General Fitness Companycast

In this episode, I talk about how important it is to know your role. Not in the way that most people think though. We're living in 2022 now. It's a new millennium and people don't have clearly defined roles as they once did. The freedom we have to be whatever we want is now here and also it is liberating, it can also be confusing. Today, I'm going to discuss what it means to play your role and how to find what your role should be in your own life as well as in the lives of others.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Shortcuts. We all want to know the quickest way to get to our goals. The easiest way to get there is by not wasting time. In this episode, I have a few tips to help you reach your goals faster. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Today, I discussed two cognitive biases that prevent us from succeeding in life. Holding on to things because we're scared of losing them (aka loss aversion) and spending time on something even though it's not giving us value anymore (aka the sunk cost fallacy). These are two of 25 cognitive biases created by Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's business partner. If you want to see all 25, check them out here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this short episode, I talk about 2 important experiments that may lead you to think twice about how long you take to make decisions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

So many things are against you when you try to take on a challenge. External environmental factors and the situation can change, leaving your methods to be antiquated before you even master them. There is no magic pill you can swallow to ensure your success in everything you do, however, there is a way that you can make everything a little bit easier. All it takes is a little patience and a pension for options. Find out what that means and more in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

The title of this episode may be a bit of a misnomer. I'm actually talking about sleeping through life. In this episode, I talk about my personal experience as well as some client experiences with lack of rest and what it does to productivity.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

This episode is sort of an addendum to Friday's episode about mentors and guides. I talk about how a conversation with my coworker led to some interesting insights about visualization and how important it is to see what you want and have a visual compass for what you want out of life. I share a story about my online program that I've been trying to put out for the past two years and now we have it ready for you. If you want to take a peek and get access to me for a free 15 minute consultation plus a two week training and stretching program, click this link here to get started today.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode, I talked a little bit about my experiences with mentors and coaches. I've found that over the years it's best to have someone that you trust or at least that you can rely on to show you the ropes in those areas of life where you need help. Sometimes, it may be tempting to do it on your own, but that always ends with people wasting their time trying to figure out things that people have figured out long before. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

People say all the time that I'm the happiest person they know. I don't know about that, but I can tell you what it is that makes me happy. It's the fact that I know I'm not in control, but at the same time I am. I know I can't control what happens to me, but I can be curious as to why and that curiosity is what brings me the most joy throughout the day. Listen in to find out why curiosity could be your key to living a happier and more importantly, healthier life.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In this episode, I started with talking about discipline versus motivation. I had gotten into a discussion earlier this morning with someone about discipline and we had come to the conclusion that it's not a matter of discipline for most, it's actually more of a function of self-care. With that, I brought the episode to topic of what intelligence actually entails. I think this is a very thought provoking episode so let me know what you think.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

This is a short episode on how I think we can all build success without holding ourselves back. I have experience with this because I felt like I was holding myself back before I started General Fitness Company. It's a story about how we can go from doubtful to confident about what we can do in this world and how we should always aim to do it our way.  Here's that 2 week trial I mentioned for the online personal training.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

How do you make time fly? Grab a clock and throw it across the room! Ha! Joking aside, there are times when you want life to be a little simpler. Today I'm going to talk about how to make the challenging, boring, monotonous, things a little more fun and how it can make you more productive and valuable to others in the process.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

So many people have wondered "what's in it for me?" I know it's true because up until a certain catastrophic event in my life, that's exactly how I thought. Today, I'm going to tell you about that event and how it changed my life for the better. It's made me a more grateful and giving person, which has given me a lot more happiness than I thought originally possible. I don't make a million dollars or have a million followers on social media. But what I do have, can never be taken away and I wish the same for you. Hopefully, this episode will bring a little piece of that into your life as well.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

There are times when even the smartest people can be duped by their own brain. In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about how to get rid of bad habits for good and how to commence good habits and make them stick. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Loss aversion. It's a cognitive bias that we all suffer from. It's our tendency to try to avoid loss in the face of possible gain. I've had it, you've had it, we've all had it. It can be a problem, but not one that we can't fix. In today's episode, we're going to explore the possibilities with 3 guaranteed tactics that will keep you progressing rather than treading water in the hopes that you'll get somewhere. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

This episode is an exciting story about limiting beliefs and dogma. There are plenty of times that we're fed incorrect information. Sometimes, it's because the person sharing it has an agenda. Other times, those beliefs are based on something that we've long since refuted as "fake news." Whatever the reason, it's essential to formulate our own beliefs based on our own personal experiences and investigate how the foundations of our knowledge even come to pass.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I used to be a school counselor and I saw first hand how kids are being taught to be dependent. Creativity is being discouraged across the board and it's affecting the attention span of children and adults alike. In this episode I talked about attention and focus and how it's being stripped away from us, not only by technology, but a multitude of factors. We're going to dig deep in this special episode to find what is really at the bottom of this leaching of our attention and what we can do to stop in our environment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

In the last episode, I talked about slaying dragons before they get too big. But you can't spend all your time slaying dragons. You'll be treading water your entire life. Boundaries are necessary if you actually want to move forward in life. Today, we're going to discuss the best ways to set up boundaries and the importance of boundaries as they pertain to your existence and identity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

Life is complicated sometimes, but the worst thing you can do is sit back and watch it happen to you. Especially, if you're facing a problem. Today we're gonna talk about taking on problems before they take on you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support

I picked up a book the other day because I was tired of feeling frustrated with my attention being kidnapped by everything except for what I felt I needed to be focusing on. It's called "Stolen Focus" by Johann Hari and it provided me with some interesting insight on how the world we've designed is not made for us anymore. I share some of the points that were made about how to get your focus back and what's causing us to lose it in the first place.  If you'd like to read the book yourself, check it out here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/generalfitnesscompany/support