Life has cycles, and although it’s easy to sulk, Ryan Conley, powerlifter, strength/training coach and fireman, Laurin, and Celeste all share how they overcame low times in their life. For each of them, the driving force was the strength of their mind. They reveal why holding yourself accountable, discipline, and perception are critical to getting your mind in the place it needs to be in order to win.

Feeling sorry for yourself doesn’t help you or anybody around you.

Just take the next step!

-Ryan Conley

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Timestamps

8:34  Laurin tells about a difficult time in her life

16:12 The mindset and people you need to overcome

18:29  Celeste tells her story

24:09  Allowing the right people to influence your life

32:47  Ryan shares his story

36:52  Putting your situation into perspective

42:29  Different ways to train your mind right to execute your life

Book Recommended by Laurin:

• Extreme Ownership

Connect with Ryan:

• Instagram

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube

Sponsorships are an ultimate dream—right? Not, necessarily. Celeste and Laurin reveal what to expect when you land an endorsement, how to keep that endorsement, and most of all, how to maintain your integrity while promoting. Also, listen in to hear why linking yourself to a brand has less to do with what you can get from the deal and more to do with ensuring it aligns with your personal brand. Not only, where you are, but where you are heading. Don’t skip the download, you need this one to land and keep your social media influencer gigs.

“How the company represents itself over time will really be indicative of if you should stay or if you should leave.”

-Laurin Conlin

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Timestamps

1:58  Catching up with Laurin and Celeste

10:29  A glimpse into future episodes

16:05  Brands Laurin represents

22:12  Insight into self-tanning

26:20  Know when to end a relationship with a sponsor and when to begin one

33:27  Things to consider when deciding to represent a brand

38:18  How Celeste built a team of influencers for her brand

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Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

On this episode of the Unglamorous Life, Celeste and Laurin shed light on how unglamorous running a small business really is. Laurin voices her thoughts on those fake Instagram entrepreneurs who are making money off of vulnerable people. The ladies also share some valuable tips and resources on how to pursue your own business without getting roped into those get rich quick schemes.

“You have to know what you’re good at and what you’re not good at. And you have to be realistic with that.”

-Laurin Conlin

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Timestamps

1:00 Fake entrepreneurs in the fitness space

3:45 What fitness coaches should really be concerned with

5:37 People who are living their lives with an Instagram filter on

8:40 How Celeste’s mom got roped into a get rich quick scheme

13:05 Developing a strategy to go “all in”

15:55 Why you need a strategy for everyday

18:20 Celeste’s beliefs in zodiac signs

19:20 Understanding yourself and your habits

People Mentioned:

• Gary Vaynerchuk

Resources:

• So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
• Dirty Work by Celeste Bonin and Chris Kingman
• www.UnderstandMyself.com

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

Today Celeste interrogates Laurin and finds out the deep and dirty truth about prepping for figure competitions in the Unglamorous Life.

Holding back nothing, they talk openly about the difficulties in competing, including dieting, tracking body fat and how to stay committed when the show is still far away.

They also talk about the evolution of fitness competitions and how they’ve got more extreme and diverse over time.

For an insight into the real side of figure competitions and bodybuilding give this a listen.

“Anything that you’re going to be trying your best at will be extreme ”

-Laurin Conlin

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Timestamps

1:12 - How long have you been dieting and what was your prep plan?

3:45 - What is losing 20 pounds like?

4:51 - How beneficial are body comps?

16:20 - The importance of mental stability, goals and weighing in.

18:28 - The ‘Whoosh Effect’, losing fat cells and losing weight.

22:14 - What weight are you comfortable living at when you're not in prep?

26:35 - How you cope after the show ends and the possible dangers associated with competing

42:59 - Posing coaches and practicing poses

Resources:

• Kenny Wallach

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

This week on the Unglamorous Life, Celeste and Laurin reunite! Laurin gets us up to speed with what's been going on in her life, and how she is officially “adulting it” in 2018. Tune in to hear her all about her move, speaking engagements and her intense competition schedule.

“You can have all the ideas in the world but you obviously have to execute it and you can’t half ass it.”

-Laurin Conlin

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Timestamps

1:30 What's going on with Laurin

8:00 Laurin’s moving drama

15:00 Winging it at the 1st Phorm seminar

21:10 Laurin speaks at a “nerd” seminar

24:45 Find out Laurin’s intense competition schedule

25:50 Celeste and Laurin reminisce about their Vegas trip

30:05 Find out who makes Laurin’s competition suits

38:30 Updates on Laurin’s coaching business

43:00 Laurin’s upcoming events

Resources:

• 1st Phorm Supplements

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

This week on the Unglamorous Life, Celeste is joined by international wrestling superstar, Mechawolf. Mechawolf shares stories of his rough beginnings as a wrestler. His story of hard work and perseverance will encourage those that are on the fence about pursuing their passion. Tune in to hear his advice on pursuing your dreams.

“You could be broke but if you are doing what you love, you will be happy”

-Mechawolf

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Timestamps

4:50 What the hell is Viking Reenactment?

11:35 Mechawolfs wrestling journey

16:58 Wrestling opportunities in Florida

19:33 Mechawolf- A gypsy with “the wolverine factor”

23:30 How Wrestlers create their character

24:55 How John became Mechawolf

30:36 How Celeste and Mechawolf met

37:06 The most unglamourous places to wrestle

41:05 Mechaswolf’s advice to those that want to pursue their dreams

Resources:

• Swamp Vikings
• Coastal Championship Wrestling
• Triple A

Connect with Mechwolf:

• Instagram

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

On this episode of the Unglamorous Life, Celeste sits down with Celestial Bodies professional videographer, Alex Roman. Alex, aka “Trash Roman”, shares how he got into videography by essentially faking it until he made it. Also, stay tuned to hear about Alex’s popular rock band, Fame on Fire.  

“Whatever it is you want to do, make sure you insert yourself into that lifestyle, don’t let people hold you back.” 

- Alex Roman

Timestamps:

1:36 How Alex faked it until he made it 

12:29 Alex’s advice to people looking to make a career out of a hobby

17:33 Alex’s band “Fame on Fire” 

24:40 Fame on Fire’s new music video 

29:50 How Fame on Fire films their videos 

33:00 Fame on Fire’s future goals 

36:00 Alex’s advice to someone who wants to learn how to play music 

People Mentioned 

• Lil Toe  

Connect with Alex 

• Instagram-Alex Roman 
• Instagram- Fame on Fire 
• Instagram- Roman Films 

Connect with Celeste and Laurin: 

Celeste 

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin 

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

 

On this episode of the Unglamorous Life, Celeste sits down with Celestial Bodies professional photographer, Maysa Askar. Maysa shares how she got into photography and gives some great advice on how to become a photographer. Stay tuned to hear about some of her craziest shoots as well.

“Always take advice from other photographers.”

-Maysa Askar

Timestamps:
2:40 How Maysa got into photography

4:52 How Maysa shot Warped Tour

6:43 How art school helped Maysa with her career

11:22 Maysa’s advice to aspiring photographers

15:06 Having your own style as an artist

17:52 Maysa’s and Celeste’s first shoot

22:00 Types of shots and clients Maysa shoots

26:33 Maysa’s craziest shoot stories

People Mentioned:

• Ohrangutang

 Connect with Maysa Askar

• Instagram
• Twitter
• maysaaskar.com

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

This week on the Unglamorous Life, Celeste is joined by one of her employees. Kristina Licari is the young, ambitious office manager at Celestial Bodies. Kristina wears many hats within the company as well as in her personal life. She is a busy 22 year old that has a flourishing career, attends college and competes. Tune in to hear her advice on how to balance the different areas of your life.

“You know yourself and you know what you are capable of, so don’t try to over do it.”

 - Kristina Licari

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Key Highlights:

⇾ How Kristina started working at Celestial Bodies

⇾ How Kristina balances work, school and competing

⇾ Celeste’s assistant’s horrendous first day

Timestamps

3:36 How Kristina started working at Celestial Bodies

7:37 Kristina’s school life

8:50 Kristina and Celeste’s Miami Nationals drinking story

10:26 Competing, training, and meal prep

15:56 How Kristina balances her many hats

21:00 Celeste’s assistant’s horrendous first day

28:50 Attracting bad energy

30:26 Advice on how to balance life

35:46 What Kristina has learned from Celeste

Connect with Kristina:

• Instagram

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube

Today’s show is a special bonus episode! We are giving you a sneak peak of our newest podcast “The Dirty Work Podcast” with Celeste and Chris Kingman. Chris and Celeste are scrolling Instagram and answering your questions about entrepreneurship. Plus Celeste and her dog Simon have some exciting news to share!

“Take in feedback whether it’s good or bad. It’s actually better if it’s bad because it will help you improve your product.”

 - Celeste Bonin

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Key Highlights:

⇾ How to develop a game plan to start your business

⇾ Discover the steps you need to take to design a product

⇾ Figure out when you need to hire someone and how to know who to hire

Timestamps

0:26 Introducing Chris Kingman (The Dirty Work Podcast co-host)

01:48 Which platform is the best to start marketing your brand?

07:36 Looking back, Celeste’s advice to herself when first starting Celestial Bodies

10:18 How to develop a game plan to start your business

13:20 Advice for transitioning into a different career

14:39 What is the initial design process for a product?

23:04 Employees...when and who to hire?

36:38 How do you get work done and still have fun?

40:27 How do you get through really messy days?

Resources

• One Person Million Dollar Business By Elaine Pofeldt

Connect with Chris

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Connect with Celeste and Laurin:

Celeste

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Twitter

Laurin

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Youtube