The Macro Perspective

The Macro Perspective

By Marcos Rivera and Seamus SullivanHealth & Fitness
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The Macro Perspective episodes

  • Episode 17 - High Performance Habits

    This was shot Feb 21, 2023

    0:00  Introduction  High Performance Habits

    1:02 Marcos’s 3 High Performance Habits

    1:59 Seamus’s 3 High Performance Habits

    2:34 Rachel’s 3 High Performance Habits (Up your NEAT, find accountability and set it for yourself, and invest in yourself)

    2:58 Marcos’s #1: Wake up early. You don’t get that time back if you waste it!

    9:18 “Be the buffalo” 

    11:09 Marcos’s #2 Tip: Delegate.

    22:47 Seamus’s #1 Tip: Breathwork on the hour

    26:00 Seamus’s #2 Tip: Mindset and Self Talk (psyching up and how to change your mood)

    33:23 Marcos’s #3 Tip: Read more

    40:22 Seamus’s #3 Tip: Anticipation of Needs. Scheduling your non-negotiables and constraints. 

    44:31 Content of the Week:  The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today  by Lewis Howes

    48:26 Icon of the week: Jonathan Majors, actor 

    53:11 Product of the Week - Minimal Shoes - Vivo and Flux

     Referenced in the pod

    44:31 Content of the Week - The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today  by Lewis Howes  (https://a.co/d/eaYYuOl)

    48:26 Icon of the Week - Johnathan Majors  https://tinyurl.com/2p96mhw9

    53:11 Product of the Week - Minimal Shoes - Vivo and Flux

    Flux: https://fluxfootwear.com/

    Vivo: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/


    #fyp #productivity #JonathanMajors #workhard #GreatnessMindset #lewishowes #doyourbest #accountability #mindset #lawofattraction #healthylifestyle #podcast #youtubeislife #newvideo #positivevibes #instagood #growthmindset #personaldevelopment #entrepreneurmindset #mindfulness #selfcare  #entrepreneurship  #leadership #hustle #businessgrowth #happiness #selfgrowth #growyourbusiness #growyourlife

    1 hr 2 min
  • Micro Bite #8 Success Isn't Even Worth it...it's about GREATNESS!

    “Greatness is the result of visionaries who persevere, focus, believe, and prepare. It is a habit, not a birthright.” Lewis Howes
    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes.
    Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project. We hope you enjoy!
    Referenced in the pod:
    The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today by Lewis Howes https://a.co/d/dclj2jG#instagood #selflove #mentalhealth #intentionalliving #fyp #newvideo #keepingitreal #personaldevelopment #noregrats
    #youtubeislife #motivation #dobetter #selfdiscipline #knowthyself#lewishowes #greatness #motivational #begreat #mentalhealth #selfawareness #selfdiscipline

    7 min
  • Micro Bite #7: Suffer the PAIN of DISCIPLINE or REGRET!

    This week, Seamus takes us to school with this reality: You can either suffer the pain of discipline or regret.  The truth is, both are hard…it’s up to us to choose which one with the realization that only one is going to bring us what we want. Check out our Micro Bite #7 and take a few minutes out of your day to meditate on this important axiom.


    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes. Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project. We hope you enjoy! #podcast #personaldevelopment #growth #fyp #motivation #motivational #healthylifestyle #lawofattraction #innerpeace #career #books #lifehacks #lifelongeducation #youtubeshorts #liveintentionally #knowledgeispower #justdoit #newvideo #youtubeislife #beaboutit #goals #goalsetting #instagood #selflove #mentalhealth #intentionalliving #fyp #newvideo #keepingitreal #personaldevelopment #noregrats


    8 min
  • Episode 16 - Overcoming Overthinking with Ariel Pasion

    (0:00)  Introduction with Ariel Pasion (IG: @apasionlifestyle) Positivity Coach and Your Personal Hype-Woman

    (4:14) Free Mindset Webinar & Course “I am” (Independently aware course): Mar 23, 2023 helping you overcome overthinking.  

    (5:46) Ariel’s back story and why she works with female entrepreneurs

    (9:00) Her work with female hormones and  the importance of Self talk surrounding one’s cycle, and the phases and how it may affect weight and workouts given the time of month.

    (14:39) Key things in each phase of the female monthly cycle and  how coaching during those phases of the cycle can help with increasing success and comfort for the athlete.

    (19:54) VBT, HRV and Grip Test (Readiness Test) and how all can help immensely with identifying an athlete's strengths and shortcomings.Learn yourself, and it is different for all women, and can be affected by birth control.

    (31:45) Ariel’s insights into the new technologies that integrate women’s mindsets and training. 

    (40:30) Seed cycling, birth control, magnesium, and cysts: What treatments can help with the treatment of hormonal issues. 

    (48:30) Rituals for self-care and mindset

    (56:37) Conclusion

    IG @apasionlifestyle Links for her FREE webinar 3 Secrets to Overcome Overthinking & Live your Life with Ultimate Confidence dropping on March 23. Sign up for the wait list here

     Referenced in the pod

    19:54 Velocity Based Training (VBT) is a  modern approach to strength training and power training which utilises velocity tracking technology to provide rich objective data as a means to motivate and support real-time adjustments in an athlete's training plan.

    Heart Rate Variability (HRV)  is a form of biofeedback therapy training that involves feeding back beat by beat heart rate data during slow breathing so that the breathing matches heart rate patterns. 

    Grip Strength Readiness Test  is usually measured using a hand-held dynamometer. The patient squeezes the dynamometer with all of their strength, typically three times with each hand. An average score is then calculated using the measurements from both hands

    40:30 Seed cycling is a holistic method used to help balance female hormones like estrogen and progesterone during a menstrual cycle. It involves eating specific seeds during two main phases of your menstrual cycle to help promote a healthy balance of estrogen and progesterone.


    59 min
  • Micro Bite 6 - Actions Speak Louder than Words
    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes.
    Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project. We hope you enjoy!
    #podcast #personaldevelopment #growth #fyp #motivation #motivational #healthylifestyle #lawofattraction #innerpeace #career #books #lifehacks #lifelongeducation #youtubeshorts #liveintentionally #knowledgeispower #justdoit #newvideo #youtubeislife #beaboutit #goals #goalsetting
    11 min
  • Episdode 15 : The Skinny on Weight Loss Drugs

    (0:00)  Introduction

    (0:45) Seamus and Marcos share their opinion on the new wave of weight loss drugs that have hit the market

    (5:24) GLP-1 Agonist: What they are and how they do what they do

    (9:27) Side effects that patients are reporting: do the positives outweigh the negatives?

    (12:33) “Weekday” dieting and how weekends can slow losses

    (15:03) The necessity for micro and macro nutrients

    (18:19) Consistency is key: Even with the meds, you have to find the form of restriction (intermittent fasting, low carb, calorie restriction, etc) that works for you. Time, foods or portions…that’s the secret.

    (25:55) Misconceptions about super fit people: Believe it or not? They have to find motivation, too!

    (31:21) Getting your steps in via innovation…making the changes fit into your day rather than your day fit into the changes

    (37:20) It’s not about a perfect plan, it’s about a flexible one

    40:47 Icon of the Week: Tim Grover (keynote speaker, author, consultant to business leaders and athletes such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dwayne Wade, and so on).

    (48:49) Re-pivoting your life’s aim between goals as you grow: Are we ever, as humans, satisfied?

    (56:41) The fastest way to get results: invest in yourself and hold yourself accountable

    (1:02:40) Product of the Week: Masszymes Digestive Enzymes by Bioptimizers. Highly concentrated with best digestive enzymes that digest proteins, starches, sugars, fibers, and fats

    (1:10:04)  Conclusion

    Referenced in the pod

    (18:24) Layne Norton 

    (23:30) Grover, Tim “Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness” 

    Duhigg, Charles “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” 

    (40:47) Icon of the Week: Tim Grover  

    (47:08 Nirmal Purja, subject of the documentary “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible”  

    (1:02:40) Product of the Week: Masszymes Digestive Enzymes by Bioptimizers


    (1:03:43) Dan Garner on Complete Human Performance “The Importance of Gut Health and ultimate compensators, Episode 48”. 

    #carnivorediet #eatmeat #autoimmunediet  #micronutrients #macronutrients #weightloss #ozempic #mounjaro #wegovy #GLP1 #type1diabetes #fyp #timgrover #laynenorton #14peaks #healthylifestyle #getfit #nutrition #fitness #personaltrainers #personaldevelopment #personalgrowth #lawofattraction

    1 hr 18 min
  • Micro Bite #5 Amateur No More
    Referenced in the episode: Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work  by Steven Pressfield 
    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes.  Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project.  We hope you enjoy!  #podcast #personaldevelopment #growth #fyp #motivation #motivational #healthylifestyle #lawofattraction #innerpeace #career #books #lifehacks #lifelongeducation
    12 min
  • Episode 14 - Interview with Jess Durando

    (0:00)  Introduction to “Episode 14: Interview with Jess Durando” (IG is @mindbody.mamatherapist) and Announcements.  She is a licensed clinical therapist and a certified nutrition and pre/post natal coach. (3:48) Biggest mindset blocks regarding fitness and nutrition and how to learn from them (6:26) How 2020 affected our mindsets and needs when it comes to wellness (hint: it’s not just about the food!) (8:56) Redefining self-care (14:33) Finding the balance between the pursuit of our goals and mom/dad guilt (19:35) Modeling self-care for your spouse and children to make it a less guilt (23:05) Facing the immigrant mindset of downtime guilt (25:36) As coaches, we can’t make the change for our clients…but we can ask “Is this still working for you?” and guide them through the process of breaking unhealthy cycles (27:43) Being mindful of the emotions of food, and allowing for there to be room for nostalgic or ritual or traditional family foods (30:34) Discussing the non-negotiables and the WHYs behind them (33:26) Routines and how they can affect mental health (37:20) Having routines is putting holes in the stress bucket (37:53) Calming paralysis by analysis (39:38) The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin is a framework designed to help you understand how you and others take actions and meet goals based on placing people within four categories: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. Using these can help immensely as a coach and in personal relationships. (50:21) Conclusion Referenced in the pod (39:38) , Gretchen “The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)” Take the “Four Tendencies Quiz”.

    54 min
  • Micro Bite 4 - Failure is the first step of success

    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes.  Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project.  We hope you enjoy!


    #motivation #motivational #growth #healthylifestyle #fyp

    13 min
  • Micro Bite 3 - Stop MASTERING what doesn't serve you!

    While The Micro Perspective is and always will be a joint venture sharing insight about health perspectives from a macro lens, we (Seamus and Marcos) personally challenged one another to create smaller solo segments to keep our audience engaged and privy to things we are passionate about or coming across in our studies that aren't making it into our full length episodes.  Thus, the Micro Bite segment was born to help give some motivational moments from our passion project.  We hope you enjoy!

    10 min

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Join Marcos Rivera and Seamus Sullivan as they share insights about health perspectives including fitness, nutrition, and self-awareness from a macro lens.