Episode 21: Jerry West – NBA legend, Greatest NBA Executive of All Time – Competitive Mindset and Dreaming

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen and Habit Nest

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The list for Jerry West goes on and on. He’s literally NBA Logo. He’s undeniably the greatest NBA Executive of all time. The Laker legend is responsible for trading for Kobe Bryant, signing Shaquille O’Neal, he’s was a big part of assembling the Golden State Warriors Dynasty, and most recently he worked his magic again by trading for superstar Paul George and signing Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to the LA Clippers. In this episode, Jerry opens up about his tough childhood and the struggles he encountered growing up in rural West Virginia, how he found basketball and even his superstitions. We talk about the importance of a competitive mindset and the power of being a dreamer. The Youtube Link to this Episode ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Did you learn something from tuning in today? Please pay it forward and write us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. 📧If you have feedback for the show, please email [email protected] 📙Get yourself a copy of Jennifer Cohen’s newest book from Habit Nest, Badass Body Goals Journal. ℹ️Habits & Hustle Website 📚Habit Nest Website 📱Follow Jennifer – Instagram – Facebook – Twitter – Jennifer’s Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm so honored to have today's guest on the podcast.
0:03.5	Our guest is Jerry West.
0:05.1	Yes, Mr. Clutch himself.
0:07.5	Jerry played on the LA Lakers for 14 years and is one of the highest scoring players
0:12.2	of all time.
0:13.5	He is also probably the most successful executive after his basketball career.
0:20.5	Jerry opens up about his childhood and the struggles he encountered growing up, how we
0:25.2	found basketball, and even his superstitions.
0:29.0	You definitely don't want to miss this one.
0:31.4	So stay tuned and find out how the Jerry West used his attitude and habits to achieve
0:36.9	all of his successes.
0:48.3	So today's podcast is one for the books in my opinion and probably a lot of other people's
0:54.4	opinions because we have Jerry West on.
0:58.2	It really does represent the statement, the man, the myth, the legend because you really
1:05.2	do transcend that.
1:06.3	You are someone who's had success and virtually seems like everything you've done.
1:13.1	And I think what you were saying before we even started rolling was that's not even
1:17.9	like you're not, you don't define yourself by basketball.
1:20.9	That's just what people always want to talk about.
1:22.7	So I guess it's a good place to start.
1:25.1	Like who is Jerry West and what drives you, which drives him, you, to be so good in virtually
1:35.4	everything that you touch?
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