refresh themselves. In this episode you’ll hear what Jason learned at the conference and what it means to you.  Sup...