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Winning Standards

Winning Standards

By: Michael Mojo
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Winning Standards is the podcast for founders, leaders, and high performers who are done settling. Every episode is built to change how you think, lead, and perform.

Michael Mojo has spent over 20 years coaching founders, leaders, and high performers across Australia and beyond. $3.26 billion in influenced client revenue. 1,000+ businesses transformed. Olympic athletes. AFR Fast 100 companies. Business owners who built empires from nothing to everyday people who just want more out of life.

This is not the same podcast it used to be. Winning Standards has evolved.

You will hear Michael's unfiltered solo sessions on identity, psychology, standards, and what it actually takes to lead at the highest level. You will hear from world-class performers and industry leaders who have done the work and have the results to prove it. And you will hear raw, real conversations with everyday founders and community members who are in the middle of it right now. Growing. Failing. Rebuilding. Leading. The messy middle that nobody else shows you.

Three formats. One standard. Zero fluff.

If you are scaling a business, leading a team, or pushing through a ceiling you cannot explain, this is where you start.

Subscribe/Follow and raise the standard.

Topics include: self-leadership, leadership psychology, founder burnout, scaling a business, business growth, leadership development, high performance habits, team leadership, business owner mindset, and building a business that runs without you.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 594 - Most People Fail Because of This Invisible Obstacle
    Jul 21 2025

    People say they want to grow… until the demand increases. Then they pull back. But in every area of life, demand creates direction. The moment you stop demanding more from yourself, your standards slip, your results plateau, and you start drifting.

    This episode breaks down how to use demand as a tool - not just to grow faster, but to grow stronger and with purpose.

    Is it time to make a change in business? Want growth and to buy back your time? Enquire about our business and coaching programs to help you get the growth and results you've been looking for. Enquire here: https://www.michaelmojo.com/elitebusinesscoaching

    Follow Me on Social Media:

    📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/MichaelMojo00

    📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmojo_success

    🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelmojo_success

    🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com

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    14 mins
  • Ep. 595 - Train your Mind to Think Like a Champion - Secrets From Shaq's Psychologist | Dr Jason Scott Hamilton
    Jul 12 2026

    Dr. Jason Scott Hamilton has spent his career inside the minds of the Jamaican athletics team and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal. In this episode, he breaks down the real difference between people who perform under pressure and people who fold.

    It starts with a part of your brain most people have never heard of, one that only grows stronger when you do the things you don't want to do. Dr. Hamilton explains why the highest performers deliberately seek out what they hate, and why avoiding it is quietly costing you.

    Then there's the smile. Champions aren't fearless. They get nervous like everyone else. What they do with it is different, and it's one of the most underused tools for staying in control when everything is falling apart.

    You'll also hear what really built Shaquille O'Neal's empire, and it had nothing to do with fitting into anyone else's plan for him.

    If you've ever felt like your business is a mirror of exactly where you are as a person, this conversation will show you why, and what to do about it.

    In this episode:

    • The brain science behind grit, and why avoiding hard tasks is quietly costing you
    • The mental skill behind staying composed under pressure
    • What really drove Shaquille O'Neal's success as a businessman
    • Why your business reflects the person leading it
    • How the highest performers handle setbacks differently

    When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help:

    • This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more]
    • Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat]

    Follow Me on Social Media:

    📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo

    📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo

    🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo

    🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo

    🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 596 - The Part Of Selling Your Business Nobody Talks About: A $400M Exit | Tobi Pearce
    Jul 12 2026

    Starting as a Personal Trainer to Building a Fitness Empire He Sold For $400 Million At 28.

    Tobi Pearce went from training clients in a gym to walking away from a $400 million exit before he'd turned 30. In this episode, he pulls back the curtain on what actually happens behind closed doors during a deal that size, and it's nothing like the celebration people imagine.

    Tobi explains why the acquiring party isn't trying to make you happy. They're trying to make sure the deal isn't dumb. And that shift alone is enough to send most founders into a full identity crisis, especially when the people buying your business seem to understand it better than you do.

    He also breaks down a distinction most business owners have never heard articulated this clearly: the difference between managing and leading, and why confusing the two is quietly capping your growth.

    Then there's discipline. Not the version everyone talks about. Tobi reframes it in a way that will change how you think about the goals you keep failing to hit, and the one skill underneath it that almost nobody wants to practice.

    If you've ever wondered what it actually feels like to build something worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and what it costs you to get there, this conversation will stay with you.

    In this episode:

    • What really happens behind the scenes during a nine-figure business exit
    • Why founders experience an identity crisis when their business gets sold
    • The critical difference between management and leadership
    • A reframe on discipline that has nothing to do with willpower
    • Why being "right" matters less than being directional
    • What Tobi refuses to compromise on, even with his own family

    When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help:

    • This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more]
    • Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat]

    Follow Me on Social Media:

    📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo

    📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo

    🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo

    🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo

    🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com

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    53 mins
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