The Life Coach School Podcast

What would it look like to operate in the top 5% of your potential?



Most of us have things we want to achieve.



We sign up for the class, join the gym, set the goal, and genuinely believe we’re going to follow through.



But signing up and showing up at your highest level are two very different things.



If you want extraordinary results, you have to be willing to tell yourself the truth about what those results require from you.



In this episode, I share what I believe it takes to reach the top 5% of your potential and why having someone focused on your success can make such a difference. I also challenge you to decide where in your life you’re willing to give your absolute best effort.



If you are ready to give 100% to becoming the best coach you can be, then Master Coach Training might be for you.



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What You Will Discover:



What it really means to be in the top 5% of your potential.

Why signing up for something is only the first step.

The role a coach, mentor, teacher, or trainer can play in your success.

How to decide where you’re willing to give 100% of your effort.

Why reaching your highest potential requires more than talent.



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The Weekly

Dean Jackson



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Some people choose entertainment during their commute or workouts.



Some people choose to memorize concepts that transform their lives.



This subtle shift in how we use our "bored" time can create extraordinary results over decades.



In this final part of the Weekly series, I'm sharing the philosophy that drove my success: the power of ingraining life-changing concepts through repetitive listening. After 35 years of choosing coaching over music, self-help over entertainment, I've discovered that transformation happens not just through understanding ideas intellectually, but through hearing them applied over and over until they become part of your mental operating system.



The Weekly offers you this same opportunity - 52 hours of live coaching application throughout 2026. You can sign up right now by going to TheLifeCoachSchool.com/theweekly.



What You Will Discover:



Why ingraining concepts through repetitive listening creates more lasting change than one-time learning.

How to create your own mental "board of directors" using the wisdom of teachers you've studied.

The critical difference between intellectual understanding and applied mastery of coaching tools.

Why "I don't know" and "maybe" are dream stealers that keep you stuck in misery.

How to evaluate worst-case scenarios from both your primitive brain and prefrontal cortex.



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Ep #537: Weekly 1

Ep #538: Weekly 2

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill



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Unnecessary suffering is at the heart of what separates those who thrive from those who just survive.



Our brain has become an expert at creating pain where none needs to exist.



Layering emotional turmoil on top of life's natural challenges and preventing us from achieving what we're truly capable of.



In this second part of the Weekly series, I'm breaking down the core principles of coaching and how understanding your brain's motivational triad can fundamentally transform your relationship with success, pain, and achievement.



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What You Will Discover:



How your brain's survival mechanism creates unnecessary suffering on top of life's natural challenges.

Why the motivational triad (seeking pleasure, avoiding pain, conserving energy) keeps you stuck in mediocrity.

The five components of the self-coaching model that govern everything in your life.

What happens in your brain when you set an impossible goal and why it immediately creates resistance.

How weekly repetition and coaching can rewire negative thinking patterns permanently.

The difference between clean pain (necessary) and dirty pain (optional) in your emotional life.



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The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss

Ep #537: Weekly 1



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The people who transform their lives aren't necessarily smarter or more motivated.



They're the ones who show up consistently, week after week, to learn, practice, and apply coaching tools to their specific situations.



The magic isn't in consuming more content - it is in the weekly rhythm of learning concepts, hearing them applied to real situations, and then implementing them in your own life.



This three-part process of learning, repetition, and application is what creates real results.



Today, I'm introducing The Weekly, a live coaching program where I'll introduce tools, coach participants on any topic, and create that essential weekly reset that keeps you moving forward. Whether you're ready to make aggressive life changes or just want to stay on track with subtle improvements, this program gives you the structure and support to make 2026 your most transformative year yet.



Join me in The Weekly in 2026. You can sign up right now by going to TheLifeCoachSchool.com/theweekly.



What You Will Discover:



Why weekly engagement with coaching creates more lasting change than intensive one-time learning experiences.

The three-phase process that turns concepts into life-changing results: learning, repetition, and application.

How listening to others get coached on similar issues accelerates your own growth and understanding.

Why group coaching often produces faster breakthroughs than one-on-one sessions.

How to maintain motivation and momentum by creating a weekly reset practice.



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Have you ever noticed that just when things start going well, you somehow find a way to mess it up?



Maybe you finally start making good money... but then spend it all immediately.



Or you attract a healthy relationship... but find yourself creating drama.



Or you're making progress in your business... but suddenly feel overwhelmed and pull back.



Here's the truth: It's not your capabilities holding you back. It's your capacity.



In this week's episode, I dive deep into the crucial difference between capability and capacity and why understanding this distinction could be the key to unlocking your next level of success.



What You Will Discover:



Why people with all the right skills still sabotage their success when they haven't expanded their capacity to hold it.

How to identify and question the thoughts that are limiting your capacity for money, relationships, and success.

The three-step process to increase your capacity: awareness, decision-making, and deliberate practice.

Why avoiding stress and overwhelm actually shrinks your life and limits your opportunities.

How to develop capability through massive action and failure while building capacity at the same time.

The difference between taking on more stress that kills you versus stress that grows you.

What happens when your capability outpaces your capacity and how to bring them into alignment.



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The Work by Byron Katie



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