My friend Ben Kjar joins me in the studio to discuss his upcoming documentary, Standout. Ben was born with Crouzons syndrome (a craniofacial anomaly), which caused his life to look a little different and he decided to make it different in the best way possible.  Ben is inspiring and a true example of Redefining High Performance.  Don't miss this episode and Ben's documentary, in theaters January 23rd.

I love the opportunity to reset, recalibrate, and redefine.  As you begin your new year, let's take a minute to reflect on the last year and then let's make a plan for 2026. Find your one weighted focus for the year and let's find momentum and fulfillment.

This is the third and final part in a series on building connection.  Ty discusses mastering conversational leadership to create more meaningful connection. He breaks it down into the "3 A's" to give you tangible tools to better your conversation skills. Let's honestly assess our skills and see where we can improve to increase connection.

World-renowned explorer, Felicity Aston joins me to discuss her world record setting expedition. Felicity was the first woman to ski solo across the continent of Antarctica. Her 59 day, 1000+ mile journey gave her some really wonderful insights from such a unique experience and what she's done with what she learned is just as exceptional. Find out more about Felicity at http://www.felicityaston.co.uk/ and https://www.amazon.com/Felicity-Aston/e/B0034P5HKG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1555356665&sr=8-1

We live in a world of presentations. Whether those are sales presentations, teaching or training opportunities, speaking at an event, parenting etc., we all give presentations. These 10 tips will be useful and actionable. So listen and make your presentations more engaging & effective.

Success does not always equal happiness, but why? Laura Gassner Otting, author of Limitless, shares how to find consonance, what stops us, the myths we buy into that hold us back & how to live your best life. Find out more at https://lauragassnerotting.com/limitless/ or find the quiz we talk about at limitlessassessment.com

I sat down with my good friends, Dan and Charity Lighten. Dan was diagnosed three and a half years ago with stage 4 colon cancer. The Lightens share the inspiring insights and changes that going through this has brought them. Dan & Charity are so real. You will hear the lessons they've learned, their changed perspectives, the heartache and the joy. So grab your tissues and walk away with a new outlook on life. You can find more of Dan and Charity at @avibrantlife on Instagram and more about her brand at silverfernbrand.com

Would you like to be more creative? Would you like more insights & aha moments? This is a fascinating conversation about the brain, creativity & inspiration with Craig Case, author of Big Ideas. Discover the three ways to access the subconscious mind and learn the reasons you aren't as creative as you would like to be. From parents to entrepreneurs to leaders, everyone can benefit from accessing more of their creativity. Find out more about Craig and his book, Big Ideas at https://bigideastraining.com/

Ty Bennett (successful entrepreneur, bestselling author & keynote speaker) shares the key to achieving any goal, business or otherwise. He shares the four levels of the commitment scale that will help you realize those lofty goals you have for yourself. Don't sell yourself short, listen and implement these tactics and see what you can do!

To read more about this concept check out https://tybennett.com/the-commitment-scale/

I am talking to author & speaker Alan Stein Jr. about high performance secrets. He turned his passion and talent into a fascinating career. Alan was a basketball performance coach for USA basketball & has very practical and actionable ideas around performance habits for the individual, the leader and the team. Learn more about Alan at https://alansteinjr.com/

I'm talking to NY Times bestselling author and former Yahoo Chief Solutions Officer, Tim Sanders. Tim shares how to lead with love starting with the three things that leaders can give away abundantly & how they actually grow as you give them. We talk about culture, innovation, and much more. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things culture, connection and communication. Find out more about Tim at https://timsanders.com/

Are you passionate about what you do? Does that passion push you through when you want to quit? When you face a setback? When it's not working? Listen as I talk with Olympic Gold Medalist Nikki Stone about the true definition of passion. This is a fascinating, inspiring & fun conversation. Find out more about Nikki at https://www.nikkistone.com/

Listen as I share insights from a couple CEOs, two Bestselling Authors, a Mental Performance coach and an Executive VP on what it takes to be a relevant leader in today's world. These insights are worth listening to, worth writing down, & worth acting on. The world changes so quickly and leaders have to keep up to stay relevant. Find out how from some of the best.

Our second week of focusing on the importance of connection.  Today, Ty discusses the importance of Investing In People, an investment with the greatest return. How do we invest in those we lead?  These are the little things that change the nature of relationships and create real connection.  Let's start doing those little things and creating influence.

Recent research out of The University of Illinois Chicago analyzed 24,000 jobs in the US and found that 25% of US income comes from persuasion and presentation skills. Being able to give a persuasive presentation is a skill that will make you more money, grow your influence and allow you to win hearts & minds. In today's podcast I am going to teach you the four questions that have to be answered to persuade people in a presentation. Part of this will get a little technical but the aha at the end is worth it.

Have you ever wondered what the best athletes in the world do mentally to perform at the highest levels?  NFL and MLB mental performance coach, Justin Su'a, shares some of the best coaching techniques to perform at higher & higher levels that are just as applicable outside the sports world as they are in. From dealing with overwhelm, stress, parenting, creating systems, this is a true must listen.  Find out more about Justin Su'a at www.increaseyourimpact.libsyn.com/

Jena Hausmann is the President and CEO of Children's Hospital in Colorado, one of the leading children's hospitals in the world.  Jena is a tremendous leader and an even better person.  As I listened back to this interview I thought, "This is dang good leadership advice!" 

Jena shares her knowledge on women in leadership, being aware of the culture you are creating, the importance of being authentic in leadership, how important failure can be and much more.  Find our more about Jena at https://www.childrenscolorado.org/about/news/2015/april-2015/jena-hausmann-ceo/

Twenty percent of our population are affected by childhood sexual abuse and powerhouse couple, Derek and Shelaine Maxfield, are doing something about it.  Listen to my amazing conversation with the Maxfields, the masterminds behind Younique (a company valued over one billion dollars) and the Younique Foundation and learn how one simple conversation and two people's desire to do good has affected thousands of people.  Learn more about what they are doing at https://youniquefoundation.org/ and https://defendinnocence.org/

We all have critics, so how do you deal with it? How do you keep moving forward and turn it into productive feedback? Dealing with negative feedback is an essential skill to learn for success. Let me share with you my three tips for dealing with the inevitable.

Rethink the way you set your New Year's Resolutions

This episode will teach you a process that will help you to make 2019 your best year yet.

Join me in choosing your word for 2019 and making it your best year yet!

In the modern social media world, the art of word of mouth is often over looked or forgotten, but Jay Baer lays out the importance of this crucial marketing strategy and just how to achieve success through word of mouth. Find out more about Jay at convinceandconvert.com and check out his book, Talk Triggers, talktriggers.com

Best selling author and international speaker, Phil M Jones, joins me in a conversation that will benefit all. Everyone in sales & leadership needs to listen to this as Phil shares key words and phrases that will make you more influential. Find out more about Phil at philmjones.com

Angela Alanis, an Assistant Vice President, tells me her story about climbing the corporate ladder and shares some of the best leadership advice I've ever heard. Angela's story about owning and embracing who you are as a leadership tool will certainly change your mindset.

Angela Alanis currently serves as an Assistant Vice President leading a team of 500. In her 20 years she has assumed various roles of increasing responsibility within multiple business areas from frontline associate to the executive position she holds now. Angela's personal leadership journey is a testament that climbing the corporate ladder is not impossible.

Listen in as Ty and storytelling expert, Kelly Swanson, discuss the ins and outs of storytelling as a valuable business tool.  Learn from both of their insight on how to grow your influence using storytelling because he who tells the best stories wins. Learn more about Kelly https://motivationalspeakerkellyswanson.com/

For the next three weeks we will be focusing on the importance of connection. Connection is crucial to win in the people business – and we are all in the people business. In this episode, Ty breaks down the concept of being interested, rather than interesting and how that can fundamentally change how we connect with people.  Ty gives tangible ideas how to implement this into our lives, our businesses, our interactions to grow and deepen our connections.

What one habit has allowed you to achieve at a high level? This is the question that NY Times Bestselling author Don Yaeger asked thousands of great achievers from Michael Jordan to Serena Williams to Oprah Winfrey to Tom Brady. Want to know what they said? Find out more about Don at donyaeger.com

Multi-billion dollar business co-founder and current chairman shares his wisdom from years of experience in the ups and downs of growing a company and the value of making every company a leadership company.

The role of the CFO is no longer just crunching numbers and balancing spreadsheets. See how the innovative thinking of Firehouse Subs and Vince Burchianti have changed the job description to fit the ever changing business landscape.

How do you grow your influence to add value and develop meaningful relationships? Let Ty teach you a valuable skillset that will jump-start you in the direction of gaining influence - because people do business with people they know, like, trust and value.

Amy Downs went from bank teller to CEO of that same bank after surviving the Oklahoma City Bombing. The insight living through that event gave her is incredible and spurred her to make drastic changes in her life. Find out more about Amy at amydown.org

Harvard psychologist and author of The Stress Solution, Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli Ph.D shares the philosophy of Performance Addiction and the effects that it has on us as leaders.  You can find out more about Dr. Ciaramicoli at balanceyoursuccess . com

Have you ever had a dream that scared you? Listen as Phantom of the Opera Broadway star, Sandra Joseph, tells the story of the long road to achieve her dream and the lessons she learned along the way, including her amazing story of the perspective box.  You can find out more about Sandra at sandrajoseph . com

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We all fall into the comparison trap in any aspect of our lives, but comparison doesn't serve us.  Comparison impedes growth and impacts our social well-being.  So how do we leave the comparisons behind? We can turn envy into inspiration, express gratitude and focus on our course and compare you to the you of yesterday.  Focus on progress and be better every day.  Tell me what you do to avoid unhealthy comparison on my social media and let's continue the conversation.

What is the most important ingredient to achieving any goal? There is one thing that makes the difference between wishing and actually hitting the mark. It's your level of commitment. Ty breaks down the Four Levels of Commitment to hopefully give you some insight into where your current commitment is and how to level up to make goal achievement happen.

High Performers adopt the mindset set of Relaxed Intensity. Having a relaxed intensity is having a calm focus with a purposeful drive.  Developing this attribute is key to high performance and Ty breaks down in this episode how to cultivate this crucial mindset for high performers across the board.  How do we develop precision under pressure?  Listen and apply these principles to level up your game.

One of the biggest barriers to growth is taking feedback personally and not letting it fuel you to action.  Ty dives into both giving and receiving feedback with the help of the book, Firm Feedback in a Fragile World by Jeff Hancher. This is a great episode to help you be your best self by using feedback as fuel.

Everyone talks about how your circle of association matters but Ty looks at that conventional concept from a different angle.  To play at a higher level, we can't spend our time with those we are comfortable with.  Are those around you challenging you to take it higher? Listen to this episode and take the challenge!

On Monday Kai Beckstrand became the American Ninja Warrior Champion & today he's sitting down with me on The Redefining High Performance Podcast to discuss this incredible win & the lessons learned in the process.  This is a must listen. 

How do we successfully make decisions in our lives and in our businesses? Ty lays out an effective framework for making productive decisions that lead to successful outcomes. This framework will help with large, life-changing decisions and smaller everyday decisions. Fear holds us back from making decisions, but having a process will help you overcome analysis paralysis and move forward.  Listen and implement in your every day.

Some stories don't just inspire you – they change you.  Damon West went from being sentenced to 65 years in prison to becoming a best-selling author and keynote speaker impacting millions.  Our conversation is honest, intense, and unforgettable.  I can't wait for you to hear it.

Listen as Ty dives into one of his favorite stories that demonstrates the high performance principle: Value Precedes Influence. Ty shows us how pursuing impact trumps comparison and how to apply that on your way to leveling up.  How are you making an impact, not just being incrementally better than others?  Great insight – don't miss this episode.

In this episode, Ty dives into the three High Performance principles: preparation, customization and engagement.  Mastering these principles will set you apart and enable you to excel in any field. High performance does not happen by happenstance.  It's in the preparation, the customization and engagement.  How can you utilize these ideas to stand out in your own situation?

Wilt Chamberlain was one of the greatest basketball players of his time and could have potentially had an even bigger career had his ego not gotten in the way.  In this episode, Ty breaks down the greatest barriers to high performance and how it comes down to ego.  How do we push our ego aside to reach greater performance?  Dive into this principle in this quick episode.

Our nation wide-research study on High Performance shows us what makes an individual a high performer and motivation was a leading answer.  So how do we motivate out people? Let's dive into extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation and how we as leaders develop motivation in our people. There are three components to motivation.  How do we use the three components and help our people find them too? Great leaders create the right atmosphere for motivation to grow. Let's break it down in this episode.

We tend to overvalue intensity and undervalue consistency.  Consistency is a huge driver to achieving high performance.  So how do stay consistent and how does it serve us?  In this episode we dive into the concept and how to implement it.  Learn the habits and systems to create consistency and the growth will follow. 

Leadership moves the needle for an organization.  High performance starts with the leaders, so how we make a positive impact as leaders? How do we inspire commitment in our people?  Effective leadership starts with PARTNERSHIP.  Let's build relationships, invest in our people, and have conversations.  Partner leaders understand that people support what they help create. Level up your leadership with this episode.

What's the biggest thing holding people back from high performance? In our national research study, one barrier stood above the rest. It's the silent killer of progress—and it shows up more than most people realize. In this episode of Redefining High Performance, I reveal the #1 barrier to high performance—why it's so common, how it affects your results, and what you can do to beat it. If you want to break through what's been holding you back, this is the episode to hear.

What's the #1 driver of high performance? We asked that question in a national research study—and the results were crystal clear. In this episode, I reveal the top factor that separates high performers from the rest. It's not talent. It's not intelligence. And it's not working 100-hour weeks. It's something every leader, athlete, salesperson, and entrepreneur can develop – and it's the key to unlocking consistent, sustainable success.  Tune in now to hear:

·      The #1 driver of high performance (backed by data)

·      Why it matters more today than ever before

·      How to start building it into your daily life.

What's the single most important skill you need to thrive in today's world? In this episode, I break down the results of our national research study on high performance—and reveal the #1 skill that consistently separates top performers from the rest. You'll learn what the data shows, why this skill matters now more than ever, and how to develop it in yourself and your team. Whether you're a leader, entrepreneur, or high achiever, this insight will shift the way you think about performance and success in a rapidly changing world. Let's redefine what it takes to win—today.