Compete Every Day: The Not-So-Secret Secret to Winning Your Work and Life

Winning isn’t about motivation.
It’s about the choices you make—every single day.

In Compete Every Day, performance coach and leadership expert Jake Thompson breaks down the seven daily choices that separate high performers from everyone else - at work, at home, and in life. This isn’t a book about hype or overnight success. It’s about building a Competitor Mindset, the discipline to show up, focus on what you control, and stack small wins until they compound into extraordinary results.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Eliminate distractions and sharpen your daily focus
• Stop comparing yourself to others and start competing with your own best
• Build consistency when motivation fades
• Lead yourself first, so you can lead others better
• Turn ordinary days into a competitive advantage

The principles in this book are simple - but simple doesn’t mean easy. The difference between average and elite isn’t knowledge. It’s application. The highest performers don’t do more things - they do the right things, more consistently. Whether you’re a leader, entrepreneur, sales professional, athlete, or someone who refuses to settle for average, Compete Every Day gives you a practical framework to take ownership of your mindset, your habits, and your results.

Winning isn’t reserved for the lucky. It’s earned, one choice at a time.

Jake Thompson is a popular keynote speaker and entrepreneur whose passion for helping leaders develop grit and influence provides the foundation for his organization Compete Every Day. Starting from humble beginnings selling t-shirts from the trunk of his car in 2011, Jake built the brand into a global influence through the power of sweat, hard work, and quality relationships. He now teaches companies how to use the same championship focus and competitive mindset to elevate their performance at work and in life. His belief that success is a matter of our choices and competitive focus was rooted in his years of entrepreneurial success, research, and consulting work with organizations all over the country. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and two dogs.