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If You Think You're Self-Aware You're NOT with Allison Brenner | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 134

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/fan_mail/new] The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 134 Guesting Allison Brenner She left therapy after a patient on the child unit took their own life. That moment sent her on a 25-year journey into the science of why people can't see themselves clearly, and what it actually costs them. Allison Brenner is an IO psychology consultant, certified professional coach (PCC), and founder of InnerVue, a 360-degree anonymous feedback platform built to give everyone access to what only Fortune 500 executives used to get. Research shows 95% of people believe they are self-aware. The real number is closer to 10%. This conversation is about that gap, and what to do about it. We go deep on why self-criticism is not the same as self-awareness and is actually keeping you stuck, why the people around you already know what's in your way and nobody's telling you, what senior leaders consistently get wrong about their own impact, and why insight without action is one of the most dangerous illusions a high achiever can hold. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right but the results still aren't there, this one's for you. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Introduction 0:10 — Why Self-Awareness Has Never Mattered More 3:08 — The Psychiatric Hospital That Changed Her Career 8:04 — What Senior Leaders Get Wrong About Their Own Impact 11:04 — Curiosity: The Foundation of All Growth 13:43 — The Leadership Paradox: Why Caring What Others Think Actually Matters 18:16 — How to Find What You Actually Want and Value 20:23 — Building Introspection as a Skill 25:49 — Why She Built InnerVue 27:55 — Insight Without Action Is an Illusion 32:25 — She Had This Idea in 2007. Why Did She Wait? 35:14 — What Happens When the Rater Learns About Themselves 40:52 — Identity Continuity and Happiness 43:22 — Self-Criticism vs. Self-Awareness: The Distinction That Changes Everything 47:33 — Gratitude Gives Ambition Direction and Meaning 51:37 — One Action to Take Today 🔗 GUEST LINKS Allison K. Brenner Website: yourinnervue.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/allisonbrenner 💬 When did you last ask someone how you actually come across?  Drop your honest answer below. 👇 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support] ☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot: → https://magicmind.com/wagoner20 Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.

Why the Most Productive People Work Less (Not More) with Joe O'Connor | 133

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/fan_mail/new] Joe O'Connor pioneered the global 4-day work week movement. He's coached governments, Fortune 500s, and pilot programs across three continents. But in this conversation, he says something every founder, employee, and student needs to hear: the way we're thinking about AI in the workplace is broken, and most people are about to sleepwalk into the same mistake we made with digitalization 30 years ago. We go deep on why 65% of knowledge workers say responding to messages matters more than their actual top priorities, the productivity gap that's quietly redistributing trillions of dollars, why "work life integration" is a trap, and the one shift every ambitious person needs to make before the next wave of AI hits. If you've ever felt like you're working harder than ever and somehow falling further behind, this one's for you. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Introduction 00:40 — Why the 5-Day Work Week Was Built for a World That No Longer Exists 07:03 — Parkinson's Law and Why You're Wasting Your Best Hours 12:21 — The Atlassian Study That Should Terrify Every Founder (65%) 19:45 — The Cost of Always Being Available (For Founders Especially) 22:14 — Work Like a Lion, Not a Cow 22:40 — Jack's France Story: When Your Body Forces You to Stop 31:10 — Why 23 Minutes Is Killing Your Best Work 35:34 — How AI Could Bring Human Connection Back (The Customer Service Reframe) 38:55 — The Productivity-Wages Gap Nobody Talks About 41:52 — The Two Paths AI Will Take Us Down (One of Them Is Bad) 48:00 — What Universities Got Right (And Where They're Failing You) 51:58 — Give Every Hour a Mission 53:18 — The Two Skills That Will Matter Most in the Age of AI 55:18 — What Joe Is Grateful For 🔗 GUEST LINKS Joe O'Connor Work Time Revolution: worktimerevolution.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joseph-l-o-connor Book: Do More in Four (Harvard Business Review Press, January 2026) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support] ☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot: → https://magicmind.com/wagoner20 Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.

NYT Bestselling Coach: Why "Winning" Is Destroying You - Jim Murphy | 132

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/fan_mail/new] Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals. According to Jim Murphy, he only deserves 2% of the credit. In this episode, the mental coach behind world #1s, Olympic gold medalists, and Super Bowl champions, the author whose book AJ Brown was reading on the Eagles sideline (sending it from #523,000 on Amazon to #1 overnight and to #1 on the New York Times list) breaks down why self-centeredness is the root of all fear, why "winning" is a word he refuses to use, and why the path to extraordinary performance and the path to deep fulfillment are the exact same road. We go deep on the 5 questions that reveal whether fear is running your life, the language pattern that keeps anxiety locked in place, why Aaron Judge struggles in the playoffs while Bryce Harper turns it on, and the moment a stranger told Jim he'd never actually been present, after he'd spent $90,000 and 5 years in the desert writing a book about presence. If you've ever felt like you're chasing something you can't catch, this one's for you. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — Introduction 1:13 — Why Self-Centeredness Is the Root of All Fear 5:50 — The Hidden Trap Inside Every Big Desire 9:27 — Beliefs Are What's Running Your Life 14:28 — Why He Refuses to Say "Winning" or "Losing" 16:40 — Master the Ego: Unembarrassable, Unoffendable, Unirritable 19:33 — The Ego Isn't Defending You to Others (It's Defending You to Yourself) 22:27 — 5 Questions That Reveal If Fear Is Running Your Life 25:30 — The PALMS Trap That's Holding You Back 26:35 — Inside the Cubs Clubhouse: How the Hierarchy Works in 3 Seconds 29:36 — Sean McVay's "Urgent Joy" and the Duality of Gratitude and Ambition 30:21 — How Extraordinary Performance and Deep Fulfillment Became the Same Path 34:30 — $90,000 in Debt and the Stranger Who Saw Right Through Him 39:09 — Why Michael Phelps Only Deserves 2% of the Credit (This Changes Everything) 46:46 — The Language Pattern Keeping You Anxious 50:37 — Why Aaron Judge Freezes and Bryce Harper Doesn't 55:08 — Where to Find Jim's Work 📖 Get Jim's new book, The Best Possible Life: [INSERT AMAZON LINK] 📖 Inner Excellence: https://www.amazon.com/INNER-EXCELLENCE-Extraordinary-Performance-Possible/dp/1734654805 🌐 Jim's website: https://innerexcellence.com Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support] ☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot: → https://magicmind.com/wagoner20 Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.

You Know How to Change. That's Why You Haven't | Ep. 131

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/fan_mail/new] You know exactly what to do. You have the reels, the podcasts, the frameworks, the morning routines. And you're still in the same place you were six months ago. In this solo episode, I break down the knowing-doing gap, why the information age isn't accelerating your growth but widening the distance between who you are and who you want to be, and the three things that actually move someone from permanently motivated to genuinely transformed. I also share a line from Sapiens that will reframe every anxious, overwhelmed feeling you've had this year in about thirty seconds. We go deep on why committing to one voice beats consuming a thousand, why your relationship with yourself is the relationship that determines every other one, why gratitude isn't a feeling you wait for but the specific practice that breaks your attachment to outcomes, and why the question you're asking yourself right now might be the only real thing standing between you and the life you want. If you've ever felt like you know the answers but can't seem to live them, this one is for you. ⏱️ Chapters:  0:00 — The Gap Nobody Talks About (Introduction)  1:30 — Why More Information Is Making Things Worse  2:32 — I Was Stuck Too (The $3K/Month Turning Point)  3:00 — Commitment: The Decision That Changes Everything  5:13 — The Real Reason You Don't Know What You Want  6:00 — Half-Ass Time: Your Broken Relationship With Yourself  8:07 — Gratitude Isn't a Feeling. It's a Practice.  10:16 — The Arrival Fallacy (Stop Chasing the Ball and Chain)  11:00 — Your Brain Was Built for 250 People (The Sapiens Insight)  13:08 — Ask Better Questions. Get a Better Life.  14:45 — Two Coaching Spots Open 🔗 Work with Jack:  ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com [jackcwagoner@gmail.com]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support] ☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot: → https://magicmind.com/wagoner20 Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.

He Sat on a Bucket and Cried. Then Got an Offer - Jim Britt | 130

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/fan_mail/new] The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 130 with Jim Britt Most people think motivation creates change. The man who coached Tony Robbins in his first years as a speaker says it doesn't. Jim Britt picked cotton at six years old, dropped out of high school, made one sale in 3,650 attempts, and stood in his kitchen with 15 cents, an eviction notice, and no way to feed his family. What happened next turned him into a millionaire in 12 months and launched a 50-year career transforming nearly 2 million lives. This is the most cinematic origin story I've ever heard on this show. We go deep on why Jim walked three miles in 100-degree heat carrying a bucket of carpet shampoo and what was waiting for him when he arrived, why he believes we don't attract things but create them, where fear actually comes from (his answer will surprise you), and what his 10-year-old son's cookie business reveals about the beliefs holding you back. If you've ever felt stuck and wondered whether the problem is outside you or inside you, this one's for you. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00  — Introduction 01:19  — Picking Cotton at Six: "Hard Work Won't Get You There" 03:38  — The Gas Station, the Factory, and 457% Efficiency 07:54  — 3,650 Rejections and One Sale 08:52  — The Bucket Walk (This Changes Everything) 11:16  — The Builder's Offer That Changed His Life 15:46  — He Built It in 8 Months. Everyone Said 14. 17:10  — 15 Cents to Millionaire in 12 Months 19:37  — Why He Believes the Law of Attraction Is Wrong 24:36  — "Resourceful" Means Full of Love 30:07  — Where Fear Actually Comes From (This Will Surprise You) 33:05  — The First 6 Years That Program Your Entire Life 37:59 — Why Motivation Is Like a Warm Bath 49:31  — His 10-Year-Old's Cookie Empire 54:51  — "I Thought They Didn't Want a Cookie" 1:04:22  — The Legacy Jim Wants to Leave Behind 1:07:42  🔗 More from Jim Britt:  ► Website: https://jimbritt.com [https://jimbritt.com]  ► Coaching: https://jimbrittcoaching.com [https://jimbrittcoaching.com]  ► Book, Cracking The Rich Code Vol. 20: https://us.amazon.com/Cracking-Rich-Code-Jim-Britt-ebook/dp/B0DX7H7CH4 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support] ☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot: → https://magicmind.com/wagoner20 Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription. 🧠 More from Jack: ► Website: https://jackwagoner.co ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ ► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner ⸻ 🎙️ About Jack: I moved to France alone at 16, started my first business at 17, and launched this podcast because I kept meeting people who had the answers to questions I didn't even know I was asking.  My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. Stay grateful, stay hungry.