Model Mindset

In a world that is flooded with promises of instant gratification, short cuts, quick fixes, and easy buttons, Chad helps his clients stop constantly starting over so they can improve their quality of life with long term fitness success.  Chad’s clients include busy entrepreneurs, athletes, and celebrities. Whether speaking in front of large groups, or delivering live or virtual workshops, attendees always walk away with a plan that they can use immediately.  Chad Austin has been a leader in the fitness industry since 2003. He is the owner of Priority Fitness in Overland Park, KS, and is also the best-selling and award winning author of the book series, “Make Fitness A Priority.” Chad is a regularly called upon fitness and wellness guest expert for local and national media. He was the host of the talk radio show, “Be Fit...For Life”, and has been featured on over 40 podcasts, and now a guest on The Model Mindset. Sit back and enjoy our great conversation with Chad!

Is reflecting something that we do with intent and purpose or just an exercise we do when our mind wanders? Reflection is a great tool to make the proper adjustments for what is to come. We need to reflect on the past to get ready for the future. There is immense value in reflection. So this week, make the time to think back on those fond or maybe not so fond memories and look for the value, not just the story.

Ohhhh baby! It may be the most fun topic we have done to date. Lets talk about Energy! Energy is any and everything that keeps us going in our lives. It comes from people, places, things, and everything in between. It is up to you on how you choose to take in and give out energy. What gives us energy allows us to have the reserves to put out the energy we want as well. It is something we can control but we have to be willing to eliminate the energy vampires in our lives and welcome the positive energy needed to grow and thrive. Enjoy this one, because we certainly did!

You ever get asked the question, what is your passion, but don't have the answer? Whether it is someone else, or you asking that, it is something that could cause some serious self questioning. That means it is time to really stop and consider what your passion is. How it helps you. How it helps others.

We often times make a healthy eating lifestyle seem like an insurmountable hill to climb. But really, if you break it down and just try to work with the basics, you really can create a very effective eating habit. We talk about the effects our nutrition has on our behavior, energy levels, and what foods provide you with what your missing in your daily consumption. Eating healthy shouldn't be hard or scary. Like every thing else, just find what you like and then execute the plan.

Why do we fear commitment so much? What is it about that word that gives so many people feelings of resistance and anxiety? Maybe it has more to do with the lack of understanding of where commitment starts within yourself. We too often allow ourselves to feel trapped because what we see waiting on the outside is growth. In order for us to grow we have to commit to many things within ourselves and to others. So we need to take that leap into commitment. Challenge ourselves to grow and change. And to do all of that knowing that you are committed to the journey is where you will finally understand yourself better than ever.

Today we are joined by Howie Coro. Howie has very interesting story as someone who took a very unique road to self discovery. From his days of chasing his dad's fire department on his bike to scenes, to basic training, to being a firefighter of his own in Italy, and becoming a entrepreneur, Howie has done a lot at his young age. Now he focuses on how he can help other people grow and have the same self discovery he has had. Sit back and enjoy our conversation with the very accomplished, Howie Coro!

We have so much going on in our lives that we often put ourselves in isolation, caught up in our own day to days. We allow this cycle to make us believe that we are in this cycle alone and often forget that we have people in our lives who can not only relate, but help. So how do we identify these people? How do we know we can lean on them, or trust them? How do we trust ourselves to trust them? We have to be able to allow ourselves to see where we want to go and who can be there with us on the journey. Who can keep our temperature up and keep us moving the right direction? Well, that decision is yours.

We are so excited to talk about todays topic! It is something that we have become big believers and practitioners in, meditation. Meditation has a certain perception due to the fact that it is extremely misunderstood. There is a feeling that a level of mastery has to be developed in order to have it be part of your routine. In reality, it is the exact opposite. We talk about our methods, the benefits to meditation, and how we feel it is perceived by the general public. We hope you guys enjoy this weeks episode on meditation.

The ability to strengthen our inner systems come from our intentions. The thing about having good intentions is, its like a trust fall for your life. For every decision you make, if you have good intentions, then you made the right decision. Its easy to get caught up in the result, but that is not what you should be basing your decisions off of. Intentions keep you on the right path. Its a path that you built for you and when that path seems long or a little confusing to navigate, if you have good intentions, then you will always find the right way to keep moving forward.