Jake Thompson | Keynote Speaker on Grit and Leadership
I remember being made fun of during middle school for “flooding.” The “cool” girl who sat behind me reminded me daily that it wasn’t raining 😐 (Thank you growth spurt). I remember that also being a big turning point in my life where I suddenly became super self-conscious of what I wore and incredibly concerned with […]
Hope isn’t a winning strategy when it comes to making this year better than last. You need to take action, with a big picture plan – and a daily process to get there.
Here’s a formula I use to get crucial WINS each year and if applied, can make 2019 your best year yet.
“Compete every day? No, that’s not me. I don’t like to compete.”
Does that response sound like something you’d say? I used to hear it quite often at tradeshows with the Compete Every Day team. Visitors would be walking the expo floor, stop in the booth to shop the apparel and then see the brand name and give me that line.
They believed that if they didn’t join a fitness competition or play competitive sports that they, in fact, weren’t ever competing.
It’s not that they weren’t competing against something, it’s just that they didn’t realize they were.
What will define your 2017? Each year, I anxiously anticipate Chris Brogan’s “My 3 Words..” blog post. It’s become tradition to read the post, meditate, and set the theme for my own key words of 2017. It also become my annual challenge to live outside of my comfort zone because these three words are to […]
How do you maintain a positive attitude when everything around you is negative or going to shit? How do you get past the bad situations in life that occur and focus on the good? I share some tips on how I work to shift my mindset from disappointment to future success.
