Limitless Level

In this episode I am interviewing a young lady, Holly Finucan, who has had some psychological battles that lead her down a dark path in her teen years and in her 20's. After being in and out of treatment centres, being put on psychotropics, she had enough and was determined to take back control of her life. 

Later on, Holly discovered reiki, an ancient healing art that helps release energy from the body. She talks about how the problem with psychotherapy and mental health specialties only deal with the mind, and according to Holly, trauma is stored in the body. And so with her holistic approach, she helps women bring out their inner child and live their best life through her life coaching program and her reiki practice. Her message is that if we can heal ourselves, we can heal others and when that happens, the world can heal. 

It is easy to get caught up in selfish ambition when it comes to your pursuit of athletic performance and you question your motives. In this episode I am speaking with my friend Jacob Chinyaradzo, a young aspiring professional athlete with a love for God. He shares how he is developing in his spiritual journey and learning to use his talent and gifts a means to serve others. Through his journey with Fitness and Faith, he shares how merging the two together gives what he does as an athlete more meaning, purpose and fulfilment. So far Jacob has developed in strength, refined his character and is more inspired to help others through their journey mentally, physically and spiritually.

Ever wonder where we get inspiration from? It could be a movie of an underdog overcoming adversity and defeating an opponent. For many people, what motivates them are the naysayers who criticize them for their dreams, goals and pursuits. I have carried that mentality for some time and I'm sure you have as well or still do. However, when it comes to proving others wrong, the motive is often times to get other's approval and that is a dangerous motive. For the most part, no one really cares what you do and even if you achieve your dream or goal, those people will have forgotten about it anyways. So your accomplishments will have no real fulfilment behind them.

Rather than prove others wrong, prove yourself wrong. After all, the greatest critics in our lives are those voices inside our heads that like to talk us out of great opportunity, accomplishment. When you say you can't do something for whatever reason you have, prove yourself wrong. Put it to the test. No one cares about your success and fulfillment like you do. I have found that proving yourself wrong is the most inspiring thing you can do. You inspire yourself by proving yourself wrong and when you do, you don't really care what others think of you. Be your own hero in your life and your own coach by encouraging self talk. Empower yourself to step into your potential and overcome your own adversity. And when you do, you will inspire others as well!

We can all identify with our strengths and weaknesses but what is more important is seeing the strength in our weakness and vice versa. In this episode I am discussing the concept of finding strength through the struggle and by how changing your perception of a weakness, you can start to live into your potential. Rather than look at what's wrong with you, look at what's strong about you. And that means actually looking at your weakness from a different angle. There is strength somewhere and it is out of your struggle you find it. 

There is also this concept of focusing on your strengths and letting go of your weaknesses. I suggest striving to overcome your weakness instead and explain why in this episode. By becoming aware of what is strong about you while focusing on the areas you may be weaker in and developing them makes you a more well rounded, balanced person. And it is in the process of doing so, you become aware of how strong you are by overcoming. It leads to confidence and mastery over yourself. Embody these two approaches and you will become unstoppable! 

It is not the strongest that survive as much as it is those who are able to adapt especially in these changing times! In this episode I am discussing the benefits of adaptogens, a unique blend of herbs grown in the wildest climates. They are known for their resilience and have amazing effects on the mind and body. They are really nature's answer to stress because they help our body combat the negative effects of stress and keep us resilient, healthy, alive and strong. They are known for the aid of natural energy production in our body while keeping us calm and so we can thrive in life situations that can be demanding. Because we cannot avoid stress but we can sure find ways to adapt to it and nutrition is one way. Support your Wellbeing and your mental and physical performance with adaptogens!

In this episode I speak with a friend of mine Cindylou Barclay who shares about her life transformation through her journey with Christ. She shares about her life growing up and the challenges she faced with a sense inferiority. After a destructive marriage in her 40's, she turned to alcohol to cope with her wounds. As a divorced Mother, she was spiraling downhill and her her health was being severely compromised. She was labelled with various mental disorders on top of that and was sent in and out of treatment centres and hospitals. 

Despite the life threatening health issues due to the alcohol toxicity, something inside her kept her alive. She knew there was a higher power working through her. She was invited to a Church in Waterloo, ON where discovered Jesus and fell in love. She devoted her life to serving the Lord and developing an intimate relationship with him. Her journey has helped her see her past in fresh eyes and how God was there all along to keep her alive for His purpose for her.

Today, Cindylou is taking more care of her health and honouring the body and following her calling in missions. She has now completed several missions trips in Africa. At the age of 50, she discovered a talent in the arts and has used that to promote God and to troubled youth in the less fortunate areas. She has been blessed with incredible experiences and watching how God uses her to transform people's lives. She is partnered with SIM Canada, which is a Missions based organization and are recently developing an arts mission program that she is taking part of this year.

Because times are changing and rapidly, to me more adaptable mentally and physically is essential. In this episode I am sharing about how Crossfit will help you develop a level of strength, adaptability and resilience that will benefit your overall success in these changing times. What I have discovered in practicing Crossfit is how the sport makes you more adaptable because of the variety of simple and complex, functional movements. They give you a feeling of self confidence, empowering you to handle any new situation in life. And over time, the workouts in their unique combination creates an incredible physique and one that is very functional for the benefit of everyday life.

Crossfit workouts consist of different movements derived from different sports. Things like heavy compound, olympic style exercise, combined with gymnastics, and track and field that challenge our strength, endurance, metabolic threshold etc. and they are fun. You could be doing power snatches for reps then go immediately to doing sprint intervals with ring dips for example, all for time which triggers different muscle fibre types, creating new muscle development. The workouts are most often held in a gym where the workouts of the day are laid out and lead by a qualified instructor. And unlike planning your workouts and knowing ahead of time what you will be working on, you show up knowing very little of what's in store, so theres little time to prepare. This keeps you on the edge and engaged with the unpredictability.

Crossfit is not all intended to kill you but to drive you beyond what you perceive you can handle. And when you go through it with a group of people who support and challenge you through it, you develop a level of strength, resiliency and most certainly, adaptability, but also community. You feel a sense of belonging, which is most certainly important in today's day in age!

In this episode I am talking about setting the right goals for you and what that means to your overall success and fulfillment. Goals are great and we should be setting them and laying out a sound plan to reach them. However, when it comes to results obtained, many fall far short of reaching their goals. This causes many psychological issues that discourage people from even bothering with goals anymore. It can cause people to resent themselves and destroy their self image. We have to be mindful of the goals we set and have the mental capacity to deal with the process and not just get tied to a result. A fantasy with no strategy is useless and can even be detrimental especially if they are those big bold audacious goals we are taught to set by self proclaimed experts.

A lot of people have experienced the pain of what they perceive as failure in the pursuit of achievement. I lay out several main reasons why we fall short of our goals and why we stop chasing them. We must know what the right goals are for us. They have to mean something and we need a solid reason that aligns with who we are if we are to pursue it. And like anything worthwhile pursuing, goal reaching will come with it's set of challenges that will tempt us to throw in the towel. On, the other hand, there are goals we set that are not worth our time and effort but we like to think they are. All in all, the right goals are great because they cause us to grow and it is in the growing, not the getting that makes the pursuit of something better worthwhile. 

In this episode I talk to a young entrepreneur Cody McGriff who, for a young guy, shares his knowledge and experience with business and people. Cody is a very driven and resilient man who is not afraid of failing in business. He has taken on many different roles in his professional life and has given a shot at many different businesses, mainly in blue collar work. He is no stranger to hard labour and doing the hard work but he also carries a presence on social media learning how to master the game in the online world.

 He currently has a small business called Firewood Fury with a small handful of employees. He is a very proficient learner who learns from mentors and reading books. His mind is full of knowledge that has helped him get to where he is today. And now, Cody is becoming quite a presence on Social Media. He is branding himself as a fear coach for the most part as well as business coaching. He is not afraid to look silly in the process because he knows what it takes to succeed and he is leading by example. With his social media presence, he shares about how to overcome fear mainly in the area of starting a business and trying new things. His diversity makes him really a jack of many trades which is making him into quite the value to the marketplace and he is showing others how to be the same.

Get inspired to explore your potential and become the greatest version of yourself with Karine Antille! Karine and I crossed paths on social media through Bob Proctor's elite personal development and coaching program. Shares about her journey growing up in Switzerland, as an academic achiever in the schooling system and how she was unfilled. Despite all of the accomplishments that society deems as measure of success, she knew there was so much missing in her life still and so she went on a journey to explore herself and her potential. And with the desire to explore new options and learn about who she really is and what she's capable of, she has gone on to be more successful, happy and fulfilled in her personal and professional life. She has been building a successful online business in the health and wellness industry and which is all about developing people and helping them thrive physically and financially. 

Karine is a life long learner, always learning from life and other people and understands the payoff of getting out of your comfort zone to expand, to grow and progress in all areas of life!