The Jason Wright Show

Sr. Aide to Henry Kissinger, Winston Lord was asked to prepare a speech for Kissinger. Upon completion he handed it to his boss. Contacting his boss a little later for feedback Kissinger replies, “Are you sure this is the best you can do? Lord replies “Henry, I thought so, but I’ll try again.” Lord then goes back to the drawing board, tweaks, revises and resubmits another a draft a few days later. The next day, Kissinger calls Lord into his office and again asks “Are you sure this is the best you can do?” Lord begins to question his work and says “Well, I really thought so. I’ll try one more time.” Believe it or not, this uncomfortable and rejecting process goes on for EIGHT times; EIGHT drafts; each time Kissinger standing firm to his original feedback of “Is this the best you can do?” Lord returns to Kissinger’s office with the now NINTH draft and awaits his response. Surely enough, Kissinger calls Lord in the next day and asks him the same question, “Is this the best you can do?” Lord, now completely fed up, furiously replies “Henry! I’ve beaten my brains out – this is the ninth draft! I know it’s the best I can do; I can’t possibly improve one more word!!!” Kissinger then looks at Lord and nonchalantly says “Well, in that case, now I’ll read it.” Why is it was so often choose to do second best when we absolutely know it’s our first best that’s needed? Follow me on Insta @jasonwrightnow Checkout my website and subscribe to The Vitruvian Letter HERE

Each of us face obstacles and struggles. Each of us have been given a life and mind to determine what to make of it. In this chapter Giovanni must begin to decide to whom does the stone and more importantly his life ultimately belong? As Viktor Frankl said, “If one can’t change their circumstances, one must change themself.”

So that has proven to be one of the dumbest most backward things I have ever said in my life. It turns out not only is marriage the best thing that has ever happened to me, it is good for others as well. Married couples live longer, have less strokes and are happier on the whole than those who are not. There is also many other ancillary benefits to marriage. However, with the redefinition of..well everything we marriage is losing in popularity. This era of self worship is causing marriage to make less sense to people. However, the statistics show this is not a good thing. In this episode I take a look at some stats from Scott Galloway’s book “Adrift-America in 100 charts” to discuss some of the ‘beneath the surface’ numbers of what’s going on in society. I hope you’ve had a great week! JW

We’ve all made them-the proverbial Ben Franklin pros vs. cons list. However, these really aren’t all that effective. The reason is because they tend to be clouded by our self fulfilling prophecies. We want what we want, and as a result we tend to not be very objective when making these lists. We will ‘yea but’ a con off the list because of our inside information. We know we should put it on the con, but we will say to ourselves, “Yea, but she’s so sweet.” “Yea but, I’ve always wanted a car like that.” We will ‘yea but’ our way from one bad decision to another if we aren’t careful. Follow me on Insta @jasonwrightnow.com visit my site HERE

So my boy Josh Tomlin stopped in today to discuss what’s going on with the boys of October. We also covered such topics as the proper etiquette when shaking hands and the value of a well executed bro hug. As always the conversation was fun, lively and complete with stupidity. Just like Josh and I. Enjoy the show! #MLB #JoshTomlin #BroHug

Many studies have explored the association between gratitude and depression, but no meta-analysis has been reported. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to fill that gap. The meta-analysis synthesized the association in 70 reported effect sizes from 62 published and unpublished articles, involving a total of 26,427 child, adolescent, and adult participants. The studies were completed by different research teams, using different samples, different measures, and various correlational research designs. The results showed a significant association between gratitude and depression, r = -0.39 (95% confidence intervals -0.44, -0.34), indicating that individuals who experience more gratitude have lower levels of depression. The results did not vary significantly with the measure of gratitude or depression used, whether the study was longitudinal or cross-sectional, the age of participants or the percentage of female participants, suggesting a robust connection between higher levels of gratitude and lower levels of depression. The findings show a substantial association between gratitude and depression. The association provides a reason to explore further the effects of gratitude-focused interventions as a method to alleviate depression and to prevent the development of depression.* Jo A Iodice, John M Malouff* and Nicola S Schutte University of New England, Australia

I’ve mentioned before ‘The Stone Chiseler’ was inspired by Viktor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search for Meaning.’ One of my favorite quotes of Frankl’s is “Between action and reaction is space.” We all have a choice to determine how we react in any circumstance. Granted sometimes it is much harder than others. However, if we can master this ‘space’ between action and reaction, we will gain control of our actions as well as the reaction of others profoundly. In Chapter 7 Giovanni is given this lesson at a time when he wants to react with anger. I hope you enjoy Chapter 7 of ‘The Stone Chiseler.’ Available on Amazon HERE Follow me on Insta @jasonwrightnow visit jasonwrightnow.com

I am a recovering fixed mindset sufferer. For years I was so much more worried about performance and how others perceived me I let it limit jobs I took, opportunities I pursued you name it. I was so worried that if I failed at something, it would mean I was a failure and that’s how others would see me. However, since adopting a growth mindset much of that has changed. I now attempt things that are so hard I might just fail. I’ve learned to enjoy the process of trying and the benefit of learning. In this episode of The Best Friday Ever I discuss areas where a fixed mindset can have adverse consequences on our lives. Much of the research on this topic was pioneered by Stanford researcher Dr. Carol Dweck. Here is bit about her. American psychologist Carol Dweck is primarily interested in the influence of mindset on motivation and self-regulation. She believes that the right mindset can be the key to our success. She specifically focuses on fixed and growth mindsets, which she believes are two ends of a spectrum of how people view their abilities. Those towards the fixed end believe their abilities are innate and unchangeable, whereas those who lie towards the growth end of the continuum believe that their abilities are malleable, and success can be achieved through hard work. Dweck promotes a growth mindset as more adaptive than a fixed mindset and encourages parents and teachers to guide children in developing a growth mindset. Her ultimate goal is to reduce stress and encourage people to persevere when faced with challenges. Individuals with a fixed mindset tend to stay down when they fall. Dweck stresses the importance of getting back up and trying again, reminding us that, with dedication and hard work, we are all capable of achieving great things.“ Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don’t tell you where a student could end up. – Carol Dweck in her 2006 book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Kyle McDowell is widely known for his inspiring approaches to transforming bosses into leaders and reshaping corporate cultures. Learn how nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees at some of the biggest companies in the United States could impact your business. From a tiny cubicle to leading tens of thousands of employees at some of the biggest companies in the world, to embarking on his life’s mission: cultivating and inspiring a world of WE-oriented leaders. 1993 At the age of 17, McDowell’s leadership journey in Corporate America begins. He joins a regional bank as a front-line customer service representative. 1998 Graduates with a BA in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida. 2006 While leading Service Operations for a government sponsored health plan, McDowell’s organization is awarded the JD Power award for outstanding customer service – one of the first ever given to a health plan. 2014 McDowell leads operational bail-out of several states struggling to implement ACA, Health Insurance Exchanges – opening up healthcare for hundreds of thousands of citizens. 2014 McDowell earns an MBA from the #1 ranked business school in America, The Kellogg School of Management, at Northwestern University. At graduation, he proudly delivered the commencement speech for his graduating class. 2017 McDowell pens The 10 WEs, which quickly become the cultural manifesto for the 15,000 employee, $5B program he leads. 2022 Convinced Corporate America has more to offer than what current leaders are enabling, McDowell publishes the soon-to-be best seller, Begin With WE – 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence. Please consider supporting the Tyler Innovation Pipeline HERE Follow me on Insta at jasonwrightnow Visit my website HERE Sign up for The Vitruvian Letter HERE

In this chapter we follow the artist back to his hometown of Florence where he spent his young years as an apprentice. He meets up with his sponsor who has commissioned him to paint a portrait of his new bride. I hope you are enjoying The Stone Chiseler. I will continue releasing a new chapter every week until the story reaches its conclusion. I hope you will recommend and consider purchasing a copy of the book. Thank you so much for listening. Purchase a copy HERE Visit my website HERE Subscribe to The Vitruvian Letter HERE Follow me on Instagram HERE Checkout my YouTube channel HERE