Pure Ambition

In today's episode I discuss what it means to live with less and why I believe it is crucial in order to live a life filled with better health, wealth, and happiness.

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Shervin Shaikh is a YouTuber and creator in the health and wellness niche who shares stories of experiments to find balance & happiness in life. His motto is Feel Better, Sleep Better, Live Better, and creates videos to educate others on how to do just that.

In this conversation, Shervin shares his story on why he left his high-paying salary as an engineer to travel, which led to him becoming a yoga instructor, discovering his passion for health optimization, and hustling his way to becoming a full-time creator.

Key Points:

• Leaving a 6-figure engineering job to pursue life as a creator
• Turning a passion for health optimization into a creative niche
• Why immigrant families don't favor entrepreneurship
• Moving back in with his parents to afford to chase his dream
• How full-time creators make money
• Balancing the volatility of revenue from YouTube
• The importance of hiring a team and delegating
• Pros and Cons of caffeine and how to use it to your advantage
• What it actually means to "optimize your health"
• Setting "forever goals" to make health and wellness sustainable
• Living in "The Content Closet" with 2 other creators
• Top products to use to achieve your health and fitness goals
• Creating short-form vs. long-form content
• Mt. Rushmore of creators Shervin looks up to
• Shervin's definition of Pure Ambition

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Shervin's YouTube Channel

Shervin's Instagram

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This is my simple weekly goal setting strategy to help me set an intention, maintain a focus, and make progress in my health, profession, relationships, and spirituality.

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Dominic Schlueter is the Founder and CEO of The Running Effect, a media company that strives to bring greater storytelling to the sport of running. Through the inspirational stories of his guests, Dominic hopes to inspire the world to turn their "what ifs?" into realities.

The Running Effect Podcast has been ranked as low as #15 on Spotify's Charts for "Top Sports Podcasts in the US," surpassing shows like ESPN's First Take in the process. Dominic is the youngest individual in history to make it on Spotify's Podcast Charts. Due to these accomplishments, he was featured by Business Insider. Having only made $300 from The Running Effect in 2022, Dominic is on track to make nearly six figures in revenue in 2023 after deciding to skip college and go all-in on his dream.

Key Points:

• Starting a podcast at age 15
• Breaking the Top-50 on Spotify's Sports Podcasts
• Leveraging being home-schooled to work on his passion
• Pros and cons of homeschooling
• Why the education system is failing and how we can fix it
• Choosing not to go to college and go all in on the podcast
• Making $300 in 2023 to signing 5-figure deals in 2023
• Principles to follow while pursuing greatness
• Trusting in God to open up doors and opportunities
• Day-in-the-life of an 18-year old entrepreneur
• Turning "what ifs" into realities
• Turning hardships into fuel for growth
• Dominic's definition of Pure Ambition

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Instagram

The Running Effect on Spotify

The Running Effect on Apple

LinkedIn

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Have you ever heard the saying you are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with? Today, I share who my five dream neighbors would be and why.

Who would your five dream neighbors be?

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Harry Gray is the Co-Host of The Meat Mafia Podcast and Co-Founder of Noble Origins.

Key Points:

• An introduction to an animal-based diet and the benefits of it
• The difference between food in Europe vs. United States
• Leaving corporate America to start a business around health and wellness
• Biggest problems in the US health and food systems and how to address them
• What regenerative farming is and why it is important
• Why fake meat is NOT the answer to reversing climate change
• Fixing the food waste problem
• Writing threads on Twitter led to the starting of multiple thriving businesses
• Creating an animal-based protein powder
• Putting faith at the forefront of everything
• What it looks like to have a relationship with God
• Being there for me on the track when I went into cardiac arrest
• Building a community around health and faith to cultivate a better society
• Harry's definition of Pure Ambition

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In today's solo episode I share the 7 books I believe everyone in their 20's should read if they want more health, wealth, happiness, and love.

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Nikki Zahka is a health and wellness creator with a mission to empower people to find self-love and confidence through a healthy and active lifestyle.

In this episode, Nikki opens up about her struggles with body image and how it led to an eating disorder and obsession with being as skinny as possible. She shares her powerful story of overcoming these mental, physical, and emotional battles and the steps she has taken and implemented on her healing journey to become the happiest, healthiest version of herself, and how she is helping others do the same.

Key Points:

• Walking on to become a Division 1 Diver
• Losing 30 lbs. and falling in love with strength training
• Growing on social media with 10 years of consistency
• Struggles with body image
• Healthy alternatives if you have a sweet tooth
• Stop replicating the diets of people on social media
• Finding a diet and workout plan that is optimal for you
• Why you need MORE fats in your diet
• Dangers of crash dieting
• The importance of getting bloodwork done regularly
• Learning to love your body
• Healing her relationship with food
• Pros and cons of tracking calories and macros
• Nikki's definition of 'Pure Ambition'

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Nikki's Instagram

More of Nikki's Links

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Are you using fitness as a means of procrastination? In today's episode, I share a recent epiphany that there have been points in my life where I have used fitness as a procrastination tool to avoid areas of my life that need energy and attention.

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Aisha Zaza is the Host of The Mindset Mile Podcast, Certified Personal Trainer and CrossFit Coach, and a fit mama helping others build better habits in fitness, mindset + life.

Her podcast has over 2 million + downloads and continues to be a resource for others to transform all aspects of life from health, fitness, relationships, business, and well-being.

In this episode, Aisha and I discuss how her health and fitness journey has changed after becoming a mom, cultivating a thriving relationship with her husband amidst crazy times in life, what she is doing to set her kids up to live happy and healthy lives, bucketing her life into seasons to maximize her human experience and helping others do the same.

Key Points:

• The value and growth that comes from small, consistent actions
• What sparked the idea for "The Mindset Mile"
• Launching a podcast after the birth of her second child
• How to combat the fear of getting into a relationship
• Having kids does not mean you have to give up the things you love doing
• Maintaining a strong relationship with your partner through hectic times
• Navigating post-partum depression
• Managing your expectations in certain seasons of life
• Staying fit as a new parent
• Instilling healthy habits in kids
• Why we need to teach our kids how to cook from a young age
• Taking control of your health through small daily actions
• Aisha's definition of Pure Ambition

Connect with Aisha:

Aisha's IG

The Mindset Mile on Apple Podcasts

The Mindset Mile on Apple Spotify

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