Jake Thompson is the Founder & Chief Encouragement Officer at the global lifestyle brand Compete Every Day.  He is a speaker, writer, & active participant in life. Prior to launching CED, Jake spent years in both the sports representation industry & later, as a creative & strategic marketing consultant. Now, he is focused on utilizing his passion for changing lives to remind all that their life is worth competing for. For Jake everyday is a competition against pride, comfort zone, fear, complacency, snooze alarms, bad habits and bad relations. Jake teaches people through speaking podcast and popular apparel brand to compete everyday. In today’s episode, we discuss: How to win each day Dealing with comparisons Handling the haters ... and so much more!!! Website:   JakeAThompson.com Website:   CompeteEveryday.com Instagram:  @JakeThompsonSpeaks Twitter:  @JakeAThompson Facebook Page: Facebook.com/JakeThompsonSpeaks Facebook Page: Facebook.com/competeeveryday LinkedIn:   Linkedin.com/in/jakethompson4/ Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . . Laura Gassner Otting (Best-Selling Author of “Limitless”) – Episode 125 John Corcoran (Former White House Speechwriter) - Episode 110 Jon Gordon (Author of "The Energy Bus") - Episode 100 Mike Ganino (Company Culture of Dummies) – Episode 099 JJ Birden (9-Year NFL Wide Receiver) – Episode 074 Bob Burg (Best-Selling Author of “The Go-Giver”) – Episode 051 Steve Nudelberg (Author of “Confessions of a Serial Salesman”) – Episode 048 Alicia Jessop (founder of Ruling Sports & Professor) – Episode 047 Dwane Casey (2018 NBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 001   Today’s podcast is brought to you by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Our friends at audible are offering a free download of some of our past guests including Todd Gongwer, Kevin Harrington, Lolly Daskal, Bob Burg, Amy Morin, Michael Burt, Larry Winget, Jon Gordon, and Pat Williams. Take advantage of this great deal by visiting www.AudibleTrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Rate and Review Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”