Empowered Team Podcast

Let's kick off a big week by addressing a key question ... is it better to focus on efficiency or effectiveness? Are they same thing? And if not, what's the difference. Super coach Kari has the answer! Yes it's true, we've just aired our 100th episode! And as a thank you to our listeners we're giving away one of Paul's Team Canada Volleyball Jerseys! To be entered in the draw for the jersey follow...

Yes it's true, it's our 100th episode and to celebrate we've brought in a special guest host to interview Kari and Paul. And as a thank you to our listeners we're giving away one of Paul's Team Canada Volleyball Jerseys! To be entered in the draw for the jersey follow these steps: 1. Snap a screenshot of your favourite athlete interview episode. 2. Post your pic on Instagram or Facebook. 3. Tag th...

Are you taking action on the most important things in your day that can forward your career, relationships, and happiness? Or are you busy being busy with to-do lists and filling time with tasks that don't really move the needle? Get your mindset right for a big week as Kari leverages the well known analogy of a jar filled with rocks, pebbles and sand - enjoy!

Our guest today is one of the world's foremost minds on nutrition, coaching and changing lives - but he's so much more than that. Dr. John Berardi is a husband, father, speaker, author, and all-around caring man who built a business on empowering others to take charge of their health, diet, fitness, and careers. His latest book - "Change Maker -Turn Your Passion for Health and Fitness Into a Power...

We're doing it again! September will be sugar free for Kari and I - but the point isn't to simply avoid sugar, it's to strengthen our mindset. This month long exercise is a massive boost for our ability to control our choices and thoughts on a daily basis. And, it will prep you for the sugar onslaught of Thanksgiving, Halloween, and December holidays that loom as we shift into shorter days and lon...

Confused by the title for this week's Mindset Monday? Take a listen to solve the mystery and find a new way to look at your successes - and build huge momentum in the areas of your life that need it most!  A new RESET program is coming fast with limited space available. Follow the link below to learn more, claim your spot and take your life to the next level!! https://www.theempowered.ca  

Blindspots can hold us back in so many ways, from seeing how we can improve a relationship, eat better, think in a more healthy way, or simply get to the next level in performance. Kick off your week by giving this new skill that Kari shares about in this episode a try!  The Empowered Reset is coming and space is extremely limited. Follow the link below to learn more about this life changing progr...

Life can be a pain, COVID-19 is a pain, there is emotional pain, mental pain, and physical pain. How do you deal with it? What's the worst you've ever experienced? How will you cope when it shows itself again in your life? We dive deep into our experience with pain and offer some key insights into taking control back over something we all encounter!! An Empowered Reset is coming - and this one is...

This is the conversation that we need to be having around the pandemic. What are you doing to take control of your health and why isn't anyone talking about it? Kari shares her thoughts and ideas along with some interesting statistics relating to the pandemic on where we should be focusing for our own best vitality!

Cue Michael Buffer because Kari is back with another Mindset Monday and this time she's talking about how to rumble. This may not be the street fight you're picturing, but rather a way to go deep in a conversation and get to what's real and authentic. Enjoy!   The Empowered Team has some big things in the works - hit us up at info@empowerconditioning.com  to get on our mailing list to be in the kn...

We make decisions all the time. What to eat, what to wear, where to hangout. But if you're making a BIG decision there are a few things you really don't want to do. Make sure the odds of making a good decision are in your favour. Kari shares three of the biggest decision making mistakes on today's recording and you'll want to avoid them all!  Enjoy and please share the show! 

After a serious injury in the Stanley Cup finals and still feeling the sting of being cut from the 2010 Olympic team, Dan Hamhuis knew something had to change. Dan is now an Olympic gold medalist and a veteran leader with the Nashville Predators - but the real story is the shift in Dan's mentality that elevated his professionalism to completely different level. We're pumped to provide you with thi...

We clean our cars, we clean out the closet, but do you ever clean up your grey matter!? Well on this edition of Mindset Monday Kari will walk you through how to do just that. Imagine all the great things you'll have room to remember and use will all the new drive space. And as a bonus, think of all the junk you can delete out of your personal recycle bin. Send your thanks to Kari at info@empowerco...

In her work life, our guest today helps companies plan for multiple futures as the path they travel is never linear - how fitting for a pentathlete trying to train for 5 sports amid a pandemic! On this episode we welcome Kelly Fitzsimmons to the show and cover her sporting career past and present, what it's like to befriend a horse in 20 minutes, and how she's staying sane during lockdown. We hope...

"The Last Dance" is an incredible behind the scenes look at the Chicago Bulls dynasty - and an eye opening exploration of Michael Jordan and his methods. If you haven't seen it, don't worry we don't spoil the show, but we do discuss the elements of the series that clearly show Michael Jordan was simply on another level. Will we ever see another athlete like him? You tell us! info@empowerconditioni...

Pop quiz - do you have a growth or fixed mindset? Kari, in her continual quest for knowledge wanted to know and dug into Carol Dweck's work on the topic. This episode may surprise you and have you asking questions of yourself that could unlock the next level in your life.  We're nearly through week one of the Empowered Reset and the participates (Paul included) have already experienced breakthroug...

We're all nice people aren't we? Of course we are, but if you think about an ex, or a rival team, or that one guy at work, what are your thoughts like towards that person or group? How do those thoughts affect you and do they have power over you or what you can accomplish? The answer might surprise you! Many of us are still stuck at home as North America slowly begins the process of reopening it's...

"How you do anything ... is how you do everything!" great words that our guest today, Olympic Fencer Joseph Polossifakis lives by. Joseph competes in one of the fastest sports in the world and this left handed master of the sabre has had some incredible experiences. One of those experiences threatened his career and has left him with lingering effects to this day. A bad concussion in 2014 sideline...

If absence makes the heart grow fonder, what does 24/7 COVID fuelled proximity create?? On this episode of the show Kari and Paul dive into life together, really together, all the time together and how it's working out, or not. Being stuck at home comes with significant challenges and your hosts are not immune. Learn what has led to some big breakthroughs and a few tips on what you can do to be th...

Do you ever catch yourself judging? Is it helping or hurting your mindset? On today's Mindset Monday Kari offers up some medicine in the form of the judgment remedy to help you look at things in a way that will serve you, and others best. Speaking of serving - Kari is hosting an online essential oils meet-up this Tuesday, April 21st at 6.00 pm EST. You'll love the immediate impact you can have on...

International volleyball star TJ Sanders joins the show and the timing couldn't be better. The world has turned upside down over the last month and TJ is no stranger to challenge and turmoil. On this episode he shares some of his secrets to maintaining a positive mindset, overcoming difficulty, and finding the good in every situation - along with the secret to making the national team. Here's a hi...

As we spend week after week practising social distancing, spending the bulk of our time indoors, and isolating from others our mentality is being put to the test. In this episode we discuss the need for a strong awareness of how our mind, focus, and thoughts can influence our experience and our relationships with those closest to us! If this podcast has helped you in some way, do us a huge favour...

Another week of isolation and lock down presents with a great opportunity to do a little more work on our mindset. Never has it been more important to be aware of your state, your focus, and your thoughts. To support you in being your best mentally we've pulled one of Kari's recordings from the fall that hasn't aired yet - taking a look at the difference between "doing" all of the time and shiftin...

These are challenging times and we're all being challenged to find a new way to do things, to overcome, and to thrive. With that in mind we bring you someone who has done that his whole life - choreographer, dancer, director, Mr. JJ Villar. Drive and determination brought JJ to the big stage from Bogota, Columbia. He's the holder of two world championship Drum Corp titles, he's worked with Wayne F...

Crazy times friends, crazy times. Hopefully, you and your family are well and embracing the challenges the COVID-19 outbreak has presented us with. It's forcing us to think and act differently and that can be a good thing. Speaking of thinking, we wanted to share a recording with you that Kari made back at the start of the school year, taking a look at how to use your urges to create confidence. I...