Today, we are joined by Jake Thompson.
Jake Thompson is a keynote speaker, author, and the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day. He has spent more than a decade working with leaders and organizations worldwide on how to get better results for themselves and their teams. Through his entrepreneurial sales experience, client work, and research, Jake has built a proven C.O.M.P.E.T.E. framework that helps leaders improve their grit, productive habits, and leadership skills to create more positive influence within their organizations. Jake has been featured in Forbes and Inc., hosts a podcast with over two million downloads, and has directly impacted over 85,000 ambitious leaders.
In this compelling conversation, we explore Jake's foundational philosophy of internal competition and how it transforms both personal performance and leadership effectiveness. He reveals why most people's relationship with competition becomes unhealthy and shares practical strategies for reframing stress as opportunity rather than threat.
Key topics include:
-The philosophy of "compete every day" and why internal competition beats external competition
-Why Jake chose Chief Encouragement Officer as his title and the role of courage in leadership
-How small, consistent actions compound to create significant success over time
-The difference between interpreting stress as a challenge versus a threat
-How limiting beliefs like the elephant and rope metaphor hold us back from our potential
-The most common end-of-life regrets and how to avoid living someone else's version of success
-Why feedback should be given daily rather than waiting for annual reviews
-How leaders can influence change even when they're not at the top of the organization
Whether you're looking to build personal resilience, develop your team more effectively, or break free from limiting beliefs that hold you back, Jake's insights provide a roadmap for sustainable growth through consistent daily competition with yourself.
Jake Thompson's Company: https://www.competeeveryday.com/
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Website and live online programs: http://ims-online.com
Blog: https://blog.ims-online.com/
Podcast: https://ims-online.com/podcasts/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgood/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgood99
Chapters:
(01:00) Introduction
(05:00) Technique: Why Encouragement and Courage Are Foundational to Leadership
(07:00) Tip: Small Consistent Actions vs. Waiting for One Big Breakthrough
(12:00) Tool: Interpreting Stress as Challenge Rather Than Threat
(17:00) Technique: How Limiting Beliefs Like the Elephant and Rope Hold Us Back
(22:00) Tip: Why Leaders Can Create Change Even When Not at the Top
(23:00) Tool: Learning from End-of-Life Regrets to Live Authentically
(26:00) Conclusion
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