Never Stop Getting Better

By John PerryEducation

Never Stop Getting Better episodes

January 22 Episode 275: The Standard Is the Separator: Lessons on Performance & Discipline with Colin Jonov
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
Colin Jonov Email: [email protected] Instagram: @colkyjonov10
Website: https://www.athleticfortitude.com
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-playbook-with-colin-jonov/id1719619849
Colin Jonov is a performance coach, speaker, and leadership mentor who works with athletes, coaches, and high-performing professionals to build sustainable excellence through discipline, consistency, and elite daily standards. Known for his practical, no-nonsense approach, Colin helps individuals close the gap between intention and execution by mastering habits, routines, and mental toughness. His work emphasizes doing the ordinary things uncommonly well—and doing them every day.
Colin Jonov has spent years studying and coaching the habits that separate good from elite. As a trusted voice in performance and leadership development, he challenges people to raise their personal standard, eliminate excuses, and embrace the daily work required for long-term success. Colin’s message resonates with competitors and leaders who understand that excellence is not an event—it’s a lifestyle.
49 min
January 19 Episode 274: Monday Mojo: Love Is Not Soft
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
This episode brought to you by Lance Pedersen.
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6 min
January 15 Episode 273: From Banker to Community Builder: Pamela Yancy on Leading with Heart
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
In this episode of Never Stop Getting Better, I sit down with Pamela Yancy, President & CEO of the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau.
After nearly 35 years in banking, Pam made a bold career pivot—stepping into a role that allows her to serve the community she’s loved for decades in an even bigger way. We talk leadership, relationships, career reinvention, and what it really takes to help a community thrive.
Pam’s story is proof that leadership isn’t about titles or résumés—it’s about people, purpose, and showing up consistently. If you care about servant leadership, community impact, or navigating a career transition with courage, this conversation will hit home.
Pamela Yancy Email: [email protected]
www.explorebranson.com www.bransonchamber.com
Pamela Yancy is the President and CEO of the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau, leading one of Missouri’s largest chambers with over 860 members and a region welcoming more than 10 million visitors annually.
Prior to joining the Chamber in December 2023, Pam spent nearly 35 years in the banking industry, rising from branch management to Community Bank President at Arvest Bank in Branson. Despite not having a college degree, she built her career through grit, relationships, and a deep desire to help people succeed.
Pam has long been a trusted community leader, serving on boards including Tri-Lakes United Way, Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks, the City of Branson Finance Committee, Taney County Partnership, Cox Branson Medical Center, and the Branson Chamber itself.
Known for her warmth, wisdom, and people-first leadership style, Pam believes you’ll always find time for what matters—and she’s committed to helping Branson continue to be a great place to live, work, and visit.
1 hr 2 min
January 12 Episode 272: Monday Mojo: The Jimi Hendrix Effect
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
This episode was brought to you by my good friend John Weaver.
Email: [email protected]
Podcast: The Culture Classroom
10 min
January 08 Episode 271: From Success to Significance: Doug Pitt on Business, Service, and Making a Difference
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
Doug Pitt, pittttechnology.com, dougpitt.org, caretolearn.org, pittdevgroup.com, dougpittscontruction.com
Doug Pitt is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and global humanitarian based in Springfield, Missouri. He is the founder of Care to Learn, a nonprofit that has funded more than 4 million health, hunger, and hygiene needs for children across Missouri.
Doug is also the co-owner of Pitt Technology Group and Pitt Development Group, leading ventures in technology services and medical real estate development. In 2010, he was appointed the first-ever Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania, where he continues to work with NGOs, businesses, and faith-based organizations to expand access to clean water, education, and economic opportunity throughout East Africa.
An avid mountain biker and outdoor advocate, Doug famously became the first American to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and descend it by mountain bike—raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for clean water initiatives. Above all, Doug is a servant leader, husband, and father who believes true success is measured by the lives we impact and the good we leave behind.
48 min
January 05 Episode 269: Monday Mojo: The Prison That Set Him Free
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
The Prison That Set Him Free
Alexander Solzhenitsyn didn’t walk into prison as a man of faith. He walked in proud, confident, and certain—certain that progress, power, and prosperity were the ultimate goals of life. A decorated Soviet officer, he believed the system, trusted ideology, and assumed success would always be earned by intellect and effort. Then one letter—one private criticism of Stalin—changed everything. He was arrested, stripped of rank, and sent to the Gulag. Cold. Hunger. Disease. Silence. Men reduced to numbers. Hope reduced to a rumor. Prison took everything from him—except the one thing he didn’t know he needed.
Lying on rotting prison straw, broken and humbled, Solzhenitsyn discovered a truth no classroom, medal, or promotion had ever taught him. When comfort was gone and pride was crushed, his soul finally woke up. He saw that prosperity doesn’t mature us—pressure does. Ease doesn’t shape character—suffering does. In the darkest place of his life, faith replaced ideology, humility replaced ego, and meaning replaced ambition. Prison, the very thing meant to destroy him, became the place that saved him. And years later, with clarity and gratitude, he would say:
“I bless you prison for there lying on rotting prison straw I learned the object of life is not prosperity as I had grown up believing but the maturing of the soul.”
Monday Mojo reminder: Sometimes the very thing we curse is the thing God uses to grow us. Don’t waste the hard season. Let it mature your soul.
13 min
January 01 Episode 270: Bringing the Eternal Into the Everyday with Phillip Deas
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
Phillip Deas Email - [email protected]
Website: phillipdeas.com
Church: Northpoint Community Church in Bossier City, LA
Phillip Deas is a leadership coach, international speaker, and former championship-winning athlete who has spent more than 20 years helping individuals unlock their God-given potential in sports, business, and life. A former All-American quarterback and national record holder, Phillip’s athletic journey — marked by both extraordinary success and career-altering injury — shaped his deep understanding of resilience, identity, and purpose.
Today, Phillip coaches CEOs, pastors, sales teams, and high-capacity individuals through his Everyday Champion platform, equipping leaders with the mindset, systems, and faith-based principles needed to thrive in every area of life. He is a John Maxwell Certified Speaker, Trainer, and Coach, and currently serves as Lead Pastor of Northpoint Community Church in Louisiana.
Phillip and his wife Destiny have traveled to more than 25 countries sharing a message of hope, leadership, and transformation. His mission is simple yet powerful: to inspire a championship mindset by bringing the eternal into the everyday.
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1 hr 4 min
December 29, 2025 Episode 268: Monday Mojo: The Stonecutter Principle
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
The Stonecutter Principle
There’s an old story about a stonecutter whose job was to break massive rocks into usable pieces.
Every morning, before the sun was fully up, he’d walk out to the quarry carrying nothing more than a hammer and a chisel. No heavy machinery. No shortcuts. Just his tools and his commitment to the work.
He’d find a huge stone—solid, stubborn, unmoving—and begin.
Swing.
Nothing.
Swing again.
Still nothing.
Ten strikes.
Twenty strikes.
Fifty strikes.
No cracks.
No sound of weakness.
No visible progress.
To anyone watching, it would look pointless.
Like wasted effort.
Like he wasn’t getting anywhere.
But the stonecutter didn’t stop.
He kept swinging.
One hundred strikes later—still nothing.
Then on the 101st swing, the stone split clean in two.
Now here’s the key part of the story.
It wasn’t the 101st strike that broke the stone.
It was every single strike before it.
Each swing weakened the stone just a little—so little you couldn’t see it.
So little it didn’t feel like progress.
But it mattered.
Success Hotline - 973-743-4690, Dr Rob Gilbert
Winning With Words, Zach Brandon, website: winningwithwords.beehiv.com
13 min
December 25, 2025 Episode 267: Inside the Mind of Elite Performers with Zach Brandon
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
Zach Brandon, CMPC
Website: https://www.mvpmindsetconsulting.com/
Newsletter: https://winningwithwords.beehiiv.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-threshold-lab/id1809845911
Twitter: @MVP_Mindset
Zach Brandon is a coach, speaker, and thought leader specializing in mental performance, human behavior, and high-performance development. He currently serves as the Mental Skills Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks, overseeing mental performance services for players and staff across all levels of the organization.
Zach’s work centers on helping individuals and teams build the awareness, focus, and systems required to perform consistently under pressure—while also increasing fulfillment and enjoyment in sport and life. Prior to professional baseball, he worked as a Mental Conditioning Coach at IMG Academy, supporting elite athletes in baseball, basketball, tennis, and track & field, including Olympic and MLB performers.
A former college baseball pitcher, Zach was part of Linfield College’s 2013 National Championship team. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Linfield College and a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Applied Sport Psychology from Cal State Fullerton, where he studied under legendary sport psychologist Dr. Ken Ravizza.
Zach also writes the Winning With Words newsletter and hosts The Threshold Lab, where he explores the principles of attention, perspective, and sustainable excellence through storytelling and practical application.
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1 hr 7 min
December 22, 2025 Episode 266: Monday Mojo: The Two Lumberjacks (Sharpen the Blade)
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
If you have any suggestions, questions, or feedback, don't hesitate to email John Perry at [email protected]. You can also go to the website neverstopgettingbetter.net Cell phone number: 662-582-0804
Join us on this journey of continuous improvement, and let's strive to never stop getting better together!"
Two lumberjacks went to work at the same time.
They left at the same time.
Same forest. Same tools. Same pay.
But every day, one of them disappeared for an hour.
At the end of the month, the one who took the break chopped more wood and earned more money.
Why?
He wasn’t slacking.
He was sharpening his blade.
Leadership isn’t about working harder—it’s about getting better.
Invest in yourself daily. Sharpen your skills. Sharpen your mindset.
You don’t need more hours.
You need a sharper blade.
Never Stop Getting Better.
8 min