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48 hours post-knee surgery, Jake gets honest about the voice that tried to talk him out of training — and why he showed up anyway. This episode is a raw look at what it actually means to control your controllables when circumstances give you every excuse not to, from a shredded meniscus to canceled races to the 29029 mountain climb still on the calendar. Your effort, attitude, and actions are a result of your choices, not what's happening around you. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

As Jake is headed into knee surgery, learn his protocol for dealing with anxiety with the surgeon just told him it might be worse than they think. In this episode, Jake gets honest about the panic that followed, and shares the two-word framework he uses when worry starts hijacking the present moment. If you've ever caught yourself running worst-case scenarios on repeat, this one's for you. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Comparison doesn't always feel like a trap, sometimes it feels like motivation. But when you start measuring your progress on someone else's scoreboard, you stop competing in your own race. In this episode, Jake breaks down Leon Festinger's Social Comparison Theory, the two comparison patterns that quietly kill momentum, and one reset to get back on your own scoreboard. Topics covered: Festinger's Social Comparison Theory and why it matters for high performersComparison Ceiling: when someone else's number becomes your upper limitSummit Paralysis: when the gap feels too large to botherThe difference between comparison as a tool vs. comparison as a trapOne exercise to find your real scoreboard this week Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Are you busy, or are you competing? There's a difference. In this episode, Jake breaks down Busy Drift: the sneaky performance killer that hides behind packed schedules, cleared inboxes, and nonstop motion. You'll learn what Busy Drift actually looks like, why it targets high performers specifically, and one immediate action to interrupt it this week. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

"If only" thinking convinces you that you'll perform better when circumstances improve, but behavior follows patterns, not conditions. This episode breaks down why waiting for perfect circumstances trains you to give conditional effort, and why great competitors own whatever starting line they're given. Stop justifying why today doesn't count. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

Complacency - or drift - isn't just capable of ruining your fitness or career goals. It can destroy the most important relationships you have unless it's attacked headon. In this episode, Jake breaks down how drift seeps into our relationships and gives you an actionable 5-question tool that you can use immediately to fight back. If you've ever felt like that important person isn't as close as they used to be - or want to get back a spark you once had - this episode will help you start doing that. Order Jake's newest book, Beat Yesterday, out April 7 here! Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

Preorder Beat Yesterday ⁠here⁠. What happens if you're spending your time and energy focused on the wrong opponent? In this motivational episode, Jake challenges you to reset your focus with two key questions to make sure you're channeling your competitive fire into the right pursuit. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

Order 'Beat Yesterday' ⁠here⁠. A Gallup-backed analysis found that 70% of employees experiencing inconsistent leadership report low engagement, compared to just 20% in consistent environments. Keynote speaker Jake Thompson episode breaks down how leader inconsistency doesn't just hurt your credibility, it triggers biological stress responses, destroys psychological safety, and costs teams productivity, innovation, and retention. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

Order 'Beat Yesterday' here. Many people aren't prepared for one of the most dangerous traps you'll face after you have success - demands and expectations from others. Research shows that most winners get derailed from every winning again because they struggle setting boundaries and saying 'no.' Learn how this trap gets winners and what to do to make sure that once you succeed, you put yourself in a position to continue doing it. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

BEAT YESTERDAY releases April 7! Preorder your copy here. Jake breaks open a mailbag of listener questions for this special 1000th episode on lessons learned recording, his favorite and least favorite episodes, and how he's been guilty of drifting at times through life. THANK YOU for listening to the show! Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

Preorder Beat Yesterday here. Most people don't realize they're drifting until it's far too late. We justify our choices, we deserve to go through the motions, and then we eventually look up after months of believing we were just "in neutral," to find out we're off-course. In this episode, Jake breaks down how to spot The Drift Zone and what to do if it's gotten you off-course. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

Order 'Beat Yesterday' ⁠here⁠. Success isn't about the lucky break, it's about the hundred strikes before the stone finally cracks. Research from psychologist Angela Duckworth shows that sustained effort over time predicts success better than talent, intelligence, or luck. In this episode, keynote speaker Jake Thompson breaks down why waiting for your moment is costing you progress, and why competitors swing the hammer even when nothing seems to be happening. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

Preorder Beat Yesterday here! New research from the University of Manouba tested athletes and found that verbal encouragement produced measurable performance improvements - heavier lifts, more repetitions, and increased enjoyment despite higher perceived effort. In this episode, performance coach Jake Thompson breaks down why encouragement isn't a soft skill but a performance variable backed by science, and how leaders can use it tactically to optimize team output. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

Preorder Beat Yesterday here! Research on 17 world champions found that two-thirds struggled or never won again after their first major victory. The difference wasn't talent, it was focus. In this episode, high performance coach Jake Thompson breaks down why champions crash after winning and how to maintain the winning focus that got you there. Next Steps to Competing After This Episode: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

PREORDER 'BEAT YESTERDAY' on Barnes & Noble ⁠here⁠! Three stonecutters. Same job. Same tools. But only one was building a cathedral. Host Jake Thompson connects the classic parable to the Clarify framework: what's the game you want to play, who's your real competition, and why does it matter? Clarity determines effort. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.