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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#203 Meditation Simplified: The Expert on Making Meditation Work in Your Life (44:57)
01/07/2019 Duration: 44minMeditation simplified. Award-winning author Dean Sluyter (pronounced "slighter") has taught natural methods of meditation and awakening since 1970. His five highly acclaimed books include the back-to-back Amazon #1 stress-management bestseller Natural Meditation and Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger, and Addiction. Dean gives talks, workshops, and retreats throughout the United States and beyond, from Ivy League colleges to maximum-security prisons. His media appearances have included National Public Radio, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Dr. Oz Show, and The Oprah Magazine. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’
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#202 "Yeah, but” Syndrome: Erasing Doubt and Believing In Your Capacity to Succeed (21:44)
24/06/2019 Duration: 21minYour inner doubt. Do you look at your past success and sometimes explain it away? “Yeah, but I got lucky. I was just in the right place at the right time.” Or do you look at your hopes and dreams and explain away your ability to achieve them? “Yeah, but I couldn’t do that. I don’t have the skills/money/confidence/education to achieve those dreams.” This episode is all about your “yeah, buts…” I address where these come from and your reasons for thinking the next level is not for you. Your lying to yourself has been holding you back. I expose the truth about your ability to succeed in any area of your life-- saving your marriage, losing 30 lbs, running a marathon, doubling your salary-- whatever that dream is. 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 conne
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#201 Relationships, Results, and Being Present: Building Meaningful Relationships for Professional and Personal Success (42:22)
17/06/2019 Duration: 42minNLP demystified. Frank Somma is a sought-after motivational speaker, workshop leader, coach, and author. He is a certified practitioner of NLP, the communication science that made Tony Robbins famous. He has taught audiences in varied industries how to gain instant rapport, build great relationships and create customers for life. The focus is on helping people to be more engaging, persuasive, trustworthy, and professional. As you’ll see in this interview, Frank’s energy is infectious and his techniques are quickly absorbed and immediately usable. As I always do with my interviews, Frank and I will talk about how to implement what he teaches whether you’re a salesperson, manager, entrepreneur, teacher, coach, parent, or just about anything else. After all, Frank and I both believe that we’re all selling something. 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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#200 Ten Lessons: One Lesson From Each Of The Ten Most Popular STF Episodes (30:58)
10/06/2019 Duration: 30minTop 10 lessons. On May 1, 2015, I published my first podcast episode. For episode #100, I published a “best of” episode. For episode #200, I am giving you the top lesson from each of my most listened to episodes in the second 100 episodes. Each lesson has so much but I sifted through the best lessons for you so that you can get the very best, practical and actionable advice to make your life better, leverage your failures for success, and crush your goals. You’ll never guess who is the most downloaded episode of the past 100 shows! 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t get
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#199 Selfless, Tough, and Disciplined: How to Lead and Live with Eric Kapitulik (46:47)
01/06/2019 Duration: 46minHow to lead. Born and raised in CT, Eric Kapitulik attended at the US Naval Academy, where he was a four-year varsity letter winner on the lacrosse team. Graduating in 1995, Eric went on to serve in the Marine Corps as both an Infantry Officer and Special Operations Officer. As a Platoon Commander, he led a team of 20 covert operations specialists on numerous Special Forces-related missions, including long-range recon patrols, hostage rescues, high-altitude jump exercises, ship takeovers, and gas-oil platform takedowns. In 1999, Eric and his platoon were in a helicopter crash that resulted in the death of seven Marines. In response to this tragedy, Eric created the Force Reconnaissance Scholarship Fund to benefit the children of his fallen men. In order to raise money for the fund, he has participated in eight Ironmans, The Canadian Death Race, The Eco-Challenge, and The American Birkebeiner Ski Marathon. Eric has also summited five of the Seven Summits including Mount Everest. Since leaving active duty, Eric
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#198 How To Crush It On The Days You Just Don’t Feel Like It: 12 Ways To Create Peak Performance Daily (31:02)
27/05/2019 Duration: 31minHow to get started when you aren’t feeling it Ever have one of those days where you’re just not feeling it? Like you want to crawl back in bed? Or maybe just sit at your desk and surf the internet all day? Like you can’t get motivated to do the things that you know you need to do to succeed? Me too. In fact, last week I had a day that was going that direction but I found a way to turn it around. Surprisingly, it ended up being not just an average day but an amazing day! Want to know what I did? Want to know how you can get going on the days you don’t feel like it? Then give this episode a listen and learn how to crush it even on the days you don’t feel like it. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host
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#197 Achieving 10 Year Goals in 6 Months: A Dozen Ways to Make Big Things Happen Faster For You (25:05)
20/05/2019 Duration: 25min10-year goals in 6 months You’ve been laboring a long time. You’ve wanted to achieve that goal for years yet it still seems far away. And time is running out. Or maybe you have an idea but achieving it will take you 10 years. Well, what if you had to achieve it in 6 months? What would you do? That’s what I asked 18 members of my program Reveal Your Path Pro. These are doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs, educators, and leaders from all over the country. Here’s what they said… (with a little of my input sprinkled in 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/. 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 working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you
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#196 Initiative: A Blueprint For How To Make Your Idea Work With Josh Spodek (52:19)
13/05/2019 Duration: 52minHow to create initiative Joshua Spodek, PhD, MBA, TEDx speaker, wrote the #1 bestselling Leadership Step by Step, hosts the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, is a professor at NYU, writes a column for Inc., and blogs daily at joshuaspodek.com. He holds five Ivy League degrees, including a PhD in astrophysics and an MBA from Columbia, where he studied under a Nobel Laureate. He teaches and coaches leadership and entrepreneurship at NYU and Columbia Business School. He has spoken at Harvard, Princeton, West Point, MIT, IBM, and other recognizable places. Josh has appeared on every major network, the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and more, he has been called “best and brightest” in Esquire’s Genius issue. He visited North Korea twice, swam across the Hudson River, has done burpees daily since 2011 (130,000 and counting). For those of you listening who are Pathfinders, Josh is the inventor of the SIDCHA. -- I love talking to Josh so much! One of the guests I’ve really built a relationship w
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#195 Too Busy? 6 Ways To Find Time To Start Living Your Life The Way You Want (29:19)
06/05/2019 Duration: 29minWhen you’re too busy... So you don’t have enough time. Enough time to work out. To go on a date. To start that business. To get to the things that you know you need to do to live the life you want. Here’s how to crack the code on how to find more 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/. 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 working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you want. You have plans on getting to the C-suite or launching a business but ultimate success seems as far away today as ever. You’re in the right place because you can get there from here. And I can help. Who I Am I’m a speaker, coach, and former Division I All-American w
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#194 What Would You Do If You Lost Your Entire Support System? (35:42)
29/04/2019 Duration: 35minKyndia Riley was just 3 years old when both her mother and father were arrested and sentenced to life in federal prison. Typically, I give you more bio... Her grandparents took over raising her and her 25-year-old sister who had cerebral palsy. When she was in high school, her grandfather passed away, leaving her elderly grandmother to take care of her. Six months before high school graduation, her sister passed away. Shortly thereafter, her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. Two weeks before graduation, the unthinkable happened. Her grandmother passed and Kyndia was left as an 18-year-old to care for herself. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know w
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#193 Escape From Complacency: 6 Tactics For Getting Yourself To Do What You Know You Should (22:09)
22/04/2019 Duration: 22minHow to overcome complacency Over and over again, I hear it. I get on the phone with my prospects and clients and they tell me what’s holding them back. They tell me they know there’s more potential in them. They tell me they know they’re leaving too much on the table. They tell me the time is running out and there’s no time left to underperform. They tell me they want to commit. They want to make a change. They want to slay the beast. What is the beast? The beast that is stealing your success. Stealing your potential. Robbing you of the life you know you can live? Complacency. Complacency comes from being comfortable. Complacency comes from being surrounded by mediocrity. Complacency comes from fear. Today, we discuss how to crush complacency. 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 JimHar
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#192 A Smarter, Easier, Faster Way to Success with Michelle Tillis Lederman (37:31)
15/04/2019 Duration: 37minA better way to build success. Michelle Tillis Lederman is an accomplished speaker, trainer, and coach. She’s also the author of four books, including the internationally recognized The 11 Laws of Likability. She was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts to Watch. A former NYU professor, financial executive, and recovering CPA, she now works with organizations and individuals to help them build real relationships for greater results through her company, Executive Essentials. She has worked with clients ranging from government to academia to non-profit to Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young, Michigan State University, Sony, and The Department of Environmental Protection. She has been featured on CBS and MSNBC, and in the NY Times and Forbes. 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 wel
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#190 Escape the Status Quo: Shifting Your Mindset to Become a Better Leader (42:34)
01/04/2019 Duration: 42minGratitude and the value of a PBR Michael O’Brien is a sales and marketing executive business coach who helps leaders slay their internal feelings of worry and doubt so they can achieve complete success for themselves and their teams. Before starting his executive coaching firm, Peloton Coaching, and Consulting, Michael spent over two decades in the pharmaceutical and bio industry in roles that ranged from sales to marketing to executive leadership. Now, Michael helps other business executives and entrepreneurs realize their potential by changing the conversations they have with others and themselves. He’s also the author of the bestselling book Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter
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#189 12 Ways to Be More Patient, Poised, and Calm in the Face of Frustration (29:40)
25/03/2019 Duration: 29minIs patience your weakness? We all get impatient. Whether it’s with people or situations, we can lose our cool, get anxious, become restless, or find ourselves rushing due to a lack of patience. Rarely does anything good come out of it. It increases stress, causes arguments, makes us say things we don’t mean, or even get in an accident. But how do you improve patience? How do you become a more patient person? More poised in the face of frustration? In this episode, I talk about exactly that. In fact, I share 12 ways to become more patient. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you are
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#188 Professional Rule Breaking, Mutiny, and Creating Change with Sam Conniff (38:45)
18/03/2019 Duration: 38minWant to start a biz? Listen! SAM CONNIFF ALLENDE is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Livity, Don’t Panic, and Live magazine. Since starting his entrepreneurial career at age 19, Sam has mentored thousands of talented young entrepreneurs and hustlers around the world. Sam is an acclaimed public speaker and advocate of “business as unusual,” and a purpose-driven strategy consultant to brands such as Red Bull, Unilever, and PlayStation. Sam has refined the concepts explored in his bestselling book, Be More Pirate by delivering workshops to senior executives in the headquarters of Google and Facebook, and also to hundreds of socially conscious entrepreneurs and innovators in South Africa, the US, Greece, and the UK. 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--
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#187 Defining Moments: Moving On-- How to Deal with Change, Transition and New Challenges (21:30)
11/03/2019 Duration: 21minHow take your next step. We all have defining moments in our lives. Sometimes we expect them– like getting married or winning a championship. Other times we don’t– like a death in the family or a surprise promotion. When you have to move on despite change, transition, loss, or new challenges, will you be able to? Do you have a framework from which to live and work that will propel you into the next chapter of your life? This episode on moving on is the fourth of a four-part series on defining moments. Find all the episodes at JimHarshawJr.com/DefiningMoments 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for wha
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#186 UFC Performance Institute Director of Nutrition Clint Wattenberg on Fueling for Performance in the Real World (42:36)
04/03/2019 Duration: 42minPerformance nutrition for YOU. Clint Wattenberg is currently the Director of Nutrition at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Clint was a 2X All American wrestler at Cornell University and a member of the US National Team. He is a registered dietician and earned his master’s degree in exercise physiology. He now works with some of the top MMA athletes in the world. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you want. You have plans on getting to the C-suite or launching a business but ultimate success seems as far away today as ever. You’re in the right pla
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#185 Defining Moments: How to Speak Up As a Catalyst for Growth Despite Fear and Hesitation (Part 3 of a 4 Part Series on Defining Moments) (15:31)
25/02/2019 Duration: 15minWill you speak up when it counts? We all have defining moments in our lives. Sometimes we expect them-- like getting married or winning a championship. Other times we don’t-- like a death in the family or a surprise promotion. Will you back down when yours arrives? Or will you face your fear? Take action? Speak up? Move on? This episode on taking action is the second of a four-part series on defining moments. Find all the episodes at JimHarshawJr.com/DefiningMoments 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you want. You have plans on getting to the C-suite or lau
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#184 Fundamentals, Focus and Filling Your Bucket: Rules of Success with Alan Stein Jr (39:36)
18/02/2019 Duration: 39min3 Pillars of Living Present Alan Stein, Jr. is a performance coach, consultant, speaker and author. He spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet. Alan delivers high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion, and accountability. He inspires and empowers everyone he works with to take immediate action and improve mindset, habits, and productivity. In other words, Alan teaches how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level. Check out his book, Raise Your Game. 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re work
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#183 Defining Moments: Taking Action In the Face of Uncertainty, Fear, and Doubt (Part 2 of a 4 Part Series on Defining Moments) (27:05)
11/02/2019 Duration: 27minWill you take action when it counts? We all have defining moments in our lives. Sometimes we expect them-- like getting married or winning a championship. Other times we don’t-- like a death in the family or a surprise promotion. Will you back down when yours arrives? Or will you face your fear? Take action? Speak up? Move on? This episode on taking action is the second of a four-part series on defining moments. Find all the episodes at JimHarshawJr.com/DefiningMoments 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: Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you want. You have plans on getting to the C-suite or