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This solo episode is the most important thing I’ve ever recorded.

Most people think gratitude is just writing three things down in a notebook… but that’s level one. And if you stop there, you never unlock the energy, identity, and direction you’re actually searching for.

In this episode, I break down the five levels of gratitude that rebuilt my life — from material gratitude, to emotional gratitude, to identity-based gratitude, all the way up to future gratitude (the same technique used by elite performers, neuroscientists, and world-class creators).

If you’ve been feeling unmotivated, lost, burned out, or stuck in loops of comparison… this episode will show you exactly why — and how to fix it at the identity level.

And if you want to go even deeper, I just released my first ebook: From Burnt Out to Grateful, a 25-page, step-by-step version of this exact protocol.

Get it here → https://jackwagoner.gumroad.com/l/burnt-out-to-grateful/o43xuwn

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Why basic gratitude stops working after a month

• The fastest way to shift your emotional state in under 60 seconds

• How to rewire your identity using gratitude for actions

• How to build discipline without forcing it

• Why identity traits like “persistence” or “discipline” are the real leverage points

• How to use future gratitude to create clarity and direction

• The neuroscience behind gratitude + locus of control

• How this simple protocol snapped me out of burnout at 18

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I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#TheGratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #SelfImprovement #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #Ambition #Focus #Mindset #Greatness #GoAllIn #Discipline #Purpose #LifeAdvice #Entrepreneurship

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What if the reason you’re not great isn’t because you’re lazy — but because you’re too divided?

In this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner reveals the most dangerous advice almost everyone follows without realizing it — the myth of “balance.” At 18 years old, Jack has built a global podcast, a clothing brand, and a philosophy around the duality of gratitude and ambition. But in this episode, he shares the truth he’s learned: you can’t master anything until you’re willing to go all in.

If you’ve ever felt pulled in ten directions, unsure where to focus, or scared to commit to one path — this conversation will change the way you see greatness forever.

You’ll learn:

• Why “balance” can secretly destroy your potential

• How spreading your energy keeps you average

• The mindset shift that separates good from great

• Why belief and gratitude make success inevitable

• How to break your attachment to comfort and go all in

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#TheGratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #SelfImprovement #Motivation #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #Ambition #Focus #Mindset #Greatness #GoAllIn #Discipline #Purpose #LifeAdvice #Entrepreneurship #SuccessMindset #PsychologyOfSuccess #BecomingGreat #MotivationalPodcast

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What background or upbringing is more likely to cultivate greatness:
Adversity or support?

The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner episode 112, guesting Alan Lazaros

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After losing his father in a car accident, Alan Lazaros re-engineered his life with 11 years of relentless discipline and gratitude. In this episode of The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner, Alan shares how adversity became his competitive advantage and why comfort kills growth.

We talk about how grit beats privilege, how to turn trauma into self-belief, and why gratitude isn’t weakness — it’s power.
By the end, you’ll understand why your hardest moments create your edge.

If you’ve ever felt behind but refused to stay there, this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways
1.Adversity builds skills that comfort never teaches.
Struggle forces focus, resilience, and self-belief that become unfair advantages later.
2.Gratitude multiplies ambition.
Without gratitude, drive turns into desperation; with it, ambition feels alive again.
3.Proof before belief.
Alan’s “State, Prove, Self-Assign” process shows that confidence is earned by repetition, not affirmation.
4.Awareness is the real data advantage.
Success depends on how accurately you see yourself, others, and the world.
5.Your past doesn’t define you — your response does.
If the future you envision is brighter than the past you remember, you create hope and momentum.

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⏱ Timestamps
00:00 The car accident that changed everything — Alan Lazaros origin story
01:30 Why gratitude became his daily discipline after tragedy
03:45 Jack on using pain as fuel instead of excuses
04:40 The Victim → Villain → Hero → Guide framework explained for self-belief
08:15 Why most people stay stuck in comfort and coast mode
10:45 How adversity creates grit and competitive advantage
12:40 “State, Prove, Self-Assign” — the formula for confidence
17:00 How to focus when you want to do everything
20:10 The Tesla metaphor for self-awareness and blind spots
25:00 Why accurate self-image determines success
27:40 Thinking as a survival tool — the neuroscience of resilience
32:00 Balancing theory and practice for long-term growth
34:15 Why ambition without gratitude leads to burnout
36:30 Hope math: Future greater than Past equals Fulfillment
38:20 Closing lesson — Being poor made me rich

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Find Alan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=en-gb
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/
Website: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/about/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBo--QvPHbGOrO13C0Xyybg

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 110
Guesting Hala Taha

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In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner sits down with Hala Taha, the unstoppable CEO of YAP Media and host of the Young and Profiting Podcast, to uncover how she turned grief, loss, and uncertainty into growth, abundance, and global impact.

Hala opens up about losing her father to COVID, launching YAP Media from her basement, and building one of the most successful podcast agencies in the world — all while staying grounded in gratitude.

This conversation dives deep into:
•The power of gratitude during loss
•The mindset behind massive success
•Why your personal brand is your moat in the age of AI
•The law of attraction (and GOYA: Get Off Your Ass)
•How to find mentors, build consistency, and scale impact

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & Hala Taha’s Background
1:30 – The Worst Year That Became the Best: Losing Her Dad in 2020
6:30 – How Gratitude and Legacy Fueled Her Ambition
9:00 – Inspiring a New Generation of Entrepreneurs
11:00 – If She Were 18 Again — Where She’d Start Today
14:50 – Does School Still Matter in the Creator Economy?
19:15 – Working for Free and Finding the Right Mentor
24:30 – Building Natural Talent into a Career
26:50 – Balancing Gratitude & Ambition (Benjamin Hardy’s Gap vs Gain)
29:00 – What Drives Hala Now — Beyond Money
32:00 – AI and Authenticity on LinkedIn
35:00 – The Future of Podcasting and Personal Brands
36:00 – Law of Attraction and Taking Action (“Law of GOYA”)
41:00 – Leaving a Legacy of Gratitude
42:20 – Where to Find Hala & Closing Reflections

🔗 Connect with Hala Taha
•🎧 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting
•💼 YAP Media: https://yapmedia.com/
•📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/?hl=en
•💬 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/


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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grateful-podcast-with-jack-wagoner/id1725776061
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

#HalaTaha #GratefulPodcast #JackWagoner #PodcastInterview #Entrepreneurship #Mindset #Gratitude #Ambition #SelfImprovement #YAPMedia #CreatorEconomy #PersonalBranding #Motivation #Success

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What if curiosity isn’t the problem — it’s your lack of focus?

In this episode, I sit down with Alex Sanfilippo, founder of PodMatch, to explore how to turn curiosity into purpose, risk into growth, and rock bottom into rebirth. From reselling golf balls at 10 to walking away from a C-suite aerospace career, Alex shares how reflection, faith, and focus shaped his journey into one of the leading voices in podcasting.

Key Discussion Points:

• Turning curiosity into creative power
• Building self-discipline in the age of distraction
• Knowing when to pivot vs. when to persist
• Facing your thoughts to find clarity
• How failure built his faith and foundation
• Why podcasting is the next frontier of media
• The mindset behind PodMatch’s million-dollar mission

🎯 If this episode resonates, share it with a friend chasing their own leap of faith.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

03:00–05:20 — The entrepreneurial spark: golf balls and curiosity

05:20–08:00 — Harnessing curiosity without distraction

08:00–10:00 — Pivoting without quitting too early

10:00–14:00 — Leaving aerospace for the unknown

14:00–18:30 — The power of solitude and self-reflection

18:30–21:20 — Standing out when everyone conforms

21:20–25:00 — Taking calculated risks and embracing failure

25:00–29:00 — Luck, skill, and the power of showing up

29:00–33:00 — Hitting rock bottom and finding faith

33:00–36:00 — Gratitude through loss and rebuilding character

36:00–40:00 — Why podcasting is booming

40:00–43:30 — Creating PodMatch: solving a real problem

43:30–46:00 — Gratitude, service, and leading with purpose

Find Alex:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexsanfilippo7/?hl=en

Website: https://alexsanfilippo.com/

Podmatch: https://podmatch.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAac1FSxMFGDhu1a95NfgqUnW8t80PW3UwMyQH2e0u_Le8o2W-iWaVyKpU6BRsQ_aem_ALe_076YGG9zcAWOi60N6A

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

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What if ambition isn’t the problem—it’s the reason you feel lost?

In this episode, hypnotherapist Joey Labossiere and I dive into how gratitude, awareness, and letting go can reconnect you to your purpose. Joey shares how hitting rock bottom while “having it all” forced him to rebuild from within—and how that shift unlocked real peace and abundance.

Key Discussion Points:

• When success feels empty
• Gratitude as realignment, not complacency
• Escaping the loop of self-improvement
• Healing the subconscious patterns that run us
• The difference between ambition and wholeness
• Why awareness changes everything

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS

03:00 – Gratitude that isn’t complacency

06:30 – Rock bottom inside “the perfect life”

09:45 – The 28-day practice that changed everything

14:25 – Why ambitious people feel so lost

17:40 – Letting go of making everything a “big deal”

20:45 – How to stop overanalyzing yourself

25:50 – Reprogramming the subconscious

28:15 – Escaping the toxic side of self-help

33:30 – Manifesting without limits

37:10 – Visualizing from feeling, not form

43:00 – Finding your gift and trusting it

46:40 – Letting passion open invisible doors

50:10 – Fear of losing what you love

55:00 – The mansion of your mind

59:30 – Meditation and meeting your true self

Find Joey:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeylabossiere/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxPf5zPuYZJxMhVZ1-MlkQ

Website: https://www.joeylabossiere.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 107
Guesting Tristan Gregoire

Clarity isn’t found in a plan. It’s found in the process.

In this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with 24-year-old Tristan Gregoire, founder of The Best Self Protocol. Tristan went from being a chronic overthinker, stuck in endless vision boards and anxiety, to creating clarity, confidence, and real change.

We talk about how he broke the loop of consuming endless self-help without action, why small steps compound into transformation, and how imperfect action beats the perfect plan every time. Tristan shares the paradox of success — that gratitude and ambition can co-exist — and why your life depends on the story you tell yourself.

By the end, you’ll feel clearer, calmer, and more connected to your own path.

Key Points

• From dreamer to doer in 10 years
• The 1% rule and compounding change
• Why imperfect action beats perfect plans
• Tools vs. effort: where to draw the line
• Relationships, self-love, and clarity
• The story that shapes your life

👉 Share this with someone who feels lost — it might give them the clarity they need.

Timestamps:

• 03:15–05:33 From overthinking to action
• 05:33–08:45 The 1% rule and compounding growth
• 08:45–11:02 Principles vs. habits: the foundation of self
• 11:02–13:25 Imperfect action beats the perfect plan
• 13:25–17:29 How to create clarity through introspection
• 17:29–20:45 Why failure is actually clarity
• 20:45–23:39 Technology, AI, and the quick-fix trap
• 23:39–26:31 Using tools without losing yourself
• 26:31–30:42 Why the process matters more than the outcome
• 30:42–34:04 Where it matters most to “show up” as you
• 34:04–39:25 Relationships, self-love, and the lonely chapter
• 39:25–43:40 What it means to truly love yourself
• 43:40–47:29 Life as a story, not a destination
• 47:29–54:17 The power of storytelling in identity
• 54:17–59:17 Aligning who we are, who we want to be, and who we think we are

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Find Tristan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtristangregoire/?hl=en

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

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The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 106
Guesting David Lorimer AKA ⁨@today.iam.grateful⁩

Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s power.

In this episode, I sit down again with David Lorimer, the man behind the Today I Am Grateful movement followed by over 400,000 people. Online, David is known for posting daily videos on what he is grateful for and is at the forefront of the gratitude moment. However, this isn’t just a list of nice things. We dive into how gratitude can literally save your life, how to find it when everything falls apart, and why society has made it “against the rules” to enjoy where you are.

David shares his lowest point, when he couldn’t even name one thing to be grateful for—until a flash of blue from a bird changed everything. From there we explore toxic positivity, why success never feels enough, and how gratitude flips pain into growth.

This one left me buzzing. I promise you’ll never look at gratitude the same way again.

Key Discussion Points
•Losing yourself and finding gratitude
•The bluebird that started it all
•Why success always moves the goalpost
•Toxic positivity vs. real healing
•Turning anger and sadness into gratitude

👉 If this episode helped you, share it with someone who needs it.

Chapters:
00:00 The Power of Gratitude
11:55 Levels of Gratitude
21:55 Finding Joy in the Ordinary
30:02 The Interdependence of Life
33:39 The Journey of Gratitude
38:51 Navigating Difficult Days
43:08 Building a Positive Community
46:54 Creating Local Change
54:10 The Balance of Emotions
01:00:18 Gratitude as a Tool for Change
01:06:27 Introduction and Gratitude
01:06:57 Podcast Structure and Future Episodes


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Find David:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/today.iam.grateful/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@today.iam.grateful
YouTube: @today.iam.grateful

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
1:1 Coaching & Dream-Chasing Guidance: jackcwagoner@gmail.com

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I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.

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