Activating Your Competitive Advantage
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of my podcast, I share the recording of the keynote I delivered on positivity being a competitive advantage.
I share stories from my work with sports teams and companies, illustrating how positivity isn't just a feel-good concept but a practical tool for overcoming challenges and achieving success. Whether it's dealing with criticism, fostering a great culture, or building stronger relationships, this episode offers actionable insights to activate the power of positivity in your own life and work.
Tune in to discover tangible steps you can take to not only build a stronger team but also lead a more fulfilling personal life, filled with optimism and resilience. Let's explore together how the best is yet to come, and learn how you can be a positive leader who drives meaningful change.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the John Gordon podcast where we share John's interviews with guests as well as key strategies and lessons from his keynotes, coaching, and more. |
| 0:09.3 | We want to encourage you to check out John Gordoncertified.com if you're interested in growing as a leader, coach, speaker, or trainer. |
| 0:15.6 | When you get certified, you'll be able to teach, coach, and train others on John's most impactful mindset, leadership, and teamwork principles. |
| 0:22.3 | For more information, visit john gordoncertified.com. |
| 0:25.5 | That's J-O-N-Gordon certified.com. |
| 0:28.5 | Now let's jump in to today's episode. |
| 0:31.5 | When you speak about positivity and you write books on positivity, people expect you to be naturally positive. |
| 0:38.1 | But I'm not. |
| 0:39.7 | I grew up in Long Island, New York. |
| 0:42.4 | A Jewish Italian family. |
| 0:44.6 | A lot of food, a lot of guilt. |
| 0:47.0 | A lot of whining. |
| 0:49.2 | My dad was a New York City police officer. |
| 0:52.4 | Undercover narcotics. |
| 0:53.7 | Yeah, we could cheer for that. He was battling the drug cartels in the streets of New York City police officer, undercover narcotics. Yeah, we could cheer for that. |
| 0:55.8 | He was battling the drug cartels in the streets of New York in the 70s. |
| 0:59.6 | And so he was getting shot a few times. |
| 1:02.1 | He wasn't very positive. |
| 1:03.1 | My dad. |
| 1:04.1 | He was a very loving man, but one of the most negative guys on the planet. |
| 1:07.4 | You would get up in the morning, you'd say, good morning, daddy, |
| 1:09.7 | he'd say, what's so good about it? My dad was Al Bundy before Al Bundy was Al Bundy. I just realized |
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