Sometimes, it takes slamming our forehead to realize we were pushing on a pull door. We can be harsh on ourselves for not noticing the "pull" sign, or we can be compassionate, perhaps be more alert for clues next time, and leave that moment behind us, right next to the embarrassment we just felt.

Today, the amazing Jake Carlson joins us to talk about inspirational leadership, the courage needed to choose differently and its benefits, self-compassion, and the importance of creating core memories with our families.

Jake is a father of three, a husband, a speaker, writer and mentor, and host of the Modern Leadership podcast. He's passionate about driving leaders right into leadership's new era. Inspired by hours of listening to Zig Zigler at the "Automobile University," where his father used to play Zigler's cassettes, Jake decided to change people's lives, just like his mentor.

In this episode, Jake shares stories of incredible value about his family life and how he purposely chose differently to pursue an ambitious outcome that ended up working out a bit later than he expected. We delve into the recently coined by ourselves term, "ROIT," Return On Invested Time, the importance of taking a step back from our crazy routines to create core memories with our children and wife, and why we shouldn't be harsh with ourselves when we fail.

Jake also talks about the different outcomes we can expect from focusing on improving our strengths and weaknesses; he shares an incredibly original top action step and much more.

Some Questions I Ask:

Please tell us a little bit more about your story. And what got you here? (3:14)

I've previously heard you teach how to "choose something different." What does that mean when you say that? (9:53)

What else is getting you excited in your business or life? What are things that are going on that just get you excited? (34:24)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Jake's experiences at the "Automobile University" with his dad and Zig Zigler (6:05)

How to get out of the ruts, and why it is essential to “choosing different” (10:39)

Selling everything and getting a lifetime supply of adventures in a year (14:01)

Sometimes you have to pause what you are doing if you want to create "ROIT" (23:30)

Is improving our weaknesses as important as improving our strengths? (32:13)

What can we learn from pushing a pull door (43:01)

Resources:

Free Leadership Superpower Assessment

Modern Leadership podcast with Jake Carlson

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Fear of failure might stop us from doing things we want, but most importantly, it'll deny us the opportunity of doing it wrong and learn from it. What about our goals? Is setting realistic goals a way of creating down-to-earth expectations, or is bending our way around our fears and self-imposed limitations?

In today's episode, we put a magnifier on those things that look impossible to us and put their nature to the test. We look at our goals and question the path we choose to get to them and, above all, the routes we choose to avoid. We also talk about what it takes to hone a craft, highlight the need for iterations, and define what it means to do things bravely.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How can fear take our chance of learning by failing (2:38)
• It's not about the hours; it's about the iterations (6:13)
• What is hiding behind setting realistic goals (10:18)
• Bravery really isn't pretending fear is not there (13:36)
• Sometimes, the impossible is a matter of perspective (15:43)
• How to use fear as fuel to get us where we want to be (19:01)

Resources:

• Book: Steven Kotler - The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
• Quote: Steven Kotler - Motivation is what gets you into this game; learning is what helps you continue to play; creativity is how you steer, and flow is how you turbo-boost the results beyond all rational standards and reasonable expectations."
• Quote: Naval Ravikant - "It isn't 10,000 hours that creates outliers; it's 10,000 iterations."
• Unlock Your Unrivaled Momentum Training
• Interested in Working with Clint? Send a message to clint@clinthoopes.com.

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The moment we get mentally and emotionally ready to look at and accept the hard data, the brutal facts, and the results of our strategies and leadership style, we take a giant step toward improving ourselves as leaders. We also create a space where transparency is the norm, and our teams feel comfortable sharing their truth.

In this episode, we explore the complex nuances and endless benefits of facing brutal facts. Inspired by Jim Collins' book, "Good to great," we delve into the game-changer attitude of dealing with the facts, the data that reflects how effective or not our leadership strategies are. Together, we analyze how the simple decision of dealing with the truth has the potential to improve our leadership skills, create a safe space for our teams too, and clear our path from lesser goals.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How research on publicly traded companies can help you improve your business, even if it is a small organization (3:37)
• What kind of breakthrough facing brutal facts can provide (6:30)
• About the benefits of creating a space where brutal facts are confronted (8:41)
• Why is it easier to maintain the status quo than to try to change something (12:37)

Resources:

• Book: Jim Collins - Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap, and Others Don't
• Quote: Jim Collins - "Yes, leadership is about vision. But leadership is equally about creating a climate where the truth is heard, and the brutal facts confronted. There's a huge difference between the opportunity to "have your say" and the opportunity to be heard. The good to great leaders understood this distinction, creating a culture wherein people had a tremendous opportunity to be heard and, ultimately, for the truth to be heard."
• Quote: Dan Sullivan - "All progress starts by telling the truth."
• Quote: Robert Brault - "We are kept from our goals, not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal."
• Unlock Your Unrivaled Momentum Training
• Interested in Working with Clint? Send a message to clint@clinthoopes.com.

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