IMPROVE THIS! with Jon Strand is a motivational and instructional podcast for salespeople, entrepreneurs, artists, and YOU - especially if you're seeking to pursue living to your fullest potential.
Drop in on live Locke & Ladder "sales" meetings that focus on "how do we become better humans?" Learn from and be inspired by guests who have become extraordinary people.
Jon Strand is an entrepreneur who has built multiple national companies and successful sales organizations. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and helping others tap into their fullest potential.
In this episode we discuss practical ways how you can develop grit.
4 Sept 2023
Got GRIT? (part 1)
What is grit? Where does it come from and how can you develop it? And why is grit critical for personal and professional success in nearly every endeavor?
28 Aug 2023
How Belief Will Make You Successful
Join us as we dive into the different facets of belief. Charting historical, psychological, and the physical importance of what it means "to believe" and how that belief is the foundation to unlocking success.
21 Aug 2023
GET SH!T DONE
Life skill. Are you someone who can get things done?
14 Aug 2023
Guard Your Peace
In the chaos, trials, stress, and pain of life - how do we maintain any sense of peace? This episode tackles some of the hard questions and examines practical steps we can take forward to guarding and enhancing our internal sense of peace and balance.
7 Aug 2023
The Comfort Zone (Don't die with your music in you)
Don't die with your music in you. In this episode we identify the comfort zone and discuss how to apply the principle of Forward Motion from the book The Tools by Phil Stutz and Barry Michaels. We examine real life examples of how we create our own subtle comfort zones. We discuss how to break free by embracing the pain that produces growth.
24 Jul 2023
HAVE FUN!
Are you in the habit of having fun? As children we all valued, prioritized, and were experts at play. As adults, having fun sometimes does not come to us so easy. In this episode we talk about the importance of having fun (even at work) and how we can more consistently add fun into our daily lives.
17 Jul 2023
Be Passionately Curious
DaVinci said of himself, "I am passionately curious." In this episode we explore why this attribute is critical to developing intelligence, health, well being, and success.
10 Jul 2023
Take Care of Each Other
In this Locke & Ladder Monday meeting, Jon Strand discusses the importance of taking care of each other. Why it matters, and what it looks like in the workplace and our daily lives.
3 Jul 2023
DJ GNO
DJ GNO of the Indianapolis Colts, Pacers, and IMS joins Jon Strand for a conversation in studio. Get to know GNO as they discuss his path to becoming one of Indianapolis's most recognizable DJs, overcoming adversity, personal loss, faith, manifesting, sobriety, and his positive outlook on life.
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3 Jul 2023
Become a Better Human
How do we become better humans? In mind, body, and spirit. What is the process like and what are some of the necessary tools to take steps forward.
This episode kicks off a series of tackling these questions and their practical application. Jon Strand discusses some of his own failures as well as steps taken to improve.
26 Jun 2023
THINK WELL: Apply Strategy to Your Life
This episode follows up last week's "think big" - highlighting the importance of thinking well. Thinking well means applying strategy, operating in the present, and identifying obstacles to thinking well. We explore practical tips and tricks to IMPROVE your decision making, your aim, and your ability to think strategically in work and in your life.
19 Jun 2023
Think Big
Just what does it mean to think big and why is it important for you to start exercising this ability? We believe creativity, imagination, and thinking outside the box can unlock worlds of potential both personally and professionally. Join us for another Locke & Ladder Monday meeting where we take a deep dive into Disney's philosophy and guiding principles for imagination, seeing beyond your own experience, and how to add more creativity and bigger thinking into your own life.
12 Jun 2023
Expect Excellence
If you want to have impact in what you do and who you are, then expecting excellence is paramount. This episode examines why excellence is important and what it looks like as a process. It was recorded from the Locke & Ladder sales meeting on the importance of expecting excellence in your life and in your work. We cover the the Greek ideal of "ARETE" - the act living up to your fullest potential. We examine why these principles are critical to your every day life, as well as generating real results and real impact. And most important we go through practical tips on how you can increase personal excellence. Welcome to IMPROVE THIS! We're glad to have you on the journey.
9 Jun 2023
IMPROVE THIS! Trailer
Trailer for the Improve This! Go beyond motivation and inspiration as we dive into the real world stories, principles, and tools for how we can become better humans. Get inside weekly access to Locke & Ladder Monday meetings. And look for longer format episodes featuring the stories and lessons of successful people as they share their journeys with us. Be encourage, be inspired, be challenged - join us as we improve who we are together.
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