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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#242 Strength Training For Your Mind: A Session with Mindset Coach Gene Zannetti
06/04/2020 Duration: 42minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Mindset in crisis. Gene Zannetti is the founder of Winning Mindset, a company dedicated to helping athletes and sales professionals reach their potential. He’s worked with Olympic Teams, UFC Fighters, athletes of all ages, and sales professionals. He was a nationally ranked All-Ivy League wrestler for the University of Pennsylvania. He holds two master's degrees: Exercise Science/Sport Psychology and Clinical Psychology and is a certified school psychologist as well as a certified sports nutritionist and personal trainer. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Gene Zannetti - Wrestling Mindset: http://jimharshawjr.com/11/ Dr. Steven
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#241 Eliminate Fear of Tough Conversations: A Step-by-Step Blueprint for from David Wood
30/03/2020 Duration: 40minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Afterlife as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for “life coaching.” He believes the tough conversations we avoid are our doorways to confidence, success, and even love – in both work and life. David coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams - and even prison inmates - to amazing results AND connection. One conversation at a time. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Steven Hayes - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training: http://jimharshawjr.com/231/ Sheila Heen - Negotiation, Receiving Feedback & Difficult Conversations: http
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#240 How to Get From Here to There: Defining, Executing, Persevering, and Achieving Your Dream Life
23/03/2020 Duration: 45minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Get from here to there! You know there’s more in you. You know you’re leaving too much on the table. You know that time is running out. You want to get to that next level but how do you do it? And what exactly does that even look like? In this episode, Jim Harshaw Jr shares 14 things that he did to get from here to there including how he figured out what he wanted, created a plan, executed the plan, dealt with adversity along the way, and eventually got to his “there.” And how you can too. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Productive Pause: http://jimharshawjr.com/112/ Core Habits: http://jimharshawjr.com/232/ Going Off-Course: htt
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#239 Clarity in Crisis: How to Respond to Unprecedented Challenges
16/03/2020 Duration: 28minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY A plan for uncertain times. What now? School closed. Events canceled. Work meetings gone virtual. How do you respond? What do you do? How do you sort through the masses of information yet still live your life? In this episode, I offer a much-needed perspective as well as concrete action items that will position you for facing this unprecedented challenge. And maybe, just maybe, coming out of it even better than ever! 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Joe DeSena: http://jimharshawjr.com/27/ Jared Kahmar: http://jimharshawjr.com/125/ Dr. Gilbert: http://jimharshawjr.com/33/ Let's connect: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your H
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#238 Accountability, Trust, and Tough Conversations: Leadership Strategy with CEO and Master Coach Kari Granger
09/03/2020 Duration: 50minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Kari Granger, a decorated former Air Force officer, is a subject matter expert in both applying and teaching the concepts of transformative leadership under the most challenging conditions. Kari empowers leaders to create tangible results in the areas they are committed to. She has worked with numerous branches of the U.S. armed forces and governmental agencies to achieve breakthrough mission performance, from leading logistical operations for hurricane evacuation missions to leading U.S. troops under enemy fire during combat duty in Iraq. Kari leads a team of coaches and consultants with specialists at every organizational level initiating impressive organizational transformations. The Granger Network supports clients that span the globe and its clients span multiple industries with special emphasis in healthcare, military, and higher education. Kari is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a
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#237 Jodi Glickman (Great On The Job) Shared Tactics and Scripts for Smart Communication at Work
02/03/2020 Duration: 49minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY The soft skill Jodi Glickman is passionate about developing leaders. As the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, Jodi and her team have reached hundreds of thousands of the brightest minds across corporate America and academia—working with many of the most influential organizations and brands including LinkedIn, JP Morgan, Abbott, and Harvard Business School being among her longest-standing clients. Jodi has appeared on the TEDx stage, she is the author of the critically acclaimed book Great on the Job, What to Say, How to Say It, The Secrets of Getting Ahead, and she is a writer for the Harvard Business Review. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Let's connect:
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#236 How to Build Relationships and Trust: Tactics for Getting What You Want in Life
24/02/2020 Duration: 20minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Getting what you want. We all have things we want. Usually, there are people who can help us get what we want. We want our boss to give us a promotion or our coworker to help finish a project or our mechanic to not screw us over. How do you get more of what you want? How do you grease the skids of life so that things are just a bit easier? By building relationships and developing trust. Sounds easy, right? Well, there are specific strategies and tactics that you can use to build your skills and maximize the effectiveness of your relationships so that you can get more of what you want in life. Oh, and because relationships are the foundation of our lives, you’ll be happier even if you didn’t get anything out of the deal. 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
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#235 Stop Wishing and Start Becoming: Discipline, Toughness, and the Pursuit of Excellence with The Spaniard
17/02/2020 Duration: 36minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Stop wishing. Start becoming. Having fought the scariest men on Earth, taught junior and senior high Spanish, won a reality TV show on national television and read incessantly for many years, UFC veteran, speaker, and author Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman calls upon his myriad personal and professional experiences and knowledge to inspire you, challenge you and make you believe. He’s been knocked out cold on live television and lived out his own Rocky story in front of a million people. Now, through traditional keynotes and workshops, you can get an inside look at what it takes to compete, and win, at the highest levels. I’ve had him on the show a few times now because he’s one of my favorite people to talk to when it comes to toughness, discipline, and pursuing excellence. Here’s my interview with Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something tha
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#234 Purpose vs Passion: What’s the Difference and How to Discover Yours
10/02/2020 Duration: 25minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Passion vs Purpose. Everybody wants to know their purpose. And they want to live their passion. What’s the difference? Is there a difference? And would I even go about discovering my purpose or passion? How can I live with a purpose if I don’t even know what it is?! All these questions and more answered in this episode. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Todd Stottlemyre: http://jimharshawjr.com/94/ Jared Kahmar: http://jimharshawjr.com/125/ Jake Herbert and Andy Hrovat: http://jimharshawjr.com/3/ Let's connect: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re wo
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#233 Reclaim Your Life: Working Less, Earning More, and Living Your Best Life with CEO, Author and Speaker David Finkel
03/02/2020 Duration: 47minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Get your time back! You check email the moment you lift your head off the pillow in the morning. You bring work with you on vacation, sneak glances at your smartphone during family dinners, and take business calls and texts at your kid’s sports games. It’s as if you’ve been forced to make a choice between your company or your life, sacrificing time for yourself and your family for the sake of career success. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In The Freedom Formula, Wall Street Journal bestselling author and successful entrepreneur David Finkel will help you operationalize working smarter. No fluff, no theory, Finkel shares the detailed blueprint to create maximum value for your company without working nights, weekends, or while on “vacation.” David Finkel is the CEO of Maui Mastermind®, one of the world’s premier business coaching companies, which has worked with over 100,000 business leaders, helping them grow th
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#232 How To Identify And Execute Your Core Habits Consistently So You Can Find Success and Maximize Your Potential
27/01/2020 Duration: 29minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Habits simplified. Habits. It’s a word that brings either dread or delight to the soul depending on if you slept in this morning or woke up on time, missed your workout today or got it in, kissed your spouse on the way out the door or skipped it. We all want to create better habits or eradicate bad ones. But where do you start? How do you make it all work? How do you identify the most important habits and actually execute on them with consistency? That’s what I dive in to on today’s episode. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Todd Stottlemyre: http://jimharshawjr.com/94/ Jared Kahmar: http://jimharshawjr.com/125/ Jake Herbert and An
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#231 A Performance Psychology Hack 40 Years in the Making: Dr. Steven Hayes Shares the Secret to High Performance and a Meaningful Life (55:23)
20/01/2020 Duration: 55minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Performance Psychology Hacked! Dr. Steven C. Hayes is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 45 books and over 600 scientific articles, he is the originator and pioneering researcher in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or “ACT,” a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods. His research has been cited by the NY Times, Men’s Health, The Wall Street Journal, The Oprah Magazine, and many other media outlets. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life was featured in Time Magazine and at one time was the best-selling self-help book in the United States. His new book is titled A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters. Dr. Hayes has been president of several scientific societies and has received multiple national awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Beha
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#230 P2+E2=S2: A Formula for Clarity of Action, Peace of Mind, and Living a Successful Life (25:19)
14/01/2020 Duration: 25minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Purpose, Clarity, Balance Do you ever look at your life and think to yourself, “I thought I’d be farther ahead by now.” Do you ever feel out of balance? Out of alignment with life, you want to live? There’s a simple process that you can use-- a formula-- that will bring you clarity of action, peace of mind and a plan for a life lived with intention and purpose so that you can get to the next level. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Dana Wilde: http://jimharshawjr.com/227/ Year In Review: http://jimharshawjr.com/175/ Productive Pause: http://jimharshawjr.com/112/ 80/20 Rule: http://jimharshawjr.com/233/ Jared Kahmar: http://jimhars
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#229 From Xprize to GitHub, Jono Bacon Shares How and Why to Build (and Join) Communities To Support Your Mission (38:14)
06/01/2020 Duration: 38minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Building a community to support your mission. Jono Bacon is a leading community strategist, speaker, author, and podcaster and the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting. He has served as director of community at GitHub, Canonical, XPRIZE, and other companies. His clients include Huawei, Microsoft, Intel, Google, Sony Mobile, Deutsche Bank, Santander, and others. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed The Art of Community and his newest book, People Powered. He’s a columnist for Forbes and founder of the Community Leadership Summit and Open Collaboration Conferences. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Blueprint For Success: http://
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#228B My Best Interview Yet! Part 2: Single-Minded Focus, Failure, and Following Your Passion: My Interview with Jerry Miller (44:58)
30/12/2019 Duration: 44minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Jim Harshaw Jr Revealed (Pt 2) It’s not often that I have a conversation with an interviewer who gets me to bare all. Jerry Miller was able to do just that. In this interview, we talk deeply about the challenges, pitfalls, and ultimate fulfillment in living a life of purpose and passion. I share things in this conversation that I’ve never before shared on the Success Through Failure podcast. I broke it into two parts. Part 1 (#228A) we cover my personal story-- from losing 22 lbs in two and a half days to shaman medicine men. In part 2 (#228B), we get into failure, adversity, and how to reach your fullest potential. You can capture lessons from a dozen episodes of STF in just this one interview. Give it a listen! 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 w
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#228A My Best Interview Yet! Part 1: Happiness, Inspired Action, and How I Built a Business That I Love: My Interview with Jerry Miller (43:26)
23/12/2019 Duration: 43minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Jim Harshaw Jr Revealed (Pt 1) It’s not often that I have a conversation with an interviewer who gets me to bare all. Jerry Miller was able to do just that. In this interview, we talk deeply about the challenges, pitfalls, and ultimate fulfillment in living a life of purpose and passion. I share things in this conversation that I’ve never before shared on the Success Through Failure podcast. I broke it into two parts. Part 1 (#228A) we cover my personal story-- from losing 22 lbs in two and a half days to shaman medicine men. In part 2 (228B), we get into failure, adversity, and how to reach your fullest potential. You can capture lessons from a dozen episodes of STF in just this one interview. Give it a listen! 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 we
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#227 The Missing Piece To Your Success: Mindset Training That Will Explode Your Results with Dana Wilde
17/12/2019 Duration: 47minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Honest to goodness secret to success. Dana Wilde is an expert in how to intentionally and systematically change your mindset so you get better outcomes. She grew her own business from zero to a million dollars a year in under 19 months and now teaches others how she did it. With nearly 100,000 followers in 87 countries, Dana is the bestselling author of Train Your Brain and featured in the movies The Abundance Factor, The Truth About Prosperity, and Dream Big. Fascinated by neuroscience and the power of the mind, she affects lives daily on The Mind Aware Show, where she interviews thought leaders, brain scientists, and celebrities about how to intentionally think wealthier, happier, and healthier thoughts. 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
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#226 How to Use Humor (Even If You’re Not Funny): Lessons for Leaders From Stand-up Comedian Drew Tarvin
08/12/2019 Duration: 49minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY DREW TARVIN is the world's first humor engineer, teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble with his experience as a stand-up comedian, he reverse-engineers the skill of humor in a way that is practical, actionable, and gets results in the workplace. Through his company, Humor That Works, Drew has worked with more than 35,000 people at over 250 organizations, including the US Navy, ESPN, Microsoft, and the FBI. He is a bestselling author; has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fast Company; and his TEDx Talk has been viewed more than 5 million times. 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 episod
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#225 STF Holiday Survival Guide: 11 Ways to Crush the Holiday Season with No Regrets
01/12/2019 Duration: 26minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY STF Holiday Survival Guide The holidays are my favorite time of year. They’re also some of the most stressful weeks of the year. Some of it is the nature of the season-- there are parties to attend, people to shop for, money to spend (that you may not have), family drama to brace for, and a general sense of more to do. Combine that with increased junk food and alcohol intake and it’s a recipe for disaster. Or at least an unpleasant season when the whole point is love, giving, and gratitude. 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Intentional Living From Loss of a Loved One: https://jimharshawjr.com/178/ Going Off-Course: https://jimharsh
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#224 Welcoming Pain and Discomfort: Steps to Cultivating Your Path to a More Meaningful Life
25/11/2019 Duration: 27minAction Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY How to welcome discomfort. Do you want to grow? But do you also want comfort? You can’t have both. To cultivate meaningful experiences and to experience meaningful growth, you must endure pain and discomfort. The more you can connect your pain and discomfort to your values, the more the discomfort becomes bearable-- the more the hard work instead becomes inspired action. In this episode, I talk about the pain and discomfort required to get to where you want to go. And I give you 4 steps for creating a plan that will help drive you to achieve meaningful things in your 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 JimHarshawJr.com/Action/. Links referenced in this episode: Turning Hard Work Into In