Success for the Athletic-Minded Man

Ralph Cindrich rose from economically-challenged Avella, Pennsylvania, to become an All-American football player and wrestler at the University of Pittsburgh, a four-year NFL linebacker, and a nationally recognized sports lawyer and agent. He recently published a book titled “NFL Brawler: A Player-Turned-Agent’s Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League.” We're going t...

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Tom Koulopoulos, founder and CEO of the Delphi Group, visionary, futurist, keynote speaker and author of many books including The Gen Z Effect, Cloudsurfing and The Innovation Zone. His clients include Microsoft, IBM, Pepsi, Kellogg and more. I first learned about Tom through an article on Inc.com w...

Download the action plan from this episode here:  http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Joe DeSena. Joe DeSena is the founder of Spartan adventure races which have become wildly popular in recent years. He’s not a wrestler but he has tremendous respect for the mindset of a wrestler which is why he got his kids into the sport. Joe has the wrestling mindset. Not only can he operate when...

Download the action plan: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/   Today I am sharing a talk I gave to a group of business leaders in Charlottesville on the blueprint for success that I learned through failure. Enjoy!  Let's connect:  Website  |  Facebook  |  Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. You and I were both wrestlers once so we’re coming from the same place, which is a...

Download the action plan: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Lee Kemp. Lee is one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the United States. He won three NCAA championships for the University of Wisconsin and three world championships, earning him a place in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and as one of only five Americans in the International Wrestling Hall of Fame. He’s b...

Download the action plan: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Karl Pilz, host of the I’m Too Busy for Nutrition Podcast. Karl is the first non-wrestler to make it onto the show so to do that he MUST be good. He is the first nutrition expert that I’ve met that understands REAL people like you and me. We’re busy. We’re focused on achieving big things and nutrition is important but it’...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan. On September 3rd, 2015, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/U.S. 5th Fleet /Combined Maritime Forces held a change-of-command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt where Vice Admiral and former wrestler Kevin Donegan took command. Most of us have heard of...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Greg Hatcher. Greg is a 1983 graduate of Alma College (Michigan) where he lettered in wrestling, soccer and baseball. Following graduation he began selling insurance for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. For a record six of his seven years he was named Account Executive of the Year. Greg then struck off on his own, st...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Steve Biondolillo. Steve is the founder and president of Biondolillo Associates. Recognized for coining the term “signature event,” Biondolillo is the nation’s leading developer of branded, large-scale special-event fundraising programs. Additionally, Steve has developed what is widely regarded to be the nation’s pre...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Dom Gorie had an amazing career as a Naval aviator and as a NASA astronaut. As a Navy pilot he logged over 6,700 hours in more than 35 aircraft and completed over 600 aircraft carrier landings. He flew 38 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm.  He then went on to be a Naval Test Pilot. His astronaut career includes four space shut...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In the 19th episode of Wrestling with Greatness I interview Ryan Michler, host of Order of Man podcast. a show that I’ve been listening to a lot lately. Ryan’s personal story, which he reveals early in the show, is staggering. While his early life lacked a positive role model, he has become a role model for the rest of us. He shows us...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Comedian Greg Warren grew up wrestling in St. Louis the son of a wrestling coach. He went on to wrestle for the University of Missouri where he was an All American in 1991. While still in college, he won a comedy contest and was invited to perform at a local club. After college, he went to work for Proctor and Gamble for about 10 year...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this 17th episode of Wrestling with Greatness host Jim Harshaw interviews Matt Lindland, current USA Wrestling Greco Roman National coach, entrepreneur, whitewater rafting champion, actor, politician and UFC veteran . Matt’s insight into success comes from his experience in multiple arenas. His methodology is clear, concise and act...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ We’re in a rat race. We wake up, hustle through our morning, head off to work, react to emails coming in, phones ringing, colleagues interrupting and before you know it the day is over. We jump in the car, turn on the radio and fight traffic to get home. Dinner, kids, maybe a chore or two around the house, some TV and we’re off to bed...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ Today I bring you Seth Goldman, CEO of Honest Tea. Honest Tea is a $100 million company that rattled the cages of beverage industry giants by introducing a great tasting, low-calorie, organic and healthier option. While that sounds like something that makes sense in today’s market, when Seth launched the company in the 1990’s it was r...

Dr. Isaiah Hankel will tell you that, long ago, he started out as a sheep farmer. Now he’s a got his doctorate in Anatomy and Cell Biology and has presented at schools including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and Oxford. He’s an author and business coach who has formed three multi-national businesses and recently written a book called Black Hole Focus- How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Pu...

Jim Harshaw interviews 2X NCAA Champion, Olympian, former Bellator Welterweight Champion, current ONE Welterweight Champion, former world top ten disc golfer (yep) and entrepreneur. I chose to invite Ben on the show not because of his wrestling prowess but because he's been able to replicate success into other sports and now as an entrepreneur. Ben practices many of the 8 Habits of Massively S...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this 12th episode of Wrestling with Greatness host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, reveals the 8 habits that he's identified in massively successful former wrestlers. He's interviewed former wrestlers who have been Olympians and others who never wrestled past high school. H...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this 11th episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, interviews Gene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset. Gene and his brother Jeff work with wrestlers, coaches and teams to improve their mindset and unlock their potential. He turns his attention in this sh...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this tenth episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, gives up the hosts chair to friend, former Lock Haven wrestler and UFC veteran Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman. Having completed nine shows, Charlie suggested that, for the tenth show, the...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this ninth episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, interviews... himself. Having discovered the blueprint for success that has proven invaluable time and time again in his own life as well as in the lives of so many of the most successful people on...

David shares insights into how we can create breakthrough change in an organization as well as leadership skills and his personal success habits. A former wrestler at the University of Pennsylvania, the 1973 Maccabiah Games champion in Greco and honorary captain of the 2000 USA Freestyle Olympic Team in Sydney, he credits much of his success to his experience as a wrestler. He also shares insights...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this seventh episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, interviews Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and founder of Wrestlers in Business, Aaron Grossman. Aaron wrestled at Miami University (OH) and found that wrestling created the ide...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this sixth episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, interviews Zach Even-Esh. Zach is a speaker, author and entrepreneur. Zach is known as the Underground Strength coach. He owns a bricks and mortar gym and is the leader of a massive online communit...

Download the action plan here: http://jimharshawjr.com/ action/ In this fifth episode of Wrestling with Greatness, host Jim Harshaw, a former Division I All American and Division I head wrestling coach, interviews Kyle Maynard. Kyle is a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur and former wrestler. In high school he finished top 12 at the NHSCA senior nationals and has since fought prof...