The Jon Gordon Podcast

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by the great Charlie Ward. One of the most decorated players in the history of college football, Charlie Ward won literally every award he was eligible for as a senior quarterback on Florida State's 1993 National Championship team, including being a Heisman Trophy Winner. Charlie wasn't just a star football player but also a star basketball player becoming a 26th round overall pick by New York which led to his 12 year NBA career. During this conversation Charlie shares his journey and some of the keys for a great life that he learned along the way (integrity, character and hard work). Let us know your takeaways. Post on social, tag Jon ( @jongordon11 )and Charlie (@realcharlieward ) so they can engage with you too. Our featured resource today is our Power of Positive Leadership Workshops for TEENS. If you want to give your teen an advantage in life, sign them up for our next online leadership workshop for teens on January 23 or one of our other dates this year. We'll teach them to become positive leaders who overcome challenges, empower themselves and others to make a greater difference! The workshop gets amazing feedback every time we offer it and could be a great inclusion on college applications. Get details, dates and sign up at powerofpositiveleadership.com/teens

Does the work you do matter to you? Are you unsure what you want to do for a living? Are you in the right place but looking to advance? No matter where you are in your career, you were born to do work you love and that's one of the key things you'll learn how to do in this episode today. Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by our good friend Ken Coleman. Ken is known as America's Career Coach, he's the #1 national bestselling author of The Proximity Principle and the nationally syndicated radio host of The Ken Coleman Show and co-host of the Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey. Ken also just released a new book, From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love, which Jon and Ken will share lessons from today to help you discover your purpose, live on purpose and max out your potential. If you enjoy this, let others know and let us know. Post on social and tag Jon and Ken. You can also leave a review on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you listen. We read every one. Our featured resource today is our Power of Positive Leadership Training. Make this year the year you become a better leader and make a greater impact by attending one of our in person or virtual leadership trainings. You'll develop resilience, mental toughness, grit and learn strategies to overcome negativity, and lead positive change. Check out our programs for businesses, schools, sports teams and teenagers at powerofpositiveleadership.com

If you want to bring out your genius and the genius in others, this episode is for you! Today, Jon Gordon is joined by our good friend Erwin McManus. Erwin is the Pastor of Mosaic in LA, a bestselling author and one of the most prolific speakers and thinkers around today. In this episode, Jon and Erwin talk about Genius. The Genius of Jesus, which is the title of Erwin's new book, and how Jesus' genius helps to reveal our own. It's really a fascinating topic that may cause you to look at genius in a whole new way. If you enjoy this, be sure share it with others and let us know as well. You can post on social and tag Jon and Erwin. In fact, if you do, we're going to pick a few people at random to giveaway a copy of Erwin's new book. Our featured resource today is Daily Positive. It's a FREE daily email with a short encouraging message or quote to help you win the day. You can sign up for free at https://www.dailypositive.com/

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today, Jon is joined by Danica Patrick. Danica is a former professional racer driver, in fact she is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing. She's also an author, podcast host, wine entrepreneur and just all around insightful person with a lot of great perspective to share! During this conversation Danica talks about the power of mindset, belief and the grit that's enabled her to overcome adversity and achieve the success she has. She also shares how One Word has helped her create more focus and impact over the years. It's good, practical stuff! If you enjoy this, let others know. Share and encourage your friends to listen. You never know how what they hear may impact them and even change their life. One idea can make a huge difference. Our featured resource today is our free 7-day ONE WORD challenge. Like Danica talks about the power of her one word, you can benefit from your one word too. Jump over to onewordchallenge.com to learn more. One word to make the new year your best year. No goals. No resolutions. Just one word. Go to onewordchallenge.com and sign up for free.

Joy isn't a luxury. It's a necessity. But how do we find joy - and hold onto it - when so much in our life stands in the way? That's exactly what we'll find the answer to in this episode of the Positive University Podcast. Today Jon Gordon is joined by Chris Stefanick. Chris is a speaker, television host and author of the book "Living Joy." This isn't just a conversation about the idea of joy but practical strategies on how to find it and live with more of it. If you enjoy this, which I know you will, let others know. Share this podcast with others. It's 100% free and my bet is you know someone who could use more joy in life too! Our featured resource today is our FREE 7 Day One Word Challenge. You can sign up right now at onewordchallenge.com. Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions, choose One Word to be your driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word. We've seen it over and over with thousands upon thousand of people. Make the new year your best year and we'll show you how. Sign up now, it's free at onewordchallenge.com Alright, let's join Jon and Chris.

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. In this episode Jon is joined by Zuby. Zuby is an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, with over 1 million followers on social media, 10 million+ video views online and he's been featured on numerous media outlets including the Joe Rogan Experience, BBC, Fox News, and many others. Zuby is well known for his outspoken thoughts and real talk about many popular issues including health, freedom, the pandemic and more. Jon and Zuby address several of those in this conversation today. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to let others know. Post on social and tag Jon (@jongordon11) and Zuby (@zubymusic). Our featured resource today is our free ONE WORD CHALLENGE. Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions for the new year, choose One Word to be your driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word. In our free 7 day One Word Challenge, we'll help you pick your one word and you'll discover how it can help you overcome distractions and bring more focus, purpose, commitment and success in 2022. Sign up now at onewordchallenge.com

Trust is the currency of success today and a significant way to build trust is through intentionally developing a personal brand. Why? Because people follow people and the more they know, like and trust you, the more likely they are to do business with you. This isn't just about being an instagram influencer, it extends beyond and is applicable for all types of business, companies, executives, entrepreneurs and even more. Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by AJ Vaden, CEO of Brand Builders Group, a personal brand strategy firm. AJ is going to unpack the power of a personal brand, why it matters, and several things you can do right away to increase your influence. AJ also shares key findings from research that will blow you away on just how significant a personal brand is for the future. And she even gives a link where you can download that research but you have to listen all the way through to get it. It's phenomenal. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it with others and encourage them to listen as well. Post your greatest takeaways on social and tag Jon and AJ so they can engage. Our featured resource today is… books! Not just books in general but Jon Gordon's bestselling books. Jump over to jongordon.com/books to see a complete list. From The Energy Bus, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, Stay Positive and more… Jon's books make great resources for you or gifts for others to help overcome challenges and create positive results.

How different would you life look if you could create passive income (the kind that just comes in automatically each month) to cover your car payment or house payment? Now imagine taking that even further where you generate enough passive income that allow's you to control your time and live the lifestyle you want while working less. That's what you'll learn how to do in this episode of the Positive University Podcast. And the best part, it's not too good to be true and you don't have to be rich to start. Today Jon Gordon is joined by Justin Donald, the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Lifestyle Investor book. Entrepreneur Magazine calls Justin the "Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing." He's a master of low-risk cash flow investing that consistently produce profitable results. Justin shares his proven formula and how you too can start to generate financial freedom. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it with others. Post on social and share your greatest takeaways. Tag Jon and Justin so they can respond. Justin: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Jon: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram FREE DAILY POSITIVE QUOTE Our featured resource today is Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging message or quote to help you stay positive and win the day. You can sign up for free at dailypositive.com

If you've ever struggled with confidence, limiting beliefs or just need help finding the courage to pursue your full potential, this episode is for you! Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by, Heather Monahan. Heather is a top podcaster, acclaimed keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of Boss in Heels. Heather has achieved a great deal of success including being named one of the Most Influential Women in Radio, and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder. Heather is also the author of Confidence Creator and her new book, Overcome Your Villains, which we'll hear lessons from both in this conversation today. Let us know your biggest takeaways. Post on social and be sure to tag Jon @jongordon11 and Heather @heathermonahan so they can share. Our featured resource today is from our friends at Belay Solutions. It's a free guide with 10 strategies to help you multiply your productivity… which really means get more done with less stress. Sign me up right? Seriously though, the is a great guide with practical strategies. Download it for free by testing the word POSITIVE to 55123. That's POSITIVE to 55123.

In this episode Jon Gordon is joined by Chef Andrew Gruel. Andrew is the Founder and Executive Chef of Slapfish Restaurant, the award-winning food truck turned international brick and mortar restaurant sensation with nearly 30 locations nationwide. Chef Andrew has appeared on multiple Food Network shows, the TODAY Show", PBS, Cooking Channel and more. During this conversation Andrew shares his story and how he's created the success he's had as well as how he has addressed the biggest challenges brought on by the pandemic to his restaurants and others. One of those is how He was able to make a difference by raising over $400 thousand dollars to directly help restaurant workers during the lockdowns of the pandemic. It's really amazing. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it. Post on social and let us know your favorite takeaways. Tag Jon and Andrew so they can share as well. Our featured resource today is our upcoming LEAD POSITIVE CONFERENCE. It's a free one day leadership learning experience ONLINE on November 17th. It features 12 speakers including Jon Gordon, Miles McPherson, Valorie Benton, Erwin McManus, Candy Valentino and more. Go to LeadPositiveConference.com to learn more and sign up for FREE online access.