In the 68th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, World-Renowned Fitness Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author, Kelli Calabrese will talk about Kelli’s origins story, her personal drive, the pains and struggles that she went through in becoming who she is today, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover: 

(0:55) Introducing our special guest World Renowned Fitness Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author, Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(2:20) Kelli’s origin story

(3:05) Manifesting her life into reality

(3:35) Journaling since childhood

(4:20) How manifesting works

(4:55) Identity: example

(5:45) “Your character really shapes your identity.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(6:10) Being a Do-er

(6:30) About Kelli’s parents

(7:30) Having a calculated risk-taker father

(8:20) Teachings from Kelli’s parents' work ethics

(9:30) Kelli has only been employed once

(10:30) Being a certified trainer at the age of 17

(10:50) Training high profile clients at a young age

(12:25) Working with an old client

(14:00) Exercise Science degree

(14:25) Kelli’s son's graduation

(15:00) What would Kelli study if she could go back?

(15:25) “You need to weigh out what's the best use of your time for the value and the goals that you want to achieve.” - Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(15:35) “Information is so fluid.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(16:00) More about Kelli’s son: a collision athlete 

(17:10) Divorce: a life event

(17:45) Going on a healing journey

(18:30) Creating a program to help people during the grief cycle

(19:50) A forced sabbatical

(20:05) PTSD from shock and denial

(22:05) “Courage is really the tipping point between being a victim and living at the highest levels of love, joy, peace, patience, and kindness.” - Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(23:00) “If you're choosing not to get back up, you're choosing to die.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(23:30) Different types of people in the grief cycle

24:55) Shout out to Tyler Wall @tylerjameswall

(26:05) Repeating the same mistakes over and over again

(27:15) Taking a deep dive

(28:00) Identify your core value

(28:35) “Doing an inventory of your weekdays and your weekends will give you some insights into who you are.” - Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(28:50) “The things that are fleeting and temporary if they were stripped away what's left, what's your authentic self?” - Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(29:00) Shout out to Carrie Campbell @carrie_campbell_wbffpro

(29:50) Shout out to Brian Grasso

(30:40) What do we really want?

(31:25) Unconditional love: definition

(32:55) How to figure out your identity?

(35:30) Cycle or season

(37:05) Daily gratitude journaling

(38:25) Kelli’s morning routine

(39:40) Celebrating your wins

(40:05) Miracles and receiver page

(41:05) Shout out to Richard Branson @richardbranson

(41:40) Amazing things about being single

(46:20) Champion each other!

(47:00) About mentoring

(47:25) Success habits of super achievers by Kelli Calabrese @kellicalabrese1

(47:45) Shout out to Kyle Wilson @kylewilsonjimrohn

(49:30) “It’s dark before dawn.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(49:55) Shout out to Nick Vujicic @nickvujicic

(51:15) Kelli’s goal after a divorce

(52:00) Creating a program for women

(53:00) Shout out to Tim Almond

(54:10) Where to find Kelli Calabrese? @kellicalabrese1