This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing.

My guest on this weeks episode is Joel Hawbaker.  Joel is an award-winning teacher, speaker, and author who is Doing It For Himself.  Joel after being an athlete all his life made some very poor decisions which ultimately led to him to divorce.  Post-divorce Joel continued to make decisions that were not in his best interest.  He found himself sitting in front of the TV, eating take out and unhealthy snacks.  One day while Joel was shopping in Wal-Mart he thought he would step on a scale.  When he saw the number that the scale read, he thought man this thing must be broken so he stepped on an additional two scales before realizing it was not broken, he had gained that much weight since the divorce.  

Under the direction and support of a friend, Joel began working out before work during the summer time.  At the time he didn't realize that this friend was possibly interested in him on more than just a friend level.  They continued to work out together and Joel began to see the weight start to come off.  

Once Joel finally caught on, his workout partner and he became more than just friends and ultimately they got married.  Joel's wife has been his biggest supporter throughout his journey and he still thinks that she is way out of his league and he is not sure how he got so lucky.  

Joel has gone on to do some truly amazing things and I really look forward to sharing them with you in this episode.  

 

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