January 7, 2020
Joe Jacobi on the Art of a Good Start
This week on TBOA, Rochelle are joined by Joe Jacobi. Joe is an Olympic Gold Medalist, performance coach, winner of our 5-in-5 challenge. We talk about the art of a good start, transforming clients, slow growth, and more.
Talking Points
- Joe’s background
- Whitewater canoeing
- The progress from winning a gold medal to performance coaching
- How lingo can obstruct a good dialog
- Translating your belief system to client transformations
- When Joe started writing and coaching
- What Joe liked about the five in five challenge
- Whether Joe will continue writing going forward
- Finding value in the process of creating
- The feedback Joe got from LinkedIn
- Joe’s advocacy
- Getting out of your comfort zone
- Determining what you want out of life
- Joe’s feedback for people who didn’t take the challenge
Quotable Quotes
“I’m not scared of slow growth. In fact, I’m a big advocate of it.” –JJ
“What I liked about five in five the most, even more than connecting with people and seeing the content do well, is what you guys are advocating for in the daily communication: it helps you find your voice.” –JJ
“I think people enjoy when I find ways to take them into Catalonia or share Catalan values.” –JJ
“I want to be one of those people that really squeeze the orange dry.” –JJ
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Yours,
—J