Episode 204 Lead Better Now with Jake Thompson (Part 1)

John sits down with Jake Thompson – keynote speaker, Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day, and author of Compete Every Day: The Not-So-Secret Secret to Winning Your Life and Work and Lead Better Now: A Practical Guide to Increase Your Influence as a Leader. Listen to this episode to learn more:  [00:00] - Intro [01:51] - Jake's background [06:41] - Hard work and luck [07:47] - Not the motivational speaker you're used to [10:30] - Jake's method for personal improvement [13:34] - Improvement requires intentionality [14:45] - Writing things down improves memory [18:37] - Accountability in achieving goals [21:24] - HabitShare app for accountability [23:25] - Jake's first book: Compete Every Day [26:16] - Writing the 2nd book: Lead Better Now [28:43] - Motivation and evolution of Relationships & Revenue [31:25] - Embracing vulnerability and overcoming embarrassment about past failures [35:24] - Misconception about success and the need to redefine it [36:27] - Social media versus reality NOTABLE QUOTES: "What's happened to us in our past gives us a glimpse of where things are, not necessarily shows us the direction we're headed. But it kind of helps us understand why things are the way they are now." "Encouragement is just inspiring courage, and what's courage, but just doing something you're scared to death." "Luck factors in, but until you're preparing to be ready for it when it arrives, it's not gonna do you any good anyways." "If you prepare for the moment, the moment is prepared for you." "You can't motivate people. You can inspire motivated people. And you can encourage those who aren't to seek it." "The truth sucks sometimes to hear, but you would much rather have somebody that's going to tell you the truth that's going to help you than the person that's going to lie to you." "Improvement requires intentionality." "You've got to take time to define what success looks like to you, and not necessarily what you think it should be based on what you see on social media." "When you own and work through your mess, and can say, 'Hey, here's what I did. Here's what I don't want you to do.' It changes your impact." "Your story is not over as long as there's breath in your lungs, and you still have a chance to make an impact." "It's not possible to have a great business if you're blowing it at home." "People are never going to be changed by your perfect story. They're going to be changed by how you dealt with your imperfections and kept going forward." "It's really important that we're aware of what we see on social media is not true." APP MENTIONED: HabitShare - Habit Tracker on the App Store HabitShare - Habit Tracker on Google Play Store  USEFUL RESOURCES: https://jakeathompson.com  https://www.instagram.com/jakethompsonspeaks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakethompsonspeaks/ https://www.facebook.com/lifeisworthcompetingfor https://twitter.com/JakeAThompson https://tinyurl.com/CompeteEveryDayPodcast Compete Every Day: The Not-So-Secret Secret to Winning Your Life and Work - https://a.co/d/7brl5il  Lead Better Now: A Practical Guide to Increase Your Influence as a Leader - https://a.co/d/bCpAjgP  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com     Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen     Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen     Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen     LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA     EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/