THE RICH MIND PODCAST

By Richard

An adventure into my life of self-wellness. Everyday I work towards elevating my life. The road is rough, it's not always easy, but it's better than the alternative and that's not doing anything at al... more

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June 30, 2021 26: (MENTAL WELLNESS) Neighbors Calling DCFS On My Dad, Raining Cats And Dogs, And The Impact Running Has On My Mental And Spiritual Health
In today's episode I discuss a childhood story where my neighbors end up calling DCFS on my dad! I talk about my time in Illinois and how the weather has been absolute shit! Then I finish the episode talking about my return to running and how it's had a major impact on my mental and spiritual health.

Blog I talk about in today's episode:
Scrolling through social media, I often stop and think, “why is everyone moving so fast. Is there a race I wasn’t aware of? Am I moving fast enough? Should I be moving fast, to begin with?”

It’s easy to get caught up in this way of thinking. I do it more times than I would like to admit.

I like to tell myself that it’s good that I focus on others and try to stay in the race with them. It’s like a friendly competition that only I know about.

The problem I run into is that the race never stops. There’s always going to be someone ahead of you, someone doing more, someone achieving more, someone better than you.

🤬 That’s all I say. I know I’m not alone here, and that’s why I’m writing this. I’m writing this to remind everyone living in this hyper-speed simulation that it’s okay to slow down. That life isn’t a race with anyone but yourself. That going too fast will cause your body to break down. That getting out of your head every now and again can be one of the best ways for you to live a higher quality life.

I’ve recently started running again, and as I run on the treadmill, I can’t help but think of… nothing. As I run in place, my legs move fast, but my thoughts move slow. The only thing I can think of is putting one leg in front of the other. There’s no comparing myself to others. There’s no thinking that I’m less than I should be. It’s just me and the treadmill. A relationship that I’ve neglected for far too long. I’m back, though, and I’m not leaving anytime soon.

Remember. Life isn’t a race with anyone but yourself. Find a way to slow down those thoughts in your head and live a better life.

🌟Running to me is like clearing my browsing history. I forget all the bullshit I’ve looked at and can start fresh the next day.🌟

Thanks for reading!
Fitness Instagram: petryrichard
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June 23, 2021 25: (PHYSICAL WELLNESS) Sister Catches MASSIVE Fish, Sleeping On The Earth, And Summertime Eating
In today's episode I discuss a childhood story where my older sister Brittany catches a massive fish on her Walmart barbie fishing pole! Then I talk about my recent camping trip and how I always come unprepared. Finally, we get into the meats of the episode where I give y'all 5 simple rules to follow this summer to help you achieve your summer bod and staying healthy while you do it. I hope y'all enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening.

Instagram: petryrichard

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June 16, 2021 24: (MENTAL WELLNESS) Bus Fights, Mini Cuts, And Falling On Your Face
BLOG FROM INSTAGRAM:
It’s liberating to know that you’ll never be perfect because then you can be okay with making mistakes and making them often. Don’t settle, though. Don’t settle for living a mediocre life based on your fear of falling face-first onto the ground. You’ll fall all the time! Just make sure you get back up. Most people won’t do this. Why? Because staying on the ground hurts less than falling on your face repeatedly.

Humans are messy and chaotic. It’s still important to work towards a better version of yourself everyday, even though you’ll mess up along the way. That’s just part of the process of becoming a better you. You’ll never become a better you if you don’t allow the uncertainty of vulnerability to kick you in the butt sometimes.

If you’re reading this and you’re currently on the ground, don’t get too comfy. Get back up, try again, and hopefully, next time, you achieve whatever it is you’re chasing. Trust me when I say that goal your chasing is so much sweeter when you’ve failed at it multiple times. Don’t give up. Keep going.

Thanks for reading.

Richard

INSTAGRAM: @PETRYRICHARD
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June 09, 2021 23: (MENTAL WELLNESS) Portillos, It's getting Hot In Texas, And Taking Detours On The Way To A Goal
In today's episode I discuss a childhood story around the famous Illinois restaurant Portillos. I also give y'all a life update and I finish the episode discussing the importance of being flexible when it comes to pursuing an end goal and following life when it gives you a sign in a different direction. Here's the blog that I talked about in today's episode-
When we start anything new in life, there’s a sense of direction that’s missing. You may have an end goal in mind, but everything in between isn’t there. It’s empty. You must go towards that goal and fill in the gaps.
The issue we often run into is that when life, fate, or whatever you want to call it, takes you off track, you think the end goal you made up isn’t where you’re supposed to be. And maybe it isn't. How would you know? You don't!
Many things go on inside our minds when we get rerouted on our way to a goal.
- Is that goal something I really want?
- Should I pursue this thing over here that I’m attracted to and forget that other goal?
- Why is this happening for me?
If you’re looking for me to answer these questions for you, I cannot do that. That’s up to you. I will, however, tell you what I do when life redirects me.
I follow life. Ya, I may want that end goal REALLY BAD! BUT, life might be showing me something that’s even better and more worthwhile than that goal that I THINK I want.
The great thing about doing it this way is that I can always go back to that initial goal if the redirection life is throwing at me doesn’t work out. In my experience, though, when life redirects you, it’s usually for a good reason.
Thanks for reading.
Richard
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June 02, 2021 22: Mental Health Affects Everyone
May is national mental health awareness and in today's episode I just talk to y'all about mental health and the strategies I take to help me gain a better understanding of my mental health. Your mental health is just like your physical health, you must do consistent work to have a healthy body, the same can go with mental health. It takes work to have a healthy mind. I hope y'all enjoyed today's episode and I have many more strategies that I use on a day to day basis that I didn't talk about in this podcast. Maybe in the next one. We'll see how well this episode is received. Thanks for listening and I'll see you next Tuesday.

Richard

Instagram: @petryrichard
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May 25, 2021 21: (MENTAL WELLNESS) My Dog Saved Our House From Getting Broken Into, Not Gaining Weight But Feeling Great, And Performing A Job To Your Best Ability
In today's episode I discuss a childhood story about the time my house almost got broken into, and how my dog saved us. Then I give you all a life update and how I'm feeling. We finish the show talking about performing a job to your best ability and how that can change the trajectory of where your life is headed. It's a good episode and I hope you enjoy!
Thanks for listening.

Richard
Instagram: @petryrichard
https://imgur.com/gallery/lRmttVV - THIS IS WHAT I USE TO CATEGORIZE EACH PODCAST EPISODE.
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May 19, 2021 20: (PHYSICAL WELLNESS) Two Ghost Stories, COVID Vaccine, And The 80/20 Rule
In today's episode I discuss a couple childhood ghost stories, give y'all a general life update, and then go in-depth with the 80/20 rule and how to successfully achieve a healthier diet. Try to not get confused by the examples I say. The important thing to try and accomplish is replacing unhealthy foods with healthy alternatives. If you do however want to completely eliminate a food, you shouldn't try eliminating 3 foods and drinks at once. This is where you'll end up failing. Start small and eliminate one food/drink at a time. This could take a couple months to achieve. The great thing is, once you've successfully eliminated a food/drink then overtime you'll be able to reintroduce it and be able to consume it in moderation. I have this with cinnamon toast crunch. I had to permanently eliminate it for years! Now it's in my cabinet and I MAYBE eat it once every couple weeks because I know my body doesn't react well to it, but hey, its CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH! I hope this clears up any confusion.
Instagram Blog:
This rule is absolutely crucial when it comes to eating. It’s the rule I follow and have been following for a long time. When I was younger, it was more like 20/80, haha. It took me a long time to be able to get to 80/20. The problem I faced for a long time was trying to be 100/0. I thought that if I messed up even once throughout my week of eating, I would be a failure, and I couldn’t get the body I wanted to achieve.

I’ve been on both extremes of eating, and I’m here to tell you, you can still enjoy unhealthy foods/drinks every now and again. The 80/20 rule states that you eat 80% healthy foods and 20% unhealthy foods.

I know I show you all my meal prepping each week, but I don’t show you the cookies I eat or the ice cream I eat. Maybe I’m more 90/10 right now, but that’s just because I’ve replaced a lot of my unhealthy foods with healthy foods.

Here’s an example: I use to eat prepackaged oatmeal. Blueberry use to be my shit! Now, instead of buying prepackaged oatmeal, I buy old-fashioned oats and mix blueberries into it with some honey and sunbutter.

This is something I highly recommend to people who struggle with food. Don’t focus too hard on changing your whole diet at once. Make small changes to unhealthy meals you eat everyday. Try to do what I did with the oatmeal. It’ll take some time, and you’ll fall off the wagon, a bunch, but don’t stop. KEEP GOING!

You got this.

Thanks for reading.

Richard

Instagram: @petryrichard

https://imgur.com/gallery/lRmttVV - THIS IS WHAT I USE TO CATEGORIZE EACH PODCAST EPISODE.
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May 12, 2021 19: (PHYSICAL WELLNESS) Childhood Ghost Story And WHY I Workout
In today's episode I talk about a childhood ghost story (more of those to come) and WHY I workout. It's a good one! Make sure you listen to it all the way through!

Blog from Instagram:
I’ve always had a hard time conceptualizing the meaning behind WHY I workout. I’ve been working out in some way for the past 8 years of my life.
I would’ve quit a long time ago if I was just doing it to get big or lift heavy because honestly, I don’t lift that heavy. That’s never really been the goal. I’m switching things up now, but for the past 7 years, I had other priorities.

Working out doesn’t have to be done to get big or to lift heavy. Many people believe that's the main reason others workout. Now there are different pursuits you can go down and goals you can chase. But when it really comes down to it.
I believe people workout to struggle. They do it because it’s hard. They do it because they want to challenge themselves. Looking at life and wanting a life where you sit on the beach drinking martinis while someone feeds you grapes is a completely unrealistic fantasy that you’d get tired of after the 3rd day!

From my experience, humans don’t want or need that. We need challenges; we need something to strive after; we need difficulties. That’s what the gym offers me and so many others. A place to challenge myself and WORK towards a better me. You don’t get that on the beach with someone feeding you grapes.

I’ll never give the gym up because of that. It doesn’t matter if I don’t become huge or If I don’t squat 500lbs. Those things would be nice, but I’d be happy without them too.

The people who never quit working out are those that do it because of the challenges it presents, not because it’s easy. If you’re struggling to stay consistent in the gym, take a look at your WHY. Realign your mindset with what I’m talking about, and you’ll never stop working out.

Thanks for reading.

Richard

Instagram: petryrichard
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May 05, 2021 18: (PHYSICAL WELLNESS) Dangerous Shenanigans, Struggles With Bulking, And Loving Your Body
In today's episode I discuss my current struggles with gaining weight and how I've had a hard time learning how to love my body. At the end of the episode I discuss actual practices that you can use on a daily basis to learn to love your body more. Here's the blog I mentioned in today's episode:
Gaining muscle and losing weight takes time! The recommended amount to lose weight is around 1-2lbs/.45-.90kg a WEEK. The recommended amount of muscle to gain is around 1-2lbs/.45-.90kg a MONTH. This can also be deceiving when you weigh yourself because you’ll lose/gain water weight at first! This is why it’s important to be consistent with weighing yourself and then identifying an upwards or downwards trend to see if you’re going in the right direction.
Overall, It’s a SLOW process, and there’s going to be many times where you don’t see the point in all the work you do and many times where you’ll think about giving up. It’s okay to have these thoughts. We’ve all been there! However, these thoughts can become toxic, and it’s important to handle them accordingly. Next time you get thoughts like this, ask yourself—
1. Why are you trying to lose weight or gain weight?
2. Are your goals realistic? Seriously consider this! You might need to reevaluate your goals.
3. Are you doing this out of hate or love for your body?
Let’s talk about that last question because it’s probably the most important one.
Many times when I hear people talk about themselves, I hear the word “hate.” Losing weight or gaining weight because you HATE your current body is NEVER the correct approach. Lean into love. Love who you are, love the body you have. Love yourself enough to work towards a healthier body, a healthier mind, a healthier spirit. Do it all out of love, not hate.
Instagram: @petryrichard
Thanks for listening!
Richard
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April 27, 2021 17: (MENTAL WELLNESS) I Didn't Pass.
In today's episode I talk about my struggle with passing my CPT exam. How nothing good comes easy in life and how it takes hard work to achieve a higher level of greatness. I didn't talk about this in the episode but the basic fact that this exam is difficult and uncomfortable for me, is the exact reason why I need to do it. Becoming a personal trainer is daunting and it scares me but for that exact reason I need to continue to pursue it. Achieving anything close to mastery in personal training will literally transform me as a person. It's just gonna take a lot of battles and hard fuckin' work to get there. Gotta keep going!

Thanks for listening.

Instagram: petryrichard

See you next Tuesday.

Richard
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FAQs about THE RICH MIND PODCAST:

How many episodes does THE RICH MIND PODCAST have?

The podcast currently has 136 episodes available.