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One Percent Better — 303 episodes
8 Years of One Percent Better
Episode 300: A Very Special Guest
Lessons in Perfectionism, Growth, and the Value of Coaching
The Surprising Power of Ratios: Simplifying Cooking & Life w/ Michael Ruhlman
Unraveling the Secrets of Confidence with Brian Kight
Start Unforgettable Conversations with The .5 Question Technique
Leaving the Door Open for Impact: a Flip the Script Episode
No Secret Dreams: Lessons on Relentless Perseverance from former Major League Baseball Player Ryan Lavarnway
The Truth About Audience Size Once & For All
The Art of Connection: Topaz Adizes Reveals 12 Questions for 1% Better Intimacy
Girl Scout Cookies Conquered My Fear of Sales
This Entire Idea is Bananas: Tyler Gillum | Manager of The Savannah Bananas
Ask Questions Like a Journalist So You Don't Need Wayne Newton
Don't Kill Your Sponsorship Dream: Justin Moore Shows Us How to Land Partnerships That Pay Real Money
Overdeliverance: Experiences that Surpass Ridiculously High Expectations
The Best Coach You've Never Heard Of: A Conversation w/ Jon VanderWal
286 Episodes Later: Start Here
Getting 1% Better at Mastering Change w/ Brad Stulberg
Experience vs. Expertise
Inside the Kansas City Chiefs Front Office with VP of Football Operations Brandt Tilis
Every Conversation Counts: A Psychological Safety Deep Dive
Winning With Character: Fred Claire 88 Years of Getting 1% Better
A Conversation Killer: Diminishing Language
Transform The World with the Power of Beautiful Questions
Thoughts Entering Year 25 in the Classroom
We are doing Icebreakers WRONG
Derek Sivers Tells Us Secrets
Damn Good Conversations are Built not Born: Zoe Chance asks me how
Be Unreasonable When it Comes to Hospitality says Will Guidara
Giving & Receiving Unreasonable Hospitality: A 𝘽𝒆𝙖𝒓 Story
Building a Personal Brand Does Not Have to Be Weird: Adrienne Sheares on Pivoting, Branding, & Not Being for Everybody
Where is the Line? 3 Questions About How to Best Educate Our Young People
Two Polar Opposites on a Mission to Redefine What it Means to Sell
The Magic of 'Just Before You're Ready'
Matthew Dicks Says Nobody is Listening to You Unless You Do This
The Word We All Get Wrong: Are We Humble Enough to Admit It?
Michelle "Mace" Curran on Turning Trust & Vulnerability into 1% Better Career Accelerators
Ask Dandelion Questions: Shame, Fear, Should Be Damned
Nathan Parcells Helps Founders Avoid Multi-Million Dollar Breakups
1% Better Lessons Learned in April 2023
David C. Baker Reveals The Secrets of Elite Advisors
How to Get More Than You Pay For
Jamie Sears Left The Classroom to Save Herself & Empower Teachers
What About When You Don't Want To Do The Work?
Brett Kopf Doesn't Make a Move Before Interviewing a Customer
Ep. 257: Consistency Before Optimization
Cory Gregory: a Fitness Entrepreneur That Does Not Care What You Think About Him
Ep. 255: Listener Q & A
Kai Correa is Not The Major League Baseball Coach You Are Expecting
Ep. 253: Twitter Roulette
Bryan Eisenberg Is Returning to First Principles After All These Years
Ep. 251: The Conversation Distillery II
Dan Simons Cares More About Mental Health Than His 7 Restaurants
Ep. 249: The 1 Habit That Separates Successful People
Anthony Volpe is the Starting Shortstop of The New York Yankees at Age 22
Ep. 247: 3 Reasons to Vary Your Response Lengths in Conversation
Brian Levenson is Curious About Everything
Ep. 245: Are We Too Hard on Ourselves or Too Easy?
Troy Jones is Changing the Virtual Reality Sports Game
Human Beings Suck at Predictions
Ep. 242: Adventures in Pricing
Annie Duke Wants Us to Quit Much More Often
Ep. 240: The Role of a Coach
Yanni Hufnagel is Ambitious Enough to Try & Change Water
Ep. 238: Why Do You Still Do What You Do?
Stephen Mackey Thinks America Needs a Locker Room
Ep. 236: What Does it Mean to Get 1% Better?
Dr. Gregory Scott Brown Wants Us To Have Damn Good Conversations About Mental Health
Ep. 234: The 20 Mile Rule
Kevin Wilson Asks me About 5 Years of One Percent Better
Marc Champagne Says We Are 1 Question Away From a Whole New Life
Ep. 231: 5 Myths of Damn Good Conversations
Oscar Trimboli Wants to Create 100 Million Deep Listeners
Ep. 229: How to Attack "What Questions Do You Have for Us?"
Jude Charles Thinks Storytelling is The Most Powerful Leverage
Ep. 227: The Danger of the 9-Word Question
Stephen M.R. Covey Says Trust & Inspire Destroys Command and Control
Zoe Chance Thinks Influence is Our Superpower
Ep. 224: Host vs. Guest--Whose Responsibility is it Anyway?
Amanda Natividad Makes Content Marketing Interesting & Helps Us Do The Same
Ep. 222: The Damn Good Conversation Film Room
Ep. 221: James Clear Revisited
Ep. 220: The One Where Joe (y) Sings
Mike Matthews Helps Us Build Muscle for Life
Ep. 218: Reverse Mentor
Mitch Albom is a Better Person Than He is a Writer & That's Saying Something
Ep. 216: 1% Better Communication On & Off the Field
Joan Ryan on 7 Elements That Make or Break Team Chemistry
Ep. 214: Follow a North Star Not a GPS 2.0
Jeff Brown & Jesse Wisnewski on How to Read 1% Better in 2023
Ep. 212: What is Humility?
Celeste Headlee on What She Has Learned from Thousands of Recorded Conversations
Ep. 210: Leveraging Curiosity
Ben Wilson Makes History Lectures Exciting
Ep. 208: 2021 1% Better Year in Review
Ross Simmonds Says We Create Too Much & Distribute too Little
April Dunford: If It Isn't Obviously Awesome, It Needs Better Positioning
Ep. 205: What Makes a Damn Good Conversation?
Gair Maxwell on What Made The Mona Lisa a Legend
Ep. 203: How Do We Create 1% Better Chemistry?
Andrew Warner Wants Us To Stop Asking Questions
Ep. 201: No One Is Seeing Your Content
Molly Fletcher is a Major League Baseball Agent Who Manages Her Energy
The Secret to Crushing a Job Interview: What Would Mike Tomlin Do?
Thomas Kemeny Shares Copywriting Secrets
Ep. 197: The Power of Ankle Weights
Marc Polymeropoulos' Time in the CIA Taught Him Everything About Leadership
Ep. 195: The 1-Question Job Interview Experiment
Kelly Gallagher Has Dedicated His Life to Helping Young People Read & Write Better
Ep. 193: 1460 Days Getting 1% Better
Brett Ledbetter Thinks He's Found What Drives Winning
Ep. 191: The 22-Year Review
Jeremy Sheetinger Coaches Baseball with Trust & Love
Ep. 189: How I Became a Food Critic and Why You Should Care
Rory Sutherland on Why Ideas That Don't Make Sense Still Work
Ep. 187: Damn Good Listener Questions
Dr. Amber Selking: 1% Better Mental Performance from Major College Football Sidelines
Ep. 185: The Conversation Distillery
Mitch Joel Has Collected Thousands of Conversations
Would Your Communication Pass The Jimmy V Test?
Ep. 182: Julie Lythcott-Haims 1% Better Adulting
Ep. 181: Communication-To Polish or not to Polish
Ep. 180: Eric Jorgenson 1% Better Leverage
Ep. 179: Evaluating a Damn Good Conversation (Recorded Live)
Ep. 178: Stew Fortier 1% Better Online Community Building
Ep. 177: Communication Superpowers
Ep. 176: Aaron Kirman 1% Better Investing in Yourself
Ep. 175: The Conversation Club
Ep. 174: Jordan Syatt 1% Better Fitness Made Simple
Ep. 173: The Caller ID Test
Ep. 172: Josh Spector 1% Better Value Delivery
Ep. 171: Endless Curiosity
Ep. 170: Brian Levenson 1% Better Mindshift
Ep. 169: The Creativity of Conversation
Ep. 168: Ryan Leaf 1% Better Overcoming Adversity
Ep. 167: My Process for Asking Better Questions
Ep. 166: Mike Deegan & 1% Better Culture of Competition
Ep. 165: 1% Better Year in Review
Ep. 164: Annie Duke Helps Us Get 1% Better at Deciding
Ep. 163: How to Ask High-Velocity Questions
Ep. 162: 1% Better 25 Years Later w/ John Knebels
Ep. 161: Ikigai
Ep. 160: 1% Better Leadership Energy w/ Michael Watkins
Ep. 159: Hell Yeah or No
Ep. 158: 1% Better Copywriting w/ Cole Schafer
Ep. 157: The Art of the Follow-Up Question
Ep. 156: 1% Better Consistency w/ Polina Marinova Pompliano
Ep. 155: Flipping the Script w/ Kyle Wagner
Ep. 154: 1% Better Civility w/ Bill Curry
Ep. 153: 1% Better Classroom Chatter
Ep. 152: 1% Better Excellence Chasing w/ Sue Enquist
Ep. 151: How to Fight a Ninja
Ep. 150: 1% Better Work Ethic w/ Joe Ferraro Jr.
Ep. 149: Why Aren't We Asking More Questions?
Ep. 148: 1% Better Conversations w/ Roy Firestone
Ep. 147: How to Tell Your Father You Love Him
Ep. 146: 1% Better Coaching Language w/ Nick Winkelman
Ep. 145: The Audio Brain Dump
Ep. 144: 1% Better Creative Survival w/ William Deresiewicz
Ep. 143: Looking Back & Looking Ahead w/ Darren Gurney
Ep. 142: The Sound of Better Listening w/ Julian Treasure
Ep. 141: A Lesson from TikTok Part I
Ep. 140: Your Path to Monetization w/ Laura Gassner Otting
Happy Father's Day!
Ep. 139: 1% Better Meaningful Work w/ Shawn Askinosie
Ep. 138: Let's Get 1% Better at Understanding Race
Ep. 137: 1% Better Self-Awareness w/ Tasha Eurich
Ep. 136: Learning to Shoot
Ep. 135: 1% Better Successful Speaking w/ Grant Baldwin
Ep. 134: The Secret Podcast
Ep. 133: 1% Better Urgency w/ Eric Holtz
Ep. 132: What is Your Fundamental State of Leadership?
Ep. 131: 1% Better Leadership w/ Jamy Bechler
Ep. 130: Win the Morning Win the Day
Ep. 129: 1% Better Mindfulness w/ Michael Gervais
Ep. 128: About the Educators . . .
Ep. 127: Be 1% Better Exactly Where You Are w/ Phil M. Jones
Ep. 126: Browser Tabs
Ep. 125: 1% Better Presentation Skills w/ Tim Pollard
Ep. 124: What Happens When We Don't Get 1% Better?
Ep. 123: 1% Better Ultralearning w/ Scott H. Young
Ep. 122: Constraints and Connections
Ep. 121: 1% Better Management w/ Ryan Hawk
Ep. 120: That's a Great Question!
Ep. 119: 1% Better Sampling w/ Tyler Cowen
Ep. 118: Alumni Classroom IV
Ep. 117: 1% Better Fitness w/ Jordan Syatt
Ep. 116: 1% Better Year in Review
Ep. 115: 1% Better Competition w/ Jake Thompson
Ep. 114: The Collaboration Curve
Ep. 113: 1% Better Disagreements w/ Buster Benson
Ep. 112: Why Won't Sheila Read?
Ep. 111: 1% Better Data Stories
Ep. 110: Give your Team Unicorn Horns
Ep. 109: What Makes the Best 1% Better w/ Kevin Eastman
Ep. 108: 1% Better Letter of Recommendation
Ep. 107: 1% Better Noticing w/ Rob Walker
Ep. 106: Zero to One vs. One to Two
Ep. 105: 1% Better Storytelling with Kindra Hall
Ep. 104: The W.I.L.T. Journal
Ep. 103: 1% Better Word of Mouth
Ep. 102: Get in the Arena
Ep. 101: Transform your Environment w/ Jon Gordon
Ep. 100: 100 Episodes of 1% Better
Ep. 99: 1% Better Plant Love w/ Summer Rayne Oakes
Ep. 98: 1% Better Summer Musings
Ep. 97: 1% Better Mental Models w/ Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCann
Ep. 95: 1% Better in Teacherland w/ Aaron Pribble
Ep. 94: Teflon
Ep. 93: 1% Better Failure & Fun
Ep. 92: Celebrate Great Decisions
Ep. 91: 1% Better Excellence w/ Tom Peters
Ep. 90: Don't Confuse Price with Value
Ep. 89: 1% Better NFL Leadership Lessons w/ Michael Lombardi
Ep. 88: Flipping the Script IV w/ Kim Darche
Ep. 87: 1% Better at Staying Creative w/ Austin Kleon
Ep. 86: What Do You Dream About?
Ep. 85: 1% Better Consonance w/ Laura Gassner Otting
Ep. 84: Sprint and Reflect
Ep. 83: 1% Better Getting Things Done (Part II)
Ep. 82: 1% Better Getting Things Done (Part I)
Ep. 81: 1% Better Mental Toughness
Ep. 80: 1% Better Timecrafting w/ Mike Vardy
Ep. 79: Input and Inspiration
Ep. 78: 1% Better Emotions at Work w/ Liz Fosslien
Ep. 77: The Gadfly
Ep. 76: 1% Better Peak Performance w/ Stu Singer
Ep. 75: Flipping the Script III
Ep. 74: 1% Better Three-Dimensional Thinking w/ Shane Parrish
Ep. 73: The Usefulness of Hacks, Direct Communication, and The Journey
Ep. 72: 1% Better Impact w/ Justin Su'a
Ep. 71: 1% From a Great Book
Ep. 70: Get To Not Have To w/ Alicia Dunams
Ep. 69: What if I am Wrong?
Ep. 68: 1% Better Hyperfocus w/ Chris Bailey
Ep. 67: A 1% Better Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Ep. 66: 1% Better Marketing w/ Seth Godin
Ep. 65: Flipping the Script II
Ep. 64: 1% Better Standing Out w/ Jesse Cole
Ep. 63: Winging It
Ep. 62: 1% Better Habits w/ James Clear
Ep. 61: 1% Better Separators
Ep. 60: Getting 1% Better on The Mindside w/ Bhrett McCabe
Ep. 59: Research Riffs Volume I
Ep. 58: 1% Better Expertise w/ David C. Baker
Ep. 57: The Hazelnut Theory
Ep. 56: 1% Better Performance w/ Alan Stein Jr.
Ep. 55: Rethinking Day 1 w/ Glenn Robbins
Ep. 54: 1% Better Educational Leadership w/ Amy Fast
Ep. 53: Advice for Incoming College Students
Ep. 52: How to Focus on What Matters Most w/ Dave Stuart Jr.
Ep. 51: The Other C Word
Ep. 50: 1% Better Presentation Design w/ Tim Pollard
Ep. 49: Beginning the Fitness Journey w/ the 1% Better Mindset
Ep. 48: Fearless Finances w/ Damion Lupo
Ep. 47: 365 Days of 1% Better
Ep. 46: Using LinkedIn to Get 1% Better
Ep. 45: Fresh Eyes
Ep. 44: 1% Better Crisis Readiness with Melissa Agnes
Ep. 43: An Open Letter to Coaching
Ep. 42: 1% Better Leadership Mythbusting with Jamy Bechler
Ep. 41: Flipping the Script-The Student Interviews the Teacher
Ep. 40: 1% Better Positivity with Phil Hellmuth
Ep. 39: Style Points
Ep. 38: Monetize your Expertise 1% Better with Dorie Clark
Ep. 37: Be Remarkable: Find your Whitefish Sandwich
Ep. 36: The Power of Reading with Penny Kittle
Ep. 35: The Single Biggest Problem in Communication
Ep. 34: 1% Better Place of Yes with Anna Huckabee Tull
Ep. 33: 1% Better Mentorship
Ep. 32: 1% Better Creative Leadership with Todd Henry
Ep. 31: Live Event- "Use a North Star not a GPS"
Ep. 30: 1% Better Timing with Daniel Pink
Ep. 29: LIVE EVENT- " Don't Predict. Do."
Ep. 28: 1% Better Reading List with Jeff Brown
Ep. 27: Devein the Shrimp
Ep. 26: Seth Godin Helps Us Get 1% Better
Ep. 25: 1% Better Improvisation with Cathy Salit
Ep. 24: Alumni Classroom
Ep. 23: 1% Better Authentic Networking w/ Jeremy Sheetinger
Ep. 22: Find the Gap
BONUS Episode: 1% Better Thanksgiving Wine
Ep. 21: 1% Better Character Development with Stephen Mackey
Ep. 20: What's your System to Refuel?
Ep. 19: 1% Better Difficult Conversations with Sheila Heen
Ep. 18: How Buying a Washing Machine Made Me 1% Better
Ep. 17: 1% Better Culture Building with Brian Kight
Ep. 16: 1% Better Work Life Alignment
Ep. 15: 1% Better Innovation in Education with Don Wettrick
Ep. 14: 1% Better Sales: Phil Jones Exactly What to Say
Ep.13: 1% Better in 5 Minutes
Ep. 12: Julie Lythcott-Haims- A Conversation about Parenting
Ep. 11: Carol Jago-1% Better Reading and Writing Instruction
Ep. 10: Will Richardson-Reimagining Schools
Ep. 9: Chris Voss--1% Better Negotiating
Ep. 8: Kevin Wilson-23 Years of Five-Minute Conversations
Ep. 7: Debbie Millman-The Risk of Settling
Ep. 6: Dan Pink-1% Better Motivation
Episode 5: Mike Rooney-The Power of Perseverance
Episode 4: 1% Better Redefining a Restaurant
Episode 3: William Deresiewicz- The Art of Thinking
Episode 2: 1% Better Cold Brew Coffee
Episode 1: Ryan Hawk-Turning Curiosity into a Podcast