The Jon Gordon Podcast

On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon is joined by Danny Gokey. Danny is an award winning musician with a phenomenal story and message to share. He's achieved a great deal of success after being a 3rd place American Idol finalist from Season eight. But it wasn't an easy path. This message is going to encourage you in a big way. Danny shares so much truth about overcoming adversity, pursuing your dreams and living a life filled with vision and belief. If you enjoy this, make sure you share it with someone else. Post on social or text a friend and encourage them to listen. This podcast is 100% free and available to all. Let us know what impacts the most. Tag Jon and Danny on social. @jongordon11 | @dannygokey Our featured resource today is DAILY POSITIVE. It's a free daily message of encouragement delivered to your inbox. You can sign up for free DailyPositive.com

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon is joined by Kevin Carroll. Kevin is a guy who has big energy, as you'll hear from the interview. His enthusiasm for life and others is contagious. He's a bestselling author, was formerly a creative catalyst at Nike, has worked with countless organizations such as Disney, ESPN and more. There's even some surprising ninja like elements of Kevin that you'll hear that make him like the African American Jason Bourne! You're going to learn a lot from this one. Kevin's wisdom will not only help your career but also your life. If you enjoy it, let us know. Post your favorite insight on social and tag Jon (@jongordon11) and Kevin (@kckatalyst). And of course, share it with a friend. This podcast is 100% free. Don't keep these knowledge nuggets to yourself! Hit that subscribe button too, especially if you’re listening via Apple Podcasts so that you are alerted of new episodes as they drop each week. Last but not least, our featured resource today is Relationship Grit. It's Jon's newest book co-authored with his wife Kathryn. In it they share Lessons to Stay Together, Grow Together, and Thrive Together. You can grab a copy at relationshipgritbook.com

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon is joined by Chandler Bolt. Chandler is the CEO of Self Publishing School and an all around super guy. He's going to share the ins and outs of self publishing, the advantages and disadvantages of self publishing verse traditional publishing, why you need to write that book if you have an idea inside you and how to get started now!  If you enjoy this episode, let us know. Leave a review wherever you listen and share it with a friend. Our featured resource for this episode is Daily Positive. It's a free daily quote or short message of encouragement sent via email to help you win the day. You can sign up at dailypositive.com Links mentioned: https://self-publishingschool.com/ https://selfpublishing.com/ http://jongordon.com/books

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon is joined by Cori Close. Cori is the Head Coach of UCLA Women's Basketball. She's a phenomenal leader with amazing insights to share. During this conversation Cori talks about how she is keeping her team engaged virtually, how they are dealing with racism and challenging times as a team, how she's deepening the relationships on her team and so much more. You'll definitely have takeaways from this one!! Connect with Cori on Twitter / Instagram @CoachCloseUCLA If you enjoy this episode, let us know! Rate it and Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. But most of all, tell a friend and encourage them to listen as well. Our featured resource today is our Power of Positive Leadership Self-Assessment. It's completely free and a great tool to help you discover your positive leadership score. By knowing your score you will be able to establish a baseline for growth. As an added bonus, after your assessment is complete You'll also receive Jon Gordon's 6 Quick Tips to Help Stop Negativity in It's Tracks. It’s a free download to help you take action now. 

On this episode Jon is joined by Max Lugavere. Max is a filmmaker, TV personality, health and science journalist and best selling author most notably known for his Genius Foods and Genius Life books. During this conversation, Max's shares how to live a longer and healthier life by strengthening your body and optimizing your brain health. It’s really a fascinating interview that covers a lot of ground on improving our quality of life. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it with others! Spread the word and post on social. Tag Jon and Max. @jongordon11 / @maxlugavere While what we feed our bodies is important to improve our health, so is what we feed our mind. Fuel up with positivity and neutralize the negativity. To help you, we created Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging quote or message to help you win today. You can sign up for free at dailypositive.com

On this episode Jon Gordon is joined by Kate Leavell. Kate is the author of 4 books including her popular transformation story titled, Confessions of an Imperfect Coach. She is sought after speaker, coach and consultant on building stronger, positive teams and creating a culture of greatness. She is also a member of our Jon Gordon Team and teaches organizations, leaders and teams through dynamic workshops and trainings. In fact, Kate alongside Jon Gordon, is leading our upcoming Positive Leadership Workshop for Teens Online. You can learn more and sign up at powerofpositiveleadership.com/teens - It’s a interactive learning opportunity to help teens deal with uncertainty, challenges and change, while discovering how to better lead themselves and others. During this episode Kate shares a ton of actionable insights that will help you improve yourself and your team!  Connect with Kate at https://www.kateleavell.com/ 

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today we're joined by Doug Ellin. Doug is a screenwriter and director best known for creating the hit HBO series, Entourage. You'll hear how Doug went from being a standup comic to finding success in film, selling multiple screenplays to basically unemployment… only to rise again and find the massive success we know him for today. It’s a fascinating behind the scenes look at his journey and will encourage you on your own. Our featured resource is Jon’s Mentor Coaching Program. When you join, you'll get access to a LIVE interactive teaching and Q&A session with Jon each month online. Jon will break down a particular success principle, how you can take action and he'll answer any questions you have. Our next LIVE session is on September 9th with Jon and his wife Kathryn sharing strategies to strengthen your relationship. You can sign up at www.jongordoncoaching.com - If you’re listening to this after September 9th, you can access the replay to this session and others when you join. All the details are at www.jongordoncoaching.com

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast! Today we have a very special episode for you. It's with Jon and his amazing wife Kathryn. This episode is revealing. Kathryn shares things about her past that not many have heard. Things that may surprise you but that will also encourage you as you see how she overcame to become who she is today. This is part 1 in a multi part series where Jon and Kathryn will share lessons to stay together, grow together and thrive together from their new book Relationship Grit (which is available now anywhere books are sold). If you order the book this week, you can also download a free Action Plan to help you turn ideas from the book into actions and results. Details are at RelationshipGritBook.com 

Welcome to Jon Gordon’s Positive University Podcast. Our guest today is Max Lucado. Max is an exceptional leader, world changing influencer and prolific writer having written multiple bestsellers with over 140 million copies in print. This is episode is going to nourish your soul! Max shares so much wisdom and hope that we all need during these challenging times about faith, hope and trust moving forward. Be sure to grab a copy of Max’s new book YOU ARE NEVER ALONE. It's a profound resource for anyone who feels overwhelmed, isolated, or experiencing an emotional quarantine. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to share it with others. There is someone you know who needs this message today. If you don’t share it, they can’t benefit from it. When you share, be sure to tag Jon and Max. Our featured resource today is Daily Positive. It’s a free daily boost of positivity to help you overcome your challenges and take on the day. You can sign up at DailyPositive.com

In this episode Jon Gordon is joined his our good friend, Dr. Michael Gervais. Michael is a high performance psychologist working with some of the best in the world. His clients include world record holders, Olympians, internationally acclaimed artists and musicians, MVPs from every major sport and Fortune 100 CEOs. During this conversation Michael reveals his ground-breaking mindset training and culture building platform called COMPETE TO CREATE which he co-founded with NFL coach Pete Carroll. It's a powerful blueprint to unlock your authentic self, explore the edges of your potential, and live a life of purpose and meaning. So grab that pen and paper or fire up your notes up because there are a lot of great takeaways in this one! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to share it with others. While you’re at it, leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. We read every one. Our featured resource this week is Daily Positive. It’s a free daily email with a short message or encouraging quote to help you take on the day. You can sign up at DailyPositive.com