Today, we are joined by Jake Thompson.

Jake Thompson is a keynote speaker, author, and the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day. He has spent more than a decade working with leaders and organizations worldwide on how to get better results for themselves and their teams. Through his entrepreneurial sales experience, client work, and research, Jake has built a proven C.O.M.P.E.T.E. framework that helps leaders improve their grit, productive habits, and leadership skills to create more positive influence within their organizations. Jake has been featured in Forbes and Inc., hosts a podcast with over two million downloads, and has directly impacted over 85,000 ambitious leaders.

In this conversation, we dive deeper into the practical aspects of competing with yourself and controlling what you can control. Jake reveals why focusing on the three things always within our control—attitude, effort, and actions—leads to peak performance. He shares powerful insights about reframing talent versus hard work, the importance of preparation in clutch moments, and how to view failure as an event rather than an identity.

Key topics include:

-The three things always in your control: attitude, effort, and actions

-Why being a thermostat leader rather than a thermometer leader transforms team dynamics

-The talent versus hard work debate and why effort matters twice as much as natural ability

-How preparation, not talent, creates clutch performance under pressure

-Treating failure as an event to learn from rather than an identity attack

-The midnight rule for processing wins and losses without carrying them forward

-Why your first attempt at anything will be messy and that's perfectly normal

-Using the marathon mindset to focus on incremental progress rather than overwhelming end goals

-Taking personal responsibility and making adjustments instead of making excuses

-Reframing "what if" from regret to possibility and motivation

Whether you're struggling with perfectionism, looking to build resilience in your team, or seeking practical frameworks for consistent daily improvement, Jake's insights provide actionable strategies for competing with yourself and achieving sustainable success.

Jake Thompson's Company: https://www.competeeveryday.com/

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Website and live online programs: http://ims-online.com

Blog: https://blog.ims-online.com/

Podcast: https://ims-online.com/podcasts/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesgood/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesgood99

Chapters:

(01:00 ) Tool: The Three Things Always in Your Control - Attitude, Effort, Actions

(04:00 ) Technique: Being a Thermostat Leader vs Thermometer Leader

(06:00 ) Tip: Reframing Talent vs Hard Work - Why Effort Matters More

(10:00 ) Tool: How Preparation Creates Clutch Performance Under Pressure

(11:00 ) Technique: Viewing Failure as Event vs Identity

(14:00 ) Tip: The Midnight Rule for Processing Wins and Losses

(17:00 ) Tool: Embracing the Messy First Attempt at Anything

(19:00 ) Technique: Using Marathon Mindset for Incremental Progress

(22:00 ) Tip: Taking Personal Responsibility Over Making Excuses

(24:00 ) Tool: Reframing "What If" from Regret to Possibility

(26:00 ) Conclusion

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