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Houston is a professional speaker, author, curriculum designer, and kindness advocate who has spoken at over 600 schools, events, conferences, and companies around the world and is passionate about helping people create lives filled with compassion and love. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong to help infuse character, empathy, and connection into education

I had a GREAT and TIMELY conversation with Houston about how kindness can grow your leadership, benefit your business, and just make the world a better place. We also talked about some practical ways to become more kind that are straight outta his new book, Deep Kindness

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https://www.houstonkraft.com/

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This is the longer, audio version of a post I made on Instagram not too long ago..

The week of October 19th, 2020, was a rough one, to say the least

This episode outlines the 5 things that keep me going through hard times. Enjoy!

For the blog version, click here: https://jaredgraybeal.com/2020/10/whatkeepsmefromgivingup/

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On this week's interview, I have Nick Jankel on to discuss "Biotransformational Leadership" and how much psychiatry is involved in being a leader of change. Nick has lectured at Yale & Oxford, he’s done a TedX talk, advised the UK’s Prime Minister and has worked with companies like Nike, Microsoft and Kellogg I really enjoyed this thought-provoking conversation, and I'm sure you will too!

Plus, his accent is really cool

I genuinely had a great time talking with Nick about his leadership theories, and I think you will too! Check the episode out, and make sure to leave a review. Also, share it with a friend!

This week I got to sit down with social innovator, speaker, activist, and humanitarian, Firdaus Kharas, and talk about his new book and how creativity generally makes us better leaders, businesspeople and gives us a higher quality of life

"Entrepreneurship is the single greatest vehicle for self-improvement"

One of the many incredible lines from my conversation with Gym Lord himself, Alex Hormozi.

This dude has so much to offer the world of Business that 1 hour with me didn't do him much justice

We talk about always living with a balanced level of satisfaction and dissatisfaction, what makes an ideal leader and entrepreneur, channeling desire, and how he plans to take Gym Launch and Prestige Labs to the next level 

On this episode, we have Paige Velasquez Budde, CEO of Zilker Media (zilkermedia.com), an Austin-based agency building people-driven brands Paige and I talk hot-topics like how Covid has impacted the work landscape, how she worked her way to the C suite, overcoming self doubt and establishing yourself as a thought-leader

Here are her 5 tips:

1. Own your first impression

2. Conduct an online brand audit of yourself

3. Craft your personal mission statement

4. Involve others in your thought leadership

5. Have a micromedia mindset

Journaling is a lot like exercise – there’s countless benefits and tons of different ways to do it. In this episode, I’ll define journaling, outline 13 proven benefits, and explain how easy it is to get started

You won't be disappointed by invested 12 minutes into this show, and giving journaling a try!

Show notes: jaredgraybeal.com DM me at @jaredaxlgraybeal

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Without "serendipity", we wouldn't have things like YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple, SpaceX, Yelp, Starbucks, Red Bull or PayPal

Long story short - it's a really big deal! The bad news? The new remote workforce might handicap our ability to experience serendipity

Check out this episode to learn what serendipity is, hear some radical examples, and learn how you can experience more serendipity in your life

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We all know meetings are necessary, but most people still don't like having them. That's because we've been doing meetings wrong for a long time

Check out this episode for 3 reasons why we have meetings, the 3 different types, and 6 tips on hosting the perfect meeting!

As a bonus, I review the 5 things we cover in our weekly "Heads Up Meeting" at Superfit Foods on Monday mornings

Linkedin Learning, which is an online educational platform, recently identified creativity as the #1 soft skill needed in 2020.

Check out this episode to learn the 6 reasons creativity is important, and the 5 ways to be more creative!

For show notes, visit jaredgraybeal.com