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E256: “Midlife Wake-Up Call” – Phil Barth Interview
Mighty Pete sits down with motivational speaker and author Phil Barth for a conversation about how, often, humans can fool themselves into believing they are invincible. Before 2015, Phil was a man addicted to stress. He worked 60-hour weeks, drank pots of coffee every day to keep going, and survived on very little sleep. Then he had a heart attack which landed him in the hospital. As part of his recovery, his doctors suggested that he take a week off work every three months. It was during one of those weeks off when he began to write a daily gratitude list, which provided the seed for his second book, Great Things Happen Every Day: Finding Joy with Family, Friends, and Banana Milkshakes. Phil is a deeply spiritual person whose goals post-2015 have become spending more time with his family, being of service in the ways he can, and continuing to cheer for all Cleveland sports teams.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Gratitude is a muscle, or a practice that can be grown and strengthened over time. He has trained himself to look for the great things in life.
- Often, the moments that we appreciate in our lives are small and revolve around the people in our lives – the human connections we have.
- Barth faced his own mortality more than once, but it was only after he had a health crisis that he nurtured his spirituality and truly questioned the foundations of his life.
- Just like how our “best moments” can be small, we can reconnect with our loved ones over time, through small and meaningful gestures.
BEST MOMENTS
- “When I started looking for what was positive in my life, when I started looking for what was positive around me – people, places, etc., my stress just lowered because I wasn’t focused on what was going wrong.”
- “What is important to me (now) is a healthy, happy family…(and) to give back.”
- “Is this the place I’m supposed to be right now? Is this the thing I’m supposed to be doing? You better believe it.”
- “I’m so lucky for so many reasons, not the least of which is: I survived.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Phil Barth was born and raised in Ohio and attended Bowling Green University, where he graduated with a degree in Computer Science. He has had more than a few brushes with fame: as a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, he won $32,000 in prizes, and he was also a Top 10 finalist in the Toastmasters’ World Championship in 2011. In 2015 everything changed for him when he landed in the hospital due to a “minor” heart attack (although it did not feel minor), which led him to reassess and redesign his life so that it was more in line with his core beliefs. Thankfully, Phil is still alive and lives with his wife and three sons in Ohio. He maintains a busy public speaking schedule and may be working on his next book.
CONTACT METHOD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philbarthspeaks/
Blog: http://www.philbarthspeaks.com/
Buy Phil’s Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Phil-Barth/e/B01N2B05EQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
ABOUT THE HOST
The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire in The Belly’.
Pete is an entrepreneur, mentor, coach, property Investor, and father of three beau98tiful girls. Pete’s background is in project management and property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others.
Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire in The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions section.
The ‘Fire in The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring.
CONTACT METHOD
https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete
https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/
Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/
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Mighty Pete sits down with motivational speaker and author Phil Barth for a conversation about how, often, humans can fool themselves into believing they are invincible. Before 2015, Phil was a man addicted to stress. He worked 60-hour weeks, drank pots of coffee every day to keep going, and survived on very little sleep. Then he had a heart attack which landed him in the hospital. As part of his recovery, his doctors suggested that he take a week off work every three months. It was during one of those weeks off when he began to write a daily gratitude list, which provided the seed for his second book, Great Things Happen Every Day: Finding Joy with Family, Friends, and Banana Milkshakes. Phil is a deeply spiritual person whose goals post-2015 have become spending more time with his family, being of service in the ways he can, and continuing to cheer for all Cleveland sports teams.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Gratitude is a muscle, or a practice that can be grown and strengthened over time. He has trained himself to look for the great things in life.
- Often, the moments that we appreciate in our lives are small and revolve around the people in our lives – the human connections we have.
- Barth faced his own mortality more than once, but it was only after he had a health crisis that he nurtured his spirituality and truly questioned the foundations of his life.
- Just like how our “best moments” can be small, we can reconnect with our loved ones over time, through small and meaningful gestures.
BEST MOMENTS
- “When I started looking for what was positive in my life, when I started looking for what was positive around me – people, places, etc., my stress just lowered because I wasn’t focused on what was going wrong.”
- “What is important to me (now) is a healthy, happy family…(and) to give back.”
- “Is this the place I’m supposed to be right now? Is this the thing I’m supposed to be doing? You better believe it.”
- “I’m so lucky for so many reasons, not the least of which is: I survived.”
ABOUT THE GUEST
Phil Barth was born and raised in Ohio and attended Bowling Green University, where he graduated with a degree in Computer Science. He has had more than a few brushes with fame: as a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, he won $32,000 in prizes, and he was also a Top 10 finalist in the Toastmasters’ World Championship in 2011. In 2015 everything changed for him when he landed in the hospital due to a “minor” heart attack (although it did not feel minor), which led him to reassess and redesign his life so that it was more in line with his core beliefs. Thankfully, Phil is still alive and lives with his wife and three sons in Ohio. He maintains a busy public speaking schedule and may be working on his next book.
CONTACT METHOD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philbarthspeaks/
Blog: http://www.philbarthspeaks.com/
Buy Phil’s Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Phil-Barth/e/B01N2B05EQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
ABOUT THE HOST
The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire in The Belly’.
Pete is an entrepreneur, mentor, coach, property Investor, and father of three beau98tiful girls. Pete’s background is in project management and property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others.
Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire in The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions section.
The ‘Fire in The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring.
CONTACT METHOD
https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete
https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/
Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/