Compete Every Day with Jake Thompson | For Leaders Who Refuse to Drift

Jake Thompson
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The weekly podcast for high performers fighting drift, that silent threat that follows every win, busy season, and comfort zone. Jake Thompson (CSP®, 4x author) delivers mental & leadership performance frameworks to help you recognize drift early, rebuild your standards, and compete with a clear target, not a feeling. For former athletes, ambitious professionals, and athletic-minded leaders who refuse to let success make them soft. New episodes weekly. CompeteEveryDay.com.

  1. 2D AGO

    What If You're Focused on the Wrong Opponent?

    Preorder Beat Yesterday ⁠here⁠. What happens if you're spending your time and energy focused on the wrong opponent? In this motivational episode, Jake challenges you to reset your focus with two key questions to make sure you're channeling your competitive fire into the right pursuit. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

    9 min

  2. 5D AGO

    Inconsistency Costs More Than Just You

    Order 'Beat Yesterday' ⁠here⁠. A Gallup-backed analysis found that 70% of employees experiencing inconsistent leadership report low engagement, compared to just 20% in consistent environments. Keynote speaker Jake Thompson episode breaks down how leader inconsistency doesn't just hurt your credibility, it triggers biological stress responses, destroys psychological safety, and costs teams productivity, innovation, and retention. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

    10 min

  3. MAR 26

    When Everyone Wants a Piece of You

    Order 'Beat Yesterday' here. Many people aren't prepared for one of the most dangerous traps you'll face after you have success - demands and expectations from others. Research shows that most winners get derailed from every winning again because they struggle setting boundaries and saying 'no.' Learn how this trap gets winners and what to do to make sure that once you succeed, you put yourself in a position to continue doing it. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

    9 min

  4. MAR 23

    1000th Episode (!!): Mailbag, Lessons Learned, and TMI

    BEAT YESTERDAY releases April 7! Preorder your copy here. Jake breaks open a mailbag of listener questions for this special 1000th episode on lessons learned recording, his favorite and least favorite episodes, and how he's been guilty of drifting at times through life. THANK YOU for listening to the show! Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

    34 min

  5. MAR 19

    Drift Is a Choice You Don't Know You're Making

    Preorder Beat Yesterday here. Most people don't realize they're drifting until it's far too late. We justify our choices, we deserve to go through the motions, and then we eventually look up after months of believing we were just "in neutral," to find out we're off-course. In this episode, Jake breaks down how to spot The Drift Zone and what to do if it's gotten you off-course. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

    9 min

  6. MAR 16

    Hard Work Beats Horseshoes

    Order 'Beat Yesterday' ⁠here⁠. Success isn't about the lucky break, it's about the hundred strikes before the stone finally cracks. Research from psychologist Angela Duckworth shows that sustained effort over time predicts success better than talent, intelligence, or luck. In this episode, keynote speaker Jake Thompson breaks down why waiting for your moment is costing you progress, and why competitors swing the hammer even when nothing seems to be happening. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠⁠Apply here⁠⁠.

    7 min

  7. MAR 12

    The Performance Variable Nobody Measures

    Preorder Beat Yesterday here! New research from the University of Manouba tested athletes and found that verbal encouragement produced measurable performance improvements - heavier lifts, more repetitions, and increased enjoyment despite higher perceived effort. In this episode, performance coach Jake Thompson breaks down why encouragement isn't a soft skill but a performance variable backed by science, and how leaders can use it tactically to optimize team output. Next Steps to Continue Competing: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

    8 min

  8. MAR 9

    2/3 of All Winners Fail Here

    Preorder Beat Yesterday here! Research on 17 world champions found that two-thirds struggled or never won again after their first major victory. The difference wasn't talent, it was focus. In this episode, high performance coach Jake Thompson breaks down why champions crash after winning and how to maintain the winning focus that got you there. Next Steps to Competing After This Episode: 1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders & organization compete every day ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 2. 👉 Let's connect on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. 3.👕 Save 15% off motivating apparel with code: PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. 4. 📩 Get 1:1 Coaching with Jake. ⁠Apply here⁠.

    8 min
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The weekly podcast for high performers fighting drift, that silent threat that follows every win, busy season, and comfort zone. Jake Thompson (CSP®, 4x author) delivers mental & leadership performance frameworks to help you recognize drift early, rebuild your standards, and compete with a clear target, not a feeling. For former athletes, ambitious professionals, and athletic-minded leaders who refuse to let success make them soft. New episodes weekly. CompeteEveryDay.com.

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