The High Performance Life

Scott Danner

As High-Performers, we’re all after three things: to do it all, have it all, and feel good about it, too. Some will say, “it’s all about “balance”, but I’ve got a different story to share with you…. This podcast is going to take you into the minds of some of the world’s Top Performers in Business, Relationships, Health, and Mindset, and give you hands-on methods to move from feeling you’re merely managing your High Performance Life, to MASTERING it.

  1. 5 天前

    Building Real Connection, Baseball Stories, & Learning Life Lessons | Joel Goldberg

    Joel Goldberg broke into the sports broadcasting scene in the 1990s by knocking on television station doors, cold calling broadcast executives, and sending out resume tapes. His career was not handed to him, it was built on persistence, connection, and years of hard work. Over a 30-year career, Joel has worked in four markets, covering two World Series Championship teams and thousands of baseball games, as well as multiple Super Bowls, NHL playoffs, and NCAA March Madness tournaments. Along the way, he has interviewed countless athletes, Hall of Famers, and celebrities, telling stories that range from the most famous stars to under-the-radar role players. Since 2008, Joel has had the privilege of covering the Kansas City Royals as a host and reporter, a role that allows him to inform, entertain, and connect fans to the athletes they admire. Through his years of storytelling and observing how championship organizations succeed—and fail—Joel recognized that the leadership methods and culture-building strategies used in sports could translate directly into the corporate world. This realization led him to launch a motivational speaking business in 2017. He is also the host of the podcast Rounding the Bases with Joel Goldberg and the author of the books Small Ball Big Results and Small Ball Big Dreams. Key Points • Big dreams & life lessons in baseball • Unlocking success by embracing imperfection • Media's dynamic evolution in storytelling • Balancing high performance with family • Transitioning from sport to speaking stages Best Quotes 08:41 - 08:48 • "My longtime broadcast colleague, Ryan Lafe, who's our play Byplay guy, so I've been with him for 18 years in Kansas City." 17:53 - 18:00 • "When you're a professional and you, you've signed up for something that you love doing and it's your career, he just got on a plane and went and performed." 25:28 - 25:35 • "I always feel good about the guys that maybe met their spouse in college maybe before they were big time or, or in high school." 39:36 - 39:47 • "But like as far as viral content and all that, look, I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a dopamine hit from when a ton of people watch something that I do that goes viral." 46:40 - 46:48 • "There are just like any other profession, there are athletes in, in all sports that, that are doing it for the money. They don't like it so they won't miss it." 48:52 - 49:02 • "I love the, the, the small ball metaphor because in obviously with my baseball ties, the bunts, nobody thinks that a bunt is exciting." 50:34 - 50:49 • "It's not something that ends up in a bio or, or anything like that. But you're doing something to help advance your, cause your team's cause your purpose and you don't get a lot of credit for it publicly."

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  2. 9月2日

    How I Founded 17 Multi-Million Dollar Businesses Starting With Just $5,000 | Rich Christiansen

    In this week's episode, I am joined by Rich Christiansen! Rich Christiansen is a globally recognized entrepreneur, author, mentor, and humanitarian. He has founded or co-founded 51 businesses, with 16 of them becoming multimillion-dollar successes, each launched with $10,000 or less, and has conducted business in 14 countries. He is the bestselling author of The ZigZag Principle (McGraw Hill, 2011), which became both a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller, and the co-author of Bootstrap Business. In 2021, Rich launched the Legado Family Framework, a model designed to help families strengthen values, traditions, and governance—positively impacting and stabilizing families worldwide. A natural mentor, he has launched and trained hundreds of young leaders, founded the Entrepreneur Leadership Center, and served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Southern Utah University as well as on the Utah State Board of Higher Education. He also founded Mountain Grabbers, his thought leadership company, and HooDoo Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. Beyond business, Rich leads an adventurous life. With his family, he has explored slot canyons, summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, and stood at the base of Mt. Everest three times. He enjoys frisbee golf, skiing, golf, cooking, playful music, and makes meditation a daily practice. Together with his wife, he is the proud parent of five sons, ten grandchildren, and a daughter from Nepal. Looking ahead, Rich is committed to using his next chapter of thought leadership to help guide humanity toward a balanced and safe middle way. Key Points • Rich Christiansen's 51-business journey • The Zigzag Principle unpacked • "Fail quickly and efficiently" • Entrepreneurship with a heart • Critical thinking over AI • Personal values define success Best Quotes 03:33 - 03:43 • "It's about 12, 13 years old. I kind went back and rewrote it, updated it last year, and, and it was really fun 'cause a lot of the principles held stronger than ever." 06:07 - 06:13 • "Please put guardrails in your life because it really becomes a at bat game, Scott, it really does." 06:37 - 06:43 • "I think it's always funny to me how movement and action create opportunity." 22:20 - 22:25 • "You show me a family or an organization with a bunch of rules and I'll show you a broken culture." 37:31 - 37:43 • "I think back to that concept of, of I want my sons to be, they know that they're not going to get any of my wealth and they would be offended if I did give them money."

    52 分鐘
  3. 8月26日

    3 Rules To Lead Yourself In Any Situation | Dr. Benjamin Ritter

    Dr. Benjamin Ritter is a leadership and career coach, international speaker, and founder of Live for Yourself Consulting. He helps senior leaders and executives gain clarity, confidence, and control over their careers so they can lead with purpose and build work that truly fulfills them. Holding a doctorate in Organizational Leadership, Ben developed two signature frameworks—the LIVE system and the Three C’s of Self-Leadership—that combine evidence-based theory with practical coaching strategies. He has worked with professionals at top organizations including Amazon, Google, Mayo Clinic, and Pinterest. A former healthcare executive who once felt stuck despite external success, Ben transformed that experience into a mission to help others learn to lead themselves first. He is also the author of the bestselling book Becoming Fearless and host of The Executive Podcast. Key Points • Clarity, confidence, and control in career • Alignment is key for high performance • Soccer career insights and life lessons • The LIVE model for personal growth • Becoming fearless in professional life Best Quotes 05:44 - 05:52 • "The most important leader is the leader that's inside you. Are you leading yourself as the way that you want your leader to actually show up and lead for you?" 08:35 - 08:42 • "And that belief is gonna allow me to go, to go achieve the things that I want to achieve despite other people's opinions." 21:40 - 21:45 • "You have to make sure it's not draining other critical components of your life and the things that can be important." 40:59 - 41:02 • "If you can have that belief and keep that front and center, then oh, you're gonna be okay."

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  4. 8月19日

    You’re Probably Destroying Trust With Your Feedback | Joe Hirsch

    I’m joined today by Joe Hirsch, an internationally recognized expert on leadership, communication, and feedback culture. Joe is a bestselling author and keynote speaker who combines behavioral science with powerful storytelling to help individuals and organizations lead with greater clarity, connection, and impact. His book The Feedback Fix has been featured in Harvard Business Review, praised by Forbes, and implemented by top companies, schools, and government agencies around the world. He’s spoken on stages across five continents and hosts the podcast I Wish They Knew, where he explores the hidden habits of exceptional leaders. Joe’s mission is to help people lead with less fear and more purpose, creating thriving cultures where people and performance grow together. In our conversation, Joe and I dive into the transformative power of feedback and how it can move from a dreaded transaction to a powerful tool for growth, trust, and authentic communication. We explore why humility, curiosity, and empathy are essential in feedback conversations, along with practical strategies to improve communication in both personal and professional relationships. Joe also explains how self-confidence impacts our ability to receive feedback and why timing and delivery are crucial for building trust. This episode will challenge the way you think about feedback and show you how small shifts in approach can strengthen relationships, enhance leadership, and unlock high performance.   Key Takeaways:  -Feedback is most effective when it looks forward, not backward. - Humility, curiosity, and empathy create stronger feedback cultures. - Self-confidence shapes how we receive and grow from feedback. - Timing and delivery can make or break difficult conversations. - Shifting feedback from a power dynamic to a partnership builds trust.

    51 分鐘
  5. 8月12日

    Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe (They All Know THIS!) | Rachel DeAlto

    Rachel DeAlto is a keynote speaker, author, and expert in communication, leadership, and relatability. She is the author of Relatable: How to Connect with Anyone Anywhere (Even if It Scares You) and The Relatable Leader: Create a Culture of Connection. Rachel holds a law degree, a Master’s in psychology, and maintains an influential social media presence where she shares psychological research updates and practical takeaways to help people connect and communicate more effectively. She has appeared as an expert on Lifetime’s Married at First Sight, TLC’s Kate+Date, and more than 200 national media outlets. Rachel speaks on relationship-building, the power of connection, emotional intelligence, and authenticity, with her most recent TEDx talk, Being Authentic in a Filtered World, featured on TED.com. Key Points • Relatable leadership is fundamental • Importance of respect in teams • Trust is key to leadership success • Discussing the power of kindness • Parenthood insights and anecdotes Best Quotes 01:30 - 01:36 • "But I think in terms of being a relatable parent is you wanna be able to see and hear your children." 03:10 - 03:21 • "It's high performance is something where you're just trying to do the best job you possibly can, which is all you can do to make that impact, which I know is an important word, both in leadership and in parenting." 05:25 - 05:36 • "Gary Vaynerchuk said probably like a decade ago that if we weren't paying attention, we'd be missing the fact that the radio was replaced by the television and the television is being replaced by our phones." 08:24 - 08:31 • "One of the things I've found to be most successful in leadership is the ability to put life first." 39:36 - 39:41 • "Imagine if every person in this universe treated every other person as if they had value."

    51 分鐘
  6. 8月5日

    Connection Isn’t About Words (Here’s What It’s Really About) | Brian Galke

    Brian Galke is the founder and CEO of Subtle Skills, a company that teaches people how to decode facial features and body language to build instant rapport and communicate more effectively. His F.A.C.E. Reading System helps individuals understand how others receive information, allowing them to connect more deeply, stay present, and lead with empathy. Brian’s journey—from introverted help-desk worker to Regional VP of Sales managing a $40 million book of business—demonstrates the real-world power of mastering subtle communication. Today, he shares these tools through keynotes, workshops, and online content, helping leaders and teams across industries strengthen their relationships and influence. He’s been called a “secret weapon” for his ability to decode people and unlock confident, authentic communication.  Key Points • Face reading has ancient origins • Facial cues influence communication • Emotional intelligence trumps AI • Faces can signal introversion/extroversion • Mastering microexpressions is key   Best Quotes 06:19 - 06:23 • "It's not just the messenger. Sometimes it's the timing of when you hear it." 07:16 - 07:22 • "There's a whole theory that you need to reread books that you've already read because you're gonna learn new things." 09:12 - 09:21 • "We are a lot of our environment and if you're, if you surround yourself with the right kind of energy, the right kind of people help amplify our message, help amplify our growth."

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  7. 7月22日

    The UNTOLD TRUTH About Financial Freedom | Jason Graystone

    Jason Graystone is a self-made entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author who achieved complete financial freedom by the age of 30. After launching his first business at just 22, Jason went on to build multiple multimillion-dollar companies across both the online and service sectors. Today, he’s known as a professional investor, speculator, and angel investor with a deep passion for financial education and wealth creation. A globally recognized voice in the world of personal finance, trading, and entrepreneurship, Jason has spoken on some of the most prestigious stages in the investing space, as well as at universities, schools, and for major organizations—including the Metropolitan Police. He is the founder of an industry-leading investment and trading education platform that helps people take control of their finances and achieve long-term financial independence. In addition to his business success, Jason is a dedicated philanthropist, having raised over £100,000 for charitable causes. He is also deeply connected to many of the world’s top entrepreneurs and thought leaders. In 2018, his groundbreaking work in trader development earned him a feature in Forbes Magazine alongside world-renowned trading psychologist Dr. Brett Steenbarger. As the author of Always Free and Trading Free, Jason’s mission is to empower people to live purpose-driven, financially independent lives. His belief is simple yet powerful: “When we are free and able to focus on meaningful work, we become better human beings.” Key Points • Mental freedom is key to true wealth. • Wealth equals service impact on lives. • Process over outcome for success. • Effective parenting shapes confidence. • Financial discipline is freedom's ally.   Best Quotes 24:42 - 24:59 • "So what I would, I would just go on my Instagram and at this point his friends start following me, right? So they think I'm cool and, and I'd just go, I was talking to someone the other day and you know, they said this and, and then I would kind of explain my answer on the social media and they, his friends would all be like, your dad's, yeah, your dad's cool." 36:43 - 36:53 • "My approach to sharing all of this stuff, I, I, I watched a, I watched a seminar, but it, it was recorded back in the eighties. I watched it in my early twenties by, by a guy called Stuart Wild." 37:45 - 37:49 • "And when they find you, all you have to do is have an organized way to build these people." 39:41 - 40:06 • "No matter how much you teach them chat, GPT could teach them, but it's about building trust so when they can sit, when they can spend an hour with you online or two hours watching your videos or five hours reading a book, you've, you've built equity in that relationship where they trust you and they're not gonna go and search Google for another person to teach 'em the same thing that they, they just believe that you are the only person that can help them now." 45:24 - 45:32 • "I think common trap that a lot of entrepreneurs or business owners fall into these days is they feel like they've got to say something profound."   Learn more about Jason's new book: https://amzn.to/3TGGtGg

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簡介

As High-Performers, we’re all after three things: to do it all, have it all, and feel good about it, too. Some will say, “it’s all about “balance”, but I’ve got a different story to share with you…. This podcast is going to take you into the minds of some of the world’s Top Performers in Business, Relationships, Health, and Mindset, and give you hands-on methods to move from feeling you’re merely managing your High Performance Life, to MASTERING it.

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