Sherri Coale spent twenty-five years as the head coach of the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team. She led her program to three Final Fours, won six Big 12 Regular Season Championships and four Big 12 Tournament Championships, had nineteen straight NCAA Tournament appearances, and made nine Sweet 16 appearances. She's learned a lot about coaching, leadership and life. During this epsiode Sherri shares wisdom she’s gained from paying close attention to the extraordinary, the ordinary, and all that’s in between. Pick up Sherri's new book ROOTED TO RISE anywhere books are sold including Amazon.

On this episode of Positive U, Jon is joined by Dan Fleyshman. Dan became the youngest founder of a publicly traded company at 19 years old, and his business ventures have rapidly expanded since. Over the course of the episode, we take a closer look at what businesses and strategies have led to Dan’s success, what social media platforms are working best for influencers, and how to expand your reach.

This is a special edition of the Positive University Podcast. In this episode we're sharing an interview Jay Glazer hosted on his Unbreakable Podcast where he interviewed Jon Gordon. It's a discussion on suicide, battling your own demons, replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, why its important to never give up and much more. Make sure you subscribe to Jay's UNBREAKABLE podcast and get his new book "Unbreakable: How I Turned My Depression and Anxiety into Motivation and You Can Too". 

The road to success starts with the decision to make the right choices daily over an extended period of time. This can prove to be challenging, and on this episode of Positive University, Jon is joined by Ken Lindner, someone who is very experience in making the right choices. Ken places an emphasis on not only making the right choices, but delaying gratification and thinking long term with your career goals, instead of taking the route that may seem easier or more glamorous short term. Ken also shares how to aspire higher and elevate your life and the world! Check out Ken's new book, Apire Higher to learn more.  Sponsor Resource: Delegate to Elevate! When it comes to experiencing growth in your business, you have to think differently about how you run it. You canʼt keep doing everything on your own; you have to delegate. This FREE ebook from our friends at Belay Solutions tells you how. Download it at https://belaysolutions.com/positive Or just text the word POSITIVE to 55123 for your free copy today. That’s P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E to 55123.

Jesse Bradley’s journey from professional soccer player to pastor is something that he did not see coming at all. After taking a prescribed medication to prevent malaria in Africa, it built up a toxic level is Jesse's body, taking ten years to recover. This process led to a transformation in Jesse's life, where he now places his identity in God, rather than academics or athletics. Over the course of the episode, Jon and Jesse go in depth discussing identity, faith, and how to reach people in various walks of life. Connect with Jesse at https://jessebradley.org/ 

Everyone has the opportunity to reinvent themselves. Craig Siegel is living proof of this, and his journey from working on Wall Street to being a keynote speaker and performance coach is truly remarkable. On this episode of Positive U, Jon and Craig take a closer look at how you can reinvent yourself and ask yourself the question, “Why not you?” Connect with Craig at https://www.cultivatelastingsymphony.com/ Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/craigsiegel_cls/  This episode is brought to you in part by LEADR: People Want To Be Led & Developed, Not Managed. That’s why I’m excited to tell you about Leadr. It’s a people development software designed to help you engage and grow your team by developing leaders at every level of your organization. Leadr enables you to have consistent one-on-ones, giving and receiving feedback, setting clear goals, and so much more. It’s time to transform people management into people development. You can request your custom demo at leadr.com. Mention the Positive University Podcast for 20% off your first year.

When you think about it, we are all sales people. Everyday we pitch ideas to others in hopes of getting them to buy in, whether this is in work, or with your family and friends. Regarded as the number one sales person in the world, Jeb Blount has become very successful in recognizing that in order to be a successful salesperson, you have to approach the person in a way that appeals to their needs, rather than talking at them about what you what. Jon and Jeb discuss this and go into further detail about how to connect the dots, be likeable, care about your customer, and solve the problems you may encounter in business and life as a whole. This episode is brought to you in part by LEADR: People Want To Be Led & Developed, Not Managed. That’s why I’m excited to tell you about Leadr. It’s a people development software designed to help you engage and grow your team by developing leaders at every level of your organization. Leadr enables you to have consistent one-on-ones, giving and receiving feedback, setting clear goals, and so much more. It’s time to transform people management into people development. You can request your custom demo at leadr.com. Mention the Positive University Podcast for 20% off your first year.

Being an NFL kicker is one of the most high-pressure jobs in the world. Nate Kaeding knows this from experience, after a very long and successful career kicking for the Chargers. On this episode of Positive University, Jon and Nate discuss how to handle pressure, learn from failure, and focus on being consistent through the process.

On this episode of Positive University, bestselling author Jon Gordon is joined by CEO of BELAY, Tricia Sciortino. Working her way up the company from a Virtual Assistant, Tricia knows how to not only work hard, but how to move up the ranks by asking for more work, rather than waiting for her title to change. Jon and Tricia discuss how a company can be better connected from the top down, how to handle accelerated growth, and the importance of believing in yourself. Sponsor Resource: Delegate to Elevate! When it comes to experiencing growth in your business, you have to think differently about how you run it. You canʼt keep doing everything on your own; you have to delegate. This FREE ebook from our friends at Belay Solutions tells you how. Download it at https://belaysolutions.com/positive Or just text the word POSITIVE to 55123 for your free copy today. That’s P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E to 55123.

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon is joined by Jamie Weeks, the Executive Chairman and Founder of Honors Holding, which is the largest franchisee for Orangetheory Fitness. After years of experience dealing with business and work cultures, Jamie has been able to develop strategies that build successful cultures that account for the unique life balances that each employee needs. Along with this, Jon and Jamie discuss how to properly take risks in business, while investing in yourself as much as you can. This episode is brought to you in part by LEADR: People Want To Be Led & Developed, Not Managed. That’s why I’m excited to tell you about Leadr. It’s a people development software designed to help you engage and grow your team by developing leaders at every level of your organization. Leadr enables you to have consistent one-on-ones, giving and receiving feedback, setting clear goals, and so much more. It’s time to transform people management into people development. You can request your custom demo at leadr.com. Mention the Positive University Podcast for 20% off your first year.