The Next Level Guy Show

Today's guest is Don Saladino!

He is a Coach, Keynote Speaker, & Fitness Entrepreneur Don has coached actors, athletes, & musicians for over 20 years. He opened his first NYC Gym, Drive 495 , in 2005. After operating brick & mortar gyms for 15 years, Don expanded to a global online fitness business. He has developed a reputation for training some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the big screen. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Annie Hathaway, Sebastian Stan, Liev Schreiber, Hugh Jackman, & David Harbour are among his roster of clients.

He has been tapped as a fitness expert in publications such as Muscle & Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health, & Men's Fitness. He has also been featured in People, US Weekly, Origins, In Touch, Cosmo, & Shape; and has made appearances doing live fitness demos on The Today Show, Page Six TV, People NOW, E News, & WebMD. He sits on the advisory board of Men's Health Magazine.

In March 2018 & October 2021, it was his great honor to shoot the cover of the iconic Muscle & Fitness Magazine.

Don lives in New York with his wife, Mel, and their two children, Amelia and Donny Jr. & their pups Rigatoni & Sambuca.

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Today’s guest is Ida Zetterström.

She grew up in her dad's workshop, spending hours at the racetrack with her family, as her father raced classes such as pro stock and pro modified or worked with other race teams, and the track became her favourite place.

At the age of 8 Ida started racing Jr Dragsters, at 16 Ida got her Super Comp Dragster license. In 2017 Ida started racing in the class Super Street Bike, the European version of the US class Pro Street Bike. In 2019 the team competed in the Scandinavian championship with a new bike, known as Lucky #13. Starting the season of good setting several personal bests and qualified top 3 almost every race of the season. The third race in the championship ended with the teams very first win, making Ida the first woman to ever win in the Scandinavian Super Street Bike class. The final race of the year ended with a second place finish in the event and the team also stood as the overall winners in the Scandinavian championship, making Ida the first woman to ever win a Super Street Bike championship.

In July 2020 Ida became the first woman to ever clock a 6 second run in the Super Street Bike class, and in all classes driven on street tires and without wheelie bars, doing so at 6.985s and 205.9mph. The following race Ida rode a stunning 6.885s making her the second fastest rider in Super Street Bike history at that time and it made the the team the second team to get into the 6.8 second zone.

Ever since her start in jr. dragster at the age of 8 the dream was always to race Top Fuel dragster, a dream that never died during the years of racing other classes. Ida continued to work on making this dream come to true, and by 2020 the goal was clear and she contacted RF Motorsport who is well known for being the best at licensing new drivers for this class. At the Euro Finals the team got the full pass needed to complete her license and they did so in a stunning 3.862 seconds, the quickest licensing pass ever. With 3.862 seconds Zetterström rocketed into the number four spot of quickest Top Fuel drivers in Europe. In the first official FIA Event of 2022 Ida and the team set a new European record of 3.782 seconds and by that they where the first team to ever clock a 3.7 second pass in Europe.

And she is only getting started, and is one to watch!

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• • It is ok to work in a career that doesn't set you world alight, to cover the costs of living while you work towards making your passion your career.
  • Your age, race, gender etc do not define you, limit you or dictate what you can do in life, you can do whatever you choose to pursue in life.
  • What environment you are raised in, helps shape what your kids are into, what they resent, what they enjoy and so on. Choose wisely as a parent, encourage not force, introduce them to lots of different experiences,let them develop their skills and interests and encourage them to find their own path in life.
  • You are not the same as your parents, you siblings or your friends. Society does not get to tell you what to do in life. You get to choose what you do. Your life is yours to live.
  • Drag racing is open to all, gender-allowed roles and sports are being removed thankfully, chase what excites you in life.

• • Do not let fear hold you back, even if it looks scary. Ida got more injuries doing gymnastics when compared to a supposedly dangerous sport like drag racing.
  • No matter what sport or activity you do, you are an ambassador for the sport even as a hobbyist - you represent the physical, mental and emotional benefits that the activity offers, people listen to your experiences of it and consider it from what you say. Use your experience to encourage others, to bring them into the love of participation in the activity.
  • If there is not a path for someone like you in your preferred course, activity or sport, make one! Ida is always breaking records and chasing the next 'first' she uses these as a motivational tool, rather than a block. Just because someone hasn't done it before, its not the end for you, be the first to do it!

• • Ida uses the smalls wins to motivate her to push herself further and achieve new feats in the sports.
  • It might be harder to do your sport or activity depending on your physicality, so you should seek a good trainer to teach you how to prepare in the gym, on the equipment to be more efficient, to mentally prepare etc. It is OK to ask others for help, and bring in experts to improve your performance.
  • Ida found her happiness at the track. You can find yours anywhere, never be afraid to show you truly are. Listen to my interview with Steve Kamb on how to let your freak and nerd flag flow!
  • Social media is becoming an integral part for all athletes, at any level, as it lets you get promoted to others in various platforms, connect with your fans, use as leverage to source funding and sponsors etc.

• • Treat your team, support staff etc like family, share in the spoils, enjoy the time together, the modifying of your setup etc. No matter if you win or lose, the time sent together can be the best memories regardless of the result.
  • Ida works hard every day to improve her performance. You can work on your reaction times, get healthier, more cardio, build strength, analyse performances to find fixes etc. There is always something you can be working on to improve. Enjoy the journey of working towards perfection, you will never get there but the journey is always more fun than the destination.
  • Again, you don't need to know it all. You can start with no experience, there are many coaches and experts you can work with to develop your skill set etc. Never be afraid to ask for help, guidance along your journey to be a badass.
  • Trial different styles and methods on your training, and look to see what works best for you. For example - Training ... at night or morning? See what results you get with the different options and analyse the results. Build a strategy and system of working, so you are as prepared as possible to compete etc.
  • Control the aspects of your sport etc that you can control and let the others just happen. You know what will come such as the kick off, start up procedure etc. Let them become something you do automatically and instead use the will power and brain energy on what you can control.
  • What gets measured gets managed. Use analytical tools to record data on your performance and other factors. Once you know your starting points, you can then work on how to resolve issues, improve on areas and plan a schedule of training and work to become even better.

• The fear will always come, you will always fear it when doing something new, competing in front of people etc. Expect it, accept it, even give it a name and it loses it power over you! Build a routine of things you can do when not competing that lets you deal with the fear, such as listening to music, meditating, speaking to fans etc, find your own individual methods to suit your own individual stresses.
• Learn the risks but do not be controlled by them. Ida knows the risks. Shes had accidents and seen others have them too. Her love for the sport is stronger than the nerves. Control what you can, control the aspects you can so you are as safe as you can as possible when you take part.
• Ida likes to find faults, as she knows she can not dwell on the mistakes, it is something she can fix, something she can work on, to improve her performance. Be proactive to improve yourself rather than beat yourself up. Perfection is not possible.
• No connection is ever a bad thing. They can be a client, a fan, a team mate, and so much more. Learn how to connect with businesses, people and so on. You will be surprised how people you meet can help you grow and evolve in various ways.
• Share what you like and find interesting on your social media, your fans will find you and connect. Share all sides of it, what you find interesting, others will. People buy into your passion.

Today’s guest is the BJJ legend that is Bernardo Faria!

It is a huge honour for me to feature Bernardo Rocha de Faria, who is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor.

His bio is amazing. A four-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, European Champion, Pan-American Champion and Brazilian National Champion and now he runs a juggernaut of a BJJ learning platform known as BJJ Fanatics, where you can find an instructional that will help you improve your BJJ game in all areas from training, game styles, mindset and so much more.

He has become a living legend in the sport. In February and March 2013, Faria was ranked first in the IBJJF World Ranking of all divisions, and was chosen as the best jiu jitsu athlete of 2015. Faria received his black belt from instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, and moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sao Paulo team to train with mestre Fábio Gurgel in 2009. In June 2022 Faria was inducted in the IBJJF Hall of Fame.

Bernardo Faria currently runs his own Jiu Jitsu academy in Bedford, Massachusetts. He is a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu team and Marcelo Garcia Association.

I am a massive fan of his YouTube channel, "BJJ Fanatics", where he regularly posts techniques alongside other elite Jiu Jitsu practitioners and MMA fighters such as Dean Lister, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan.

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• Getting to the top is usually just the start of you really working towards becoming an expert so you should enjoy the journey rather than the destination.
• Bernardo went outside the traditional roles that his family expected them to take on as a career, he went for the career he wanted in life. Stop following the path that others have picked for you, it is your life, follow the path that you want in life. Regret is a horrible thing when you live a life for others.

• Bernardo picked some techniques that he could become a specialist in to win most of his matches. Instead of trying to learn everything in BJJ, he become a god in using certain moves to win. Invest your energies on become highly skilled in some areas, become a specialist over a generalist, and once you have locked in these key areas, then look to expand your skill set, rather than be pretty good at most, become legendary at some.
• Bernardo trains against all potential partners and learns how to overcome their methods to learn how to then go to his preferred methods, rather than just drill a method. He learnt how to use his skills in real time against resisting opponents, rather than just drilling the mechanics of the move. This way he learned how to apply the move against his opponent regardless of the situation and could manoeuvre the opponent into the situation he needed to apply his strengths.
• Bernardo used his small wins to build his confidence each day, so he could figure out how to be confident in competing and believing he could win tournaments. Like everyone else Bernardo has to fight his negative self-talk, so he learnt to focus on his wins to grow his confidence and using loses as a learning curve rather than a weakness.
• Bernardo used incremental improvements to become a better fighter.
• Bernardo likes to utilise a routine in his training, to use his work ethic to continually grow, develop his skills and uses it as a restart, regardless of his win or loss, he centers himself by following his training routine so he is always in the moment, rather than living in the past.
• Bernardo states he owes a lot to his parents support. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time around. Choose wisely. Pick the people that support you, inspire you and push you to become a better person.

• • Bernardo continually pushes himself, despite being a legend, he wants to learn, to see new things, try and learn as he trains rather than resting on his laurels.
  • To become the best, Bernardo had to travel, to move away and attend the elite academies etc. You may need to sacrifice and leave your current location, to achieve the dream that you want in life. To achieve your dreams, you may need to use short-term sacrifice to find the resources that you will need to achieve your dream.
  • Sadness will not pay your bills. Every day is a new opportunity.
  • Bernardo likes to approach decisions using an analytical mindset and remove emotions.
  • Bernardo always wants to do his best every day. It is a good way to look at your performance, you know truthfully if you gave your best performance, and if not, what do you need to do to fix? If you did and still lost, how can you get better for next time? Where can you improve?

• Bernardo continually tests new options, recovery methods, training methods etc, to see what changes will help his overall performance in his end goal. He likens this to AB testing like you would see in business, engineering etc. How can you trial new methods into your own training to see how it benefits your overall performance?
• Online courses are a great tool but must be utilized along with actual real-life training. Use the online courses to deep dive into the subjects and skills you are using during rolls etc.
• Bernardo uses psychological tricks to let him become focused in his rolls or competitions. He would list the things he was grateful in his life, training, progress etc, to focus on the positive aspects of his training, and then use each small win to boost his confidence as he went on.
• "Instead of feeling pressure about it, I would try and feel happy about it".
• "You can choose if you feel pressure or enjoyment".
• "Everybody is the same on the mat" there is no differences regardless of race, age, etc.
• The lessons you learn from BJJ can be used to help you through life.
• Self-improvement advice is just that advice! You don't need to do what everyone else is doing, you can find the routine and habits that will hep you the most. Keep experimenting and trying new things, to see what works and what happens.
• BJJ is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. There are gyms all over the world. Do not settle, you can find the right gym for you, the best coach, the type of classes you need to attend, the type of opponents - those who are fighting to compete or those who just want to get fit and learn something new and everything in between.

Today's guest is Steve Kamb!

Steve Kamb is an author and founder of NerdFitness.com, a company and worldwide community of nerds dedicated to helping each other level up their lives. He loves powerlifting and bodyweight training as much as he loves Dark Souls and Tolkien. When he's not out on an adventure, he's probably curled up in his hobbit hole with a good book, his wife, and two dogs in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• • • If you can't find your tribe, make it!
    • There are people interested in all sorts of things, if you aren't enjoying your current gym, programme, sport etc, then with some simple googles you can find something that you will love with people who could be life long friends as well.
    • It's ok to fail. Steve states he has a lot of ideas and most weren't working, but he tried them. You never fail when something goes wrong, you get to learn from it. You never fail when you need to try a new way, as that is a new experience that you can work out potential solutions from and so on. You only fail when you give up.
  • The journey of a video game hero character is a perfect person to resonate with on your own fitness and health journey.
  • You can find a way to link something you want to learn by linking it to an interest and it will keep you happy and engaged, much more than following a boring example from a textbook.
  • It is OK to start and not know where you are going, it is OK to just start, keep going forward and let life happen and discover things as you go.
  • Characters from entertainment can be great examples to mimic, so you can list their habits, skills etc and work out like them, act like them etc, so you can build the favorable hobbies etc into your own life.
  • You can achieve life adventures in your life, by "taking the best elements of those things and transpose them into a real life experience" that will give you a challenge, push you out of your comfort zone and achieve things you never thought were possible.
  • "Lots of people have hopes, lots of people have dreams but you have to take the fun parts of your games and movies but then actually put a plan in place to start working towards that stuff otherwise you are just stuck day-dreaming".
  • You can chart your own call of action, give yourself points as you achieve things, level up, and push yourself towards bigger and bigger goals. By attributing points, new levels etc, you find the fun of being in the game, achieving new experiences, and other wins, you can keep yourself motivated and challenged.
  • You can mimic life as a superhero. Your daily life can be the alter-ego like Clark Kent, Peter Parker etc, and you can use the persona of your life hero to do amazing things like Superman, Batman and so on, when you decide to go on a mission of awesomeness.
  • You can help find new inner confidence etc, when making a decision by acting as if you are the Superhero that you love. You start by 'taking the characters and the stories you are inspired by and starting to craft what this alternative version of yourself is like' and acting like this new version of yourself, your life hero until the new actions, mindsets, hobbies etc become part of your life.
  • "Having a community of people who are doing those things and living differently and bucking stereotypes and pushing outside of specific norms or societal norms" can be life changing, they will give you the support, help and encouragement to change. You can find it at NerdFitness, or you may even need to create it, but you would be surprised how amazing people are in the world and what communities exist.
  • Twenty of seconds now, can change your life, and give you the future that you always wanted. This could be saying hello to someone you fancy, signing up for that class etc. Embracing the alter-ego of yourself can work great here, to push yourself out of your norms.

• • "There is a fallacy out there that change, or dramatic change has to come from dramatic action ... change is often small, in quiet moments, when no one is looking".
  • Small changes every day will not really be noticeable at first, but they will soon add up. Eventually they add up, day in day out, so you can achieve hem continually without failure so you can achieve your goals and six months or so, you barely recognize yourself!
  • True change doesn't come in grandiose actions, it comes in gradual small changes that build up an area towards leveling up.
  • What gets measured, gets managed. By attributing points to a task that you want to do, and having a target to reach, helps you keep motivated as you watch your score getting closer to the goal, it pushes you to complete the level. Then when you do you level up, you can buy a new gadget etc, it really becomes fun, challenges you in a good way and keeps it entertaining.
  • You can make an adventure out of anything in your life, from your health to work to habits and so much more.
  • Don't care where you came from, care where you are going. Your weirdness, your quirks, your strangeness, is what makes you YOU, and there others who want to be friends with that version of you, the real you, not the watered down version that you show to others and pretend to be as you are afraid to show the real you.

• Where you spend your time is where your current priorities are. You need to look at your life, your habits, your focuses and your actions and decide what you want from it going forward. Treat yourself with compassion, you only know what you know now, not then. You can make the change to change your life right now. Use the 20 seconds of courage idea to achieve the goals each day until you no longer need it, and keep leveling up.

Today's guest is James Peters Lifestyle!

Mentor And Mindset Coach James Peters Teaches That Even Through Adversity A New Future Is Always Available.

Certified Jay Shetty Transformational Mindset Coach James Peters has experienced the hardships of loss and debilitating grief that follows. Despite all the challenges he's faced, he came out of it a new person and is teaching others how they can do the same.

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• • • Your current point does not need to be your end point. You can change your life at any time.
    • It is not a weakness to ask for help, it is a sign of strength to see something that is not working right for you, and finding an expert who can assist you fixing this. You don't need to know everything to change. You just need to start.
    • "We are not taught in school how to think". Don't beat yourself up for doing what you needed to survive with the knowledge you knew at the time. Yet, it is time to change now.
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  • • We are often shaped by the culture we grow up in, what our parents tell us, our culture experiences, our religious experiences. These shape us as kids, but as we age we start to create our own identity. You can decide who you want to be.
    • Your past does not need to dictate your future.
    • A mindset coach like James can help you address the thoughts, emotions and issues that are holding you back. You can work on yourself, but it can be difficult to avoid falling into bias, blame etc. A mindset coach can help you look at things and understand them with a clear heart and mind, that won't let you create a story to avoid dealing with things.
    • "The mind can be a trickster, always playing tricks on you." We can create a story on an event or situation, and tend to look at the negative side of things. When you can learn the skills to look from above your thoughts, rather than just reacting to them, you start to understand the message from them, and what true fixes you can do to resolve them.
    • Medication is a great short-term help, but rarely helps after a long time without further work on how you identity with the pain, problems etc.
    • "Frequency beats chemisty". A change in your internal frequency with meditation, breath work etc, can help you level up your frequency and help you heal and grow more than meds can do after their short term fix.
    • "Everyone wants the quick fix and in a lot of case no one wants to do the inner work" that really helps.
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  • Silence can really help, no screens, no distractions, let silence fall and truly feel your body, listen to the thoughts pass, be comfortable with yourself and learn to love yourself.
  • Travel outside your normal environment can be a great way to help see things in a different light, by changing your environment, you can change how you view things. I certainly find going for a walk in nature really helps me think clearer, more positive and just helps me smile and recharge myself. Try it!
  • "Pain to purpose". You can learn how to use your pain to push you on, to chase a purpose in your life.
  • Change will take time, don't expect miracles but you will notice gradual change. People will comment on it, and you are normally the last one to know. Work on yourself each day and you will be surprised at how amazing a change that will take place.
  • If you are feeling suicidal, please don't do anything drastic. Give it one more try. Reach out to a friend. Speak to someone. Email me. Suicide is never the answer.
  • Treat your 'I can't go on point' as the starting point to discovering the new you and starting the journey to your true self and happiness. You have found what hasn't worked, so take time to find what does for you.
  • Take some time out and make yourself the priority, work on yourself, fix your health, exercise, try new things, cull broken relationships, learn to be happy with yourself.
  • "Be committed to change". Try to do something every day.
  • "Start small. Micro-goals". Start small and build up. Don't expect miracles, but work on yourself and let the wins roll together into a rolling ball of success.

• • A gratitude journal to record small things you are grateful is a great tool, it shows you how much you have in your life to be appreciative for.
  • "You are the mountain, and your thoughts are the clouds" See them pass by. You don't always need to react, believe them or pay them attention. Look at them from above, are the thoughts true? Worthy of your time? Helpful? You know the real you, your thoughts are just parts of your brain suggesting things based on your bias, current mindset etc, they are not always true, helpful or worth your time. Listen to your true self. Separate yourself from feelings, emotions and thoughts.
  • "Usually anger comes from the past".
  • "Whatever we are afraid of, if we don't deal with it, it owns us".
  • "Forgiveness is one of the hardest things we can do". Forgive yourself. Stop beating yourself up, stop destroying yourself. You can't change things, you will be "on a hamster wheel to nowhere."
  • "Know thyself. That is the journey. The journey within". Stop looking outside yourself, you can learn to be happy, your are worthwhile and deserving of happiness, health and love, especially to yourself. "You have to go and find who you are".
  • Write out a list of things that you love about yourself. Repeat it everyday and learn to love yourself, learn the value you give to the world and others. It is not a chance to be egotistical, but you need to learn your own value.

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• Use the concept of 'Future Self'. You are always building the future self of you every day. Each of your actions today are creating the future self that you will be. Make your actions work for you, act right, to become the person you want to be, in three months, six months etc.
• Stop expecting and start accepting. Nothing will fix you. No marriage, no kid etc. Nothing will make you whole. You just need to discover yourself and your purspose and work on loving yourself and doing good in the world, and you will feel complete in a way that no material goods or experiences will ever provide you with.
• "Be authentic. Stop trying to fit in ... stop trying to fit into situations." Be yourself and your people will find you.
• "A new future is always available ... who do you want to be."
• "Your inputs shape your outputs". What you take in shapes you as a person. You can't expect a diet of soap TV shows, negative news, social media binges etc to give you a positive mindset. Go to the gym, journal, meditate etc. Give yourself the best, positive mindset inputs to help you be at your best and do the things you want in life.
• "Everything is within you".
• Look to help others, look to give back to others. Share a smile, a help or a positive interaction. Make the world around you better in someway each day.
• Select a coach that you resonate. Interview your coaches. Do not select the first one. Be the interviewer rather than just someone that pays their bills. Find someone you are happy and confident with, and work with them.

Today's guest is Ryan Carter!

Ryan helps his clients achieve their health goals by removing their obstacles and empowering them with a personalized and holistic approach so they can be the best version of themselves.

He works with clients around the world either in person or remotely which has led him to work with the world's Top 10 tennis superstars and the general public whom he had all treated fairly and equally with respect.

Qualified as a registered nutritional therapist, sports nutritionist, a personal trainer, a breathwork coach, and many more specialized qualifications under his belt, Ryan utilizes a unique approach that encompasses a multitude of practices that does not believe in protocols or paradigms. He genuinely listens to his clients, applying his knowledge and wisdom in an individualized method.

As a result, Ryan had successfully created a brand, "Live Vitae" that continues to uphold its vision: to ignite people's inner light through asking better questions which lets people think for themselves firsthand about taking back control of their own health.

Ryan's website, newsletters and Instagram account (more popular) showcase his values and way of life. They're full of wisdom that is all FREE for you to absorb.

Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on:

• • You can take back your health with a bit of work.
  • Live with the 'Live Vitae' life, live to the full extent of life that you can.

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• • Ryan struggled with his own health and knows what you are going through in your own struggles. He noticed a red flag when he lost control his own health, and noticed all aspects of his life was breaking down.
  • Ryan was addicted to seeing a number go down on a scale, which is never a good representative of your true health.
  • Friends and family are often afraid to speak to you about your health as they do not see anything wrong, or unsure how to approach the subject. A health coach is a person who is not tied by blood etc so can be open and honest with you and sometimes an unbiased person, can be the best approach to help you.
  • Ryan found that people put themselves in cotton wool, they restrict their diet and their health, by avoiding food types etc and actually end up harming themselves.
  • Your dodgy gut, ill feelings etc, do not need to be part of your story. You need to realise that it is your actions, food intake, water take, health work that help you become fitter. Improve these individual areas to create a better overall health setup.
  • "The nutritionist title is not technically protected" so you need to be careful on who you listen to online, as not everyone has the same level of training and qualifications and can be giving dangerous advice.
  • The main problem with people's approach to health is they mainly look at the diet to fix things, and this is only a small area of the picture that needs to be fixed to truly take back control of our health.
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    It's hard to measure true science outside of a lab". So it is hard to utilize something that is actionable in a controlled lab in real life.

  • "We don't think of the bigger picture for health, take this for that ... appointments only lasting 7-8 mins" isn't a great way to treat people, we don't consider the overall lifestyle and have time to truly get to the deep level issues causing the problem.
  • "The system needs to put money into prevention."
  • Movement is a great fix for the majority of the health issues people experience.
  • A daily dose of sunlight in the morning can be life-changing for you. It doesn't need to be hours, but a short burst of 5 minutes can really help.
  • The scandium method controls our bodies and health. Without being outside, daily sunlight etc, we can cause the connection between our bodies software and hardware can go awry.
  • "You need to work with your biology and not against it", put the phone down and go outside, get into fresh air and into the sun/light.

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• "You are the manager of your health". You can decide who to hire and fire, you get to choose your coaches, your personal trainers etc. You wouldn't buy the first car you purchase, so why would you do the opposite when picking a coach to help you get in shape.
• You should write your goals and ambitions down on a piece of paper, so you know what you want to achieve. Simply dieting or working out will not help.
• There are a load of health tools you can use nowadays that will help you track various health variables and you can track the improvements. Remember, what gets measured gets managed.
• "We are always looking for distractions to get ourselves outside ourselves." We have lost the connection to ourselves.
• It is never one small thing that causes your health issues, but small lifestyle changes will roll into the next, and help you improve your overall health. They might not be sexy changes but things like sleeping better, will mean less brain fog, which will mean more willpower so you eat better, and as you eat better you might be more efficient at work, feel happier and so on.
• Our ancestors eat local, seasonal foods. We should too, but this brings in the need for people having the skills and techniques to eat like this.
• "Our meal right now will affect our next meal ... it is never one meal in isolation". It is not what you did that one time, it is what you do consistently.
• Change can be difficult. Ryan recommends gradual change, new habits to replace problem habits and let the changes spiral together into a better overall health system.
• You can use post-it notes to set reminders for you to go into nature, breathe better, better posture and so on.

Today's guest is Kenny Florian!

He is a legend in the martial art sphere. His bio is immense:

-3X World UFC title contender in 2 weight classes -4th degree Blackbelt in BJJ -MMA & Muay Thai expert -Creator of KennyFlorianMartialArts.com -Co-founder/owner of Florian Martial Arts Center in Brookline, MA. USA. -Analyst/Commentator for Professional Fighters League on ESPN -Co-Host BattleBots on Discovery Channel -Professional Jiu-Jitsu Commentator -Graduate of Boston College

#KennyFlorian #BJJ #BrazilianJiuJitsu #Competing #Grappling #UFC #Combatsports #commentator #Battlebots #MuayThai #MMA #Blackbelt #Worldtitleholder #ESPN

Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• It's not enough to just go to training, you need to adopt the martial artist lifestyle to truly excel.
• Kenny "is always trying to grow and be the best martial artist and teacher" he can be.
• You learn a lot from the people that you hang around with the most, so choose the people you spend your time with wisely. The saying goes that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, so choose wisely!
• Kenny's dad's inspiration to push for a residency place, showed him that you need to fight for what you want in life.
• Martial arts are a great way to discover who you are as a person, to help overcome depression and anxiety.
• We all have a calling in life, and should learn to listen to ourselves and follow the path we want in life, not one set by friends, family or worse society.
• Kenny saw great success by utilizing training in many different martial arts. By cross-training you gain a deeper understanding of the sport, of yourself and your skills.
• Training on the mats will help you understand life on a deeper level.
• For the things you care about you need to give yourself wholly to it, to leave part of it there.
• "by running away from failure we run away further from success". Failing is a learning experience, it lets you see where you went wrong and what you need to fix to better your self. By running away from making mistakes you stay where you are, stuck in the comfort zone and you won't grow.
• Kenny found conceptual learning a great way to start learning BJJ. He advises that there is always a core to the move, the principles that must be done to action the move. The rest can be learnt and understood better thereafter.
• You can understand and learn a move, sequence etc, by using your ability to 'feel'. By feeling how your body, their body, your center of gravity etc, you begin to truly understand the movement and learn it on a deeper level than simply practicing it over and over. The video below is a great example of how to feel your body into a stronger position and not just try and squish your opponent and hope for the best:

• • "You need to understand yourself and you need to understand your opponent. What are the strengths and weaknesses". If you are open and honest in both of these, you can learn how to take advantage of the opponents weaknesses and block their strengths from being used in the fight.
  • It's important to feel your way in the fight, to know when to go for the kill, and when to hold back, when to step on the gas and when to sit back.
  • "How do we maximize my options and minimize the options they have?"
  • Kenny watches a lot of videos of fights etc to learn, to understand how the game works, to improve his skills and his overall understanding.
  • You should be looking to add new layers and levels, offensively and defensively to your game. You should be looking to be as efficient and as effective as possible.
  • Kenny is a big fan of meditation to help him clear the baggage he is holding onto, see things with new eyes and understanding and start with a clean slate, and a clean mind.
  • "Chaos will always find us ... there is no place to hide". "In order to become strong, you need to experience difficult things".
  • It takes time to become mentally stronger, to learn that you can take on harder and more difficult changes. You can read up on it, learn from other people, and also by doing them, a combination of these things will help you become better at taking on harder challenges in our life.
  • Kenny would deliberately pick tough training partners, to keep pushing himself so he could push and push himself up to the point he could beat them. He would try and try to beat them, and in the journey he would become mentally stronger, have more faith in himself and also learn from chaos.
  • Training is there for you to get better, not to win. It is there for your to get better as an athlete and martial artist. Use it as time to work on mistakes, learn, evolve your skills and be a happier and healthier person. Use the video below to start working on mistakes you are making and the best ways to identify them and work on them:

• • Kenny analyses his performance physically, skills, mentally and emotionally, to see what he needs to improve for each fight to learn from his mistakes and improve each session.
  • You need to invest in yourself, in your training and coaches. You fal back to the highest level of your training and not to the level of the situation.
  • Kenny would push himself in training and try to be in as many situations and scenarios of things, so he could find a way to resolve them and deal with them in training and not when it mattered on fight night.
  • Kenny uses visualization exercises to mentally plan out his game, how he wanted to use his jiu-jitsu and act in the fight. By visualizing, he could get in mental reps and look to find the problems to why his physical performance couldn't match his mental work, reminding himself how he wanted to act, to breath, to move and be fluid and then if he could visualize it, he then had the goal and acted to move like that in the fight.
  • You need to beat the person that you were at the start, not competing with others, but always looking to beat the latest version of yourself, and able to beat yourself yesterday.
  • "We are human, we will make mistakes, the key is to get back on track". If you stay thinking of the mistake, you are stuck in the past and not able to be in the present. By dwelling on the past you are not as present as possible, nor can you focus on the positive moves you are making and the things you are doing right. You need to learn to roll with the chaos, accept the mistake and refocus on the here and now.
  • Kenny tries to bring the most of him to all his activities and it is when he finds the best success for him.

• "Anytime I force something in my life, it doesn't happen as smoothly as I would like" instead he uses a 'just do' mindset that lets him just be in the role he is doing and it happens and not put unrealistic expectations or pressure on himself. The video above is a great way to understand how relaxing can be a much better approach to constantly trying to smash and plough people, work with the chaos and not try and hide from it.
• "Don't be afraid of chaos and adversity".
• "Why be average, push yourself to be great".

Today's guest is Kenneth Play!

Kenneth Play is an international sex expert and sex educator. Named the world's greatest sex hacker by GQ, he has been featured by more than one hundred media outlets, including The New York Times, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, and Nightline.

Kenneth has been a guest lecturer on female sexual pleasure at New York University and San Jose State University. His work has helped millions of men gain lasting confidence and competence. AskMen described Kenneth's most recent course as having "at least one nugget of sexual learning you've almost certainly never encountered before, if not several."

Kenneth is an Asian immigrant with an average-sized penis who lived most of his early life with crippling sexual insecurity. Determined to overcome this anxiety, he dedicated his life to studying the complexities of academic sex research, exploring the mysteries of Tantra, immersing himself in the forbidden world of BDSM, and even joining the lustful chaos of underground sex parties.

His quest worked. Today, GQ calls Kenneth "the world's greatest sex hacker," Men's Health calls him "the orgy king," and he is now ready to tell you exactly what he has learned.

In Beyond Satisfied, Kenneth shares the sex hacking secrets he's successfully taught millions of men. This book is a cross between Bruce Lee's mixed martial arts approach and Tim Ferriss' 80/20 rule—but for sex. Far from just another "find her clitoris" guide, Beyond Satisfied distills hard science and hands-on experience into techniques that any man can successfully put into practice.

In this book, you'll learn scientific secrets that unlock her hidden orgasmic potential and gain a huge array of skills that will get you results—right now.

You will learn how to: ● Overcome performance anxiety like a world-class athlete ● Fulfill her naughtiest fantasies—by understanding her erotic mind ● Curate a ninety-minute orgasmic experience ● F**k like a beast with any size penis ● Help her experience squirting for the first time

With the system in this book, you can transform your sex life beyond what you thought was possible, beyond mind-blowing, beyond connected...beyond satisfied.

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Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• • • Sex is a skill that can be learnt, just like any other skillset. No one is born better, you just need to build on your skill level.
    • The best sex comes from a focus on what your partner is experiencing and enjoys.
    • Better sex can lead to a better connection with one another.
    • Kenneth felt his own internal shame when he started his own sexual journey, worried about his dyslexia, his penis size etc, and more. Stop belittling what you bring to the partnership, no matter the label you put on it, and give all of yourself to the other person or people and through true connection, the sex becomes so much better.
    • "Women aren't complaining about the size of men's dicks, they are complaining about how they use it!"
    • "Statistically most penis fit most vaginas."
    • We are not taught the techniques of sex or how to pleasure one another, sex ed only really focuses on the reproduction side of things. We need a cultural shift to teach people that pleasure is enjoyable and should be shared.
    • Sex is an emotional act, not just a physical act.
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  • • "Watching porn to be a better lover is like watching the 'Fast and the Furious' to be a better driver". "There is a lot of difference between the meta verse and the real world."
    • "You are prioritizing her wellness" when you talk about consent and follow the rules.
    • "Most of the filthiest fantasies are written by women" ... their erotica really lets you see an insight into the type of sex and connection that women want in their life.
    • "Guys want to have a competitive advantage" so why not use such an amazing resource like Kenneth's book to learn the tactics to blow her mind during sex, and connect with her on a level that no one else ever has!
    • "Women respond to pressure better than friction, if you understand the fundamental principle of how orgasm works, and you edge her all the way there, you can learn how to unlock any lock (her orgasms) with your key (your penis!). "
    • You can see in how someone is breathing, in the changes in their micro-expressions to see how someone is enjoying something.
    • "You have to learn how to feel and the feeling is not just feeling her but also your own body." You need to listen to her sounds, the subtle change in her face, her body, her muscles etc.
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  • By showing her that you care and will pay attention, is mind-blowing to a partner, that you are not just out for your own needs, but want to share the pleasure and experience truly with each other.
  • "... the mutual pleasure is so mind-blowing and guys under-estimate (so much) that it is like they are trying to steal a snack when they could have the restaurant".
  • Everyone doubts themselves, but top tier experts, feel the fear, and do it anyway. The fear will always be there, name it, tell it 'not today' and go for it.
  • After-care is one of the key things that you need to incorporate into your sex life, to connect and bond with one another.
  • "There is a beautiful balance between selfishness and selflessness in sex ... it is a dance between the two ... it is a flow of the energy between the two".
  • "It all comes down to more than what you say is how you behave like what you do".
  • Women are very good at being able to identify when you are not being truthful, so stop lying, be honest, and open and go for.
  • Create a play-lab, somewhere you can have sex, learn, grow, try new things and experiment and become a more skilled and connected lover.
  • Gauging arousal is like being a successful comedians, who tells a joke and feels the mood and emotion of the room, to see how things are working and not just tell a joke and not check if anyone laughed! So why would you do the same for the things you are doing in bed (etc) with a partner?!
  • Sex has a lot of levels that you can improve on: incl foreplay, oral, anal, fingering etc.
  • It is not a slap in the face of your masculinity to admit you can be better in bed. Why give up using an amazing resource like this and level up your sex life. Most women do not want to have to teach you how to be better in bed, so why not let an expert like Kenneth teach you how to level up quickly in all areas of sex!

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• Treat sex and her pleasure like taking her to a restaurant, you wouldn't expect her to be happy with going there and not getting her meal, so why would you expect her to be happy
• Spend 15 minutes working on a technique each time, to keep leveling up your overall sex life, and aim to get better at least 1% in each area each time!

Today's guest is Austen Alexander!

Creator. Fitness Enthusiast. Veteran. He is the founder of AMA Marketing and The Battle Bunker.

Austen is a California-based digital media producer, host, entrepreneur, fitness enthusiast, and Navy Veteran. ​

He grew up in Florence, Alabama - dropped out of college to join the Navy in 2013 and spent 7 years as Naval Security (MA) working in Harbor Patrol. ​

He merged his passion for fitness and video, and founded AMA Marketing in 2017 during his time in the Navy.

Shortly after the Navy, he pursued this full-time, producing commercials, social media shows, and fitness videos for YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, and other social channels.

Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on

• You can decide to change your life at point of your life. Start now and go for your goals.
• Austen taught himself to swim using YouTube. It is ok not to know everything and ask for help and look for resources that can help you transform.
• Goals are unique to you. It is up to you the journey you want to follow in life, stop trying to live someone else's life.
• There are many different ways to become fit. You don't need to live in the gym to get fit.
• "You have to give yourself specific goals" What gets measured gets managed. Anything else is just a dream. When you get specific, it becomes a goal that you can achieve.
• "The body likes to stay comfortable". You need to work through your comfort zone, that voice that says to stay in bed etc. Challenge yourself each day with micro-adversity to build up your resilience each day so when the comfort zone comes calling you aren't listening and can chase your own goals.

• "It is important to be well rounded" in terms of your general fitness.
• A key aspect that Austen utilizes to help people succeed is to add in a challenge aspect. How can you challenge yourself and team during workouts etc. Can you add in a punishment, a financial prize etc, something that helps push ourselves against others.
• Trying different sports etc, will help identify your weak sports in your fitness and health. Once you identify the problems, you can then work on improving these and becoming more more well rounded.
• Adding in a cognitive challenge to the challenge as well, can really help you learn how not to panic, to stay in the zone and stay focused when you are tiring and not go off kilter like others.
• The military taught Austen how to avoid 'going into the black' to avoid being paralyzed by analysis and controlled by adrenaline. This is where the cognitive challenge and pushing yourself in all areas of fitness etc, can really help you improve.
• Jiu-Jitsu is a great all body exercise.
• Your training should mimic real life, your training should help you be functionally fit in life and do the things you need to do, like walk up stairs, pick up your kid off the floor and so on.

• Austen tells his competitors to take the obstacles one step at a time. This is a great tip for life, treat each day as it comes, each obstacle as it comes. not the past, not the future. Be in the present and build yourself today, to do the things you want to do and achieve tomorrow.
• Start small, and grow. Focus on making, creating and growing and build as you can. There is no rush, the journey is often much more fun than the destination.
• "Standardise then optimise".
• You don't need to know everything when you start. There are plenty of amazing resources, many free, that can help you learn the skills that you need to achieve your goals.
• Being social is a skill that can be learnt.

• "Be authentic," be yourself, everyone else is taken!
• Schedule time for connection with your partner, friends and family. Fitness should not be all you have in your life.
• Be a mentor for others, help others on their journeys too, so their learning curve doesn't need to be as sharp as yours.
• Never settle, always be looking to improve, and evolve.

Today’s guest is Dr. Leah Katz, Ph.D., who is a clinical psychologist practicing in Portland, Oregon.

Originally from New York, she completed her doctorate training at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.

While living in New York, Dr. Katz worked at a community clinic where she led several groups, treated individuals and couples in therapy, and taught at Stern College for Women.

She currently works in a group practice where she specializes in working with teenagers and women, with a focus on treating anxiety and depression, amongst other things. She utilizes a hybrid of cognitive behavioral, ACT, and mindfulness techniques in her therapy work.

Dr. Katz is passionate about girls’ and women’s mental health, and helping women navigate challenges to live deeply connected and fulfilled lives. She writes for Psychology Today and recently published her first book, Gutsy: Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Bravery. You can find her on Instagram @dr.leahkatz, Twitter @drleahkatz, and her website, drleahkatz.com where she shares mental health related tips and insights.

Here are some key points that I would advise you to concentrate on:

• Looking back and evaluating your past is a good thing to do, but don't dwell on it.
• It is not a weakness to say you need hel, to speak to a doctor and ask for help or to be referred to therapy etc. It is a sign of strength to admit that things are not right and you need help.
• There are many options available to try and better your mental health. If one treatment modality does not work for you, please do not give up hope and there are many other methods to try.
• Therapy is a great method for helping the user figure out how to tackle the problem in their own way.
• Thankfully the stigma on mental health is ending. It is ok to talk about your mental health struggles.
• There are a lot of online and free resources available to help you on your own journey of healing and betterment.

• You are not your thoughts. Your thoughts are generated by your brain on the situation, previous experience, what you have seen etc, they are not orders you must obey. You can listen to your thoughts and decide how to act. You are in control.
• Mindfulness is a great method to help with rumination, stress and anxiety and obtrusive thoughts, depressive moods etc.
• There is no one fit method for everyone. Something that works for your friend or sibling might not work for you. You just need to look for the right method for you.
• Looking at your thoughts, feelings and how your body is doing is a great self awareness tool to check in on how you are doing and see if there small clues that you are struggling and you can stop it earlier and not allow it to blow up worse. You could make this a daily ritual.
• Learn adaptive coping strategies, the best coping strategies will change as your grow, heal and feel better or worse. They may change over time.
• Again it is OK to ask for help.
• "Anxiety is a physical response that is not always bad".
• Anxiety can arise against your own personal life, what causes you anxiety might not be the same as for others.

• • Consider you thoughts, look at them from above them, what is the truth in them, what is causing them to arise, what is the meaning and message behind them. There will be some wonky thoughts, some untruthful and others that are just trying to keep you safe but not helpful. Learn to get in touch with your thoughts and take the lead rather than letting your anxiety etc taking charge.
  • "It is not about avoiding it, it is about accepting it".
  • You can name your emotions, name your fears or anxiety etc, and say 'not now' and it helps create the distance from being you, its a visitor, its not you and you can let it go and act as you wish not controlled by the emotion.
  • Treat yourself as someone you loved, show yourself self-compassion and self-love.
  • "We are all going to make mistakes" and need to "meet ourselves with self-compassion".
  • Talk therapy is fantastic, speaking about your darkness and demons to another, helps lose the power they have over you.
  • "We learn about who we are and how the world views us from our childhood".
  • "There is a very big difference between blame and accountability." Try not to blame but hold people accountable for their actions and the way they deal with you going forward.
  • Identifying where an emotion lives in our body can help identify it when journalling and help understand it better.
  • "Eating, sleeping and movement" are three key areas where incremental changes will massively improve your wellness.
  • Building a personal self-care routine can really help your healing, and building a better future.
  • Set time to sit outside, being outside in nature can really help with depression and anxiety.
  • Time in silence, without devices, phones and other distractions and letting you body, mind and emotions realign is a powerful tool even.
  • Grinding 24/7 is not healthy, you don't live to work, you work to live.

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• "Give yourself permission to say no" and engage with the things that give you true meaning and happiness in life. Stop living life for someone else, find the path you want in life.
• Stop comparing yourself on social media to others, stop comparing your whole life to someones carefully controlled and edited highlights.
• A gratitude ritual, where you write out what you are grateful each day, even just three things, can be life changing. By seeing what we are grateful for, you appreciate how many good things are in your life, and you feel more confident and less likely to compare yourself against others.
• It is not selfish to take alone time, even when you have children. It is far more destructive to lose your sense of self and your true identity.
• "Change is possible". "Be the change you want to see" if you can't find it in your life.