Growth by Shawn

I was happy to let Keely take over the mic on todays episode. As you are listening to todays episode, take note of why you listened to this, what you are looking to learn and reflect on what you did learn. Keely is a spiritual guide who helps empower others, create spiritual habits, own their energy and learn that we are all creators of our reality. 

Todays Outline
[1:00] What does Keely do and who is she?
[8:30] How we are programmed and deciding the reality to live
[11:30] The importance of a morning routine
[14:00] Creating a balance between feminine and masculine energy
[16:00] What is spirituality/ What is energy
[22:00] The law of attraction
[24:00]  A holographic fractal of God
[27:00] Understanding you have all the information you need 
[35:00] Ebbs and Flows

Follow me on Instagram @growthbyshawn
Follow Keely on Instagram @thekillerb_

Aaron Anniballi is a special education English teacher, Varsity basketball coach, Junior Varsity field hockey coach and basketball trainer. In todays conversation Aaron and I chat about how his life has revolved around basketball for many years. From player to coach and how he has held every role on the team. 

Full breakdown:

[1:00] About Aaron
[2:00] How Aarons love for the game began
[8:00] Developing Coach and Player Relationships
[13:20] How to properly warm up for basketball
[15:30] How to separate yourself from your competition 
[17:25] Building work ethic
[19:20] Aarons college career
[23:10] Overcoming playing time 
[27:00] Playing overseas
[33:20] How can we be a better mentor

To connect with myself: 
Follow @growthbyshawn on Instagram

To connect with Aaron:
@lowkeynice
@coachanniballi_
@chargers_boys

Mark Bouley, better known as MarkoMadeIt is an audio engineer and music producer who works at Phoenix Downs Studio in Somerville Massachusetts. Phoenix Downs is highly respected studio who has worked with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Bia, Lil Baby, Trippie Redd and many more. Marko and I explore what an audio engineer actually does, the education you need, how he got his current job and many other aspects of the music industry.

Podcast Outline:
[1:30] What does an audio engineer do?
[4:00] What software to use
[6:00] Adding elements to music
[9:45] Music Royalties
[12:00] Marko's music skills
[15:00] How Phoenix Downs books clients
[23:00] Challenging Studio Sessions
[26:00] Communication in a Session
[31:00] Which Engineer is right for you
[34:00] How to become an Audio Engineer 

To connect with Shawn
Instagram: @growthbyshawn

To connect with Marko or Phoenix Down Studios
Instagram: @_markomadeit_ @phxdownstudios
Twitter, Tik Tok, Youtube: @markomadeit

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The first thing you should know about Paul is that he's young and jacked. I'm joined by Paul Koffi today to chat about how he got into bodybuilding, his discipline, how he began his You Tube channel and how he keeps up with current social media trends.

Podcast Breakdown:
[1:00] Learn about Paul
[7:00] How Paul Started Personal Training
[11:00] Changing Paul's Diet
[19:00] Characteristic Changes in Prep
[21:00] Putting your Mind to a Goal
[24:45] How Paul Started You Tube
[30:00] Paul goes Viral

Instagram: @growthbyshawn

To Connect with Paul: 
Instagram, You Tube, Tik Tok: @largekoffi

Todays episode is my first collaborative episode. You can listen to this episode here or @sarcasmspeaks on all streaming Platforms. Jared Mello and Bobby Dattero are the hosts of the Sarcasm Speaks podcast. They have over 400 episodes where they bring comedy and sarcasm to relatable topics and current events. 

Here is a breakdown of todays episode: 

0:00 The Sarcasm Speaks/ Growth by Shawn Crossover episode
1:00 How long should a Podcast be?
5:00 Zoom accounts and Reality Tonic Podcast
7:30 Degenerate Specials
8:10 Shawns latest job
10:00 Home appraisals 
15:00 Interview Questions
18:00 Changing careers
25:00 Fitness Influencers
34:19 Motivational Speaking
38:00 Barbell Poems
42:00 Is our Podcast blowing up?
48:00 Age 26 vs 30
55:00 What're we listening to now
1:00:00 The politics world

To connect with myself: Follow @growthbyshawn on Instagram

You can Find Sarcasm Speaks on all Streaming platorms
@sarcasmspeaks

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In this episode, I am joined by Taylor Trost, the CEO of Strong Starts Within. Strong Starts Within (SSW) is a womens only online coaching business that has helped over 350 women transform their bodies for the better. Taylor first started as a teacher, personal trainer and then transitioned to online coach where she now has a team of six.

Here is an outline for the episode: 

1:20 - About Taylor
3:05 - Taylors weight watchers journey
6:10 - Taylor begins online training
7:00 - What not to do on your weight loss journey
8:40 - Eating habits
9:50 - What is metabolism
11:23 - Signs you're undereating
13:17 - The race car analogy
14:18 - Mental Challenges in increasing food
16:30 -  How we view others physically in society
17:50 - Comparing yourself to others 
19:05 - Setting boundaries around social media
22:50 - Building rapport on social media
24:20 - Struggles with social media 
27:30 - How Taylor operates as CEO
30:30 - Becoming a new version of yourself
33:50 - Going through your own identity shift

Connect with myself on Instagram: 
@growthbyshawn

To connect with Taylor on Instagram: 
@fitnfoodwithtaylor
@strongstartswithin

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Join myself, Shawn Rivers (@growthbyshawn) and Coach Laura today as we dive into the many ways that you can set yourself up for success going into 2023. Having more energy, changing your environment, time boxing are all things that you can change almost instantly to start having a better life today. Laura is a functional health coach with certifications in just about all fields, including, personal training, nutrition, group fitness, crossfit and yoga. 

:30 - About Laura
5:30 - Changing our Beliefs
9:00 - How your environment impacts you
10:30 - Taking one step at a time
13:10 - Scale vs Energy
16:00 - What should your energy look like?
18:20 - How to create better energy
22:10 - Setting boundaries as a coach
24:30 - People pleasing
27:00 - Time Boxing for Success
28:20 - How Lauras past has impacted her
30:05 Tying our worth to our physical appearance 
32:40 Habits > Scale

Connect with myself on Instagram: 
@growthbyshawn

Connect with Laura:
www.lauralcoaching.com
Instagram: @coachlaural

Kenneth Almond is the owner of Foundry Training Nutrition. This is an online coaching business for lifestyle, general nutrition clients and athletes. He is also a bodybuilder and co-host of the Parallel Physiques Podcast. Kenneth has found much of his motivation and ambition from the late John Meadows. Alongside our chat about John here is the layout of the Podcast: 

1:05 - About Kenneth
3:15 - Kenneths journey through bodybuilding
6:55 - How Austin Stout became Kenneths mentor
8:47 - How Kenneth elevated his business
11:30 - The impact of internal and external gratitude 
17:50 - How Kenneth went from 5 to 30 clients
19:00 - Learning to set boundaries 
21:30 - Being present to set a boundary 
23:40 - How to have a difficult conversation with someone
26:30 - Learning how to love someone first
29:30 - How to win and influence people
30:30 - How to impact someone the deepest

You can connect with Shawn on Instagram here: 
@growthbyshawn

You can connect with Kenneth on Instagram as well here: 
@foundrytrainingnutrition

Dave Robinson is a story work coach who helps others break though internal and external conflict through the stories that they tell themselves. Dave was trained by the Enlifted Coaches who have gone through their own extensive programming and certifications. Personally, I have done work with my own story work coach and am blown away by the results I have gotten. 

Here is the breakdown of todays episode: 

-  0:54 Who is Dave Robinson? Who is Dave Robinson not?
-  4:10 How long has story work been around? 
- 6:15 What are thoughts? 
- 8:30 Bringing awareness to your thoughts
- 10:20 Our environment and culture
- 12:57 Building true confidence
- 14:00 How Daves identity has shifted
- 19:00 Why you should do the hard things
- 22:20 Choosing your hard
- 24:00 Daves definition of alignment
- 27:45 The hedgehog concept
- 29:15 Do you struggle to find your purpose?
- 30:50 How can you feel better today?
- 34:27 How can we love each other more?

You can connect with myself on Instagram:
@growthbyshawn

You can connect or apply to work with Dave here:
Instagram: @daverobinson.coach
https://www.workyourstories.com/

Bonnie Campbell is a registered dietitian and owner of the nutrition coaching company, The Nourished Pathway. Bonnies resume is a big part of what makes her and her coaching so special. Her studies include a masters in nutrition from Bastyr University, residency at St Luke’s hospital in Duluth, MN and an inpatient RD at Virginia Mason Medical Center in downtown Seattle.

Bonnie now has four employees as part of her team. Each of them are unique, but collectively they are most known for building sustainable diets, lifestyle changes, habits and results. 

Todays Podcast Outline: 
- Introduction to Bonnie
9:00 - Is there a difference between a RD and a nutritionist
13:00 - Should you give nutrition advice? 
16:10 - Bonnies Services
20:00 - Can we self diagnose ourselves?
23:30 - Bonnies transition from clinical to coaching
26:00 - Bonnies business plunge
28:00 - Overcoming self doubt

To connect with myself follow me on Instagram:
@growthbyshawn

To connect with Bonnie, follow her on Instagram: 
@bonnie.rd
thenourishedpath.com