Have you ever been told, “you’re not good enough?” If you’ve been told that, or you’re thinking it now, then it’s the very next steps you take that will determine your outcome. Jeremy Herider was a man starting from nothing and is now a former Pro Baseball player turned Productivity coach.
He is the CPO (Chief Productivity Officer) at Keller Williams VIP Realty and Founder of OptimalSelf. Jeremy has a passion to help and teach people how to build a team and expand across local and regional markets. His mission is to assist people in building careers worth having, businesses worth owning and lives worth living as well as creating habits for success that cross generational lines. He is also the host of the podcast Optimal Self.
Dive into Jeremy’s inspiring story and our conversation about having no excuses and taking responsibility for your optimal self.
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 07:57] Opening Segment
- I introduce today’s guest, Jeremy Herider
- Jeremy gives us some background on his story
- Parents and upbringing
- Struggling financially growing up
- Baseball player from birth
[07:58 – 28:41] No Excuses, Taking Responsibility for Your Optimal Self
- Jeremy’s thoughts on creating success from nothing
- Making it your passion
- Unlocking your own personal power
- Leaving your prison
- Getting out of the past
- Even in the ‘glory days’ can be prison
- Creating your next level
- It’s your choice
- Jeremy’s experience on the drive to improve
- When expectations don’t meet the narrative
- “Because you weren’t good enough”
- “What are you going to do about it?”
- What to do when you’re not good enough
- Compounding hard work over time
- A word from our sponsors
[28:42 – 49:34] How You are Here is How You are Everywhere
- The balance between hard work and natural born talent
- Opinions should not motivate you, good or bad
- Being the best you at everything you do
- Curating your passion
- Elevating your hard work to all areas of your life
- We all have the ability to learn in common
- Success comes from learning
- Your life is in seasons
- Constantly working on yourself in each season
- Don’t attach your identity to just one thing
- What you do is not who you are
- Your ‘Google Review’
- What do you want to say about yourself
[49:35 – 1:02:57] Closing Segment
- Who you know or what you know?
- Would not be here without others
- Seeking knowledge from people who have done it
- Implementation is power
- Knowledge is no good with people around you
- ThE RanDoM RoUnD
- How to engage with Jeremy
- Links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“The moment you will take responsibility for everything in your life, is the moment you unlock your own personal power to have anything in your life.” – Jeremy Herider
“The worst prison in the world is the one you don’t even know you’re in… They are locked in because they’re a prisoner of the past.” – Jeremy Herider
“Do you want to be the kid that makes it as a 12 year old? Or do you want to be the kid at 22 that’s running on the field in front of 50,000 people? Your choice, how are you gonna play it?” – Jeremy Herider
Resources Mentioned:
- Optimal Self: The Art of Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Optimal Self YouTube
Connect and engage with Jeremy on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Check out https://www.optimalself.today/ and start becoming the best version of you.
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