Live Fit, Ignite Change

Ready to get fit, and use an event to help you get there? In today's episode, we feature stories of hard working professionals who came together and completed The Trailblaze Challenge, which is a 30 mile hike over mountainous terrain and raised over $100,000 for the Make a Wish Foundation to grant wishes for critically ill children. In this episode we cover:

• You can do more than you think you can when you have a cause, or a “why”
• How you can use events such as a hike as motivation to get fit and live an overall healthier life
• The steps to take in order to prepare for an event like this 
• The importance of group accountability in helping people live fit in all areas of life
• The amazing wishes that were granted by the Make A Wish Foundation

Links & resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at:

https://LiveFitIgniteChange.com/hike 

Episode Timestamps:

[01:30] Trailblaze Challenge hike and impact made

[02:38] Using the Fit Life Challenge to prepare for the hike and other events

[03:00] Don spotting the awesome opportunity

[03:30] Why should leadership teams complete challenges like this

[04:34] Success despite concerns due to training and grit

[06:21] How the hike mirrors the Wish kid’s experience

[08:04] Christian Pulisic grants Colin’s wish during his fight with cancer

[09:58] Meredith’s success, fueled by perseverance and accountability

[16:12] Jason & Nicole’s grit through the challenge together 

[22:44] From unable to walk to hiking 30 miles, Brandy’s lessons on individual and team grit

[31:01] Don’s two most impactful parts: the team’s grit and the Miracle mile

[33:07] Don shares how the hike and leadership retreat will expand this coming year

[34:39] Using events to get fit + starting now to live longer, healthier lives

[35:51] How to learn more, join or support the Trailblaze Challenge

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Lack confidence when working out? Have negativity toward exercise? This episode is for you! In today’s episode, we cover:

• The Key to Proper Hydration and why it’s needed for cellular health
• How to overcome negativity in the gym and build confidence for working out
• Tips on mindset, having a plan, accountability & making exercise fun so you stick with it

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at:

https://LiveFitIgniteChange.com/working-out

Episode Timestamps

[01:40] Members finding success from paying more attention

[04:10] Health benefits of lemon water

[04:47] Hydrating with key electrolytes for cellular health

[08:01] Exercise and health successes from the group

[10:04] How to overcome negativity in the gym

[11:40] Mindset shift after injury leads to successful exercise

[14:21] John Gordon’s power of positivity & self talk

[15:24] Surround yourself with the right people

[16:26] Having a plan for the workout can make all the difference

[18:11] Making exercise part of your habits and routines

[19:46] Enjoy what you are doing so you will stick with it

[20:26] Joining a mastermind group, like the Fit Life Challenge

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Want to live better and live longer - to 100 & beyond? You may have seen those amazing National Geographic documentaries on “Blue Zones” and what the world's longest living cultures do to live better, longer, healthier, happier lives. In today’s episode with Nick Buettner of Blue Zones, we dive into:

• The 9 lifestyle practices that the longest lived populations have in common. 
• What you can do to start implementing these and how they are being rolled out to companies and communities. 
• How to set up your environment so you can create the change that you want to see to live a longer, better life.

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://LiveFitIgniteChange.com/bluezones

DLP Capital Health Well-being and Longevity Event

Fit Life Challenge

Inrive Performance Nutrition

The Omnivore’s Dilemma

The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100

Episode Timestamps

[00:53] Upcoming Health Well-being and Longevity Summit in Puerto Rico

[02:58] The start of the Blue Zone’s research 

[04:55] Bringing lessons in longevity to communities 

[07:31] 9 commonalities of the longest lived cultures

[10:47] Good carbs vs bad carbs for longevity

[12:14] The Fit Life Challenge and eat whole foods

[13:56] Establishing an environment of healthy habits in communities

[18:49] ROI: Reducing childhood obesity by 55% + $27 million claims savings

[20:45] How to create change when you don’t think you can: Set up your environment.

[25:21] Connection with friends and family to overcome negativity

[29:22] Blue Zone’s resources to go deeper into living better, longer

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Know someone who lacks the energy they used to have, feels tired, struggles with mood or mental clarity, or keeping a healthy weight, maintaining muscle or sleeping well? Today’s episode is for them as it’s all about thriving in life! It’s with Gary Brecka, Co-Founder of 10X Health, who has spent over 20 yrs helping people live with peak performance. In this conversation, we cover:

• It’s not aging that causes these issues, but a depletion of raw materials
• How the presence of oxygen is the absence of disease & what you can to do prevent disease
• Why Vitamin D3 is the most important nutrient in the human body & how to make sure you’re getting enough
• When you follow these steps phenomenal things happen - brain fog and mood disorders go away, sleep deepens, response to exercise skyrockets, and energy improves.

Gary will be speaking at our upcoming DLP Capital Health, Well-being & Longevity event in Puerto Rico. This is a must-attend event for those looking to live longer, better lives.

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://LiveFitIgniteChange.com/gary 

Episode timestamps:

[02:23] Upcoming Health & Well-being event in Puerto Rico

[03:43] Gary Brecka’s background and accomplishments

[04:35] Predicting how long you have to live to the month

[05:14] The presence of oxygen is the absence of disease

[05:52] Humans are suffering from a lack of raw materials

[07:51] Simple items to change to increase lifespan & healthspan

[09:01] How health conditions actually get passed onto the next generation

[10:29] The importance of methylation, the converting of raw materials

[12:23] Why we need to look at the root cause of health issues

[15:47] The Happiness crisis + when people can’t achieve optimal mood

[17:23] Diet is vitally important, but there’s more to it

[19:45] Targeted supplementation to avoid deficiency

[20:22] The gene test everyone should do once in their life

[24:04] Improving life to live with vitality

[24:57] Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort

[25:53] Your morning routine determines the trajectory of your life

[28:29] What we can for free to have the most impact on optimal health

[30:52] How to get back to the level of energy you previously had

[33:27] Vitamin D3 is the most important nutrient and most are not getting enough

[35:30] When you feel down, move. Snack on exercise.

[37:43] Authenticity: Be cautious with what you say and believe what you say.

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Ready to achieve your goals in life? Struggling to stay on track to make those goals a reality? In today's episode, we cover:

• The first step in goal setting that most miss,
• How to assess where you are versus where you want to be,
• The proven framework to big goal achievement
• Plus, a live walk-through of an ancient proven practice to reduce stress, fuel your body with energy and visualize your ideal future

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/goals 

Episode timestamps:

[01:45] Impact of assessment on how to spend time

[02:50] The two things you must know when using a map

[04:07] Happiness levels declining & how to overcome that

[05:26] How to have accountability with goals 76% more likely to achieve 

[08:07] Live meditation practice to fuel energy & visualize ideal future

[14:37] The eight Fs of living fully in all aspects of life 

[17:02] Importance of having a round ‘wheel of life’ 

[18:43] Applying goal designing in your life

[22:43] The Elite Journal as a framework to big goals 

[29:20] The next book, Building an Elite Career 

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Ready to lead others at home, on the sports field, and in the workplace, and take charge of your financial future by creating the path towards personal financial independence?

In this episode, with Aaron Velky, CEO of Money Club, we cover:

• The key question to ask to get out of times of struggle and in turn help others
• Why less intensity and more consistency is the path to freedom
• Practical steps you can take and tools that you can use to get on the path to financial independence
• Principles of success for children and student-athletes and how this translates to the business world so you can ignite the change that you want to see in yourself and in others you care about.

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/aaron-velky 

Fit Life Challenge

Inrive Performance Nutrition

DLP Capital

Let Her Play by Aaron Velky

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Essentialism by Greg McKeowne

Episode 2 with Joseph McClendon

AaronVelky.com

WeAreMoneyClub.com

Episode timestamps:

[04:12] Aaron’s background in leadership, empowerment & financial wellness

[05:04] Passion for leadership - caring for and empowering others

[06:56] Leadership that cares

[08:48] From struggle to growing and leader and communicator 

[10:56] A start in youth financial education

[12:42] The importance of asking “How can we help? How can we serve?”

[12:59] Living with servant leadership

[14:47] Know what you care for and what are your values

[16:16] Automate your savings. Less focus on intensity. More focus on consistency.

[21:14] The power of creative abrasion to move the needle

[24:02] Instilling a sense of confidence in youth athletes

[26:51] A healthy relationship with failure to bring about success

[34:42] Making a transformative ripple through care

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Looking to reach success in business and life? What’s the #1 quality that makes people successful? That’s what we answer in today’s episode as we cover:

• What it takes to reach your long-term goals
• How you can develop that #1 quality to reach success
• How you help grow that quality in those you care about

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/grit

Episode timestamps:

[2:10] The #1 quality that makes people successful in life 

[3:39] The value of a growth mindset

[4:26] Key takeaway from Angela Duckworth’s TED Talk

[5:46] The meaning of grit & why it's important

[8:09] “Grit is living life as a marathon, not a sprint.”

[8:34] The 20 mile march concept from expeditions to the south pole

[09:42] Which is more important? Effort or talent

[11:16] How can you improve your grit? 

[13:47] Tools to use to help attain long term goals  

[16:26] Four ways to direct focus grow grit 

[17:30] Defining your ultimate concern, or top-level goal

[20:08] Achievements require sacrifice 

[21:38] Instilling grit in others (children, teammates, etc.)

[25:07] Action steps to take to improve grit

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Struggling to know what to eat & why so you and your family can live with vitality? Wow, do we ever have an incredible episode today with Mark Sisson. If you've been part of the health and fitness community, you know Mark, as he's had the number one ranked fitness blog in the world for a decade, Mark's Daily Apple, and a host of New York Times best-selling books and is the founder of Primal Kitchen. Today we cover:

• What Mark calls the holy grail of diet - metabolic flexibility
• When and what to eat for your first meal of the day
• How grains may be hurting you
• How you can best fuel your body for performance
• Which parts of the keto diet and intermittent fasting make sense

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/sisson 

Episode timestamps:

[02:28] Introduction of Mark Sisson

[04:26] Serving organizations through the Primal Health Coach Institute

[05:34] Living Fully Day & the 8Fs to live fully

[07:01] Establishing a strong foundation through nutrition

[08:12] How to combat eating too much

[09:32] The holy grail of diet - metabolic flexibility

[11:47] Dietary strategies to achieve metabolic flexibility

[12:42] Strategy #1: Cutting out carbohydrates

[14;40] Strategy #2: Ketogenic diet

[15:30] Strategy #3: Two meals a day

[17:50] Benefits of metabolic flexibility

[20:49] The “old” carb loading theory

[22:57] The life-changing decision of cutting out grains

[27:25] Is the ketogenic diet sustainable?

[30:18] Collagen as the 4th macronutrient

[32:29] How to gain weight without gaining fat

[36:03] Free resources and guides as part of the community 

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Struggling to stay fit due to commitments at home and in the workplace? Ready to make a bigger impact? This episode is for you.

Larry Hickernell shares how after growing up as an athlete, he then started his career, and a family, and let his health slide. Then, he had a wake up call - he lost 85 pounds and is now living with vitality. Today, he’s helping faith-based investors create prosperity, make an impact & leave a legacy - last year alone, raising over $350 million of capital into impact investment funds that provide consistent double-digit annual returns.

In this episode we cover:

• How to ensure health remains a priority with a full schedule
• The key to staying focus and hitting targets over time
• Using investing returns to make a bigger impact
• SO many lessons, tips & book recommendations!

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/larry 

Episode timestamps:

[2:14] Introducing Larry Hickernell

[5:12] Larry’s journey losing 85 pounds

[10:43] The secret to staying fit with a full schedule

[13:10] 20 mile march & the power of moving forward each day 

[15:32] Accountability is the highest form of respect

[16:56] Impact of accountability in the Fit Life Challenge

[20:01] Systems to complete items and The Checklist Manifesto

[21:57] Books that ignited the fire within Larry

[25:19] Making an impact and leaving a legacy

[29:39] Inspiring people to build a legacy

[32:17] How the DLP impact investing funds deliver consistent double digit returns

[37:19] Investors using distributions to fund medical bills

[39:30] The 5 to Thrive questions

[42:20] How others positive energy can pull you up when needed

[46:31] Who would win in a CrossFit Competition?

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Parents, you want what’s best for your children, and you want to stay fit so you all can enjoy family adventures, right? 

In today’s episode, we share how we answered the call to create the change that we wanted to see in the world. 

We were sick of all the processed, sugar-loaded products marketed to us, especially to our youth & student athletes.

So, we’re developing a line of delicious, nutritious foods & drinks that student-athletes & their parents love!

This episode shares our vision & covers best practices for what brands do to create & achieve their billion dollar visions.

It pulls from the best of resources from the Elite Compass in Don Wenner’s Elite Execution System, the Vivid Vision from Cameron Herold & brand building from Ryan Moran’s Capitalism.com start-up incubator.

Plus, it features clips with Mark Sisson (founder of Mark’s Daily Apple & Primal Kitchen, who you’ll hear more from in our upcoming Episode 9, with advice, go to market strategies & what investors look for in a successful business. 

Also, thanks to Ponte Vedra High School student-athletes who took part in a focus group taste test (so listen for that entertaining clip as well).

Links & Resources mentioned on this podcast, show notes & transcript can all be found at: 

https://livefitignitechange.com/inrive 

Episode Timestamps:

[2:37] Our guiding principles to ignite the change we wish to see

[4:36] How we got to where we are today

[8:53] Family time during quarantine leads to the birth of a brand

[13:43] The Elite Compass, from the Elite Execution System

[14:31] Our five driving beliefs

[16:37] The meaning of Inrive’s name and logo

[22:33] How the membership fuels the physical product brand

[23:10] Inrive’s Flywheel and how it all works together

[26:50] Questions brands should ask with Mark Sisson from Primal Kitchen

[29:03] Utilizing Don Wenner’s Elite Execution System

[30:14] Ryan Moran’s Capitalism.com Start-up Incubator

[33:09] Inrive’s Compass: Accomplishments and plan for each year

[35:59] Phase one and phase two products

[36:36] Mark Sisson shares what investors look for in a brand

[39:02] Being a part of the change

[39:40] “Do what you love with the people you love to serve others and you’ll find joy on the journey”

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