Episodes
Harvard Psychologist Jerome Bruner said, "You're more likely to ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ yourself into ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, than ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด yourself into ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. (3) Pillars of Self-Motivation 1. Competency- Build great competency in what you want 2. Autonomy- YOU are responsible for YOU 3. Relationships- Be someone to others ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป come from ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก, not the other way around! For a copy and sheet of the above email "MOTIVATION" to [email protected] To learn more about creating your...
Published 09/06/22
Here are the 3 Steps to building unshakable ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ are two separate things. Many people are Motivated, very few are Confident. You may be inspired or motivated to do something, but until you take ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, make ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ or actually ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ it you won't be confident. Because true unshakable ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ is only EARNED. Progress and action are the primary way to build ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. A self-confident person is simply someone who keeps promises to themselves. Those...
Published 08/29/22
"๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜" is simply being passionate about being great in everything you do. If I choose to do something, I will do it the best that I possibly can. Every day we are training ourselves to be great or to be average. Everything you choose to do on daily basis you can train yourself to be great. Becauseโ€ฆ there is no such thing as ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ, only ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜. Choose to live your daily life as a "๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป". "๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป" your day by choosing to do every task the best that you...
Published 08/16/22
Growth Concept Series Part 1 - 100 or Nothing
Published 07/28/22
Studying high achievers in multiple disciplines and industries. I have found that there is ONE KEY thing the best of the best do! What's the key? Well, I was watching an interview with LeBron James and the interviewer asked him " How do you have the confidence when things are coming down to the wire or they get tough". His answer made my hair stand up, He said "๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!!! I revert to my preparation, and I know nobody has prepared better or more thorough than me" Imagine if...
Published 04/26/22
Serge Prengel, a therapist and life coach, he has developed a proactive and mindful approach to personal growth. Join Jeremy and listen as Serge breaks down the twelve steps to a mindful practice that can lead to lasting change in your life. Take yourself to a place through this ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป that can help you build your own practice around raising your emotional intelligence and allow you to live ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ. Serge is the author of: - 15 Minute Self-Motivation...
Published 03/04/22
This is driven from a chapter in the late, great Trevor Moawads book, "It takes what takes" Deep down, we all know our choices ultimately determine our behaviors and those behaviors ultimately determine our outcomes. Better said, every choice has a consequence or an outcome. Butโ€ฆ If weโ€™re SERIOUS about actualizing our potential, achieving greatness, winning our own version of the World Series then there simply IS NO CHOICE. Moment to moment to moment we...
Published 03/01/22
James Townsend is a freak. Plain and simple, no exaggeration or embellishment, he is the .1% of .1% when it comes to speed, strength and explosive power. A former track star and NFL Wide Receiver, James is taking his 455 bench, 45โ€ณ vertical and 4.30 40 speed to the powerlifting platform. Listen as James describes how his athlete and performance driven identity created a debilitating depression and how creating an identity that he controls has allowed him to be a better man, father, husband...
Published 02/25/22
Things aren't going your way. Upset, overwhelmed, frustrated? Join Jeremy as he discussed a framework with could change everything for you! It's a new year and the same sh*t is happening. Why are there so many people just soaring and it seems like nothing bothers them, they always have it all figured out. It's very simple. Not easy, but simple. What if I told you it comes down to some simple framework. Building a framework that you can use anytime, any day, any situation. More...
Published 02/22/22
Featuring Brian Mackenzie, Stress Architect | Author | Biological Storyteller FOUNDER of www.shiftadapt.com "You have the ability to control one thing as a human being - how you respond. The moment you try to control anything outside of your response, youโ€™ve lost control emotionally. And to respond effectively, you must understand your breath.โ€ -BRIAN MACKENZIE Brian is the Founder & Creative Director of SH//FT, Co-Founder and President of The Health and Human Performance Foundation, a...
Published 02/18/22
Listen as Jeremy describes ways for you to upgrade your focus! Your Focus determines your reality in any given moment through out the day and your life. So, when we are having those feelings of brain fog, writers block, overwhelm, or just plain lack of ability to get things done. Remember, the fact is, our minds can only focus on ONE thing. So, the key to โ€œblocking outโ€ the external noise isnโ€™t to try to โ€œblock outโ€ the external noise. Itโ€™s to turn the volume up on your OWN focused thinking...
Published 02/15/22
Featuring Dr. Sabba Quidwai, @askMsQ, Founder of https://designingschools.org/ Join Jeremy and listen as Dr. Sabba so eloquently describes her mission to design schools that give young people the mindset and skills to thrive in their workplaces and as global citizens. Hear her explain, that no student should experience life after graduation feeling confused and unprepared. And how she, like so many, walked into the world of work thinking I don't remember reading about this in my textbooks....
Published 02/11/22
The only way to have growth is to reflect, learn, adjust and apply. Here are 4 incredible lesson that came from 2021. And we can Apply to make 2022 our best year ever! 1. Sharpen Your Axe This means you need to be constantly learning and getting skills. When you obtain a skill or learn something new, you level up and no one can take that from you. 2. Take One Step Don't worry about how far something is or how big the goal or future is, just take that step, because every step gets you...
Published 02/08/22
Featuring Tristan Ahumada, CEO of Lab Coat Agents and the SUCCESS People Editor. In 2014, Tristan created Lab Coat Agents as a Facebook Group and has grown the popular social media page to over 137,000+ members. Lab Coat Agents is extremely influential as the largest real estate Facebook group in the world. Lab Coat Agents is now one of the leading media/educational companies in the real estate industry. Connect with Tristan: Sign Up for Tristanโ€™sย NEWSLETTERย Every Tuesdays and...
Published 02/04/22
World renowned author, podcaster, coach and former monk Jay Shetty has a simple formula for a Phenomenal Year, he calls it the 3 L's I think we can all take a page out of Jay's manual to have a great year. 3 L's of a Phenomenal Year 1. Learn - Gives you a feeling of growth and improvement. Like you are moving forward. 2. Launch - Gives you nerves, gives you excitement. 3. Love - Gives you joy and happiness I read an excerpt today that said: Common questions lead to common results; Uncommon...
Published 02/01/22
John Madsen is a highly sought-after consultant who teaches high-performance individuals and executive teams how to AUTOMATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEHAVIOR to get CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. His clientele ranges from Olympians, MLB Players, NFL players, and Corporate Execs to the ordinary dude who wants to WIN Despite never playing a single down of high school football, John reached his childhood dream of playing in the NFL after playing for the University of Utah under legendary coach, Urban Meyer. On his...
Published 01/28/22
FOCUS - seeing the light at the end of the tunnel ignoring the noise. putting energy into what is important. not where you are but where you want to be. "What you focus on expands" Your brain focuses on what's relevant, so you can train your brain to what's relevant. it's called... 1. Selective Attention - is the process of directing our awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment. This starts by getting clear on your...
Published 01/25/22
Host Teresa Young brings you shame-free marriage, relationship, co-parenting, and divorce stories that help YOU appreciate, respect, and better understand the man in your life. At The Respected Man Podcast, weโ€™ll give you real-life experiences, hard lessons learned through failed attempts, expert advice, and practical wisdom, along with a community of counselors, therapists, coaches, and resources. Connect with Teresa: https://therespectedmanpodcast.com/ Connect with Jeremy and Optimal...
Published 01/21/22
FOCUS - seeing the light at the end of the tunnel ignoring the noise. putting energy into what is important. not where you are but where you want to be. "What you focus on expands" Your brain focuses on what's relevant, so you can train your brain to what's relevant. it's called... ๐Ÿญ. Selective Attention - is the process of directing our awareness to relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli in the environment. This starts by getting clear on your...
Published 12/27/21
Discipline is pushing through pain, boredom, distraction, fear, insecurity and the ability to be decisive in the face of uncertainty and inadequacy. Winners don't have motivation they have discipline. You must build discipline into your Identity. Your true identity shapes your beliefs Your beliefs shape your behaviors Your behaviors shape your results Exercise: Write an Identity statement, start it with "I am the type of person that...." Mine : Doesn't miss workouts. Tom's:...
Published 12/23/21
So, you have heard of so many guru's, experts, thought leaders, and catch word of the day Influencer. They talk about things like Morning rituals, Night rituals 5am club to Meditation. Guess what they are all great. Only if you actually do them. Optimal Self Principles 1. Hydrate 2. Breathe 3. Move 4. Read 5. Write 6. Be Intentional Doing these simple things on a daily basis will change your life. **Today's Tip** Don't set a maximum set a minimum. Hit that and...
Published 12/10/21
Let's unpack this... Everything in our lives comes down to choice, specifically choices we have made. Are you choosing greatness in your life? Do you believe you can be great, or have greatness? Every little thing we do , even the most mundane, meaningless tasks, matter. They matter greatly because, when it is multiplied by the number of times we do it, even the smallest habit or choice can change our lives tremendously. Most are so consumes with their everyday life, they never pause...
Published 12/06/21
One of my biggest pet peeves is all these so-called 'Guru's" flooding the internet with the next great HACK!!!! Life Hack Diet Hack Spiritual Hack Muscle Building Hack It's all straight BS There is no such thing. Truth be told, that way of thinking is the ACTUAL PROBLEM. That way of thinking is looking for the easy way. "News Flash" There is NO EASY WAY! Only one way, Consistent calibrated action toward the goal. Anyone can lose 20lbs. Anyone can show up for a finite amount of time. That...
Published 12/01/21
This line Shooter's Shoot. Pertains to every person in all walks of life. But I want you to think about where in your life are you not taking your shot. Where are you letting limiting beliefs, other's opinions hold you back. I heard an amazing story about a young man, around 13-14 years old. Walking up to the prettiest girl to ask her to the dance. She politely says no, I am going with someone else. The teacher that witnessed the entire interaction. Walked over to console him, before he could...
Published 11/25/21