In Pursuit With Joseph Mencel

What do you do when confronted with challenges? How do you approach seemingly insurmountable tasks? Does other people's success intimidate or inspire you? In this episode, Joseph Mencel sits down with Jamie Skippen to discuss how to cultivate a growth mindset. Jamie's story is one of highs & lows, of using setbacks as set ups for comebacks, and of tackling mammoth tasks by breaking them down into...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to balance a growing business with your relationship with your significant other, the best way to make a strong impression in the workplace, how to identify and work through limiting beliefs, and how to use a divorce or the breakdown of a long term personal relationship to grow and develop into a better person.

"It's nothing personal. It's just business." Ever been on the receiving end this phrase? Or perhaps you've even dished it out a few times yourself. In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss why "it's just business" is a phrase that has absolutely no business being used anymore. By exploring the history of the phrase, they discuss its origin, its role in pop culture, and what effect it a...

Ever committed to the journey of achieving a particular goal only to find that as you've progressed, the journey has deviated from what you expected? Ever felt confused, demotivated or disheartened by the process of working towards achieving a particular goal? In this episode, Joseph Mencel discusses the problem with the conventional wisdom of committing to the journey instead of the destination,...

What's holding you back from living the life you truly want to live? What's preventing you from fully comitting to pursuing your dreams? What barriers stand between who you are and who you are trying to become? In this episode, Joseph Mencel talks openly & honestly with IFBB Bikini Pro Nicole Tan about what it takes to breakthrough the barriers that stand in between you and your best self. Nicole'...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss what to do when you experience value misalignment with your employer, how best to get back into working out after a long period of time off, how to become a better leader within the workplace, and what books & people have inspired them the most.

The seasons will come & go... they always have and they always will. So you have a choice. You can choose to work with the seasons, or you can choose to work against them. You can choose to accept & align with that which you cannot control, or you can choose to fight it. In this episode, Joseph Mencel explores the analogy of farming when applied to both fitness & business. By detailing what crop f...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss the demands of running a business, explain the meaning of "micro obsession, macro balance", dive into building belief through putting in work, and provide advice on pursuing your passion.

Ever experienced a significant life event and immediately been bombarded with the question "What's Next?" Or perhaps you've found your own inner voice asking "What's Next?" very quickly after enjoying the highest of highs or enduring the lowest of lows. In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss the importance of embracing the present, in particular celebrating your wins and weathering y...

Each of us has a King, a Warrior, a Magician and a Lover that lives within us. But very few of us know how to harness the energy of each of them as required to meet the expectations of our external circumstances at any given time. In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Corey Boutwell detail the King, Warrior, Magician & Lover that live within and provide practical & strategic advice on how we can lean i...

Next time you catch yourself saying “I don’t have time”, pause for a second, and instead say “It’s not a priority”... because that’s the truth. We all have the same number of hours in each day, and in this episode Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel provide practical & strategic advice on how you can most the most of your 24. They begin by identifying how you can improve your awareness of how you currentl...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to focus on the positives in any situation rather than becoming consumed by the negatives, how to approach a bodybuilding contest prep with a modern mindset, the most important traits to master in the management of people, and how balance workplace culture & relationships with high performance.

It's been a tough couple of years. So many of us have lost jobs, lost businesses, lost loved ones... lost so much over the course of the pandemic. It wasn't our fault, but it certainly is our responsibility to figure out what to do next. In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Stu Shannon discuss how to stand back up following failure and how to harness post-traumatic growth. With over 15 years experienc...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to lean into vulnerability to become a better leader, why playing finite games within the infinite game is unavoidable, why it's lonely in the middle as you try to level up your life, and how to trust the process while seeking out opportunity.

Are you trying to perform at the highest level? Are you trying to become truly world class in all areas of your life? You best believe that the 1 percenters are going to make all the difference. In this episode, Joseph Mencel explores how the way you do one thing is reflected in the way you do everything. Joseph opens the episode by discussing the 3 reasons why all of the small things matter more...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to get out of a negative mindset and find motivation, how to deal with an unsupportive partner in an unsupportive relationship, the meaning of "Beast Mentality" and what to do if you feel like you aren't measuring up, and what do when find yourself wanting to help others who are taking advantage of you.

It's almost so obvious that it goes without saying. Execution drives progress. Execution drives skill development. Execution is everything. So if we all know why execution is so important, why do we so often sit on our hands and procrastinate? In this episode, Joseph Mencel takes a deep dive into execution, paying particular attention to the 5 barriers that so often prevent us from doing what we k...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to manage employees who keep making mistakes, what to be aware of when going into business with friends or family, why sharing your secrets for success shouldn't concern you, and how to deal with mental health struggles in the workplace.

Do you feel like you are using social media platforms to your benefit? Or are the platforms using you to your detriment? Does social media have a little too much control over you? In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss common situations where you can often find yourself being used by social media, before taking a deep dive into practical strategies you can implement to wrestle back c...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss what to do when you feel like you're being used by your boss, how to balance self improvement with finding a life partner, how to deal with toxic co-workers, and the best way to ask for a salary increase that you feel you have earned.

Feel like a lot of what's happening in the world right now is out of your control?   That's probably because it is.   But no matter what happens, you can always choose to control your actions, your reponses, your effort & your attitude.   In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why it's important to have the serenity to accept what you cannot control, and the courage to choose to change what you c...

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to shut off from work when at home, whether you should take the easy road or the hard road when you have people depending on you, how to coach & motivate underperforming staff members, and how to deal with changing plans in the face of obstacles.

It's one thing to set goals for the New Year, it's another thing to implement the habits & routines to back them up. In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why switching out old habits that don't align with who you are trying to become with new ones that do is so important. He then takes a deep dive into 5 old habits that most of us will get benefits out of replacing with 5 new habits that you ca...

Ever felt like an imposter? Ever experienced self-doubt around your accomplishments or abilities? Ever written off your successes to good timing & luck? The chances are, you have, or you will, with recent studies indicating that over 60% of us will experience Imposter Syndrome at some point in our lives. So how do you deal with it? And how do you prevent it from occurring on a regular basis as you...

There is no denying that COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on the fitness industry - from gym closures, to cancelled bodybuilding shows & expos, to border restrictions, it has been an incredibly challenging 2 years for our community.   In this episode Joseph Mencel & Logan Robson discuss the reality of the effect of the pandemic on all aspects of the fitness industry.   From personal training...