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Ep 514 Achievement Addiction with Dr. Jack Groppel
Achievement Addiction   Dr. Jack Groppel spent decades filming elite athletes, briefing Congress, and building a company he eventually sold to Johnson and Johnson, all without a single business or speech class. But the accomplishment that mattered most to him, a standing ovation in front of 20,000 people with his father in the crowd, got answered with a compliment about someone else on the program. This conversation names what was actually driving him, and what finally let him put it down. Most people who have built something real have, at some point, worked hard for approval that never quite landed the way they hoped. This episode is for anyone still running that pattern without knowing it has a name.   What was covered: Why neither Jack nor his business partner ever took a business class before building and selling a company to Johnson and Johnson. The three things you actually control in a tennis match, and why that maps directly onto business. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with his 12-year-old adopted son, including the moment 4,000 feet up when his son couldn't speak and lifted his pole instead. The single year that held his father's death, his son's adoption from China, and the sale of his company. The standing ovation that revealed what he calls "achievement addiction," and the confrontation with his father that followed it that same night. How a near-fatal hospitalization in 1996 became the start of his path to faith.   About Dr. Jack Groppel: Jack Groppel, PhD, is an internationally recognized authority in sport science and human performance. A Hall of Fame coach, scientist, and entrepreneur, he cofounded the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, where he helped leaders and Fortune 50 companies apply the same principles used to train world-class athletes. Groppel’s pioneering research in biomechanics and performance training influenced generations of athletes, including the Chicago White Sox, and Nike, and he was the founding chair of the USTA Sports Science Committee. Honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois in 2025, Groppel has spoken at the United Nations, U.S. Congress, and global conferences.   Links: Website: https://jackgroppel.net/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackgroppel/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jackgroppel1   Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richersoul Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let’s talk about your journey to purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let’s figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It’s about personal freedom! Thanks for listening! Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/ Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro appointment 15 minutes If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast
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