The Jon Gordon Podcast

Welcome to Jon Gordon’s Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by world renowned fitness expert and creator of The Fitness  App, Jillian Michaels. You likely know her from being a featured trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser or from one of her many New York Times bestselling books, or video programs and today she is here with Jon to talk about how we can age better, get stronger and live healthier. If you enjoy this, be sure to post on social and let others know. Share your top takeaways and tag Jon and Jillian too. @jongordon11 + @jillianmichaels A big key in creating a healthy life is to reduce your stress and a big way to do that is to stop trying to do everything yourself, especially when it comes to your business or organization. To help, our friends at Belay solutions have put together a free guide 10 Strategies to Unleash Your Productivity. Download it now simply by texting the word POSITIVE to 55123. That's POSITIVE to 55123.

Matthew McConaughey is more than just a successful actor and bestselling author but have you ever wondered how someone like him achieves the success he has? In this Positive Moment you'll find out. It's a short 2 minute clip with a powerful message that will encourage you today. If you enjoy it, be sure listen or re listen to Jon Gordon's full interview with Matthew here.

Today Jon is joined by Brandon Landry, Founder and CEO of Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux. This is a phenomenal episode about how to create something great. Brandon pulls back the curtain to share what has enabled Walk On's success, being voted EPSN's #1 Sports Bar in America, partnering with Drew Brees and even expanding locations during the pandemic. It's a really insightful look at the importance of knowing your WHY and creating a great culture from someone who lives it and every day. Now, a big key to growing an organization is delegation and leveraging the strengths of others to help you accomplish more than you can do alone. Our friends at Belay Solutions have a free tool to help. It's their "10 Strategies to Unleash Your Productivity." To take advantage of this incredible free guide, text the word POSITIVE to 55123. That’s P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E to 55123. One last thing before we jump in… how would you like to win a free box set of some of Jon Gordon's bestselling books? Well, you can have a chance simply by leaving a review fo this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening. After you leave a review, shoot and email over to daniel@jongordon.com and let us know. You'll be entered for a chance to win. We pick winners at random each week.

Today, Jon Gordon is joined by our good friend Ben Newman. Ben is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Speaker and Best-Selling Author. His clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional athletes. Ben also serves as a Mental Conditioning Coach for the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team and has worked with players from the last 3 Super Bowl Champion teams. Most of all, Ben is a great guy with a big heart and a lot of passion to help others achieve more than they've ever thought possible. Make sure you grab a copy of Ben's new book called Uncommon Leadership: 11 Ways the Greatest Leaders Lead. It's available on Amazon right now. 100% of all proceeds from the book are going to support teachers! You’ll hear more about that in the episode. So open up your notes app or grab a pen and paper because this one is packed with takeaways that will impact your life. Our featured resource today is our free No Complaining Challenge. Want to make this week more powerful, productive and positive? Try a 7 Day NO COMPLAINING CHALLENGE! Download our free No Complaining kit that includes: Resources to Turn Complaints into Solutions 5 Things to Do Instead of Complain 3 No Complaining Tools Get access at jongordon.com/ncrchallenge

Jon Gordon is joined by John Wu, President of Ava Labs, a technology company building the next-generation blockchain platform: Avalanche. John received his MBA from Harvard University and holds a BS in Economics from Cornell University. This is a fascinating discussion about Changing the infrastructure of finance with a more scalable solution. What does this have to do with positivity, leadership and growth? Everything because this is where the future is going and you need to be aware. More than just aware, you need to understand it. John helps to unpack it but also shares a lot of lessons on how this all relates to how we lead, how we scale our organizations and more. You’ll get a lot out of this one so pay attention! Connect with John Wu at https://www.johnwu.finance/ Now, our featured resource today is our Power of Positive Leadership Training. It develops resilience, mental toughness, grit and provides strategies to overcome negativity, and lead positive change. Check out our programs for businesses, schools, sports teams and teenagers at http://PowerofPositiveLeadership.com

Today Jon is joined by Jason Preston. When this interview was recorded Jason was preparing for the NBA draft. Since the recording he has now been drafted by the LA Clippers! It’s a really insightful look at Jason’s rise, how’s he’s overcome adversity and what drives him to success. His story is amazing and will definitely inspire you and remind you that anything is possible if you keep striving. Averaged 2 PPG in high school. Ran on the “C” team in prep school without any college offers from any level. Makes his own highlight tape and posts it on Twitter. + Offered by OU. Scores 31 points against #8 Illinois. Drafted by NBA's LA Clippers.

Today Jon is joined by Jamie Valvano. Jamie is the daughter of legendary NC State Head Coach Jimmy Valvano. Jamie shares some of the key lessons that made her dad such a great success and what he taught her about living with intention, setting bold audacious goals, having vision for what you want to achieve, and why a team is so critical to accomplishing something great. It's a really phenomenal episode as Jamie not only her dads journey and battle with cancer but also her own. There’s so much we can learn from this. Make sure you listen all the way through. If you enjoy this, share it with a friend so they can benefit too. Our featured resource this week is out upcoming Power of Positive Leadership LIVE Training. You can attend in person or online to learn our proven 7 part framework to that will help you become a great leader who overcomes challenges, builds a stronger team and creates positive results. Get details at http://www.popltraining.com/

Today Jon is joined by Rebecca Zung. This is a really intriguing conversation as Rebecca shares how to negotiate with a narcissist. It's not exactly what you think and the lessons here apply to so many areas of your life! Rebecca knows here stuff. She is one of the Top 1% of attorneys in the nation, having been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a "Best Lawyer in America" and the author of the bestselling book Negotiate Like You Matter. So get ready to take notes because this one has a lot of them! If you enjoy this, let others know. Share on social and tag @jongordon11 and @rebeccazung so they can share what you share! Our featured resource today is our upcoming Power of Positive Leadership Training. If you want to develop resilience, mental toughness, and grit, this is for you and others on your team. Our training provides strategies to overcome negativity, and lead positive change. We have several upcoming training opportunities that you can attend in person or online. Go to popltraining.com for details.

"You will always be whatever you think you are." Today Jon is joined by former pro athlete and performance mindset coach, Derick Grant. That kickoff quote is from Derick and it's just one of many gems he drops during this interview. Derick, who played professionally for the Harlem Globetrotters, unpacks how our mindset impacts the quality of our life and the ability for us to achieve greatness and fulfill our true potential. You're going to love this one because Derick doesn't talk ABOUT mindset, he shares how to change it, unlearn what’s holding you back and have the confidence to move forward. This episode is brought you by Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short positive message to help you win the day. You can sign up for free now at dailypositive.com

In this short 2 minute message, Jon Gordon shares how this one choice will help you create amazing results.