Mastering Midlife Podcast

Zach Marcy is an Integrative Health Coach, Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner, and Level II Integrative Health Practitioner. He received a degree in Psychology from Georgia State University with minors in Communications and Marketing. While attending GSU, Zach began bodybuilding and weightlifting, hobbies that soon led to personal training. After a brief stint in the world of software development, Zach found himself pulled back to his true passion of health and fitness. He has spent the past twenty years helping over 10,000 people with lifestyle transformation based on a holistic view of the body.

Today Zach and I discuss the difficulties of injuries in midlife and how to heal your body more quickly through lifestyle changes. Zach shares the top three changes you can make to improve your health and see long-lasting changes in middle age. He discusses his own journey with health and wellness and how that has influenced his coaching over the years. He offers tips for boosting your metabolism and debunks some of the standard dieting advice that persists in the health world. Zach also addresses the unique challenges that perimenopausal and menopausal women face and offers advice for achieving fitness during these stages.

"Get to the root cause of what's creating the issue in your body so you can change it and change it permanently." - Zach Marcy

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• The three things we all experience in middle age and how to mitigate them
• How to create a metabolic boost and why your metabolism is influenced more by lifestyle than age
• Why his own fitness journey helps him to be a better coach and trainer
• Advice for getting a better night's sleep and why it impacts everything else in your path towards health and wellness
• Lifestyle choices that create the most significant long-lasting changes
• Tips for perimenopausal and menopausal women
• What you should look for in a trainer or coach
• Why he thinks most health advice is toxic and what you can do to create lasting changes instead

Connect with Zach Marcy:

• Zach Marcy on LinkedIn
• Zach Marcy on Instagram
• Zach Marcy on Facebook
• Zach Marcy on Twitter

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Thanks for tuning into today's episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

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They are superstars. They are talented beyond measure. They have it all.

And they have something in common. They've had lows. Really low, lows.

And they have/had the grit to come back after all the fame and accolades vanished.

And they did so on the world stage.

"For me, the lesson learned, if superstars are just real people with grit, where can I dig down to do what I need to do to succeed?" – Mark j. Silverman

• Tina Turner was a washed-up novelty act with 35 cents to her name
  • And ended up filling stadiums around the world
• Tiger Woods was humiliated, injured and demoralized
  • Came back a decade later and won the Masters in front of his son
• Frank Sinatra was down to playing dives to pay the bills
  • Six months later played an epic concert at Caesars and solidified himself as an icon forever
• What can we learn from their very public climb from the depths?

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I've discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity.

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you. My "10 Uncomfortable Truths" about overwhelm, from "Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life."

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book.

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today's episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don't forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Stephanie Raffelock is an author, blogger, and renowned speaker who seeks to empower women to embrace their personal journey. She began her career as a graduate from Naropa University with a focus on writing and poetics. After graduation, she spent many years as a blogger for online magazines before pursuing her passion for uplifting women and helping them to find their strengths and gifts in middle age. She is the author of the best-selling book, A Delightful Little Book On Aging, and of the forthcoming publication, Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. She currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and loyal Labrador Retriever.

Today Stephanie and I discuss the uncertainty of midlife for women and how their role is vital but undervalued. Stephanie discusses her journey to understand the archetypes of women through her study of Jungian psychology and how she unearthed the archetype of The Creatrix. She shares her thoughts on the gifts that women have to give to their communities and society as a whole. We explore the misconceptions about power in business and why women are key to achieving success in corporate arenas. Stephanie also shares how staying connected to her ancestors has shaped her journey of self-reflection.

“Women can give permission to the society - especially older women - to cry, to mourn, to grieve, to lament.” - Stephanie Raffelock

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• The incredible gifts of midlife women
• The opportunity for freedom and empowerment that midlife can give women
• Why women are leading the way to a more emotional and feeling society
• Women in business and why ‘powerful’ doesn’t mean ‘masculine’
• Why ancestry is a vital piece of our self-reflection
• The most essential meditation exercise that Stephanie practices
• The questions you should ask yourself to embrace your journey and propel your purpose
• Why she felt compelled to define the gap between motherhood and death for women
• The Creatrix as the emerging archetype of the midlife woman

Resources Mentioned:

• BookBub
• Bookshop
• IndieBound
• Tools to Deal With Today's Urgent Vulnerability with Stephanie Raffelock

Connect with Stephanie Raffelock:

• Stephanie Raffelock Website
• Book: A Delightful Little Book On Aging by Stephanie Raffelock
• Book: Creatrix Rising: Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women by Stephanie Raffelock
• Stephanie Raffelock on LinkedIn
• Stephanie Raffelock on Instagram
• Stephanie Raffelock on Facebook
• Stephanie Raffelock on Twitter

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I’ve discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity. 

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you.  My “10 Uncomfortable Truths” about overwhelm, from “Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life.”

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book. 

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

The lessons I can learn from Dolly Parton are vast and deep.  From her kindness, to her work ethic, to her unceasing service to the community.  

And of her many “Dolly-isms,” there is one that struck me as particularly impactful.

"I’m not bothered by dumb blonde jokes.  I’m not dumb, and I know I’m not blonde.”  – Dolly Parton

• Why we get triggered and offended
• Where to look and what to do, when we are
• How to be “unf_ckwithable”

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I’ve discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity. 

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you.  My “10 Uncomfortable Truths” about overwhelm, from “Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life.”

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book. 

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Tucker Max is the Co-Founder of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps writers get their stories out through affordable and high-quality media services. Some of the notable authors he’s worked with include David Goggins, Todd Herman, Mark Divine, and Chris Kresser. Tucker is also the author of a series of books categorized as “fratire,” where he writes about being a man in a politically incorrect fashion.

Tucker joins me today to share how he found success as a writer and what made him start a publishing company. He discusses how he differentiated himself from his critics and how he started the “fratire” genre. He describes his journey towards self-healing and mental growth, and how his kids taught him to be a better parent. Tucker also explains why therapy is always a good choice and why he let go of trying to control what will happen tomorrow.

"You can run from emotions for a long time, but eventually - if you have any self-awareness at all - they catch up.” - Tucker Max

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• What the book genre of "fratire" is and how Tucker came up with the term.
• Confronting Tucker's haters and how he succeeded despite criticism.
• The time Tucker met George Clooney and what he learned from the actor.
• Being famous and what it does to your mindset.
• Tucker's journey to self-healing and when he met his wife.
• Choosing careers and why Tucker hesitated to follow in the footsteps of his peers.
• Where Tucker is in his life right now in terms of happiness and success.
• Tucker's experience being a dad and what he learned from having children.
• What MDMA therapies can do for your mental health.
• How children interpret the way we communicate and discipline them.
• Why you should let go of trying to control what will happen in your life.

Resources:

• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• How to Get Started with Plant Medicine Therapy

Connect with Tucker Max:

• Scribe Media
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Facebook

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Are you struggling with knowing what, when, and how to focus your efforts to get things done? As a long-time sufferer of severe ADD, I understand the struggle - and that’s why I created the Only 10’s system. This system has helped me and thousands of others clear the clutter and focus their energy on getting the right things done.

The Only 10’s free online course is based on my proven system to help you focus your attention and maintain momentum around your day-to-day life.

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We are all struggling with the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual strain of the Coronavirus Outbreak of 2020. That’s why I’m offering my Leadership Resilience Course for free!

Learn to let go of resentment, up-level your mindset, and communicate your thoughts more effectively. Learn how to address difficult conversations, develop your inner compass, and ‘right the ship’ of your intellectual and emotional self.

It’s a uniquely difficult time for many of us. Now is the perfect time for self-reflection and self-improvement, and to discover how to be your best self.

To learn more about the Leadership Resiliency Course, visit: https://www.markjsilverman.com/leadership-resiliency

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Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

We have gone through, and are going through a crisis. You may have been directly affected financially or physically. The impact may be devastating or mildly inconvenient. You still are left with making meaning of what has happened (is happening) and navigating next steps.

If we want to thrive (find resilience) we must find the seed of good in what is happening.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

"In my life, always, always, always, the seed of gold has been equivalent or even greater than the misfortune that happened.” – Mark J. Silverman

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• Post-traumatic stress syndrome vs post-traumatic growth.
• We must find the seed of good to thrive.
• The trick is to find that seed of good faster.
• Martin Seligman – “Flourish”
• Napoleon Hill - “Think and Grow Rich”

Limited Time! Get FREE Access to my (Personal) Leadership Resilience Course

We are all struggling with the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual strain of the Coronavirus Outbreak of 2020. That’s why - for the months of April, May and June - I’m offering my Leadership Resilience Course for free!

Learn to let go of resentment, up-level your mindset, and communicate your thoughts more effectively. Learn how to address difficult conversations, develop your inner compass, and ‘right the ship’ of your intellectual and emotional self.

It’s a uniquely difficult time for many of us. Now is the perfect time for self-reflection and self-improvement, and to discover how to be your best self.

To learn more about the Leadership Resiliency Course, visit: https://www.markjsilverman.com/leadership-resiliency

Click here to get free access.

Get FREE Access to the Only 10’s Course

Are you struggling with knowing what, when, and how to focus your efforts to get things done? As a long-time sufferer of severe ADD, I understand the struggle - and that’s why I created the Only 10’s system. This system has helped me and thousands of others clear the clutter and focus their energy on getting the right things done.

The Only 10’s free online course is based on my proven system to help you focus your attention and maintain momentum around your day-to-day life.

Sign up for the Only 10’s free course today!

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Tony Martignetti is a mentor, leadership advisor, career navigator, and podcast host. He is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspired Purpose Coaching, a coaching company with a mission to help leaders elevate themselves through finding meaning and purpose in their careers and personal lives. He is the host of The Virtual Campfire Podcast, a show where he invites inspiring and motivational mentors to talk about their journey and how they found their purpose in life. Tony is also on the way to launching his first book, Climbing The Right Mountain, which is scheduled to be published this year.

In today’s episode, Tony joins me to discuss the importance of finding what fulfills you. He shares why he is empathic about other people’s lives and how he connects with his clients. He discusses how he discovered his passion for leadership coaching. He explains the idea of fulfillment, how he helps his clients define what fulfills them, and why it’s okay to not know if a solution will work. Tony also shares what it was like being a coach for the first time and the lessons he learned from his journey.

"You have to connect with your experience to see that you can find contentment in the moment." - Tony Martignetti

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• How Tony connected with his inner self.
• Tony's academic path and his fascination with how the human body moves.
• What inspired Tony to become a coach.
• How Tony helps his clients define self-fulfillment.
• Why many people have trouble defining fulfillment.
• Tony's definition of fulfillment.
• How fulfillment can be a losing game.
• How Tony finally realized what fulfilled him and his addiction to "doing"
• Tony's first foray into the coaching world.

Connect with Tony Martignetti:

• Inspired Purpose Coaching
• The Virtual Campfire Podcast
• Tony Martignetti’s Facebook
• Tony Martignetti’s Twitter
• Tony Martignetti’s LinkedIn
• Tony Martignetti’s Phone: 781-414-9121
• Tony Martignetti’s Email: [email protected]

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I’ve discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity. 

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you.  My “10 Uncomfortable Truths” about overwhelm, from “Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life.”

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book. 

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Check your body. Check your breathing. Do you notice the tension, the shallow breathing? Are you relaxed and supple? Probably not. That is because we have been condition to accept this state of high alert, or “fight or flight” as the new normal. But it doesn’t have to be. Take 5 minutes with me and let’s reset our bodies (and our minds) to a more creative, relaxed, and clear state of being.

"One minute of breathing, a few times a day, can be a game changer." – Mark J. Silverman

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• Shallow breathing, tension and high alert is just our baseline now.
• We are ready (if only a little) to fight, run, or hide most of the time.
• Fears run our lives and our bodies whether real or imagined.
• News, social unrest, economic anxiety is keeping us on edge.
• This tension is ruining our health, our creativity and our relationships.
• Relaxing in the moment is as easy as breathing.
• One minute, a few times a day, can be a game changer.
• The impact of survivor’s guilt.
• “How to Be Your Best In Every Situation Podcast Episode” (Ladder of Consciousness)

Get FREE Access to the Only 10’s Course

Are you struggling with knowing what, when, and how to focus your efforts to get things done? As a long-time sufferer of severe ADD, I understand the struggle - and that’s why I created the Only 10’s system. This system has helped me and thousands of others clear the clutter and focus their energy on getting the right things done.

The Only 10’s free online course is based on my proven system to help you focus your attention and maintain momentum around your day-to-day life.

Sign up for the Only 10’s free course today!

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Varian Brandon is a leadership coach, expert facilitator, and sought-after speaker. With degrees in Corporate Communication & Technology and Organizational Communication, she is considered a master of communication. As a leadership coach, Varian works with top leaders, fresh and ambitious entrepreneurs, and high-achievers who want to level up in their respective industries. Varian also hosts the Audacity Podcast, a motivational show for people who want to show up from a position of power and leadership.

In today’s episode, Varian shares why she believes always preparing for the worst can have a lasting negative impact in your life. She discusses why not having positive people around you can worsen your experience this year, what led her to a path of entrepreneurship, and the skills she learned from that journey. She explains the people and moments that motivate her to do what she does every day. She describes how to build a willing-to-lose list and what it means to be someone who isn’t willing to lose anything. Varian also shares her definition of authenticity and why she believes it’s overrated.

"Being authentic is not a box you check. It's a moment by moment choice every day." - Varian Brandon

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• Why the most dangerous place in 2021 is in your mind by yourself.
• The dangers of always thinking of the worst-case scenario.
• How Varian realized true courage only when she became an entrepreneur.
• The skills entrepreneurship can teach you.
• The difference between disposition and what goes on inside Varian's mind.
• How you can choose what motivates you.
• Who motivates Varian to make her do what she does?
• How do you find success your way and not on a prescription?
• Building your "willing-to-lose" list and how it improves your life.
• Varian's definition of authenticity and why it's overrated.

Resources Mentioned:

• Episode #38 : Inspiration vs Comparison

Connect with Varian Brandon:

• Varian Brandon’s Website
• The Audacity Podcast
• Varian Brandon’s Facebook
• Varian Brandon’s Instagram

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I’ve discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity. 

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you.  My “10 Uncomfortable Truths” about overwhelm, from “Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life.”

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book. 

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.

Jay Scherr is a business consultant and coach that leads by experience and example.  He lives, eats and breaths the tools, strategies and accountability that help his clients build a solid foundation for success.  Jay brings more than 30 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience leading teams and crushing goals at companies like Berkshire Hathaway.  Jay is also the host of Business Minds Coffee Chat.

In today’s episode, I asked Jay to go off his usual topic of nuts-and-bolts business success, and share his strategies for staying current and competitive in midlife.  We both have quite a bit of grey in our beards but still feel the passion to create an impact.  To do so, we need energy, stamina, discernment, and an unstoppable mindset.  Jay brings it all to the conversation. 

“In order for me to deliver excellence, I have to be all in and prioritize.” – Jay Scherr

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• How Jay shows up at 100% in every situation
• Jay’s non-negotiables that keep him at the top of his game
• Being an evergreen student
• The importance of who you surround yourself with
• How Stoicism enhanced his life: The Daily Stoic
• The danger of saying yes to everything

Connect with Jay Scherr:

• Jay Scherr LinkedIn
• Jay Scherr Business Consulting
• Business Minds Coffee Chat
• Jay Scherr Instagram

Are you a busy, overwhelmed business leader?

Through my work as an author and executive coach, I’ve discovered the 10 lies we all tell ourselves that keep us away from true productivity and creativity. 

If constant firefighting is part of your daily grind, I have a free gift for you.  My “10 Uncomfortable Truths” about overwhelm, from “Only 10s, Confront Your To-Do List – Transform Your Life.”

Go to www.markjsilverman.com, click on the red banner and receive your 10 videos (one minute, one per day) as well as the first chapter of the book. 

While you are there, check out some of the other ways I may be able to help you on the journey.

Mastering Midlife...Together!

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Mastering Midlife Podcast: How to Thrive When the World Asks the Most of You with Mark Silverman. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review.

Be sure to visit our website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and don’t forget to share your favorite episodes on social media.