Compete Every Day with Jake Thompson | For Leaders Who Refuse to Drift

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The Win You Won't Let Yourself Count

July 13, 2026

Comedian Ali Siddiq sold every ticket that was his to sell — and the room still looked two-thirds empty. In this episode I use his story, and years of being embarrassed of my own small office, to unpack the Borrowed Scoreboard: the trap of grading your real wins against a number that was never yours. If you keep hitting goals and still feel behind, this one names why.Next Steps to Continue Competing:1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn how I can help your leaders &am...

The Five-Year Interview You Don't Know You're In

July 09, 2026

Before Dabo Swinney was the greatest coach in Clemson history, he was the interim nobody expected to keep — a dead man walking with seven games and a job hunt ahead of him. What he didn't know was that his five years of ordinary Tuesdays had been the real interview all along. In this episode, I break down why the ordinary day you're tempted to phone in is the résumé you don't know you're writing.Next Steps to Continue Competing:1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just O...

The Worth You're Renting

July 06, 2026

"I used to work at a sports agency." For years I led with that line — not because I wanted the old job back, but because being a freelance consultant didn't feel like enough to earn the room. This episode is about rented worth: the identity you borrow to cover a present-tense scoreboard that feels too small to justify you, and why the approval you buy that way was never yours to keep.Next Steps to Continue Competing:1. 📈 Make Your Next Event Impactful Beyond Just One Day: Learn ...