The Soap Box with Austin Malleolo

I dive into the last ten years at Reebok and what I learned, the experiences, the people and the brand and how it has led to where I am going now and my next steps! 

In this one I dive into a ramble on throughput and how ideas are great, but HOW do you plan on putting them into play and how that might change over time. Goals are great, but just having a clear direction might be more important than a SUPER specific end state - as that end state is more of a horizon that you might never reach - but keep pushing toward. 

I go deep in on this one on how important it is to let yourself swing from one end of the pendulum to the other. From how we feel, to the pain we feel in workouts. A life session that has been a guiding tenet for me for nearly half my life and I talk about where I learned it and its origins!

I break down my top "Learnings" from 2020.

1. Awareness

2. Action

3. Trust, but always question

4. Work ethic, priorities & communication

5. Different is NOT the opposite of the same

Challenge, be true to who you are and be empathetic

In this episode I dive into how proper nutritional principles and basic finance principles on saving and preparing for life ahead are the same. It does not make it easy in application, but it does make it easy in principle, therefore allowing us to focus on DOING and nothing else. As it is know that "Doers" will do and "Takers" will take, who are you?

In this episode I get passionate about how we can overvalue ourselves, and not really take a deep look at what skills we have and how that differs from our ability to work hard and have a good work ethic. It can be intoxicating to let your ability to work hard, or that you have been successful in one area, lead you to believe that you have the ability to do this anywhere...Knowing what you do not now is one of the most powerful skills a person can have...

I dive into some leadership tactics and how they have and will play out during the current struggles that we are faced with in our industry (fitness). Lots to unpack in this one, but the take away is that "There is no end state to success, there is just what's next."

In this episode we dive into the age old question "how do you make money as a trainer" there has always been a struggle with the fitness industry and trainers and there has always been many people out there that want to "tell you" how to make money in this industry. I dive into some real ways to make it in this industry and how to stand out - and how to navigate through the fitness landscape. 

I break down how to find the daily WIN. Most all people care about results, that is what drives us, and what we want. So how do we make this clear in our lives and our gyms? I also think I make my favorite analogy of all time at the end of the episode - please let me know what you think if it, I am proud of it!

In this episode I dive into money, finances and how it relates so well to fitness and CrossFit, what we do and how we do it. Some best practices and red threads that you see across successful indivudlas and business that we all can learn from. This is a fun one because we all can relate and it is not easy for many people to talk about money - so I hope you find some value in this one!