Vigor Life Podcast

In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Vigor Coach, Theo Bowie to discuss the lessons we have learned and would tell our younger selves.

We dig into things from two perspectives:

* What we would tell ourselves if we were a young coach just coming into the industry who is looking to learn and grow personally and professionally.* What we would tell ourselves if we were a fitness business owner starting with nothing but a vision who is looking to build something that will positively affect people locally and/or worldwide.

As a wise man once said, “Life’s too short to learn from just your own mistakes.” It's important to learn from the mistakes and lessons of people that have been there, done that, and are still doing it. Then apply those lessons to your own life so that you don't repeat them in your own life.

Don’t get it twisted – you will still have to put in a LOT of work and face struggle, obstacles, and failure(s). But this is the true definition of learning from mentors.

If you are a coach, business owner, entrepreneur or a part of a team, you will benefit greatly from the golden nuggets in this episode.

Let's go.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* How we scare interns to see if they’re really committed to interning at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance* One of the most important things Theo would change as a young coach to excel faster while also creating less stress* The difference between time management and work when you’re younger and when you’ve been at it for a while* The exercise that will make it very clear on how much time you’re wasting; and how much more time you could have for yourself, your family, and meaningful work just by doing it* The opportunities and perils of social media and how to navigate it to get what you want without falling into “the trap"* Money management 101 and what almost no one does that could build their financial health and wealth* The key thing you must avoid if you’re going to become a business owner of any kind* What truly makes you happy in life and how to create work and life mastery* Advice for young coaches to excel, create opportunities for themselves and build a career on integrity and connections

And so much more. We go deep in this episode.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com

Vigor Life Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Theo Bowie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theobowie/

Theo Bowie YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3uYHifqw9H1l51gZ_kd0w

In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Vigor Coach, Theo Bowie to discuss the lessons we have learned and would tell our younger selves.

We dig into things from two perspectives:

1. What we would tell ourselves if we were a young coach just coming into the industry who is looking to learn and grow personally and professionally.

2. What we would tell ourselves if we were a fitness business owner starting with nothing but a vision who is looking to build something that will positively affect people locally and/or worldwide.

As a wise man once said, “Life’s too short to learn from just your own mistakes.” It's important to learn from the mistakes and lessons of people that have been there, done that, and are still doing it. Then apply those lessons to your own life so that you don't repeat them in your own life.

Don’t get it twisted – you will still have to put in a LOT of work and face struggle, obstacles, and failure. But this is the true definition of learning from mentors.

If you are a coach, business owner, entrepreneur or a part of a team, you will benefit greatly from the golden nuggets in this episode.

Let's go.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. How we scare interns to see if they’re really committed to interning at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance

2. One of the most important things Theo would change as a young coach to excel faster while also creating less stress

3. The difference between time management and work when you’re younger and when you’ve been at it for a while

4. The exercise that will make it very clear on how much time you’re wasting; and how much more time you could have for yourself, your family, and meaningful work just by doing it

5. The opportunities and perils of social media and how to navigate it to get what you want without falling into “the trap"

6. Money management 101 and what almost no one does that could build their financial health and wealth

7. The key thing you must avoid if you’re going to become a business owner of any kind

8. What truly makes you happy in life and how to create work and life mastery

9. Advice for young coaches to excel, create opportunities for themselves and build a career on integrity and connections

10. And so much more. We go deep in this episode.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Theo Bowie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theobowie/

Theo Bowie YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3uYHifqw9H1l51gZ_kd0w

I met Paul Mort in a business mastermind almost a decade ago. At the time, he was a personal trainer running boot camps in England and had built it up to 17 locations. He was brilliant — but at the same time — crazy, and a roller coaster. Throughout the years we became close friends as I watched him build and sell companies, all while struggling personally with bi-polar disorder – which wrecked havoc on his health and family. This all came to a climax when in 2014 he was on the edge of a cliff ready to jump and take his own life.

What happens next is not only incredible, but also inspirational. As Paul took the step back, he made the decision to turn his life around in every way. He has since became unstoppable in the areas of business and fitness. He also saved his marriage and family.

Today he is off the lithium medication and helping other men turn their lives around. Paul came and visited me in Slovenia to hang out for three-days and we decided to shoot this podcast because his story is too powerful — and full of lessons that I believe will help others transform — not to.

Let's go.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* What stopped Paul from jumping off the cliff – and the question that could turn your life around* When you’re feeling down or depressed, the steps to change that “state” which helped Paul breakthrough* How to get out of the movie that you’re playing in your head by asking yourself THIS series of questions* Why things don't turn out great when you start a sentence with, “I feel like…”, and what you should say instead* How to create avoid creating a strategy that ends up making you feel like crap* The happiness list and how to instantly improve your days* How to know when you’re being true to your vision of success as opposed to chasing someone else version of it* How to match up 'what's behind the scenes' and what you're actually putting up on stage* How Paul was able to scale his business with ONE marketing platform and build a million dollar businesses. He shares that platform* The most important lessons from email marketing and tips you can apply now

And so much more

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com

Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Paul Mort's Website: www.iampaulmort.com

Book: Fucking Unstoppable - How I Upgraded My Mindset, Transformed My Body, Dramatically Levelled Up My Marriage, and 5X’d My Business (and how you can too) by Paul Mort: https://paulmort.samcart.com/products/fu-book?fbclid=IwAR0lv5LZpp21-p8D0wKq4ohjI20AETMD66p9gGWHSu_nYlBd_KNZ59bTFuM

I met Paul Mort in a business mastermind almost a decade ago. At the time, he was a personal trainer running boot camps in England and had built it up to 17 locations. He was brilliant — but at the same time — crazy, and a roller coaster. Throughout the years we became close friends as I watched him build and sell companies, all while struggling personally with bi-polar disorder – which wrecked havoc on his health and family. This all came to a climax when in 2014 he was on the edge of a cliff ready to jump and take his own life.

What happens next is not only incredible, but also inspirational. As Paul took the step back, he made the decision to turn his life around in every way. He has since became unstoppable in the areas of business and fitness. He also saved his marriage and family.

Today he is off the lithium medication and helping other men turn their lives around. Paul came and visited me in Slovenia to hang out for three-days and we decided to shoot this podcast because his story is too powerful — and full of lessons that I believe will help others transform — not to.

Let's go.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. What stopped Paul from jumping off the cliff – and the question that could turn your life around

2. When you’re feeling down or depressed, the steps to change that “state” which helped Paul breakthrough

3. How to get out of the movie that you’re playing in your head by asking yourself THIS series of questions

4. Why things don't turn out great when you start a sentence with, “I feel like…”, and what you should say instead

5. How to create avoid creating a strategy that ends up making you feel like crap

6. The happiness list and how to instantly improve your days

7. How to know when you’re being true to your vision of success as opposed to chasing someone else version of it

8. How to match up 'what's behind the scenes' and what you're actually putting up on stage

9. How Paul was able to scale his business with ONE marketing platform and build a million dollar businesses. He shares that platform

10. The most important lessons from email marketing and tips you can apply now

And so much more

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Paul Mort's Website: http://www.iampaulmort.com/

Book: Fucking Unstoppable - How I Upgraded My Mindset, Transformed My Body, Dramatically Levelled Up My Marriage, and 5X’d My Business (and how you can too) by Paul Mort: https://paulmort.samcart.com/products/fu-book?fbclid=IwAR0lv5LZpp21-p8D0wKq4ohjI20AETMD66p9gGWHSu_nYlBd_KNZ59bTFuM

Book: Solve for Happy - Engineer Your Path To Joy by Mo Gawdat: https://www.amazon.com/Solve-Happy-Engineer-Your-Path/dp/1501157582/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548961522&sr=8-1&keywords=solve+for+happy

I’ve always been a hard worker. What The Rock calls, “the hardest worker in the room.” In a lot of ways, I had to be. I was dealt a “bad hand” and made some bad choices because of it growing up. I was short but chose to play basketball anyways. I grew up in Communism. Wasn’t great in school because I had what many would consider ADHD today. My Dad was away from age 11 doing his best to provide a better life for us. And I was also knuckle head, so I chose to run with the wrong crowds as an adolescent and lived a life of crime for a long time.

At an early age, I ingrained hard work into my identity. But what if hard work is not the solution to the problem? What if it has more to do with being strategic and doing focused work on the right things to move ahead in life? I address those questions in this episode.

I’ve learned a lot of lessons from my mistakes. I've also learned from some of the best when it comes to actually doing what you want/say you're going to do. I share my insights from those experiences in this episode. If you have something that you want to get after, this episode is a must listen.

If you apply any of the lessons that I share to your life, I'd love to hear how it went for you. Action gets results, and results build momentum. And the thing about momentum is, it's like a moving train: it’s hard to stop.

With that said, let’s go!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* Why you need to stop chasing two rabbits because you won’t catch either* Why you should go small and the reason you’ll succeed doing it* A domino can knock out an object that’s 50% bigger than itself. I teach you how to apply this concept to your life and outline how it will make your day and week as productive as possible * The real things that will help move your life and business forward* Why your willpower is like a battery, and why you might be draining yours before you even start your most important work* Why your work and life should NOT be a balancing act, and how to get the absolute most out of both * The “Rule of P’s” and how it can lead you to or away from productivity * A focus question to ask yourself daily to help you prioritize your tasks and get the most out of your day * How to create a “bunker” and protect yourself from the BS that distracts you

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com

Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

I’ve always been a hard worker. What The Rock calls, “the hardest worker in the room.” In a lot of ways, I had to be. I was dealt a “bad hand” and made some bad choices because of it growing up. I was short but chose to play basketball anyways. I grew up in Communism. Wasn’t great in school because I had what many would consider ADHD today. My Dad was away from age 11 doing his best to provide a better life for us. And I was also knuckle head, so I chose to run with the wrong crowds as an adolescent and lived a life of crime for a long time.

At an early age, I ingrained hard work into my identity. But what if hard work is not the solution to the problem? What if it has more to do with being strategic and doing focused work on the right things to move ahead in life? I address those questions in this episode.

I’ve learned a lot of lessons from my mistakes. I've also learned from some of the best when it comes to actually doing what you want/say you're going to do. I share my insights from those experiences in this episode. If you have something that you want to get after, this episode is a must listen.

If you apply any of the lessons that I share to your life, I'd love to hear how it went for you. Action gets results, and results build momentum. And the thing about momentum is, it's like a moving train: it’s hard to stop.

With that said, let’s go!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why you need to stop chasing two rabbits because you won’t catch either

2. Why you should go small and the reason you’ll succeed doing it

3. A domino can knock out an object that’s 50% bigger than itself. I teach you how to apply this concept to your life and outline how it will make your day and week as productive as possible

4. The real things that will help move your life and business forward

5. Why your willpower is like a battery, and why you might be draining yours before you even start your most important work

6. Why your work and life should NOT be a balancing act, and how to get the absolute most out of both

7. The “Rule of P’s” and how it can lead you to or away from productivity

8. A focus question to ask yourself daily to help you prioritize your tasks and get the most out of your day

9. How to create a “bunker” and protect yourself from the BS that distracts you

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast(iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

It’s important to get insight from multiple angles when it comes to fitness business, coaching, and succeeding as a team in a small business. To talk more about that, I brought in Vigor Coach, Theo Bowie to help answer your questions on coaching, programming, mindset, business, the things that influence our lives, and everything in between.

Theo has been developing and growing within Vigor Ground for close to 6 years now. He has come a long way since he started withy us – from running our Strength Camp and Mobility programs, to contributing a lot on the content side of our business, and becoming an integral part of a special project that we will be launching later this year for fitness professionals; which I will be sharing with you soon.

In this episode we keep things real. We share our insights from two angles—coach and business owner—to give you insight on how teams function and what to look out for so you can build the most powerful and connected team possible within your gym or business. This episode is a must listen if you currently run a gym, or have aspirations to open one.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* A good way to establish trust and culture within your team—on both sides of the coin* How we personally define fitness as individuals and how it influences our training and programming* An example of how to approach a training program of a long distance runner, and insight into coaching clients* The books that drastically influenced our lives, from philosophy to business* What I would do/how I would do it if I was starting a gym again* Insights on how to “re-start” anything including your diet and training program* How to improve retention and create a great experience for clients* How we started small group training at Vigor Ground and why we did it * And a whole bunch more

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com

Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Theo Bowie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theobowie/

Theo Bowie YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3uYHifqw9H1l51gZ_kd0w

Book: Awaken The Giant Within (Tony Robbins):  https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Giant-Within-Immediate-Emotional/dp/0671791540

Book: The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): https://www.amazon.

It’s important to get insight from multiple angles when it comes to fitness business, coaching, and succeeding as a team in a small business. To talk more about that, I brought in Vigor Coach, Theo Bowie to help answer your questions on coaching, programming, mindset, business, the things that influence our lives, and everything in between.

Theo has been developing and growing within Vigor Ground for close to 6 years now. He has come a long way since he started withy us – from running our Strength Camp and Mobility programs, to contributing a lot on the content side of our business, and becoming an integral part of a special project that we will be launching later this year for fitness professionals; which I will be sharing with you soon.

In this episode we keep things real. We share our insights from two angles—coach and business owner—to give you insight on how teams function and what to look out for so you can build the most powerful and connected team possible within your gym or business. This episode is a must listen if you currently run a gym, or have aspirations to open one.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. A good way to establish trust and culture within your team—on both sides of the coin

2. How we personally define fitness as individuals and how it influences our training and programming

3. An example of how to approach a training program of a long distance runner, and insight into coaching clients

4. The books that drastically influenced our lives, from philosophy to business

5. What I would do/how I would do it if I was starting a gym again

6. Insights on how to “re-start” anything including your diet and training program

7. How to improve retention and create a great experience for clients

8. How we started small group training at Vigor Ground and why we did it

And a whole bunch more

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Theo Bowie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theobowie/

Theo Bowie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3uYHifqw9H1l51gZ_kd0w

Book: Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins): https://www.amazon.com/Awaken-Giant-Within-Immediate-Emotional/dp/0671791540

Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0062315005/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546935095&sr=1-1&keywords=the+alchemist

Book: The Go-Giver - A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546935143&sr=1-1&keywords=the+go+giver

I've been playing basketball since I was a kid, but started playing the sport seriously at age 11 after going to summer camps for years. I sucked at first, but got better the more hours I put in – which grew my love of the game.

The game, the people, and many of the coaches that I've worked with over the years have taught me so more than the skills of the game. They've taught me skills for life and building championship teams, along with how to apply that to business and life itself. All of which changed the course of my life for the better.

Though I didn’t always learn the lessons until later on, I kept many of them logged in journals – which I still refer to often. I’ve also dived into a lot of books from basketball greats like John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Jay Bilas, and Kevin Eastman lately. I have so much to share that this will surely be the first of many episodes on the wisdom, lessons and insights one can get from basketball. I hope that you enjoy it.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. How my perceived shortcomings in basketball ended up being some of my greatest strength in business and life.

2. How to re-evaluate and shift your perspective surrounding yours “gifts”.

3. Why life is a team sport and if you’re not helping the teams around you get better you’re missing out on more success and a fulfilled life.

4. The "3 gaps" and how to recognize which one is stopping you from creating a championship life.

5. What 'The Knowledge Bank' is and how to know if you are depositing every day to build it up as your most valuable asset.

6. What 'Teamness' means and why I believe it's the biggest missing piece to helping you build a successful business.

7. The 3 parts that must be present to have championship “Teamness”

8. The word and perspective I brought back from my trip to Africa and how it changed the way I operate in my business and life.

9. The triangle of past, present and future and how to use each to your strength.

10. How to know if you're “coasting” or working towards a championship life? I'll give you the litmus test that will show you.

11. The championship creed I have on laminated cards for myself and my team.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Book: Toughness - Developing True Strength On and Off The Court by Jay Bilas: https://www.amazon.com/Toughness-Developing-True-Strength-Court/dp/0451414683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546189185&sr=8-1&keywords=toughness

Book: Scared Hoops - Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Hoops-Spiritual-Lessons-Hardwood/dp/1401308813/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1546189315&sr=8-5&keywords=phil+jackson

Recently I was asked to come and present to a group of team leaders at Boeing – with the goal to help with motivation and culture. This came about because some of the leaders at the company have been following my career and what I do at Vigor Ground. I had a few weeks to prepare so I dug deep into the bottlenecks I have faced in my career and business. I also thought through how I could best inspire change and give guidance in actionable steps.

I don’t think the group was expecting what I ended up delivering to them, but it was what I believe is the perspective, catalyst and strategies to become a conscious leader and build an unstoppable team.

I go over the majority of what I shared during that presentation and workshop in this podcast episode.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

1. Why you MUST shift to a leadership perspective and the crucial mindset that makes you a leader

2. The one thing that is stopping you from moving forward that has to change first or no other lesson will work

3. Why you have been given the gift of fire and must first recognize and then use it in these 5 ways

4. The one thing you can't lead without, and how to keep it in endless supply

5. The 3-step process that we have instilled to eliminate unproductive complaining

6. How you’re casting a vote for who you are every day, who are you voting for?

7. Taking the temperature of your team and the 4-step process that will allow you to help change the environment 

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/

Vigor Life Podcast(iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Podcast: The Coaching Habit Episode: http://vigorgroundfitness.com/ep059-say-less-ask-more-and-change-the-way-you-coach-and-lead/