We always say building good health and good businesses go hand-in-hand; Corey Lawson is living proof of that! Corey founded CLAW Athletics in Austin, Texas, and has scaled it to a full-time coaching business where he trains one-on-one clients, as well as runs kick-ass boot camps around the Austin area. In this episode, he shares his personal insights into how to start, build, and scale YOUR side-hustle or startup. He also shares with us valuable health and fitness tips and info on how to optimize your life. Tune in to hear more and see below for a full list of topics covered in this episode with Corey. 

• What should your priorities be when starting a side-hustle

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In this episode learn about a short 5-step process to help you reflect on your life, improve your habits and behaviors, and optimize yourself so that your future dreams become your current reality.

This is a YouTube podcast, so if you would like to see CJ work this out on a whiteboard, tune in at youtube.com/cjfinley and go to the ThriveOnLife Podcast playlist. 

0:49 Step 1 - what is your ideal life?

5:44 Step 2 - how to hold yourself accountable.

7:04 Step 3 - how to change your habits and behaviors.

11:07 Step 4 - swapping your bad actions for GOOD ACTIONS.

14:33 Step 5 - who do you admire? why do you admire them? and how can you take actions similar to them?

When we’re faced with tragedy, we are also faced with a choice: how we handle it. In this episode, we chat with Mason Hopkins about a tragedy he recently faced in his life and how he has still chosen to thrive through it all. Tune in to hear the full, inspiring story, and see below for a full list of topics covered. 

• Finding the purpose of your life 

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What is fear stopping you from right now?? As we do every quarter, we have Erin Finley back on the podcast to update us on what’s been going on in her life. In this episode, she chats with us about her recent struggles with competing in Hydrox, the fears she has had to overcome recently, and her aspirations for her 30’s. Tune in to hear more and see below for a full list of topics covered. 

• Erin’s recent struggle with contemplating a fitness competition and how she overcame fear

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Today’s episode is from a whiteboard session with Noah Huisman. To see the video format, click the link below. In this episode, Noah and I chat about our what’s, why’s, and how’s of our businesses, health, dreams, and more. We also discuss what we’re currently working on and some plans for the future. See below for a link to the video and for a full list of topics covered. 

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• Who Noah is and some background on him 

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If you’re looking to learn about finances, personal growth, overcoming struggles, and more, then you’ve come to the right episode! Tune in as we chat with Margaux Helmholz about all the above, as well as dive into her own personal story of overcoming hardships to get to where she is today and how she has learned to THRIVE. See below for a full list of key topics and tune in to hear a story that is sure to leave you fired up and ready to fuel your passion! 

• The importance of being satisfied with where you’re at 

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From crushing it on American Ninja Warrior to gracing the cover of Oxygen Magazine, Angela Gargano does it all! Tune in as we chat about her inspiring fitness story, overcoming struggles, and so much more. See below for a full list of key topics and tune in to hear Angela’s story of thriving! 

• How she got on the cover of Oxygen Magazine

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Transformation starts from within! Vanda Taupradist, better known as Vanda The Panda (listen to learn why😉),  shares with us her inspiring story of transformation through weight loss and mindset shifts in this episode. Tune in as we chat about how to be authentic, her story of weight loss, how to stay motivated, and so much more. See below for a full list of key topics and tune in to hear Vanda’s inspiring story! 

• The story behind how she got her nickname

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Stop letting others stomp on your flame! All too often we allow others' thoughts and opinions to diminish our passions. However, in order to be our best selves, we have to stop allowing this. Tune into this raw conversation with American Ninja Warrior and Speaker, Alex Weber, as we chat about how to protect your flame, what true bravery looks like, slowing down, and so much more. See below for a full list of key topics and tune in to hear Alex’s impactful story! 

• How Alex started “Men I Admire” 

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Are you sick of negativity? Well, good news! It doesn’t have to be that way. Braydon Alley joins us to tell us about his journey with mental health and how he has used intention to shift his mindset in a more positive way. We also chat about how you can do it too, nutrition, the importance of sleep, and so much more. See below for a full list of key topics and tune in to hear Braydon’s impactful story! 

• Braydon’s story with mental health and the mental health struggle in men 

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