

The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
Positive Mindset and Leadership Strategies to Help You Overcome Challenges and Make a Greater Difference! Hosted by bestselling author, Jon Gordon.
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Sep 13, 2020 • 47min
Max Lugavere | Genius Foods - How to Become Smarter, Healthier and More Productive
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

Sep 12, 2020 • 40min
Kate Leavell | Building Strong Teams
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/

Sep 6, 2020 • 30min
Doug Ellin | Creator of the Hit Show Entourage
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

Sep 3, 2020 • 20min
Relationship GRIT - Session 1 - A Surprising Past
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

Aug 30, 2020 • 27min
Max Lucado | You Are Never Alone - Finding Hope
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

Aug 27, 2020 • 60min
Dr. Michael Gervais | Compete to Create
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

Aug 20, 2020 • 31min
Valorie Burton | How to Let Go of the Guilt
On this episode Jon Gordon talks with Valorie Burton. Valerie is a bestselling author of multiple books and coach who helps people find joy and resilience while navigating the challenges of modern life. You may have seen her on her many appears on the Today Show and other media outlets. During this conversion Jon and Valorie talk bout letting go of guilt that robs us of our joy. She also talks about false guilt, this is something every single one of us can relate with. Valorie gets very practical too! I One of the questions she asked… "Looking back 5 years from now, what will you wish you ha done now?" Meaning, in 5 years… what will you wish you'd have done NOW. That's a powerful exercise that will help bring your priorities into focus! If you enjoy this episode, tell others about it and post about it on social. Tag Jon and Valorie. https://valorieburton.com/ Our featured resource today is DAILY POSITIVE. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging message or quote to help you overcome negativity and take on the day. You can sign up for free at dailypositive.com

Aug 16, 2020 • 46min
Jaime García | From Major League Pitcher to Major Life Transformation
Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. On this episode Jon talks with Jaime García. Jaime played Major League Baseball for nearly 11 years, was one of the best pitchers in the league, and achieved 2 world series rings. His story is powerful and is going to move you! It's not just a story of his success, it's how he got there and how he overcame so many struggles along the way like anxiety, depression, shame and physical pain through multiple surgeries. He gets transparent about the emptiness he had on the inside while having the appearance of success on the outside… and how that eventually led to a transformation that changed his life. If you enjoy this episode, share it with others. Post about it on social and encourage others to listen. In this episode you'll hear Jaime talk about how several of Jon's books really impacted him. If you haven't read those books yet, you can learn more about them here. And of course, The Energy Bus and others are also available at Amazon or wherever books are sold.

Aug 14, 2020 • 20min
Positive Strategies to Rebuild or Grow Your Business
This episode is conversation between Jon Gordon and Beau Cummins of Truist where Jon shares positive leadership strategies to help you rebuild or grow your business during these challenging times. Jon also talks about the greatest customer service strategy of all, the 4 C's of positive leadership, and much more. This doesn't just apply to business, it applies to all types of organizations! If you find value in the conversation, check out the other two interviews Jon did with Truist as part of their Inspired Business initiative here.

Aug 13, 2020 • 38min
Tyler Jean | Improving Your Health with Naturopathic Medicine and Functional Wellness
On this episode Jon Gordon is joined by Tyler Jean. Tyler is a former Division 1 athlete who struggled with anxiety and a multiple health issues earlier in life which lead him to his journey of health. After receiving his degree in Cell and Molecular Biology, now he's helping others embrace a healthy and vibrant lifestyle while he pursues his calling as a Naturopathic Doctor. This episode is super practical as Tyler unpacks the science of nutrition, functional food, preventative medicine, inflammation and how to boost your immune system so that you improve your overall health and longevity. There's so much wisdom in this, you may want to listen to it twice! Connect with Tyler at https://tylerjean.com/ As always, if you enjoy it, share this podcast with others! Post on social and encourage others to listen. FEED YOUR MIND! While what you put into your body is important, it's equally important what you put into your mind. Fuel up with positivity each day by signing up for Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging quote or message to help you take on the day. Go to DailyPositive.com


