One Percent Better

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Ep. 104: The W.I.L.T. Journal Sep 15, 2019

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Today I share a tool destined to help you get 1% better every day.

In a few weeks I will release my conversation with 2008 NBA World Champion Kevin Eastman, but today I share a tool that he says changed his life. The W.I.L.T. journal.

I now use it.

My students now use it.

Will you give it a try?

It will help you get 1% better every day; that's a promise.

Let me know what you write down this week.

As always, thanks for listening.

--JF

Ep. 103: 1% Better Word of Mouth Sep 08, 2019

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My guest today calls remarkable word of mouth marketing, a talk trigger. He's Daniel Lemin, and he and his co-author Jay Baer have studied the concept so deeply that they wrote on book on it. You can find it here.

In our conversation we discuss how business owners can be intentional about the art and science of word of mouth marketing. I hope this conversation can be a valuable resource for business owners, employees, and educators looking to be remarkable.

As always, thanks for listening!

--JF

Ep. 102: Get in the Arena Sep 01, 2019

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This week's episode celebrates the words of Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1910 he delivered a speech that included these now immortal words:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Each section of these 140 words rewards close reading. Let's do that today.

As always, thanks for listening!

--JF

Ep. 101: Transform your Environment w/ Jon Gordon Aug 25, 2019

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My guest today is Jon Gordon.

Jon is the author of 18 books including multiple best-sellers: The Energy Bus, The Carpenter, Training Camp, You Win in the Locker Room First, The Power of Positive Leadership and The Power of a Positive Team. His latest book is The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change.

Today we talk about his newest book, The Coffee Bean.

We open our conversation talking about ideas and giving credit to the originators. We go on to discuss:

Active listening
Idea generation
His book writing process
The book Jon has been holding back writing for 10 years
Whether he would ever run for office

and much more!

Find out more about Jon at his website.

As always, thanks for listening!

--JF

Episode 101 Coming Soon! Aug 05, 2019

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Thank you for listening to and sharing One Percent Better.

Every Sunday since July 1, 2017, I have been proud to deliver a brand new episode.

Time for a very short breather.

I am taking heed from several of my guests and taking a brief Summer Vacation to spend time with the family.

Not to worry, Episode 101 will be back better than ever on Sunday August 25th.

In the meantime, may I suggest a re-listen to Episode 9 with Hostage negotiator Chris Voss, or Episode 30 with Dan Pink.

I am off to the beach.

--JF

Ep. 100: 100 Episodes of 1% Better Jul 28, 2019

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This week I am proud to present Episode 100.

I look back on all that I have learned with a smile.

I hope you do too.

Here's to the past, the present, and the future of getting 1% better.

Thank you for listening and learning with me!

--JF

*Additional music this week courtesy of

"Immersed" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 99: 1% Better Plant Love w/ Summer Rayne Oakes Jul 21, 2019

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This week I share a conversation as far outside of my areas of expertise as I have ever gone. I speak to author, speaker, and YouTube superstar, Summer Rayne Oakes, about plants.

She owns 1,000 in her Brooklyn Apartment. I own zero in my Brookfield home. And yet we connect on multiple levels as it becomes obvious that we were talking about much more than plants.

This is a conversation about:

nature
mindfulness
organization
shame and pride
beginner's mind
how to get 1% better when you are already an expert
getting outside of one's comfort zone

and more.

Pick up a copy of Summer's book HERE.

As always, thanks for listening.

Episode 100 is next week!

--JF

Ep. 98: 1% Better Summer Musings Jul 14, 2019

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This week I breathe in the restorative power of summer and exhale four things on my mind.

Dive into:

My Interview for The American Baseball Coaches Association
A book recommendation written by an upcoming guest
Why it's not okay to say "stick to sports" or "stay in your lane."
Should interviewees get the questions ahead of time?

I would love your feedback.

As always, thank you for listening!

--JF

Ep. 97: 1% Better Mental Models w/ Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCann Jun 30, 2019

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This week I share my conversation with authors Lauren McCann and Gabriel Weinberg.

Of every book I have read since I began the podcast, Superthinking is the one I most want to infuse into my classroom for my students. It's an incredible resource that can help us all clean up our thinking and decision making. It's dense in all the best ways and yet you can dip in and dip out whenever the mood strikes you. In short, this is an evergreen book that needs to find a spot on your shelf.

Find out even more about what Gabriel is up to at DuckDuckGo.

As always, thank you for listening!

--JF

Ep. 95: 1% Better in Teacherland w/ Aaron Pribble Jun 16, 2019

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I'll never be able to feature every teacher in America who is out there doing life-changing work with our children, but I am thrilled every time I get to.

Today I share my conversation with author and teacher Aaron Pribble.

In the Northeast, this conversation releases in the last week of the school year. For many, it's summer vacation. I hope it serves as validation, rejuvenation, and inspiration for all the parents, teachers, and coaches out there trying to get 1% better.

Pick up a copy of Aaron's book Teacherland.

As always, thank you for listening!

--JF

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