The RAW TRUTH About Being A High Performer | Shawn Harper

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Shawn Harper! Shawn Harper knows what it feels like to face unfathomable circumstances and still make it through to the winning side.

Imagine graduating last in your class with a 1.62 GPA, being voted most likely to fail, yet finding your way to the NFL and becoming a successful business owner.

Shawn never settled for failure. While attending Indiana State University, he set his mind on playing in the NFL. After graduation, he was immediately drafted, beginning a 7-year career as an offensive lineman with the LA Rams, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, and NFL Europe.

Shortly after his NFL career, Shawn founded his thriving multi-million-dollar security firm, American Services and Protection. He translated the skills and disciplines he learned from the NFL into success in corporate America.

Known as "The Winologist," Shawn is now one of the nation’s leading motivational speakers. He breaks down elite strategies used by professional athletes into simple concepts to help others win in business and life.

His paradigm-shifting approach has transformed thousands of individuals and corporations by reframing their mindset from success to winning, activating their greatest potential to compete and dominate at the highest levels.

Author of the best-seller The Winning Edge, Shawn also serves on the board of the King's Ransom Foundation. He is actively involved in his church and is a loving husband, father, and dedicated family man.

Key Points

• Vulnerabilities of high achievers

• Faith as a lifelong guidepost

• Discipline, the backbone of strong leaders

• Teamwork is essential for success

Best Quotes

05:52 - 06:11

• "It's absolutely amazing. And I might say the battle, the battle is remaining Christ remain at the center to fortify, to purify, to electrify all of my motives, actions, and thoughts." 08:29 - 08:37

• "One of the lessons, Jackie taught me was that you always have the proper perspective of what you're doing and where you're at."

17:56 - 18:00

• "When you push yourself to that limit, the breakthrough is like astronomical."

18:50 - 19:00

• "When a bone broke, if it's set, when it heals, if it's set right, man, it comes back even stronger." 26:36 - 26:45

• "Because you'll perform so much that you become a stranger to you. You don't even know who you are to yourself anymore."

30:51 - 31:02

• "If I could be really honest and really, really transparent, and, and, and, and a lot of people might not understand this, but it's okay. It's a slow death."