The Jon Gordon Podcast

On this episode Jon Gordon talks with Jessica Hardy Meichtry. Jessica is an Olympic gold and bronze medalist swimmer. During her eleven-years on the US National Team, she broke twelve world records, and won a total of twenty-eight medals. She now works with BSN Sports. In this interview Jessica shares her story, lessons she's learned being a top competitive athlete, 3 things to make us better, how to use fear as fuel and much more! Connect with Jessica: https://www.jessicahardy.net/ @swimhardy on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE When you're done listening, be sure to subscribe to the Positive University Podcast in iTunes or anywhere you listen to podcast. Leave us a review too, we read each one. FEATURED RESOURCE Our featured resource this week is DAILY POSITIVE. It's a free, short message of hope and encouragement sent to your inbox each day. You can sign up at dailypositive.com - Remember, we're better together so invite a friend or family member to join too!

"Excellence is a decision. It is always the result of high intentions, sincere effort and intelligent execution." - Horst Schulze On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Horst Schulze. Horst went from working at a hotel at age 14 to cofounding The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company and then founding Capella Hotel Group. Horst is a legendary leader and global titan of business. His visionary and disruptive principles have reshaped the concepts of excellence, service, and competitive advantage, transcending divisions of industry across the world. As you hear him talk, you'll understand why. His commitment to excellence and service to both his customers and employees is phenomenal and a standard that we can all apply. Horst talks about the difference between management and leadership, how to create excellence in all we do, how to align your team around your vision, and so much more. As you listen, share your greatest takeaways with us. Post on social and tag @jongordon11 - We'd love to hear. And as always, if you enjoy this episode, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or whenever you listen. It's free and we release new episodes each week. Connect with Horst Schulze at https://horstschulze.com/ Order Horst's book "Excellence Wins." BECOME A GREAT LEADER If you want to become a great leader who creates positive results, join us for our Power of Positive Leadership ONLINE Training! It's coming up on May 13th and 14th. It's a two-day session from 1-4:30pm each day to help you lead through change, build united and connected teams and multiply your impact! Go to popltraining.com to sign up.

On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Rich Wilkerson, Jr. Rich and his wife, Dawn, pastor VOUS Church, a meeting place of faith, creativity, and diversity in Miami, Florida. Rich is by far one of the greatest young communicator and leaders of our time. During this conversation Rich and Jon talk about becoming a better leader, being a more influential communicator, why a season of waiting doesn't have to be a wasted season, one of the big things we can learn from this global pandemic and so much more. Connect with Rich @richwilkersonjr Featured Resources: We have several free videos, downloads and tools from Jon Gordon to help and your team stay positive, connected and grow stronger during this challenging time. Go to www.jongordon.com/resources

During challenging times, we can get bitter or we can get better. We can use this as a tutor to help us grow. Now is the time to be of value, to serve and to think differently so that you can adapt and create a better future for yourself, your business and for others. That's just some of what we're covering in this episode of The Positive University Podcast with our guest, Brian Buffini. Jon Gordon sits down with Brian to talk about the adversity we face and how we can navigate it to help our businesses and organizations thrive. Brian knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity as he is a true rags to riches story. After becoming one of the nation's top Realtors®, he founded Buffini & Company - an organization dedicated to sharing his powerful lead-generation systems with others. They have trained over 3 million business professionals in 37 countries. Brian is also the bestselling author of The Emigrant Edge and host of The Brian Buffini Show podcast. This message is powerful with so many great takeaways. Make sure you listen all the way through. And when you're done, leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. Connect with Brian at https://www.brianbuffini.com/ Our featured resource this week is DAILY POSITIVE. It's a free short message of encouragement sent to you via email each day. Sign up at dailypositive.com and share it with a friend.

On this episode of The Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Chris Guillebeau. Chris is a fascinating guy. In addition to being a prolific author and thinker, he's done something that most listening haven't. He's visited every country in the world (193 in total), and he did it before his 35th birthday. Pretty amazing. Chris also hosts a daily podcast called, Side Hustle School, which is downloaded more than two million times a month and he's the founder of the World Domination Summit. Chris and Jon talk about a variety of topics from dealing with the realities we're all facing right now, how to create a side hustle, insights from Chris' new book "The Money Tree: A Story About Finding the Fortune in Your Own Backyard" and more. Let us know what impacts you most. Tag @jongordon11 or @chrisguillebua on social. Our featured resources this week is Daily Positive. It's a free, encouraging quote or message of inspiration delivered to your inbox each week day. Go sign up at dailypositive.com - Remember, we're not positive because life is easy. We're positive because life can be hard.

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Buzz Williams. Buzz is the head men's basketball coach at Texas A&M. He's a phenomenal leader who has built winning programs wherever he's been and thought this interview you'll understand why. Buzz shares what got him to where he is today, how he's been able to build winning teams, what he tells other coaches and leaders to help them succeed and so much more. "The blessings you see are many times from the sacrifices you don't see." - Buzz Williams Let us know what impacts you most? Leave a review or tag Jon on social. And of course, be sure to subscribe to the Positive University Podcast in iTunes or whenever you listen so you get notified of the next episode. It's free. This episode is so good so we'll get right to it…

If you're struggling to make sense of everything that's going on in the world right now or just need some encouragement to help you see a better tomorrow, this episode is for you. Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. On this episode Jon talks with our good friend Erwin McManus. Erwin is a profound speaker, author and cultural thought leader known for his integration of creativity and spirituality. He is also the founder and Lead Pastor of Mosaic, in LA. Erwin and Jon speak candidly about the realities we are all facing right now with this global pandemic. How social distancing is impacting us. What it means for those struggling with depression and anxiety. How we cope. How leaders need to respond in times like this. How we move forward by creating a positive future out of our negative reality. Why we need to exercise faith over fear. And so much more. You'll also hear how Erwin helped Jon through his own crisis of belief a number of years ago and what Erwin said that may help you too. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to rate it and leave a review in iTunes or anywhere you listen to podcasts. We'd also love for you to share it with a friend. This weeks featured resources is The Power of Positive Summit. It's a free online event, April 2-8 with over 30 amazing speakers, authors and thought leaders sharing short video messages to help you stay positive, overcome challenges and make a greater difference. Go to PowerOfPositiveSummit.com to sign up now.

On this episode of the Positive University Podcast, bestselling author Jon Gordon talks with Derrick Brooks. Derrick is a former NFL Super Bowl champion, eleven-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro player. While his success on the field is extremely impressive, it's his leadership, character and mindset that really makes the difference. That's what you'll benefit from during this interview. So many powerful insights that Derrick shares from the importance of commitment and consistency, to perspective he's had during failure and challenging times, how he motivated others as a leader, and more. Listen close to this one. You'll have a ton of takeaways. Connect with Derrick at https://db55.org/ Our featured resource this week: The Power of Positive Summit It's a free online summit, April 2nd through the 8th featuring over 30 top speakers, authors and thought leaders all sharing strategies to help you stay positive, overcome challenges and make a greater difference. Speakers like Jon Gordon, Coach Dabo Swinney, Inky Johnson, Jon Acuff, Jamie Kern Lima, Ryan Holiday and more. It's free online so sign up at powerofpositivesummit.com

If there was ever a time that we needed to hear this message, it's now. Get ready for a powerful interview with Jon Gordon and Hall of Fame Quarterback, Kurt Warner. In this episode Kurt shares how he went from stocking shelves in a supermarket to becoming hall of fame quarterback, how adversity and setbacks prepared his character for success, his mindset and approach for getting better when no one was watching and so much more. His story is so good it's actually being made into a movie! Listen and you'll understand why. As always, if you enjoy this episode please let us know by leaving a review in iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. We read every one. You can also post on social and let us know what your greatest takeaways are. Our featured resource this week is DAILY POSITIVE. Every morning, Monday-Friday, we'll send you a short inspirational quote or encouraging message by Jon Gordon and other thought leaders. Each email will help you fuel your life, work and team with positive energy. It's 100% free and you can sign up at dailypositive.com

Audio from a LIVE webinar hosted by bestselling Jon Gordon where he shares positive strategies to help you: Overcome fear and uncertainty Optimize your mindset for health and happiness Uncover the opportunities within the challenge Staying emotionally connected while being physically separated Prepare for when things return to normal Use this time to learn, improve and grow Lead others through challenges and change And more… www.jongordon.com