This weeks episode is with steven griffin or better known as steves weight loss on Instagram. Steve is a cancer survivor and on an amazing weight loss journey. 110 pounds down, that is is nearly 50kg. Let that sink in. On top of that he is just an all round awesome, bad ass human being. Our paths crossed because of this journey he finds himself on. I’ll be honest, Steve is a completely normal individual, like you and me. Having to survive and thrive in this chaotic world we live in. Steve has No freak genetics, special brain wiring or advantages if anything he was dealt a lot of adversity from a young age. To overcome cancer at the age of 20 is no easy task. To commit and execute on a consistent level to lose large amounts of unhealthy weight is no easy task. But more so, to be able to create the resilience he has, to find a genuine and authentic why or motivation and maintain a positive life perspective is incredibly tough. That’s what makes this conversation so so special, a normal human being that pulled himself through dark places, fell out of touch with life and himself through automatic living then realised that his potential was far more than what he had been living. Leading him to dramatically shift his life direction through conscious action.

In this conversation we chat all things resilience, re-wiring your mindset to make progress and being able to live through your WHY.

"Shane Finn is an ultra-endurance athlete & business owner from Dingle in County Kerry. Since running his first marathon at the age of 18 in aid of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Ireland, he has since completed over 100 marathons, ultra-marathons & Ironman triathlons all over the world. Shane's cousin Mary was the real catalyst in Shane's transition into a life of endurance sports! Since that first marathon in 2010, Shane & his team have raised over €300,000 for charity. Some of these multi-day events have included 12 Marathons in 12 Days in 2014, 24 Marathons in 24 Days in 2017 & Crossing the USA over 36 days in 2019.

 

Shane spends his time running, cycling and training in the hills of West Kerry. He is the owner of Shane Finn Training, a fitness & endurance business with members from all over the world & also the co-owner of Clann Health in the USA

 

Along with fitness coaching & consulting Shane has spoken to many different audiences and companies in the areas of endurance & mindset. These include the Irish Consulate in New York, Boston Scientific, Accenture, IBM, ESB International & many more. Shane is also the host of the Pushing Limits Podcast where he interviews & speaks to individuals from all corners of the world around the areas or endurance, fitness & resilience"

 

Website - https://www.shanefinn.com/

How many times have you questioned yourself and your current life position over the years? Most probably on a daily basis I would imagine. 

How many times have you let your ego stop you from making decisions that you really needed to make or stop you from experiencing life? Most probably on a daily basis. 

Part two of my conversation with Gracie is powerful beyond measure. In an open, honest and relatable way we chat about all things journey, life timeframes and how much of an effect the ego can have on your growth as a person. 

This weeks episode is with Grace Collier. Gracie is owner of Spice Vintage, A young entrepreneur, Yogi and creative with a passion for living. She uses her business Spice as a platform to promote wellness, sustainable fashion, sustainable living, positivity as a lifestyle and a mindlet but also to inspire others to go down the non conventional career path like she did. Gracie's goal in life is to become the best version of herself and share that energy  with the world.

The core theme of this episode is authenticity. We dive deep into the power of living your best self through your most authentic self and what it means to be truly individual.

In todays episode I chat about our inner child. Our Inner Child isn’t a physical being by adult life, more so a psychological or phenomenological reality, that exists in our sub-conscious and really dictates how we feel, experience and act through our life. As you might already know, most of our habits, personality traits, behavioural issues or actions and perceptions are formed at an early age, within childhood. Indeed this is where most behavioural issues etc stem from but for this episode we are going to focus on the power of the inner child.

So much like how we ignored the genuine important things in our life pre covid, we don’t tend to, we don’t nurture and we don’t care for it. For most adults, this never happens. Instead, their inner child has been denied, neglected, disparaged, abandoned or rejected. We are told by society to "grow up," putting childish things aside. To become adults, we've been taught that our inner child, representing our child-like capacity for innocence, wonder, awe, joy, sensitivity and playfulness--must be stifled, quarantined or even killed.

The inner child comprises and potentiates these positive qualities. But it also holds our accumulated childhood hurts, traumas, fears and angers. "Grown-ups" are convinced they have successfully outgrown, jettisoned, and left this child--and its emotional baggage--long behind. But this is far from the truth. So you can see that we live a life of denial and escapism from the real reality. You will never be able to run from your own problems and issues and trying to burry the positive qualities of your inner child to “grow up” only stifle you as a person.

This weeks conversation is with Lisa McFarland who is a life and relationship coach. Her passion is to help people to have better and more fulfilling relationships. Done so through tips, tools and facilitation. Her ethos is awesome, to get more people talking about relationships and to educate people on how 'to do' realtionships. Much like any other part of life, it doesn't just happen, you have to put in the work. 

In this conversation we chat about changing your programming, the importance of putting in conscious effort for your relationships and how to be more real and honest when it comes to interacting with yourself and others.

Alice Cooper is a personal trainer, motivator, body confidence and mental health advocate. Alice uses her social media influence and reach to share her self love, growth, development and fitness journey with the hopes of helping others. Helping others to realise that they are individual, that perfection isn't real and that their journey is their own and no one elses. 

In this conversation we talk all things fitness and being an influencer. However, we dive into a much deeper level of the industry and how judgement and being fake has caused the growth of a lot of toxic thinking and behaiour. 

Colm Skehan is a qualified S&C Coach, 1-2-1 Coach and an all round awesome human being. He focuses on helping people achieve their health and lifestyle goals while also trying to postively affect their mindset. What Colm does that most generic trainers don't, is he tackles health and wellness from a holistic perspective. Meaning he places a large emphasis on mindset throughout the coaching process. With a view that most change starts from within and is followed through till the end only by changing your mental state and perspective towards it. 

This conversation was recorded for Colms Private PT Members groups a while back. However, it is a conversation that is full of quality that I wanted to bring to you guys. In this conversation we talk all things goal, fitness and achieving in those areas. Most importantly, we talk about how powerful it is to be as real as possible with yourself if you want any hope of affecting positive growth. 

Pat Divilly is an author, speaker and podcaster from Galway, Ireland. Pat's initial coaching business was centered around fitness where he took his fitness business from 5 clients on his local beach to 20,000+ global clients through online programs in the space of five years between 2012 and 2017. 

  Since then he has been delivering workshops, seminars and retreats around the areas of energy and stress management, emotional literacy, challenging negative self talk and improving communication. He is the author of three best selling books and his podcast (The Pat Divilly Podcast) where he shares stories and strategies around personal growth has over 1,000,000 downloads.    In this episode I chat to Pat about all things human potential, growth and self-development. We dive into Pats rough early business life and how he bounced back. I get great insight into the work Pat does with his clients while also recieving practical advice for you guys.

John Mitchell (25) is National Champion in Rowing who has competed at the Junior European Championships in Banyoles Spain and at the Junior World Rowing Championships in Lithuania.

Most recently, John is a 5xIrish MMA Champ Across three different weight divisions.

Number 1 ranked amateur Lightweight in the Uk and Ireland out of 783 competitors

Number 2 ranked Welterweight in UK and Ireland out of 710 competitors

Irish University Lightheavyweight Boxing Champion

Represented Team Ireland in MMA at the Senior European Championships

In this conversation we discuss Johns non traditional journey from rowing to pro fighting. The mental training required to perform at peak in the cage and the importance of having big dreams and protecting them.