This week Tracy dives deep with Chuck and Tony from Complete Fitness House Springs! These guys are on a mission to change the world one person at a time in a welcoming yet challenging environment. Their gym is truly one of a kind, complete with a "prison yard" that includes a rock wall and an outdoor shower (there are rules). 

Both Chuck and Tony are examples that anyone can change their life regardless of the limitations others try to apply to us. Both experienced challenges in school growing up. Tony was told he would never amount to anything and eventually dropped out of high school. 

While holding down full time jobs, these two inspiring men came together in the midst of the pandemic, bought a failing gym and turned it around. They put everything on the line and proved to themselves (and everyone else) that they are capable of amazing things. 

Chuck and Tony remind each of us that when we truly believe in ourselves and our mission, we are unstoppable regardless of our past. 

Chuck reminds us that we only fail when we give up!

Andria Van Mierlo retired early from St. Louis County Police Department in March of 2022 to follow her dream of turning her fitness hobby into a full time business.  When she retired was a Sergeant in the Division of Special Operations Special Response Unit.  She was also a task force officer with the United States Marshals Service.

Andria left an amazing 20 year career in the police department.  She earned her way into many great assignments and units during her career.  Andria  worked undercover in narcotics for six years where she did hand to hand deals with drug dealers all over the St. Louis area, wrote search warrants and wiretaps and traveled around the US doing undercover work for the FBI.

She also worked in the intelligence unit for approximately 4 years where she was a Task Force Officer with the FBI and ran a multi state federal racketeering investigation which resulted in the federal prosecution and conviction of 21 violent  outlaw motorcycle gang members across seven states.

She also served as a Sergeant for the city of Jennings precinct  and as mentioned above spent three years in special operations where her unit served during civil unrest and riots and also handled violent fugitive apprehensions in the St. Louis area.

Andria left  her amazing career because she did not like where her department was going and how it was being run.  She also had a huge dream of running her own fitness business full time.

Fitness was a huge part of her life since college.  She has been a personal trainer and crossfit instructor.  She has competed in boxing matches, marathons, ultra marathons, half iron mans and numerous fitness/physique competitions.

Andria and her husband Greg  ran Blueline Fitness St. Louis for several years on a part time basis.  In the fall of 2021 they decided to rebrand their business as VM Fitline and worked with a web designer Lindsey Reams to build an amazing website to showcase their business and their fitness app.  Then in March of 2022 Andria decided to leave police work behind and take the leap of faith  and go all in with her business VM Fitline.

Andria has no regrets since leaving and has since used her social media profiles to Empower and Inspire others to get comfortable with uncomfortable and attempt the unthinkable whether it be for a fitness goal or a career change etc.

She now spends her day teaching fitness classes, training clients one on one in their studio gym, and designing fitness and nutrition plans for her online clients.   Andria is truly living out her dream.  To learn more about Andria and her business check out her website at   vmfitline.com

She recently co-authored a healthy lifestyle cookbook with her friend and fellow entrepreneur Tony Patton.  She also has a line of fitness accessories to include booty bands and figure 8 lifting straps which are sold at Complete Fitness House Springs and  online via her instagram profile.

In this episode, Tracy Taylor and Tony Patton discuss the importance of change, chasing your dreams, and setting aside the fear of failure.

Tony, for 18 years, was repairing cars that had been damaged by hail. He worked 9 months out of the year and for the other three months he and his family would pickle jalapeno's in his kitchen. One year Tony decided to cast aside any doubt and posted his pickled jalapeno's on Facebook just to see if they would sell. Tony could not anticipate just how popular his pickled jalapeno's would become. Overnight, Tony received 485 orders for his pickled jalapeno's. 

This was his choice point, cancel the orders or find a way to fill them. 

Tony got to work to find the ingredients and materials he would need to fill the orders. This was just the beginning though. Tony later went on to create more products (you can find a list of them and where to buy them below). 

Tony encourages you to go for your dreams. Don't be afraid of change or failure. Don't let anyone stop you or discourage you from making your dreams come true. He reminds us all that now is as good a time as any to make the changes you've been wanting to make. He reminds us that failure is far less frightening than staying the same. 

Tony is a bit of a local celebrity and has been featured on several podcasts as well as KSDK for his famous Tony's Sweet Heat line. You can  learn more about him here by following the link below.  

https://www.ksdk.com/article/entertainment/television/show-me-st-louis/tonys-sweet-heat-bloody-mary-mix-was-born-in-st-louis/63-518731367 

Tony Patton is the founder of Tony's Sweet Heat. He has five delicious products on the market: Bloody Mary Mix, Jalapeño pepper and sweet heat marinade, all purpose rub, Tony's Sweet Heat salsa, and Sweet Heat jalapeno mustard coming out. 

You can find these products at: Supplement Super Store, Kendrick's Meats, Fryer Tuck liquor stores, Kirkwoods Farmers Market, Dogwood Liquor store, and Total Wine and More. Or, order online from the comfort of your home at tonyssweetheat.com.

And as always, until next time, continue feeding your ego! 

TRIGGER WARNING! THIS DISCUSSION INCLUDES TRAUMATIC REAL LIFE EVENTS THAT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME LISTENERS. 

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.  

In this episode, Tracy dives deep with her friend Ana Stewert!

Ana is a mom, life partner, and homemaker. Though not an expert, Ana does offer a unique perspective on how she over came the negative self-concept she developed in childhood and how she developed a new self-concept as she entered motherhood. 

This is the most relatable episode yet. 

In this raw, unedited episode, Tracy and Sarah discuss the overuse of social media and the benefits of limiting your screen time. 

Core takeaways: 

-We are in a relationship with everything.

-Everything is energy.

-No energy is identical.

-Your perception influences your manifestations.

-Perceptions are influenced by our community, what we consume, and the quality of our time spent alone. 

In this episode Tracy looks back at her inspiration for starting the show. She asks, "why can I feed your ego and you can feed mine but, we cant feed our own?" Why are we always being told to get rid of our egos or to kill them? 

Tracy explains that our egos are the totality of our beings. She encourages us to appreciate ourselves as we peel back the layers of our evolving egos. 

And as always, until next time, continue feeding your ego.  

In this episode, Tracy MF Taylor discusses the importance of understanding your core values for the purposes of manifesting your desires. 

Tracy reminds us that being Egocentric is about returning our energy back to ourselves. It's about examining who we are, how we are showing up, and if we want to continue down this path. 

She also reminds us that we create in the quantum realm. Therefore, we must be aware of the vibration we operate at. We may think we are vibrating high when in reality an unknown core value could be leading the charge. Tracy's dominate core value is freedom. She unknowingly developed this core value in childhood. She longed to escape what she was told "love" was. Because she was unaware of this core value, it has been manifesting on her behalf. 

When we discover these core values and how/why they are developed, and the meaning behind them, we can then consciously create. We can fine tune our frequency to one that is a harmonious match to what we actually desire. 

Though it is not discussed in the episode, Tracy wants it to be clear that because she seeks balance in her vibration, and because she wants people in her life, the universe has harmoniously aligned her with really good people who have demonstrated a safe and freeing love. 

When we become Egocentric and seek deeper for ourselves, we gain creative power. 

Tracy talks with Kristina Heagh-Avritt, founder of Vibrant Family Education, in this unique episode that explains the importance of bringing education home. 

Kristina and her husband Herb are teaming up to revolutionize the way parents think about education. They are dedicated to family support, coaching, and mentoring. With this dynamic duo, you are not alone in overcoming challenges associated with bringing education home. 

Tracy and Kristina discuss ways in which the Vibrant Family Education system helps parents safe-guard their child's developing ego to develop confident and competent young humans who wont need to heal from trauma later in life. 

You'll want to save this episode for when you are ready to bring your child's education home!

you can find Kristina and Herb over at:

VibrantFamilyEducation.com

[email protected]

While on TikTok, Tracy came across a video about talking to yourself in the third person. It’s a practice she agrees with and does often. Her reason for doing it, however, was much different than the content creators reason. He encouraged his followers to talk to themselves in the third person to achieve separation from the ego. Tracy does it to force herself to identify what she’s experiencing, where in her body she is experiencing it, and then communicate those things to her higher self.

When we experience anxiety, depression, fear, or any negative human emotions, that is not your ego. That is the programming of the id. When your body experiences these feelings, the id tries to overtake the ego. Separation is in fact the reason you’re experiencing these negative emotions. A well fed ego can keep the id in check. Talking to yourself in third person, you connect the ego and the id and create alignment.

What You’ll Learn:

Favorite Quote:

“Your ego is the totality of who you are.” -Tracy Taylor

When Tracy disagrees with someone on social media, she usually keeps it to herself, but she just couldn’t this time. She stumbled upon some content where the creator was advising people to rid themselves of their ego, to destroy it. Right away, Tracy thought this person obviously doesn’t understand what the ego actually is. So, she felt compelled to fill him in.

Our ego is simply our self concept, our self esteem. It’s based on, and proven through, our habits and day to day functions. To destroy your ego, you would have to disconnect from everything you care about, your family, your career, your hobbies, etc. What we can do is evolve our ego. The neurons that fire together, wire together. So next time you’re unhappy with a part of your ego, focus on evolving it by changing your thoughts and your actions.

What You’ll Learn:

Favorite Quote:

“Evolving your ego is the only thing you should be focused on.” -Tracy Taylor