In today’s episode, John talks with James Laughlin - a world-class drummer (7 times world champion), host of the Life On Purpose Podcast, executive coach to high performers and leaders, speaker, entrepreneur, and dad.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[03:00] - His journey to becoming a drummer

[06:42] - Why retire from competitive drumming

[09:57] - Why he became a coach

[12:37] - About the purpose club

[14:15] - About his book No More Nerves

[15:25] - Why he wrote the book Our Journey

[18:16] - Efforts to decrease the suicide rate

[21:55] - How he helps his clients discover their purpose

[27:00] - The steps between clarity and income

[30:29] - What James does to improve his significant relationships

[36:22] - It is possible to have a healthy relationship with your ex

[37:47] - Two scenarios of a relationship breakdown

[38:55] - The framework of pain to purpose to platform

[42:17] - How to work with James

[43:24] - James’ definition of success

[44:49] - Failing vs. failure

NOTABLE QUOTES:

“Build an audience before you build the product.”

“Vision precedes victory.”

“Leverage your why to ship your what, to inspire your who, to define your high.”

“Your victory begins with the reason why you’re doing it.”

“Clarity leads to competence, which leads to confidence, that leads to influence, that leads to impact and impact leads to income.”

“Treat people the way you wish people would treat you.”

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”

“Life and work are not separate. They are one and the same. When you’re at work, your performance is directly related to what’s going on in your personal life.”

“The relationships we think are important are the ones we need to be investing the most time in.”

“Asking for help is a sign of wisdom.”

“Failing is an opportunity to learn more, while failure is giving up.”

BOOKS MENTIONED:

No More Nerves by James Laughlin Our Journey: World Champion Pipers & Drummers Tell Their Stories by James Laughlin The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy by Lewis Howes Mandela’s Way

USEFUL LINKS:

https://www.jjlaughlin.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial 

https://www.facebook.com/jjlaughlin 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA 

https://tinyurl.com/LifeOnPurposePodcast 

CONNECT WITH JOHN

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Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen 

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/ 

Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/ 

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