Compete Every Day with Jake Thompson | A Show for Driven Leaders
833 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 166 ratingsThe show for driven leaders who want to maximize their performance & pursue greatness. Discover how you can build the mindset + leadership skills required to maximize your impact & the output of your team each week with Compete Every Day's Jake Thompson.
Learn what mental, habitual, & influential skills elite leaders leverage to succeed in their professional and personal lives. Our episodes are motivating - but they go beyond a fire that fades by providing actual takeaways that both new & experienced leaders can implement to create a competitive edge within themselves & their organizations.
For more information on how you can build a competitive edge in your career, visit CompeteEveryDay.com.
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Episodes
The Power of a Company's Story for Attracting Talent with Rachel Kennedy
July 10, 2024 05:02 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBLinkedIn branding coach and speaker Rachel Kennedy joins today's show to discuss how cultures can grow by empowering their employees to build out their personal brands & tell more stories of the "get and give." Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn here and her website here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Just Do Your Job
July 08, 2024 05:03 - 7 minutes - 10 MBLeaning on the Bill Belichek coaching philosophy of "do your job," what does that look like for leaders today, and why is it more than just what our job description says? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
If I Could Have One Birthday Wish, It Would Be This (For You)
July 05, 2024 05:02 - 5 minutes - 7.44 MB___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Fight for Your Independence (From These Thoughts)
July 03, 2024 05:02 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBIn the spirit of Independence Day, learn steps to reclaim your freedom from tyranneous internal stories & limiting beliefs. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Fighting Shame to Find Growth
July 01, 2024 05:05 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBLearn why instead of hiding our setbacks, we should face the shame and obstacle in order to better overcome them. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Push the Sled with DJ Hillier
June 26, 2024 05:21 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBMental performance coach DJ Hillier joins today's episode to talk mindset and the release of his new book, Push the Sled. Connect with DJ on Instagram here. Order DJ's book Push the Sled here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Filling Silence with Not-So-Good Things
June 24, 2024 05:04 - 7 minutes - 11 MBWhen we don’t communicate consistently, we can run into the problems of negativity and doubt filling the silence for our teams. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Say Less, Get More with Negotiation Expert & Author Fotini Iconomopoulos
June 19, 2024 05:03 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBTake Fotini's FREE quiz for insights here. Negotiation expert and author of Say Less, Get More Fotini Iconomopoulos on how to improve our ask for what we want. We discuss her upbringing as first-generation Canadian in a "Big Fat Greek Wedding" family, how challenges in her personal & professional life led her to start advocating for herself (and the work she does now), and how each of us as leaders can start negotiating better to find win-wins in work & life. Connect with Fotini ...
How Well Do You Know Your People?
June 17, 2024 05:02 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBIf you were given a test on your 200 team members, how well would you you do? This is a lesson on relational deposits and a great culture because, as leaders, it's important to remember that we can't influence our people if we don't know them. Grab your copy of Lead Better now here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
What Happens If You Stop After a Setback?
June 14, 2024 05:03 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBHear this powerful story from a comedy legend and what it's imperative to not quit after one failure. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Tips for Leading Teams in Multiple Locations with Civitas Senior Living's Anthony Ormsbee-Hale
June 12, 2024 05:02 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBCivitas Senior Living's Senior VP of Strategic Operations Anthony Ormsbee-Hale joins today show to discuss tips for leading teams in multiple locations. As a senior VP of a senior care / assisted living team, we discuss how he and the executive team ensure values are lived out to the standards of excellence when you can't physically see the team every day. Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn here. Learn more about Civitas Senior Living here. ___________________ Continue building your...
Leaving Something in the Tank
June 10, 2024 05:02 - 6 minutes - 9.09 MBWhy 'leaving something in the tank' is actually just preparing your excuse ahead of time. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Heading into Work with Optimistic Wonder with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Bob Lefkowitz
June 05, 2024 05:03 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBOrder Dr. Bob Lefkowitz's book here. 2012 Nobel Prize winner and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University Dr. Bob Lefkowitz joins this week's show to discuss the importance of loving the work over awards, entering each work day with optimism, and the power of mentoring. Learn more about Dr. Lefkowitz's work here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE!
The Power of a Leader's Words
June 03, 2024 05:02 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBThe power of the words we use has more potential than most people understand. Leverage this power as a leader to grow your influence. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
The Story Needs a Struggle
May 31, 2024 05:02 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBEvery great story needs a struggle - finish May with some encouragement on how to reframe the setbacks into something much more productive. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Being a Competitive Athlete While Building a Professional Career with HYROX Ambassador Alex Shabo
May 29, 2024 05:02 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBRealtor & HYROX ambassador Alex Shabo joins the podcast to discuss how she balances her athletic love with growing her professional career. We discuss vulnerability & community, the importance of pushing yourself consistently and creating non-negotiables in your schedule. Sign up for Alex's newsletter Hybrid Letter here. Connect with Alex on Instagram here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
One Choice That Separates Great Careers from Average Ones
May 27, 2024 05:03 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBIt's not enough to learn about your blind spots - great careers are determined by those who act upon their knowledge. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Being Purposeful & Intentional with Your Team's Culture with Angie McGilvrey of APEX Physical Therapy
May 22, 2024 05:02 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBGrab YOUR copy of 'PT Runs Free' on Amazon here. APEX Physical Therapy's co-founder Angie McGilvrey joins the show to discuss the importance of integrating your purpose & values into your culture, how to make those two vital foundations stick, and what she does as a small business owner of multiple locations to empower her leadership team to step up. Learn more about APEX Physical Therapy here. Connect with APEX team on Instagram here. ___________________ Continue building your...
What If You Changed the Focus of the Game You're Playing?
May 20, 2024 05:02 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat if you stopped trying to win just this week - and started making choices to win the next 5 years? How would that impact your grit, relationships, and growth? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Building a Great Life Now vs. Waiting Until You Get *There* with Steve Riley of Atticus Advantage
May 15, 2024 05:02 - 36 minutes - 50 MBAtticus Advantage partner Steve Riley joins the show to discuss the importance of building a great life while you're building an impactful career instead of falling into the trap of 'there.' He shares his own story of struggle with this as well as what lessons he's learned from working with the top 1% of legal practice owners - and how all leaders can apply those lessons to their work. Learn more about Atticus Advantage's coaching programs here. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn her...
How to Use Sundays to Set Up a Winning Week
May 13, 2024 05:04 - 9 minutes - 13 MBLearn the 10-minute ritual Jake does every Sunday to set up wins during his upcoming week. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Olympic Gold Medalist Caryn Davies on Gratitude, Performance, & the Boring Work
May 08, 2024 05:03 - 42 minutes - 59 MBGrab the new Manifesto / Strong Sailor drops here! Three-time Olympic medalist and recipient of the 2023 Thomas Keller Medal (lifetime achievement in rowing) Caryn Davies joins the show to discuss her Olympic career, high-performance mindset, and how she leveraged gratitude over fear in her performance. Connect with Caryn on LinkedIn here. Learn more about her Boston-area legal practice and team here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's ep...
One Reason to Give Yourself Grace
May 06, 2024 05:02 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBOne of the hardest things a high performer can do is give themselves grace for a mistake - but here's why you should and how learning to can help you ultimately perform better in the long-run. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
A Massive Key to Being a High Performance with Dr. Ruth Gotian
May 01, 2024 05:02 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBJake sits down with high-performance thought leader Dr. Ruth Gotian to discuss key findings with high performance in the workplace, including motivation, rewards, and the power of mentorship. Connect with Dr. Ruth Gotian on LinkedIn here & order her newest book, Financial Times Guide to Mentoring, here. Order the Manifesto 3.0 shirt early here! Join the FREE May Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicki...
An Exercise to Being More Productive
April 29, 2024 05:03 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBInspired by a coaching conversation, try this four-step method to improve your productivity on priorities. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
An Exercise to Being More Productive
April 29, 2024 05:03 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBInspired by a coaching conversation, try this four-step method to improve your productivity on priorities. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
The Horseshoe Relationship of Confidence & Imposter Syndrome with Rocky Garza
April 24, 2024 05:02 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBCoach Rocky Garza is focused on helping people 'kill doubt & build confidence.' In today's episode, he and Jake discuss the challenges of his childhood, the work to break some of those habits developed, how they ultimately ended up started him down the path to helping achievers battle back against fear and imposter syndrome to lead more effectively. Learn more about Rocky's coaching programs here. Connect with Rocky on LinkedIn here & Instagram here. ___________________ Continue...
What is "Perfect" Costing You?
April 22, 2024 05:02 - 5 minutes - 8.19 MBWhat progress do we end up costing ourselves by looking for 'perfect' in the current moment? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
[HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT] Dealing with Insecurity as a Leader with Tyler Dickerhoof
April 17, 2024 05:13 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBClick here to buy your ticket for Tyler's event where you can see me AND John Maxwell speaking! Impact Driven Leader's founder and leadership coach Tyler Dickerhoof joins today's show to talk about a leader's biggest challenge and how to work through the discomfort to make your biggest impact. Learn more about Tyler's coaching program here. Connect with Tyler on Instagram here. Mentioned in the episode: The Andrew Schulz Flagrant podcast episode with JJ Redick here. Book: The ...
A Fun Exercise for Dealing with That (annoying, frustrating, etc) Coworker
April 15, 2024 05:01 - 6 minutes - 8.45 MBWhat is a leader supposed to do when dealing with *that* coworker or direct report? You could complain... but that would be doing what most people do. Do better and try today's activity. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
When You Lack Your Best
April 10, 2024 05:02 - 6 minutes - 8.93 MBHow should you respond when you wake up and realize, 'I don't have my best today.' ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE
Are You Learning from Both Directions?
April 08, 2024 05:02 - 6 minutes - 9.15 MBBe careful to make sure you're not solely focused on learning from the people ahead of you... Grab the NEW 'Make Life Count' design here. Save 15% with code PODCAST at checkout! ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Are You Surrounded by Cheerleaders or Coaches?
April 03, 2024 05:03 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBWhat do the people surrounding you sound like? Grab the NEW 'Make Life Count' design here. Save 15% with code PODCAST at checkout! ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
One Way to Replace the Limiting Beliefs Limiting You
April 01, 2024 05:02 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBHow do you start to reprogram limiting beliefs that are limiting you? Join the FREE April Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
A Different Way to Encourage Confidence in Yourself
March 27, 2024 05:02 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBJake shares strategies to encourage himself during challenging moments and how each of us can implement the same strategy for whatever situation we face. Join the FREE April Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
What's In Your Mental Carry-On?
March 25, 2024 05:02 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBWhat are you packing in your mental carry-on to be able to pull out when you need it? Listen to this past episode referenced with Lauren Rantala here. Join the FREE April Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
An Inspiring Story of Resilience with Michael Bednarz
March 20, 2024 05:02 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBCompete Every Day community member Mike Bednarz shares his near-death experience in 2023 and how he's approached the long, painful road back with a Competitor Mindset. Follow Mike's journey on Instagram here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Four Underrated Skills that Will Make You a Better Leader
March 18, 2024 05:02 - 6 minutes - 9.43 MBLearn four underrated skills that will make you a better leader and take on Jake's challenge to actively work on one of them this next quarter. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Flex Your Courage Muscle
March 13, 2024 05:02 - 3 minutes - 4.89 MBBuilding your confidence requires that you flex this more often. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Discomfort Done Beats Comfortable "Wish I Had"
March 11, 2024 05:02 - 2 minutes - 4.13 MBThis is why you want to make a choice that most people won't. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Building a Strong Culture Virtually with Grant Baldwin
March 06, 2024 06:02 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBGrant Baldwin is an entrepreneur and founder of The Speaker Lab. Today we discuss the challenges of building culture in an all-virtual organization, and what Grant has done to build an intentional culture while scaling this multimillion-dollar business. Learn more about The Speaker Lab and their programs here. Grab Grant's book, The Successful Speaker, on Amazon here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
What If I Can't Change the Culture?
March 04, 2024 06:02 - 4 minutes - 6.24 MBWhat's a leader supposed to do if they can't change the entire culture from their position in the organizational chart? Join the FREE March Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Why You Need to Bet On Yourself
March 01, 2024 06:02 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBLearn four vital reasons why you should bet on yourself in your career. Check out the inspiration for today's episode here. Join the FREE March Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Why It's Important to Celebrate Small Wins
February 28, 2024 06:02 - 6 minutes - 9.2 MBDon't overlook the importance of celebrating even your smallest steps forward. Join the FREE March Challenge with Jake HERE. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Do You Throw It In or Try Again?
February 26, 2024 06:02 - 7 minutes - 9.89 MBJoin the FREE March Challenge with Jake HERE. Are you building the habit of throwing in the towel or trying again when you get off-track? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
What If I Don't Believe I'm Good Enough?
February 23, 2024 06:02 - 21 minutes - 29 MBJoin the FREE March Challenge with Jake HERE. What do you do when you lack the confidence that you're even capable of reaching that goal? ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Creating Your Culture's System with JP Nerburn
February 21, 2024 06:02 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBAuthor and sports' coaches' coach J.P. Nerburn joins the show to discuss his book The Culture System and ideas for improving your team's culture and instilling larger impact on your people. Grab JP's books on his website here. Connect with JP on Twitter here. Want even MORE? Grab JP's FREE course on here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Leaders Who Want to Be Great Crave This
February 19, 2024 06:02 - 7 minutes - 9.9 MBMost people avoid getting truthful (sometimes negative) feedback, because of how it makes them feel. Leaders have to separate the feedback of what they do from the facts of who they are - so they can leverage feedback to get better. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Reframing Discomfort Instead of Running From It
February 16, 2024 06:02 - 1 minute - 2.36 MBOur relationship with discomfort - and our ability to reframe how we see it - is vital to our relationship with growth and success. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.
Getting More out of Your Day with 3.3 Author John Briggs
February 14, 2024 06:02 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBAuthor & small business owner John Briggs returns to the podcast to discuss his newest book, The 3.3 Rule for better controlling your focus, and how we can squeeze more productivity out of less working hours. Grab John's book The 3.3 Rule here. Follow John on LinkedIn here. ___________________ Continue building your Competitor Mindset after today's episode by clicking HERE.