My guest today is 64 year old Ultra Runner Rick Martin. He's back to tell more tales of his running adventures and we talk more about race prepararion, his diet and nutrition and positive mental attitude.

I hope you find this episode insightful if you are in the running community or even if you are thinking about getting into running, I'm sure Rick will certainly inspire you as he has me!

If you use Strava you can follow Rick via the link https://www.strava.com/athletes/5971143 also find his amazing running achievements here; http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Rick&lname=Martin.  Rick is still new to social media but if you’d like to follow him on Instagram his handle is @rpm_sole_power

My guest today 64 Year old Ultra Runner Rick Martin. Yes you read that correct 64 year old Ultra runner and that’s not the only amazing thing, at 50 years old Rick was diagnosed with 60%-80% blockage in both arteries. A subsequent nuclear stress test indicated blockage in his heart. 

Facing a lifetime of prescription drugs and the possibility of requiring the same surgery his father underwent at age 80, Rick decided to perform his own research for alternative solutions to his health problems. Based on books and studies, he made radical changes to his diet, started attending yoga classes, and joined a hiking club. Within a year, he lost 35 pounds and defied the odds to reverse the blockage reflected on the initial medical tests. 

From here on in the Sky was the limit for Rick, he shares his stories from his hiking, to road running and trails, from Marathons to Ultras! 

Rick is a true inspiration to us all and is living proof that it’s never too late to make a change. 

If you use Strava you can follow Rick via the link https://www.strava.com/athletes/5971143 also find his amazing running achievements here; http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Rick&lname=Martin. 

Rick is still new to social media but if you’d like to follow him on Instagram his handle is @rpm_sole_power

From Personal trainer / Health and Fitness coach to Podcaster / Vlogger, Keynote speaker, Personal development Coach and now the Worlds number 1 bucket list coach and CEO of Bucket List Coach - Travis Bell has certainly earned the title of The Bucket List Guy. Trav helps people to achieve their bucket list goals, “People are dying at 40 and being buried at 80”. Your bucket list shouldn’t be a retirement plan or have to start because something dramatic or traumatic has happened in your life. Trav talks about how we should live our bucket list, how our bucket list should be part of our normal lives tied in with work, family and everything else. It should be tangible, achievable for us all. 

Follow Trav’s 12 Step programme M.Y.B.U.C.K.E.T.L.I.S.T which he explains in his Tedex, YouTube link https://youtu.be/GImTk0BzBhM. 

Also follow Trav on his socials; Instagram @bucketlistguy.travbell / Facebook Trav Bell - The bucket list guy / Twitter @Travbell or check the website http://thebucketlostguy.com

Ed Kressy is a self-defense instructor, a budding entrepreneur, a volunteer first responder, a friend and family member. Yet at his core he considers himself a garden-variety recovered drug addict. Ed discusses his early life of self loathing which led him into alcohol and drug abuse, enabling him to feel like somebody other than himself. Ed eventually became hooked on Methamphetamine which initially started off self medicinal, still allowing him to function and work until eventually the addiction almost ruined his life. After 11 years hooked on Meth, Ed managed to get sober through the 12 step programme and what he calls the 3 S’s - Spirituality, Self Help and Service to others. Ed now selflessly serves many others within his community which has been so well received by the FBI he was awarded the FBI Directors Community Leadership Award.

My guest today is J. Scott Christianson who is a Technologist, AI enthusiast and Teacher at the University of Missouri. 

We discuss Artificial Intelligence; what is it? What does it mean? Will machine eventually replace us? Is Skynet a real possibility!? 

We also look at Algorithms and the use of them in social media and the internet with the likes of Facebook and Google. 

We also discuss the Donald Trump election campaign conspiracy and the pros and cons of machine learning. 

You can find Scott on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/JScottChristianson and @JScottMo on Twitter or via his website https://christiansonjs.com and subscribe to his technologist news letter here http://frt.news/ Enjoy!

Gurmit Samra is a Film and TV writer, producer and Director. Gurmit was a lecturer at Derby College for seven years before pursuing his career in film and television full time.

His career highlights have so far included a short film ‘7 Reasons Why’ being featured at the Cannes Film Festival and the feature length film ‘Get Gone’ which was filmed in Derby and is due out on Netflix Autumn 2020. We discuss Gurmit’s journey into the world of TV and Film and his love and affiliation with the City of Derby including why he chose to film Get Gone in his hometown despite its lack of notoriety. Socials - Instagram @Gurmitsamra / Twitter @Gurmit_Samra / LinkedIn Gurmit Samra

Jon  Macaskill  is  a  Navy  SEAL Commander  turned  mindfulness  and meditation  teacher. He’s  a Naval Academy  graduate  and  has  his masters  in  Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School.  Jon has served  in  Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia,  and  in  Panama. He now  runs  his  own  consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with  stress,  anxiety  and  depression all  while  increasing focus,  creativity, and  productivity.  He also serves  as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organisation that works to introduce meditation  and mindfulness  to  veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honour.  

We discuss Jon's decision to join the Navy in honour of the United States Flag and what it represents after emigrating from South Africa with his parents. We look at the selection process and the mental fortitude required to get through BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL) training and Jon opens up about his struggles with survivors guilt, which ultimately led to him into healing through mindfulness and meditation.

Socials - Instagram @Jon_Macaskill 

LinkedIn - Jon Macaskill

Podcast - Veterans PATH

My guest today is Author Colm Holland. Colm spent twenty-five years working in sales and marketing in the publishing industry. He was a member the Harper Collins team playing a major part in publishing Paul Coelho's The Alchemist in 1993 which has now sold over 85 million copies becoming a Worldwide best seller - The most translated book by any living author, it has been translated into 80 different languages.

Colm joins me to speak about his life changing encounter with Paulo Coelho and his own book the secret of the alchemist due out on Amazon July 31st. In The Secret of The Alchemist, Colm reveals how you can discover the power to miraculously change the world around you beyond all recognition and for the better. Socials Instagram @colm_holland / Facebook Colm Holland / Twitter @Holland_Colm / Website www.colmholland.com

Wouter is an Entrepreneur, High Performance and Business Coach, Fellow Podcaster and all round great guy! 

Wouter joins me to discuss how to become the best possible version of yourself, the key to reaching your full potential in life and how to be successful in achieving your goals. We discuss where people often fail and how to break free from "the fear" of leaving your comfort zone to move into doing what you love and changing your limiting beliefs.

We also discuss the difference between motivation and discipline as well as some of Wouter's tips and methodologies.

Wouter is currently writing his book which will be available at the end of the year.

Socials; WouterKleinsman.com

Instagram.com/WouterKleinsman

Facebook.com/Wouterkleinsman

YouTube.com/WouterKleinsman

Enjoy!

Emma Gage is an Ex professional swimmer, Double Masters World Record Holder and Cross-fitter. We discuss Emma’s premature retirement from swimming at only 16 years old before making an unbelievable comeback after 10 years out of the pool to not only beat her personal best time but to go beyond this and win 2 gold medals in the 2015 Masters World championships in Kazan, breaking 2 world records in the meantime. We discuss her journey into CrossFit and how this played a major role in her achievements. Emma is now a CrossFit coach at M Squared Fitness in Manchester and owns her own coaching business SwimWod who are also running a yearly pool based CrossFit competition - Wod on Water. Emma is living proof that it’s never too late! Socials @emgage @Swimwodofficial @wodonwater @m_squared_fitness on Instagram. Websites www.swimwod.co.uk / @msquaredfitness.co.uk