The Next Level

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After failing public school and being expelled from several continuation schools, MC YOGI has a life changing experience when he was introduced to yoga, which he describes as “a coming home experience.” His story is filled with so many instances of grace, hope, and inspiration. It shows that no matter what your life is like right now, you always have the power to find your true path AND experience grace along the way.

MC YOGI is a world-renowned yoga teacher and musician. He has performed and taught yoga everywhere, from head-lining festivals and nightclubs to performing in the Forbidden City in China and even at the White House. When not on the road, MC YOGI and his wife Amanda teach at their home studio, Point Reyes Yoga, in Northern California.

Today, we dive into his first book SPIRITUAL GRAFFITI: Finding My True Path, a memoir that recounts his journey from gangs to grace.

In this episode you'll learn

• The physical and emotional benefits we receive from connecting with our breath
• Transcending the thinking mind to let our art and creativity flow through us
• How we can develop clarity around the guiding principles of our life
• The inner peace and balance we receive from a yoga practice
• Finding the courage to share our art and creativity with the world
• How we can begin to walk the path towards our destiny
• Why doors begin to open when you truly commit to something
• The transformative power of books and the written word
• How to get out of our heads and reconnect with the body
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit https://jeffagostinelli.com/podcast/garyjohnbishop/ 

I absolutely love and find it very refreshing when I come across a body of work that has a healthy dose of self inquiry, utility, AND edge.

In his new book Unfu*k Yourself: Get out of your head and into your life, Gary John Bishop dives into 7 assertions to help you shift the narrative you tell yourself.

Gary began his life journey in Glasgow, Scotland. The grit and wit of his early life have contributed to his tough-love, in-your-face approach to personal development. Coupled with world-class training, Gary has created a potent brew of effectiveness and the ability to reach through the crust of people's lives and root out the deeper issues that consume them and tie them to their challenges. His ability to elevate and expand people's greatness makes the kind of life-altering impact that is rare in the industry. Gary's hyper-awareness and years of elite training allow him to assess each client and guide them to the path that best expresses their lives; with micro precision, he cuts straight to the heart of what is going to make a difference.

This book was a great read for so many reasons. Right at the top of the list is how raw and real it is... no fluff. In a sea of quick hits and short quotes that lack depth, these assertions and the questions they lead to will give you a very useful set of tools to begin unpacking why you do what you do and what to do from here.

Today we are going to unpack Unfu*k Yourself and get deeper into how Gary used some of these in his own life to overcome obstacles.

In this episode you'll learn

• How to step up in life and begin to take action
• Why we should challenge our self imposed limitations
• Learning to thrive during times of uncertainty
• How we can stop undermining our own greatness
• The need to face reality and take a stand for who we want to become
• Why future expectations get in the way of our current happiness
• Using assertive language to redirect our inner dialogue
• and MORE…

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When it comes to seeing life as an interconnected network governed by our ability to allow abundance to flow into our experience, my guest today has his story to tell.

Growing up having very little, wearing out of date clothes that were often too small, and even being the one with the tape between his eyeglasses that you only thought happened in movies were just a few things Christian Mickelsen overcame on his journey to a life of plenty... abundance.

Christian Mickelsen is one of the most influential coaches, healers, and business leaders in the world. His company has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America 3 years in row. As a leading authority in personal development and personal coaching, he's written the #1 bestselling book Get Clients Today along with several others, including his newest personal growth book published by Hay House Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health and Happiness Now. He's been featured in Forbes, Yahoo Finance and MSN. He lives in San Diego, California with his amazing wife and three super fun daughters.

Christian dives into a lot in his new book and one thing I've personally experienced and have seen in friends and clients is the energy of being needy. This is just one of the ways we fail to recognize the abundance in our lives, and after hearing Christian dive into this more in today's show, you'll have some insight on how to see if this is present in your life and what you can do to shift it.

Today we are going to unpack Christian's new book Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now.

In this episode you'll learn

• How to stop pushing away the things we desire
• The Reasons we fail to recognize the abundance in our lives
• How we can manifest and create more happiness and success
• Ways to overcome fears, doubts, and limiting beliefs
• How we can transform our pain into peace
• Strategies for moving past mental blocks around wealth
• How to better manage our thoughts and emotions
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit https://jeffagostinelli.com/podcast/drrobertglover/

My guest today helps men to overcome something he calls the "nice guy syndrome." I was pretty shocked after digging into this work how many characteristics I've seen in my own relationships.

Now you may be thinking what I was when I first heard the title... Does that mean I just have to be an asshole? You'll hear (just like I found out) this isn't the case. Dr. Glover suggest that a recovering nice guy (you know, on the other side) turns into an integrated male.

Dr. Robert Glover is the author of the bestselling book, No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want In Love, Sex and Life. His website www.drglover.com features numerous online self-help courses, workshops, groups, and trained coaches and therapists. Dr. Glover lives in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

We dive into No More Mr. Nice Guy and unpack some of the tendencies of a nice guy and what it means to become an Integrated Male.

In this episode you'll learn

• Tendencies that often come with the “nice guy syndrome”
• The importance of learning how to set boundaries
• Why we have to make our own needs more of a priority
• How to show up powerfully, and be clear and direct with our plan
• The problem with always trying to please others
• How emotional tension can actually generate more connection
• Why the “nice guy syndrome” often stems from anxiety
• How the disempowered male can reclaim his masculine energy
• Ways to move past our feelings of resistance
• The importance of having support systems in our life
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit http://jeffa.co/094

Kute Blackson is a next generation world leader out to awaken millions to Love and to Live their inspired destiny.

Kute quickly learned that the “outside-in” approach favored by so many in the personal development space had to become an inside-out approach. So he decided to create his own method—a process that liberates the individual and the true self at the core and then pushes those gifts outward into the universe. This helps the individual get in touch with who they really are. It is a process of breaking free—so that the individual can live, give, and share the truest expression of their self. This is what Kute calls “Liberated Living.”

Kute is back on the show to celebrate the release of the paperback copy of You Are The One: A Bold Adventure in Finding Purpose, Discovering the Real You which shows readers how to unlock their true potential and live a life they love, through love.

Today we'll dive deeper into Kute's journey in writing the book, what's transpired over the year it's been out through getting the message out and what he's had to face along the way. We'll also dive deeper into some of the key concepts of his book You Are The One: A Bold Adventure in Finding Purpose, Discovering the Real You.

In this episode you'll learn

• The lessons we receive from challenging times in our life
• How we can bring more love into our thoughts, actions, and intentions
• The importance of getting in touch with our deeper emotions
• How to get out of our own way and allow life to unfold through us
• The ways we can tap into the authentic voice of our soul
• How to develop more dedication, commitment, and focus
• Why seeking the truth will move us closer towards our authentic vision
• The benefits of a deep reflection practice
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit https://jeffagostinelli.com/podcast/drsharadpaul/

With the many advances in science over the last 10 plus years, especially in the field of genetics, we've seen a good bit of the books rewritten from the old model that our genes are our destiny. We've had a number of guests on the show talking about this from a mind over matter perspective, and today we'll hear from Dr. Sharad Paul about the genetics side of the equation.

Dr. Paul is an award-winning author (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and medical textbooks), a prolific contributor to major national and international magazines and journals including MindBodyGreen, and a frequent radio and television guest.

Dr. Sharad P. Paul, MD is a skin cancer surgeon, family physician, academic, skincare expert, evolutionary biologist, storyteller, and social entrepreneur, as well as an adjunct professor at Aukland University of Technology. Born in England, with a childhood in India, he is a global citizen who lives Down Under. In 2008, was featured in international editions of Time and in 2015 was awarded the prestigious Ko Awatea International Excellence Award for Leading (Health) Improvement on a Global Scale.

Today we'll unpack Dr. Sharad Paul's book, The Genetics of Health: Understand Your Genes for Better Health.

In this episode you'll learn

• Why genetics may be our blueprint… but they are not our destiny.
• How we can express different genes by controlling diet, exercise, and lifestyle.
• Why procrastination may stem from an evolutionary adaptation.
• How our faith and beliefs can determine our genetic expression.
• Some mindfulness techniques for reducing anxiety.
• Ways we can optimize our energy and vitality.
• How stress plays into our health and genetics.
• Why movement and exercise can reduce the risk of cognitive disease.
• The importance of avoiding stress causing foods.
• and MORE...

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We all have a particular journey in life, lessons to learn, and a path that leads us to those lessons. Before I came across personal development, and the art and science of maintaining your mindset, food was my medicine. It still is the foundation of my lifestyle, and being nimble in thought, feeling, and action is the #1 skill I continue to zero in on and develop in my every day life, and especially when life presents it's unique challenges.

My guest today has a long track record of success in the fitness and nutrition space. Her most recent book, Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, and Life's Hardest Lessons tells the story of her son's near fatal accident that called upon all her mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual resources to continue moving forward and keeping faith through a very challenging time.

Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert JJ Virgin teaches clients how to eliminate food and carb intolerances so they can transform their health and their lives. As co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters and health expert on Dr. Phil, JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, including appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook.

Her latest book, Miracle Mindset, shows warrior moms how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life. JJ hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast and regularly writes for Huffington Post, Rodale Wellness, Mind Body Green and other major blogs and magazines. In addition to her work with nutrition and fitness, JJ is also a business coach and founded the premier health entrepreneur event and community, The Mindshare Summit.

Today we dive into JJ's story of what she did to navigate this challenging time and how she maintained focus on her son being able to live a thriving life again, even after what seemed like many end of the road situations along the way.

In this episode you'll learn

• How we can find the courage to overcome challenging moments in life.
• Why forgiveness is a necessary part of the healing process.
• How to reduce our patterns of negative thinking.
• Daily rituals and lifestyle habits to help us mentally detox.
• Ways to avoid getting trapped in the victim mentality.
• Why developing curiosity will lead to more growth.
• How we can maintain hope during troubling times.
• The importance of the way we frame our questions.
• Strategies for building a more resilient mindset.
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit http://jeffa.co/091

It's one thing to perform optimally for the task at hand, but what does it actually mean to consistently perform your best?

Working with top level athletes and understanding how their belief, thoughts and behaviors affect their performance is what Dr. Stan Beecham is all about.

Dr. Stan Beecham is a sport psychologist and director and founding member of the Leadership Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Since 1998, Beecham has been helping organizations maximize performance and realize the full potential of their human resources. Senior executives utilize Dr. Beecham’s expertise to guide them through the process of selecting and developing high performance teams. In addition to his coaching and consulting engagements at the Leadership Resource Center, he is a professional speaker and writer committed to advancing the science of leadership development.

Today his work with collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletes from many sports has afforded him an insight into the minds of great competitors that only few have had the good fortune to gain.

In his book, ELITE MINDS: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success, Dr. Stan Beecham dives into a a number of concepts that are typical of what he calls Elite Minds. We get into some of these in today's show, and the mental processes and tactics behind them.

In this episode you'll learn

• The mindset needed to create a competitive edge.
• How we can conquer fears and reach our higher calling.
• The difference between doing better and doing our best.
• How we can build persistence, embrace the journey, and move forward.
• The psychology that will move us closer to our full potential.
• How to set physical boundaries so we maintain a better work-life balance.
• The ways meditation will alter the activity and chemicals in our brain.
• How the expectation of success can help us get into the flow state.
• Ways we can frame our language to produce better outcomes.
• How to take action on things that we don't necessarily want to do.
• and MORE…

For the full show notes visit http://jeffa.co/090

I've noticed something and I'm curious if you have too... Is it just me or is everyone wearing a tracking device these days? Yes, wearables have a definite upside. They can help you stay accountable, increase gains, and record way more data than we can manually. BUT have we switched out the reward of happy hormones and flow for better metrics?

Today I sat down with Phil White, to talk about his new book Unplugged: Evolve From Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance & Consciousness and how we can come back to training our instincts instead of solely relying on our devices.

Phil White is an Emmy-nominated writer and the co-author of Unplugged with Brian Mackenzie and Dr. Andy Galpin, Game Changer with Dr. Fergus Connolly and Jim Harbaugh and Flight Plan with Dr. Kelly Starrett. He's also a frequenter contributor to The Inertia and SUP Magazine.

There is a lot in here. Before I made the connection between feeling overwhelmed and an excess in obsession over metrics, I didn't really know consciously that I had traded out some of the natural benefits of fitness and progress for better looking stats. At the very least, I hope this show inspires you to view your fitness tracking and health stats as more of a tool instead of a metric of success.

In this episode you'll learn

• If all the tracking and quantifying we do is truly increasing our insight and outcomes.
• The importance of unplugging and being fully present in an outdoor environment.
• How to develop more intrinsic motivation, instead of relying on cue’s from our devices.
• Ways to decide if technology is going to add to, or take away from an experience.
• How we can better get in touch with our own internal feedback.
• The unethical marketing that may arise from large companies tracking our data.
• How spending more time in nature can help us get into a state of flow.
• and so much MORE…

For the full show notes visit http://jeffa.co/089

With all the stress and distraction that comes with our modern lifestyles, it's becoming increasingly important to have a variety of tools at our disposal to reduce the feeling of stress and access more confidence on demand.

My guest today has a series of books outlining strategies to do exactly that... in one minute.

Tony Wrighton is an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Trainer and Master Practitioner. His self-development audiobooks have sold over 100,000 copies and have been Top 10 bestsellers on iTunes in many countries around the world. In addition to his work as an NLP coach, Tony has been a TV and radio presenter on Sky Sports since 2006. He is a regular on Sky Sports News HQ, and also the regular presenter of Golfing World. He hosts a roster of other sports on Sky Sports channels 1-5.

He is the host of top-rated podcast Zestology, interviewing a wide range of experts in the field of health and personal development, and having lots of fun along the way. He regularly appears as a guest on other shows talking about energy, vitality, and motivation.

Today we'll unpack some of Tony's strategies for how to Relax In A Minute and how to have Confidence In A Minute.

In this episode you'll learn

• Skills for dictating our mood, getting more out of ourselves, and managing our lives.
• How we can use the technique of anchoring to improve our levels of concentration.
• Strategies for developing more confidence.
• How to enhance our storytelling and influence by appealing to our visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses.
• Ways to utilize past memories to improve our current mood.
• The benefits of expressing our goals based on emotions and personal fulfillment, instead of using specific metrics.
• How we can use negative persuasion to ignite our motivation.
• and so much MORE…