The Ambitious Generation

Episode 164 of The Ambitious Generation with Jack WagonerRyan Lang spent years in sports radio working with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New York Yankees and ESPN.Then he helped build an 8-figure company in oil and gas.He had the cars, the money and a beautiful family, and he says he hated who he had become.So I asked him about the moment he decided to bet on himself.His answer was the scariest yes of his life: sitting in his car on the brink of divorce, asking himself if he was willing to try. We get into why we're "meaning making machines," how to stand guard at the gate of your mind, why it's state before strategy, the knowing-doing gap, and what he's grateful for after 20 years of marriage. If you look successful on the outside and feel empty on the inside, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 — When did he decide to bet on himself?0:48 — "I had the money. And I hated myself."1:27 — The scariest yes of his life2:49 — "Could I become somebody different?"4:06 — What Kobe taught Alan Stein Jr. about the basics5:43 — How to turn "what if I fail" into "what if I win"7:40 — Stand guard at the gate of your mind9:06 — State before strategy10:20 — The knowing-doing gap11:09 — Why I started this podcast12:28 — What he's grateful for13:33 — 20 years married to a crazy entrepreneur15:05 — Where to find RyanSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏Connect with Ryan:Empire Partners: https://empirepartners.netPath to Mastery podcast: https://www.pathtomasterypod.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lang-b46a545b/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realryanlang/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

Episode 163 of The Ambitious Generation with Jack WagonerDr. Richard Weissbourd is a Harvard psychologist and the faculty director of Making Caring Common.His team just surveyed thousands of Gen Zers about meaning and purpose.And he says achievement that isn't meaningful can corrode your friendships and, eventually, your soul.So I went to his office at Harvard and asked him what happens to a kid who achieves every goal and still doesn't feel like enough.We get into the two kinds of achievement, why your friends start to feel like threats, why not wanting to work 70 hours a week is a healthy instinct, why chasing happiness backfires, what happened when his survey offered people double the salary for a job with less meaning, the AI companion problem, and why nobody teaches us how to love. If you've ever hit a goal and felt nothing, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 — Coming up0:15 — Every goal is just another gate1:22 — Two kinds of achievement2:44 — When achievement corrodes your friendships5:01 — Why your friends start to feel like threats7:09 — Don't get all A's and flunk life8:49 — How individualism makes us lonely10:52 — Is Gen Z lazy, or just healthy?11:49 — Why chasing happiness backfires13:09 — We find meaning in mattering to others16:58 — 79% of Gen Z want work that helps people19:24 — Would you take double the salary for less meaning?20:38 — Money identity vs. meaning identity23:38 — AI and disappearing entry-level jobs24:51 — Why young people are so lonely28:35 — The AI companion problem29:56 — What replaces religion?35:38 — Why nobody teaches us how to love39:24 — How do you know you're in love?42:51 — What young people should know about loveSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏Connect with Richard:Making Caring Common: https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/Harvard faculty page: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/richard-weissbourdGen Z Wants to Do Good (the Gallup study): https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/gallup-gen-z-wants-to-do-goodTurning the Tide in 2026: https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/s/Turning-the-Tide-2026-Making-Caring-Common-lejm.pdf📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Ambitious Generation with Jack WagonerEpisode 162Ryan Cass thought 100 miles was as far as his body and mind could go. Then he ran 150. Then he ran across the entire state of South Carolina. In December he's going for 200 miles, to raise money for families fighting cancer.So I asked him what's actually going on in his head at mile 30.His answer goes way past running. We get into the voices that show up when you want to quit, why tying your effort to something bigger than you is what gets you through, the woman with stage 4 cancer who put his blistered feet in perspective, the one question he asks himself to stay honest, and the promise he made at six years old, the night he answered the door to the police. If you think you've already hit your limit, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 — Meeting in person for the first time1:20 — "Who am I being right now?"2:30 — What running taught him about his limits3:30 — From 100 miles to 150 to across South Carolina4:50 — Training for 200 miles for families fighting cancer5:35 — What your mind does at mile 307:50 — Would you trade your problems?8:45 — The stage 4 cancer story10:25 — Every problem is an opportunity13:10 — The promise he made at 6 years old15:05 — Why his dad is now one of his best friends16:05 — Where to find RyanSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏Connect with Ryan:Win Today podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...LinkedIn:   / ryanacass  Website: https://ryancass.comUnshakeable Discipline: https://www.unshakeablediscipline.com/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQ...🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram:   / jack_wagoner_  📺 Watch on YouTube:    / @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.

The Ambitious Generation with Jack Wagoner Episode 161

Owen Fitzpatrick has spent close to thirty years studying how belief forms, in boardrooms at Google and Coca-Cola, in Olympic training camps, and in NorthKorea, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. He has coached billionaires and world-class athletes.

When I asked him what separates them, he did not say ambition. He said ambition is not the variable. What the elite have is ambition that holds its shape across years.

He also said something I had not heard anyone say out loud: a lot of the best performers in the world are running on pain.

00:12 What is the voice inside my head

02:18 Where the inner dictator comes from

05:18 Am I my inner voice, or separate from it

08:01 Your brain is a double agent

11:26 Beliefs are functional, not factual

14:49 Hangry, depression, and why feelings feel like facts

16:59 Your brain runs an echo chamber

19:29 How to actually get out of it

25:06 The incentive to question what you already believe

28:58 Picking a school with your gut, justifying it later

31:04 The three gates: feeling, identity, logic

36:17 Rigging your own pros and cons list

41:02 What billionaires and Olympians have in their heads

45:50 Ambition is not the variable

49:01 Procrastinating presence

49:50 Inner Propaganda

Owen Fitzpatrick Links: Inner Propaganda Book: https://innerpropaganda.com/

Website: owenfitzpatrick.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/owenfitzp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/owenf23/?hl=en📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Ambitious Generation with Jack Wagoner Episode 160 with Trey Roth, founder of Yaystack

Most people treat optimism like a personality trait you either got or you didn't. Trey Roth treats it like a decision with a cost attached. He's the founder and CEO of Yaystack, a platinum-selling songwriter and music producer, and a father of four who spent a decade being told his company was a failure before anyone called it anything else.

In this conversation he does something almost nobody does: he admits that pessimists are right more often, and then explains exactly why he refuses to be one.

We go deep on the line he's used for years to catch his own blessings before they pass, why he gets visibly excited when something goes wrong, the identity sentence a 15-year-old handed him at lunch that he couldn't stop repeating, and the difference between faith and fear that comes down to one word: action.

If you've ever been right about something going badly and realized that being right didn't help you at all, this one's for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 The question that started it

00:26 "Dad, this is one of those moments"

01:26 The line he uses to catch his own blessings

03:17 The thing on the side of your head

04:12 A bench on the Cape and my mom's hand

05:37 What a 15-year-old said after her first time on stage

07:10 "You get so much wrong on the way to getting it all right"

10:36 Why he gets excited when something goes wrong

12:38 You can be a pessimist and be right more often

Connect with Trey Roth:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treyroth/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treyroth/Yaystack: https://www.yaystack.co/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Ambitious Generation with Jack Wagoner Episode 159I researched Evan Carmichael for two days before this conversation. What I didn't plan for was walking in with the age parallel, him at 19, me at 19 now, and having him turn the interview around on me. This one isn't really about him. It's about the question I've been avoiding answering myself.We get into:0:00 — Cold open
2:16 — The pinnacle of his life happened at the exact age I am right now
4:11 — "Universities train you to get a job, basically"
11:47 — "I never get asked what university I went to. People care, zero."
13:36 — He challenges me to challenge him back, live
16:37 — "So what am I actually building this for?"
23:22 — How he met his wife, and the 90-day, 23-city tour that nearly broke them both
24:27 — He broke his neck mid-tour and finished the tour anyway
38:04 — The year everything actually changed for him: marriage, and getting a coach
45:10 — What ownership really means, and why belief comes first
48:36 — His Big Y, Little Y framework for surviving ambition without losing gratitude
53:35 — The insecurity he still carries about not hitting 1,000 followers
56:37 — "Ask the questions you most need to hear," and why that changed how I interviewIf you've ever wondered whether the safe path is quietly costing you the real one, this one's for you.🔗 Evan's LinksWebsite: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/homepageYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmkpoEqg1sOMGEiIysP8TwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarmichael/?isSelfProfile=false📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 158

Guesting Suneet Bhatt, Author of Making Sense of Purpose

Suneet Bhatt has spent twenty five years helping people answer one question: why am I here. He teaches purpose at Rutgers, he wrote the USA Today Bestselling book Making Sense of Purpose, and he has had the conversation thousands of times.

So I asked him something nobody has asked him before. Not what a person with purpose does. What they never do.He stopped. He said he had never been asked that. Then he gave an answer that reframed the entire conversation: people with purpose do not carry guilt.

This one is about what you are holding that is keeping you stuck.

0:00 — The three things every definition of purpose agrees on0:56 — "Who is a person with purpose?"2:22 — The question he has never been asked3:13 — Why people with purpose refuse to carry guilt3:35 — Community, religion, and the third arrow4:44 — Rock bottom, and the two immigrant parents who said no5:36 — Four years, two years, one year6:26 — "It was never about the job. It was the work."6:35 — He had everything and opened with "I don't know why I'm here"8:33 — Shopping for purpose while you're starving9:59 — Satiated is not sustained11:48 — The 700% problem12:41 — Why ikigai starts on step two14:37 — Happiness is a precursor, not a result16:36 — Be grateful on purpose18:11 — Where to find Suneet

🔗 Suneet's Links:

Book: makingsenseofpurpose.com

Website: myauthenticstory.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/suneetbhatt/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 157 with Michael McLeodMichael McLeod thinks nobody should own a phone before 18. Not 16, not 14. Eighteen, the same way we handle alcohol and driving.He has worked with kids and teens since 2005 and watched valedictorians, athletes, and artists lose interest in everything inside a year of getting one. He also thinks history will look back on the last fifteen years of school and call it the great mistake.Later in the conversation he explains why employers are already skipping people in their early twenties, and what it has to do with a skill nobody ever taught you.I was in the first class handed a Chromebook in elementary school. So this one was personal.Michael's links:Website: https://www.grownowadhd.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grownowadhd/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grownowadhd📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.1898/5000

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 156Nicholas Epley studies why people struggle to connect for a living. He says the reason isn't what you're saying, it's what you're assuming before you even open your mouth.We go deep on why pessimism about how people will respond to you becomes self-fulfilling, the commuter train study that disproves what busy people assume about "wasted" time, and why connection outweighs income for daily happiness by seven times over.If connection has felt harder than it should lately, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Are You Coming Across as Creepy?01:19 — Why We're Wired to Avoid What Helps Us02:59 — Socially Pessimistic (And Why That's Dangerous)05:55 — Connection Is a Series of Choices, Not a Feeling18:11 — Why "Being Articulate" Matters Less Than You Think20:11 — How to Not Come Across as Creepy22:49 — The "New York Moment" (Single-Serve Friendships)39:06 — Frequency Beats Duration in Every Relationship40:02 — Even Epley Gets This Wrong at Home43:18 — The Commute Study That Breaks the Productivity Myth45:49 — The 7x Gap Between Money and Connection🔗 NICK'S LINKSWebsite: https://www.nicholasepley.com/Book: A Little More Social — nicholasepley.com/booksLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nicholas-epley📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 155He runs a company with 250 people. Every Monday morning he plans his workouts and his family time before he plans a single hour of work. Ken Rusk started digging ditches at 15 through a hole in his high school fence, opened franchises across the Midwest before he was 23, and built his own company from six employees to 250. He has never worn the 80 hour week as a badge of honor, and he explains exactly why the people who do end up with the least to show for it.We go deep on the two mentors who taught him what a good life looks like, the object on his kitchen counter that keeps him grateful without any effort, the reason letting go of control is the only way to actually get control, and the specific question you can ask a stranger tomorrow that tells you exactly what business your town needs.If you have ever felt like you are winning at work and losing everywhere else, this one is for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — He Made It To The Peak. Now He Wants Your Hand.0:45 — You Can Increase Your Surface Area For Luck1:23 — A Hole In The Fence And A Summer Digging Ditches2:22 — At 18 He Turned Down College For Somebody Else's Dime3:48 — "I Earned Mine, So You Go Find Yours"5:19 — Where A Kid With No Money Actually Starts6:09 — Go Ask The Guy At The Contractor Counter6:42 — Why The Product Doesn't Matter (The Structure Does)10:59 — The Buckets You Have To Fill Equally11:46 — He Who Dies With The Best Memories Wins13:05 — The Badge Of Honor That's Costing You Everything15:00 — Get In The Helicopter🔗 GUEST LINKSKen RuskWebsite: kenrusk.comBook: Blue-Collar Cash: https://www.amazon.com/dp/006298960X?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenruskofficial/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-rusk-2656a7175/📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 154 

Two years ago I sent 200 cold emails and got zero replies. This week I turned down offers from two of the biggest podcast networks in the world.

The distance between those two things is 150 conversations with founders, psychologists, behavioral researchers, and authors. I went in looking for tactics. I came out with six rules, and they are the only six I still follow.

One of them I fought for a long time. Alex Hormozi says confidence is a stack of evidence that you are who you say you are. After 150 interviews I think the order runs the other way, and the day I acted like it, I drove to Toronto with a negative bank balance to record two episodes I could not afford.

If you are waiting for something to arrive before you move, start with rule five.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — The only six that survived

00:21 — Rule 1: Volume beats talent, always

02:09 — Why consistency was the wrong goal

06:53 — Rule 2: Embarrassment is the cost of entry

08:20 — 200 emails, zero replies

09:58 — Rule 3: Attention is the real currency

11:28 — The people one level below guard everything

13:14 — Rule 4: Gratitude has to be earned

13:56 — Anyone can be grateful on a sunny day

16:31 — Rule 5: Bet on yourself when the evidence says stop

16:40 — Where Hormozi has the order backwards

17:47 — Negative money and a drive to Toronto

20:13 — Breaking the terror barrier

22:36 — Rule 6: Have faith the dots connect

25:23 — Ask what if now, or ask it later

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:

→ https://yourinnervue.com

Use code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.

🧠 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

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🎙️ 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 153 Guesting Alex Wieckowski, known online as Alex & Books  @AlexandBooks  Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators.Alex Wieckowski has read over 750 books and built an audience of more than a millionpeople teaching other people how to read. So I asked him the question everyone isquietly asking right now: why not just let AI summarize it?His answer was not what I expected. He did not tell me to read more out of discipline.He told me the shortcut is slower. That reading at normal speed is the fastest way toactually get a book, that speed reading costs you more than it saves, and that theperson who benefits most from a summary is the person who writes it, not the personwho reads it.Then he told me about the 100 days he spent reading one book summary every morning,and what he had left at the end of it.If you have been reading less and feeling worse about it, this is the conversation thatmakes the case on your terms, not on guilt.Recorded live at BookThinkers Live 2026.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — The only legitimate shortcut left0:38 — "Why can't I just have AI summarize it?"1:30 — Information only moves one direction2:17 — 100 summaries in 100 days, and what was left3:03 — Why reading slower gets you there faster3:39 — Four years of experience, or four months repeated4:37 — What writing a book does to how you read one5:57 — What James Clear told him about the first 30 pages6:35 — What people are actually buying when they buy a book9:33 — The professor, the Carnegie book, and the shy kid10:41 — Hobby, side hustle, part-time, full-time11:38 — Read to live, do not live to read12:01 — The Englishman in the desert12:29 — Finishing the book is the halfway point12:53 — The famous book he is embarrassed he has not read13:44 — 75 books a year and the two windows that make it work14:42 — Long form attention is built, not born16:18 — The 8 month rule I set for my first business16:58 — Book a reading meeting🔗 GUEST LINKSAlex Wieckowski (Alex & Books)Website: alexandbooks.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandbooks_/X: https://x.com/AlexAndBooks_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/alexandbooksBook: Learn To Love Reading 📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 152 Richard Moore spent 23 years in sales before anyone knew his name. Ten years in the City of London, standing up, cold calling 100 businesses a day, not allowed to sit down. In this conversation he breaks down the thing nobody explains to you: how you manufacture leverage when you have zero proof, zero network, and zero reason for anyone to say yes. He also names the exact reason most people quit in the first five years, and why the long game is actually the short game.If you are building something before anyone believes in you, this one is for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Building something before anyone believes in you01:06 The customer is not stupid, and what to do about it02:29 Everybody has leverage. Most people can't name theirs04:02 The dark years, and why Hala Taha had to live through them04:38 The adjacent person: how one yes becomes three05:37 Jack sent 200 DMs before a single yes06:43 The thing you cannot teach anyone07:21 Why 99% of businesses are dead in ten years07:48 Boiler room: 100 dials a day, standing up, for 18 months10:34 How to jump the queue without cheating12:01 Association bias, and why the Gary Vee photo stopped working13:21 The sentence that got him past the receptionist14:03 He found a man with 26,000 followers on purpose19:00 Before we are our job title, we are humans first21:13 Five real conversations a day beats five hundred likes21:46 The internal email he never saw that changed his year22:39 The long game is actually the short game25:45 The one thing about human psychology worth knowing27:11 Run through walls: what his boss told him in his 20s28:42 How he got Seth Godin and Adam Grant to reply32:15 P.A.R. and why overthinking keeps you behind the line34:53 You're copying the wrong version of your hero37:14 Broke in London, getting screamed at down the phone37:39 Craft a delusion that the universe is rigged in your favor38:28 The Netflix show he never watched42:41 You think you're a founder. You're a salesperson.45:11 260 live streams. 2,000 questions. Five years.47:34 Grateful and ambitious at the same time50:18 How to compare yourself without destroying yourself52:08 Their parents gave them £200,000. He'd still rather be him.🔗 GUEST LINKSRichard MooreLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjamesmoore/Art of Sell: artofsell.coWebsite: therichardmoore.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.richard.moore/?hl=en📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.🧠 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.

Episode 151 of The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEvan Carmichael has 4.3 million subscribers, more than 8,000 videos, and a list of interviews that reads like a who's who of the last two decades. Ask him who he still wants to talk to and the answer is nobody. He says he wouldn't know what to ask. Twenty seconds later in this conversation he pulls out a camera, unprompted, and records a pitch on behalf of a 19-year-old he met the day before.This one is about access. How people with nothing get in front of people with everything. Evan gives the entire mechanism, the energy, the second ask, the convention center hack nobody uses, the Howard Schultz chase that almost worked, and then he proves it works live on the tape. If you have ever had a name on a list you were too afraid to reach out to, watch this.⏰ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Number 21 in two days0:22 — How do you get people to say yes when you have nothing0:36 — He noticed the ask before he answered it1:31 — The one name on the list1:44 — Rain in France, 17 years old, burnt out2:39 — The question I'd ask if I ever got the room3:52 — "Why don't we make a video for Ed" (live on air)6:57 — The craziest thing he ever did for an introduction7:03 — 4.3M subscribers and nobody he wants to interview8:09 — Howard Schultz, no Instagram, no path in10:10 — The convention center hack nobody uses11:48 — "I'm an introvert"13:03 — The best question always comes after the recording stops14:16 — Ask selfishly15:59 — You will never be Steven Bartlett🔗 GUEST LINKSEvan CarmichaelYouTube: youtube.com/@evancarmichaelWebsite: evancarmichael.comSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot:→ https://magicmind.com/wagoner20Use 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.

Episode 150 of The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerScott Clary hosts a Top 10 business podcast with over 100 million downloads. He's interviewed 700 founders. And he wrote publicly that advice is just other people's trauma dressed up as wisdom. So I asked him how he squares that with running an advice show every single week.His answer changed how I think about content, consumption, and the entire self-improvement industry my generation is drowning in. We go deep on the knowing-doing gap, why smart people fail, how to overcome shiny object syndrome, the real reason your parents don't understand what you're building, and the one reframe every ambitious 20-something needs to hear. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still falling behind, this one is for you.⏱️ Chapters:0:00 — Cold open1:10 — "Advice is just other people's trauma dressed up as wisdom"4:50 — Why podcasts make you feel productive when you're not5:29 — "You feel accomplished without actually accomplishing anything"6:14 — The knowing-doing gap8:21 — "Then I failed" — Scott's own standard13:24 — How to overcome shiny object syndrome13:43 — Focus on one thing for an unreasonable amount of time35:31 — Why your parents don't understand what you're building36:19 — The world their playbook was built for doesn't exist anymore40:20 — You are winning every single day55:31 — Go back to what lit you up as a kid1:03:30 — Disrupt yourself even when you're winning1:05:53 — The friend who tells you your work is stupid1:06:44 — Get comfortable being uncomfortableThe Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 145 guesting  @scottdclary  Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏Connect with Scott:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclary/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdclary/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7erC37gNfA2UExnnx1IkboWebsite: https://www.scottdclary.com/🧠 InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool:→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 149 with John LeeJohn Lee built a property portfolio in London, wrote a bestselling book, and has amassed 6 million followers teaching people how money actually works. He says he was self-made by 27. What he does not usually lead with is how it happened: he sold his car for $15,000, kept $5,000, and handed the other $10,000 to a stranger for two days of his time.We go deep on the tomato test that separates knowledge from wisdom, why everyone can go to the gym but almost nobody has 10% body fat, the badminton lesson that explains why you cannot fix what you cannot see, what he asks to know whether you are actually aligned with the life you are building, and the one trait he says every billionaire he knows shares. If you have ever worked as hard as you know how and watched it go nowhere, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — AI gave everyone the Ferrari. Almost nobody can drive it01:11 — The tomato test (knowledge vs. wisdom, in 30 seconds)02:06 — Everyone can go to the gym. So why doesn't everyone have 10% body fat?03:23 — The paradox keeping most people exactly where they are04:45 — A thousand levers in front of you. Here's where to start07:45 — He sold his car for $15,000. Here's what he did with the money08:36 — OPM: "Find the deal and the money will find you"09:48 — What wealth actually is (and the one question that tells you if you're aligned)10:43 — Why consistency alone will never be enough11:01 — The badminton thumb: you cannot see your own swing12:25 — Don't work to earn. Work to learn14:51 — The trait every billionaire he knows shares (nobody talks about this one)16:02 — Jack on having everything he wanted at 17 and feeling empty17:12 — The purpose triangle🔗 GUEST LINKSJohn LeeWebsite: https://johnlee.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlee888/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_lee_official/Book, Money Unlocked: [AMAZON LINK]💬 Who is the one person who could look at what you're building right now and tell you the thing you can't see? Have you asked them? 👇📩 SPONSORInnerVue - the software that closes your self-awareness gap through anonymous feedback from the people closest to you.→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 assessment plus a complimentary coach-led debrief.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 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.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner Episode 148 with Bob BurgBob Burg co-wrote The Go-Giver, a parable that's sold over a million copiesand reshaped how a generation thinks about success. But before he wrote it,he spent decades noticing something most people miss: the most sustainablysuccessful people he's ever met all had one trait in common, and it isn'tthe one Hollywood taught you to expect.We go deep on why Jack didn't want to be rich for most of his life, theSpider-Man line that taught a generation poor equals honest, who "Pindar"from The Go-Giver is really based on, and what Larry King told Bob in agreen room in the 90s. If you've ever caught yourself hesitating to wantmore, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Why Bob writes parables instead of how-to books02:44 — The real person "Pindar" is based on (it's not who you'd guess)03:37 — Go-getter vs. go-giver vs. "just a go" (the entitled taker)06:38 — Why Jack didn't want to be rich for most of his life10:20 — The Spider-Man line that taught a generation poor equals honest14:26 — The exact point where good becomes great, and most people stop15:40 — What Larry King told Bob in a green room in the 90s21:04 — How to add value with zero dollars in your pocket28:38 — "Nobody buys from you because you have a quota"31:51 — The 1910 book Bob has read 60 times🔗 GUEST LINKSBob BurgWebsite: https://burg.comThe Go-Giver: https://thegogiver.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobburg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realbobburg/💬 What's a belief about money or success you're carrying that you neveractually chose? Where do you think it came from? 👇📩 SPONSORInnerVue - the software that closes your self-awareness gap through anonymous feedback from the people closest to you.→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 assessment plus a complimentary coach-led debrief.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 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.

Amberly Lago was T-boned by an SUV on Ventura Boulevard. Thrown thirty feet. Femoral artery severed. Induced coma. She woke up to doctors telling her they had to amputate. She had a 1% chance to save the leg. She took it. 34 surgeries later, they saved it.

Today she's a USA Today bestselling author, TED speaker, Today Show and Doctors guest, and host of True Grit and Grace.

She wrote 90% of her first book in a spiral notebook. She didn't own a computer. She had no connections in publishing, no social media, and every person who loved her told her she was out of her mind for trying.

She did it anyway.

And in this conversation she walked me through the actual practice that got her through it, starting with the scene almost no other interviewer asks about: the night she sat alone in the hospital, watching the clock, waiting for the nurses to come rip the bandages off a leg held together by steel bars. Three-hour intervals. No sleep. Then she reached for a notepad.

We go deep on gratitude as an actual daily practice, the difference between counsel and opinion (and why the people who love you most usually get this wrong), the elevator moment that got her published, how she landed Muhammad Ali's publicist, and her grandfather's line about the shovel that has stayed with me since the second she said it.

If you're carrying something heavy right now, or building something the people around you don't understand, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Gratitude as medicine, even when you're hungry, angry, lonely, tired01:27 — The motorcycle, the SUV, and looking down at her leg02:55 — 1% chance, and why she took it03:45 — The night she watched the clock, waiting for them to rip the bandages off05:10 — The gratitude practice she still uses every day07:53 — What it actually took to become the author09:01 — Counsel vs opinion: the distinction most people never learn12:07 — The elevator, the publisher, and the leg she "sacrificed"12:33 — How she landed Muhammad Ali's publicist15:45 — Her grandfather's shovel rule for anyone waiting on luck🔗 GUEST LINKSAmberly LagoWebsite: amberlylago.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberlylagomotivation/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberlylago/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1PfuUb5fgT90e29aDKB6nQPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-amberly-lago-show-stories-of-true-grit-and-grace/id1488420537📩 SPONSORInnerVue — the reflection tool I use to think clearly when everything is moving fast.→ yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off Tier 1, plus a complimentary coach-led debrief.📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b🧠 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.

Nat Eliason left a decade of independent building to take his first job in over ten years. He is now running Founder School, a new private high school in New York City that promises every graduate a million dollar business, or the family gets their $600,000 tuition refunded in full. The refund pool is backed by a billionaire's personal capital, not insurance. If the model fails, he writes the check.We go deep on why grades don't matter at Founder School (and why straight-A students are getting rejected), the 80% of entrepreneurial success Nat believes is genetic, the McCarthy line about fathers he can't shake, the real reason Gen Z is starting more companies than any generation before them (it's not money, it's status), and the sentence that made me sit up in my chair: there is no such thing as intrinsic motivation.If you have an ambitious teenager in your life, or if you are one, this one's for you.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Introduction00:17 — The $1M Guarantee (And Why He Might Be Underpromising)04:22 — The Three Kinds Of Pushback He Gets07:58 — Why Straight-A Students Get Rejected21:34 — 80% Of It Is Genetic (Cormac McCarthy's Answer To Parenting)27:36 — The Real Reason Gen Z Is Starting Companies (Not The Money)36:08 — Business School vs. 4,000 Hours At Founder School43:53 — Why Alpha Might Fix Education Before The Government Ever Will54:45 — "There Is No Such Thing As Intrinsic Motivation"1:00:28 — His First Job In Over A Decade (And Why He Took It)1:04:25 — What Every Entrepreneurial Kid Should Do First🔗 GUEST LINKSNat EliasonX: https://x.com/nateliasonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nat_eliason/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateliason/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nateliasonBlog: https://blog.nateliason.com/Founder School: https://founders.school/Website: https://www.nateliason.comThe Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerSubscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏📺 Listen on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6bInnerVue - the software that closes your self-awareness gap through anonymous feedback from the people closest to you.→ https://yourinnervue.comUse code GRATEFUL20 for 20% off a Tier 1 assessment plus a complimentary coach-led debrief.🧠 More from Jack:► Website: https://jackwagoner.co► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/📺 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 don't get to choose what you believe. That's the standard line on confidence, stated as law by the biggest podcast in this space. Markus Kaulius disagrees, and he's got a $170M company to back it up.

I sat down with him right after his daughter closed out a room of authors at Book Thinkers 2026. Markus built Magnum Nutraceuticals from nothing and wrote the USA Today bestseller Play a Bigger Game. He decided he was a confident man before he had a single reason to believe it, then did the work that made it true.

We get into the mentor he chose before that mentor ever knew his name, the filter he uses to decide who's allowed to influence him, and the one rule he swears by for actually becoming who you say you want to be. If you've ever waited for proof before letting yourself believe something about who you are, this one's for you.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

1:54 — Live at Book Thinkers, right after his daughter closed the room
3:02 — Why you have the lowest bar in history to get ahead
8:09 — The mentor who never even learned his name
8:25 — The cake analogy: how to actually choose who mentors you
10:22 — Zero confidence, 120 pounds, and the standard he set before he had one reason to believe it
12:57 — The Rule of Three
14:23 — I tell him about being 17, alone in France, and the emptiest I'd ever been
15:24 — The gratitude line I'm stealing for life

🔗 GUEST LINKS

Markus Kaulius
Website: playabiggergame.com
Instagram: @markuskaulius
Facebook: facebook.com/markus.kaulius
Book: Play a Bigger Game

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The CEO of the largest positivity community on the internet says you're doing gratitude wrong.

I sat down with Kristen Butler at BookThinkers Live. Over 50 million people follow her work, and she'll tell you the gratitude journal on your nightstand is not doing what you think it's doing. Not a list. A somatic practice that regulates your nervous system in three minutes.

We got into the two weeks she spent in bed with black curtains that became the foundation of everything she built after. Toxic positivity vs. the authentic version. And a live moment where she affirmed the Duality of Gratitude and Ambition in her own words.

If you've been journaling three things every morning and wondering why nothing has shifted, this one is for you.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Why writing gratitude out isn't the practice
01:31 — The 3-minute somatic version most people miss
03:18 — Toxic positivity vs. authentic positivity
07:20 — Does gratitude ever become automatic?
08:47 — Two weeks in bed, black curtains, and what changed
09:22 — What Hurricane Helene taught her about the practice
10:14 — The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
12:07 — Why the present moment is where opportunity lives

🔗 GUEST LINKS
Kristen Butler
Website: https://positivekristen.com/about/
Power of Positivity: https://www.powerofpositivity.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivekristen/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/positivekristen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerofpositivity
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Most people ask before they get a yes. The best ask after.

This weekend I recorded 23 podcast interviews in two days at Book Thinkers Live 2026, including Evan Carmichael, Kristen Butler, Marcus Kaulius, and Amberly Lago. I landed the live podcast at 19 because I broke a rule most people never think to break: I asked for more after the person had already said yes.

Nick, the CEO of BookThinkers, invited me to the event for free. Instead of saying thank you and showing up, I asked if I could interview every speaker there. He said yes. Then the real work started. The Amazon disaster the night before. The smashed light at 11pm. The moment mid-weekend when I almost quit. What Marcus told me to do in the auditorium that saved the day. And the moment Evan Carmichael pulled out his phone and filmed a pitch to Ed Mylet on my behalf.

If you've ever wondered why the ask you didn't make is costing you more than the one you did, this one's for you.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 — 23 Interviews In 2 Days
1:12 — The Rule Nobody Teaches You
1:34 — How I Met Nick A Year And A Half Ago
3:15 — The Email That Changed Everything
4:15 — The Idea That Came Under Pressure
4:32 — Asking For More After The Yes
5:33 — Day One: Nine Interviews Blind
6:16 — The Moment I Almost Quit
7:20 — What Marcus Told Me To Do
8:10 — The Night Before Nearly Broke Me
10:08 — What Steve Jobs And Kobe Understood
11:01 — The Guest I Listened To In France Before I Had A Show
11:45 — When Evan Carmichael Pulled Out His Phone For Ed Mylet
12:33 — Why The Top Of The Pyramid Is Full Of Givers
15:04 — The One Thing To Take From This

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🎙️ 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.

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Savio Joseph, Canada's Got Talent finalist, has built his entire career around one idea. The best hypnotist you know is already in your head. The words you say to yourself, the limits you accept before you ever try, the patterns you run without noticing. In this conversation, he walks me through how he sees that loop in other people, the auditions the world never saw before Canada's Got Talent, and what he had to unlearn to stop hypnotizing himself out of the life he wanted. At the end of the episode, he does something on camera that I still cannot explain.

He explains:
◼️ Why the best hypnotist you know is already inside your head
◼️ How your memory invents details that were never there
◼️ The expectation rule that keeps his happiness off the achievement treadmill
◼️ Why every limit you have was set before you ever walked through the door
◼️ The Canada's Got Talent rejections that came before the yes

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — What He Actually Does (Hint: It Is Not Reading Minds)
01:33 — Why Wonder Is The Real Skill, Not The Trick
08:03 — How Mentalists Actually "Read People" (Hint: It Is Prep)
13:00 — Why Your Brain Fills In Details That Never Happened
17:58 — How Magic Saved A Kid Who Did Not Fit Anywhere
30:03 — Why The Safety Net Is The Trap
34:03 — The Got Talent Rejections Nobody Knew About
36:53 — The Expectation Pattern That Destroys Your Happiness
40:47 — Live: Reading Jack's Mind With A Deck Of Cards
51:29 — Why He Started Saying No To Big Opportunities
1:06:33 — The Best Hypnotist You Know Is Already In Your Head
1:08:33 — The Words You Say To Yourself Are Rewiring You
1:16:33 — The Final Reveal Trick (Watch What Happens)
1:21:03 — Stay Grateful, Stay Hungry

🔗 GUEST LINKS

Savio Joseph
Website: https://www.saviojoseph.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saviojosephtv
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saviojoseph/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saviojosephtv

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🎙️ 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.

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Barnet Bain produced What Dreams May Come with Robin Williams. 
He wrote Jesus. He directed the Eckhart Tolle film Milton's Secret. 
He co-wrote The Celestine Prophecy.

I asked him what was really driving forty years of making the most spiritually charged films in Hollywood.

He said: "You busted me."

This conversation goes places Barnet has not gone in any other interview. The fable that explains why men quietly give up on their lives. The street performer in the park who showed him the bubble he had been living inside. The question he asked his wife that stopped him cold. The "you busted me" moment where an Oscar-winning producer admits, on the record, what every one of his films was really for.

If you have ever felt like you are doing everything right but something inside has gone quiet, this one is for you.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 — Intro
0:47 — "I was the world": the awareness Barnet has carried since he was a little boy
6:40 — The shift in his forties that changed how he relates to every human alive
11:57 — "What if this is heaven?" The reframe that rewrites grief, blame, and self-pity
16:00 — How to live artfully (the three raw materials of a life)
20:36 — The street performer in the park who exposed the bubble we are all living in
24:30 — "Have I ever had an original thought?" The question he asked his wife
30:14 — Why men go numb (and why most never come back)
33:55 — Aesop's fox: the sour grapes mechanism that runs men's lives
41:30 — "You busted me": what every film he ever made was really about
47:55 — There are no shortcuts (the rose, the bulb, the thorns)
51:08 — The two masks: how to navigate the moment everything you thought you knew stops working
55:25 — Free friendship guide and the new book

🔗 GUEST LINKS

Barnet Bain:
Website: https://www.barnetbain.com
Book: How to Be a Friend in an Unfriendly World (anywhere books are sold)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barnetbain/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/barnetbain

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 137

What if most of what you're doing to grow yourself isn't actually growing you?

Rich Diviney spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL commander. 13 deployments, 11 of them to Iraq and Afghanistan. He ran selection for one of the most elite SEAL commands in the world, deciding who was good enough to operate at the apex of human performance and who wasn't. He has written three books on optimal performance, trained leaders at Google, McKinsey, the 49ers, and McLaren, and built the SEALs' "Mind Gym" to teach operators how to train their attention as deliberately as their bodies.

In this conversation, he laid out almost everything most people are doing to grow themselves that isn't actually working. The gym isn't growing you if you don't dread it. Optimism alone is inert without action paired to it. Faith and confidence are not the same thing. The narcissism that gets you to elite places gets ripped away the moment you arrive. And when you stop pushing into real discomfort, you don't plateau. You start dying.

We go deep on what actually develops elite performers, why most leadership advice misses the layer beneath behavior, the neuroscience of the anterior mid-cingulate cortex, the trap of optimizing inside one domain, and why faith is belief without evidence and confidence is belief with evidence (and why both matter).

If you've ever felt like you're working hard at the wrong things, this one's for you.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Cold open
1:45 — 21 years a SEAL. Where did this start?
2:15 — Twin brothers, Chuck Yeager, and the dream of flying jets
4:25 — Why he chose SEAL (the narcissism nobody admits)
7:30 — What replaces the narcissism once you arrive
8:21 — "Any narcissism that gets you to BUDS gets ripped away minute one"
11:24 — Victor Frankl, the choice point, and the duality of gratitude and ambition
15:30 — The neuroscience of feeling, thought, and action
17:07 — How founders and executives use this in everyday life
19:18 — Bob Proctor, paradigms, and the 97% of thoughts you repeat
22:00 — Driving, road rage, and the expectations we put on strangers
25:00 — "Don't be that guy" (the SEAL principle that travels)
27:30 — Sonder and radical empathy
30:33 — Why Simon Sinek's optimism alone doesn't work
32:37 — Realistic optimism, faith, and confidence
35:41 — Carl Sagan: faith is belief without evidence
38:06 — Trust is generative. What does that actually mean?
40:30 — The day I betrayed my own trust on a run
42:22 — The anterior mid-cingulate cortex (and the Andrew Huberman story)
43:54 — "When you stop growing, you start dying"
45:38 — Are you actually tickling the part of your brain that grows you?
47:38 — When your morning routine is making you weaker
50:14 — Looksmaxing, gym culture, and the trap of one domain
53:36 — A Maslow's hierarchy of hard things
55:30 — One question I should have asked

🔗 GUEST LINKS
Book: The Attributes - https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-Hidden-Drivers-Optimal-Performance/dp/0593133943
Website: https://theattributes.com
Instagram: @rich_diviney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richdiviney

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner

Most people think the person asking questions is the dumbest in the room. In this solo episode, Jack breaks down why the opposite is true, how he developed the skill of asking great questions through 130+ podcast episodes, and why curiosity might be the most underrated skill in business, relationships, and life.

We go deep on why curiosity peaks at age 4 and declines from there, the moment Jack stopped reading questions off a script and started asking from instinct, what happened when he hired people based on their ability to ask rather than their ability to perform, and why human connection is dying in a world that has every answer at its fingertips. If you've ever sat in a room full of people and been afraid to raise your hand, this one's for you.

Chapters:
0:00 — "Fools and Fanatics Are Always So Certain of Themselves"
1:41 — Someone Asked Me How I Ask Good Questions
3:28 — The Kid Whose Hand Shot Up Every Time
6:03 — Three Meetings in NYC Changed How I See This
6:45 — How I Went From Reading Questions to Asking From Instinct
9:59 — How You Can Get Better at This (Without a Podcast)
12:22 — Why Every Great Founder Starts With a Question
13:33 — Your Thoughts Are Questions (Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor)
16:49 — Why This Matters More Than Ever Right Now
17:11 — What I Looked For When I Hired Two People This Week
18:37 — Human Connection, AI, and Why Nobody's Coming to Save Us
21:15 — Go Ask Someone a Question Today

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner guesting Jay Yang
Episode 135

Jay Yang is 20 years old. He cold-emailed his way into Beehiiv at 16. Sent a 19-page deck to Noah Kagan at 17 and became Head of Content at AppSumo. Wrote a bestseller at 19. Today he's the youngest Written Media Strategist on Alex and Leila Hormozi's media team at Acquisition.com, where he helped run the $100M Money Models launch that broke a Guinness World Record.

He didn't go through the front door for any of it. He doesn't ask for permission. And in this conversation he walked me through, for the first time on any podcast, the actual mental models he's used to engineer the last four years. The North Star question. The probability mindset. The Four Pillar Framework. The mad scientist principle. The 70/20/10 split for an entire career. The Pyrrhic Victory chapter from the second book he's writing now.

We go deep on why most 20-year-olds stay stuck even with all the information in the world, the only question to ask before you cold email anyone, the specific framework Jay used to decide between college and Hormozi, why quality is paved with quantity, and the closing line that compresses his whole thesis into one sentence.

If you're building something and you want to think more clearly about how to engineer the next decade, this one's for you.

⏱️ Chapters
00:00 — The mission
01:00 — The Cheshire Cat question (define your North Star first)
02:16 — Why we've been trained to seek permission
06:32 — The probability mindset: inputs that increase your odds
10:34 — The Four Pillar Framework (the decision that took him to Hormozi)
15:39 — Chapter two of his next book: The Pyrrhic Victory
17:21 — Leaving his twin brother for Las Vegas
26:13 — "Would you work with you?"
28:22 — Quality is paved with quantity (the mad scientist principle)
30:16 — A goals, B goals, C goals (the long game)
34:50 — Daily habits, idea compression, and the Picasso napkin
43:26 — Identity achievement and the 70/20/10 split for a career
49:08 — Where Jay is choosing to live next
52:32 — The line he wants to leave you with

🔗 Jay's Links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayyanginspires/
Website: https://jayyanginspires.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayyanginspires/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Just-Things-Permissionless/dp/B0F3GPZL1C
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayyanginspires
Twitter/X: https://x.com/Jayyanginspires

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🧠 More from Jack:
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🎙️ 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.

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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. 👇

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🎙️ 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.

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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)

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→ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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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

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🎙️ 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.

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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

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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 

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🎙️ 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.

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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 

► Coaching: https://jimbrittcoaching.com 

► Book, Cracking The Rich Code Vol. 20: https://us.amazon.com/Cracking-Rich-Code-Jim-Britt-ebook/dp/B0DX7H7CH4

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📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 129
Guesting  ⁨@solhyde⁩ 

He made everyone proud. His parents. His friends. Everyone who told him that corporate consulting job was incredible. Then he sat in the chair and realized the only person he hadn't made proud was himself. 

Sol Hyde quit that job, moved to the other side of the world, and built a six-figure-per-month online coaching business in under a year. But this conversation isn't about the money. It's about the moment he heard one sentence from a colleague on his first day and knew he was surrounded by people engineering their escape from life, while the people he'd met in Bali were building lives they never wanted to leave.

We go deep on why the first three hours of his corporate job told him everything, why he chose Cape Town over Dubai when every entrepreneur he knew was going the other direction, why going viral is the worst strategy for making real money online, and the solo trip ritual he does every year that most people are too afraid to try. If you've ever felt trapped in something you worked hard to get into, this one's for you.

⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 — Introduction 
01:18 — "I made everyone proud apart from me" 
02:53 — The promise he made at his lowest moment 
04:16 — How long it took him to actually leave 
05:46 — The sentence that changed everything (three hours in) 
07:00 — "Why do you want time to go faster?" 
09:13 — The trap most online entrepreneurs fall into 
10:17 — Why he refused to move to Dubai 
11:22 — The solo trip that rewired his priorities 
14:27 — Working ON your life vs. IN your life 
15:59 — Seasons and chapters, not grind forever 
18:01 — How he built an offer with no plan 
20:01 — The post that blew up and started everything 
22:24 — Can you coach people more successful than you? 
26:05 — The invisible expert problem 
28:53 — "You're doing people a disservice by not posting" 
30:43 — Why virality doesn't make money 
32:27 — Trust is the real sales system 
36:16 — "Results pay for a lifetime. Sales pay for dinner." 
38:01 — Why conviction comes from product, not mindset 
40:41 — How to build belief when you're starting from zero
42:51 — His 10,000-person mission 
45:27 — You can change your life in a year

🔗 Follow Sol:
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sol.hyde/
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol-hyde/
► Free Thinkers Club: https://freethinkersclub.net/

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🎙️ 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.

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She's built companies worth over a billion dollars. She's been on the cover of Inc. Magazine. She was the youngest woman ever accepted into Y Combinator. And what she told me in this conversation is something she says most founders at her level are too scared to admit publicly.

Jess Mah has been quietly tracking the happiness scores of high-performing CEOs for over a decade, and the results are devastating. We go deep on why getting your F-U money doesn't actually make you happier, why Silicon Valley rewards founders who lie about how hard it is, how she finds billion-dollar opportunities in boring industries, and why the smartest people she knows are diversifying their happiness the same way they diversify their investments.

If you've ever chased a goal thinking it would finally make you feel enough, this one's for you.

CHAPTERS:
(00:00) The Best Secrets Aren't on YouTube
(02:36) How Jess Finds Billion Dollar Ideas by Talking to People
(04:48) The 5-Hour Brainstorm That Changes Everything
(07:04) Starting a Business at 11 Years Old
(09:14) Why She Builds "Boring" Businesses
(11:09) Getting Calls from Billionaires
(12:13) How Giving Without Expectation Creates Opportunity
(15:03) Finding Ideas in Obscure Industries
(17:18) How to Meet Experts When You Have No Credentials
(19:47) The Happiness Data on CEOs (This Will Shock You)
(23:18) Why Most Successful Founders Score 5-7 Out of 10
(25:40) Richard Branson's Secret to Actually Being Happy
(26:32) Happiness Diversification (Not Just Financial)
(28:51) Why Hustle Culture Is Destroying Founders
(30:38) Silicon Valley Rewards the Act
(33:16) Is This Conversation Work?
(35:27) Focus vs. the Richard Branson Route
(38:53) 50% of the Time Still Feels Like Running Uphill
(39:49) Why Famous Entrepreneurs Won't Be Honest on Podcasts
(42:46) The Purpose Expert Who Needed Help Finding Purpose
(44:10) Why We're Addicted to the Illusion of Enlightenment
(49:16) The Return to Classical Wisdom

🔗 CONNECT WITH JESS: 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmahofficial 

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessicamah 

Twitter/X: https://x.com/jessicamah 

Website: https://jessmah.com 

Mahway: https://mahway.com

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 127
Guesting Blaine Bartlett

He wrote a bucket list at 18 with 20 goals he had no idea how to achieve. By 24, every single one was done — without ever asking "how." 

Blaine Bartlett has spent 53 years studying how people actually succeed. He's coached executives across five continents, co-hosts Office Hours on Apple TV with David Meltzer, and wrote his first book alongside Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Brian Tracy. Bob Proctor called his work "some of the best material on prosperity I have experienced."

In this conversation, Blaine reveals why asking "how" too early is the trap that kills every goal, what Napoleon Hill's banned book Outwitting the Devil says about why we drift through life, and why the real purpose of a goal is never to get; it's to grow. He also shares the moment his wife received a terrifying diagnosis and the five words she said that changed their entire journey together.

This is one of the most important conversations I've ever had on this podcast.

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 — Introduction
1:05 — Marcus Aurelius: "Spend Time with the Dead"
2:30 — Your Belief Systems Are Manufactured
5:01 — 20 Goals at 18, All Done by 24
8:11 — Napoleon Hill's Banned Book
10:09 — Why "How" Should NEVER Come Up Early
12:19 — BECOMING the Commitment (Not Just Making One)
17:35 — What He Calls a "Growl"
23:37 — A Letter from Harvard Changed Everything
28:29 — Energy Follows Attention, Not Intention
30:26 — "It Already Happened. I Just Haven't Arrived."
34:08 — Why You Feel Empty After Getting What You Wanted
42:24 — The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
44:20 — His Wife's Diagnosis: "There Is an Unexpected Opportunity Here"
46:40 — Be a Center of Distribution

🔗 Connect with Blaine Bartlett:
► Website: https://www.blainebartlett.com
► LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/blainebartlett


📖 Blaine's books on Amazon:
→ Compassionate Capitalism: https://www.amazon.com/sk=blaine+bartlett+compassionate+capitalism
→ The Leadership Mindset Weekly: https://www.amazon.com/sk=blaine+bartlett+leadership+mindset

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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

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🎙️ 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.

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Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

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🧠 More from Jack:
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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

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🎙️ 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.

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She was about to die and her first instinct was to check her calendar. Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist at King's College London, former Google executive, founder of Ness Labs, and bestselling author of Tiny Experiments. In this conversation we go deep on the hidden scripts running your decisions, why "find your purpose" is doing more harm than good, how your brain is designed to keep you stuck, and the science of using curiosity to actually build a life that feels like yours.

This one changed the way I think about goals, success, and what it actually means to thrive. If you've ever felt lost, stuck on autopilot, or like you're living someone else's version of success, this is the episode.

🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 

00:00 – Why most people don't understand their own lives 

02:45 – The blood clot that changed everything 

06:30 – Why external success feels empty 

10:15 – Your brain is designed to survive, not thrive 

14:00 – Tiny experiments: how to override autopilot 

18:20 – Do you need goals or questions? 

22:45 – The 3 cognitive scripts running your life 

30:10 – The sequel script, the crowd-pleaser, and the epic script 

36:40 – Why "find your purpose" is ruining people 

40:15 – Curiosity vs ambition: the experimental mindset 

44:30 – The duality of gratitude and ambition 

48:00 – How curiosity saved her from depression 

📖 GET DR. LE CUNFF'S BOOK: Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World → https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Experiments-Freely-Goal-Obsessed-World/dp/0593715136

🔗 FOLLOW DR. ANNE-LAURE LE CUNFF: 

Website & Newsletter: https://nesslabs.com 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/neuranne 

X/Twitter: https://x.com/neuranne 

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alecunff 

Threads: https://threads.net/@neuranne 

Personal site: https://anne-laure.net

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Website: https://jackwagoner.co 

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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jack-wagoner-05a843341/ 

Email: jackcwagoner@gmail.com 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

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🧠 More from Jack:
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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com
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🎙️ 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.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, why do most leaders still rely on words alone to get their most important ideas across?

Todd Cherches is a TEDx speaker, three-time award-winning professor at NYU and Columbia, a member of Marshall Goldsmith's elite MG100 coaches, and the creator of the patented VisuaLeadership methodology. He spent a decade in Hollywood working at Disney, CBS, and Columbia Pictures before a series of layoffs, terrible bosses, and one life-changing trip to China completely redirected his career.

In this conversation, Todd breaks down why most leaders fail to communicate their vision, how a trip to China where nobody spoke English forced him to discover visual thinking, and the four categories of visual leadership that can make anyone a more effective communicator, thinker, and leader.

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⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 — If a Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words, Why Do Leaders Still Use Words?
00:42 — Shout Out to Chris Schembra
01:10 — The Gaps Between the Bullet Points on Your Resume
01:54 — Todd's Career Roller Coaster: Queens to Hollywood
04:20 — Moving to LA With No Plan (And Becoming a Bouncer)
05:23 — The Rock-Throwing Analogy for Career Direction
06:15 — The China Trip That Changed Everything
09:06 — How Do You Get People to See What You're Saying?
10:37 — Bad Bosses in Hollywood and What They Taught Him
12:15 — The Road Not Taken: Leaving Television Forever
13:45 — The Trainer Didn't Show Up. Todd Had to Teach 12 CEOs.
15:33 — Why the Worst Moments Become the Best Turning Points
16:43 — Walking to the Museum of Natural History After Getting Laid Off
17:00 — The Childhood Dream of Superman
19:23 — [SPONSOR] Magic Mind
20:22 — When You See the Light Bulb Go Off in Someone's Mind
22:29 — The 4 Categories of Visual Leadership
25:39 — Can We Control the Pictures in Our Head?
30:27 — What Great Leaders Say Differently Than Everyone Else
31:17 — Vision Without Trust Is Just a Pipe Dream
33:09 — The Bricklayer Analogy: Purpose Changes Performance
35:34 — 1,500 Books in 28 Years: How Todd Learns
37:55 — Where Do You Find Time to Read, Teach, Coach, and Lead?
40:24 — Why Todd Doesn't Chase Instagram
46:13 — AI Writing Posts to AI Reading Posts: What's the Point?
46:27 — The 4 G's: Genuine, Generous, Gracious, Grateful
48:09 — The Paradox of Generosity: Why Givers Receive
50:44 — The Pattern Behind the Most Successful People
52:19 — Marshall Goldsmith, Dan Pink, and Paying It Forward
56:22 — Final Thought: "The Real Voyage of Discovery" 

🔗 Connect with Todd Cherches:
► Website: https://www.toddcherches.com
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcherches/
► TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/todd_cherches_the_power_of_visual_thinking
► Book: https://amzn.to/visualeadership

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🎙️ About Jack:
I'm Jack Wagoner, 19-year-old Behavioral Neuroscience & Philosophy student at Northeastern University London, TEDx speaker, and host of The Grateful Podcast: a top 2.5% global podcast with 120+ episodes and guests including David Meltzer and Dan Millman. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.

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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com
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🎙️ 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.

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In a world where the masculinity crisis is top of mind, this conversation couldn't be more important.

Trey Tucker is a licensed therapist with over a million followers known as Rugged Counseling. He works with men who look successful on the outside but feel lost, numb, and quietly desperate on the inside. His new book, Tough Enough, is the first book ever written specifically for men in their 20s — and in this conversation, he explains why young men haven't just suppressed their emotions. They've suppressed their ability to dream.

📕 "Tough Enough" by Trey Tucker — out now: https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Enough-Cultivate-Purpose-Strength/dp/0310370566

Trey shares the study that proves achievement actually makes you feel worse, why 95% of your daily thoughts are identical to yesterday's, and the single question he asks every stuck young man that cracks them wide open. He also tells the story of a student who was about to end his life — and the devastatingly simple thing that stopped him.

This is the conversation I wish I had at 16. If you're a man who feels distracted, restless, or like you're meant for more but can't access it: press play.

⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 — The Quiet Numbness Among Young Men
01:05 — The Study That Proves Achievement Makes You Emptier
03:24 — Social Media Is Pushing You Toward the Wrong Goals
05:42 — The Missing Ingredient: Purpose Beyond Yourself
07:55 — You Don't Need a Following to Make an Impact
09:09 — "He Was About to End His Life. I Just Said His Name."
10:09 — Why Action Feels So Threatening to Your Brain
13:17 — 60,000 Thoughts a Day. 95% Are Yesterday's.
15:18 — How Fast You Can Actually Rewire Your Thinking
16:58 — Why Men Suppress Everything (And What It's Costing You)
18:17 — Your Desires Aren't the Enemy
20:31 — "What's Your Dream?" — The Answer That Broke Me
24:25 — Are Your Dreams Yours, or Social Media's?
26:04 — The Sacrifice Trap: When Giving Becomes Self-Destruction
29:14 — The Nice Guy vs. The Bad Boy: A Therapist's Honest Take
33:30 — [SPONSOR] Magic Mind
34:29 — Why Trey Wrote the First Book for Guys in Their 20s
38:08 — Culture Left Young Men Behind. Now What?
39:41 — Why Young Men Are Returning to Faith in Record Numbers
43:44 — Bring Mentors Back: The One Action That Changes Everything
46:31 — "You're an Interview Jedi" — Trey's Final Words

🔗 Follow Trey Tucker:
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruggedcounseling/
► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruggedcounseling
► Book: https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Enough-Cultivate-Purpose-Strength/dp/0310370566

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► Free Resonance Protocol: https://jackwagoner.co/download
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► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ 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. I'm Jack Wagoner — 19-year-old Behavioral Neuroscience & Philosophy student, TEDx speaker, co-founder of Open Project, and host of The Grateful Podcast — a top 2.5% global podcast with 120+ episodes and guests including David Meltzer and Dan Millman. My philosophy: you can set massive goals while being deeply fulfilled right now. That's the duality of gratitude and ambition.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

He went to Wharton. He worked at Goldman Sachs. He was worth $35 million.

Then the 2008 crash took everything, and his bank told him to intentionally destroy his own credit before they'd even talk to him.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack sits down with Stefan Whitwell – investment banker turned financial advisor, Zen monastery resident, and father of four — to talk about what happens when the life you built collapses overnight.

Stefan shares the moment he couldn't afford his daughter's summer camp, the mentor who asked the most irrational question he'd ever heard, why he tells his kids "I hope you fail," and what living in a Japanese Zen monastery at 20 years old (as the second foreigner in 600 years)taught him about leading from the heart.

This conversation will change how you think about failure, resilience, and what real wealth actually means.

Chapters:
00:00 — Worth $35 Million, Then Lost It All
00:54 — "I Couldn't Even Buy a Refrigerator"
01:59 — Identity Crisis: When the Phone Goes Cold
03:08 — The People Who Disappeared
04:58 — The Moment He Couldn't Say Yes to His Daughter
05:20 — The Bike Analogy: How to Talk to Your Kids About Failure
07:26 — Kids Know When You're Faking It
09:37 — Why Leading From Your Head Only Gets You So Far
10:55 — Rock Bottom: Shutting Down His Heart
12:45 — What Does a Heart-Led Life Actually Look Like?
14:29 — Trust Is Built by Listening, Not Pitching
16:40 — You Have to Feel It, Not Just Think It
18:32 — Did Losing Everything Make Him More Human?
20:10 — The System Crushed Good People in 2008
21:43 — The Bank Told Him to Destroy His Own Credit
24:46 — Grace for Others, High Standards for Yourself
26:00 — The Mentor's Question That Changed His Life
29:15 — [SPONSOR] Magic Mind
30:14 — How He Turned Pain Into Purpose
31:45 — "Would You Do It Again?" — His Honest Answer
33:52 — How Losing Everything Changed How He Raises His Kids
36:29 — "I Haven't Fallen Once." "I'm Sorry."
39:51 — What High Quality Failure Looks Like
41:50 — Ray Dalio's Principles and Learning From Mistakes
43:42 — Dropping Out of Wharton to Study With Zen Monks
46:49 — The Interview With a Zen Master (That Made No Sense)
47:47 — Second Foreigner in 600 Years
51:03 — The Soy Sauce Incident
53:30 — The Monk Who Couldn't Talk Him Out of It
56:57 — The Kamikaze Painting: A Story of Forgiveness
59:29 — What Stefan Is Grateful For

🔗 Connect with Stefan Whitwell:
► Website: https://whitwelladvisors.com
► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitwell/
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanwhitwell/

🧠 More from Jack:
► Website: https://jackwagoner.co
► Free Resonance Protocol: https://jackwagoner.co/download
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
► 1:1 Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

💬 If this conversation moved you, send it to someone who's going through a hard chapter right now. 🙏

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 19-year-old college student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

You're not lazy. You're not broken. You're lost.

And the reason you're lost is simpler than you think.

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack breaks down why so many young people — and even millionaire CEOs — still feel directionless. He shares the two approaches to finding what you want, why 95% of people don't have a clear written goal, and the visualisation exercise that changed everything for him.

Jack also shares how he went from having no plan to landing a TEDx talk in London — and why the journey from "I have no idea how" to actually getting the thing is the most extraordinary part of life.

If you've been telling yourself "I don't know what I want" for too long, this is your wake-up call.

Chapters:
00:00 — Why Everyone Feels Lost
02:15 — Two Ways to Find Direction
04:30 — Why I Started Podcasting With No Plan
06:00 — The Fear of Committing to a Goal
07: — 95% of People Don't Have a Written Goal
09:15 — What Do You Actually Want? (Bob Proctor's 3 Things)
11:00 — Stop Drowning Out Your Own Thoughts
13:00 — The Visualisation Exercise That Changes Everything
15:30 — The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Keeping You Stuck

🧠 More from Jack:
► Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com
► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
► 1:1 Coaching: www.jackwagoner.co
► Get my free gratitude protocol: https://www.jackwagoner.co/download

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner
🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

💬 If this episode hit home, send it to someone who needs to hear it. A review goes a long way too. 🙏
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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
Jack Wagoner is a performance architect and the creator of the Duality of Gratitude and Ambition, a proprietary framework designed to bridge the critical gap between high-level achievement and internal fulfillment. As the host of The Grateful Podcast, Wagoner has spent years deconstructing the mental paradigms of the world’s elite speakers, authors, psychologists, and entrepreneurs. He has read hundreds of books and paid thousands in mentorship—synthesizing the laws of success from the lineages of Bob Proctor, Tony Robbins, and Marcus Aurelius into a new standard for modern leadership.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The people everyone trusts
are often the ones burning out the fastest.

In episode 121 of The Grateful Podcast, Jack sits down with Leah Marone, psychotherapist, TEDx speaker, and author of The Serial Fixer, to explore why the most caring and emotionally intelligent people often feel the most drained, overwhelmed, and unseen.

Leah breaks down how “helping” can quietly turn into control, why stepping back feels wrong even when it’s healthy, and how serial fixing is often driven by fear, identity, and the need for validation. Together, they unpack people-pleasing, burnout, internal vs external fixing, parenting dynamics, leadership mistakes, and the importance of learning how to support without solving.

This conversation is for anyone who:
•Feels responsible for other people’s emotions
•Jumps in too quickly to fix problems
•Struggles with burnout despite good intentions
•Wants healthier, more sustainable relationships

This isn’t about becoming less compassionate.
It’s about learning how to care without losing yourself.

Timestamps:
00:00 The personality everyone trusts
01:06 Why high empathy leads to exhaustion
02:57 What serial fixing really is
05:04 Helping vs ego
06:52 Compassion disguised as control
08:52 People pleasing and validation
10:51 Support vs solving
12:18 How to hold space properly
13:49 Why “tell me more” changes everything
17:51 Internal serial fixing
19:42 Soothing the inner critic
22:25 Talking to yourself productively
24:43 Why calm feels uncomfortable
27:12 Gratitude vs problem scanning
29:58 Productivity obsession and burnout
33:22 Anxiety, presence, and burnout
34:16 Leadership mistakes that exhaust teams
36:44 When fixing backfires
38:22 Parenting without control
40:21 Awareness as the first step
44:04 How serial fixers can start today
45:51 Where to find Leah and her work
46:55 Gratitude and closing reflections

Connect with Leah:

Website: https://www.leahmarone.com/
Buy the Serial Fixer: https://www.serial-fixer.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahmaronelcsw/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmaronelcsw/

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 120

Every piece of self-improvement content you consume promises results.
Money. Health. Relationships.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most of it is keeping you stuck.

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack breaks down a pattern he’s noticed after interviewing 100+ high performers — the most successful people aren’t winning because of better strategies. They’re winning because of their mindset.

Jack explains why strategy-first content dominates social media, why endless learning creates confusion instead of clarity, and how consuming advice from too many sources can quietly sabotage your progress. He shares lessons from Bob Proctor, David Meltzer, Grant Cardone, and his own experience building this podcast — including the pressure, impatience, comparison, and gratitude that come with it.

This episode isn’t about learning more.
It’s about applying less — intentionally.

If you feel motivated but scattered, inspired but stuck, or addicted to self-improvement without real change, this episode is your reset.

Chapters:
00:00 The Core Motivations Behind Self-Improvement
01:59 The Importance of Mindset in Achieving Success
05:21 Applying Knowledge vs. Accumulating It
12:53 The Role of Gratitude in Personal Growth
16:13 Cherishing Family and Staying Grateful

► Get my gratitude protocol (From Burnt Out to Grateful – $10)
Transform your identity, energy, and purpose using the exact practices that rebuilt my life: 
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https://www.magicmind.com/WAGONER20


📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 119
Guesting Taz Higgs

Most people never stop to ask what they actually want.
They chase what they were told to want.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack sits down with Taz Higgs, an 18-year-old entrepreneur and sales mentor, to unpack how inherited beliefs from school, family, and society quietly shape our decisions — and why so many ambitious people feel lost even when they’re “doing everything right.”

Taz breaks down the law of exposure, why learning from people who haven’t lived the life you want is dangerous, and how a single shift in perspective can collapse years of confusion. They explore authenticity vs people-pleasing, wanting vs needing, sales as a mirror of identity, and why most people don’t actually know who they are.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s deconditioning.

If you’ve ever felt driven but disconnected, successful but misaligned, or unsure whether the life you’re chasing is actually yours — this conversation will challenge you in the best way possible.

00:00 Welcome & breaking inherited rules
00:41 “I knew school was cooked”
02:33 Learning from people who’ve never done it
04:19 When exposure changes everything
05:45 You can’t unsee a new perspective
07:08 Why entrepreneurship feels risky
10:28 Pick your hard
11:42 Why Taz chose business
13:27 Wanting vs truly wanting
14:59 The filter we see goals through
16:55 Authenticity vs posing
18:20 What we actually want at the core
20:21 Conformity of wants
22:36 Authenticity as the highest state
24:11 Identity masks & protection
26:14 Sales, people-pleasing, and truth
29:27 Gratitude & internal alignment
30:38 Where identity patterns come from
32:52 Asking better questions
34:20 Learning from people with results
35:19 Why investing in yourself works
37:53 Parents, resistance, and proof
40:45 Safety vs freedom
41:13 What Taz actually wants
43:01 Final reflections

► Get my gratitude protocol (From Burnt Out to Grateful – $10)
Transform your identity, energy, and purpose using the exact practices that rebuilt my life: 
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https://www.magicmind.com/WAGONER20

► Connect with Taz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tazhiggs/

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Most people don’t fail because they lack discipline.

They fail because they ignore themselves.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack sits down with Paige Goldstein, founder of The Ripple Effect, to explore why intuition often speaks before logic—and what happens when you finally listen.

Paige shares the moment a somatic breathwork session in Cape Town made it undeniable that it was time to leave her dream corporate job, even though she had no clear plan for what was next. Together, they unpack why slowing down creates clarity, how fear acts as a compass rather than a stop sign, and why so many ambitious people feel lost despite “doing everything right.”

This conversation goes far beyond career advice. It’s about identity, authenticity, gratitude, and the cost of living out of alignment—especially in a world obsessed with optimization, formulas, and external validation.

If you’ve ever felt driven but restless, successful but disconnected, or called to something deeper you can’t yet explain, this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

In this episode, we explore:

Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome & aligned missions

01:28 – The breathwork moment that changed everything

05:04 – Slowing down vs taking action

06:28 – Fear as a compass

08:00 – Social fear & belonging

10:17 – Reprogramming the subconscious

13:25 – Authenticity and The Ripple Effect

15:58 – Why LinkedIn is the hardest—and best—platform

17:19 – Inner work vs outer work

18:39 – Throat chakra & truthful expression

22:06 – AI, content, and losing the soul

24:46 – Why people crave feeling over information

26:04 – Finding your unique voice

27:53 – Art vs formulas

30:18 – 1,000 true fans & sustainability

33:58 – Purpose vs chasing outcomes

35:16 – Early signs of alignment

37:46 – Gratitude as transformation

40:29 – Why LinkedIn is different

43:25 – Energy > optimization

46:06 – Choosing the right creation medium

49:23 – Gratitude + ambition

52:49 – Final reflections

► Get my gratitude protocol (From Burnt Out to Grateful – $10)
Transform your identity, energy, and purpose using the exact practices that rebuilt my life: 
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► WAGONER20 for 20% off Magic Mind Mental Performance shots and 48% off subscriptions ⬇
https://www.magicmind.com/WAGONER20

► Connect with Paige
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paigegoldstein

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream:

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

He’s 10 years old.He’s already speaking on national stages.

And he refuses to dream smaller.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with William Miller, the youngest guest in the show’s history. William has been speaking publicly since age 8, challenging adults, inspiring kids, and reminding us what bravery actually looks like.

We talk about:

This conversation isn’t just inspiring.

It’s a mirror.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Age Perception
04:43 The Importance of Bravery
07:45 Building Strong Relationships
10:51 Learning from Mentors
15:00 Dreaming Big
17:50 The Power of Unlearning
21:05 Habits and Personal Growth
23:47 Using Gifts to Help Others
27:48 Fictional Heroes and Inspiration
30:44 Overcoming Challenges and Nerves
33:48 The Role of Gratitude
36:44 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

► Get my gratitude protocol (From Burnt Out to Grateful – $10)
Transform your identity, energy, and purpose using the exact practices that rebuilt my life: 
https://jackwagoner.gumroad.com/l/burnt-out-to-grateful

► WAGONER20 for 20% off Magic Mind Mental Performance shots and 48% off subscriptions ⬇
https://www.magicmind.com/WAGONER20

► Connect with William
Website: https://www.itswilliammiller.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williammillerspeaker/

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Is your ambition actually hurting you? In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner breaks down the dangerous difference between being lazy and being fragmented.

Most ambitious people aren't lazy—they are simply putting their energy into too many places at once. If you feel like you're working 24/7 but seeing zero results, you are suffering from fragmentation. Learn why "pressurized water" is the ultimate analogy for success, how the "metabolic tax" of multitasking destroys your brain, and why doing less might actually be the key to achieving more.

🚀 SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by Magic Mind, the world's first productivity shot. Stop the fragmentation and get into flow. 

Timestamps: 
0:00 - Laziness vs. Fragmentation: The shocking truth 
1:19 - Why I’d rather be LAZY than distracted 
2:20 - The "School System" trap (Ambition with no results) 
4:00 - The wealthy have Time AND Money 
5:40 - The Pressurized Water Theory (How to focus energy) 
6:25 - The physical pain of losing focus (Metabolic Tax) 
7:00 - My 15-day experiment with Magic Mind 
8:39 - Final thoughts & Gratitude

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Dan Millman joins The Grateful Podcast to reveal the deeper truths behind The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. At 18, I’m the same age Dan was when his real journey with “Socrates” began—and this conversation bridges that gap in a way I’ve never heard before.

We dive into why you can’t control your feelings, why your actions shape your life far more than your thoughts, why young people feel so lost, the real meaning of presence, how to handle stress, and why “effort over time” is the most important spiritual practice there is.

Dan also shares his 4-minute daily meditation that has changed thousands of lives, the myth of motivation, what flow state really is, and how gratitude becomes powerful only when it shifts from emotion to behavior.  

If you’ve ever felt burned out, scattered, or stuck in your own head, this episode will reconnect you with the peace and clarity you’ve been looking for.
clarity you’ve been looking for.

Timestamps:
00:00 The Journey of Self-Discovery
13:26 Responsibility for Feelings vs. Actions
25:14 The Impact of Personal Growth on Others
30:54 Navigating Life's Journey
35:17 The Importance of Purpose
36:38 Living in the Present Moment
41:31 Understanding Flow State
47:23 Managing Stress Effectively
51:40 Evolution of Perspectives
55:22 The Power of Gratitude
57:17 Introduction to Gratitude and Humanity
57:46 The Importance of Human Connection and Authenticity

► Get my gratitude protocol (From Burnt Out to Grateful – $10)
Transform your identity, energy, and purpose using the exact practices that rebuilt my life: 
https://jackwagoner.gumroad.com/l/burnt-out-to-grateful

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► Connect with Dan Millman
Website: https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danmillmanpw/
The Way of The Peaceful Warrior: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Peaceful-Warrior-Changes-Lives/dp/1932073205

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

This solo episode is the most important thing I’ve ever recorded.

Most people think gratitude is just writing three things down in a notebook… but that’s level one. And if you stop there, you never unlock the energy, identity, and direction you’re actually searching for.

In this episode, I break down the five levels of gratitude that rebuilt my life — from material gratitude, to emotional gratitude, to identity-based gratitude, all the way up to future gratitude (the same technique used by elite performers, neuroscientists, and world-class creators).

If you’ve been feeling unmotivated, lost, burned out, or stuck in loops of comparison… this episode will show you exactly why — and how to fix it at the identity level.

And if you want to go even deeper, I just released my first ebook: From Burnt Out to Grateful, a 25-page, step-by-step version of this exact protocol.

Get it here → https://jackwagoner.gumroad.com/l/burnt-out-to-grateful/o43xuwn

Use this link in the description for 10% off.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Why basic gratitude stops working after a month

• The fastest way to shift your emotional state in under 60 seconds

• How to rewire your identity using gratitude for actions

• How to build discipline without forcing it

• Why identity traits like “persistence” or “discipline” are the real leverage points

• How to use future gratitude to create clarity and direction

• The neuroscience behind gratitude + locus of control

• How this simple protocol snapped me out of burnout at 18

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#TheGratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #SelfImprovement #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #Ambition #Focus #Mindset #Greatness #GoAllIn #Discipline #Purpose #LifeAdvice #Entrepreneurship

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

What if the reason you’re not great isn’t because you’re lazy — but because you’re too divided?

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner reveals the most dangerous advice almost everyone follows without realizing it — the myth of “balance.” At 18 years old, Jack has built a global podcast, a clothing brand, and a philosophy around the duality of gratitude and ambition. But in this episode, he shares the truth he’s learned: you can’t master anything until you’re willing to go all in.

If you’ve ever felt pulled in ten directions, unsure where to focus, or scared to commit to one path — this conversation will change the way you see greatness forever.

You’ll learn:

• Why “balance” can secretly destroy your potential

• How spreading your energy keeps you average

• The mindset shift that separates good from great

• Why belief and gratitude make success inevitable

• How to break your attachment to comfort and go all in

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#TheGratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #SelfImprovement #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #Ambition #Focus #Mindset #Greatness #GoAllIn #Discipline #Purpose #LifeAdvice #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #PsychologyOfSuccess #BecomingGreat #MotivationalPodcast

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

What background or upbringing is more likely to cultivate greatness:
Adversity or support?

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 112, guesting Alan Lazaros

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After losing his father in a car accident, Alan Lazaros re-engineered his life with 11 years of relentless discipline and gratitude. In this episode of The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner, Alan shares how adversity became his competitive advantage and why comfort kills growth.

We talk about how grit beats privilege, how to turn trauma into self-belief, and why gratitude isn’t weakness — it’s power.
By the end, you’ll understand why your hardest moments create your edge.

 If you’ve ever felt behind but refused to stay there, this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways
1.Adversity builds skills that comfort never teaches.
Struggle forces focus, resilience, and self-belief that become unfair advantages later.
2.Gratitude multiplies ambition.
Without gratitude, drive turns into desperation; with it, ambition feels alive again.
3.Proof before belief.
Alan’s “State, Prove, Self-Assign” process shows that confidence is earned by repetition, not affirmation.
4.Awareness is the real data advantage.
Success depends on how accurately you see yourself, others, and the world.
5.Your past doesn’t define you — your response does.
If the future you envision is brighter than the past you remember, you create hope and momentum.

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⏱ Timestamps
00:00  The car accident that changed everything — Alan Lazaros origin story
01:30  Why gratitude became his daily discipline after tragedy
03:45  Jack on using pain as fuel instead of excuses
04:40  The Victim → Villain → Hero → Guide framework explained for self-belief
08:15  Why most people stay stuck in comfort and coast mode
10:45  How adversity creates grit and competitive advantage
12:40  “State, Prove, Self-Assign” — the formula for confidence
17:00  How to focus when you want to do everything
20:10  The Tesla metaphor for self-awareness and blind spots
25:00  Why accurate self-image determines success
27:40  Thinking as a survival tool — the neuroscience of resilience
32:00  Balancing theory and practice for long-term growth
34:15  Why ambition without gratitude leads to burnout
36:30  Hope math: Future greater than Past equals Fulfillment
38:20  Closing lesson — Being poor made me rich

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Find Alan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en-gb
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/
Website: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/about/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBo--QvPHbGOrO13C0Xyybg

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 110
Guesting Hala Taha

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In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Hala Taha, the unstoppable CEO of YAP Media and host of the Young and Profiting Podcast, to uncover how she turned grief, loss, and uncertainty into growth, abundance, and global impact.

Hala opens up about losing her father to COVID, launching YAP Media from her basement, and building one of the most successful podcast agencies in the world — all while staying grounded in gratitude.

This conversation dives deep into:
•The power of gratitude during loss
•The mindset behind massive success
•Why your personal brand is your moat in the age of AI
•The law of attraction (and GOYA: Get Off Your Ass)
•How to find mentors, build consistency, and scale impact

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & Hala Taha’s Background
1:30 – The Worst Year That Became the Best: Losing Her Dad in 2020
6:30 – How Gratitude and Legacy Fueled Her Ambition
9:00 – Inspiring a New Generation of Entrepreneurs
11:00 – If She Were 18 Again — Where She’d Start Today
14:50 – Does School Still Matter in the Creator Economy?
19:15 – Working for Free and Finding the Right Mentor
24:30 – Building Natural Talent into a Career
26:50 – Balancing Gratitude & Ambition (Benjamin Hardy’s Gap vs Gain)
29:00 – What Drives Hala Now — Beyond Money
32:00 – AI and Authenticity on LinkedIn
35:00 – The Future of Podcasting and Personal Brands
36:00 – Law of Attraction and Taking Action (“Law of GOYA”)
41:00 – Leaving a Legacy of Gratitude
42:20 – Where to Find Hala & Closing Reflections

🔗 Connect with Hala Taha
•🎧 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting
•💼 YAP Media: https://yapmedia.com/
•📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/?hl=en
•💬 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/


📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#HalaTaha #GratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #PodcastInterview #Entrepreneurship #Mindset #Gratitude #Ambition #SelfImprovement #YAPMedia #CreatorEconomy #PersonalBranding #Motivation #Success

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

What if curiosity isn’t the problem — it’s your lack of focus?

In this episode, I sit down with Alex Sanfilippo, founder of PodMatch, to explore how to turn curiosity into purpose, risk into growth, and rock bottom into rebirth. From reselling golf balls at 10 to walking away from a C-suite aerospace career, Alex shares how reflection, faith, and focus shaped his journey into one of the leading voices in podcasting.

Key Discussion Points:

🎯 If this episode resonates, share it with a friend chasing their own leap of faith.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

03:00–05:20 — The entrepreneurial spark: golf balls and curiosity

05:20–08:00 — Harnessing curiosity without distraction

08:00–10:00 — Pivoting without quitting too early

10:00–14:00 — Leaving aerospace for the unknown

14:00–18:30 — The power of solitude and self-reflection

18:30–21:20 — Standing out when everyone conforms

21:20–25:00 — Taking calculated risks and embracing failure

25:00–29:00 — Luck, skill, and the power of showing up

29:00–33:00 — Hitting rock bottom and finding faith

33:00–36:00 — Gratitude through loss and rebuilding character

36:00–40:00 — Why podcasting is booming

40:00–43:30 — Creating PodMatch: solving a real problem

43:30–46:00 — Gratitude, service, and leading with purpose

Find Alex:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexsanfilippo7/?hl=en

Website: https://alexsanfilippo.com/

Podmatch: https://podmatch.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAac1FSxMFGDhu1a95NfgqUnW8t80PW3UwMyQH2e0u_Le8o2W-iWaVyKpU6BRsQ_aem_ALe_076YGG9zcAWOi60N6A

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

What if ambition isn’t the problem—it’s the reason you feel lost?

In this episode, hypnotherapist Joey Labossiere and I dive into how gratitude, awareness, and letting go can reconnect you to your purpose. Joey shares how hitting rock bottom while “having it all” forced him to rebuild from within—and how that shift unlocked real peace and abundance.

Key Discussion Points:

🎧 If this hits home, subscribe and share it with someone chasing more but needing less.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS 

03:00 – Gratitude that isn’t complacency

06:30 – Rock bottom inside “the perfect life”

09:45 – The 28-day practice that changed everything

14:25 – Why ambitious people feel so lost

17:40 – Letting go of making everything a “big deal”

20:45 – How to stop overanalyzing yourself

25:50 – Reprogramming the subconscious

28:15 – Escaping the toxic side of self-help

33:30 – Manifesting without limits

37:10 – Visualizing from feeling, not form

43:00 – Finding your gift and trusting it

46:40 – Letting passion open invisible doors

50:10 – Fear of losing what you love

55:00 – The mansion of your mind

59:30 – Meditation and meeting your true self

Find Joey:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeylabossiere/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxPf5zPuYZJxMhVZ1-MlkQ

Website: https://www.joeylabossiere.com/

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 107
Guesting Tristan Gregoire

Clarity isn’t found in a plan. It’s found in the process.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with 24-year-old Tristan Gregoire, founder of The Best Self Protocol. Tristan went from being a chronic overthinker, stuck in endless vision boards and anxiety, to creating clarity, confidence, and real change.

We talk about how he broke the loop of consuming endless self-help without action, why small steps compound into transformation, and how imperfect action beats the perfect plan every time. Tristan shares the paradox of success — that gratitude and ambition can co-exist — and why your life depends on the story you tell yourself.

By the end, you’ll feel clearer, calmer, and more connected to your own path.

Key Points

👉 Share this with someone who feels lost — it might give them the clarity they need.

Timestamps:

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

Find Tristan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtristangregoire/?hl=en 

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 106
Guesting David Lorimer AKA  ⁨@today.iam.grateful⁩ 

Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s power.

In this episode, I sit down again with David Lorimer, the man behind the Today I Am Grateful movement followed by over 400,000 people. Online, David is known for posting daily videos on what he is grateful for and is at the forefront of the gratitude moment. However, this isn’t just a list of nice things. We dive into how gratitude can literally save your life, how to find it when everything falls apart, and why society has made it “against the rules” to enjoy where you are.

David shares his lowest point, when he couldn’t even name one thing to be grateful for—until a flash of blue from a bird changed everything. From there we explore toxic positivity, why success never feels enough, and how gratitude flips pain into growth.

This one left me buzzing. I promise you’ll never look at gratitude the same way again.

Key Discussion Points
•Losing yourself and finding gratitude
•The bluebird that started it all
•Why success always moves the goalpost
•Toxic positivity vs. real healing
•Turning anger and sadness into gratitude

👉 If this episode helped you, share it with someone who needs it.

Chapters:
00:00 The Power of Gratitude
11:55 Levels of Gratitude
21:55 Finding Joy in the Ordinary
30:02 The Interdependence of Life
33:39 The Journey of Gratitude
38:51 Navigating Difficult Days
43:08 Building a Positive Community
46:54 Creating Local Change
54:10 The Balance of Emotions
01:00:18 Gratitude as a Tool for Change
01:06:27 Introduction and Gratitude
01:06:57 Podcast Structure and Future Episodes


Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

Find David:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/today.iam.grateful/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@today.iam.grateful
YouTube:  @today.iam.grateful 

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Most people travel across the world chasing postcards and Instagram photos. But the kids at Buckingham Palace weren’t watching the guards — they were chasing pigeons.

In this solo episode, I break down why the little things might actually be the biggest sources of joy. From Yuval Noah Harari’s idea of “shared realities” to why our culture conditions us to love the Eiffel Tower more than our backyard, I explore:
 • Why chasing happiness often leaves us disappointed
 • How our expectations dilute joy
 • Why children might be the real teachers of happiness
 • What travel habits reveal about our deeper psychology
 • How to find joy in ordinary places (yes, even pigeons)

If you’ve ever wondered why that big trip didn’t feel as magical as you expected, this episode is for you.

👉 If this resonates, share it with someone who’s been chasing the wrong thing. Let’s grow the Grateful community together.

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support


📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Have you ever achieved something you thought would make you happy… only to feel a hollow kind of disappointment instead? In this solo episode, I dig into new Harvard research on how mind-wandering and overthinking steal joy, and why chasing big goals doesn’t necessarily bring peace. We’ll explore personal stories, psychological traps, and small shifts that actually move the needle — not just on success, but on contentment.

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

Key Takeaways:
 • Happiness isn’t a finish line you cross with a goal — often, the chasing steals the joy.
 • Your mind wandering to what could be is a huge thief of contentment.
 • Metrics (followers, achievements) can feel empty unless anchored in meaning.
 • Tiny rituals + gratitude + noticing small wins help you feel grounded now, not later.

Resources & References:
 • Harvard study on mind wandering & well-being (Author, Year)
 • Article in Emotion (2024) on evaluative overthinking


📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

In 1978, researchers compared two groups you’d never expect: lottery winners and accident victims who had become paraplegic. The results shocked the world.

Within a year, both groups had returned to nearly the same level of happiness as before.

This is the science of hedonic adaptation — our brain’s tendency to normalize no matter what happens. Winning millions. Losing everything. We always come back to baseline.

But here’s the hopeful part: your baseline isn’t fixed. You can raise it.

In this episode, I break down:
 • The famous “lottery vs. paraplegic” study on baseline happiness.
 • Why we imagine extremes in the future (arrival fallacy).
 • Four science-backed ways to elevate your baseline happiness: gratitude, relationships, purposeful work, and meditation.
 • How to frame the future realistically so you’re no longer disappointed by extremes.

🎧 Whether you’re chasing big goals or recovering from setbacks, this episode will show you how to live at a higher baseline.

👉 If you find value in this, please leave a review — it helps the show grow and reach more people who need this message.

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Chad Sonkin lost everything — and somehow came out laughing. This conversation is alive with energy, truth, and the kind of wisdom you only earn through failure. It’s not about grinding harder, it’s about betting on yourself when no one else will, finding joy while you shovel the hard stuff, and adjusting your sail when the wind shifts.

Key Discussion Points:
• Betting on yourself when no one else will
• Turning collapse into a breakthrough
• Laughing in the middle of pain
• The danger of dreaming too small
• Why fun is your secret weapon
• Gratitude × ambition: the real formula
• Playing life as the infinite game

If this episode sparked something in you, share it with someone chasing big dreams — or drop a review to let me know what hit home.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 101

Chapters:
00:00 The Power of Inner Belief
06:53 Embracing Failure as a Path to Growth
13:59 Adjusting Your Sails: Navigating Life's Challenges
21:46 The Pursuit of Purpose and Presence
30:10 Finding Harmony Between Gratitude and Ambition
39:06 The Infinite Game: Long-Term Success
54:54 The Journey of Self-Discovery and Dreams


Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Hitting 100 episodes feels wild. I started The Grateful Podcast as a 16-year-old kid in France with nothing but curiosity and a mic. Today I’m looking back at the biggest lessons from this journey—the ones that reshaped how I think, how I live, and what I want to build going forward.

Key Discussion Points
• Gratitude rewires your brain for joy
• Do the hard thing, not busywork
• Beliefs put ceilings on our potential
• Non-attachment means embracing all of life
• Anxiety is an engine light, not the problem
• Fame and money don’t equal fulfillment
• Balancing gratitude with ambition daily

This is a thank-you episode—for every single person who has tuned in, shared an episode, or just reminded me why I keep going. I’m nowhere near done.

00:00–03:24 Why 100 episodes matters
03:24–06:49 Gratitude rewires your brain -   ⁨@today.iam.grateful| 33
06:49–10:21 Stop polishing the pedestal -  @JonathanGoodmanCoach  | 41
10:21–13:28 Beliefs that cap your ceiling -  @Jbirdfit  | 53
13:28–17:19 Non-attachment, eyes-open practice -  @susan-piver| 65
17:19–20:30 Anxiety is a check engine light -  @RuggedCounseling  | 91
20:30–23:06 Fame and money won’t fill you -  @DavidMeltzer  | 99
23:06–27:30 Gratitude and ambition, one path

Tune in, reflect with me, and if this show has meant something to you, share it with someone who could use a little gratitude today.

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

At 31, David Meltzer had everything people chase. Money. Fame. The dream wife. And still, he was empty. In this episode we dig into how losing it all led him to gratitude, and why gratitude is way more than just saying “thanks.” If you’ve ever wondered why success can feel hollow, or how to actually build a life that feels full, this one’s for you.

Key Discussion Points
• Why $100M still felt empty
• Gratitude as the real game changer
• The 0.1 second habit that works
• How gratitude fuels ambition, not kills it
• The truth about chasing feelings not stuff
• Getting out of your own way
• Turning loss into abundance
• Living with more than enough

This chat hit me hard. Gratitude isn’t some fluffy practice. It’s perspective, it’s power, it’s fuel.

👉 If you took something from this, share it with a mate who needs to hear it.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 99
Guesting David Meltzer

Get in contact with David: david@dmeltzer.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmeltzer/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCflt1OopRWIApMOjVgZyJ6Q 

Chapters:
00:00 The Pursuit of Potential
04:13 Gratitude as a Tool for Fulfillment
10:45 Abundance Mindset vs. Scarcity Mindset
14:58 Overcoming Self-Interference
16:55 Chasing Feelings, Not Material Goals
20:56 Introduction to the Conversation with David Meltzer
21:21 Exploring the Theme of Gratitude

Listen to my episode with David Lorimer: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-gratitude-can-reframe-your-brain-for-joy-with/id1725776061?i=1000695020562

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Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Did you know that 60% of young adults say their lives feel purposeless—and half say it’s harming their mental health?
That’s from Harvard’s On Edge report. But purpose isn’t just some fluffy idea—it’s essential. Without it, rates of anxiety and depression nearly double.

In this episode, I share 7 psychology-backed ways to create more meaning in your life—starting today.

These are not hacks or quick fixes. They’re sustainable practices rooted in psychology and real human connection.

✨ Here’s what you’ll learn:
1.Why deep relationships literally keep you alive
2.How serving others sparks a “helper’s high” in your brain
3.How to rewrite your life story into one of meaning
4.Why goals that go beyond yourself create lasting motivation
5.The secret power of active listening & mentorship
6.How to explore your identity & values without getting stuck
7.Why transcendent practices (like meditation or nature) shift everything

🔑 Key Stat: 58% of young adults lack meaning—don’t be one of them. Start with one practice today, and watch your purpose grow.


The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 98
Solo Episode

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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Most people think getting healthy means training harder, eating cleaner, and pushing further. Jim Laird disagrees.

After 25+ years coaching everyone from NFL pros to everyday people, Jim’s learned that chasing extreme performance often destroys long-term health. In this episode, he shares the 5 fundamentals that can completely reset your energy, sleep, and mood — without the burnout cycle.

We cover:

If you feel stuck, burnt out, or like you’ve “tried everything” — this episode will change how you think about health forever.

Find Jim:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gymlaird/

Join the Vitality Brotherhood/Sisterhood → vitalitybrotherhood.com

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Health and Wellness Philosophy
02:59 The Five Fundamentals of Health
05:52 The Importance of Foundation in Fitness
08:02 Social Media and Fitness Expectations
10:59 The Impact of Modern Technology on Health
13:59 The Role of Community and Connection
16:56 The Importance of Outdoor Activity
20:01 The Dangers of Isolation and Loneliness
23:18 The Need for Balance in Modern Life
31:21 The Shift from Outdoor Play to Digital Engagement
33:35 Understanding Health vs. Performance
35:26 The Balance of Athleticism and Health
40:40 The Importance of Multi-Sport Participation
48:36 Cultural Differences in Athletic Development
50:29 Gratitude and Personal Growth

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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Most people think joy is something that happens to you when life is perfect. They wait for the “aha” moment, the dream job, the perfect relationship — and then wonder why they still feel empty when it arrives. In this solo episode, 96, of The Grateful Podcast, Jack shares why joy isn’t a lucky accident, but a skill you can train — just like learning an instrument or building muscle.

Backed by science and real-life stories, Jack breaks down 7 powerful, proven habits you can start today to rewire your brain for joy:
•Train your brain to notice micro moments
•Move your body in ways you love
•Savor like a scientist
•Do something kind anonymously
•Create more than you consume
•Connect deeply — even briefly
•Practice joy on a delay

If you’ve been feeling burnt out, stuck, or like happiness keeps slipping away, this episode will give you both the mindset shift and the actionable steps to make joy show up more often in your life — without chasing it.

Chapters:
00:00 Understanding Joy as a Skill
01:44 Training Your Brain for Micro Moments
04:39 Movement and Joy: Finding Your Flow
06:59 Savoring Positive Moments
08:26 The Power of Anonymous Kindness
09:22 Creating Over Consuming
11:07 Deep Connections: The Joy of Conversation
13:08 Anticipation: The Joy of Looking Forward


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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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What if the worst thing that ever happened to you… was actually the beginning of everything good?

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 95
Guesting Jeremy Grater

In this powerful episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Jeremy Grater—longtime podcaster, father, and co-founder of the newly rebranded BroBots, a podcast on AI and mental health. Jeremy shares how a random knee injury transformed his life, how biking taught him presence, and how purpose is not a job title but a way of being.

They dive into:
 • Why you are the cause AND the solution to your problems
 • The surprising rise of AI as a therapist substitute
 • The truth about purpose, ambition, and family
 • How gratitude can drive ambition, not diminish it
 • Why Jeremy left status and comfort behind to chase real peace
 • The link between meditation, neuroscience, and emotional resilience
 • The cost of chasing the wrong definition of success
 • The hidden loneliness of growth and how to combat it

Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Radical Responsibility
03:06 Finding Peace Through Cycling and Mindfulness
06:22 The Journey of Incremental Change
09:17 The Importance of Discipline and Consistency
12:23 Exploring Purpose and Personal Growth
15:23 The Role of Community and Connection
18:43 Navigating the Divide in Society
21:34 Choosing Presence Over Material Success
30:08 Cherishing Simple Moments
32:09 The Power of Memory and Reflection
34:26 Building Self-Worth in Children
36:41 Navigating Confidence and External Validation
40:25 The Anticipation of Pain and Joy
42:12 Media's Influence on Fear and Anxiety
44:42 The Role of AI in Mental Health
52:23 Balancing Ambition and Gratitude


This is one of those conversations that makes you stop and re-evaluate everything.

🔗 Check out Jeremy’s new project: https://brobots.me
Find it on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brobots-health-wellness-and-mindset-in-the-age-of-ai/id1439629193

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support


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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Support The Grateful Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

You’ve been taught your whole life that joy comes after success.

Get the job → feel proud.
Hit six figures → feel fulfilled.
Hit the goal → finally feel enough.

But what if that formula is broken?

In this solo episode, 18-year-old podcast host Jack Wagoner breaks down the real reason so many people feel lost, disconnected, and burnt out—even when they’re doing everything “right.”

You’ll learn:
 • Why your entire reward system is rigged against your joy
 • How to stop outsourcing your peace to a future version of yourself
 • The surprising Buddhist insight that will change how you think about time
 • Why ambition without gratitude guarantees emptiness
 • How to wake up excited—even if nothing changes externally

This episode will reprogram the way you think about success, happiness, and identity. If you’re stuck in the cycle of chasing and still don’t feel “there,” this is the conversation you need.

Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Gratitude and Joy
03:20 The Journey is the Goal
08:03 Living in the Present Moment
10:08 Finding Your Unique Path
13:25 The Balance of Gratitude and Ambition


📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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James Brackin started coaching people twice his age at 17. At 21, he’s hosted over 300 episodes of the You Can Too Podcast and built a life completely on his own terms — without college, without a corporate job, and without waiting for permission.

In episode 93 of The Grateful Podcast, we go deep on what it really takes to live with intention in your early 20s — from investing in yourself with money you don’t have, to navigating self-doubt, to redefining success outside of social expectations.

We talk about:
 • The Be-Do-Have mindset
 • Escaping the trap of chasing outcomes
 • Why most people are just not “f*cking around enough to find out”
 • How to build credibility as a young creator
 • Why true success is internal, not external

Whether you’re 18 or 38, this conversation will challenge the way you think about ambition, balance, and what it means to live a life worth living.

Timestamps:
00:00 Breaking the Mold: Early Success and Self-Investment
03:43 Navigating the Balance: Fast-Paced Living vs. Slow Reflection
06:56 Building Connections: The Power of Community and Environment
09:53 Unlocking Opportunities: How to Attract Influential Guests
12:51 Defining Success: Internal vs. External Validation
16:05 Finding Your Own Path: The Challenge of Societal Expectations
19:15 Investing in Yourself: The Value of Personal Growth
22:11 Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Personal Development
25:15 The Journey of Self-Discovery: Embracing Change and Growth
29:27 The Power of Presence and Anticipation
33:24 The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
38:31 Redefining Happiness and Expectations
39:15 Designing a Life of Enjoyment
43:33 The Role of Environment and Beliefs
49:06 Embracing Imposter Syndrome
52:54 Trusting Intuition and Discernment
57:04 The Importance of Honesty and Self-Awareness

🔗 Connect with James: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrackiniv/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesbrackiniv
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-brackin-iv-506069216
🎙️ Listen to You Can Too Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/44fMq0nBTx7YUg0oxXfCeC

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#GratefulPodcast #JamesBrackin #SelfImprovement #YoungEntrepreneur #PersonalGrowth #BeDoHave #LifeDesign

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

Why Trying Harder Isn’t Always the Answer

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner flips the hustle narrative on its head.

You’re doing everything right. You care more than most. You push harder than anyone you know. So… why isn’t it working?

Enter: The Backwards Law.

Jack dives deep into the paradox that the more we chase success, happiness, peace, or achievement—the more resistance we create. From his days grinding for a baseball dream to launching a top 2.5% podcast, Jack shares why letting go might just be the secret weapon nobody talks about.

This episode explores:
• The truth behind why trying too hard creates failure
• The difference between surrender and giving up
• Why desperation lowers your perceived value
• How to move from panic to peace without losing your ambition
• A practical framework for chasing goals without losing yourself
• A vulnerable look into Jack’s recent internal battles and breakthroughs

Whether you’re chasing success, building a dream, or just trying to breathe again—this episode is your invitation to ease up, trust more, and fall back in love with the process.

Timestamps:
00:00 The Backwards Law: Understanding Resistance
03:08 The Pressure to Succeed: A Personal Reflection
06:34 The Paradox of Patience and Ambition
09:24 Learning from Experience: Wisdom in the Journey
10:56 Gratitude and Growth: A Long-Term Perspective

🎧 The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 92 – Recorded in Nova Scotia
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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#TheGratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #BackwardsLaw #LetGoToGrow #GratitudeAndAmbition #PodcastClip #SoloEpisode #MindsetMatters #HighAchiever #MichaelSinger #SurrenderExperiment #TrustTheProcess #PeaceAndProgress

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 91
Guesting Trey Tucker

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

Why are so many young people, especially men, feeling lost, anxious, and disconnected?

In this powerful episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with therapist Trey Tucker (aka @ruggedcounseling) to unpack the quiet crisis in masculinity and mental health.

We dive deep into:
 • The real reason anxiety is rising in young men
 • Why the gym, hustle, and self-help culture often mask emotional pain
 • How to find your calling in a world full of noise
 • The difference between happiness, joy, and fulfillment
 • And why being still might be the bravest thing you do

If you’ve ever felt numb, directionless, or just unsure of what it means to be a man today—this conversation is for you.

Trey’s wisdom will hit you in the gut and heal you at the same time.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro – Why young men are confused  
3:42 Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction  
8:19 The trap of instant solutions  
13:06 Stop chasing happiness — chase this instead  
17:30 How to get unstuck  
22:50 3 reasons anxiety is rising today  
28:40 What anxiety really wants you to do  
33:45 Are you addicted to productivity?  
38:10 Gym culture, discipline & emotional avoidance  
44:20 Why calling is the antidote to numbness  
49:00 Rethinking masculinity  
52:35 What Trey would say to every young man  
56:00 Gratitude + ambition = fulfillment  
59:25 Healing is remembering who you are  
1:01:45 Outro + Where to find Trey

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🔗 Trey Tucker / Rugged Counseling:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruggedcounseling/?hl=en
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ruggedcounseling?lang=en
• Rugged Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@RuggedCounseling/podcasts

📺 Watch The Grateful Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ


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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

Send us Fan Mail

What if your 20s weren’t for burning out… but for biohacking your way to 120?

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

In this mind-expanding episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with Matt, founder of Zenith Health, Dartmouth-trained biomedical engineer, and longevity strategist, to explore how young people can optimize for a longer, more fulfilling life — starting right now.

We talk:
• The REAL science behind living to 120+
• Why VO2 max and HRV matter more than you think
• How to build a morning routine like a bioengineer
• Why purpose might be the most important longevity tool
• The truth about cold plunges, creatine, and supplements

Whether you’re 18 or 80, this episode will make you rethink everything about aging, energy, and what’s possible for your future.

🔔 Subscribe for more deep conversations on life, purpose, and performance.

📌 Follow Matt: https://www.instagram.com/my.zenith.project/
🎙 Hosted by Jack Wagoner 

⏱ Timestamps
0:00 – Why Longevity Starts in Your 20s
2:00 – Matt’s Blueprint for Living to 120
5:40 – The Science Behind VO2 Max & Healthspan
9:00 – Is Brian Johnson Actually Crazy?
14:00 – Cold Showers, Supplements & Morning Routines
23:00 – The Problem With Quick Fix Culture
30:00 – Gratitude vs. Complacency
38:00 – What The Future of Biomedicine Looks Like
50:00 – AI in Surgery & Becoming Iron Man
58:00 – The Philosophy of Aging Well

#longevity #biohacking #gratefulpodcast #jackwagoner #matthew #vo2max #creatine #healthoptimization #scienceofaging #youngandambitious

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

Send us Fan Mail

You’ve hit your goals—but why does it still feel like something’s missing?

In this solo episode, Jack Wagoner flips the script on traditional goal setting and reveals why chasing external achievements will never bring the fulfillment you’re looking for. From his own story of getting into Northeastern to reaching 10K podcast downloads, Jack shares the harsh truth: our goals aren’t broken—our relationship with them is.

This episode explores:
 • Why outcomes never lead to lasting peace
 • How to reverse-engineer your life based on how you want to feel
 • The “Be → Do → Have” model that actually works
 • How to escape the empty high of constant achievement
 • A practical challenge to help you redefine your goals today

Whether you’re chasing success, growth, or clarity—this episode will help you ground your ambition in presence, alignment, and lasting fulfillment.

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 89

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

Chapters:
00:00 Redefining Goals: The Problem with Traditional Goal Setting
02:32 The Emotional Connection: Why Feelings Matter More
05:19 Be, Do, Have: A New Approach to Achieving Fulfillment
08:07 Shifting Focus: From Outcomes to Feelings
10:47 Living in the Present: Balancing Gratitude and Ambition

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5EsTEpQAjU4BxUrDoFyZ6b

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner

Episode 88

Guesting Jess Prudhomme

At 35, Jess Prudhomme had checked every box: corporate success, a polished identity, a picture-perfect marriage. But beneath the surface was a quiet ache — the haunting question, “Is this really me?”

In this raw and powerful conversation, Jess shares how her greatest detours — divorce, quitting her job, walking away from security — were not breakdowns, but breakthroughs. Together, we explore:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the Journey of Self-Discovery
03:05 The Courage to Pivot: Leaving the Corporate Grind
05:57 Unraveling Identity: Who Am I Without My Job?
08:57 The Importance of Being Present
11:27 Navigating Relationships and Friendships
14:38 Fear-Driven vs. Purpose-Driven Ambition
17:28 The Role of Therapy and Introspection
20:33 Embracing Stillness and Rest
23:45 The Power of Gratitude in Life's Detours
26:36 Transforming Adversity into Growth
29:34 The Journey of Self-Reclamation
32:28 Trusting Your Gut: Making Decisions for Yourself
35:30 The Art of Letting Go
38:34 Celebrating Non-Traditional Success
41:24 Finding Fulfillment Beyond External Validation
44:25 Exploring Life's Possibilities
47:12 Inspiring Others Through Vulnerability
50:08 The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
53:11 Conclusion: Embracing the Journey Ahead

Jess is the host of The Great Detour Podcast, and her story is a reminder that you are not your job, not your title, and not your performance. You are enough — even in the in-between.

🎧 Follow Jess:
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Website: https://thegreatdetour.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGreatDetourPodcast

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#TheGratefulPodcast #JessPrudhomme #TheGreatDetour

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https://youtu.be/r1N4agSN0k0

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 87
Guesting Joshua Dean Church

Born with a collapsed lung and told he’d never be an athlete, Joshua Dean Church defied the odds—completing an Ironman and sending the finish line photo to the doctor who once doubted him. A Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Josh built a $20M company in three years, only to shut it down when it no longer aligned with his purpose.

In this deep, soulful, and fiercely honest episode, Josh shares:
 • How adversity isn’t in the way—it becomes the way
 • Why leading others starts with leading yourself
 • The 5 pillars of modern leadership
 • His journey from black sheep to heart-centered leader
 • The dance between faith, intuition, and ambition
 • What “living what you rap about” really means

We talk journaling, mental toughness, spiritual growth, and how to find the next step when you feel completely lost.

Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Pain and Adversity
03:55 The Journey of Intuition and Inner Guidance
06:48 Navigating Business Failure and Growth
09:47 Lessons from Failure and Leadership Development
12:46 The Shift in Podcast Focus: Leadership
15:41 The Importance of Historical Leaders
19:18 Defining Modern Leadership
22:16 The Dance of Surrender and Action
36:55 The Power of Gratitude and Ambition
42:55 Finding Balance: The Middle Path
49:17 Navigating Misalignment and Seeking Clarity


📍 This is one of the most important conversations we’ve had on the podcast. Listen closely.

Find Josh:

Website: https://www.joshuadeanchurch.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuadeanchurch/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshchurch

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshuadeanchurch

The Way You Lead Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-you-lead/id1475360470

📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/r1N4agSN0k0

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 86

Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/support

In this solo episode, I open up about what it’s really like to choose the long game at 18 years old—pursuing my podcast, building a climbing clothing brand, and saying no to a typical summer job.

I talk about comparison traps, jealousy, creative isolation, and how I’ve found freedom by building a life that looks different—and loving it anyway. I also share the daily habits that make me more productive (even if they look “unproductive”), and why prioritizing joy, nature, and self-reflection has made all the difference.

Whether you’re carving your own path, chasing something unconventional, or just trying to stay motivated—this one’s for you.

⚡ Plus, I share my personal challenge: hitting 100,000 podcast downloads before I start college at Northeastern on August 31st.

Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Unique Goals and Discomfort
02:51 The Long Game: Building for the Future
05:45 Finding Freedom in Work and Life
08:44 Prioritizing Self-Care for Productivity
11:38 Mission for Growth: Podcast Goals and Support

📺 Watch the full episode or listen on your favorite platform:
Spotify/Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 85
Guesting Carmen Turner Schott

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with Carmen Turner Schott, a licensed clinical social worker, trauma therapist, and professional astrologer who has worked for over 25 years in the U.S. Air Force. Together, we explore the intersection of astrology and psychology, challenging assumptions and expanding perspectives.

Initially skeptical, I came into this conversation with questions—and I left with new insight into how astrology might serve as a tool for self-awareness, healing, and transformation.

We dive into:
•How Carmen bridges ancient astrology with modern trauma therapy
•The surprising origins of astrology in medicine and religion
•Why full birth charts go deeper than horoscopes or memes
•Real stories of healing, intuition, and transformation
•Ethical concerns and scientific research in astrology
•Whether astrology can complement or surpass traditional therapy
•The role of free will vs. destiny in astrological interpretation

If you’re a skeptic, a believer, or just curious—this conversation will challenge you to look at astrology in a whole new light.

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Find Carmen:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmen_turner_schott_author/
Website: https://carmenturnerschott.com/bio/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/⁨@CarmenTurnerSchott⁩ 

Chapters:
00:00 Skepticism and Curiosity about Astrology
02:56 Personal Experiences and the Journey into Astrology
05:53 Astrology as a Tool for Self-Awareness
09:17 The Science and History of Astrology
12:37 Astrology's Role in Religion and Culture
15:30 Skepticism and Confirmation Bias in Astrology
18:21 Balancing Astrology with a Military Career
21:59 Transitioning to a Full-Time Astrologer
30:01 Astrology and Personal Journey
31:44 Astrology as a Therapeutic Tool
36:06 Research and Ethics in Astrology
37:33 Bridging Astrology and Psychology
46:19 Astrology: Understanding and Responsibility

📺 Listen on your favorite platform:
Spotify/Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061

Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, seekers, and soulful creators. 🙏

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

⸻

🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 84
Guesting Lachie Colledge

What if the key to living a truly grateful life was hidden in a foreign language—or in a 7-year-old street kid’s smile?

Today’s guest is Lachie Colledge, a medical student who left behind textbooks to travel the world in search of something deeper. From monasteries in Myanmar to roadside reflections in Norway, Lachie’s story is a masterclass in mindfulness, purpose, and finding gratitude in the most unexpected places.

In this conversation, we explore:
 • What “gratitude” really means (and why most of us are doing it wrong)
 • Why a single French word changed Lachie’s life
 • How a moment in India with a street kid flipped his understanding of generosity
 • The link between reconnaissance, gratitude, and ambition
 • Why meditation isn’t just calming—it’s painful, raw, and transformational
 • How to find joy without changing your life—just your awareness

If you’ve ever struggled to balance gratitude with ambition… this episode is for you.

Takeaways:
Gratitude is about being intentional and present.
Decisions can be made through intuition and logic.
Language encodes wisdom and life lessons.
Understanding pain leads to compassion for others.
Meditation helps in self-discovery and clarity.
We are interconnected and dependent on others.
Gratitude can drive ambition and purpose.
Small acts of kindness hold significant value.
Travel teaches profound lessons about generosity.
Our journey is shaped by those who support us.

Chapters:
00:00 Meet Lachie
06:50 The Depth of Gratitude
12:47 Meditation and Self-Discovery
18:14 Understanding Generosity and Community
24:30 Lessons from a Young Boy
32:18 The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
40:53 Navigating Decision-Making: Heart vs. Logic
47:01 The Courage to Act: Overcoming Hesitation
51:16 Embracing Opportunity: Staying Ready for Change
57:10 Dreams and Aspirations: Paths to Fulfillment

Follow Lachie:
📖 Blog: afrenchworld.substack.com
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lachie.colledge/
🧘‍♂️ Read his article on “Reconnaissance”: https://afrenchworld.substack.com/p/reconnaissance

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1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

I am on a mission to get 100k downloads by August 31st. Help me get there by sharing this podcast.

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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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 83
Solo Episode

In this episode, Jack Wagoner explores the concept of sacrifice and its relationship to fulfillment and success. He reflects on the inherent struggle between ambition and gratitude, sharing personal anecdotes and insights from successful figures like Alex Hormozi. The conversation delves into the challenges of balancing personal desires with the sacrifices required to achieve them, ultimately emphasizing the importance of finding contentment in the present while pursuing future goals.

Takeaways:
We are inherently bad at sacrifice.
Everything has a price, especially time.
Fulfillment is often the finish line we chase.
Success is supposed to bring happiness, but we sacrifice happiness for success.
Some people find satisfaction in simpler lives.
Gratitude helps lessen the pain of sacrifice.
We can't have everything; embracing sacrifices is key.
The duality of gratitude and ambition is ever-shifting.
Finding balance between inward peace and outward success is challenging.
Reflection is essential for growth and understanding. 

Chapters
00:00 The Nature of Sacrifice
02:25 The Pursuit of Fulfillment
05:49 Balancing Gratitude and Ambition
08:30 The Journey of Self-Reflection
11:37 Embracing the Process of Growth


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 82
Solo Episode

In this episode, Jack Wagoner shares his experiences on his trip out west, reflecting on the beauty of nature and the expectations we set for personal growth during such journeys. He emphasizes the importance of soaking in experiences without the pressure of achieving inner peace or change, advocating for patience and the understanding that personal growth is a gradual process. Jack also discusses the significance of desires and how they can impact our sense of control in life, concluding with a reminder to appreciate the present moment.

Takeaways:
Expecting change from external experiences can be misleading.
Personal growth requires patience and cannot be rushed.
Setting unrealistic goals can limit your experience.
Enjoy experiences for their own sake, not for what they might change within you.
Accumulation of experiences leads to deeper change.
Fictional stories can provide valuable life lessons.
Desires can create a sense of control or victimhood in life.
Letting go of unattainable desires can bring peace.
Gratitude enhances the experience of life.

Chapters:
00:00 Exploring Nature's Beauty
01:54 The Journey Within: Expectations vs. Reality
05:33 Patience in Personal Growth
07:10 Desires and the Control of Life


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Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 81
Guest: Jon Bassford

What if your greatest leadership strength wasn’t authority, experience, or intelligence—but curiosity?

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Jon Bassford—entrepreneur, operations strategist, TEDx speaker, and author of The Curious Leader—to explore how asking better questions can unlock innovation, deepen self-understanding, and transform not just your team, but your life.

They dive into the chaos and beauty of curiosity: how it can feel overwhelming, how it can set you free, and how it might just be the missing piece in both solopreneurship and scaling businesses alike. If you’ve ever felt pulled in too many directions, questioned your path, or sensed that there’s more to life than just “doing the job”—this episode is for you.

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🎯 Topics Covered:
 • Why curiosity is the ultimate superpower
 • The danger of chasing the wrong outcomes
 • How to reframe purpose as a verb, not a destination
 • Surface-level curiosity vs. deep, wonder-driven exploration
 • The power of reflection, meditation, and self-inquiry
 • Building a life from the inside out (and staying sane while doing it)
 • Scaling as a solopreneur and knowing when to let go
 • How gratitude and ambition create a meaningful, sustainable life

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🌐 Connect with Jon:

🔗 Website: https://jonbassford.com
💼 Consulting: https://think-lateral.com
📲 Instagram: @jon_bassford
📕 Book: The Curious Leader on Amazon: Buy Here

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 The Power of Curiosity in Leadership
03:10 Discovering Curiosity as a Superpower
06:45 Breaking Free from the Status Quo
10:36 Curiosity vs. Chaos
13:00 Asking the Right Questions
16:00 Reframing Purpose as a Verb
20:30 Overcoming Overachievement with Gratitude
24:00 Meditation, Stillness, and Inner Work
28:40 Solopreneurship in the Age of AI
33:10 Building an A-Team (Not Just A-Personalities)
36:30 Why Impact Beats Income
40:50 The Law of Attraction and Letting Go
43:40 Narrative Identity and Rewriting Your Life
46:15 Balancing Goals with Presence
49:00 Buddhist Philosophy and the Journey of Becoming
52:00 Book Rec: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
53:00 Final Reflections and Where to Find Jon

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📺 Watch or Listen Anywhere
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📸 Instagram: @jack_wagoner_

🎯 1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance:
jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 80

In this solo episode, Jack Wagoner reflects on his recent experiences while traveling in Boulder, Colorado. He discusses the importance of embracing the journey, being present in the moment, and learning through observation. Jack contrasts the pleasure of expectation with the reality of experiences, emphasizing the need to adapt and find joy in the present rather than clinging to preconceived notions. Through his reflections, he shares insights on personal growth, gratitude, and the beauty of life's unpredictability.

Takeaways:
Go with the flow of whatever happens.
Life has a plan for you.
We have to be open to change and embrace it.
True joy comes from being present.
We learn so much through observation.
Productivity is all about what you're optimizing for.
The pleasure of expectation versus the pleasure of just actually being here.
Ride the wave of life where it's taking you.
This has been the least productive period of my life.
Stay grateful. Love you.


Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Freedom on the Road
02:14 Anticipation vs. Reality
04:51 Learning from Nature
07:48 Redefining Productivity
09:57 Finding Joy in the Unexpected
11:09 Embracing the Flow of Life
14:00 The Power of Presence and Gratitude


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 79
Guesting Stephen Schrembeck

What if the next frontier of human connection isn’t less tech—but better tech?

In this mind-opening episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Stephen Schrembeck, founder of Impossible Labs, to explore how we can redesign technology to deepen presence, amplify our humanity, and support mental well-being.

Stephen shares how his personal experience with ADHD and a lifetime of reflection sparked a movement to reimagine how we use tech—from minimalist wearable tools like Cognizant Threads to powerful mental models for focus, meditation, and emotional resilience. They dive deep into the philosophy of building from curiosity, the power of silence, dopamine rebalancing, and how to stay grounded while pursuing meaningful, ambitious goals.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, thinker, creative, or someone feeling overstimulated by modern life—this episode is a must-listen.

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🎯 What We Cover:
 • Why “less tech” isn’t the solution—but better tech is
 • How Stephen manages ADHD without distraction
 • The story behind Impossible Labs and designing for the edge
 • Tools for extending focus, attention, and presence
 • How meditation reshaped his mind (and why it matters more than meds)
 • Why boredom is actually the antidote to overstimulation
 • The chair test: can you sit in silence for 5 minutes?
 • How to create while staying unburdened by outcome
 • The duality of ambition and stillness—and how to hold both

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🔗 Connect with Stephen Schrembeck:
Website: https://impossiblelaboratories.beehiiv.com/p/restoring-our-agency-and-attention
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-schrembeck-85663113/

🧠 If this episode gave you something to think about, share it with a friend—or leave a review to help the show grow and the ideas ripple outward.

Timestamps:
00:00 The Future of Human Connection
01:21 Exploring the Impossible
02:29 Technology and Human Experience
04:18 The Motivation Behind Innovation
06:24 Cognizant Threads: A Personal Solution
08:01 Managing Attention and Focus
10:54 The Balance of Structure and Freedom
12:39 The Power of Creating for Oneself
13:21 Reading and Learning: Fiction vs Nonfiction
16:05 The Importance of Empathy in Storytelling
18:54 Consciousness and Reflection
20:34 The Dark Side of Intelligence
22:52 Meditation and Inner Peace
23:07 The Transformative Power of Meditation
27:11 Finding Productivity Through Inner Peace
29:50 Overcoming Distractions and Embracing Stillness
32:16 The Balance of Pleasure and Pain
41:44 The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition
49:33 Gratitude for Existence

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 78

In this raw and reflective solo episode, Jack Wagoner records a late-night message just hours before leaving on a cross-country road trip—and only days after graduating high school.

It’s a moment suspended in time: everything feels the same, and yet everything is about to change. From letting go of childhood and buzzing off his beloved curls, to saying goodbye to the people who shaped him, Jack opens up about the beauty and sadness of transition, the fleeting feeling of big milestones, and what it means to truly trust life.

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🎯 Topics Covered:
 • Why reaching your biggest goals can feel… weird
 • The grief of growing up and moving on
 • Family, time, and the bittersweet nature of change
 • Letting go of identity (even the hair you loved)
 • How to hold gratitude and excitement at once
 • Learning to trust the unknown
 • Reflections on purpose, presence, and becoming

Timestamps:
00:00 The Fleeting Nature of Achievement
02:46 Embracing Change and New Beginnings
05:59 Gratitude and Reflection on Growth


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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 77
Guesting Professor Justin Smith Ruiu

In this mind-expanding episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with philosopher and historian of ideas Justin E.H. Smith—author of The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is and creator of The Hinternet Substack.

Together, they dive into:
 • Why philosophy has been exiled from everyday life
 • How the internet distorts identity and consciousness
 • Whether AI can replicate human thought
 • What we lose when we let machines think for us
 • How to stay human in an increasingly algorithmic world

If you’re interested in technology, truth, or what it means to be human, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

🔗 Justin’s Substack – The Hinternet: https://www.the-hinternet.com/
📕 Justin’s Book – The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59173002-the-internet-is-not-what-you-think-it-is

#JustinEHSmit‪h #Philosophy #InternetCulture #DigitalIdentity #AI #Consciousness #TheGratefulPodcast #Hinternet

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to the Grateful Podcast
01:17 The Role of Philosophy in Contemporary Society
10:06 Philosophy's Place in Education and Society
16:21 The Economic Viability of Philosophy
24:16 Technology's Impact on Philosophy and Society
35:09 Optimism Amidst Chaos: The Future of Philosophy
35:20 The Importance of Reflection and Individual Philosophy
38:19 Technological Advances and Inequality
41:32 The Role of Humanistic Inquiry in a Tech-Driven World
44:19 Conformity vs. Individualism in Social Media
48:18 The Future of Identity and Technology
55:29 Gratitude and the Gift of Life
01:07:48 Introduction to Philosophy and the Guest
01:08:19 Closing Thoughts and Gratitude

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 76
Monday Solo Episode

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner shares a raw, late-night reflection on graduating high school and the whirlwind of emotions that come with it. From saying goodbye to lifelong friends to realizing that some relationships are meant to last—and some aren’t—Jack opens up about what it means to move forward.

He also shares a powerful insight from Stoicism: how chosen suffering prepares us for life’s unchosen hardships. This episode explores Jack’s evolving relationship with work, purpose, and the importance of consistency, even when life is full and energy is low. If you’re in a transitional season, this honest episode will speak directly to you.

🎓 Topics covered:
 • Letting go of people and places as life changes
 • Why some relationships are seasonal—and why that’s okay
 • The discipline of doing hard things consistently
 • What Stoicism teaches about inner peace
 • How podcasting cultivates daily gratitude
 • Why contribution matters more than perfection

Chapters:
00:00 Graduation Reflections
02:51 Embracing Life's Fleeting Nature
05:37 The Power of Stoicism and Chosen Suffering

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Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#GratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #GraduationReflection #Stoicism #ChosenStruggle #GratitudeMindset #PersonalGrowth #EndOfHighSchool #ConsistencyWins #SelfDevelopment

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🧠 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 75
Guesting Steve Gamlin

Most people build their dreams based on someone else’s definition of success.
In this powerful and heartfelt episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with speaker, author, and visualization coach Steve Gamlin—a man who rebuilt his life from rock bottom and now teaches others how to see and live a life that aligns with their values.

Steve shares how he went from debt, divorce, and depression to joy, gratitude, and purpose—and how you can do it too. Whether you’ve made a vision board or feel stuck between who you are and who you want to be, this episode offers practical wisdom, deep stories, and a whole lot of humanity.

🎯 What We Cover:
•Why most people’s goals are built on ego, not alignment
•The 8 areas of life you should visualize (not just money)
•How to make vision boards that actually work
•Balancing ambition with gratitude
•How to keep going after grief and loss
•The ripple effect of small acts of kindness
•How to reframe negative thoughts with humor and humanity
•Why you’re planting either seeds or weeds every day

🔗 Connect with Steve Gamlin:
Website: https://stevegamlin.com/about/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegamlin/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevegamlin/

🧠 If you enjoyed this conversation, please share it with someone who needs it or leave a rating—it helps the show grow and the message ripple outward.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Vision and Values
02:21 Steve's Life-Altering Moment
06:21 The Journey of Transformation
10:26 The Power of Visualization
14:41 Balancing Visualization and Action
20:44 The Illusion of Success
22:35 Fostering an Abundance Mindset
28:53 Finding Gratitude in Tough Times
31:26 Navigating Grief with Gratitude
34:09 Finding Light in Dark Times
36:00 The Language of Love and Remembrance
38:13 Managing Negative Emotions
42:27 The Ripple Effect of Kindness
45:18 Acts of Kindness: The Joy of Giving
52:28 Aligning Goals with Core Values
57:20 Planting Seeds for the Future

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 74 
Guesting Dr. Wendy O'Connor

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with licensed therapist and life strategist Dr. Wendy O’Connor to talk about default settings, rewiring your mind, and reclaiming your future. If you feel like you’re just checking boxes, stuck in survival mode, or disconnected from your purpose—this is the episode for you.

With over 20 years of experience in neuroscience, clinical psychology, and personal growth, Dr. Wendy breaks down how to overcome conditioning, tune into your inner voice, and design a life that actually lights you up.

🎯 Topics Covered:
•The “default life” trap (and how to break out)
•What “languishing” really means
•Why your brain is wired to keep you stuck
•How to tune out the noise and find your inner voice
•The science and soul of designing a life that feels like YOU
•When to say yes, and when to say NO
•The myth of long-term goals (and what to do instead)

🎁 Grab Dr. Wendy’s free Life Planner: https://www.drwendyoconnor.com/monthly-reflection-goal-setting-worksheet?
Her website: https://www.drwendyoconnor.com/
📲 Follow her on Instagram: @drwendyoconnor

💬 If this resonated with you, leave a comment or DM me on Instagram — I’d love to hear your story.

Timestamps:
00:00 Reclaiming Your Real Life
03:11 Understanding Default Settings and Conditioning
06:07 The Problem of Languishing
08:50 Authenticity and Living True to Yourself
11:57 The Journey of Self-Discovery
14:51 Designing Your Life by Intent
17:49 Trusting Your Inner Voice
21:00 Unbecoming to Become
24:00 Aligning Opportunities with Your Values
24:30 The Power of Yes and No
26:10 Navigating Decision-Making
28:09 Fluidity of Goals and Strengths
30:20 Finding Fulfillment Through Different Paths
33:22 Living Authentically and Avoiding Regrets
36:22 Understanding the Brain's Role in Happiness
40:57 Balancing Gratitude and Ambition
43:20 Exploring Contentment and Self-Reflection
46:24 The Value of Mental Health Conversations

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 73

In this deeply personal solo episode, I reflect on the whirlwind of my final week of high school—and the mindset shift that’s changing my life. From quitting a new job after one sale, to letting go of external pressure and choosing alignment, this is an unfiltered look at what it means to live from the inside out.

I share how I'm learning to say no with confidence, why space in your schedule matters, and how rereading Siddhartha helped me return to my core philosophy of joy, meaning, and mindful ambition.

If you’re in a season of transition, growth, or simply trying to find your way, this episode will resonate.

🎙️ Topics We Cover:
 • Letting go of opportunities that look good on paper
 • How to listen to your internal compass
 • Why saying no is a superpower
 • Reconnecting with joy and authenticity
 • Life after high school: creating your path
 • Rethinking productivity and fulfillment
 • What rereading Siddhartha teaches about inner peace

Timestamps:
00:00 Personal Reflections and Transitions
02:57 Living on My Own Terms
05:47 The Power of Saying No
09:06 Finding Inner Peace and Direction
12:04 The Value of Rereading and Reflection

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 72
Guesting Talia Bombola

We’re told to love ourselves and set boundaries—but how do you actually do that?

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with therapist and confidence specialist Talia Bombola, LMFT to break down what real self-worth looks like, how to build lasting confidence, and what actually defines a healthy relationship.

Whether you’re a high achiever struggling to balance work and love, or someone working through feelings of not-enoughness, this conversation is for you.

Topics we cover:
 • How to rewire your self-worth
 • Why overachievers often burn out in love
 • Confidence vs performative self-assurance
 • What a healthy relationship actually looks like
 • How to balance ambition with intimacy
 • Why “good enough” is sometimes the healthiest goal

🔗 Connect with Talia Bombola:
https://taliabombola.com/rewireyourrelationships/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taliabombola/

🎧 Follow & review the podcast if this conversation helped you grow.

Timestamps:
00:00 Understanding Self-Worth and Relationships
02:52 Balancing Work and Relationships
06:03 The Impact of Burnout on Relationships
08:51 Navigating Modern Dating Challenges
12:06 The Importance of In-Person Social Skills
15:02 Distinguishing Confidence from Self-Worth
21:03 The Interplay of Confidence and Self-Worth
23:22 The Journey to Self-Acceptance
27:03 The Impact of Childhood on Self-Worth
34:02 Parenting and Its Role in Self-Esteem
39:11 The Challenge of Giving Love Freely
43:09 Self-Love as a Foundation for Relationships
46:50 Gratitude and Growth Through Adversity


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Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 71
Guesting Jitesh Vaswani

There’s a quiet war happening inside all of us. Anxiety, overstimulation, endless comparison—especially among Gen Z. In this powerful conversation, Jack Wagoner speaks with Jitesh Vaswani—spiritual teacher, TEDx speaker, and Director of Partnerships & Breathwork Coach at Art of Living with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

Jitesh breaks down why our generation is facing unprecedented levels of stress, and how SKY Breath Meditation (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga) offers a simple, ancient, and proven practice to reconnect to peace.

We explore:
•The anxiety epidemic in young people
•How breath shapes emotion—and how to use it consciously
•Whether lasting inner peace is really possible
•Meditation myths, and why it’s not just “sitting in silence”
•The difference between conscious and subconscious breath training
•The mission of Art of Living and Jitesh’s spiritual journey

📌 Links Mentioned:
•Jitesh Vaswani Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jitesh_vaswani
•Art of Living: https://www.artofliving.org
•SKY Breath Meditation Course Info: https://www.artofliving.org/us-en/sky-breath-meditation
•Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: https://www.srisriravishankar.org

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🕒 Timestamps

00:00 The Inner Struggle: Understanding Anxiety and Modern Life
03:10 The Power of Breath: Meditation as a Solution
06:12 Mindfulness and Meditation: Training the Subconscious
08:54 Inner vs. Outer Success: The Paradox of Modern Living
11:54 The Journey of Meditation: Finding Balance in Practice
14:44 Overcoming Barriers: Making Meditation Accessible
18:02 Techniques for Effective Meditation: The Art of Living Approach
21:08 Exploring Deeper Consciousness: Accessing Your True Self
33:13 The Natural State of Meditation
34:46 Exploring Deeper Consciousness
38:15 Jitesh's Journey with Meditation
44:25 The Impact of Meditation on Life
50:55 Balancing Gratitude and Ambition
58:44 Wisdom and Insights from Jitesh


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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter: https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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.

Send us Fan Mail

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 70
Solo episode

In this episode, I explore the complexities of pain and emotional distress, emphasizing the importance of embracing emotions rather than suppressing them. I reflect on my journey towards being present, the significance of cultivating a relationship with oneself, and the balance between pursuing future goals and living in the moment. I also invite feedback on the podcast and highlight the organic growth of the show through word of mouth.

Takeaways:
Thinking alone cannot solve emotional pain.
Suppressing emotions leads to worse outcomes.
Embracing emotions can lead to better decision-making.
We often prioritize external validation over self-worth.
A strong relationship with oneself enhances happiness.
Dissatisfaction arises from wanting more than we have.
Balancing future aspirations with present experiences is crucial.
Memories are made in moments of presence.
Feedback is essential for growth and improvement.
The podcast thrives on organic growth through listeners.

Timestamps:
00:00 Understanding Pain and Emotional Distress
02:55 The Journey to Being Present
06:05 Embracing Emotions Instead of Suppressing Them
08:53 The Importance of Self-Relationship
12:40 Balancing Future Goals with Present Living
15:18 Feedback and Growth in Podcasting

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter (Magic, Meaning & Momentum): https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 69
Guesting Daniel Smith

In this absolutely fantastic conversation with my good friend, poet, and podcaster Daniel Smith, we discussed many things, including:
- The magic of life and how to cultivate it
- How to live your life like a myth and its benefits
- Why explicit personal development content is less effective than fiction
- The difficulties of never being satisfied
- The constant need to do more that both Daniel and I feel
- Each of us have a subjective truth, no objective truth
- There is a massive difference between faith and religion
- How to ground in the "present"
and some other pretty fun things too.

Daniel just left for a trip in which he hopes to find some quiet and peace away from all of the things he pushes himself to do. In the conversation, we talk about this problem of "never enough," and one of the reasons we relate is because it is that very problem that plagues me every day. In fact, next month I will be taking a trip with a similar goal.

Listen to Daniel's newest AMAZING podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rage-is-a-tumor-sooo-cut-it-out/id1602998894?i=1000705646751

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannifesto/

Chapters:
00:00 The Magic of Life
00:43 Exploring Authenticity and Presence
03:45 Faith Beyond Religion
06:37 The Search for Truth
09:22 Living a Mythical Life
12:21 The Role of Myths in Understanding
15:44 Creativity and Expression
18:39 The Importance of Curiosity
21:29 Chasing Fun and Wonder
24:26 The Impact of Childhood on Perspective
27:24 The Power of Storytelling
30:44 Art as a Means of Connection
33:39 The Balance of Seriousness and Playfulness
41:26 Navigating the Balance of Seriousness and Humor
47:07 The Complexity of Untimely Questions
53:15 Exploring Moral Ambiguities
59:38 The Pressure of Self-Criticism and Expectations
01:05:25 The Journey Towards Finding Quiet and Reflection
01:11:33 The Excitement of Creative Expression and Authenticity
01:23:50 Introduction to the Grateful Podcast
01:23:51 Conclusion and bro dap up


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 68
Guesting Beejal Bilimoria

What if everything you’re chasing is already inside of you?

In this deep and inspiring episode of The Grateful Podcast, host Jack Wagoner is joined by Beejal Bilimoria—a leadership and identity coach for purpose-driven visionaries. Together, they explore what it really means to lead yourself, heal the nervous system, and live a life of authenticity and expansion.

Beejal shares her personal story of walking away from societal success to embrace deep self-trust and freedom. The conversation moves beyond surface-level mindset work and dives into identity, energy, and embodiment—revealing how safety, surrender, and compassion unlock our truest power.

✨ If you’re navigating self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or simply want to feel more you, this episode is a guide to coming home to yourself.

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⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Welcome + Beejal’s intro: Leading with identity, energy, and embodiment
1:14 – Why our self-talk often mirrors childhood voices
4:49 – Children’s internalization of praise and rejection
6:46 – Duality, self-awareness, and unity consciousness
8:25 – “Imagine letting go of who you thought you had to be…”
10:07 – Nervous system safety & the hidden cause of self-sabotage
13:24 – Redefining freedom: from pushing to being
15:05 – Gratitude vs. ambition: How to hold both
18:35 – Identity work, inner voices & leadership from within
20:52 – Beejal’s story of leaving a successful life that wasn’t hers
23:42 – Authentic freedom: Why coming home to yourself is the goal
28:24 – Dynamic identity & cultural survival through adaptability
30:06 – Jack’s reflection: Can authenticity change by context?
32:16 – What happens when leaders aren’t leading themselves?
34:36 – Visionaries as expanders & the courage to walk first
36:40 – True leadership vs. traditional roles: “People don’t follow orders—they follow alignment.”
39:24 – Expansion through ease: the emotional fuel for growth
40:59 – Surrender as an active, courageous process
43:36 – Purpose isn’t what you do—it’s who you are when you do it
48:09 – Coming home to yourself
48:22 – What Beejal is grateful for right now
49:33 – Final reflections and closing blessings

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🔗 Links & Mentions
 • 🔗 Follow Beejal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beejalbilimoriacoaching/
 • 🎧 Beejal’s Podcast: Authentic Freedom wherever you get your podcasts

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 67

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, host Jack Wagoner dives deep into why we make the decisions we make, challenging the common belief in human rationality. Drawing from insights in The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis and the groundbreaking research of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, Jack questions whether logic and reason are really guiding our behavior—or if we’re missing something deeper.

He shares a vulnerable personal story of choosing between Harvard and Northeastern and explains why trusting his gut feeling led him to a more expansive, fulfilling decision. This episode explores themes of behavioral psychology, intuition, self-examination, and how to build a life based on internal truth rather than external validation.

📚 Referenced:
 • The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
 • The work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky
 • Socratic wisdom: “The unexamined life is not worth living”

🎧 Listen if you’re curious about:
 • Why most of us don’t actually understand our decisions
 • How intuition may be more trustworthy than logic
 • The self-fulfilling prophecy of rationality
 • Letting go of needing to explain your choices to others
 • Designing a life based on inner fulfillment, not prestige

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⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps:

0:00 – The Illusion of Rational Decisions
1:24 – Introducing The Grateful Podcast & Jack’s Passion
2:40 – The Undoing Project & the Irrationality of Economics
5:12 – Thought Experiment: Gains vs. Losses
7:00 – The Problem With Over-Rationalizing
8:47 – Sponsored Segment: SweetDash
10:00 – Examining What You Can Control
11:36 – The Harvard vs. Northeastern Decision
14:10 – Trusting Gut Feelings vs. External Validation
16:03 – The Power of Subjective Evidence
17:28 – Temper Tantrums & Learned Behavior
18:52 – The Trap of Needing an Explanation
20:00 – Final Thoughts: Examine Your Behavior
21:30 – Mother’s Day Reminder + Outro

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 66
Guest: Tristan Gregoire

What if you could enjoy the present moment and chase your highest potential?

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with Tristan Gregoire, the 23-year-old creator of The Best Self Protocol. We dive deep into the mindset that separates stagnant ambition from sustainable growth. From detaching your happiness from outcomes to making peace with the “now,” this conversation is a masterclass in living skillfully.

🎯 Topics we cover:
• The “trifecta” of spiritual, mental & physical growth
• Why you need a personal compass, not a fixed roadmap
• Balancing gratitude and ambition
• Overcoming the productivity guilt loop
• Wisdom from Socrates, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Naval
• How action—not just introspection—creates clarity

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro to Tristan & The Best Self Protocol
02:00 - Who is your best self?
04:20 - Why process matters more than outcome
06:15 - The paradox of wanting more
09:00 - Choosing between “good enough” and “great”
11:30 - The North Star & your personal compass
13:30 - What Tristan wants most in life
17:30 - Introspection and finding answers within
20:30 - Stoicism, Buddhism & ancient wisdom in modern life
23:00 - What true balance really means
26:30 - Coaching through imperfection and action
29:00 - Lazy ambition vs. real progress
32:00 - Productivity guilt and the happiness equation
36:00 - How to hold ambition and peace at the same time
39:30 - Coaching older clients at 23
44:00 - Age vs. wisdom and intentional growth
48:30 - Why Tristan is a guide, not a guru
50:00 - Fiction vs. nonfiction: where the deepest truths hide
57:00 - Downloading wisdom through stories
1:04:00 - Final thoughts: walk your own path

📌 Connect with Tristan:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtristangregoire/
• Free community is linked in his bio

Key Takeaways
• You are both the artist and the canvas. Your best self is not a finish line—it’s a direction.
• Gratitude doesn’t slow you down—it fuels ambition.
• The rules holding you back are often imaginary.
• You can hold two truths at once: hunger for growth and peace with now.
• True intelligence is measured by your ability to get out of life what you want.
• Books and mentors offer guidance, but the answers are already inside you.
• Wisdom is not about age—it’s about intentional experience.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 65
Guesting Susan Piver

What if meditation wasn’t about fixing yourself—but about discovering who you truly are?

In this soul-expanding episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Susan Piver, bestselling author, longtime Buddhist practitioner, and founder of the Open Heart Project, the world’s largest virtual mindfulness community. Together, they explore the magic of meditation—not as a productivity tool, but as a profound path toward truth, love, self-compassion, and awakening.

They unravel the paradox of non-attachment in a goal-obsessed culture, reframe suffering through the Buddhist lens of dukkha, and dive into the difference between improving yourself and becoming yourself. If you’ve ever felt like meditation was supposed to calm you down—but instead opened something deeper—you are not alone.

This is not your typical “5 tips to meditate better” kind of conversation. This is a re-enchantment of mindfulness. A reminder that presence is magic. That sitting quietly might be the most rebellious, loving act in a noisy world.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro: Who is Susan Piver?
01:38 – “If attachment is suffering, how do we pursue anything?”
06:25 – The Western misunderstanding of meditation
11:04 – Dukkha as dissatisfaction, not suffering
14:12 – What is meditation really asking of us?
18:30 – When data flattens the soul of the practice
22:41 – The danger of meditating with an agenda
27:20 – Can American meditators call themselves Buddhists?
31:18 – What does it mean to live without a self?
35:55 – Meditation as a path to love, not self-improvement
39:02 – “You don’t need to know”: Wisdom in unknowing
42:30 – Final reflections on joy, truth, and the path ahead

🧘‍♀️ Follow Susan Piver
Website: https://susanpiver.com
The Open Heart Project: https://openheartproject.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susan.piver
Books: The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, Start Here Now, The Four Noble Truths of Love

📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/JcAf9zKsmyE

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you found this conversation meaningful, send it to a friend and leave a review. It really helps more people find this kind of soul-nourishing content.

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 64

In this episode, I reflect on my upcoming graduation from high school and the changes it will bring to my self-image and identity. I discuss the pressures of perfectionism and achievement that have shaped my life, as well as the duality of comparison in the age of social media. I emphasize the importance of finding balance between ambition and gratitude, and how I am learning to appreciate the present moment while looking forward to the future (The duality of gratitude and ambition).

Takeaways:
I love my life. I truly do.
Graduating high school will affect my self-image.
Perfection and achievement have been core pillars of my identity.
Comparison can be both a blessing and a curse.
I've been craving inner peace and contentment.
Balance in life is not a constant state.
Ambition and gratitude can coexist in different phases.
Living a vivid life experience is what I crave.
Time is a finite resource that I need to manage better.
Sharing this podcast helps it grow.

Chapters:
00:00 Embracing Change and Gratitude
01:16 Reflections on Identity and Achievement
03:51 The Pressure of Comparison
06:10 Finding Balance in Life
09:55 Living Vividly and Immersively
11:26 The Journey Ahead and Future Aspirations

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ 
Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend and leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

You can WATCH the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BP52wfr35ts

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 63

Nicholas Hutchison (@nicklovesbooks) has read over 500 personal development books—and built an entire business teaching people how to implement what they read. In this conversation, we dive into how reading changed his life, why most people never apply what they learn, and how to use books as tools to build the life you want.

Basically, we just nerd out about books. It is awesome.

🎯 What you’ll learn:
 • The 5-step system to retain and apply what you read
 • Why audiobooks don’t work unless you do this one thing
 • The biggest lessons from James Clear, Ed Mylett & more
 • How to build confidence and clarity from books
 • The secret to turning knowledge into power

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Who is Nicholas Hutchison?
01:36 – How Rich Dad Poor Dad changed his life
04:50 – Reading vs. scrolling: The big mental shift
07:12 – Nicholas’s first business ideas and college years
10:45 – Creating the BookThinkers brand
13:30 – Why physical books still matter
16:05 – The problem with passive audiobook consumption
18:42 – Identity transformation through reading
22:10 – From reader to action-taker: A 5-step system
26:30 – Stories of authors who changed his life (James Clear, Hal Elrod)
30:18 – On being your own biggest fan
33:40 – How to build confidence through clarity
36:22 – The power of long-term consistency
39:10 – Helping authors and scaling impact
42:55 – The future of BookThinkers and his mission
45:33 – Final advice for readers and dreamers
47:20 – Wrap-up: Take action on what you’ve learned

🧠 Follow Nicholas: https://www.instagram.com/nicklovesbooks
📚 BookThinkers: https://www.bookthinkers.com
🎙️ Listen on Spotify/Apple: [Insert Link]

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🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter: https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ 
Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend and leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

You can also find full video episodes on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ 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

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🎙️ 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.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 62
Guesting Katie Turner

What if your gut feelings were more than just feelings? 🎧 In this mind-opening episode of The Grateful Podcast, host Jack Wagoner sits down with psychologist and intuitive guide Katie Turner to explore the science and spirituality behind intuition, fulfillment, burnout, and spiritual awakening.

Katie breaks down:
 • How intuition works (and how to develop it)
 • The clash between Western mental health and ancient wisdom
 • The dark side of hustle culture and toxic spirituality
 • What neuroscience says about spiritual connection
 • Why most high achievers still feel stuck

🎓 Jack and Katie go deep on quantum physics, self-development, and living a truly fulfilled life — not just a productive one.

🔗 Take Katie’s Intuition Quiz: https://katieturnerpsychology.com/
🎙️ Subscribe for more soul-shaking conversations every week.

#SpiritualAwakening #Intuition #MentalHealth #Podcast #KatieTurner #JackWagoner #gratefulpodcast 

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Intuition and Spirituality
03:01 Understanding Intuition: A Personal Journey
05:57 Empathic Abilities and Their Impact
08:58 The Science Behind Intuition and Decision Making
12:01 Intuition vs. Logic: Finding Balance
15:13 Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality
18:03 Spiritual Awakening: A Collective Experience
31:27 Exploring Spiritual Experiences
32:18 The Convergence of Mental Health and Spirituality
33:28 Intuition and Spiritual Guidance
34:28 Understanding the Universe and Spirituality
35:37 The Intersection of Science and Spirituality
38:36 Defining Toxic Spirituality
41:01 The Dangers of Toxic Positivity
42:58 The Achiever Mindset and Its Pitfalls
50:11 Balancing Fulfillment and Material Success
54:43 From Awareness to Action
59:23 Outro


🙌 Katie's links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katieturnerpsychology/
Website: https://katieturnerpsychology.com/

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Newsletter: https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/ 
Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

💬 If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!

You can find the full video of the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

Support the show

InnerVue — a complete self-awareness tool
→ yourinnervue.com
Use code GRATEFUL20 to receive 20% off a Tier 1 InnerVue, along with a complimentary coach-led debrief of your report

☕ Magic Mind — My daily performance shot:
→ https://magicmind.com/wagoner20
Use code WAGONER20 for 20% off a package or 48% off a subscription.

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Inside the Grateful Mind | Jack Wagoner

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner 
Episode 61

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast,  I dive deep into the science of gratitude — and how it can literally rewire your brain for greater happiness, emotional resilience, and life satisfaction.

I blend cutting-edge research from neuroscience and positive psychology with personal stories to show how cultivating gratitude changes your brain’s biochemistry, improves emotional regulation, and strengthens your mental health.

Key Takeaways:
 • Gratitude is a mindset and daily practice, not just an emotion.
 • Practicing gratitude consistently reshapes the brain’s neural pathways (Zahn et al., 2009).
 • Gratitude activates brain areas associated with moral cognition and emotional regulation.
 • Small, daily acts of gratitude dramatically boost happiness and life satisfaction (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).
 • Gratitude fosters deeper connections, stronger self-esteem, and long-term well-being.

Chapters:
00:00 – The Essence of Gratitude
02:57 – The Science Behind Gratitude
04:42 – The Neuroscience of Gratitude
07:39 – The Impact of Gratitude on Well-Being
10:32 – Transforming Perspective Through Gratitude
13:53 – Practical Steps to Cultivate Gratitude

Cited Research:
 • Zahn, R., Garrido, G., Moll, J., & Grafman, J. (2009). Individual differences in posterior cortical volume correlate with proneness to pride and gratitude. NeuroImage. Link
 • Emmons, R.A., & McCullough, M.E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Link

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🎙️ 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.

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Stay grateful, stay hungry.