Success for the Athletic-Minded Man

Don’t wait for permission. You’re waiting. There’s a sense inside of you that someone is going to come and tell you that it’s ok. That you have permission to do the thing that you’ve always wanted to do. That they’ll know when the time is right and they’ll give you the green light. And when they do that, all of the risks will be gone. All of the fear will vanish. Here’s the truth… no one is coming...

A story like yours. Eric is a Pathfinder who I wanted to have on the podcast. By Pathfinder I mean Eric is in alum of my coaching program, Reveal Your Path. When you witness a radically transformed life it's proof that you can change too. I’m bringing Eric on today not to talk about my program but because he is an example of your ability to create change in your life, get out of a rut and live...

Core habits and routines for success. Your to-do list will not be completed on the day you die. But I know you want to get as much done as possible so in this episode I share with you a handful of fundamental tactics that will help you get more done, be more productive and stay more focused. As a result, you'll make real progress toward your goals and position yourself for the next level of su...

Inside Alabama football Ben Newman is a Performance Coach, International Keynote Speaker and Best-Selling Author , whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional athletes in the NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, UFC and NCAA. Ben serves as a Special Consultant for the 17-time National Champion Alabama Football Program. In addition, he is t...

The magic question that cuts to the chase. Sometimes we get busy and that’s all it is. Just busywork. We go 100 mph and get 100 things done but at the end of the day, we feel like we’re in the same place that we started. Ever felt like that? Ever wish you had a sledgehammer that would break through the busyness so that you could see what you really need to be doing? Me too. One night while at dinn...

“And” not “or” We are raised with an “or” mindset. You can be a firefighter or an astronaut. A doctor or a lawyer. A football player or a baseball player. However, this mindset doesn’t serve you well when incorporated into your psyche. You begin to agree with the cultural assumptions that you can be either a successful businessman or a good father but not both. That you can either be in shape or w...

Find fulfillment now. If you can just make more money, then you'll be happy, right? Or if you can just get that promotion. Or maybe change companies, then you'll be happy. While I believe that money can buy happiness (a short-term excitement like when you buy a new car), it can't buy fulfillment (a deep belief that you're leading a life well-lived). In this episode, I talk about a...

Succeeding despite your obstacles. In 2003, Andre Kajlich was a charismatic 23 year old student attending his father’s alma mater in the city of Prague. One night, partying with friends into the early hours, he wound up on the tracks in front of an oncoming subway train. His devastating injuries required that both legs be amputated above the knees, and after three weeks in a medically induced coma...

Getting back on track. Do you ever feel like you’re off course? Maybe you went on vacation and can’t get back it the groove? Or maybe after traveling for work or after you get sick? Or maybe just when life throws a curveball at you… you have to finish a big project at work or dealing with some unexpected project at home. We all get off track. We all feel off balance at times. That’s why you have t...

Meditation simplified. Award-winning author Dean Sluyter (pronounced "slighter") has taught natural methods of meditation and awakening since 1970. His five highly acclaimed books include the back-to-back Amazon #1 stress-management bestseller Natural Meditation and Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger, and Addiction . Dean gives talks, workshops, and retreats throughout the Unite...

Your inner doubt. Do you look at your past success and sometimes explain it away? “Yeah, but I got lucky. I was just in the right place at the right time.” Or do you look at your hopes and dreams and explain away your ability to achieve them? “Yeah, but I couldn’t do that. I don’t have the skills/money/confidence/education to achieve those dreams.” This episode is all about your “yeah, buts…” I ad...

NLP demystified. Frank Somma is a sought-after motivational speaker, workshop leader, coach, and author. He is a certified practitioner of NLP, the communication science that made Tony Robbins famous. He has taught audiences in varied industries how to gain instant rapport, build great relationships and create customers for life. The focus is on helping people to be more engaging, persuasive, trus...

Top 10 lessons. On May 1, 2015, I published my first podcast episode. For episode #100, I published a “best of” episode. For episode #200, I am giving you the top lesson from each of my most listened to episodes in the second 100 episodes. Each lesson has so much but I sifted through the best lessons for you so that you can get the very best, practical and actionable advice to make your life bette...

How to lead. Born and raised in CT, Eric Kapitulik attended at the US Naval Academy, where he was a four-year varsity letter winner on the lacrosse team. Graduating in 1995, Eric went on to serve in the Marine Corps as both an Infantry Officer and Special Operations Officer. As a Platoon Commander, he led a team of 20 covert operations specialists on numerous Special Forces-related missions, inclu...

How to get started when you aren’t feeling it Ever have one of those days where you’re just not feeling it? Like you want to crawl back in bed? Or maybe just sit at your desk and surf the internet all day? Like you can’t get motivated to do the things that you know you need to do to succeed? Me too. In fact, last week I had a day that was going that direction but I found a way to turn it around. S...

10-year goals in 6 months You’ve been laboring a long time. You’ve wanted to achieve that goal for years yet it still seems far away. And time is running out. Or maybe you have an idea but achieving it will take you 10 years. Well, what if you had to achieve it in 6 months? What would you do? That’s what I asked 18 members of my program Reveal Your Path Pro. These are doctors, attorneys, entrepren...

How to create initiative Joshua Spodek, PhD, MBA, TEDx speaker, wrote the #1 bestselling Leadership Step by Step , hosts the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, is a professor at NYU, writes a column for Inc., and blogs daily at joshuaspodek.com . He holds five Ivy League degrees, including a PhD in astrophysics and an MBA from Columbia, where he studied under a Nobel Laureate. H...

When you’re too busy... So you don’t have enough time. Enough time to work out. To go on a date. To start that business. To get to the things that you know you need to do to live the life you want. Here’s how to crack the code on how to find more time. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don’t have time to write it down, be sure to grab...

Kyndia Riley was just 3 years old when both her mother and father were arrested and sentenced to life in federal prison. Typically, I give you more bio... Her grandparents took over raising her and her 25-year-old sister who had cerebral palsy. When she was in high school, her grandfather passed away, leaving her elderly grandmother to take care of her. Six months before high school graduation, he...

How to overcome complacency Over and over again, I hear it. I get on the phone with my prospects and clients and they tell me what’s holding them back. They tell me they know there’s more potential in them. They tell me they know they’re leaving too much on the table. They tell me the time is running out and there’s no time left to underperform. They tell me they want to commit. They want to make...

A better way to build success. Michelle Tillis Lederman is an accomplished speaker, trainer, and coach. She’s also the author of four books, including the internationally recognized The 11 Laws of Likability. She was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts to Watch. A former NYU professor, financial executive, and recovering CPA, she now works with organizations and indivi...

Gratitude and the value of a PBR Michael O’Brien is a sales and marketing executive business coach who helps leaders slay their internal feelings of worry and doubt so they can achieve complete success for themselves and their teams. Before starting his executive coaching firm, Peloton Coaching, and Consulting, Michael spent over two decades in the pharmaceutical and bio industry in roles that ran...

Is patience your weakness? We all get impatient. Whether it’s with people or situations, we can lose our cool, get anxious, become restless, or find ourselves rushing due to a lack of patience. Rarely does anything good come out of it. It increases stress, causes arguments, makes us say things we don’t mean, or even get in an accident. But how do you improve patience? How do you become a more pati...

Want to start a biz? Listen! SAM CONNIFF ALLENDE is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Livity, Don’t Panic, and Live magazine. Since starting his entrepreneurial career at age 19, Sam has mentored thousands of talented young entrepreneurs and hustlers around the world. Sam is an acclaimed public speaker and advocate of “business as unusual,” and a purpose-dr...

How take your next step. We all have defining moments in our lives. Sometimes we expect them– like getting married or winning a championship. Other times we don’t– like a death in the family or a surprise promotion. When you have to move on despite change, transition, loss, or new challenges, will you be able to? Do you have a framework from which to live and work that will propel you into the nex...