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Hosted by Jake Strickland · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 23 episodes
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Built, Not Given™ is a weekly journal and motivation podcast about work, discipline, and becoming who you said you would be.Hosted by Jake Strickland, the show blends real-life lessons with personal ideas, mindset shifts, and hard-earned perspective — drawn from the wins, the losses, and the pressure in between. No hype. No shortcuts. Just honest motivation rooted in action and accountability.Each episode is part reflection, part direction: breaking down what happened that week, what it taught, and how to apply those lessons moving forward. The goal isn’t temporary inspiration — it’s build
Jake Strickland hosts Built, Not Given™, a business show with 23 episodes published.
We all say we care what other people think... but I don't think that's actually true. I think we care about the emotions their opinions create. Embarrassment. Rejection. Shame. Validation. In this episode, I break down w
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you believe what you believe? Not whether it's right or wrong, but where it came from. In this episode, I share why I've been asking "why" for as long as I can remember, how that
Have you ever been convinced someone was ignoring you, disrespecting you, or intentionally making your day harder? What if you were reacting to a story... not reality? In this episode, I share a simple moment on the inte
For most of my life, there was always something demanding attention. A problem, a situation, a distraction, a responsibility, or a fire that needed to be put out. Then life changed. Not because I was running away from an
Most people don't struggle because they don't know what they want. They struggle because they don't know how to start. In this episode, I share the two biggest reinventions of my life so far, from homeschooling and const
There was a time when I genuinely thought something was wrong with me. The world felt different. People felt different. Even I felt different. If you've ever experienced dissociation, derealization, or depersonalization,
There’s a side of being capable that people don’t really talk about. When you know you can handle pressure, take on responsibility, survive hard seasons, and figure things out… it becomes very easy to keep stacking more
I made a decision I didn’t expect to make… I’m not doing the Ironman. Not because I couldn’t, but because I took a step back and looked at everything on my plate. Business, growth, clients, life… and I realized something
We’ve all done it. You have a conversation, make a decision, or put something out there… and then spend the next few hours replaying it in your head. What did they think? Did I say too much? Did that come off wrong? In t
I had a different episode planned… but I didn’t feel like I’d earned the right to speak on it yet. Truth is, I’ve been off. Not completely… but enough to notice it. Diet, training, and work are not where I expect them to
Most people think they need bigger goals… but that’s not the problem. Your standards are. In this episode, we break down why your results will always reflect what you’re willing to tolerate and how raising your standards
Failure gets talked about like it’s the worst thing that can happen to you. But when you actually ask people what failure means… nobody gives the same answer. Some say it’s disappointing others. Some say it’s giving up.
You say you want to change… but you’re still holding onto the same habits, the same mindset, and the same version of yourself. In this episode, I break down why growth isn’t about adding more; it’s about letting go. Lett
Most people think their life is shaped by the big decisions they make. In reality, it’s shaped by the environment they live in every single day. The people you surround yourself with, the content you consume, the standar
Most people love the loud season. The wins. The recognition. The momentum everyone can see. But that’s not where real growth happens. In this episode, I talk about the part nobody posts about — the quiet season. The Iron
Most people think they’re behind. Same age. Same season. Different results. But you’re not seeing the full picture. In this episode, I break down the difference between visible growth and invisible growth — and why compa
Anxiety isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s racing thoughts. Sometimes it’s silence that feels too heavy. Sometimes it shows up when life is actually going well. In this episode, I open up about dealing with anxiety my ent
This episode isn’t about motivation, productivity hacks, or growing a brand. It’s about why I started this in the first place. I was tired of starting over. Tired of hype that fades. Tired of knowing what to do but not d
This episode breaks down the real relationship between motivation, discipline, and momentum. Motivation gets you started. Discipline is what keeps you showing up when motivation fades. And momentum is what happens when d
Second guessing kills momentum faster than failure ever will. In this episode, I answer three questions that come up when you’re building something real: how to make decisions without constantly looking back, why failure
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Built, Not Given™ is hosted by Jake Strickland. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 23 episodes.
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