Bred To Lead

Ep. 026: Success by Design: Why Success Happens Before the Moment

Bred To Lead

Show Notes

YOU CAN ONLY HAVE WHAT YOU ARE

Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs comes back from his first real vacation in eight years with a lesson from his mentor: you cannot become a millionaire until you are worth a million. Success happens before the moment of opportunity arrives, and life gives you what you have prepared and trained for, not what you wish for.

IN THIS EPISODE • A leader who rehearsed crisis scenarios for years and found the real crisis easier than the ones she imagined • His three part framework: mental simulation, physical practice, and integration • Why generic affirmations fail and visualization has to be specific enough to feel real • Leadership labs and readiness rhythms: recorded practice, real pressure, and specific feedback built into the week

KEY TAKEAWAY Hope is not a strategy. Build your career and your company on the worst happening, and practice for it, so the best is icing on the cake.

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