If you're feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of building a positive team culture in athletics and wondering why your efforts aren't yielding the desired results, then you are not alone. Coaches and athletic directors often struggle to create a cohesive and uplifting environment within their teams, leading to setbacks and unmet expectations. It's time to turn the tide and discover the secrets to transforming team dynamics for the better.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Unlock the power of positive leadership in sports and elevate your coaching with Jon Gordon's certified coaching program.

• Transform your team culture in athletics and create an environment where athletes thrive and succeed.

• Discover effective strategies for overcoming negativity within teams and foster a more cohesive and optimistic atmosphere.

• Hear inspiring success stories from real-life experiences in Jon Gordon workshops, and learn how to apply these lessons to your own coaching journey.

My special guest is Chad Busick

Chad brings a unique hybrid of experience to the Jon Gordon team. His corporate background includes over 20 years in sales and sales management across multiple industries. Chad enjoys taking employees and companies through workshops and trainings that build meaningful connections and positive culture within the organization.

Chad's extensive experience in sports allows him to easily connect with clients in the athletic arena. A former college athlete, he spent 10 years coaching competitive teams and holds a National D Coaching License with US Soccer. Following his coaching career, Chad has spent 7+ years working with players, coaches and teams which includes work with DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA schools at the college level as well as work with high school and competitive teams across a wide variety of sports.

Chad is dedicated to meeting others where they are and helping them get to where they want to go. Whether it's in business, education or athletics, Chad helps others achieve excellence in a competitive world.

If you would like to learn more about our Power of Positive Leadership and Power of a Positive Team Workshops please email Chad Busick at chad@jongordon.com or athletics@jongordon.com. You can also use the following link to schedule a free 30 minute zoom meeting with Chad. https://calendly.com/chad_busick/30min

There's a different way to look at adversity, a way that turns rivals and opposition into stepping stones for growth and resilience. It's a game-changer, and it's all about understanding the true purpose of the challenges you face. This fresh perspective from my guest Bryan Schwartz could be the key to unlocking your true potential.

In this episode, you will:

• Build Resilience: Discover how to overcome adversity in professional sports and emerge stronger than ever.

• Learn from a Legend: Uncover valuable leadership lessons from Tom Coughlin that can elevate your game on and off the field.

• Cultivate Personal Growth: Explore the role of faith in fostering personal growth and achieving peak performance in sports and life.

• Harness Rivalry for Success: Uncover the impact of rivals on performance improvement and how to turn competition into a driving force for excellence.

• Master Life's Challenges: Unearth practical strategies for dealing with life's oppositions and emerging victorious in the face of adversity.

My special guest is Bryan Schwartz - https://www.bryanlschwartz.com/

Bryan Schwartz, a former player for the Jacksonville Jaguars, shares his noteworthy journey from a humble dairy farm in South Dakota to the NFL. Throughout his career and beyond, he imparts valuable insights into overcoming adversity in professional sports, leadership lessons from Tom Coughlin, the role of faith in personal growth, dealing with rivals, and effective strategies for confronting life's oppositions. Bryan's experiences and wisdom resonate with athletes, coaches, and leaders seeking transformative growth and resilience skills.

Get Bryan's new book "Worthy Opponents: How God Uses Opposition, Enemies, and Adversity for Your Growth and Good" - Available at Amazon and anywhere books are sold.

The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:02 - Introduction to Worthy Opponents concept
00:03:45 - The Value of Worthy Opponents
00:06:24 - Rivals as Worthy Opponents
00:08:21 - How Football Led to Faith
00:11:15 - Biblical Story of Worthy Opponents
00:13:20 - Embracing Challenges and Rivals
00:16:23 - Growing Closer to God through Opposition
00:21:10 - Satan as an Opponent and God's Plan
00:24:47 - Facing Failure and Finding Growth
00:26:41 - Understanding God's Purpose in Pain
00:27:37 - Overcoming challenges and choice
00:28:18 - Pain leading to purpose
00:29:28 - Recognizing the enemy as a rival
00:30:29 - Responding to the enemy
00:32:20 - Impact and contact

*This Episode Contains Some Cursing Throughout*

On this episode of The Jon Gordon Podcast, Jon talks with Guy Kawasaki, a prominent author and entrepreneur, known for his time as the chief evangelist of Apple. Guy offers invaluable wisdom and real-world experience on the power of thinking remarkably. With a track record of success and a deep understanding of user experience and leadership, Guy's insights are both practical and inspiring.

His candid and relatable approach to discussing the role of luck in one's journey to success makes his perspective on positive leadership principles and creating meaningful impact truly compelling. As a thought leader in the realm of innovation and remarkable thinking, Guy Kawasaki's expertise adds a unique and valuable dimension to the conversation.

In this episode, you will be able to:

• Discover Guy Kawasaki's remarkable insights on leadership and innovation for creating positive impact.

• Learn success strategies directly from top leaders to elevate your leadership skills and drive positive change.

• Unlock the importance of user experience in product design and how it can enhance your impact as a leader.

• Embrace Jon Gordon's positive leadership principles to inspire and motivate your team for meaningful results.

• Explore how luck influences career success and uncover strategies to navigate it for positive impact.

Grab a copy of Guy’s new bestselling book, Think Remarkable, available anywhere books are sold and visit thinkremarkablebook.com to unlock additional bonus gifts.