Compete Every Day with Jake Thompson | A Show for Driven Leaders

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Whole30 co-founder and current CEO Melissa Urban joins today's episode to discuss boundaries, nutrition, and her newest book, The New Whole30. Connect with Whole30 team on Instagram here or visit their website here . Order Melissa's book, The New Whole30, here . Jake mentioned two podcast interviews Melissa did on the show. They are: How I Built This (with Guy Raz) - link Set Better Boundaries (wi...

There's one specific point in your career that you can't preach leadership. Unfortunately most people fail to realize when this moment is. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE .

Chris Carlisle was a football strength coach, winning championships in both the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and NCAA with the USC Trojans. In today's episode, Chris shares takeaways from his book, Move or Die , and the three things that can get in our way of growth and success if we let them . Connect with Chris on his website here . Order Chris' book, Move or Die, here . ___________________ Con...

Take a page from Penguins this week to help build connection & trust with your team so they're more open to coaching feedback throughout the year. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Kelli Thompson is an award-winning leadership and executive coach and the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck . In Kelli’s two-decade career leading teams in primarily male-dominated industries, she received industry awards for her ability to build programs that cultivated the pipeline of future leaders. She has coached and trained thousands o...

This isn't about taking care of yourself (that's selfless ), but instead one way that leaders can damage their team by choosing to be selfish instead of do this one thing. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Executive coach and university professor Dr. Michelle Johnston joins today's show to discuss her new book and the power of connection within leadership and today's hybrid world. Learn insights into how to better cultivate connection with yourself and your team and why it's crucial to not only our professional success, but our personal health. Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn here & listen to...

Once someone in a position of influence begins to intentionally do this one thing, it permeates throughout a culture and changes how well a team can collaborate toward a goal. Shop the BRAND NEW Summer Capsule featuring new shirts, performance clothes, and hats HERE . ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Six-time author and professional speaker Andy Lopata joins today's show to discuss the power of mentoring for both the mentor and mentee. Lopata is an acclaimed professional relationships strategist, who has worked with global clients including Paypal, GlaxoSmithKline and Brother. Connect with Andy on LinkedIn here . Order Andy & Ruth Gotian's new book, The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring,...

Learn from research on how to leverage failures to fuel your motivation to improve instead of allowing it to encourage you to quit. Shop the BRAND NEW Summer Capsule featuring new shirts, performance clothes, and hats HERE . ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

LinkedIn branding coach and speaker Rachel Kennedy joins today's show to discuss how cultures can grow by empowering their employees to build out their personal brands & tell more stories of the "get and give." Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn here and her website here . ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Leaning on the Bill Belichek coaching philosophy of "do your job," what does that look like for leaders today, and why is it more than just what our job description says? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

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In the spirit of Independence Day, learn steps to reclaim your freedom from tyranneous internal stories & limiting beliefs. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Learn why instead of hiding our setbacks, we should face the shame and obstacle in order to better overcome them. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Mental performance coach DJ Hillier joins today's episode to talk mindset and the release of his new book, Push the Sled . Connect with DJ on Instagram here . Order DJ's book Push the Sled here . ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

When we don’t communicate consistently, we can run into the problems of negativity and doubt filling the silence for our teams. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Take Fotini's FREE quiz for insights here . Negotiation expert and author of Say Less, Get More Fotini Iconomopoulos on how to improve our ask for what we want. We discuss her upbringing as first-generation Canadian in a "Big Fat Greek Wedding" family, how challenges in her personal & professional life led her to start advocating for herself (and the work she does now), and how each of us as l...

If you were given a test on your 200 team members, how well would you you do? This is a lesson on relational deposits and a great culture because, as leaders, it's important to remember that we can't influence our people if we don't know them. Grab your copy of Lead Better now here . ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Hear this powerful story from a comedy legend and what it's imperative to not quit after one failure. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Civitas Senior Living's Senior VP of Strategic Operations Anthony Ormsbee-Hale joins today show to discuss tips for leading teams in multiple locations. As a senior VP of a senior care / assisted living team, we discuss how he and the executive team ensure values are lived out to the standards of excellence when you can't physically see the team every day. Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn here . L...

Why 'leaving something in the tank' is actually just preparing your excuse ahead of time. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE

Order Dr. Bob Lefkowitz's book here . 2012 Nobel Prize winner and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University Dr. Bob Lefkowitz joins this week's show to discuss the importance of loving the work over awards, entering each work day with optimism, and the power of mentoring. Learn more about Dr. Lefkowitz's work here . ___________________ Continue building y...

The power of the words we use has more potential than most people understand. Leverage this power as a leader to grow your influence. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE