Elements of Success

Sometimes, you need to fail in order to realize what exactly you are capable of — and what you have the power to overcome.  In this episode, Johnny Dawson continues to uncover different elements that make up the path to success. Join him as he teaches you how to turn complacency into self-awareness so that … Continue reading 24. Turn Complacency Into Self-Awareness →

To build upon your success, you must have your own process in place.  Are you ready to start creating yours? This week, Johnny looks at how adopting a strategic process that's aligned with your goals and aspirations can help you develop a better understanding of what you need to be doing today to accomplish the … Continue reading 23. Creating a Process to Build Upon Your Success →

Values, attitude, and skills. These three elements play a significant role in our success.  They're also encoded in our DNA. This week, Johnny uncovers how values, attitudes, and skills contribute to our success in life. By using real-life experiences and stories, he reveals easy ways you can start elevating these three components to pave your … Continue reading 22. The 3 DNA Components that Make Up our Success →

In our digital age, communication has become instant. Now, your thoughts and opinions can be shared with countless people all over the world with just the touch of a button. However, many communicate online without giving much thought to the messages they're sending.  This can lead to public conversations and arguments — and can even … Continue reading 21. Improving Your Conversations with the Power of Empathy →

When life gets difficult, we usually have two options:  Put our head down and accept our fate Fight the challenge head-on In this episode, Helen Colon joins Johnny Dawson to explain why she's all about fighting challenges head-on with her ability to believe in herself. Helen reveals how she succeeded after facing adversities in her … Continue reading 20. The Power of Self-Belief With Helen Colon →

Many people experience a moment when trying to accomplish a goal where the thing they're working towards suddenly seems too far out of reach and quitting seems like the easiest option. Unfortunately, this mindset hinders us from accomplishing those rewarding goals that we should be striving towards for self-improvement.  In this episode, Johnny navigates stamina … Continue reading 19. Stamina →

How would you define M I N D S E T? For Johnny Dawson and this week's special guest, Ohio Senator Stephanie Kunze, mindset is all about the set of attitudes and beliefs people hold about themselves and others. A developed mindset also requires growth, openness, perseverance, and many other elements of success.  In this … Continue reading 18. Mindset with Ohio Senator Stephanie Kunze →

Are you looking for some direction to increase your resiliency so you can overcome life's obstacles and hardships? If you are, you don't want to miss this week's Elements of Success with former Ohio State Buckeyes, and current Dallas Cowboys, player Johnnie Dixon!  In this episode, Johnnie joins Johnny Dawson to explain how resilience has … Continue reading 17. Resilience with Johnnie Dixon →

Take a moment and ask yourself: How have you scaled in life?  Alternatively, what is stopping you from scaling? In this episode, Johnny Dawson reveals why you don't want to overlook scalability as an element of success. He reveals how to correctly use opportunities, discipline, adaptability, and more to achieve scalability, progress, and growth in … Continue reading 16. Scalability →

We have all faced adversities at some point in our lives.  What was the greatest adversity you've faced thus far? In this episode, Johnny reveals what adversity means to him and ways our mindset can help us overcome life's challenges to find the success we desire. He shares stories of adversity from his life and … Continue reading 15. Adversity →

Shawn Bailey is the founder and president of NeXT Basketball Foundation, a nonprofit youth basketball organization that strives to create future leaders through values, community service, and community initiatives. In this episode, Shawn joins Johnny Dawson to not only explain NeXT’s vision and mission, but to also reflect upon his journey as an individual and … Continue reading Episode 14 – Hope & Faith – With Shawn Bailey →

What does accountability mean to you? How do you hold yourself accountable as you journey towards success? In this episode, join Johnny Dawson as he takes a deep dive into all things accountability and how it relates to success. Drawing from his own experiences, Johnny shares how you can avoid playing the blame game and, … Continue reading Episode 13 – Accountability →

Would you consider yourself a blessed person? Do you believe that feeling blessed is related to getting back what you give? Consider these questions as you tune to in this episode with Johnny Dawson and Justin Kershaw, the founder and president of Venia Medical. Together, they explore the concept of feeling blessed how this feeling … Continue reading Episode 12 – Blessed — With Justin Kershaw →

While the term may convey many different meanings, community is all about a unified body of individuals with a common interest, like a shared hobby or a neighborhood. What communities do you have in your life? In today’s episode, Johnny Dawson sits down with the founder, president, and CEO of Pelotonia and The Ulman Foundation, … Continue reading Episode 11: Community — With Doug Ulman →

Almost anything is possible when you have the right group of people supporting you. To help you cultivate a support system that will help anchor you throughout your success journey, Johnny Dawson explores the intricacies of support in today’s episode. He shares ways you can find the support you need, no matter what you’re trying … Continue reading Episode 10 – Support →

No matter what that success looks like to you, to reach it, you need the initiative to take that first step towards your goals. In this episode of The Elements of Success, Johnny Dawson highlights initiative as one of the key elements that can help you find success in all branches of life. He details … Continue reading Episode 9 – Initiative →

Do you have the courage, resolve, and strength of character it takes to achieve your goals? NFL football player Braxton Miller does. In this episode, Johnny Dawson sits down with Braxton, an athlete, and entrepreneur. Braxton discusses how grit plays into his success and shares how his inner strength and courage have helped him build … Continue reading Episode 8 – Grit – With Braxton Miller →

We all make sacrifices – whether professionally or personally. What role do our sacrifices play in our success? In this episode, Johnny Dawson and Aric Johnson are joined by Matthew Benson, CEO and founder of eFuse. Matthew reveals the role of sacrifice in business and in life. Discover how gaming has evolved and the sacrifices … Continue reading Episode 7- Sometimes Sacrifice Leads to Success – With Matthew Benson →

After undergoing brain surgery, Borah Dawson was told that she might be able to walk again after six to ten months.  Borah started walking four to six weeks later.  In this episode, Borah is back with Johnny Dawson to discuss the element of resilience. Together, they highlight how the ability to recover quickly from life’s … Continue reading Episode 6 – Resilience – With Borah Dawson →

One word that describes Borah Dawson, who has raised a child as a single mother, been a business owner, and survived a brain tumor, is perseverance. In this episode, Johnny Dawson sits down with Borah to explore the real power of perseverance in the face of life’s ups and downs. Together, they discuss how this … Continue reading Episode 5 – Perseverance – With Borah Dawson →

While success means something different to everyone, at the core of success, we all share a common vision.  In this episode of The Elements of Success, join Johnny Dawson as he explores the true meaning of success. Johnny also discusses how simple things, such as setting goals and creating time, can lead you to become … Continue reading Episode 4 – Defining Success →

Bruce Lee once said, “Be water, my friend.” Why? Because water has the ability to evolve and adapt based on its environment.  Johnny Dawson believes that if we, too, can be as adaptable as water, then we can learn how to maximize our environments to evolve into better versions of ourselves. In this episode, join … Continue reading Episode 3 — Evolution →

Whether it’s a fear of failure or fear of pain, we all experience fear in our lives. But how can we harness this feeling of fear to drive us towards the success we seek? In this episode, Johnny Dawson introduces fear as one of the elements of success. Drawing from his life experience to illustrate … Continue reading Episode 2 – Fear →

We all have a story to tell. What’s yours? Believe it or not, all the stories, skills, and experiences we have play a major role in shaping us into who we are today — and who we can become tomorrow.  Today, Johnny Dawson welcomes you to The Elements of Success podcast. This is a show … Continue reading Episode 1 – Introducing The Elements of Success →