The Jason Wright Show

I’m. a lucky guy. The Jason Wright show gives me the opportunity to meet truly special people and make lifelong friends. That’s the case here with my interview with Greg Cagle. Greg is a leader’s leader. He has been up. He’s been down and he’s learned from his entire journey. His ability to learn from past tragedy and apply it his ongoing success has made him one of the most sought after Executive Coaches around. Greg Cagle isn’t for everyone. Some might say he’s an acquired taste. They might even say he’s one weird dude. And that’s a good thing. If you’re content with normal, Greg Cagle probably isn’t for you or your organization, because Greg believes greatness isn’t normal—and neither are you. So if you want a traditional, buttoned-up, three-piece suit experience so you can look, think, and act like everyone else, you’re in the wrong place. But if you’re serious about your personal growth and serious about taking your business or organization over the top, Greg just might be the ideal growth partner for you. When you work with Greg, prepare to take some risks. Get ready to question the status quo and leave mediocreville behind. Every engagement with Greg is an exhilarating, inspiring experience, a fun and challenging ride—unique to you—that gets you where you want to go faster. Some have described Greg as edgy and transformational. But all that really matters is getting innovative, creative results that empower you and your team to outperform the competition. A Little of Greg’s Story Greg’s business background is as non-traditional as he is. He walked away from a college scholarship to dive into the world of business. He got his hands dirty building businesses from scratch and learned the real-world lessons—from painful mistakes and impressive success—about what it takes for a business to thrive. Over the course of his entrepreneurial career, he has started five successful businesses in industries as diverse as real estate development, engineering and tech, food services and hospitality, and advertising and marketing. Everything he’s ever done, he’s built from ground zero. He knows what it feels like to lie awake on Tuesday night wondering how to make payroll on Friday. As a coach and consultant, he’s come alongside the top leaders and businesses in even wider-ranging fields: Army Special Operations Steel and diesel engine manufacturing 5-star hospitality Cutting-edge technology and software Non-profit educational systems and higher education Financial and insurance Oil and gas engineering He has also partnered with John C. Maxwell and his company for many years as an executive coach, speaker, trainer, and business consultant. Bottom line: he’s seen it all, made almost every mistake there is to be made at least once (and then some), and figured out how to overcome challenges and achieve tremendous success. You’re not going to find Greg’s proven “Let’s do this!” approach in an outdated business school textbook. It’s a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-let’s-get-our-hands-dirty-building-something-awesome experience. Family Is Everything On the personal side of life, Greg’s family is at the core of everything. His most important and satisfying role in life is being the father of three sons. Because family means so much to him, Greg and his wife sold everything and moved to the rainforests of Costa Rica for three years to invest in family relationships. They now reside in Knoxville, Tennessee. Greg naturally brings that family-focused attitude when helping business build authentic cultures. Professional families bring a lot of the same relationships, challenges, and dysfunction common to all families. Greg gets it. He helps guide teams and organizations to get real, to create an authentic culture that positions them for unprecedented greatness. As one client put it, “Greg restored humanity to our organization.”

The Jason Wright Show Monday Mission While we might be good multi-taskers this does not mean the multiple tasks will be exceptionally performed. Further, it means we are diluting our energy as well as our effectiveness. So often people get obsessed with managing time. By this they mean getting as much done in the time they have. This is wrong-headed. We should instead be focused on managing energy toward performing better work not more. Our goal should be to do the BEST work in the time we have allotted. Think of tasks the way a sprinter things of theirs. They see the finish line. They go all out a the their highest level full of focus and energy. Tasks should be sprints NOT marathons. Have a great week!

Happy Friday! In this BFE I discuss Tom Brady’s marriage is not improving always in ALL ways. Elon Musk proves to his millennial Twitts that reality eventually smacks you in the face. Ryan Reynolds shows what it means to be a cool, decent celebrity in a an era of mostly jackass, self loving narcissists. Happy Friday!

Matt Kaeberlien is one of the leading researchers on the science of aging. I was beyond honored to have him on the show to discuss this now almost clieche question: “Is aging a disease?” Although the FDA and other health professionals don’t want to categorizes it as such, aging has many of the similarities of a disease. This being the case we can, if willing, combat aging in a pro-active manner as though we were fighting a disease. Matt is one of the leading experts in the burgeoning field of healthspan sciences. It’s not enough we are living longer. We must find ways to live healthier longer. Matt has been at the forefront of research on Rapamycin, which while not a panacea has shown to be a powerful deterrent of some of the symptoms of aging. This was such a fascinating conversation, and I feel so lucky to have been able to share this time with Matt. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Research Interests Dr. Kaeberlein’s research interests are focused on biological mechanisms of aging in order to facilitate translational interventions that promote healthspan and improve quality of life. Academic and Medical Appointments Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2021-present Adjunct Professor of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2016-present Adjunct Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015-present Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2015-2020 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2011-2015 Adjunct Associate Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2014-2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2006-2011 Education and Training Degrees Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2003-2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Biology, Doctorate of Philosophy, 2002 Western Washington University, Seattle, WA, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 1994-1997 The Dog Aging Project About the Project The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence aging. We want to use that information to help pets and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free from disease. LEARN MORE Follow me on insta @jasonwrightnow Subscribe to the YouTube Channel HERE

There is a power to asking ourselves questions instead of always giving our brain answers like, “You got this. You’re a badass. You’re a winner. You’re good enough, smart enough and doggonit people like you.” Instead ask yourself, “How will you fix this? What makes you a badass? What is the solution to this problem?” The simple fact is the brain loves questions. It loves to answer them. It’s why parents point to books and ask their kids, “What is this?” They know it will calm the child and engage their brain. It will turn calming them down into a game their little brains love. Calm your brain and give it something it loves. Ask it a question. Happy Monday and Happy Halloween! JW

So we hear all the time how powerful positive self-talk can be. However, there is a strategy to self talk. There is self talk that’s effective and there’s self talk that’s as effective as shouting at the moon. In this episode I give a really quick and effective method of practicing self talk. This is a proven strategy that works. You CAN change your brain and the way you think. You CAN leverage the power of your past to impact your present. This will help you tap your inner badass in a true and authentic way. Listen up! Follow me on Insta @jasonwrightnow Subscribe to the Vitruvian Letter HERE Order my latest book ‘The Stone Chiseler’ HERE

Who says organ meats can’t be delicious? Well, James Barry certainly makes them taste good. 17 year chef turned organ meat seasonings purveyor James Barry shares his entrepreneurial journey and details about the company he’s founded. Oh! Get this YOU the Jason Wright show listener get a hookup. Use promo code IMPROVE at checkout for a 15% discount on the best and healthiest seasonings you’ve EVER put in your face hole! James is a cool guy who turned a dream and a passion into the reality of a great company. Oh, and I’ve tried the product. I’m hooked. The Garlic Zest seasoning is stupid good. Here’s a little more about James and Pluck. Hi, I’m James, founder of Pluck. At Pluck, we’re all about organ meats, yet not just any organ meats. Quality is everything when eating any part of an animal. We define quality as grass-fed, grass-finished, humanely treated, pasture-raised animals raised with no GMOs or hormones. “As close to nature as possible” is what I say. There’s a lot of what is wrong in our current agricultural systems, but more and more farms are pivoting to what is right: Regenerative Agriculture. With diverse crop coverage and no tilling we can change not only the food produced on these farms but our health as well. We are what we eat AND what we eat eats. Ancestral principles of “like supports like” and nose-to-tail eating drive our mission at Pluck. We are missing out on the whole animal benefits when we only eat muscle meat. Pluck is the perfect gateway into eating organs because it doesn’t taste like organ meat. What you taste is the savory, deliciousness of Umami (the fifth taste). Eating organs support the health of your organs. Even better, organs contain bioavailable nutrients which means you get more “bang-for-your-buck” because your body can recognize and absorb these essential vitamins and nutrients. Look, I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t eat organ meats as a kid. I was the pickiest of picky eaters. I didn’t eat my first taco until college. When I say that I had a PB&J sandwich for lunch daily between the ages of 5 and 15…I’m not joking. Growing up, we basically ate the same 4 or 5 home-cooked meals every week. Fridays were pizza night out and Sundays were Chinese food ordered in. As a child of the 70s, I grew up eating fast food, frozen vegetables, and when microwaves started becoming vogue, microwave meals, particularly popcorn. My father owned a grocery store so we had access to lots of common foods and snacks, most of all, candy! I understand picky eating and more importantly, I understand the human need for comfort food. In fact, I’ve spent the last 16+ years as a professional chef focused on making comfort foods healthy without sacrificing taste. I’ve cooked for celebrities, musicians, and billionaires, but it was becoming a father that forced me to go deeper in my exploration of functional food. At the age of two, my youngest daughter was afflicted with the life-threatening Shiga toxin. I had left town for work thinking she was on the road to recovering only to return to her looking like skin and bones. It was a truly frightening time where my wife and I struggled to get nutrients into her. Fortunately, she survived and is a vibrant, healthy child but the experience left me wanting to create a functional food product that anyone could eat and benefit from without requiring them to adopt new habits or step outside of their comfort zone. That’s what Pluck is all about. Nutrition in a pinch. No need to adopt new habits, simply use Pluck instead of salt and pepper and turn everything into a nutrient-rich, bio-available superfood. Zesty Garlic Pasta Recipe

Please enjoy Chapter 9 of ‘The Stone Chiseler’ “Purpose and Circumstance.” You can purchase the book on Amazon

It’s 2:30 a.m. All of the sudden it happens. The damn smoke alarm is chirping. Why? Is it a dead battery? Is it some sort of special alarm reserved for Zombie attacks? What is going on? Then in starts. You try to make it stop. You press the little protruding button on the outside. Nothing. The chirp continues. Then you try to dial in your code on the alarm pad. Nothing. Still chirp…….chirp…….chirp…..then it happens. You decide to just rip the thing off the wall. Bring on the Zombies. Bring on a fire just make this damn thing stop. Finally after taking a baseball bat to the alarm and throwing it in the street you settle back in for some shuteye. In my interview with Dr. John Delony, we discussed anxiety. Dr. John described anxiety as being like a smoke alarm. We know there’s smoke somewhere, but where is it? Often what we term as anxiety is just adult-speak for fear. Instead of saying, “I’m afraid of…” we say, “I’m anxious about..” However much of what we term as anxiety is merely a signal of a fear. If we can connect the dots from anxiety to our fear, then we can deal with the root of the problem. In this episode I deconstruct this idea as well as give a description of the different parts of the brain that impact fear and anxiety as well as suggest solutions to quash our fears or at least put them in their proper perspective. Thanks for listening. Oh, and as promised in the show, here’s the link for you 15% of Pluck Seasoning! This stuff is delicious! Remember to use promo code IMPROVE to get your discount. Order David Limbaugh and Christen Limbaugh Bloom’s book ‘The Resurrected Jesus” HERE Subscribe to The Vitruvian Letter HERE Follow me on Insta @jasonwrightnow Please subscribe to the YouTube Channel HERE Order my lates book ‘The Stone Chiseler’ HERE

NATIONAL BESTSELLER!The Resurrected, Conquering JesusIn the fifth and final installment of his bestselling Jesus series, David Limbaugh digs into the New Testament epistles with passion and imagination, showing that the testimony of Jesus’ earliest followers provides irrefutable proof of His resurrection.Inspired by God and penned by the apostles, the epistles were written to the first Christians to proclaim the divinity of Christ and to encourage them to persevere through persecution, famine, sickness, and doubt.On a lawyerly quest for truth, Limbaugh looks behind these biblical texts, exploring the lives of their authors, who included some of those closest to the Lord—his most intimate friends, Peter and John, and his own kinsmen James and Jude. The result is an unforgettable encounter with Jesus.The Resurrected Jesus speaks to the struggles the church faces today, strengthening believers and challenging doubters with the eyewitness accounts of the messengers who travelled far and wide to proclaim the resurrected Christ. Limbaugh was born on December 11, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Mildred Carolyn “Millie” (née Armstrong) and Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Jr.[1] Limbaugh’s paternal grandfather was Missouri state representative, lawyer, and United States Ambassador Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. Following high school, Limbaugh attended Southeast Missouri State University in 1971 and 1972, transferring to the University of Missouri, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Limbaugh then went on to law school at Missouri where he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Missouri in 1978.[2] He also served in the National Guard for six years. He has written columns that are carried by Creators Syndicate,[3] Townhall.com, WorldNetDaily and Jewish World Review.[4] In addition to his legal and writing work, Limbaugh also works as an agent for several conservative talk radio hosts.[5] He currently practices law as a partner at The Limbaugh Firm and specializes in entertainment law.[6] Limbaugh was chosen by Christian authors Norman Geisler and Frank Turek to write the foreword to their book I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (Crossway, 2004). In the book, Limbaugh states that he became a Christian after years of being a skeptic and that he now has a strong interest in Christian apologetics.[7] Limbaugh describes himself as “an evangelical Christian”.[8] Limbaugh and his wife, Lisa, have five children.[1] Limbaugh has written several books, some of which have been bestsellers, such as Crimes Against Liberty, which was The New York Times’ Non-fiction best seller for two weeks in 2010.[9] From Christen’s website My name is Christen Limbaugh Bloom and I’m the creator of Haplous. I absolutely love Jesus and am genuinely “wow’d” CONSTANTLY by His immense grace and love. For a long time I tried to start reading the Bible but never really knew how to get hooked like so many people in my life were. That all changed one summer when one of my best friends gave me a daily devotional. That devotional became the first baby step I needed to start growing the deeply personal relationship with Jesus I had heard so many people describe, but had never experienced for myself. THANK YOU JESUS!  (literally). My relationship with Jesus started to flourish when I finally took the pressure off MYSELF, and allowed HIM to transform my heart, day by day. People began to notice a difference in me and I, in turn, started telling them about all of the books, devotionals, websites, & scholars I had stumbled upon throughout my journey to get to know God. And that’s exactly what I intend to share HERE with you.  I’ve created this page for people who are craving a deeper connection with God, but don’t know where to start. I hope these #babysteps will help each & every one of you. Jesus LOVES you! For real. He is an actual person who loves you. He also has a PLAN for YOU. Take your first #babystep and subscribe to the Haplous blog!