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This week’s guest on the Focus On The Good podcast is Jim “The Rookie Morris!” The Cinderella story of Jim Morris serves as testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life. Jim Morris’s meteoric rise from 35 year-old high school teacher to flame-throwing major league pitcher in 3 months, made cinematic history with the release of The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid.
This heartwarming and unforgettable Disney blockbuster about chasing your dreams and keeping your promises, was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, won an ESPY for “Sports Film of the Year.” and Sports Illustrated magazine voted The Rookie one of the “five greatest baseball films ever made.” Originally drafted in the 1st round in 1984, Jim Morris’s dream was to become a major league baseball player, but his career was derailed by a series of debilitating arm injuries before he got out of the minors in 1988. Instead, Jim got married, raised a family and got his college degree before becoming a high school science teacher and baseball coach in West Texas. Eleven years after retiring from minor league baseball, Jim Morris was giving a speech to his high school team about the importance of dreams and hard work when his high school players challenged him to pursue his own dream of pitching in the major leagues. Jim Morris made the bet with his high school team: if they won the District Championship, he would tryout for the majors. Jim Morris’s team fulfilled their end of the bargain, which committed him to a big league tryout. Inspired by his family and students, Jim immediately signed a professional baseball contract. His rise from obscurity became the feel-good story of 1999. After pitching for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2000, Jim Morris signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and retired from baseball in 2001. In this episode we discuss:
Connect with Jim: http://jimtherookiemorris.com/ http://jimtherookiemorrisfoundation.org/ Thanks for listening! Jake Ballentine http://www.jakeballentine.com
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This week’s guest on the Focus on The Good Podcast is the one and only Jeff Yalden! Jeff is an absolute legend in the youth motivational speaker world. Over the last 23 years Jeff has been one of the biggest youth speakers in the world! Jeff has spoken in all 50 states, 48 countries and has spoken to millions of teenagers around the world. Jeff is a multi time author, MTV “Made” coach and suicide prevention specialist. Jeff recently retired from full time speaking and in this interview we talk about what he learned over the last 23 years. Jeff is an open book and in our conversation he is very open and honest about what he has learned over the last 23 years as a speaker. In this interview we discuss:
The importance of giving forgiveness That not everyone is going to like you The importance of being authentic Why you should stop caring about yourself and start serving others The importance of taking time to think Why it is important to have work / life balance! The importance of putting your family before your career How to learn from the past Connect with Jeff: http://www.jeffyalden.com Thanks for listening! Jake Ballentine ListenClick Here To Listen on iTunes!YouTube:
Our guest today has one of the craziest journeys and mix of talents you will ever find. In the eight years after college, Joe Fingerhut lived, worked, and traveled in 30 countries on 6 continents. He got married in Japan, and returned home to St. Louis, Missouri, and began, from scratch, a career in entertainment and speaking. Joe became a wedding DJ for the largest DJ company in North America, and was named National DJ of the Year in 2011. He also began teaching and performing magic and juggling, which expanded to skills such as stilt-walking, stilt-JUMPING, unicycling, and hypnosis. Wanting to have an impact instead of just entertaining, Joe began speaking to students on setting goals and following their dreams. Today, Joe is a sought after speaker at schools and conferences across the country and around the world. Besides audiences as big as 3,000 people in America, Joe has spoken in Malaysia and Japan (in Japanese!). His first book was just released, called "Permission to Play," and now, besides being an entertainer, speaker, traveller, and DAD, he can now add 'author' to the list. Get ready to discover a world of opportunity with our guest, Joe Fingerhut!
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Thanks, Jake Ballentine P.S. If you enjoy the podcast please share, rate, review and subscribe! Listen:Click Here to Listen on iTunesYoutube“If Bear Grylls and Tony Robbins had a baby…it would be John Beede.”
Today's guest is Mt. Everest climber, world adventurer, best selling author and motivational speaker John Beede (BD). Along with reaching his lifelong dream of climbing to the summit of Mount Everest, John has been featured dozens of prestigious media outlets such as 60 Minutes and The Weather Channel. He’s presented to over 580,000 live audience members in 46 US States and 6 countries, including TEDxCapeTown, which was attended by South Africa’s most influential thinkers and leaders.Having built, sold, and consulted for companies valued in the 10’s of millions of dollars, he’s self-funded his travels to 51 countries on all continents except for Antarctica. A life-enthusiast who lives his message of goal-setting, productivity, and high performance, John is in the constant process of architecting his life into a great adventure.
Connect With John: Website: everestmotivationalspeaker.com In this episode you will learn:
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professional wrestling, learning how to read at 30 years old and why he created DDPYOGA. In this episode you will learn:
Links mentioned in the episode: DDPYOGA: http://www.DDPYOGA.com The Arthur Borman video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448 Thanks for listening! Jake Ballentine Speaking: http://www.jakespeaks.com Music / Blog: http://www.jakeballentine.com
This is a preview clip of episode 1 of the Focus On The Good Podcast. Episode 1 will be out and available next week. You will be able to listen to the audio on your phone when you are on the go through iTunes, stitcher and wherever else you listen to your podcasts. you will be able to watch the interview on youtube and Facebook. I can't wait for you to hear and watch this interview. This is one of my favorite words of wisdom from the interview. "Never underestimate the power you give yourself by believing in you!"
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AboutThe Focus On The Good podcast is your weekly dose of positivity! There is so much good in the world if we choose to focus on it. I believe that what's wrong is always available but so is what's right. Whatever we focus on we find more of. I choose to focus on the good and I hope you will too! Never miss an episode!Archives
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