The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
You can be grateful for what you have and still strive for more. The duality of gratitude and success is a difficult concept to grasp, but understanding it is invaluable in both your success and well-being.
On the Grateful Podcast, Jack and his guests explain how everyone has opportunities and choices to go after the life they want, and they owe it to themselves to do just that. You must recognize and be grateful for what you have in order to get the best out of yourself moving forward.
There are conversations ranging from business to mental health and everything in between as well.
Episodes
108 episodes
Rebuilding From Nothing but BELIEF with Alex Sanfilippo | 109
Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportWhat 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...
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Episode 109
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50:57
Hypnotherapist: How to Subconsciously Rewire Your Brain For Gratitude with Joey Labossiere | 108
Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportWhat 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 let...
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Episode 108
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1:06:14
This is How to Build Clarity When You're Completely Lost with Tristan Gregoire | 107
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 107Guesting Tristan GregoireClarity 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 Trist...
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Episode 107
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1:02:17
How Gratitude Saved Him From Misery - David Lorimer AKA today.iam.grateful | 106
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 106Guesting David Lorimer AKA @today.iam.grateful Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s power.In t...
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Episode 106
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1:07:41
What Pigeons Teach About Joy That Travel Can't | 105
Most people travel across the world chasing postcards and Instagram photos. But the kids at Buckingham Palace weren’t watching the guards — they were chasing pigeons.In this solo episode, I break down why the little things might actuall...
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Episode 105
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11:12
Chasing Achievement Isn’t Enough: What Harvard Tells Us About Contentment |104
Have you ever achieved something you thought would make you happy… only to feel a hollow kind of disappointment instead? In this solo episode, I dig into new Harvard research on how mind-wandering and overthinking steal joy, and why chasing big...
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9:33
Why Your Happiness Always Returns to Baseline (and How to Raise It) | 103
In 1978, researchers compared two groups you’d never expect: lottery winners and accident victims who had become paraplegic. The results shocked the world.Within a year, both groups had returned to nearly the same level of happiness as ...
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Episode 103
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12:33
I Turned Failure Into Fuel For More (Your NIGHTMARE My DREAM) - Chad Sonkin | 101
Chad Sonkin lost everything — and somehow came out laughing. This conversation is alive with energy, truth, and the kind of wisdom you only earn through failure. It’s not about grinding harder, it’s about betting on yourself when no one else wi...
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Episode 101
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57:37
I Published 100 Podcasts at 18: I Learned This | 100
Hitting 100 episodes feels wild. I started The Grateful Podcast as a 16-year-old kid in France with nothing but curiosity and a mic. Today I’m looking back at the biggest lessons from this journey—the ones that reshaped how I think, how I live,...
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19:33
Why $100 Million Left David Meltzer Empty (and what finally brought him joy) | 99
At 31, David Meltzer had everything people chase. Money. Fame. The dream wife. And still, he was empty. In this episode we dig into how losing it all led him to gratitude, and why gratitude is way more than just saying “thanks.” If you’ve ever ...
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Episode 99
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21:40
60% of Young Adults Are Lost: 7 Ways to Not Be One of Them | 98
Did you know that 60% of young adults say their lives feel purposeless—and half say it’s harming their mental health?That’s from Harvard’s On Edge report. But purpose isn’t just some fluffy idea—it’s essential. Without it, rates of anxiety ...
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Episode 98
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16:40
Why Your Fitness Goals Are Destroying Your Health with Jim Laird | 97
Most people think getting healthy means training harder, eating cleaner, and pushing further. Jim Laird disagrees.After 25+ years coaching everyone from NFL pros to everyday people, Jim’s learned that chasing extreme performance often de...
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Episode 97
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56:51
7 Proven Ways To Feel MORE Joy | 96
Most people think joy is something that happens to you when life is perfect. They wait for the “aha” moment, the dream job, the perfect relationship — and then wonder why they still feel empty when it arrives. In this solo episode, 96, of The G...
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Episode 96
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14:59
You Are the Cause of Your Problems and That’s Good with Jeremy Grater | 95
What if the worst thing that ever happened to you… was actually the beginning of everything good?The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 95Guesting Jeremy GraterIn this powerful episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jac...
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Episode 95
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59:52
How To Wake Up Joyful Every Day | 94
Support The Grateful Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportYou’ve been taught your whole life that joy comes after success.Get the job → feel proud.Hit six figures → feel fulfilled.Hit the goal → finally fee...
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Episode 94
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12:55
Why Achievement Is NOT Success with James Brackin IV | 93
James Brackin started coaching people twice his age at 17. At 21, he’s hosted over 300 episodes of the You Can Too Podcast and built a life completely on his own terms — without college, without a corporate job, and without waiting for permissi...
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Episode 93
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59:57
How Trying Too Hard Is RUINING Your Success | 92
Why Trying Harder Isn’t Always the AnswerIn this solo episode of The Grateful Podcast, Jack Wagoner flips the hustle narrative on its head.You’re doing everything right. You care more than most. You push harder than anyone you k...
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Episode 92
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12:38
The Hidden Crisis Behind Anxiety and Disconnection with Trey Tucker | 91
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 91Guesting Trey TuckerSupport the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportWhy are so many young people, especially men, feeling lost, anxious, and disconnect...
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Episode 91
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1:01:03
How to Live to 120 (and Love Every Minute of It) with Matt Eybs | 90
What if your 20s weren’t for burning out… but for biohacking your way to 120?Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportIn this mind-expanding episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with Matt Eybs,...
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Episode 90
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Why You're Setting Goals WRONG (and how to fix it) | 89
You’ve hit your goals—but why does it still feel like something’s missing?In this solo episode, Jack Wagoner flips the script on traditional goal setting and reveals why chasing external achievements will never bring the fulfillment you...
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Episode 89
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12:52
Why Achieving More is NOT The Answer with Jess Prudhomme | 88
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 88Guesting Jess PrudhommeAt 35, Jess Prudhomme had checked every box: corporate success, a polished identity, a picture-perfect marriage. But beneath the surface ...
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Episode 88
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1:00:18
Why Adversity IS The Path To Success with Joshua Dean Church | 87
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 87Guesting Joshua Dean ChurchBorn with a collapsed lung and told he’d never be an athlete, Joshua Dean Church defied the odds—completing an Ironman and sending the finish line photo ...
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Episode 87
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1:05:13
The Hard Truth About Betting On Myself at 18 | 86
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 86Support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2302168/supportIn this solo episode, I open up about what it’s really like to choose the long game at 18 years old—pursuing my podca...
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Episode 86
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13:10
The Psychology Behind Astrology with Carmen Turner Schott | 85
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 85Guesting Carmen Turner SchottIn this episode of The Grateful Podcast, I sit down with Carmen Turner Schott, a licensed clinical social worker, trauma therapist, and professional as...
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Episode 85
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53:52
How Travel and Language Rewired His Brain for Gratitude with Lachie Colledge | 84
The Grateful Podcast with Jack WagonerEpisode 84Guesting Lachie ColledgeWhat if the key to living a truly grateful life was hidden in a foreign language—or in a 7-year-old street kid’s smile?Today’s guest is Lachie Colle...
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Episode 84
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