The FlowCast

Kent Sheehey has been on a journey of self-discovery since his teenage years when he first found fitness. He is an entrepreneur and the co-owner of Sweat Happy Wellness, a reformer pilates studio with locations in Peterborough and Lindsay. Along with his wife Becky, they have been bringing a refreshing and holistic take on fitness to the community and have been seeing great growth in their business by bringing that light. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about foraging, finding flow in music, and becoming a bearer of light and positivity in business.

Show Notes:

1:45 - Who is Kent Sheehey?

3:00 - Foraging

9:15 - Kent’s origins with fitness

11:30 - Kent’s nutrition evolution

14:30 - Eating 30 bananas a day

17:00 - Kent’s flow state

18:00 - How diet helps Kent’s flow state

21:00 - Music and flow

24:30 - Just be cool in business and flow *

29:30 - Spread light as a business

32:00 - Reformer Pilates and Sweat Happy Wellness

40:30 - Go Time

41:15 - Brain training with pilates and Animal Flow

43:15 - The performance of teaching classes

44:00 - The power of partnerships

45:30 - Key business lessons

Shout Outs

37:00 - Becky Sheehey @sweathappywellness

38:00 - Amy Stubb - @sustainableyogi

39:30 - @thehealthysweetpotato - Jess Daliday

Resources

Markus Rothkranz - Free Food and Medicine

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Tero Isokauppila, Four Sigmatic Founder — Finding Mastery — Overcast

Dr. Sean is a chiropractor, fitness bootcamp instructor, Canadian Reserves member, family man, and productivity master.

In this episode, we dive into his recent performance at the Canadian Forces Iron Warrior 2019 competition which is a gruelling military-style Iron Man event. We talk about the training and recovery leading up to the competition, how Dr. Sean improved so much over past years, and the mindset that goes into enduring such an event. We also cover some great business and productivity advice that Dr. Sean has implemented to creating success in multiple realms.

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Show Notes:

00:45 - Who is Dr. Sean Francis?

2:00 - Canadian Forces Iron Warrior - what is this gruelling race?

7:15 - The Hasty Ps 100 mile march

9:00 - Training for the Iron Warrior

9:30 - Dr. Sean’s results at this year’s Iron Warrior

12:30 - The importance of training to perform at the very best level

14:10 - Toughest day should never be in combat *

17:00 - Where Sean first recognized the flow state and got hooked on seeking it

20:00 - Physical cues for flow

22:30 - Nutrition strategies for this year’s Iron Warrior

29:30 - If/When, Then Statements

31:00 - Finding balance with everything that Sean does.

35:30 - Recovery and creating space in your body

37:00 - Dr. Sean’s recovery with floating and cold therapy

40:00 - Maintaining the engine that is your body * - Take care of yourself - days will get tough

What a great podcast this was with Jordan Porter!

Recounting tales of the intense flow of extreme sports when your life is teetering on a slab of wood and debating the concept of achieving mastery in one field versus becoming a skilled jack-of-all-trades.

There were many laughs to be had during this conversation but Jordan also has a deep understanding of his own experience of flow both in physical and creative realms as he’s been an adrenaline junkie his whole life and has been honing the craft of writing since elementary school.

It’s always a fascinating journey to find the similarities and differences between these flow-inducing activities and Jordan delivered across the board while also giving great advice to anyone looking to start their own business.

Let’s Dive In!

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Show Notes:

3:15 - Who is Jordan Porter and what is Nufás Media?

5:15 - Monsters, If Not Human - Jordan’s writing journey

8:00 - What does Jordan’s flow state look like with writing and research?

10:00 - What’s in Jordan’s EDC?

11:30 - Jordan’s Longboarding Story and how it relates to flow

14:15 - Jordan’s flow experience

15:15 - The White Dragon Jordan is chasing.

17:45 - Jordan’s Radio show on Trent Radio

23:45 - Nufás Media - new business media brokerage

26:10 - What does Nufás mean?

27:30 - What challenges is Jordan facing with a new business?

28:30 - Mastery vs. Jack-of-all-trades

38:30 - Defining Mastery

41:30 - The success of true masters

42:15 - The evolution of master rock climbers - proto-monkey humans

43:30 - The toolkit of masters is often masked under the masterpiece.

44:30 - The value of a business partner

47:00 - Actionable business advice from Jordan

50:15 - The Art of Wilkins - hometown example of perseverance

54:00 - Side hustles and breaking through entropy

What’s up everyone, RJ here and in this special FlowCast series I’m talking about the recovery strategies that I’m implementing in training and preparing for the Canadian Hercules competition just a few weeks away.

In part 1 I’m talking about floating and the particular benefits that are helping my body recovery from training and further prepare for the competition.

Laura Anderson is a naturopathic doctor in Peterborough who has been able to create a life around the things that she is passionate about. In this wide-ranging conversation we cover Laura’s journey into naturopathic medicine, her take on following your gut to find your true calling, how naturopathic medicine can help you, and simple practices you can implement to make your life better. Let’s dive in!

Show Notes:

6:50 - How Laura overcame her obstacles to switch from the traditional university route into naturopathy

10:10 - Finding your place in school

12:30 - How Laura listens to her gut

16:45 - What is naturopathy?

22:00 - Any type of patient better suited for naturopathy?

23:00 - The Obi Wan of medicine

27:00 - Old modalities becoming validated by science again

29:40 - Air is free

30:30 - Laura’s meditation practice

33:30 - Has Laura found her flow?

34:20 - The timing of flow

37:45 - Gratitude journaling and tips for starting change process in your own life

42:00 - Change your lifestyle long-term

43:30 - Laura’s take on social media

47:50 - Nobody has the perfect life.

We live in a world obsessed with comparisons. The drawback is that you cannot find your own flow when comparing yourself to others. In this episode, we break down Theodore Roosevelt's classic quote and talk about strategies for freeing yourself from the vicious comparison cycle.

Show Notes:

2:00 - Why people disagree that comparison is the thief of joy

4:00 - Comparison and flow states

11:30 - Coaching role in Flow

12:30 - comparison in school

15:00 - self-awareness of what’s right for you

16:50 - Instagram - getting rid of likes

18:22 - Social media and business

18:50 - Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

22:20 - Comparison and authenticity

30:00 - Being where you’re supposed to be

37:00 - Earning trust outperforms envy

40:00 - Authenticity on social media

45:30 - Where is your joy sourced from?

47:00 - The FlowCast case study of non-comparison.

In this week’s FlowCast episode we dive into the flow of fighting with Mike Doherty. Mike is the owner of Dohjo Muay Thai gym and is fresh off of an IKF Worlds tournament win.

We talk about the recent fights him and his teammates won as well as get into some past stories about how Mike used his mastery of his emotions to beat a fighter in Thailand at his own mental game. I love this story and think that level of awareness in such a high-stakes environment shows an exceptional level of self-awareness and flow.

We also got into how Mike balances his emotional states and the challenges of running a business with being a world-class fighter.

You will not want to miss this episode, so let’s dive right in!

Show Notes:

1:30 - Fresh off of an IKF World’s win

3:20 - Growth opportunity from a loss and how the growth mindset spreads

6:00 - Motives for fighting - Mike’s philosophy

6:30 - How Mike defines self-mastery

10:00 - Daily journal practice used for separating different parts of life.

12:30 - Stoic philosophy - what it means to Mike

15:20 - Dealing with performance anxiety

17:55 - Why Mike became a fighter

19:50 - The story of how he beat a Thai fighter at his own mental game

22:55 - The Flow of Fighting

23:15 - Key components of Flow Mike identifies with in fights

25:25 - How long in his fight career did it take him to recognize the flow state

29:30 - Fight rituals or superstitions

31:45 - Ultimate end-goal with fighting

32:50 - How to perform at such a high level in fighting while also running a business?

36:50 - Best ways to overcome anxiety?

41:15 - Thoughts on social media and how to handle it as a business

47:00 - Mike’s time tracking method for productivity.

Vice Documentary on Wim Hof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaMjhwFE1Zw

Wim Hof Fundamentals Course: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/elearning/fundamentals

In this episode of the FlowCast, I'm doing the full review of the Wim Hof fundamentals 10-week course.

We'll go over the basic breathing techniques and physical challenges that encompass the Wim Hof Method (WHM). Find out how to gradually improve your breath-hold time by deeply oxygenating your body and how you can increase your tolerance to cold exposure in order to do cold plunges just like the Iceman.

Finally, I cover some of the different reasons you may want to try the Wim Hof Method for yourself and how you can further get involved in the community in Peterborough.

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Topics from the Show Notes:

Tackling Your Resistance

SMART Goals

Goal Setting

Making Physical Activity Work For You

Circadian Timing for Tasks

Lists and Compartmentalizing different jobs

Chunking Down Your Goals

Just In Time vs. Just In Case Knowledge

Additional Resources:

Alice’s Theme - Danny Elfman

Impact Theory Podcast - Tom Bilyeu

Books:

4-Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss

Deep Work - Cal Newport

The War of Art - Steven Pressfield

Smarter, Faster, Better - Charles Duhigg

When - Daniel Pink

This was an intermediate podcast episode this week as Telsi was away and I wanted to talk a bit about questions because they structure the life around us.

The questions you ask are the reality you live. If you always ask questions from a negative tilt, you’re going to have to constantly battle that negativity.

Rephrasing questions and being precise in your language can lead to a massive shift in your perspective and outcome.