
Compete Every Day with Jake Thompson | A Show for Driven Leaders
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S8 Ep 749The Privilege of Influencing Others: Inspiring Courage Through Your Actions
Will your actions be a shining example or a stirring warning?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S8 Ep 748It's Never Too Late (Yet) to Rewrite Your Story
Your time is ticking...but here's a reminder that it's not too late for you to get started.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
S8 Ep 747No Quit Living Part 2 with Christopher J Wirth
Mental performance coach Christopher J Wirth joins the show to discuss actionable strategies for resetting after disappointment and refocusing on the "play of life" at hand.Key Links from the Show:Follow Christopher on Instagram here.Listen to his first interview back from 2020 here.Jake's newest book, Lead Better Now, is available for preorder here & on Amazon Kindle here.JOIN the FREE January Challenge with Jake here!___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S8 Ep 746You vs You: Maximize Performance and Pursue Greatness
Join the FREE January Challenge with Jake HERE.Be reminded that your competition this year - is with the person you were yesterday.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S8 Ep 745Building Self-Belief: Using Visualization to Propel Yourself Toward Greatness
Be sure to join my FREE January Challenge starting soon by signing up here.A quick exercise to help you cast a vision for the new year and whom you want to become in it.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S8 Ep 744Growth is Uncomfortable and Often Invisible
Join the FREE January Challenge with Jake HERE.You don't need to see progress to be consistently making it.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 743Reach Back and Give Them a Lift
Merry Christmas Competitors! Be encouraged with this Monday leadership episode on the importance of helping others make the same climb you're making.Join the FREE January Challenge with Jake HERE.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 742Don't Let Them Pull You Down
Be inspired by this high school athlete's decision to not let crabs in a bucket, pull her down into being one, too.Join the FREE January Challenge with Jake HERE.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
S7 Ep 741Control What You Allow In with Kendall Robowski
Kendal Robowski is a mom, and entrepreneur and finished as one of the top HYROX athletes in the world in the 35-39 division. We discuss dealing with online trolls, changing up your circle's conversation, and the importance of surrounding yourself with peers that push you in the direction you wish to climb. Key Links from the Show:Follow Kendall on Instagram here.Checkout Kendall's interior design studio and work here.Jake's newest book, Lead Better Now, is available for preorder here & on Amazon Kindle here.JOIN the FREE January Challenge with Jake here!___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 740Rally Our People During "Busy" Seasons
It's crucial for leaders to be mindful of - and adjust - their language to help their teams' mindsets and culture during those stressful seasons.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 739Write Your 2024 Obituary
What will the epitaph of 2024 read? Be encouraged to start writing yours and why is it important to determine it right now before the year starts.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
S7 Ep 738Activate Your Heroic Potential with Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson is the Founder & CEO of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation and the author of Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential. He’s 50% Philosopher + 50% CEO and 101% committed to helping create a world in which 51% of humanity is flourishing by the year 2051. Brian joins today show to talk about the pursuit of excellence, closing the gap, and how the right focus and growth can change everything.Key Links from the Show:Join Heroic here or download from the App Store here.Order Brian's book, Arete', on Amazon here.Connect with Brian on Instagram here.Jake's newest book, Lead Better Now, is available for preorder here & on Amazon Kindle here.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 737Benefits of a Competitive Mindset with Career Setbacks
This is why having a (healthy) competitive mindset is crucial to your professional development & trajectory, especially when you face a career setback. ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 736This is Your Competitive Advantage Against the More Talented
You have 100% control if you build this one competitive advantage that will help you surpass more talented, enthusiastic people. ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 735Staying Focused When You Get Blindsided
How to improve self-discipline, especially related to procrastination and chasing quick dopamine highs.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 734Easier Road or Stronger Mind?
Do you want an easier path or do you want to build a stronger mindset? Leaders must decide one way or another, here's why.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 733One Decision That Makes One Big Difference
Friday encouragement from your Chief Encouragement Officer to make this one key decision before starting your work day.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
S7 Ep 732The Power of Curiosity with Executive Coach Andy Ellwood
Serial entrepreneur and current executive coach Andy Ellwood joins the show to discuss the importance of curiosity in coaching others and how it's imperative for leaders to better know themselves in order to lead others.Learn more about Andy's work at Crux Point Leadership Studio.Subscribe to Andy's writing at MakeRoom.Fm.Connect with Andy on Instagram and LinkedIn.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 731Make This Week the Week
What would January be like if this week was the week you began working on next year's momentum? ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 730Show Up Even When You Don't See It
How to maintain consistency when you're not seeing the fruits of your labor. ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 729What You Focus On Amplifies
What you focus on will magnify throughout your life.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 728Socializing with Strangers
Tips for networking as a leader and interacting with strangers (from an extroverted introvert).___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 727Flexing Your Resilience
How to not completely quit going after your goal after a few misses and build your "resilience" muscle. ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
S7 Ep 726See a Need, Meet a Need with Blessed Feet cofounder Luke Savage
Pro baseball player Luke Savage joins this week's podcast to discuss his playing career, transitioning from the College World Series to the pros, and how a mission trip sparked the fire to create a nonprofit for youth playing sports.Learn more & get involved with Blessed Feet on their website here.Follow @_BlessedFeet_ on InstagramFollow Luke's pro journey on Instagram @lukesavage.13___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 725What Could More of This One Thing Do for You?
Pull these insights from one of the best to play football on what separated the good from the great, and how we have the opportunity to leverage the same thing in our pursuits.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 724It's Ok to Talk Back
Learn to talk back (to yourself) to be more productive.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 723What if You're Surrounded by Negativity?
What do you do when you don't feel like you have the right people in your corner?Click here to watch Jake's full talk from the Good Leader Conference.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 722Leadership is Not a Hobby
Leadership is anything but a hobby you can do "on the side."___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 721Reframe Your 'What If'
We tend to default to using 'what if' in a negative sense when discussing what we shoulda/woulda/coulda done if we'd only gotten one more shot. It weighs us down and keeps us replaying our past - but what if there was a more productive way to use 'What If' to our advantage? ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 720Giving Up Brain Space
The more you think about them, the more they win. The less you think about them, the more you win.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 719Bring the Best Out of Someone
What can you do to bring out the best in someone else?Watch the full interview with Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel here.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 718Own Your Two
What if instead of focusing on what you can't control, you started focusing on how to maximize what you do? ___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 717Is Comparison Driving Negative Habits?
What if the negative habits that could potentially derail your dreams come down to your focus on the wrong target?Watch the full interview with Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel here.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 716See What Others Don't
A leader is responsible to see what others don't - and then call it forward.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 715Tips for Battling Back Against Burnout
Learn strategies to battling back against burnout - and preventing it from getting there in the first place.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 714Never Cheat the One
You can cheat a lot of people - but you can't cheat this one.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 713What Distance Would You Go To Influence?
How well do you know your people and invest in developing them where they are to where they can become.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 712Better Begets Better
The better you get the better that you realize you can become.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 711Let Go to Grow
"You have permission to let go of who you are in order to go get who you might be." - Ed Molitor___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 710Not Everyone is Coming With You
It's ok to let go of the ones who choose to not grow with you.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 707What If You Were Made For This Challenge?
You can embrace a victim mindset when it comes to your current challenge or you can reframe it with this powerful new perspective. What will you decide?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 708Lead Without a Title
"Manager" is a job title. "Leader" is a mindset.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 707Make Your Failure a Non-Negotiable
What if you took the choice you wanted to take back and made it your non-negotiable going forward?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 706Where We Get Competition Wrong (Part 3)
This is the final episode of our 3-part series of where we get competition wrong - and why if we don't change our perspective, it can ruin our chances for living a purposeful life.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 705Where We Get Competition Wrong (Part 2)
This is part 2 of 3 on our series of where we get competition wrong - and why if we don't change our perspective, it can ruin our chances for living a purposeful life.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 704Where We Get Competition Wrong (Part 1)
This is part 1 of 3 on our series of where we get competition wrong - and why if we don't change our perspective on it, can ruin our chances for living a purposeful life.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 703Which of "the Ones" Will You Be?
There are plenty of 'ones' - which will you choose to be this week?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 702Example or Lesson?
What kind of leader will you choose to be this week?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 701Confidence Requires Courage
The confidence we desire to do the work requires the confidence we must channel.___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.

S7 Ep 700Detours Aren't the Same as Dead-Ends
What if we stopped seeing detours as dead-ends and understood that they could be helping us get to somewhere even better than we originally planned?___________________Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.