Does it feel like you've been told to work harder and harder but still don't see the results you want in your health, wealth, life, and love? Do you feel stuck and frustrated with the lack of progress? If this sounds familiar, then this episode is for you. 

In this podc We are joined by Kevin Palmieri, the CFO, Founder, and Co-host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast. We talk about unlearning some beliefs and welcoming new ones that allow you to become more self-aware than you could ever be with your current beliefs.

Kevin Palmieri hit rock bottom around his mid-twenties, and after he hit his rock bottom, he said, I'm going to start a podcast. So he started Next Level University, which is a podcast that's listened to in over 125 countries with over a thousand downloads. He's given nearly a hundred speeches and had the opportunity to do hundreds of coaching calls.

Now he's grown his podcast into a multi-six-figure business. He emphasizes consistency, commitment, habits, mindset, confidence, fear, relationships, and limiting beliefs.

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Learn more about Kevin:

Website: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/

 

Check out his podcasts:

Next Level University: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/podcast-growth-university/

Podcast Growth University: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/podcast-growth-university/

Let’s talk about resistance–what it looks like for different people, and getting through it.

In this episode, we share some of our client experiences that started with resistance. We love witnessing their stories unfold and being there when they have their epiphanies because they are nothing short of inspiring. The best thing about these real client stories is that they are so relatable. After listening to this episode, we're certain you’ll relate to at least one of them. We are curious to know what ideas you have been resisting lately. Give it some thought, and you may realize that it’s exactly the thing that limits you from moving forward.

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Mindset is the cornerstone of our Five Foundations of Health.

We unpack how to keep moving forward in this interview with Terry Tucker.

Terry Tucker is a motivational speaker who has lived many lives.

His outlook on life is one that shows wisdom and acceptance in a way only someone with his experience can have. We were graced with this for our interview.

Terry helps us dive deep into his 4 Truths that shapes how he lives life in the midst of facing hard-ass challenges.

He shares clear ideas about moving from discomfort to resilience.

We also talk candidly about death and legacy work. We are so happy to share this conversation with you in hopes that you will walk away with a fresh outlook.

Connect with Terry via his blog Motivational Check.

You can find his book here: Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life

Is The French Paradox true?

Maybe not. Still, perhaps the French know something we don't about eating.

In this short podcast, we discuss what Debbie learned about her trip to Paris and how we can adopt some of their cultural style, habits and ideas to have a richer experience when dining.

You've tried countless times to start and, more importantly, keep a new, healthy habit.

Some have lasted a day, a week, a month. Others, maybe more. But, ultimately, you just can't seem to stick to what you promise yourself to. It's frustrating. Why does this happen? No will power? No support? Life got in the way? We've all been there.

Habits can be hard to keep up.

This, after all, is why we do what we do! To try to get people to adopt healthy habits that they keep forever and ever. Or, until they don't need them anymore. In this podcast, we share how we help our clients make and keep these habits (or let go of ones that they want to let go of). Listen and share!

Below is the transcript.

 

Wendy

Yeah, so many people get tripped up on starting new habits. And we have a couple of ideas to share with people that can really get them to shift their habits into gear. And we wanted to share them with you.

Debbie

That's right. This is Debbie.

Wendy

And this is Wendy. Welcome to Nourish Noshes.

Debbie

So three simple steps that aren't quite really simple. But they're simple to say, on how to get your habits in line, so that you can start doing things and adopting habits that you really want to have.

Wendy

One of the first things and it's not one of the three. But we often say we're going to start tomorrow and next week, and the days and the week. So the biggest one is taking action is just moving into doing the first step. But let's take it a step backwards. Let's, what's the first thing we need to understand around habits?

Debbie

I think it is to know your why. Number one.

Wendy

100 percent, because why do we want to work our bodies and get strong? Why did we want to change our eating habits? Why do we want to stop doing something or start doing something? Right? And if we don't have that underlying bullseye? Why? We'll make excuses like crazy.

Debbie

That's right. And when you know your why, and it when we get to the core of that, why because it's not just a simple answer--if you work with us, you know that already. Because it's why and then why again, and then why again. But the idea is when you really understand that why, you don't falter because it's so important to you. For example, some people start off saying what my why is "because I want to feel healthy," or "I want to lose weight." And then we say, "okay, so why do you want to feel healthy? Why do you want to lose weight?" And you keep asking the why. "Well, because then I would I would feel good every day--I'd have energy." "But why do you want to have energy?" So it's uncovering that it's like getting to the pit of the avocado, right?

Wendy

Yeah, absolutely. I like that so much better than the peeling the onion. Yeah, so your why gets really clear. And this is one of the things we simply ask people to sit down with a notebook and pen and just start writing. What is the reason for this? What's at the core? Why do I want to do this? Five simple words. Why do I want to do this? Right? Do I want to do this? That was seven. Why is this important? Right? Is this important? Just four simple words. Why is this important? Yeah. Good. Love it. Second step is to get a group together, or a tribe or a person or some sort of accountability, because we know that's why we're in the health and wellness coaching field. We know that when we have a coach when we have a person who works side by side with us who's a cheerleader, who we check in with, our success rises dramatically. Some of the best people in the world, the best athletes, the best singers, the best leaders have coaches.

Debbie

Yeah, absolutely. We all need accountability. You know, we are social beings and accountability shows up in that way. The best is by using the leverage that you have with other people, whether it's bosses, coaches, whether it's a family member, whether it's a partner, whatever it is, we need someone or some people to help us move forward.

Wendy

One of the things this accountability group does is helps us be honest. We can kid ourselves about how hard we're really working or what we're really giving up or anything. And so there's a frankness and an honesty about the accountability and it needs to be in a really safe space. You know, there needs to be some unconditional positive regard. The person that you choose to be your accountability partner needs to be-- they're an important person.

Debbie

Yep. And one of our favorite ways of doing this is by having our group sessions we have, we have our six month groups, and they, all of them together, keep each other accountable. They're excited to show up every week and to report their progress and their forward movement. And it's that support,that accountability that keeps them going.

Wendy

Yeah, truly, with the groups, they're showing up for themselves. That's why they came to the group, but then it becomes a collective showing up for each other. And you feel less alone. It's really true. We love the groups.

Debbie

Yeah, absolutely. It's the best and just to put that aside, you and I are accountability coaches to each other!

Wendy

Yes, thank goodness, we were just interviewed on a podcast recently, and they asked, you know, who's your biggest cheerleader, and we both pointed to each other.

Debbie

That's right. That's exactly it. So the third step in keeping up your habits, is to start with tiny baby steps. We often get very excited about taking on new habits. We're like, "I'm going to do this now. It's time for me to be healthy, I'm going to lose weight, I'm going to have energy, I'm going to do this." And you take on really hard things or a lot of things all at once. And ultimately, it doesn't usually work.

Wendy

Because ultimately our willpower, life derails us. And so we need to learn to be able to take it for the long haul. It is absolutely a marathon, not a sprint. And we we also believe so strongly that it needs to be a sustainable practice. So this stop and start, stop and start is really the diet culture because there's so many promises that are made about getting things done in a week, or two, or a month. And that's why we put together six month groups and six month one on one coaching. Because we need to understand how long it took to get where we are today. And so making things easy, gives us these many wins. It gives us many success. And we're like, yeah, I can prove it to myself by doing these many things. It doesn't have to be I'm gonna start walking every single day, right? I've been working with a client for a few months now. And her first commitment was to walk one day a week, her next commitment moved to two days a week. Now, a couple months later, she's up to five days a week. And you know, she's on a week long streak, and she's so excited about it. But if she had started out with saying I'm going to walk every single day, you know, her success would have plummeted and her personal belief and her resilience would have been off.

Debbie

Yeah, exactly. And then when you don't do what you promise yourself, you're gonna do over and over again, it completely unmotivates you and makes you feel not so great about yourself, which makes your habits go away anyway, the habits that you wanted to keep. You know, we were hard on ourselves. And the the little successes, the easy successes allowed us to be able to do things easily and successfully. So that we can be like, Okay, I can do this, I got this. Another one I've been working on with a couple of clients of mine is their sleep habits because they were staying up too late. And so instead of saying, Okay, you go to bed at 2am, let's just switch that bedtime to 10pm. That wouldn't work. No, it wouldn't work. First of all, their biology wouldn't let it happen because they wouldn't be tired at 10 when they're used to going to bed at 2am. So the idea is, you know, maybe 15 minutes earlier. Let's get into bed at 1:45 for a little while, see how that goes. And maybe if that works for a few weeks, let's push it again to 1:30--whatever works for you, you know, whatever is doable. So and they are both, both of these people, their bedtime has gotten earlier and earlier. And had we done it all at once. I'm sure it wouldn't have worked.

Wendy

Yeah, that's for sure. A surefire way to backfire. I read this saying recently. I don't think it's a quote for from anyone, it's: "inch by inch. It's a cinch, yard by yard. It's hard."

Debbie

That's true. So those three things you know, in a little nutshell, of course we sound simple. It's not simple, but those are the three areas that you can work on to get a habit going. Give it a try. Give us a call if you want help, and good luck doing it. We'd love to see people moving forward and taking on new wonderful habits--and keep in touch with us to let us know what you're doing.

Wendy

We'd love to hear about your progress. So just to wrap up those three are, number one is know your why--get really, really clear. Keep digging down into the true reason. Number two, find someone who cares about you deeply. And you can get accountability. So accountability is number two. And number three, is make the habits easy.

Debbie

And remember, please share our podcast with your friends. We'd love to have more people listening in. It's our free information. You know, what do we have over 120 podcasts? And it's such great, great information. We always say, we should probably listen to that podcast before we send a link to a client because we made that podcast like four years ago. Let's listen to it. We do that--we listened to it and we're like, "Wow, that's good."

Wendy

And it really is a gift out there to be able to share these ideas and we hope the conversation continues. You know, when you share it with a friend and you both talk about the information that you've gleaned, you know, the ripple effects can be amazing. So thanks for sharing.

If you’re approaching "middle-age," you may be a little confused and nervous about the idea of menopause.

Most likely, this is because this time of life for women has long held negative connotations in our society, largely tied to stigmas of aging. However, the transition to menopause can be a time of reflection and inspiration. It’s a normal and natural part of a woman’s life, and it can be just as well lived as earlier stages. When it comes down to it, it has a lot to do with mindset.

The menopause phase is a time of change and with that, it's also a time of choice.

The mindset with which you approach this transition can have a huge impact on your experience of it. Of course, the symptoms and changes that come with this phase aren’t always avoidable, but how you experience it and the years that follow has much to do with your how you think about it and choose to behave. Those that choose to, see this time of life as a new beginning--one that can be lived vibrantly, fully, and in good health.

We don't mean to ignore the symptoms and effects that are challenging. It's important to know, as we say in our podcast more than once is that the effects of the menopause phase vary greatly from woman to woman. It's also important to know that as many as one-third of women say that they have almost no symptoms. Another third occasionally experiences mild or short-lived problems. Regardless, it has been shown that those with a more positive attitude, as well as positive lifestyle habits including self-care and, just a importantly, self-compassion, report more mild symptoms overall.

Take a listen to our podcast and our take on this time of life.

Here is the transcript:

Wendy  00:00

Hi, I'm Wendy. I'm Debbie. Welcome to nourish Noshes. We're so glad you're here. It's so funny, isn't it? How we as women don't even know what the definition of menopause was, we had to look it up.

Debbie  00:15

Well, that's because it's a little bit confusing. And some people, as I've just discovered recently, haven't even heard of perimenopause. And so what's the difference? Right. That's the confusion, I think, too, is when people are like, Oh, menopause? And I think people refer to menopause when they really mean perimenopause. Or, you know, so we just thought we'd want to clarify some things.

Wendy  00:35

Yeah, we think it's interesting. And curious time of life. Right?

Debbie  00:41

Yeah, for sure.

Wendy  00:43

Define it, because menopause is usually what people say. But there's, the definition is a very short period of time.

Debbie  00:53

Yeah, it's actually more of a phase. You know, it's a process. But the actual definition is that it's the final period, the final menstrual period, which you don't even know is your final one. Right. But it's got it's the final one. What is and it's confirmed after you've missed your period for 12 consecutive months, so a year. So you don't even realize realize you're in menopause until it's over. And then you're in post menopause. So,

Wendy  01:25

but that period of time between your last period and a year, you're in perimenopause.

Debbie  01:31

Correct and the time before that. The time before that is perimenopause, which overlaps with menopause. And that's the time when things start getting a little wonky.

Wendy  01:43

Yeah, and wonky is such a perfect word. Because, first of all, we're all different. Yes. Well, maybe even first of all, we're all going to go through it. Yes. And, and we're all different. So every woman will go through perimenopause, hit menopause and become post menopausal.

Debbie  02:06

Correct. And there's a huge time span, usually somewhere between 40 and 55, 56, 57. And it can start as early as 40. Or even sometimes some people even a little bit earlier, although that's rare. And it can go to 58, 60. And that's kind of rare to it. But you know, there's usually an average somewhere around 50, 51, 52. That's the average time that it's happening to most women--and hot flashes, why even have--why are hot flashes even a part of this and that is all a part of the lowering of estrogen. And that's exactly what the process of perimenopause and menopause is, is when your estrogen, which is at a certain level when you are fertile, starts to go down, and down and down and down and down. And that whole process of it going down and being low. Very well may cause hot flashes, but may not.

Wendy  03:05

And it's interesting, because some people ask us, How do you know and if bloodwork is only a point in time, so that only gives you that days estrogen level, right, or the average it averages the estrogen level over a small period of time. And because estrogen can be up in the morning and down in the afternoon. I mean, that's what makes it roller coaster and so wonky because it can plummet. And one of the things you and I have talked to several people about several of our clients with is that we can be doing so many wonderful things for ourselves and still have these side effects. And we think we're going crazy.

Debbie  03:52

Yes. It's so true. It's so true, because hot flashes may be like the the standard symptom of going through perimenopause and menopause. But there's so many more things that people go through and everybody's different. Like we'll keep saying that over and over again. Yeah. So, I mean, I think one of the other things that's a little bit standard, but again, it's so variable, our mood swings.

Wendy  04:19

I think, for me sometimes, I shocked myself a few times as I'm still in perimenopause. (This is Wendy.) And I would call it rage sometimes, and kind of think, well, who is that person? And how did how did that just happen? And it's, it's rare for me, thank goodness. But knowing that this is a side effect, made me a little bit more gentle with not being angry with myself for being angry. Or having having the natural feelings that I was having. It taught me to relax about it.

Debbie  05:00

Yeah, yeah, I think it's having compassion because you understand what's happening. Your body is shifting. It's sort of the opposite of puberty, but we have a lot of the same symptoms as girls. So that's that's what it's all about. It's it's a lot of moodiness, it's a lot of irritability sometimes. And sleep disturbances. Yeah, those are all things that may happen.

Wendy  05:28

Kinda mush brain too if that's, you know, just a little bit of forgetfulness, or not finding words, or almost kind of a spaced out feeling of some sort of like this really wonky energy zap, you know, and other times energy kind of being through the roof. So it's, yes, it is all normal. And we're having this conversation because we want to make sure that we talk more about it as women. I think there's not enough time, energy, resources, money, study, done in this field. So the more we talk about it with each other, the more we can hold space for this graceful period. Period. Haha. One of the other things about this time of life is that so many people hate on it.

Debbie  06:26

Yeah, that's true. Because it's different and it can be uncomfortable for some people, physically and mentally because of that, because of all the things we just mentioned. And it's getting used to the new body in a way. Yeah, it's like, you have to get to know yourself again, because everything's changing. It just like, again, reverse puberty. And it's like, Oh, here you go. You have a hormonal process that now you have a different body than you did 10 years ago. So it's a it's a getting used to, it's having compassion and patience and curiosity about it.

Wendy  07:01

Yeah. Well, and that just made me think at the time of this recording, we've got lots of butterflies in the gardens right now. It's just that's the, it's the time of year that butterflies are here. And when you're getting to know your body, again, you know, from caterpillar to butterfly, talk about change, you know, but it really is learning the tools of this new phase. And one other idea that I think is really important for us to remember as we age is the choice that we have about, about how it happens. Debbie, you are talking about this fork in the road, right with me the other day. And I love this analogy.

Debbie  07:47

That's right, because in midlife, we do, both men and women, we come to this point in our life around midlife, where we can see ahead of us, the left fork of the road and the right fork of the road and the left fork of the road is, "Oh, I'm getting older, I'm going over the hill, here comes disease and break down and limiting things. And you know, life is just going to suck from here on out because everything goes downhill physically, mentally, everything." Well, the other fork is, "Oh, here I am at middle age, I can't do what I used to do. But my mind is way more stable. And I have more wisdom and I can I have the depth of time to see things and to understand myself and the world can open up into a brand new, beautiful place that's different than where you were before. But just as beautiful, if not more beautiful, because you're choosing to live and to continue down the road not go down a hill. Maybe you're even going up a new hill." So Right. It's the idea of do I choose this fork? Or do I choose this fork.

Wendy  09:02

And with that fork in the road that knowing that we have a choice like we can, we can make this time much more beautiful than the world has painted for us. As our research continues to unfold. We see women in their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s creating completely new paths for themselves, writing books going on adventures, starting a whole new fitness routine. You know, there really, there's such an opportunity to redesign our life.

Debbie  09:44

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And I I did a little bit of that myself in my 40s I'm 52, turning 53 this year and in my 40s Something I read that talked about sarcopenia in your 40s y

Energetic, interesting, dynamic, and real are just a few words to describe Dr. Michael Edmondson, author, entrepreneur, and educator.

We had the honor to sit down to get to know what makes him tick, and it was a fun ride.

We invite you to peer into his mind and see how our messages overlap.

If you'd like to know more about him, please visit his fascinating blog Navigate the Chaos and website  as well as his Instagram and Facebook page.

It's a bit more care-free, more activity (usually) and longer days.

It's also a time where supportive group dynamics can make a difference in your health goals. With all that and YOU in mind, we created a Habit Hacking group program.

Want to implement, change or upgrade a habit or two this summer that will feel extra good!?

We’ve got strategies to help you get that done.

Join our 6-week summer group starting July 11 on Zoom, Mondays 8:30-9:30 am.

Start each week inspired.

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We were lucky enough to have two conversations with fitness coach, Lisa Perry of Shore Bells. This podcast is our second conversation. Getting to know her, we spoke the same health-focused language, and because we are all coaches, we connected over our philosophies and our identities. She is so passionate about what she does and this comes through in our conversations. Just by listening, we're sure you're going to be inspired to up your health game.

Here's the transcript. Edited for clarity.

Debbie

We're interviewing today, someone I've known for a really long time, Lisa Perry of Shore Bells. We're so happy to have you here, Lisa. And she's had such a great story that we talked with her about last week. And we were like, we have to get her on the podcast, because she's got a story our listeners have to hear. We are so happy to have you here and let our listeners hear all about you and what's going on and your business and how you can help others.

Lisa 00:26

Thank you for inviting me on, it's very exciting to talk about this stuff, I'm very jazzed about it.

Debbie 00:31

So, what's fascinating about your story, is the fact that you were conforming, for the first half of your life, you were conforming, doing what you thought other people wanted you to do what you think you should do. And then you broke out of that, and started doing what you wanted to do, and found out that what you were doing and what you wanted to do, you were actually really good at. And now you've kind of taken it on and inspiring others through their own transformations.

Wendy 01:02

One of the things that really sparked my interest in our conversation last week was this idea that you had an inner athlete that you had never really tapped into. And you found that and it really lit you up. And I think most of us in the second half of our life are, especially in transition, whatever that transition might be, you know, empty nesters, divorce, retirement, moving--any of those things, we're trying to find what lights us up.

Lisa 01:38

In this process from the old me of doing what was maybe expected, I thought was expected, of me as a woman or whatever, versus doing what I wanted to do. Along with that, and kind of in the same arc was me kind of not liking my body, feeling like I never could be the ideal physique, or whatever it is, body weight, body type, this thing, and kind of being unhappy with what I was doing gave me license to just be okay with being happy with my body. I didn't like my body. I felt very uncomfortable. I just always felt very misplaced, and just generally disconnected. And as I began to explore things my body could do. So, the transition from old to new, had a section in the middle where I was kind of exploring, and I got into yoga a little bit. That made me be like, “Oh, my body can do cool things. Like, maybe I don't hate it so much, maybe my body is okay. And you know, maybe what these other people think about my body or what I think it should be like, maybe I don't need to listen to that. And just see my body can do.” And it gave me more confidence. And then, you know, by the time I finally started strength training, as an extension of trying to chase this physique ideal, right? I had had the baby, I breastfed, and then I gained some weight. And, you know, just wasn't feeling good about myself in many ways. And I wasn't liking my career. And it was like, I hit that point where I think a lot of people get to, in their 40s, or whatever your middle age, where they're like, you know, “something's gotta give.” I don't know what that something was. But in the transition to chasing this weight loss goal, which became something I don't even care about anymore, so much. It was more like the body type. I discovered that, “Oh, I'm good at strength training,” and “oh, maybe I don't hate my body.” And, “oh, hey, my body can do all this cool stuff.” So it was like, I not only liberated myself from a career path I didn't like, but also just from kind of I transitions from, you know, the extension of that unhappiness was like unhappiness with my body. And then I was able to transition to where I was like, “wow, I love and respect my body, and my body kicks ass. And hey, I want to kick more ass with this body.” And, what, if it doesn't look like what Instagram, or this magazine, or whatever, says it should look like. Screw those things, because it's strong and can do a lot of stuff. And it's carrying me through life. And you know, I'm loving my life now. I took all this time, and here I am, like, I'm loving my life. So, I think learning to find something about your body. I think for us, we grew up in the age of Jordash jeans and whatnot came out when we, for me, late in elementary school. And it was kind of like, you know, I really never experienced as a kid, like any kind of joy in my own body. And that wasn't something I even thought was even possible. I was happy hating myself, I guess, because I didn't know any better. And so, to have transitions now, through strength training, to loving my body… And you know, are there things about it that I wish were different? Yeah, of course. But I'm not miserable over it now. Because now I'm like, you know what,I can go rip 350 pounds off the ground, doing a deadlift. So do I care that I have a stretch mark? No, I don't care. You know, what's funny is, this is kind of interesting. I was laughing about this. It's like, I finally got a physique where I can wear a two piece bathing suit and feel like, “Yeah, I'm rocking it.” But now I have stretch marks and saggy skin! It’s cool. I still wear it.

Wendy 05:54

You have a wonderful story about making this transition in your life. And the word that I love and resonate so much is that you feel strong, not necessarily only in your body, but also in your conviction in your thinking and in what you can offer other people. And so you found some comfort with your own personal body. And now you can share that comfort or that transition, those ideas with other women.

Debbie 06:27

So if you would just give a quick summary of your before life, so people have context about what was going on, to shift you into this, this new, beautiful place.

Lisa 06:38

So, you know, just in a nutshell, I was raised in an environment where there were very gender specific ideals that sort of precluded me from exploring areas of myself, both interests, and physically, for a very long time. It really kind of just closed some doors there for me, that I didn't realize were closed. And I didn't realize you know what that meant, right? And it was many, many, many years later that I was able to shed those restrictions, almost like chains upon me. Women shouldn't do, you know, X, Y, Z, to where I had come on my own and had achieved enough success in a career path to kind of feel emboldened to explore a little bit more, and start to cast aside or put less weight into some of these, ideals. And I think we are, as a society, beginning to look differently at them. But you know, 20-30 years ago, when we grew up, women really were, they are allowed to do certain things and not allowed to do other things. So here I am. I reached the middle part of life, having no idea that inside of me was an athlete. I mean, I just never did anything athletic at all, and was discouraged from doing so. Even though in my mind at the time, there were things I wanted to do, but I just kind of was like, oh, okay, like, I'm a girl, I can't do that, I guess, boohoo, on to the next thing. So now, it's like, I opened the floodgates. I went to a gym and got introduced to weight training, you know, very beginner level stuff. And the coach I worked with saw in me, whoa, this woman is strong. Hey, you need to compete. And I was like, compete in what!? I thought, you’re crazy, guy! I thought this guy had rocks in his head! Like, you know, I'm an old lady. And I'm overweight and all these things. So, none of those added up in my head to athlete, right? So, by the grace of God, this coach, really, he did what coaches do, which is they almost see the future you. Yeah, and they help you find that. And they help to shorten the path from point A to point B. And he saw this athlete in me, and encouraged me to find that athlete, and express that athletic ability. And I'm so grateful because it was life changing. You know, I went from being timid. And I knew that I kind of kicked butt at certain things, but in my body, and in the expression of myself physically, I was still kind of repressed, and this opened the door for me to feel strong in my body and wanting to use my body to do cool things and keep challenging that. And that really transformed my mindset into believing in things that I never thought possible or even available to me, accessible to me to believing really that the sky was the limit. And to kind of embody the Limitless Mindset, which was something--I always felt very limited. So this was like, a 180 for me. Like, holy crap, I can do anything I want! I really believe I can. So, what if I'm in my late 40s? And I never did this before? Who cares? Keeping up with these young people. And that was just so empowering. And through that, I lost a lot of weight and my health improved--all of my biomarkers and all that, everything improved. And I had a big WHY to keep doing it for health, to be around for my family as long as I can, to live independently as long as I can--all these things. So, you have every reason why to keep going. And then it became like, I wanted to just see what I could do. Like, I was like, let's try the next thing. Let's make a new goal and chase that. It's like very exciting. So, to your point about coaching and helping others, yeah, like this coach helped me. And now, I have become a coach, and I'm helping other people. And you know, for once in my life, finally, like it took all these years into my 50s. I'm doing what I love to do physically and personally,...

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