Success for the Athletic-Minded Man

How to have it all with someone who’s been there. Today I bring you, Coach Mike Lightfoot. Mike is a retired college basketball coach known for his career at Bethel College, an NAIA school in Indiana. He was the fastest winning coach in college basketball history. He reached the 300, 400, and 500 win plateau faster than any other coach. He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame while he was still...

Stop chasing shiny objects and use this tactic. When I was an elite college wrestler, I was always looking for an edge. I was looking for a way to be better. To score more points. To win more matches. To achieve my goals. The solution was never dramatic. It was fundamental. I'd heard it a thousand times before but for some reason hadn't fully incorporated it into my repertoire. But the sol...

Adversity and testing your mindset. Today I bring you, Matt Phillips. Matt Phillips is a speaker, author, and high-performance coach. He helps business leaders, athletes, trainers, and coaches develop their mental toughness so they consistently perform their best, day after day and year after year. A former professional baseball player in Austria’s Bundesliga (first league) and Division I baseball...

Make achieving your goals easier with these technology hacks. Do you want to automate your goals? Want to leverage technology so that you can systematize and streamline your actions so that achieving your goals becomes simpler. This episode is for you! I share nearly two dozen technology hacks that will simplify your life, streamline your goals and increase your productivity. Your biggest challeng...

Today I bring you, Thom Shea. Thom is a retired Navy SEAL and the founder and CEO of Adamantine Alliance, a leadership, teambuilding, and training organization dedicated to rapid, sustainable growth for his clients. Thom conducts training seminars and keynote presentations throughout the nation and serves as a strategic advisor for leaders and executives across the globe. Thom has trained hundreds...

Can You Really Have It All? Yes. Here's How. I grew up thinking that only other people could have it all. Health, wealth, happiness and all of the good things in life that come with them. In my youth, I believed that having it all was only for other kids and people. As an adolescent, I believed that only others could have self-confidence. As a wrestler, I believed only others could win the sta...

What is Fake Success and How to Avoid It Today I bring you, Dr. Isaiah Hankel. Long-time listeners will remember Isaiah from Episode #14. For those who need an introduction or a reintroduction, Isaiah is an internationally recognized speaker and author who helps individuals, teams, and organizations develop a more entrepreneurial mindset to accelerate their personal and business success. Isaiah’s...

A guide for peak performance in your day-to-day. Elite athletes have peak performance routines for both competition AND practice. Why shouldn't you? Aren't the stakes higher for you... your family, your livelihood, your hopes, dreams, and vision for your life? Most people drift through their day and wonder why they feel busy but not productive. They wonder if the work they’re doing matters...

A Story of Heartbreak, Tragedy, and Finding Your Purpose. Today I bring you, Dr. Ben Williams. The principal at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Washington DC, Ben’s life has been anything but easy. At age 4, he and his younger brother, sons of a prostitute addicted to drugs, became wards of the state and entered the Nevada foster care system. At age 12 they were adopted and there was...

From dead on arrival to championship athlete. In 2005, Dave was stabbed in the heart by a stranger. He arrived at the hospital dead only to be revived 7-minutes later. This was 2-months before heading into his senior year at Lafayette College, where he was captain of the football team. When he woke up, he knew he had to move forward. Football and his teammates gave him a purpose and solidified his...

Tactics from a guy who’s actually done it. Today I bring you, Jason Fitzgerald. Jason is an entrepreneur, marathoner and the Founder of StrengthRunning.com, one of the largest online-coaching businesses in the United States. His work has been featured in Runner’s World, Competitor, Lifehacker, and many more, but his real passion is helping runners become their best. He’s been the overall number on...

Results from a listener who has taken action. Today I bring you Jared Kahmar. Jared is a husband, father, educator and coach. Married with three children. He’s currently the principal at ? School. He’s been an assistant principal, athletic director and coached wrestling and football. Jared is a regular guy in the sense that he’s not a celebrity. He doesn’t have a book or a business to promote (yet...

Why following your passion doesn’t work. Today I bring you, Bill Burnett. After years of drawing cars and airplanes under his grandmother’s sewing machine, Bill went off to the Stanford and discovered that there were people in the world who did this kind of thing every day (without the sewing machine) and they were called designers. Bill is the Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford....

How to discover what’s next for you. Today I bring you, Shannon Miller. Shannon Miller is the Most Decorated Olympic Gymnast in American History with seven Olympic Medals! She is the only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame – Twice! [Individual (2006) and Team (2008)]. Her tally of five medals at the ’92 Olympics was the most medals won by a US athlete in any sport. At t...

How to be certain when setting the right goals for 2018. Most people I talk to are afraid to set the wrong goal so they simply don’t set any goals. In this week’s episode, I talk about how to set the right goals for 2018 AND how to make sure you follow through. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sur...

Your procrastination gene and how to override it. Dr. Sharad Paul is an award-winning author, a prolific contributor to major national and international magazines and journals, and a frequent radio and television guest. Born in England, with a childhood in India, Dr. Paul is also a surgeon, evolutionary biologist, and social entrepreneur, as well as an adjunct professor at Auckland University of T...

A proven four-step plan for success.  Today I bring you a solo podcast. So many people I talk with struggle with having clarity on what’s next for them. Because they lack clarity, they feel unfocused in their life. They labor hard at their work. What I teach in this episode is a system for turning work into inspired action. Turning uncertainty into clarity. Turning inconsistency into focus. If you...

Mindset, Money and Manifesting an Amazing Life. Today I bring you, Mark Podolsky. Armed with only $3,000, gut-wrenching fear, and absolutely no real estate experience… Mark bought his first few parcels of raw land in 2001. Today Mark is the owner of Frontier Properties, a successful land investing company, and has been buying and selling land full time since 2001. By focusing on working smart, not...

Peace of Mind. Clarity of Action. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode-- as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode-- at http://www. JimHarshawJr.com/Action . Let's connect: Website  |  Facebook  |  Twitter About Your H...

Learn Jon Gordon’s secrets for happiness and health.  Jon’s best-selling books and talks have inspired readers and audiences around the world. His principles have been put to the test by numerous Fortune 500 companies, professional and college sports teams, school districts, hospitals, and non-profits. He is the author of 17 books including 5 best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training C...

“Mistakes are how you there.” Today I bring you, David Allen. David is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His thirty-years of research and coaching to leaders of some of America’s most prestigious corporations and institutions has earned him Forbes’ recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the U.S. Time Magazine called his fl...

Today I bring you, Sam Shames. Sam is an entrepreneur, engineer, and a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 List. He is a co-founder of EMBR (pronounced ember) Labs where he is working on helping people use the power of personalized temperature to feel more comfortable in their own skin. He is a graduate of MIT with a degree in materials science and engineering and a minor in energy studies. While at...

How To Be More Confident, Persuasive and Charismatic. Jordan is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur. He’s the owner and co-founder of The Art of Charm, a consulting & coaching company – as well as a top 50 podcast on iTunes – which he’s been hosting for over a decade. The Art of Charm receives over 2,500,000 downloads per month and growing. Jord...

How to make REAL connections at work. Michelle is an expert on workplace communications and the CEO of Executive Essentials which provides custom coaching and training programs. Michelle was named one of Forbes’ Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of three books including The 11 Laws of Likability and her latest Nail the Interview, Land the Job. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox, and NPR and...

The Single Action That Will Give Your Clarity, Focus, and Consistency.  When I look back on my life, I see that there was a single habit that has created any success that I’ve ever had. After 100+ podcast interviews, I’ve seen this same habit come up over and over. But nobody is talking about it. Nobody has given it a name. Nobody has identified it and taught it. Until now. If you don’t have time...