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

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 w...

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 emoti...

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...

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 sen...

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...

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 transformatio...

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...

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 t...

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. &n...

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 f...

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...

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....

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...

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 w...

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...

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, e...

Find out how you can WIN a free SELF Journal  from BestSelf Co. 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...

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...

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, publ...

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.⁣ Kil...

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 l...

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 mus...

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 t...

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 o...

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,...