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JJ Birden on Work Like An Athlete Blog

I recently read the book Work Like An Athlete, Championship Training 4 The Game of Business. It was written by the speaker, coach and mountain athlete Jarod Cogswell. I love it right away! Why? I could certainly relate to it as a former professional athlete and now an entrepreneur and keynote speaker. Read more »

JJ Birden on The Susan Sly Project Podcast

About ten years ago, I read my first book about the direct selling profession. It was written by Susan Sly. At the time I didn't know her personally but I never forgot the content she shared in that book Read more »

Do You Know Your Competitive Advantage?

This coaching point rings dear to me. Years ago, I had to figure out how in the world at 5'10 157 lbs. I was going to last in the big man's game of the NFL where the average player plays 3.2 years. To determine what my "competitive advantage" was, turned out to be a process Read more »

JJ Birden's Interview on The Chaos Cast Podcast with Jeff Boss

There are many inspiring podcasts you can listen to daily to shape and train your mind in a way to be the best of the best. I had the privilege recently being interviewed by Jeff Boss. Jeff has a podcast show called The Chaos Cast. Read more »

JJ Birden Launches New Website!

In one of my keynote presentations, I train on the concept of "Create the Plan, Review the Plan and Execute the Plan." A simple formula for success I've used dating back to high school. It's not rocket science, but a fundamental formula to follow no matter what the goal is. When using it, if the plan you implemented is producing the results you desire, you stick with the plan! However, there are times when things don't work out the way we anticipate, and it may be necessary to change it up and call an audible. Read more »

The Orangetheory Fitness Lesson!

Have you worked out at one of the Orangetheory Fitness centers? I did recently and let me tell you it was a wake-up call. The Orangetheory Fitness corporate office recently hired me to speak at their convention in Florida. Read more »

Bumps In the Road vs. Roadblocks

Obstacles are opportunities to prove how bad you want it! I posted the above statement on my social media pages last week and received some interesting responses. Some understood it, but there were a few who were a bit confused. Not quite sure of the confusion but anyone who is seriously committed to achieving a goal, the point should be loud and clear. Read more »

"ARE YOU HURT OR ARE YOU INJURED?"

I posted this question on my social media pages recently, and received an overwhelming response from people asking me “what are you talking about?” That's fair because it is an odd question. However, for the few who have played football at some time in their lives, quickly realized it’s a question more than likely a coach would ask. Read more »

JJ Birden on The Whitney Reynolds Show

Listen in as Whitney interviews former NFL football player JJ Birden who is now a bestselling author and keynote motivational speaker. Learn how JJ and his wife Raina had to make a split-second decision which had an immediate impact our their family. Read more »

JJ Birden Shares Coaching Point #44 - The Process

What does learning an NFL playbook have to do with achieving your goals? See my newest coaching point and find out. Read more »

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