Success for the Athletic-Minded Man
Jim Harshaw, Jr.
Clarity. Focus. Consistency. Hallmarks of championship athletes. And hallmarks of the most successful men in business and life. How can you claim those traits in your life now? You want to make lots of money, have a great marriage, and be a dedicated father while crushing fitness goals along the way but maybe you feel like you're always shortchanging at least one area. Or maybe you feel like you want to be more consistent. More focuses. Maybe you just need a clear vision for what your future looks like— a clear goal to pursue. Jim Harshaw is an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler and former Division I head coach. And he's an executive performance coach who will help you create the plan to unlock your potential. He coaches motivated men to gain clarity, focus, and consistency in business and life using a unique framework inspired by world-class performers so that they can lead meaningful lives of purpose and impact. "Success for the Athletic Minded Man" is a podcast dedicated to the driven, professional, athletic-minded man in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode dives into success habits for men who balance the rigors of professional development with the challenges of excelling in their personal life. Our conversations explore how men can apply the principles of peak performance in sports to everyday life. Listen as he discusses strategies for mastering goal setting, consistency, work-life balance, and health. We dissect the high-performance habits of athletes as they relate to helping men achieve clarity, focus, and consistency. Through interviews with elite athletes and coaches as well as thought leaders, we unpack athletic life lessons tailored to you, the athletic-minded man. "Success for the Athletic Man" is not just a podcast—it’s a resource for any man eager to thrive in business and life.
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Oct 25, 2021 • 39min
#323 Mindset of a Champion from a Champion: UFC’s Michael Chandler on Success, Failure, and Your Journey to Greatness
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY How do the best in the world handle failure? What keeps them going? What makes them extraordinary? Michael Chandler grew up in a typical blue-collar, hard-working, middle-America household. He attributes a lot of his work ethic to the example his parents provided. Passing on scholarship offers to smaller schools, Michael took a leap of faith and walked onto the University of Missouri wrestling team in 2004 after high school graduation. He knew “betting on himself” was a gamble and that it’s no easy task to compete at the highest level of college wrestling. But that didn’t stop him. In 2009, Michael competed in his first MMA fight, won by first-round TKO, and hasn’t looked back since. In this episode, we're going inside the mind and life of former Bellator world champion and future UFC world champion after a loss to learn how he prepares to win his next fight! Listen in as he shares how to create incredible self-belief so you can start embracing your potential despite and sometimes even because of failure. Every minute of this interview is nothing short of amazing so don’t miss it! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Oct 18, 2021 • 38min
#322 The World’s Toughest Lifelong Learner: Wisdom from the Octagon and Beyond with Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY What do you actively pursue to become a lifelong learner? What media do you consume to achieve this? For the 6th time (starting with episode 4 and now 322 😲), Charlie “The Spaniard” Brenneman is back on the Success Through Failure podcast for another crazy and insightful episode. Charlie fought the scariest men on Earth, taught junior and senior high Spanish, won a reality TV show, and read incessantly for many years. My good friend— who is a UFC veteran, speaker, and author— calls upon his myriad personal and professional experiences and knowledge to inspire you, challenge you, and make you believe. This time, Charlie joins us to give us a peek at the latest additions to his impressively long reading list, the 5 areas he actively pursues to become a lifelong learner, and his habits that make him an elite performer. Don’t tell him, but it’s always a fun time having Charlie on the show 🤫 so don’t miss it! Listen now! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Oct 11, 2021 • 22min
#321 Get Unstuck: 5 Productive Pause Questions That Will Instantly Amplify Your Results
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Do you ever feel stuck? Like you can’t get out of your rut? Here’s a quick and easy way to get unstuck to propel yourself to the next level. If you listen to the Success Through Failure podcast, you don’t settle for mediocrity. But sometimes you simply feel stuck. You KNOW there's more potential inside of you but you're just operating at a low level and you're not really sure how to get out of your own head. That’s normal. We all have those days. Those weeks. And sometimes those months. And more often than not, it’s your sign to step back and hit the pause button. In this episode, we’ll do a Productive Pause. I’ll give you 5 tactical questions you should ask yourself to help you get unstuck to instantly amplify your results. Listen to this episode now, download or print the worksheet in the Action Plan, and take your much-needed Productive Pause and get back on track! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Oct 4, 2021 • 49min
#320 Better Great Than Never with Olympic Gold Medalist Linsday Shoop
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY We all need a person in our lives who holds us to a higher standard. Who is this person for you? Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Shoop is a coach, author, speaker, and lifelong athlete. In addition to her Olympic gold, she is a three-time World Champion, five-time World Cup medalist, and a National Rowing Hall of Fame inductee. With a focus on performance optimization and longevity throughout sport and in life, Lindsay hosts clinics, webinars, and workshops for coaches, athletes, and teams of all types. She is a speaker for events at major universities and corporations, presents on various topics across the spectrum of her expertise as an elite athlete, coach, exercise physiologist, and author, and is a commentator for USRowing. In her book, Better Great Than Never, Lindsay shows you how to seize your full potential by removing self-imposed limitations. She demonstrates how to embrace every step— good and bad— to find greatness. For Lindsay, life isn’t about winning. As long as you learn throughout your journey, you can never lose. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Sep 27, 2021 • 25min
#319 Jim's Favorite Books, Habits, and Gadgets For Consistency, Balance, and Success
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY My favorite books, habits, apps, and gadgets to help you on your path to success. There are so many factors that affect your success— among them are the RIGHT strategies and tools that will aid in boosting your performance and maximizing the impact of your hard work. In this episode, I share with you the books, habits, apps, and gadgets (BHAGs!) that I use to help me find balance, focus, clarity, and of course, success. Now, what I’ll give you doesn't guarantee you won't fail because YOU WILL. But these will make you resilient and powerful despite— and because of— failure. Get your notes ready! And discover new tools that will help you get back up when you fail. Listen now! PS How about you? What are the books, habits, apps, and gadgets that take you to the next level? Share it with us on social media by using the hashtag #STFpod. We look forward to your suggestions! 📝
Sep 20, 2021 • 33min
Chasing Failure: Real Life Lessons from One Man’s Shot at the NBA with Ryan Leak
#318 Chasing Failure: Real Life Lessons from One Man’s Shot at the NBA with Ryan Leak-----Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? How would it change your life?Ryan Leak is an author, speaker, executive coach, and filmmaker. He is widely known as the groom who pulled off The Surprise Wedding where he proposed to his girlfriend and married her on the same day. The number one question he still gets is, “What if she said no?” It was a risk he was willing to take.The video going viral led him to think about what others would do if they weren’t afraid of hearing “no” or of being met with failure. Ryan realized that many people never pursue their hopes and dreams because they pre-calculate their own failure. They quit before they ever even try.So, he asked himself: What would he want to do if he knew he could not fail? The answer was easy— he’d be in the NBA— and since the only way to know if that dream could be a reality was to try, that is exactly what he did.In this episode, Ryan joins us to amplify why our show is called Success Through Failure. Listen in as we talk about procrastination, “perfection pressure,” how chasing failure will take you further than chasing success, and of course, his stories of success BECAUSE of failure. Tune in now!If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Sep 13, 2021 • 33min
#317 Defeating Procrastination: Tactics to Boost Productivity Even When You Don't Feel Like It
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Do you procrastinate? Do you know there’s more potential inside of you if you could just get to work even when you don’t feel like it? We all procrastinate— even world-class performers. BUT what sets them apart is the ability to shake off the distractions and easily build back their momentum to accomplish what needs to be done for the day. Through years of experiencing procrastination myself and engaging with world-class personalities in business and sports, I’ve discovered the tools and tactics that can effectively reduce the friction to boost your productivity— even when you don’t feel like it. In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you the 9 reasons why we procrastinate and the actionable strategies you can use so you can finally defeat procrastination and empty your to-do list in a breeze. This is your time to be productive! Listen now! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Sep 6, 2021 • 38min
#316 Performance Beyond Exponential: Jay Abraham Shares the Philosophies Behind Breakthrough Mindsets
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Linear vs Exponential Thinking. How do elite performers operate exponentially? What is their secret to achieving outsized results? As Founder and CEO of The Abraham Group, Inc., Jay Abraham has spent his entire career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming businesses. He has significantly increased the bottom lines of over 10,000 clients in more than 1,000 industries, and over 7,200 sub industries, worldwide. Jay has an uncanny ability to increase business income, wealth, and success by looking at the situations from totally different paradigms. He uncovers hidden assets, overlooked opportunities, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities unseen by his clients. Jay shows his clients how to take different success concepts from different industries and adopt them to their specific business. This gives Jay’s clients a powerful advantage over their competition. In this episode, Jay reveals the strategies and ways of thinking that world-class performers like him implement in order to get outsized results. Don’t miss this opportunity to go from linear thinking to exponential thinking and start witnessing exponential results in your life. Tune in now! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Aug 30, 2021 • 30min
#315 How Google's Rules for Innovation Can Be Used to Hack Personal Performance and Breakthrough
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY What are the rules for innovation and how can you use them to innovate in your life? We are creatures of habit. Morning routines…Exercise routines…Bedtime routines... We love to incorporate routines in our lives because they keep us sharp. But do you sometimes get the feeling that routines turn into a loop that hinders you from taking a different path just because experts and other successful people said to stick to your habits? Don’t get me wrong, routines are great! Encouraged even! But it’s not enough to simply have routines. You also have to learn how to adapt according to YOUR needs and innovate so you don’t get stuck. Consider Apple and Amazon— they operate on routines BUT they never stopped growing because they continue to innovate and think outside of the box. In this episode, let’s dive deep into Google’s “Rules for Innovation” and philanthropist and 10X thinker Peter Diamandis’ rules. I reveal the framework they use to blow up repetitive routines to create new habits and new lines of thinking for exponential performance. Prepare your notes because this episode will provide you with easy-to-follow tactics that you can start applying today. Listen now! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
Aug 23, 2021 • 44min
#314 Accelerating Your Success: A Framework for Decoding Greatness with Dr. Ron Friedman
Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY What do Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and the Kardashians have in common? They have leveraged the power of Reverse Engineering. Ron Friedman, Ph.D. is an award-winning social psychologist, bestselling author, and one of America’s leading voices on the Science of Success and Work/Life Mastery. He has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester and has consulted for political leaders, nonprofits, and many of the world’s most recognized brands. Popular accounts of his research have appeared in major newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, as well as magazines such as Harvard Business Review and Psychology Today. In this episode of the Success Through Failure podcast, Ron reveals how Reverse Engineering paved the way to success for the likes of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, and J.K. Rowling, just to name a few. He also delves into the topic of creativity vs originality— which begs the question: Do you need to be a creative genius to come up with something revolutionary like Apple’s Mac and Microsoft’s Windows? There are so many practical tactics to take away from this episode that you surely don’t wanna miss! Tune in now! If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.
