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Today we have not one but two guest LifeAthlete’s on the show, Jelena and Masa Avramović, sisters who have jointly founded Yoga Soda, a kambucha beverage company, based out of Toronto Canada. In one busy year they have taken the company from concept to launch and they share their journey with us here. Enjoy! 

This is a follow up to an interview we did in advance of Vanessa's participation in the Crossfit Pacific Regionals (click here for part 1). In this episode we talk about how she did and how she felt about how she did. As fate would have it Vanessa was in Bali to be the guest coach at S2S Crossfit in Kuta, about an hour away from where I was in Ubud. We did the interview in a little cafe that wasn't as quiet as we'd hoped but still, it was great to reconnect and hear about her experience.

This is a follow up to an interview we did in advance of Vanessa’s participation in the Crossfit Pacific Regionals (click here for part 1). In this episode we talk about how she did and how she felt about how she did. As fate would have it Vanessa was in Bali to be the guest coach at S2S Crossfit in Kuta, about an hour away from where I was in Ubud.  We did the interview in a little cafe that wasn’t as quiet as we’d hoped but still, it was great to reconnect and hear about her experience. 

Vanessa is a Crossfit trainer and athlete living in in Shanghai who has competed at the regional level for the last 5 years. She had been a high school teacher moonlighting as an athlete until this year when she committed to the sport full time. We spoke in advance of her participation in this year's CrossFit pacific regionals in Australia.

Habit of Thought:

It is better on the other side... nothing bad lasts... suck it up and move.

Grind through. If you don't struggle, you're not going to get better.

Habit of Action: Do it. Do it fully. Go get what you want. Take action.

Greatest area of strength: Disciplined.

Training for this area:

I'm going to do what I can to challenge their current state of mind, but in the end it's them.

Book: The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini Web Resource:

http://www.elephantjournal.com Contact: Facebook - Vanessa Fung

Instagram - Charliethephone

Photo credit:

Rasmus Daniel Taun

Vanessa is a Crossfit trainer and athlete living in in Shanghai who has competed at the regional level for the last 5 years. She had been a high school teacher moonlighting as an athlete until this year when she committed to the sport full time. We spoke in advance of her participation in this year’s CrossFit pacific regionals in Australia.

Jonathan M. Keim is the founder of Kokolato a raw coconut cream based ice cream brand that is set to expand from Bali to North America, promptly. Before I met Johnathan, I heard people raving about the product. It's delicious and it's based on a philosophy of fun and freedom that most people will be able to get behind. We did the interview on johnathan's balcony overlooking a gorgeous rice field.

Habit of Thought:

• "I always have to be surrounded by beauty. I don't really give that up."

- "I always remind myself why I'm here and why I'm doing what I'm doing"

Habit of Action: - Making it happen. - Lots of action in interaction.

Greatest area of strength:

"My ability to create a space for people to open up and feel comfortable" Training for this area:

- "I would explore with them what it was that made them the most uncomfortable and I would make a mission with them to go out and to make it comfortable. "

Book:

The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive - Brendon Burchard

Awaken the Giant Within - Tony Robbins

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Web Resource:

- add a lot of inspiring people to your facebook list and then scroll through their posts.

Contact:

-Kokolato.com

• Facebook - Kokolatoworld

Jonathan M. Keim is the founder of Kokolato a raw coconut cream based ice cream brand that is set to expand from Bali to North America, promptly.  Before I met Johnathan, I heard people raving about the product. It’s delicious and it’s based on a philosophy of fun and freedom that most people will be able to get behind. We did the interview on johnathan’s balcony overlooking a gorgeous rice field.

Catherine is inspired to help people transform from where they are to where they want to be. She travels the world living full out and then bringing that energy to the people around her.

Habit of Thought:

"I have a waking thought that I habitually say to myself and it has taken me through my greatest times and my darkest times... I wonder what miracle awaits me today?"

Habit of Action:

"3, 2, 1 concept."

3 - Every day I'm going to make three points of contact with clients. Me reaching out to them.

2 - I go to AT LEAST two networking events every month.

1 - I take at least 1 successful person out for lunch a month. I make it all about them and learn what I can while having a good time.

Greatest area of strength:

I love to speak and I love to train. Training for this area: Take personal responsibility. Listen to yourself and then trust.

Book:

The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure - James Redfield

Web Resource:

http://catherinenewton.com

Contact:

http://catherinenewton.com

Catherine Newton is inspired to help people transform from where they are to where they want to be. She travels the world living full out and then bringing that energy to the people around her.

Marcus is the owner and founder of inner fight a whole human training facility and philosophy based in Dubai UAE. He's an ex professional rugby player who tests his own limits regularly so that he can test those of the people who come to him to get stronger. Recently he ran 250k through the sahara for the Marathon Des Sable we spoke about this and other experiences in this conversation.

Habit of Thought:

"The habit of thought is really the key...You wake up in the morning and you have a choice. You control the day, the day doesn't control you."

Habit of Action: "Doing what you're thinking, which is tied into your goals, which is tied into your vision"

-Be positive about what you're doing and follow through.

Greatest area of strength: "I always train my mind to be in the right way" Nik's take: Building community

Marcus's response to Nik's take:

The environment is key. "I wanted to make something that makes humans better the moment that they walk through the door." How would you train someone to create a powerful environment? Ask yourself: "Who are you?"

Know yourself and then know your needs.

Book: Read sports books and memoirs. Web Resource:

Rob Orlando - Hybrid Athletics

Crossfit New Zealand

Innerfight.com

Contact:

[email protected]