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The Jon Gordon Podcast

Jay Bilas | Redefining Toughness

The Jon Gordon Podcast

Jon Gordon

Education, Health & Fitness

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Today Jon is joined by Jay Bilas. Jay is an ESPN analyst, former Duke basketball player and the author of Toughness: Developing Strength on and Off the Court
 
This is an amazing conversation where Jay talks about toughness, how we define it, how we practice it, what mental toughness looks like and how things like failure impact it. 
 
Lots of great lessons from Jay's time at Duke, his experience as a lawyer, and insights from what he's learned being around some of the best and brightest players and coaches in the world. 
 
Let us know your top takeaways. Post on social and tag Jon and Jay. 
 
Our featured resource today is our Power of Positive Leadership Training. If you want to become a better leader who creates positive results, join us for an upcoming public training event or bring in our team for a custom training at your organization. Our leadership training develops resilience, mental toughness, grit and provides strategies to overcome negativity, and lead positive change. Learn more at powerofpositiveleadership.com 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to John Gordon's Positive University Podcast.

0:04.9

I'm Daniel Decker, the co-host of the show, and today John is joined by Jay Billis.

0:09.3

Jay is an ESPN analyst, former Duke basketball player, and author of Toughness, developing

0:14.1

strength on and off the court.

0:16.0

This is an amazing conversation where Jay talks about toughness, how we define it, how

0:20.6

we practice it, what mental toughness looks like, and how things like failure impact it.

0:25.9

Lots of great lessons from Jay from his time at Duke, his experience as a lawyer, and

0:30.0

insights on what he's learned begin around some of the best and brightest players and

0:33.5

coaches in the world.

0:35.1

Let us know your top takeaways, post on social, and be sure to tag John and Jay.

0:39.6

Now our featured resource today is our power of positive leadership training.

0:43.2

If you want to become a better leader who creates positive results, join us for an upcoming

0:47.4

public training event, or bring our team in for a custom training at your organization.

0:52.6

Our leadership training develops resilience, mental toughness, grit, and provides strategies

0:56.8

to overcome negativity and lead positive change.

1:00.2

Learn more at powerofpositiveleadership.com that's powerofpositiveleadership.com.

1:04.2

All right, let's jump in and join John and Jay.

1:07.9

Hey, this is John Gordon with Positive You, and today my guest is Jay Billis.

1:13.8

Jay, how you doing?

1:14.8

Great, John.

1:15.8

How are you?

1:16.8

Thank you for having me.

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