Chasing Common Ground: Lifestyle Conversations with Chris Liddle

Real Talk -5-6-20- Self Consciousness and Making Friends on the Internet

Adam Ross is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) and certified in sports nutrition from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). He is also a personal trainer and a former Division 1 and professional Ice Hockey player. He attended Merrimack College from 2007-2011 where he was a two-year captain of the hockey team. He went on to play 3 years of professional hockey for affiliate teams of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadians. He is also a two-time Inline hockey IIHF World Champion with team Canada, and captained the team to a IIHF World Championship.

In this episode we talked about the industry and what sparked his interest in nutrition in the first place. We talked about simple changes and not looking at lifestyle change as such a daunting task. We danced around the topic of artificial sweeteners in such a way that you basically just shouldn't drink 2L of anything per day if it isn't 99% water. 

It all comes down to just setting some guard rails and working with what works best for your body and your goals. 

We talked about the feeling of being on a team, the beauties of being introverted, the downfalls of social media, and how it's okay to feel dumb all the time and it's actually something that should be a continual journey. If you're smarter than everyone, what are you learning?

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Real Talk -5-5-20- Ahhh Your Comfort Zone Is Showing

Real Talk -5-4-20- I Fixed My Toilet Today

Today is May 4th. In the Netherlands it is known as the Day of the Dead followed by Liberation day on May 5th. This is all in remembrance of those who have died in wars or peace keeping missions since World War II. 

From a young age, John knew he was going to come to Canada. It was the land of his heroes. From September 1944 to April 1945, the First Canadian Army fought German forces and liberated his home. 

In 1965, John came to Canada from the Netherlands with few resources and a dream of building a sawmill.

Today at nearly 80 years young, John has trained and competed in body building qualifying beyond the local level. We talked about a health problem that came close to ending his life, and how routine has been instilled in him since his time in the air force. 

John struggled in school as a kid and learned later in his adulthood that there were things that he could work on to better himself. When it came down to it, he's just always had the most passion in the things he was interested in. He'll work hard for his goals, not matter how many times he has to fail or start from ground zero. 

John has built the largest secondary lumber manufacturing company in North America. He pioneered finger-jointing in Canada, and he's the longest serving director on the B.C. Council of Forest Industries. 

Brink and the College of New Caledonia jointly purchased a building for a trades and technology program that opened in 2002 as the John A. Brink Trades and Technology Centre. In 2019, he received an Honourary Doctorate of Law Degree from the University of Northern British Columbia in recognition of his past 50+ years of commerce, philanthropy and community involvement. 

The Brink Group sponsors countless community initiatives, athletes, events, charities, etc. 

Give this episode a listen and keep your eyes open for John's book, coming later this year! Thanks for listening to The Lifestyle Chase. Please help the podcast grow by sharing the episode in your story on social media, sending a link to a friend, subscribing, or listening to some of the many past episodes with guests or the daily Real Talk segments. 

 

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Real Talk -5-3-20- Never Discourage Anyone

Real Talk -5-2-20- A Be Yourself Monologue

Real Talk -5-1-20- Your Bandwidth Is Showing

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Rich Thaw is based out of Montreal, Canada. He's interned at MBSC with a colourful story as to his journey over the border to do so. Rich believes that taking control over personal health and performance is a universal challenge. His passion is in the empowerment of others as you can see in how he's named his business, www.EMPWRfast.com . 

Some of the major takeaways from this episode in particular was bringing the practicality of meditation to the forefront. It's been something that I've talked about with countless guests, and each one of them has done it slightly differently. 

We talked about Rich's passion for hockey and how he's ingrained to be a part of the team. We talked about how sometimes you need to form the team to have a team. 

Rich has a wealth of experiences in his career and in life. We had a really good conversation and he gave some really good insight. You should go follow him @coach_richthaw

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Real Talk -4-30-20- Wasp In A Cup

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