Success Through Failure With Jim Harshaw Jr | Goal Setting, Habits, Mindset And Motivation For Sports, Business And Life

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Rodney King. Rodney has been fighting his whole life. Having grown up in the projects of Johannesburg, South Africa and being kicked out of his house by an alcoholic and abusive mother, he had every excuse to fail. But he didn’t. He’s a doctoral student in embodied leadership, an executive coach and the author of several books on martial arts, leadership and what he calls “full contact living.” 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 at 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 wrestler that helps motivated former athletes r

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Martin Floreani. Martin is the CEO and co-founder of FloSports along with his brother Mark as well as Madhu Venkatesan. Starting off in 2006 by interviewing wrestling coaches and filming matches, Martin was determined to produce original content for wrestling and other sports. The company is now transforming the sports of wrestling, track and field, cross country, gymnastics, elite fitness, softball, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and bodybuilding with their disruptive media model. Martin grew up in Chicago and wrestled at Cal Poly University. 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 at the right place because you can get ther

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Satyen Raja. Satyen is a Kung-Fu Master and Founder of The Warrior Sage Group of Companies, which is a series of personal and professional development organizations including Accelerated Evolution Academy. He has invested over three decades into hands-on research and teaching about what makes great people tick. He’s has led workshops for tens of thousands of individuals internationally in the art of 'true power'. He leads professional trainings, hosts exotic retreats and does private 1-1 mentoring with leading CEO’s and high profile individuals. 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 at the right place bec

One of the most respected athletic administrators in the country, Mr. Bowlsby was the director of athletics at Northern Iowa, Iowa and Stanford. In 2012, he was named Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference. During his tenure with the Big 12, he negotiated one of the most lucrative television deals in college athletics history and was a integral in the formation of the College Football Playoff. He’s also served on the US Olympic Committee, as Chairs of the NCAA Wrestling and Basketball Committees and as president of the NCAA Division I-A Athletics Directors’ Association. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, he attended Minnesota State University at Moorhead where he was a 4-year letter winner in wrestling, team captain and conference champion. 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

Download the Goal Setting Template: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ What is Sudden Success? Welcome to the first episode of Sudden Success. This is a new format for the  Wrestling with greatness podcast that will supplement the regular episodes. these Sudden Success episodes will be short and concise and will Help you apply the lessons you learned as an athlete to your life so that you can reach your goals. I will post a couple of these per month intermingled with the full interview episodes. There are two reasons I’m doing this. First, the longer format episodes don't always fit into your day So a shorter format is another way for you to improve your life and learn how to get the most out of the skills you learned as an athlete. Second, I want you to be able to get the value out of my blog posts without having to actually read them so in most of these episodes I’m actually going to read a blog post for you maybe with some adlibbing. I have quite a few blog posts that have really impacted people's liv

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Mike Novogratz. Mike is the recently retired principal and director of Fortress Investment Group and was ranked by as a billionaire by Forbes in 2007 and 2008. Prior to Fortress, he was a partner at Goldman Sachs for 11 years. He's a graduate of Princeton University where he was captain of the wrestling team and a 2x NCAA qualifier. He's the chair of Beat the Streets Wrestling, one of the best things going for the sport of wrestling, in my opinion. He's a supporter of USA Wrestling and was named the 2010 USA Wrestling Man of the Year and he's been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 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 s

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you John Bardis. John is the founder and former CEO of MedAssets, an Atlanta based healthcare technology company. While I’d heard John’s name over the years, I learned more about him when I read an article about him in the Wall Street Journal a couple years back where he talked about how wrestling gave him many of the tools necessary for success. A few months back, Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan recommended him as a prospective guest. So here we are. A little background on John. He wrestled at the University of Arizona and went on to be an alternate on the 1976 Olympic team. He’s served 12 years on the board of USA Wrestling and has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 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 h

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Dr. Rob Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert is a professor of sports psychology at Montclair State University and one of the world’s leading sport psychologists. He’s also a motivational speaker, having spoken to Fortune 500 executives to the US Military Academy and everything in between. He’s studied motivation and success of not only athletes but also successful business executives, high-earning salespeople and others. I learned of him when one of my guests, Gene Zanetti of Wrestling Mindset, mentioned Dr Gilbert’s Success Hotline in his interview in episode 11. I got the number and called the Success Hotline a few times and realized that this was something I just had to add to my morning routine. When I learned that he has a wrestling background, I had to have him on the show. 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

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Jason Bryant. Jason founded Mat Talk Online in 1997 as a way to provide the parents, fans and wrestler in Virginia a place for discussion, results, rankings, news and event coverage. After a circuitous path through the wrestling world that included a stint at USA Wrestling as the Coordinator of Grassroots and Social Media, Jason works full-time on his own schedule running Mat Talk Online. He’s harnessed his skills as broadcaster (he’s won three national writing and broadcasting awards) as well as his passion for a sport to create a life that has taken him around the world including the Olympic Games. Listen to the story of Jason’s journey, struggles and all, that ultimately led him to living a life that allows him the freedom to go see the Star Wars premiere as his leisure immediately following our interview! Let's connect:  Website | Facebook | Twitter About Your Host Jim Harshaw My name is Jim Harshaw. And

Download the action plan from this episode here: http://jimharshawjr.com/action/ Today I bring you Luis Congdon. Luis is a relationship and networking expert. And he’s an amazing entrepreneur. Luis has built a growing empire of a network that includes some of the biggest names in the various industries that he works. His Podcast Exchange private Facebook Group has become a community where I go to get advice and network with other podcasters. Learn how you can grow your network and get more of what you want in life through helping others get what they want. 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 at the right place because you can get there from here. And I can help. Who I Am I’m a speaker, coach and former Divis

Tanner Gers is a published author, professional speaker, US Paralympian, host of The Athlete Summit. Holding a degree in Business, he also consults and speaks for corporate, educational, nutrition, fitness, and sports clients. He has worked with disabled youth and adults through various organizations such as Easter Seals, the Foundation for Blind Children, and Wounded Warriors. A competitive athlete himself, Tanner is passionate about improving coaches, athletes, and his own performance by pulling back the curtain on what elite coaches are successfully using today with their own Olympic, professional, collegiate, and high school athletes. Tanner has interviewed coaches and thought leaders such as Dr. Fred Hatfield, Dr. Kelly Starrett, Dr. Jim Afremow, Joel Jamieson, and athletes including NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and Paralympic gold medalist Brad Snyder. Tanner’s larger life mission is to help millions of people across the world achieve their true greatness with his gift for cultivating confidence, deter

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 to learn how to apply the athlete's mindset to success and negotiation as well as hear a few stories about the biggest names in football. This is his story... 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 good place for us to start. 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 at the r

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 where he talks about the value of those who shape our lives and, in his case, he wrote about his high school wrestling coach. Tom shares his views on the value of discomfort and struggle in addition to technology, writing and the future.  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 at the right place because you can get there

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 he’s uncomfortable but he actively seeks out discomfort. He has an absolutely ridiculous backstory as you’re about to hear and he shares with you some interesting thoughts on how to succeed at whatever it is that you do. On his own podcast, SpartanUp, he interviews successful people from all walks of life and has even had wrestlers Kyle Dake and Nate Carr on his show in addition to Richard Branson, Gary Vaynerchuk and others. His story is an interesting one to say the least. One that you would never think would lead him to start an adventure race company. He shares that story as well as some of his key beliefs about s

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 good place for us to start. 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 at the right place because you can get there from here. And I can help. Who I Am I’m a speaker, author and former Division I All American wrestler that helps motivated former wrestlers reach their full potential by getting clarity on their what they really want and taking agressive action to lead their ideal life.
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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 been featured in Sports Illustrated and Life Magazine and is currently the subject of a documentary scheduled to be completed in 2016. Lee won his first world title at the age of 21 placing him among the youngest world champions in the history of the sport. He was among the athletes whose careers were impacted by politics in that he was a member of the 1980 US Olympic team that boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games. While he was competing, he earned an MBA and subsequently continued his education by earning a Nutritional Consultant-Certification through the Global College of Natural Medicine. He’s also an accomplished ent

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’s not something I want to spend a lot of time (or money) on. With Karl’s actionable and practical advice, you’ll learn just enough science to understand the how and why of proper nutrition with an emphasis on increasing energy and focus so that you can power through your day and achieve huge goals. 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 good place for us to start. And I know where you’re at. You’re working hard and qualified for what you do but you aren’t getting what you wan

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 CENTCOM, which is U.S. Central Command. NAVCENT, Naval Forces Central Command, is the naval component of CENTCOM. That’s what the Admiral does… he’s the Commander NAVCENT and the 5th Fleet. The area of responsibility encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. That comprises 20 countries! Vice Adm. Donegan is a 1980 graduate of my alma mater, the University of Virginia. His first operational assignment was with Strike Fighter Squadron 131 where he was among the first F/A-18’s to strike Libya. Donegan then commanded that sa

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, starting the The Hatcher Agency from scratch in September of 1990 with a loan from the bank, an assistant, and 500 square feet of office space. He signed a 3 year lease thinking it would be all he would ever need but at the end of the first year he had outgrown his office space, had grown to 7 employees and produced more insurance than any agent in the state of Arkansas. Three years later The Hatcher Agency was named Arkansas' Small Business of the Year and was the largest health insurance agency in the state. They’ve led the state of Arkansas in health insurance sales every year since. Today, The Hatcher Agency has

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 premiere training program in the field of special-event fundraising, and has trained over 13,000 nonprofit staff and volunteers. Since 1984, fundraisers developed by Biondolillo Associates have raised over $1.2 billion. Until 1982, Steven was an elite freestyle wrestler and medalist in national and international competition, including the World Maccabiah Games, the Canadian University National Championships, the New York Athletic Club International Tournament and the Quebec Open.  He was selected to represent both the United States and Canada in international dual-meet competition.  From 1992-1997, Steven served on the c