The MENtal Muscle-Up Podcast: The Cure For Mental Masturbation

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EP067 - This episode is part one of a two-parter where I am graced by the beautifully balancing presence of Erin from Live One Life Coaching.  We dive deep into what it means to be on your path to authentic realization and balancing the masculine and feminine energies that are in all of us (including my Brothers out there!)

Here's just a bit of what we be tackling in this episode:

👉🏾  Erin talks about how to begin living your one true life (7:14)

👉🏾  How to avoid going down the social media rabbit hole of comparison to define how you should be living your life (10:53)

👉🏾  Erin shares what is undeniably step #1 for any man or woman who wants to fulfill their purpose in life and why people under 40 are rarely in a position to find and fulfill their purpose (23:04)

👉🏾 If you've been asking yourself what your purpose is, Erin shares her take on one of the simplest and best ways to find your purpose (27:40)

👉🏾  Is feminism toxic and does how we view femininity keep both men and women from achieving balance in our lives? (36:15)

👉🏾  Do men need to take on a more feminine role and relinquish the role of the masculine to the woman sometimes? (43:26)

👉🏾 How can we both women and men become more comfortable with and learn to leverage the power of the masculine and feminine inside of us? (47:53)

👉🏾  How I have learned to empower my inner Warrior by allowing my inner Goddess to get some playing time (55:03)



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 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• My soul sista Erin who you can find
  • On IG @liveonelifecoaching
  • On her training and coaching website

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Esther Perel's book Mating In Captivity

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BONUS - In this episode, I'm going back to basics by demoing the MMU based on what I found to be the top Notable Quotable from both EP065 with Darlene Marshall and EP066 with Jordan Ferrone.


Here's what challenges we be tackling with today's MMUs:

👉🏾  Challenge/MMU #1 - When what you're doing never feels like it's enough what can you do to finally start feeling happier and more fulfilled? (6:25)

👉🏾  Challenge/MMU #2 - How do you get over the obsessive worrying about what other people think of you? (18:26)


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💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma girl Darlene who you can check out @darlene.coach
• Ma man Jordan who you can check out @jordan.ferrone

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint

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 Until next time...we got this!

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EP066 - This episode was anything but cold as the Ice Bath Man himself, Jordan Ferrone plunged into his battle with mental health and dropped a record-setting 28 screen-shot-worthy nuggets, some of which I've included below.

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Here's just a bit of what we be tackling in this episode:

👉🏾  What do mental health battles look like for both Jordan and me so that men can recognize if they are on the path to internal destruction (09:00)

👉🏾  How ice baths began helping Jordan relieve the anxiety he was feeling (13:03)

👉🏾  What Jordan's first day of ice baths was like and what you should expect if you're thinking about doing ice baths yourself (16:07)

👉🏾  One of the most powerful strategies both Jordan and I use to be ultra-tough when times are ultra-tough (19:21)

👉🏾 One area that Jordan, myself, and most men fall short of that defeats one of the main purposes of life (27:49)

👉🏾  Why NOT acknowledging your feelings as a man can be one of your greatest weapons (32:58)

👉🏾  Jordan shares his Golden Purpose, which is something I believe every man should have his own version of (41:07)

👉🏾 How Jordan has used the lessons from his ice baths to have more fulfilling relationships with his wife, children, and the public (46:57)

👉🏾  What would you tell your thirteen-year-old self? Listen to how Jordan comes up with the amazing inspirational messages he spits out every morning (50:12)

👉🏾 One lesson Jordan wishes he had learned way back in the day that can change the way you experience your life without changing anything on the outside (52:24)


💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma man Jordan who you can find on IG @jordan.ferrone

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Jordan's Book Recommendation - The Happiness Hypothesis by Johnathan Haidt

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 Until next time...we got this!

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EP065 - This episode almost brought me to tears as my guest Darlene Marshall - a PT with a master's in Applied Positive Psychology - unintentionally triggered the shit out of my imposter syndrome.

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Here's just a bit of what we be tackling in this episode:

👉🏾  How do you get over your fear of sharing your one true Voice with the world? (8:11)

👉🏾  How can we stop jumping from course to course, book to book, and actually start INTEGRATING what we learn into our everyday lives? (13:36)

👉🏾  How do you stop screwing yourself over by becoming the Personal Trainer of your mind so that you can make the changes you want to make in the moment? (20:15)

👉🏾  Why both Darlene and I think gratitude is horse shit and what you should be focusing on instead to actually bring more joy into your life (23:43)

👉🏾 What Darlene feels (and I couldn't agree more) is the one thing the world needs more than anything else if have any hope of turning the state of our lives and the world around (32:38)

👉🏾  I ask Darlene her thoughts on whether or not you have to have your own house in order before you even think about helping/coaching others (36:18)

👉🏾  What it means to 'hold up the mirror of your doubt' so that you can look your doubts square in the face and tell them to fuck off (43:16)

👉🏾 How Darlene triggered the shit outta me by making me question whether or not I should call myself a Coach and why most trainers who call themselves coaches need to cut that shit out (53:09)

👉🏾  How do you interpret your emotions so that you don't have to stuff them down and can actually leverage them for learning and expansion? (55:51)

👉🏾 Darlene gives what might be the most powerful answer to the question WHAT IS LOVE? (104:11)


💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• My sista Darlene who you can find
  • on IG @darlene.coach
  • on her website by clicking here

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Darlene's book for PT and Wellness Coaches
• Carol Dweck's book Mindset

 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!

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EP064 - This episode blew my mind with how in-depth and practical my guest Chris Levarek dove into the details of saving his marriage, being a father, and why he quit his high-paying corporate job in IT to run a multi-million dollar real estate investment firm.

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Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - When you just aren't connecting with your wife the way you want this one thing is what Chris recommends you do first to get your relationship back on track (13:13)

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - How can you end arguments before they even start by understanding how to speak your partner's language (18:06)

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - How to walk into a difficult conversation with your partner with the right ammunition so that you can handle yourself in even the most difficult conversations (27:05)

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - How do you radically transform the quality of your Date Nights so that you both don't end up just looking at your phones, watching a movie, and ultimately going through the motions that kill most couples? (47:40)

💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• My Brother Chris Levarek over at Valkere Investment Group

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
• Chris's brother Ashton's podcast The Art of Winning

 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!

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EP063 - This episode is all about unpacking the amazingness that Paul Hanton brought to the table on EP062 of IBI.

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Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - How do we start reversing the trends of suicide, divorce, and depression amongst men by taking a more holistic approach to health and fitness? (7:11)

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - How do we tackle one of the biggest men's mental health myths so that men can begin their healing journey? (15:26)

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - How do you deal with the differences between you and your partner so that you can stop blaming each other and grow together instead of growing apart? (27:16)

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - How can you overcome the fear of communication confrontation when talking about the hard shit with your partner? (34:48)

💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma man Paul over @paulfitprime
• Check out the Healthy Fit Life Podcast

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Fear Setting w/ Tim Ferriss
• MoMENtum Men's Coaching
• Beyond the Kage Men's Coaching 
• EP058 of IBI w/ Kevin Palmieri

 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!!!

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EP062 - This episode is with fellow Personal Trainer Paul Hanton who is a former Marine and to me, represents the image of what an Alpha Male is, which makes this episode so much more powerful because Paul dives deep into his experience with therapy, mental health, and why he's chosen to pull the curtain on a subject most men aren't man enough to talk about.

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Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - One severely unknown reason most men end up losing the battle to depression and the first step you can take to start winning that battle (14:27)

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - How do you stop avoiding confrontation and start having the conversations that while they might be hard still need to be had (26:16)

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - How do you keep mental and physical momentum going regarding training and nutrition when you've lost motivation and feel like nothing is working? (43:34)

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - How do you stop holding all of your pain and feelings inside so that you can finally deal with your shit before it buries you? (57:24)


💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma man Paul over @paulfitprime
• Check out the Healthy Fit Life Podcast

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint

 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!!!

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EP061 - This one is another deep dive into a previous episode of IBI with my Brother Scott from The Power of Progress Podcast. Why? Because it's our job (you and me) to help put an end to mental and emotional masturbation right here and right now by coming up with some small, specific, and simple steps we will take to move from Inspiration to INTEGRATION and Ignite the Impact we wish to see in our world.

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Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - How do you develop a mindset that will pull you forward rather than hold you back without all the woo-woo positive thinking bullshit that doesn't work for most of us? (7:29)

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - How do you irradicate the inherent toxic masculinity that is within all of us and speak up against society while bringing our true power and potential as men to life? (22:23)

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - How can you stop letting fear dictate what you do and don't do so that you can continue to step up and level up as a man? (36:37)

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - How do stop telling yourself 'Just fucking do it!' and actually DO the thing that you're terrified of doing? (48:36)


💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma man Scott who you can contact over at scottspeaksfitness.com
• Reach out to Scott on IG by clicking here
• Check out the Power of Progress Podcast
• Life Coach Lori who has been such a blessing and loving guide for my life for so may years

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• Loving What Is by Byron Katie
• Check out the original full episode of IBI with Scott by clicking here
• Tim Ferriss's Fear Setting Exercise

 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!

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EP060 - This episode reveals the head-shaking realization that was brought to my attention by the one and only Scott Friedman from the Power of Progress Podcast when he unintentionally redefined the mission of Inspired By Impact and my very purpose in life.

Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - When you're not clear as to what is holding you back from reaching your goals THIS is step #1 (23:40)

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - When you lose momentum and motivation to keep working towards your goals what can you do to get yourself back on track? (29:47)

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - Why society has toxic masculinity all wrong and why most men are actually toxic without even knowing it (37:57)

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - What to do when you see a girl with an amazing ass and her tights crammed right up there at the gym so that you don't end up being a viral creep (50:51)


💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Ma man Scott who you can contact over at scottspeaksfitness.com
• Reach out to Scott on IG by clicking here
• Check out the Power of Progress Podcast

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint

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 Hope you enjoyed today’s training session, my Brother.
 
 Until next time...we got this!

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EP059 - This episode is going to punch you in the face in the best possible way as we dive deep into lack of self-worth, shitty relationships, and much more as I dissect EP058 of Inspired By Impact and issue you four new challenges to Ignite the Impact you wish to see in your world.

Here are the challenges we be tackling today:

👉🏾  Challenge #1 - When you really feel like giving up you need to consider whether or not you are making these three mistakes before you do

👉🏾  Challenge #2 - How in the world do you improve communication and connection with your partner and the one thing you absolutely should NOT do unless you want a divorce

👉🏾  Challenge #3 - When you begin to lose confidence in yourself where's the first place you need to look and what's the first thing you need to do to find it or get it back?

👉🏾  Challenge #4 - When you have people in your life who simply don't align with who you want to be but you're afraid of breaking up with them, what the hell do you do?

💪🏾 HERE'S MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

📲 Book a FREE zero-sales coaching call with me and start Igniting the Impact you wish to see in your world.

 👊🏾 SHOUT-OUT TO

• Kevin over at Next Level University for providing some amazing action steps and inspiration in this episode

 👊🏾 RELATED RESOURCES AND LINKS

• The Mental Muscle-Up Blueprint
• EP058 of Inspired By Impact w/ Kevin Palmieri

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