The Active Life Podcast

Tony Blauer is back on the Active Life Podcast for another great conversation with Dr. Sean Pastuch.   Here, Dr. Sean and Tony discuss how fear can paralyze people, now more than ever, and actionable strategies to help break the fear loop.  The lessons from today's episode can help you in so many different place: whether dealing with the anxiety of COVID-19, getting through a tough negotiation, or...

Communication is a vital step to your business; if you have the greatest solution to weight loss or getting someone out of pain without the effective message to reach your target audience, you will struggle to be successful. The last 2 weeks we’ve covered developing beliefs and building your habits to success; if you haven’t listened to these two episodes stop now and listen to episode 21 and 22 o...

While most businesses are sheltering in place hoping to survive the Coronavirus pandemic, Joe DeSena, the owner of Spartan Race is gearing up to give away 100,000,000 entries for obstacle courses around the world. Yes you read that correctly, one-hundred million. Contrary to what you may think, this bold-move is not chump change to Joe or the Spartan business, but he is so passionate about getting...

What do you most need right now so that your business can be successful? This is one of the many questions that will impact the habits that you require to build or break in order to create a successful business. In this episode, Dr. Sean gives actionable steps to ensure that your habits are in-line with your beliefs. Grab a pen because you will need to take notes for this one! Podcast Resources: A...

What kind of business do you want to be? Now ask yourself, does that align with the kind of business that you are running? We see many gyms making the mistake of falling prey to the latest social media tactic before they even know the purpose of their message. If you’ve never sat down and figured out what problem you solve as a business and why you are unique in solving it, then your vision is mud...

Are you a coach or business owner in the market for a new product or service but don't know if it's right for you?  Are marketers barraging you with scary ads about the state of the economy or the dangers of the COVID-19 outbreak?  Are you not sure who to believe?  In this episode we go deep into understanding buying decisions, and how you can be confident the choices you make will bring you close...

The sky if falling.  Business are closing doors left and right.  You're DOOMED. .... Sound familiar?  In this time of extreme uncertainty, the lowest common denominator for marketing is fear-based.  Dr. Sean Pastuch and Larry Gaier discuss why Active Life never uses fear-based tactics to sell and market its products and services and why you shouldn't either. Podcast Resources: Are you ready to Tur...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  Right now we're speaking to coaches.  What if we told you, you need to be working harder than you ever have, right now, even though your gym has been temporarily closed?. You may or may not know just how much your gym owner...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  If you're a gym owner, you're learning - whether intentionally or not - that retention is the single most important thing in your gym.  On this episode, Dr. Sean talks about retention, what you can do about it, and what you...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  As we contend with the current crisis we want you to remember to live in the moment and learn the lessons you need to learn during this time.  Dr. Sean talks about the unsustainable week and how this exercise could be perfec...

Are you an entrepreneur trying to balance “I love my business” with “but my family gets in the way of it”?  We know it feels uncomfortable to say it outloud however it's the truth that many small business owners feel.  This topic is a bit different than our usual content but we know that a large number of our listeners may be struggling with juggling long hours at work and finding energy at the en...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  A lot of people right now are not making what they thought they should be making.  Their gyms are closed, their 1-on-1 sessions are canceled, and even their 9-5s are shut down.  What do you do now with your resources to get...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  On this episode, we're sharing how our experiences enduring and processing the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy here in our hometown have helped frame our mindsets when approaching this current crisis.  If you get nothing else f...

Get the podcast here On this episode of the Guest Show, the Co-Founder and President of LIFEAID Beverage Company, Aaron Hinde comes on to talk about the uncertainty presented by the COVID-19 outbreak and how you can steer your business through it. Aaron's life story takes him through all the ups and downs that entrepreneurs face and this episode presents his actionable advice that you can use now...

Here at Active Life, we want to provide you with actionable, timely content that will help you and other fitness professionals get through this period of intense uncertainty.  Today, we're talking about what to do as a personal trainer if you're now no loner allowed to train clients 1-on-1 in traditionally gym settings and how this can be the opportunity you didn't realize you needed. Podcast Reso...

What if we told you that you can turn people AWAY and make MORE money in the process? If you are a coach that is taking on every single client that comes your way, there is a good chance you are doing one or two of these people a disservice. What do we mean by this? If you have even one client that makes you drag your feet in the morning you could be doing a better job. In this episode we discuss...

Are you someone who has been day dreaming of leaving your 9-to-5 for a career path blazed by your passion?  Do you find yourself working for someone but thinking to yourself… ‘I could do this better’? Are you wondering how to know when it's time to leave your safe job for the uncertain future of a potential career that you would love? Today’s guest started off pursuing her career as a physical edu...

Get the podcast here Are you a coach who constantly comes up with great ideas? This is something that we face with many coaches  What do we do when a coach has an idea but it gets turned down by the biz owner? How can a staff member successfully present something to a biz owner? How do we qualify a good idea from a bad one? How do we come up with a way to execute it?   What you likely didn’t do: D...

At Active Life, we believe that being a coach who cares is the floor not the ceiling. This means giving a F^&* is a non-negotiable and an absolute must as the forefront of your business.  Caring is a vital step to professionalizing the coach and we dare you to find someone more passionate than today’s guest about this exact topic. Chuck Bennington is an entrepreneur and coach, CrossFit OG and form...

Are you a coach who is wearing multiple hats at your gym in order to make ends meet? Does your paycheck look like a menu of miscellaneous duties adding up to create a dollar amount that still leaves you barely scraping by?    Are you a gym owner who is still using the 4/9’s model without truly understanding what it means for you and your employees?    If you answered yes to any of these questions,...

Are you struggling to turn your “passion” into a business that can support you both financially and emotionally?    Today’s guest went from creating screen prints at 16 years old to inspiring people worldwide with his brand. Randall Pich is a CEO and entrepreneur who has made his way by going full-on in everything he does. At a young age, he learned how to turn his passion into profit which eventu...

How confident are you that the product you are selling will solve your client’s problem?    How well do you truly understand your client's goal?   These are only a few of the questions you must be able to answer in order to earn the trust your client needs to give you a ‘YES’ without hesitation.   Today we are piggy-backing off of our last Turning Pro episode; if you haven’t listened to Coaches gu...

It is no secret that most of society puts their primary trust into medical doctors' opinions. At Active Life, we believe that the healthcare clinic of the future is the gym and the healthcare provider of the future is the coach; we also know how important it is to have the support and respect of medical providers to back you up.   Would you feel confident asking a local doctor to refer his patient...

Do you know someone in your gym that NEEDS 1-on-1 training but you don’t know how to approach them about it?    Are you letting your fear of feeling uncomfortable prevent you from talking to members about 1-on-1 coaching?    If you haven’t learned the skills to sleaze-free selling in order to solve your members problems, you are doing them a disservice while leaving money on the table.   On this E...

Do you find yourself struggling with the decision to spend the money you currently have in order to build the life that you want in the future? This fear-response around having, spending and acquiring money is one of the biggest faults business owners have leading to analysis-paralysis and regret.   Today’s guest has made it his passion to transform fear to fuel in order to thrive and live his bes...