The Jon Gordon Podcast

This episode of the Positive University Podcast is packed with phenomenal wisdom on life, leadership, and building better teams and relationships from our guest, Jeff Kemp. Jeff was an NFL quarterback for 11 years playing for the Rams, 49ers, Seahawks and the Eagles. Jeff and his father, Jack Kemp, were the first father-son quarterbacks in NFL History. Jeff is also the author of Facing the Blitz: Three Strategies for Turning Trials Into Triumphs. This is one of those interviews where it's tough to pull out one or two key gems simply because there are so many all throughout. So grab your pen or fire up your notes app because this is a great one! Our featured resource this week is the No Complaining Challenge. If you want to make this week more powerful and productive, try a 7 days of no complaining. We have a free downloadable kit to help. It includes Resources to turn complaints into solutions, 5 things to do instead of complain and more. Just go to jongordon.com/ncrchallenge to get the free downloadable kit now. P.S., This is a great tool to share with your team at home and work as well. Try the challenge together!

Today’s guest is a brilliant leader, marketer, business person and all around great human. His name is Donald Miller. He’s the author of multiple bestselling books and the CEO of Storybrand, a company that helps organizations clarify their messages. In this interview Don unpacks the power of story and why it’s so critical if we want to communicate effectively and live a life of meaning. As you listen, share what impacts you. Take a screen shot and share on social. Tag Jon Gordon and Donald Miller. Connect with Donald on Twitter, Instagram or at storybrand.com This weeks featured resource is our new book, STAY POSITIVE. The book is a collection of over 300 encouraging quotes and messages to fuel your life with positive energy. It’s already become a bestseller on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble with early readers giving it much praise. Grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for others. It’s available anywhere books are sold or you can go to www.jongordon.com/staypositive The Positive University Podcast is hosted by bestselling author Jon Gordon. To access additional episodes, visit positiveuniversity.com 

On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Chris Del Conte. Chris is the Athletic Director for the University of Texas. Since joining the program in December 2017 he has transformed the Longhorns game-day experience and achieved phenomenal success. During this episode Chris shares some powerful insights on what it’s like to lead at a high level, what core practices have helped him thrive, why it’s important to go above and beyond for your brand and so much more. We especially loved when he said “If WE win, we ALL win.” Chris clearly has a heart for serving others and reinforces the importance of putting WE before ME. Connect with Chris on Twitter at https://twitter.com/_delconte This weeks featured resource is a new book by Jon Gordon called STAY POSITIVE: Encouraging Quotes and Messages to Fuel Your Life with Positive Energy. It’s a resource you can turn to each day to help you improve your life and career by cultivating positive thoughts that help you overcome challenges, negativity, and adversity. Because… The more positivity we develop on the inside, the stronger and more resilient we become in facing the world on the outside. You can order the book anywhere books are sold. Learn more here.

On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Mark Miller. Mark is the Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A. He’s also the author of multiple books, including his latest "Win the Heart: How to Create a Culture of Full Engagement.” If you want to increase your leadership effectiveness and the performance of your team, you’re going to love this interview. Mark shares a ton of golden nuggets.  Speaking of leadership, if you want go deeper and become a great leader who creates positive results, join us for one of of upcoming Power of Positive Leadership 1-day training events or learn how we can bring a training to you. You’ll learn our proven positive leadership model and leave with an action plan for growth. Go to powerofpositiveleadership.com to learn more. 

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Jess Ekstrom. Jess is the founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope, a company she started as a junior in college in 2012. For every headband sold, a headband is given to a child with cancer. She’s been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, and all kinds of top media outlets. More importantly, Headbands of Hope has donated over half a million headbands reaching every children’s hospital in the United States and in fifteen countries. She's making a huge impact! Her new book Chasing the Bright Side recently released with praise from one of the cofounders of Netflix, among others, and Apple picking the audio version as their Must-Listen of the month.. which by the way Jess thinks is because of her Bill Nye the Science Guy impression she did when she was narrating.  : )  You’ll definitely be inspired by Jess’s story and the practical insights she shares. When you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe to the Positive University Podcast wherever you listen. That way you’ll get notified every week when we release a new episode. We’d also appreciate you rating it and leaving a review. It only takes a minute and helps a ton, especially for those of you listening via Apple Podcasts. You can also jump over to positiveuniversity.com for easy access to past episodes and to sign up for updates and resources by email.

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Kai Kight. As a classical violinist turned innovative composer, Kai uses music as a metaphor to inspire individuals and organizations around the world. His mission is to spark a global mindset shift where ingenuity is the norm, not the exception.   How Kai approaches his craft and the power of his message is not only extremely thought provoking but also inspiring, especially how he applies lessons from music to life, leadership and teamwork.    There were several things that literally had Jon saying "Kai, you're blowing my mind." Listen all the way through to find out why. It's powerful stuff.    This week's Positive U Resource:   The Power of a Positive You, 7 Step Action Plan... a simple plan to help you make positive changes in your life. You can download it for free here.   Connect:   Kai Kight - www.kaikight.com Jon Gordon - www.jongordon.com

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Chiney Ogwumike, a professional basketball player for The WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. Her story is fascinating and her insights on teamwork and leadership are wise beyond her years. They say that success leaves clues, and you’ll definitely find several of them in this episode. 

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Patrick Lencioni. Pat and his team at The Table Group help leaders improve their organizational health. He's also a a prolific writer having sold millions of books such as The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Death by Meeting and The Advantage.    This is one of those episodes you might want to listen to twice and you'll definitely want to share it with a friend. It is rich and packed with so many phenomenal insights from the biggest mistake that leaders make to the importance of loving Up and the power of being humble, hungry and smart.   Best of all, Pat is just a stellar guy. His humility, humor and whit really shine through.    Learn more about Pat Lencioni at https://www.tablegroup.com/

BONUS EPISODE... This isn't our typical interview, it's more like a reverse interview with our good friend Rory Vaden. Recently Rory interviewed Jon Gordon for the Influential Personal Brand Summit. After we listened to the conversation we immediately knew we needed to share it with you. If you want to know how Jon got to where he is, how he became a bestselling author and top speaker and how he overcame the struggles along the way…. this is it. It's a really powerful interview packed with insights, tips and strategies. 

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Alan Stein. Alan is a world-renowned coach, speaker and author. He spent over 15 years working the highest performing basketball players on the planet and now teaches audiences how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.   If you want to improve your productivity and achieve higher levels of success, this episode is for you!   Alan shares High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best.   Get Alan's new book, Raise Your Game.   And when you're done listening to this episode, jump over to jongordon.com/tools were you can access free downloadable posters, actions plans, video trainings and other tools for success from Jon Gordon.