The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner

Jack Wagoner
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Your ambition is costing you something. This show is about getting it back. The Grateful Podcast is a top 2.5% global podcast hosted by Jack Wagoner, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and creator of The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition framework.  Every week, Jack sits down with bestselling authors, founders, psychologists, and world-class performers to answer one question: how do you pursue everything you want without losing yourself in the process? Guests include David Meltzer (Chairman, Napoleon Hill Institute), Dan Millman (author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior), Hala Taha (CEO, YAP Media), Trey Tucker (licensed therapist, author of Tough Enough), Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff (neuroscientist, King's College London), Rabbi Manis Friedman, and 120+ more. New episodes weekly.  jackwagoner.co

  1. 4d ago

    Social Expert: Why You Can't Connect with Others - Nicholas Epley | 156

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 156Nicholas Epley studies why people struggle to connect for a living. He says the reason isn't what you're saying, it's what you're assuming before you even open your mouth.We go deep on why pessimism about how people will respond to you becomes self-fulfilling, the commuter train study that disproves what busy people assume about "wasted" time, and why connection outweighs income for daily happiness by seven times over.If connection has felt harder than it should lately, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Are You Coming Across as Creepy?01:19 — Why We're Wired to Avoid What Helps Us02:59 — Socially Pessimistic (And Why That's Dangerous)05:55 — Connection Is a Series of Choices, Not a Feeling18:11 — Why "Being Articulate" Matters Less Than You Think20:11 — How to Not Come Across as Creepy22:49 — The "New York Moment" (Single-Serve Friendships)39:06 — Frequency Beats Duration in Every Relationship40:02 — Even Epley Gets This Wrong at Home43:18 — The Commute Study That Breaks the Productivity Myth45:49 — The 7x Gap Between Money and Connection🔗 NICK'S LINKSWebsite: https://www.nicholasepley.com/Book: A Little More Social — nicholasepley.com/booksLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nicholas-epley📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  2. Sep 9

    Success is a Trap Unless... | Ken Rusk - 155

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 155He runs a company with 250 people. Every Monday morning he plans his workouts and his family time before he plans a single hour of work. Ken Rusk started digging ditches at 15 through a hole in his high school fence, opened franchises across the Midwest before he was 23, and built his own company from six employees to 250. He has never worn the 80 hour week as a badge of honor, and he explains exactly why the people who do end up with the least to show for it.We go deep on the two mentors who taught him what a good life looks like, the object on his kitchen counter that keeps him grateful without any effort, the reason letting go of control is the only way to actually get control, and the specific question you can ask a stranger tomorrow that tells you exactly what business your town needs.If you have ever felt like you are winning at work and losing everywhere else, this one is for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — He Made It To The Peak. Now He Wants Your Hand.0:45 — You Can Increase Your Surface Area For Luck1:23 — A Hole In The Fence And A Summer Digging Ditches2:22 — At 18 He Turned Down College For Somebody Else's Dime3:48 — "I Earned Mine, So You Go Find Yours"5:19 — Where A Kid With No Money Actually Starts6:09 — Go Ask The Guy At The Contractor Counter6:42 — Why The Product Doesn't Matter (The Structure Does)10:59 — The Buckets You Have To Fill Equally11:46 — He Who Dies With The Best Memories Wins13:05 — The Badge Of Honor That's Costing You Everything15:00 — Get In The Helicopter🔗 GUEST LINKSKen RuskWebsite: kenrusk.comBook: Blue-Collar Cash: https://www.amazon.com/dp/006298960X?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenruskofficial/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-rusk-2656a7175/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  3. Sep 2

    150 Interviews: The Only 6 Rules for Life | 154

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 154  Two years ago I sent 200 cold emails and got zero replies. This week I turned down offers from two of the biggest podcast networks in the world. The distance between those two things is 150 conversations with founders, psychologists, behavioral researchers, and authors. I went in looking for tactics. I came out with six rules, and they are the only six I still follow. One of them I fought for a long time. Alex Hormozi says confidence is a stack of evidence that you are who you say you are. After 150 interviews I think the order runs the other way, and the day I acted like it, I drove to Toronto with a negative bank balance to record two episodes I could not afford. If you are waiting for something to arrive before you move, start with rule five. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — The only six that survived 00:21 — Rule 1: Volume beats talent, always 02:09 — Why consistency was the wrong goal 06:53 — Rule 2: Embarrassment is the cost of entry 08:20 — 200 emails, zero replies 09:58 — Rule 3: Attention is the real currency 11:28 — The people one level below guard everything 13:14 — Rule 4: Gratitude has to be earned 13:56 — Anyone can be grateful on a sunny day 16:31 — Rule 5: Bet on yourself when the evidence says stop 16:40 — Where Hormozi has the order backwards 17:47 — Negative money and a drive to Toronto 20:13 — Breaking the terror barrier 22:36 — Rule 6: Have faith the dots connect 25:23 — Ask what if now, or ask it later 📺 Listen on your favorite platform: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b 🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool: → https://yourinnervue.com Use code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  4. Aug 29

    Reading in The AI Age: The Part Nobody Says with #1 Book Reviewer Alex & Books | 153

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 153 Guesting Alex Wieckowski, known online as Alex & Books  @AlexandBooks  Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators.Alex Wieckowski has read over 750 books and built an audience of more than a millionpeople teaching other people how to read. So I asked him the question everyone isquietly asking right now: why not just let AI summarize it?His answer was not what I expected. He did not tell me to read more out of discipline.He told me the shortcut is slower. That reading at normal speed is the fastest way toactually get a book, that speed reading costs you more than it saves, and that theperson who benefits most from a summary is the person who writes it, not the personwho reads it.Then he told me about the 100 days he spent reading one book summary every morning,and what he had left at the end of it.If you have been reading less and feeling worse about it, this is the conversation thatmakes the case on your terms, not on guilt.Recorded live at BookThinkers Live 2026.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — The only legitimate shortcut left0:38 — "Why can't I just have AI summarize it?"1:30 — Information only moves one direction2:17 — 100 summaries in 100 days, and what was left3:03 — Why reading slower gets you there faster3:39 — Four years of experience, or four months repeated4:37 — What writing a book does to how you read one5:57 — What James Clear told him about the first 30 pages6:35 — What people are actually buying when they buy a book9:33 — The professor, the Carnegie book, and the shy kid10:41 — Hobby, side hustle, part-time, full-time11:38 — Read to live, do not live to read12:01 — The Englishman in the desert12:29 — Finishing the book is the halfway point12:53 — The famous book he is embarrassed he has not read13:44 — 75 books a year and the two windows that make it work14:42 — Long form attention is built, not born16:18 — The 8 month rule I set for my first business16:58 — Book a reading meeting🔗 GUEST LINKSAlex Wieckowski (Alex & Books)Website: alexandbooks.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandbooks_/X: https://x.com/AlexAndBooks_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alexandbooksBook: Learn To Love Reading 📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  5. Aug 26

    Why You’re Still Being Ignored (And How to Fix It) with Richard Moore

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 152 Richard Moore spent 23 years in sales before anyone knew his name. Ten years in the City of London, standing up, cold calling 100 businesses a day, not allowed to sit down. In this conversation he breaks down the thing nobody explains to you: how you manufacture leverage when you have zero proof, zero network, and zero reason for anyone to say yes. He also names the exact reason most people quit in the first five years, and why the long game is actually the short game.If you are building something before anyone believes in you, this one is for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Building something before anyone believes in you01:06 The customer is not stupid, and what to do about it02:29 Everybody has leverage. Most people can't name theirs04:02 The dark years, and why Hala Taha had to live through them04:38 The adjacent person: how one yes becomes three05:37 Jack sent 200 DMs before a single yes06:43 The thing you cannot teach anyone07:21 Why 99% of businesses are dead in ten years07:48 Boiler room: 100 dials a day, standing up, for 18 months10:34 How to jump the queue without cheating12:01 Association bias, and why the Gary Vee photo stopped working13:21 The sentence that got him past the receptionist14:03 He found a man with 26,000 followers on purpose19:00 Before we are our job title, we are humans first21:13 Five real conversations a day beats five hundred likes21:46 The internal email he never saw that changed his year22:39 The long game is actually the short game25:45 The one thing about human psychology worth knowing27:11 Run through walls: what his boss told him in his 20s28:42 How he got Seth Godin and Adam Grant to reply32:15 P.A.R. and why overthinking keeps you behind the line34:53 You're copying the wrong version of your hero37:14 Broke in London, getting screamed at down the phone37:39 Craft a delusion that the universe is rigged in your favor38:28 The Netflix show he never watched42:41 You think you're a founder. You're a salesperson.45:11 260 live streams. 2,000 questions. Five years.47:34 Grateful and ambitious at the same time50:18 How to compare yourself without destroying yourself52:08 Their parents gave them £200,000. He'd still rather be him.🔗 GUEST LINKSRichard MooreLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjamesmoore/Art of Sell: artofsell.coWebsite: therichardmoore.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.richard.moore/?hl=en📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  6. Aug 22

    4.6M Subscribers: Nobody Is Coming To Find You with Evan Carmichael | 151

    Episode 151 of The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEvan Carmichael has 4.3 million subscribers, more than 8,000 videos, and a list of interviews that reads like a who's who of the last two decades. Ask him who he still wants to talk to and the answer is nobody. He says he wouldn't know what to ask. Twenty seconds later in this conversation he pulls out a camera, unprompted, and records a pitch on behalf of a 19-year-old he met the day before.This one is about access. How people with nothing get in front of people with everything. Evan gives the entire mechanism, the energy, the second ask, the convention center hack nobody uses, the Howard Schultz chase that almost worked, and then he proves it works live on the tape. If you have ever had a name on a list you were too afraid to reach out to, watch this.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Number 21 in two days0:22 — How do you get people to say yes when you have nothing0:36 — He noticed the ask before he answered it1:31 — The one name on the list1:44 — Rain in France, 17 years old, burnt out2:39 — The question I'd ask if I ever got the room3:52 — "Why don't we make a video for Ed" (live on air)6:57 — The craziest thing he ever did for an introduction7:03 — 4.3M subscribers and nobody he wants to interview8:09 — Howard Schultz, no Instagram, no path in10:10 — The convention center hack nobody uses11:48 — "I'm an introvert"13:03 — The best question always comes after the recording stops14:16 — Ask selfishly15:59 — You will never be Steven Bartlett🔗 GUEST LINKSEvan CarmichaelYouTube: youtube.com/@evancarmichaelWebsite: evancarmichael.comSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot:→ https://magicmind.com/wagoner20Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  7. Aug 19

    #1 Podcaster Says Stop Listening To Podcasts | Scott Clary | 150

    Episode 150 of The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerScott Clary hosts a Top 10 business podcast with over 100 million downloads. He's interviewed 700 founders. And he wrote publicly that advice is just other people's trauma dressed up as wisdom. So I asked him how he squares that with running an advice show every single week.His answer changed how I think about content, consumption, and the entire self-improvement industry my generation is drowning in. We go deep on the knowing-doing gap, why smart people fail, how to overcome shiny object syndrome, the real reason your parents don't understand what you're building, and the one reframe every ambitious 20-something needs to hear. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still falling behind, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 — Cold open1:10 — "Advice is just other people's trauma dressed up as wisdom"4:50 — Why podcasts make you feel productive when you're not5:29 — "You feel accomplished without actually accomplishing anything"6:14 — The knowing-doing gap8:21 — "Then I failed" — Scott's own standard13:24 — How to overcome shiny object syndrome13:43 — Focus on one thing for an unreasonable amount of time35:31 — Why your parents don't understand what you're building36:19 — The world their playbook was built for doesn't exist anymore40:20 — You are winning every single day55:31 — Go back to what lit you up as a kid1:03:30 — Disrupt yourself even when you're winning1:05:53 — The friend who tells you your work is stupid1:06:44 — Get comfortable being uncomfortableThe Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 145 guesting  @scottdclary  Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏Connect with Scott:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclary/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdclary/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7erC37gNfA2UExnnx1IkboWebsite: https://www.scottdclary.com/🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

  8. Aug 13

    Multimillionaire at 27: You'll NEVER Get Rich Alone with John Lee | 149

    The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 149 with John LeeJohn Lee built a property portfolio in London, wrote a bestselling book, and has amassed 6 million followers teaching people how money actually works. He says he was self-made by 27. What he does not usually lead with is how it happened: he sold his car for $15,000, kept $5,000, and handed the other $10,000 to a stranger for two days of his time.We go deep on the tomato test that separates knowledge from wisdom, why everyone can go to the gym but almost nobody has 10% body fat, the badminton lesson that explains why you cannot fix what you cannot see, what he asks to know whether you are actually aligned with the life you are building, and the one trait he says every billionaire he knows shares. If you have ever worked as hard as you know how and watched it go nowhere, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — AI gave everyone the Ferrari. Almost nobody can drive it01:11 — The tomato test (knowledge vs. wisdom, in 30 seconds)02:06 — Everyone can go to the gym. So why doesn't everyone have 10% body fat?03:23 — The paradox keeping most people exactly where they are04:45 — A thousand levers in front of you. Here's where to start07:45 — He sold his car for $15,000. Here's what he did with the money08:36 — OPM: "Find the deal and the money will find you"09:48 — What wealth actually is (and the one question that tells you if you're aligned)10:43 — Why consistency alone will never be enough11:01 — The badminton thumb: you cannot see your own swing12:25 — Don't work to earn. Work to learn14:51 — The trait every billionaire he knows shares (nobody talks about this one)16:02 — Jack on having everything he wanted at 17 and feeling empty17:12 — The purpose triangle🔗 GUEST LINKSJohn LeeWebsite: https://johnlee.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlee888/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_lee_official/Book, Money Unlocked: [AMAZON LINK]💬 Who is the one person who could look at what you're building right now and tell you the thing you can't see? Have you asked them? 👇📩 SPONSORInnerVue - the software that closes your self-awareness gap through anonymous feedback from the people closest to you.→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 assessment plus a complimentary coach-led debrief.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner⸻🎙️ About Jack:I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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Your ambition is costing you something. This show is about getting it back. The Grateful Podcast is a top 2.5% global podcast hosted by Jack Wagoner, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and creator of The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition framework.  Every week, Jack sits down with bestselling authors, founders, psychologists, and world-class performers to answer one question: how do you pursue everything you want without losing yourself in the process? Guests include David Meltzer (Chairman, Napoleon Hill Institute), Dan Millman (author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior), Hala Taha (CEO, YAP Media), Trey Tucker (licensed therapist, author of Tough Enough), Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff (neuroscientist, King's College London), Rabbi Manis Friedman, and 120+ more. New episodes weekly.  jackwagoner.co

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