You read that correctly. 200 miles! In the ultra-endurance community, running 100 miles has for a long time been a coveted event to strive for. But are 200 milers the new 100? In this episode, I bring back one of our previous podcast guests Bryan Paisley for a beautiful conversation on his recent successful finish of the Tahoe 200. We not only got the full report on his training leading up to it, and the race itself but in how to ENJOY something as monstrous as a 200 miler. But make no mistake: You don't need to be a runner to enjoy this episode. There's a powerful message in this dialogue with Bryan about mindfulness, enjoying our moments, and bringing with us "A big bag of gratitude" as he says. I'm confident you'll love this episode. Connect with Bryan on Facebook and laugh your ass off all the time (for real, he posts the funniest stuff): https://www.facebook.com/lumpermusic

Patricia Neubauer was born in an East German town and witnessed the wall come down when she was 7 years old.  As she grew up, she became obsessed with running, sought out the help of a former Olympic medalist coach, and went all in. She competed nationally in the mid to long distance track events,  and had a lot of success, until she got so skinny and so sick that she had to sit out of the sport for 2 years to try to regain her health. Patricia shares in this episode the ugly side of athletes who try to maintain the perfect power -to - weight ratio, but who often do it at the expense of hurting themselves more. After she got her health back, she was offered a scholarship to run for a college in New York City, where she fell more in love with running and eventually ended up moving to California. Patricia got a bike as a way to get around her city, and ended up giving triathlon a go. She found that she had a knack for it, and has now competed in everything from Sprint distance, all the way up to Ironman distance. 

She not only holds a full time job, but trains religiously-squeezing in workouts on her lunch break, and then manages to work on her non-profit. Her non-profit, Neu-power Consulting, is dedicated to helping less fortunate athletes obtain scholarships and visas to  the U.S. -without the heavy price tag that many other "consulting sports agencies" charge.  She shares her experience of being able to train in Kenya many years ago, and seeing how dedicated the young Kenyan runners were, but how much they lacked in resources to be able to get out of poverty and compete. We even talk about the "dark" side of some of the sports agencies in Kenya, which will blow your mind. 

Connect with Patricia: 

https://neupower.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patneubauer/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.neubauer.129

Have you ever wondered how to get into a state of FLOW more often in your life? You know, that state you've felt once in a while everything just seems to click, where the great things are happening and it almost feels like a lucky streak. 

What if it were possible to feel like that the majority of your life, and not only have to experience that in very fleeting moments? 

Jackie and Justin both not only believe it's POSSIBLE, but they have lived it. And they believe we all can too. 

Sound too good to be true? 

In this episode, I asked a lot of the "hard questions" . 

We talk about surrender, healing our inner wounds, quantum physics and the forces that are REALLY at work and interested in our happiness and joy. 

And so, so, so much more. 

You'll want to listen to this one again and again in order to fully grasp and internalize these ideas. 

When the podcast was over, in my own notes I promptly wrote down: "MIND BLOWN." 

Justin Faerman and Jackie Knechtel are global pioneers in the art and science of living in flow consciousness.  They run high-level training programs worldwide teaching people from all walks of life how to bring their lives and businesses fully into flow and create exponential growth and success from a place of effortlessness and ease. After years spent doing deep research into the nature of reality and the mechanics of the mind with a focus on expanding human potential, they formed the Flow Consciousness Institute to bring their work to the world. They currently travel the globe conducting research and hold talks, workshops and trainings on living in ongoing states of flow, applying intuition in life and business and creating success without the hustle and grind. Their work has been covered in Fast Company and Forbes magazine and is being sought out by business and transformational leaders worldwide. 

Learn more at http://www.flowconsciousnessinstitute.com

Have you ever wanted to learn how to communicate more effectively so that people understand you better? 

Have you ever wanted to be able to get up in front of a room and NOT be terrified? 

And have you ever wanted to learn how to more effectively and consciously take control of your day? 

We cover ALL of that and more in this episode. 

Robbie Law's  Bio

Public Speaker since 2001, Robbie has now trained over 100,000 people Face to Face. In group, and individual settings.

As a presenter he's spoken on:

Sales

Health and Wellness

Fitness

Coaching

Personal Development

Real Estate

Business

Networking

Investing

Marketing

Business Development

Options Trading

As a consultant he's designed presentations that have created 10’s of thousands of new customers for clients.

More on Robbie

Public Speaker since 2002

5,000+ presentations in all 50 states, Europe and Asia.

2001-2003 Managed 7 teams of 4+ salesmen each. Hired, trained, and managed all 25+ employees.

2003 - Present Self Employed Entrepreneur

Flipped over 30 homes

Owned Multiple Retail Stores

Made over 250 Options Trades

6 Figure earner in Network Marketing

2011 - Present: Speaker Coach and Communications Trainer

Reviewed and worked with over 50 public speakers. Training Experts, salesman, and those with messages to share.

I currently work with 15 speakers that trust me to analyze, critique, and give feedback on their presentations. Some of which have been speaking for 30 years, and a few of which just recently made the stage.

Wife Annie Law owns a Lifestyles Gym called “THE BOX” with her best friend Chantelle in Lindon Utah. Where They teach Kickboxing, and Crossfit.

3 boys - Brady 14, Parker 11, and Lucas 8.

2 Dogs - Fred and Lola

3 Chickens - Cluck Norris, Arbiscus, and CKarl

Connect with Robbie: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.law

Instagram: @robbielaw11

Kris Brown grew up in the Seattle area and even from a young age developed a genuine curiosity and love for food. He was also running competitively from the time he was 5 years old, so maybe he was just hungry all the time. He worked in various service industry jobs before moving to Santa Barbara, CA to help open a new restaurant-Barbareno, one of Santa Barbara's finest and most inspired. This last year, he took ownership of a new fast casual restaurant called Cubaneo, a Cuban inspired restaurant (which happens to be me and my girlfriend's favorite-get  the yucca fries!) 

In this episode we talk about his journey as a new restaurant owner, and the loves and hates of the business. The last half of the podcast we spoke heavily about his journey into ultra running and long distance running. Also in this episode we cover: 

-How to successfully drink 3 IPA's over the course of the podcast and keep it together

-The fine art of Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

-How to think bigger and adjust what is POSSIBLE in your mind. 

-How to balance life and training

-How to manage times of chaos and gracefully move through them

-Plus, MUCH MUCH MORE! 

This was a very fun episode for me personally to record because we did it live. There's something for everyone in this episode! 

Bio: 

Kris Brown @krisbobbrown (Instagram)

Kris' restaurant Cubaneo (go try it!) : https://www.cubaneosb.com/

(Kris isn't on Facebook) 

Kris is an ultra trail athlete living in Santa Barbara, CA. A lifelong runner with a collegiate track background, he switched to long trail races to fulfill a trajectory he had been planning since childhood. Kris prefers long, difficult climbs to flat courses, but he can be found running anything from a track 5k to an obstacle course race as well. Kris's career highlights include a 10th place finish at Western States in 2018 and a 4th place finish at The North Face 50-Mile Championship in 2017. He owns and operates a Cuban restaurant in Santa Barbara.

Danielle McGhee used to travel over 250 days a year running educational events for a large company until she burned out in a big way. It was over the last 6 years that she started to find immense calm from various energy healers and tap into new modalities that brought her great peace, and finally...CALM. 

She knew this was the work she was called to do, and since that time has built a successful international practice as a Reiki healer and energy worker. She believes that it is ENERGY and LIGHT that has the powerful to not only heal us from trauma, pain, and discomfort, but can help us find great inner peace and CALM. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

HOW to recognize your triggers, pain patterns, and how to more easily FLOW out of them. 

HOW to recognize HIGH VIBRATIONAL feelings and emotions and how to "live" there more often. 

HOW to change your state, your mood, and your peace of mind through a simple exercise that takes less than 2 minutes. (We did this live on the podcast and it was incredible!)

+MUCH MUCH MORE. 

This is a phenomenal episode that anyone who seeks to live from a higher consciousness and Light MUST listen to! 

Connect with Danielle: 

Instagram @daniellenicolemcghee

Facebook @daniellenicolemcghee

Website: https://daniellenicolemcghee.com 

In this episode, we dive into the routines, habits, and mental toughness habits of a true champion, Mark Bottenhorn. Mark is not only incredible in what he accomplishes  in his running endeavors, but in his ability to coach 48 athletes, hold down a full time job in marketing, training 80+miles per week, and being there for his family. 

But he wasn't always this way. At age 20, Mark had crippling anxiety, depression, and low self confidence despite being  a successful soccer player at a high level. He was uncomfortable in social situations and in public. Now, 10 years later, he's a powerful advocate in the mental health community and an inspiration to thousands of people. 

This is an episode you will pull a great deal of value out of. 

Enjoy! 

Mark Bottenhorn is a professional mountain, ultra, trail and OCR athlete living in Dallas,Texas. He spends his free time with his wife, Brittany and 8 month old daughter, Maya. Mark works with dozens of endurance athletes ranging from first timers to elites on his coaching platform, Run Strong Coaching.Mark has numerous wins, course records and accolades including landing on the North American top performances list at the 50k distance two years in a row.

Instagram: @bottenhornrunning

Website: http://www.markbottenhorn.com/

Want to hear from an individual who effectively rid himself of all excuses to do magnificent things? 

Look no further: meet Jake Jackson

He's as humble as they come, but make no mistake-when he laces up the running shoes he's means business. 

See how he juggles his full time job as a UPS driver, parents 3 kids, and find the time to trail effectively. Jake just recently won the men's overall at the prestigious invitation-only Desert Solstice 24 hour race. He's on his way to qualifying to represent the US in the world 24 hour running championships in France. 

You'll get a lot out of this episode. Enjoy, and as always-we look forward to your comments and hope you share if this podcast has brought value to you. 

Have you ever wanted to know how to connect with people better and build rapport more quickly? 

When I met Sloan a couple of years ago (via Instagram LOL) , I quickly found that she was a master of making connections, asking great questions, and making one feel important when they were talking. 

Sloan started her career in the financial services industry in Canada, but quickly realized she had a knack for building businesses, helping clients get past their most pressing strategic problems, and helping businesses to be more organized and run more efficiently. She currently has her hands in 3 businesses as full time or part time owner and also has a thriving consulting practice. 

We covered so many wonderful topics in this conversation, and I have no doubt that you all will love it. 

Make sure to drop your comments back to me on when you listen to it, and subscribe to the podcast! It means a lot. 

Connect with Sloan on social: 

Instagram: @sloanlauinger

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sloanlauinger/

Website: https://sloanlauinger.com/