IT'S. ALL. DAY.

In today's episode I am talking with a good friend of mine Sean McDevitt a.k.a. The Fitness Shaman about his first book "Hack Your Health!!

Sean has been on the podcast before going into his more personal story; in case you missed it I'm going to link it here!

We get into the writing process in the beginning of the podcast before we dive into 3-4 main chapters of the book.

Sean talks about how writing a book was, "very much a personification of the journey, not the destination" and how writing a book is an exercise into finding ways to stay consistent with the writing process and not getting bogged down with the stress of finishing the whole thing.

Sean explains how the book idea came to be during COVID when the clients of the coaching business he has with his Wife Dala (DLD Nation) kept asking him similar questions and Sean started to write all them down and keep in a notebook.

One day he took a look at the notebook and thought “we have a book here”. So this book is an expansion of some of the most popular questions that comes up for anyone going through their fitness journey as Sean and Dala have helped coach thousands of clients over the years!

As we dive into the writing process one lesson I found valuable in listing to Sean was hearing how well he was able to accept criticism albeit after some bristling with his ego and editors on what should stay and what should go in the book.

Sean points out that “the best writers say the editing process is where books really come to life” and how well we can accept and handle criticism (ie. coaching) is how a book our your life can come out.

Next in the podcast we dive into Chapter 1 of the book and a sub chapter that was “Mindset Hacks for Navigating an Injury, and Life in General”.

• The reason I wanted to get into this topic is 2 part; one because I thought it would be helpful for a lot of my clients to hear since about 50% of my clients are going through injuries themselves and two because of how valuable I found it when reflecting on my injury this last year.
• One of the first lessons Sean shares when it comes to navigating an injury is talked about how Kobe Bryant helped Gordon Hayward overcome his broken leg by focusing on gratitude and what you can be grateful for when injured. 
• He also goes on to share how an injury gives you time to now work on other aspects of your fitness outside of the gym such as nutrition, sleep, lifting footage, exc. 
• And lastly Sean talks about how we can prime our brains to start looking for the positives in our injuries and if we can do this it becomes much easier to get through the injury.

In Chapter 2 Hacking Imposter Syndrome some topics include:

• Why do we even get imposter syndrome in the first place? 
• How can we start to get a hold of our imposter syndrome and quiet that noisy obnoxious roommate that Ariana Huffington talked about in the beginning of this chapter? 
• What is a smile file and the highlight reel we should all have in our phones?

-Hacking the Comparison Game to your advantage

• A 2020 study published in the journal of Nature Communication found that humans have around 6,200 thoughts/day
• Of those 6,200 thoughts; 12% or 744 of these thoughts involve making comparisons of some kind….this stat blew my mind 😳
• How can we win this “game” of comparison in our day to day lives so it doesn’t turn into a negative downward spiral?

Last chapter of the book we talked about was Chapter 5: Weekday eating vs. Weekend eating hacks

• Talk to me about being “that guy” (the guy who takes his health and nutrition seriously) did you take it well? How can others get over the “that guy” stage and not let the external criticism make them stop their journey? 
• How can we help people get over this idea that “planning for the weekend” means I have no freedom to make spur of the moment decisions that are “exciting”.

At the end of the podcast I apologize for Sean’s audio cutting in and out for a couple minutes but at the end his audio comes in nice and smooth so bear with us. 🙏

We close with talking about what the potential future books might be and where you can find more from Sean on social and where you can buy his book!

I hope you guys enjoy this show half as much as I did having Sean coming on, he’s an amazing guest and a fantastic speaker!

Links below to buy his book and follow Sean and Dala’s social media and coaching company! 👇

Hack Your Health on Amazon!

Sean’s social on Instagram!

@fitnessshaman

Sean and Dala’s coaching company!

@dldnation

Today I sit down with my friend Monte Taylor! 

Monte and I met about a year ago in Austin TX at a fitness coaching mastermind. Funny enough we actually ended up rooming together last minute as we headed to the mastermind and ended up hitting it off over the weekend and kept in contact since!

A couple months after the mastermind Monte starred on CBS' Big Brother Season 24 and took home 2nd place! 

This was a huge achievement considering a couple years ago Monty was working at a corporate job as a mechanical engineer not really sure where he was going to take his career next. 

As he was trying to figure out if he wanted to stay in the corporate space, the world changed....COIVD hit!

Because of this Monte was forced to work from home in a sales capacity and was feeling unfulfilled. This is when his fitness journey began.

Monte would go to put on about 20lbs of weight and as a result he was approached by others in the gym and took on a side job as a personal trainer for a little bit before transitioning fully into the fitness industry. 

Monte credits a lot of his growth in and outside of the gym with how much work he's put in Mindset Wise! 

Monte uses what he's learned through books, coaches and mentors to help his own clients believe they can achieve their fitness goals as well. 

He speaks about the importance of gratitude, habits, affirmations, and breath work to help keep him grounded when emotions pop up and get a little bit too overwhelming. 

This was especially important when he was on Big Brother and the house started to get empty towards the end! 

Monte has a podcast himself on the way to be on the lookout for!

If you want to connect with Monte or apply for coaching with him you can follow him @taylord_fit _ 

And if you want to apply for coaching with Monte you can hit this link! 

On today's show we have Jason Lane! 

A veteran in the coaching space who has a specialization in breath work which is why he's on the show today! 

With Episode 84 being about how sleeping with your mouth taped shut can dramatically improve your sleep I thought it best to get a coach like Jason to go deeper on the subject of breath work. 

On today's show Jason breaks down breathing from its point of origin as it enters our nose or mouth and gives a detailed explanation of how breath can go all the way down to our pelvic floor. 

He explains the difference between vertical breathing (What the majority of us are doing and its not ideal) and horizontal breathing (what we should all be striving to achieve). 

We then dive into the mechanics of breathing and how this can effect things like mood, performance and longevity. 

Jason shares with us his reasoning for diving into breath work in the first place. 

We dive into how your breath and digestion are even connected and how people can start practicing bringing awareness to their breath on a more routine basis. 

If you want to reach out to Jason and connect with him for coaching or questions you can reach him on Instagram @painfreelifeguy

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Today I share with you the easiest sleep hack you can start using today! 

It's all about closing your mouth! 

See like me I'm sure some of you wake up with a dry throat after a night's sleep. And if that's the case then you most likely are a mouth breather while you sleep.

Why is this a big deal? 

Because when you breathe through your nose you filter air and retain more oxygen vs when you sleep with your mouth open you are brining in more bacteria, getting less oxygen and causing disruption in your sleep from snoring or sleep apnea which is induced by mouth breathing.

In today's episode I break down some of the biggest improvements I've had with my sleep over the past two weeks! 

If you want to learn more you can check out James Nestor on YouTube to hear more of his podcast where he goes deep into the science of nasal breathing vs mouth breathing. 

If you are convinced and want to start taping your mouth shut you can click the link below and get your Hostage Tape now! 

https://www.hostagetape.com/discount/CHRIS75390

See you all next week! 

In today's episode I talk with all about what happens when your well thought New Years plans get blown up unexpectedly and what you can do about it. 

The reality is that sometimes things are out of your control and I'm sharing what I'm doing to handle this situation and hopefully you can get some benefit out of it as well. 

Right now I am looking for every silver lining possible to explain how this negative situation is actually a blessing in disguise. 

I believe that when your plans don't go the way you wanted them to go its because the universe has much bigger plans for you and they needed to give you a push to make them happen!

During these hard times I've had to ask my self the difficult question "what's truly important" and I challenge all you listeners who are going through a hard time as well to ask the same question. 

Because if you want to keep the dream alive there are going to be inevitable sacrifices necessary to make it happen and sometimes the biggest goals require the biggest sacrifices. 

I made this podcast for anyone going through a hard time to know that they are not alone! And even if right now we can't see it, the blow up is clearing space for something new and beautiful to take its place! 

I hope you enjoy the podcast! If you do, please leave a 5 star rating and review! If you leave a review send me a screenshot and I will shout you out on my page as a thank you! 

In today’s episode I share with you my reflections on 2022 and the biggest hurdles I had to overcome and what my plans are for 2023! 

On top of this I share with you all the 4 keys to dominate 2023! 

The 4 keys to dominate are: 

1-Wake up and go to sleep at the same time everyday (for circadian rhythm and energy) 

2- Workout 5x/week 

3- Eat clean 80% of the time 

4- Live in accordance with the type of person you desire to become in 2023!

I like to keep things simple when it comes to creating frameworks for success because if its simple it is easy to follow! 

If you want to make your health and fitness a priority this year using these 4 keys will greatly improve your chances to succeeding.

We have a lot of great guests coming on the show this year so be sure to subscribe so you’ll be notified of the new episodes when they drop! 

And if you’re looking to join a community of likeminded people who are chasing their dreams and working on their goals you can fill out this application and hop on a call with me to start working together and joining the ITSALLDAY Gang click the link below! 

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Today we have Dr. Robb Kelly on the show, an addiction recovery coach who has gone through his own journey with alcoholism which took him form a relatively happy life with his wife and kids, good job, exc. to living homeless on the streets of Manchester in the U.K. fighting just to stay alive.

Dr. Robb Kelly talks about his backstory in the beginning of our show and shares one of the craziest stories I've ever heard which involves how he ended up homeless for 14 months in Manchester. 

After that we talk about the differences between alcoholism and addiction; and how there are biological changes in the brain when you are an alcoholic and or if your parents were alcoholics. This means that 3 key areas of the brain are formed differently and this causes alcohol to effect an alcoholic much different than someone who just has addictions. 

Addictions are the result of addictive behaviors and creating a loop of habits that lead you to the addictions you are taking. A lot of this stems from childhood traumas that occur at a young age and this is something we also dove into heavily!! 

When I say this was one of the most interesting interviews I've ever done I'm not lying! I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I did! 

If you are someone out there struggling with addictions or alcoholism you can reach out to Dr. Robb Kelly at (214) 600-0210 or check out their website at robbkelly.com 

You're playing this comparison game, and as a result, you don't even pay attention to your own grass because you're so concerned about your neighbors and you're looking left and right, and you just end up not being happy and a little bit bitter until you realize a couple things. When it comes to focusing on watering your garden and this idea, it has a lot of relevance to plenty of clients that I've had, and this concept goes across the board.

It doesn't have to be just metaphorically speaking, watering garden. You know, how many of us have gone into the gym worrying about what others. Think about us in the gym. It's the same thing. We're going into the gym to work on ourselves. We are watering our own, quote unquote garden our body by putting in daily efforts in daily works.

And when we go in to do this, instead of just focusing on doing the reps, doing what's necessary to water our garden, we're focused on the people to our left. We're focused on the people to our right, and we're comparing ourselves because we might have been really excited to lift 40 pounds for the first time today in the gym, and maybe we get that done and we feel pretty accomplished for a couple minutes until a kid who's, I don't know, two or three years younger than you, comes up and hands up, repping whatever you were just doing with seventies instead of forties.

Instead of you being happy at the fact that you made progress and that you did the work and you've done everything you needed to do to water your garden at your own pace and be happy and content about the progress.

Instead, we now compare our progress to somebody else who we may not even know.

Use this podcast as a reminder that true progress comes when we focus on our own progress instead of comparing ourselves to others. 

Do the daily habits needed to reap the rewards of those efforts later down the line and you'll never regret those efforts or how great your lawn turns out because of these efforts! 

Today I sit down and talk with CJ Finley.

CJ is a former collegiate athlete who played soccer and excelled in school but wasn't necessarily living the life he truly wanted to live.

From a young age, like most men his and my age, we got most of our love and adoration from excelling sports or school. As CJ excelled in math and science he was nudged into engineering went he went to college.

But once college was over and CJ started his corporate engineering job he found out very quickly that this wasn't the life for him! Besides the fact that CJ hated hitting at a desk all day the biggest thing that happened was that CJ got diagnosed with Celiac disease and starting battling a lot of internal auto-immune issues.

The sickness got really bad. To the point where CJ started to question he existence on this earth if this was the life he had to live for the next 30-40 years.

The pain of his illnesses and mental anguish in this career was strong enough for CJ to make the best decision of his life at the time which was to PIVOT and start down a new path.

This decision started with healing his internal auto-immune issues and we go over some of the key insights and methodologies CJ learned to heal himself.

And along this healing journey, other people started to notice how much better CJ was feeling, how much more energy he had, and how much joy CJ was carrying with him now that others wanted help from him to get that for themselves. This is where CJ's performance coaching started.

It was awesome having CJ on the show because I love sharing stories of other men around my age who were bold enough to pivot out of the traditional lifestyle and forge their own path.

CJ is now an entrepreneur who helps other companies and coaches build enough momentum in the beginning stage of their business to be able to thrive on their own in the long term!

You can listen to more of CJ on his podcast @thriveonlifepodcast and you can follow CJ @cj.finley

I hope you enjoy the episode!

Over the last 9 years I've spent a considerable amount of time building a resilient mindset.

This was a conscious decision made after going into college and having to face some unexpected hardships my ego wasn't prepared to face.

Luckily this was also around the time I discovered Youtube and rabbit holes you can go down. I found a ton of videos around motivation which then turned into mindset talks, podcasts, psychology talks, exc.

This is when I started the journey of building a resilient mindset.

There were PLENTY of failures along the way but I'm making this podcast because after this year with my knee injury I have been reflecting back and appreciating how well I was able to handle the tough outcome I had to overcome with my knee injury.

On top of this I would not be recording this podcast or owning my own coaching business if it wasn't for learning these concepts and methods to truly develop a resilient mindset.

Out of all the best concepts out there I have distilled them down to the top 3 I believe are needed if you truly want to create a resilient mindset and share your gift with the world.

1. BE->DO->HAVE

-This formula was massive for me when it came to understanding how you actually create change.
-Most people have it backwards, most people think it looks like this...HAVE->DO->BE.
They think if they had a resilient mind they'd do more things that resilient people and and have a resilient mindset...WRONG!

-In order to BE someone with a resilient mind you must first CHOOSE to BE someone who now DOES things resilient people do! And as a result over a long enough timeline you will HAVE a resilient mindset!

1. Make a script

-You need to create a set of beliefs and values that you memorize like a script so you can transmute these beliefs and values into your subconscious mind.
-Much like a method actor rehearses until they fully embody their character you must do the same with your new Resilient Script!

1. Surround yourself with Resilient People

-If you do this, through natural selection either you will rise with the tides or you will get chewed up and spit out.
-For most of us, finding a group with people who are only a couple steps ahead of you is the ideal group because it gives you a target to strive for while the group keeps you accountable to the standards you all want to uphold!

I hope this podcast helps you build a resilient mindset so you can harness your gift and share it with whoever needs it!