Synopsis
Are you trying to answer the question, "What's next for me?" Do you want to stay more focused and find better balance between work and family? In this show, Jim provides you a clear framework for setting goals-- the right goals for you-- and achieving them. Because being average scares the crap out of you. You don't want to "play to the level of your competition." You want to be significant. You want to crush it in your job. You want to be an awesome parent. You want to be fit. You want to make more money. You want a clear path of what to do in the next year. The next 5 years. Shoot, what to do today! Jim Harshaw Jr, a TEDx speaker, executive coach and former Division I All American athlete, share tips for getting clear on your goals, staying focused and finding balance so that you can maximize your potential. Guests include:Tony Horton, fitness guru and author (P90X)Joe De Sena, founder of Spartan RacesBob Bowlsby, Big 12 CommissionerGreg McKeown, #1 NYT Bestselling author of EssentialismBas Rutten, UFC ChampionRussell Brunson, entrepreneur, Clickfunnels
Episodes
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#299 Becoming Indistractable: Nir Eyal on Mastering Focus, Habits, and Productivity
10/05/2021 Duration: 47minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Be inDISTRACTable! Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies in 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Indistractable received critical acclaim, being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, “the best business book of 2019.” In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in Th
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#298 3 Proven Ways to Transform Failure into Success
03/05/2021 Duration: 29minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Success Through Failure Failing hurts. It sucks. So how do you reconcile the idea that failure is in fact benefiting you? How do you wrap your head around the fact that adversities are your stepping stone towards success? And how exactly do you succeed through failure? As I always say to my kids, Success Through Failure ain’t just the name of a podcast. If you observe the most successful people, one thing they have in common is having failed miserably at one point in their lives. And they even give credit to their setbacks for making their success possible. Now it’s your turn to live out your success story! This week’s episode is all about failure. How you can benefit from it, how you can wrap your mind around the benefits, and the 3 concepts to understand failure. My goal is for you to go out into the world and do incredible things. So let’s begin this adventure by taking action and hitting the play button to th
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#297 100 Days of Rejection: What One Man Learned About Fear and Failure
26/04/2021 Duration: 35minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY 100 Days of Rejection TherapyJia Jiang is the owner of Rejection Therapy, a website that provides inspiration, knowledge and products for people to overcome their fear of rejection. He is also the CEO of DareMe, a company that teaches people and trains organizations to become fearless through rejection training. In 2015, he authored the Amazon bestselling book, Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection and was one of the most viewed TED Talks of 2017. Several years after Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he took a life-altering risk and stepped into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. His result was everyone’s biggest fear: rejection. This was the catalyst that set Jiang on the path to his true calling. To conquer the fear of rejection, Jiang embarked on a personal quest and started a blog, 100 Days of Rejection Therapy. His journey revealed a world that wa
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#296 Think Like Elon: Provocative Questions and Tactics for Unleashing Your Inner Greatness
19/04/2021 Duration: 40minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Think like Elon Musk How do people like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Steve Jobs, get outsized results? How do they think and operate at a level so much higher than everybody else? How do they get so much done in the same amount of time that we have? Here’s why: their default thinking is at a higher level than almost everyone else. Most of us question whether or not we can earn enough to retire or put our kids through college, let alone investing billions into colonizing Mars. While I feel I'm only about 10 steps up my own Mt. Everest— getting to where I'm at now was a huge goal for me. Doing what I love and earning more than I ever have with the flexibility to travel and spend more time with family. It required deep mindset work and oftentimes weird tactics to create breakthroughs and to outthink my own limiting beliefs. It’s the same with these world-class performers. What is it that these world-cha
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#295 One Revolutionary Yet Simple Tactic for Releasing Your Doubts and Breaking Barriers with Hale Dwoskin
12/04/2021 Duration: 45minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY The Sedona Method Hale Dwoskin has dedicated more than four decades to teaching and sharing the Sedona Method, which helps people alleviate their suffering and discover the truth of who they are. Hale is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Sedona Method and the co-author of Happiness is Free and it’s Easier Than You Think with Lester Levenson. He is one of the featured teachers in the book and movie phenomenon The Secret as well as a featured teacher in The Greatest Secret. He is also featured in the movie Letting Go. Hale is the Director of Training, Chief Teacher, and Spokesperson of Sedona Training Associates, an organization created to promote the emotional releasing techniques inspired by his friend, mentor, and teacher Lester Levenson. He is also a founding member of the Transformational Leadership Council. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you
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#294 A Surprisingly Simple Trick To Staying On Track With Your Goals: A Power Tactic To Use Every Month
05/04/2021 Duration: 28minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Clarity through micro goals Do you ever get overwhelmed when striving to achieve your big goals? Do you feel like you’re running out of time? Are you struggling to accomplish and stick to the goals that you’ve repeatedly set for yourself year after year? Or are you on the verge of dropping your resolutions and trying again next year (hopefully not)? It’s time to pause, take a deep breath, and start… small. In this week’s episode, let’s talk about Micro Goals… the goals that you should always have in your back pocket (literally!), that are going to drive you and help keep your mind clear and focused. No more goals left unattained. It’s time to take the small but powerful steps to fulfilling your goals through micro goals! Here’s how… Listen now. 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 Ac
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#293 A Remarkable Story of Discovering Success, Failure, and Hope in Mississippi: Dr. Jeff Bulington of Franklin Chess
29/03/2021 Duration: 48minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Creating meaningful losses. Jeff Bulington grew up on the outskirts of Toledo, Ohio and in rural Monon, Indiana. He learned to move the chess pieces from his first grade teacher in 1972, but was introduced to tournament chess by a local farmer after moving to Indiana as a junior high student. He founded his school's first chess club. Fast forward a few decades and he’s transforming the lives of the students who society has written off. Who am I talking about? The students of Franklin County, MS. 60 Minutes described Franklin County as “the buckle of the Bible belt. Seven thousand people live here and no one’s in a hurry. There are only two stop lights in the entire county and one elementary school.” One local described Franklin County like this… “All the statistics, everything you look at, Mississippi is the poorest. It’s the dumbest. It’s the fattest. We know that the rest of the nation has that conception
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#292 The Power of Your Mind in Making Millions: JV Crum of the Conscious Millionaire Show
22/03/2021 Duration: 37minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Mindset for millions. Want to turn your passionate purpose into a big impact and big money in your bank account? Then stay tuned because, whether you want to make $10,000 or $100,000 a month, JV Crum will reveal how. He’s known as “The Conscious Millionaire Mentor” and is a mindset and strategy coach, speaker, futurist, activist, and #1 International Best-Selling Author. He hosts the Conscious Millionaire Show, heard by millions of listeners in 190 countries. JV is on a mission to transform the lives of 1 Million people and help them achieve their financial goals! You may just be one of them! 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.
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#291 Logically Override the Default: How to Stop Procrastinating, Scrolling, and Getting Distracted
15/03/2021 Duration: 45minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Override the Default Have you ever finished a work task then found yourself automatically checking your inbox or social media? Have you ever walked past a tray of cookies and just grabbed one without even thinking about it? Have you ever hit the snooze button? This is the default. This is what's holding you back from your next level; from achieving that goal that always seems just out of reach. So, what can you do about it? During a recent personal performance coaching session with a client there was a specific, powerful phrase that I said that he keyed on. “Logically override the default.” I encourage you to 1) listen to this episode and 2) do as my client said he was going to do—write the phrase on the wall above your computer! Tune in now and let’s talk about the 10 ways you can logically override your default. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like
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#290 Steven Pressfield on The Warrior Ethos and Winning Your Inner War So That You Can Finally Achieve Your Potential
08/03/2021 Duration: 41minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Be your own warrior It’s been a year and we’re so thrilled to have screenwriter and author, Steven Pressfield, back on the Success Through Failure podcast! Steven is the brilliant mind behind the books Gates of Fire, The War of Art, The Legend of Bagger Vance, which was adapted into a movie starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron, and The Warrior Ethos, which we’ll talk more about in this episode. Following his insightful appearance on STF ep 256, Steven came back with new insights and resistance-defeating tactics. This time, he delves how you can turn “NOBODY wants to read your sh*t” to “EVERYBODY wants to read your sh*t.” You’ll also discover the “Warrior Virtues” you should possess to unleash the warrior within, and how listening to your dreams can change your life like it did his. There’s so much to learn from this interview, so click that play button and tune in now! If you don’t have time to
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#289 Cheatsheet: 17 Tactics for Starting a Successful Side Hustle in 2021
01/03/2021 Duration: 34minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Your side hustle! Have you been thinking, “How can I make extra money in 2021?” or “How can I start a successful side hustle this year?” Well, there’s no other way than to just start if you want to finally realize your dream business like I did! But how do you find the right side hustle for you? Where do you start? Well… right here actually! In this week’s episode of Success Through Failure, we’ll talk about the 17 rules for starting a successful side hustle in 2021. You’ll get to learn some specific, concrete tactics that even world-class performers like Tim Ferris and Russell Brunson practice and live by, so tune in now! 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.
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#288 Discover What’s Next in Your Career: Powerful Solutions for Designing Your Life with Author, Stanford Design Professor Bill Burnett
22/02/2021 Duration: 49minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Design Your Work! Do you feel stuck?Are you disengaged at work? Join the other approximately 68% of Americans who say yes to these questions. We all want a life of meaning and impact. But how? How can you do that when you’re stuck in your job, busy with life, and overwhelmed with everything going on. Most people spend more time at work than anywhere else so it’s not surprising that you want to find fulfillment and purpose there. Well, now there’s a plan to help you get unstuck and find happiness at work. In this week's episode... NYT bestselling author and Stanford professor Bill Burnett who co-authored the NYT best-seller Designing Your Life and his co-author, Dave Evans, have created this plan in the form of their new book titled: Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work. In our discussion about the book DESIGNING YOUR WORK LIFE Burnett teaches you how to create the job y
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#287 25 Shockingly Simple Tricks That Will Transform Your Day—and Life—In the Next 10 Minutes
15/02/2021 Duration: 23minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY The power of the next 10 minutes What can you do in the next 10 minutes? You can…Scroll through your social media and set off an unproductive day.Go open a bag of chips and put unhealthy fuel into your body.Open your inbox and try to find something to be busy with. Or better yet you can…Make your bed.Make that phone call that you've been putting off.Meditate. The next 10 minutes of your day holds so much power. But the question is: Will you take advantage of that time to take a step back or advance closer to your goals? Let’s talk about the 25 things you can do in the next 10 minutes that can help transform your day! 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.
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#286 How to Lead Like a Visionary: Super Bowl Champion and CEO of Movement Mortgage Casey Crawford
08/02/2021 Duration: 52minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Superbowl Champion, CEO, visionary. What does one do when they reach the top of the sports world and hoist the Lombardi Trophy as a member of a Superbowl championship team? Well, if you’re Casey Crawford you ask questions like, “Is this what it’s all about?” You say things like, “I want more.” To do more that is. When the mortgage industry collapsed in 2007, Casey saw greed and corruption among leaders in the industry, a lack of value toward employees, and a neglect toward community problems. He saw opportunity where others saw obstacles. He saw an opportunity to change how banking was done for the benefit of the industry, the employees, and the community. So, he co-founded Movement Mortgage. He’s not just talked the talk, he’s walked the walk. The Movement Foundation has invested more than $25 million toward community improvement and meeting the needs of the underserved around the world. From a bone-crunchin
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#285 A Personal Story About You: Listen in Private
01/02/2021 Duration: 23minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY About your deepest doubts. I'm going to lead you through a story that's about YOU. This will likely strike a chord so listening to this when you can focus on my words will be beneficial. This is A Story About YOU. The reason I suggest listening in private is because I want you to really listen to my words. I felt these words pour out of me. I didn't have to think of them. They are from somewhere deep inside of me. Tune in now! 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.
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#284 Author of The Go-Giver, Bob Burg: How and What to Give to Create Massive Success
27/01/2021 Duration: 46minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY How and why to give. Bob is the co-author of The Go-Giver book series. The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller, has sold over 975,000 copies. The book has been translated into 29 languages. It was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written and was on HubSpot’s 20 Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time. The American Management Association named Bob one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders and he was named one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World by Richtopia. 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.
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#283 How to Build a Personal Dream Team That Will Streamline, Simplify, and Optimize Your Life
18/01/2021 Duration: 34minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY No man is an island Here on the Success Through Failure podcast, we’ve constantly talked about the value of setting your goals; of getting in the right discipline and mindset in order to achieve success. BUT even if you feel like you’ve got all these things planned to a T, it’s all moot if you don’t have the right support system. In this episode, you’ll learn how to build your team—your support system. Your Environment of Excellence. Who should complete the foundation of your life’s infrastructure? Who are the people who could aid you in maximizing your time, in increasing your efficiency, and in maximizing your impact on the world? Who are the people in your life that could play these important roles? Tune in now and start building your dream team! 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
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#282 A Revolutionary Approach Leading Your Most Important Business—Your Family: Mentor to Millions Author Mark Timm
11/01/2021 Duration: 47minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY A mentor’s worth Should you have a mentor? “Of course!,” you say. But… do you actually have one? Have you actually sought one out? Do you even know how? Or maybe you’re just too busy? Or maybe you have one but you need another in an area where you want to improve—relationships, business, or health. While Americans believe that having a mentor is important, less than half of the American population (46%) claims that they have one—and I believe that number is even a stretch. I spoke with serial entrepreneur Mark Timm who co-authored the book Mentor to Millions with original Shark Tank shark, Kevin Harrington. We discussed how to find a mentor, what a mentor-mentee relationship can be structured like, and even the reward you get from being the mentor yourself. In Mark and Kevin’s new book, Mentor to Millions, they chart Mark's journey from a pivotal moment in his life to a whole new understanding of how work, l
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#281 Essential Frameworks For Crushing Uncertainty: Entrepreneurial Thinking for Real World Success with Brant Cooper
04/01/2021 Duration: 41minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Myth of the visionary.Brant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle. With over two decades of expertise helping companies bring innovative products to market, he blends agile, design thinking, and lean methodologies to ignite entrepreneurial action within large organizations. In this episode of Success Through Failure, he shares how to leverage entrepreneurial thinking used by Steve Job, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson to solve challenges and create success in your personal and professional life. 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.
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#280 Secrets to Finally Achieving Work-Life Balance: Practical and Actionable Tactics for Success in All Areas of Your Life
28/12/2020 Duration: 34minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Find your balanceA balanced life is something that most of us seek to attain. A balanced life to become the ever-present parent and at the same time, live a successful professional life. A balanced life where you have the time to give attention to your physical and mental health while still running your flourishing business. And whatever version of a balanced life you wish to achieve. For decades, the term “work-life balance” is something that we have been familiar with. Gurus and life coaches have thrown around this practice here and there, but in this era when maintaining a balance between your personal and professional life has gone blur, how do you manage to carry this balance? In this episode, we’ll talk about the PRACTICAL and ACTIONABLE tactics that you can incorporate in your life so you can find that perfect work-life balance that you can actually exercise and maintain.