The Blueprint with Eliot Marshall

Dion Leonard's lifestyle was killing him. Weighing 250 pounds; Dion's uncontrollable eating habits, heavy smoking and excessive drinking to hide the demons from his abusive and turbulent childhood were leading him to an early grave. Dion's iron will and innate ability to survive led him to become one of the worlds top ultra runners. Dion has inspired and empowered audiences from children, teenager...

Cory Allen is an author, podcast host, meditation teacher and audio engineer.  His podcast, The Astral Hustle , has over a million downloads and has been featured by the New York Times.  We had a great talk about consciousness and he led me through a meditation exercise at the end of the show.

Greg Jackson is the head coach and owner of the Jackson/Wink MMA gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Greg has been training fighters since he was 17 yrs old and is the trainer of champions like Jon Jones, Holy Holm, Georges St. Pierre, Rashad Evans and so many more.  In the episode Greg discusses his successes and also some of his short coming throughout his career

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and serial entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded multiple prominent brands the largest of which, Kabuki Strength where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer, is a globally recognized brand.

Shana Dobson is a UFC fighter in the female flyweight division.  She is also a black gay female that has had figure out how to express herself in the world.  We spend a little time talking about fighting but most of our time is spent talking about her experience in becoming who she is.

Most likely you answer this question with a yes.  Of course I handle my life.  I work, take care of my family, pay taxes, etc.... This is life handling you.  This is you reacting to the things in your life.  When do you start making life react to you?

So I work with a lot of people to help me get done all that I do.  One of them, Rebecca Monterusso, suggested we break down  my Ted talk with her asking me some questions about it.  So, here you all go!

Karel Pravec is a Renzo Gracie black belt and owner of 2 bjj schools.  Even as he ages he has been able to stay relevant in the competition scene and building his online audience.  He is well known for his live YouTube class and advice he gives with his platform.  

"that amongst these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."  Happiness is a pursuit.  If you get there, there is no staying there unless you keep pursuing.  We must keep chasing it down.  We must keep giving to the world so we find our power.

In the song "Glorius" by Macklemore, the chorus really touches me.  It say "I get the chance to start again." This is so true, each and every moment we get to start again.  We don't have to continue down the path we were walking.

Yes we are all so great.  Things are going well.  Your life is amazing and every small problem that comes at you, you handle so skillfully.  And then there is a major problem like say a global pandemic.  How do you handle that?  The only thing that will measure your true power is how you respond to the very next event that occurs.

A man that needs no introduction.  The great Georges St. Pierre joins me on the show.  We talk how he overcame his fears, how he structured his training and his opinion on who is the GOAT.

Cindy Eckert is an American entrepreneur who built and sold two pharmaceutical companies, notably Sprout Pharmaceuticals, creator of "female Viagra," for more than $1B. She subsequently founded The Pink Ceiling which invests in companies founded by, or delivering products for, women. 

The idea of checking in with ourselves can be very powerful.  Acknowledging how we are feeling.  What are the emotions you are feeling today?  This is the first step to not putting possession to those feelings.  Just acknowledgment!

I am reading a book called Inner Engineering by Sadhguru.  In it he tells the story of the bull and pheasant.  I hope you all enjoy.

Too often when we give, we want something back.  I gave you a present so send me a thank you card.  My kid brings and gift to your kids birthday party and he comes home with a thank you bag and it not his birthday.  Can we just give to give and not give to get.  The universe will return the favor!!

Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, diversity and inclusion consultant, and author. As the successful founder and CEO of  Jennifer Brown Consulting , headquartered in New York City, Jennifer is responsible for designing workplace strategies that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in the world. She has harnessed more than 14 years of experien...

On this thanksgiving week we often think about what we are thankful for.  Normally these are all positive things.  Can we find thanks for the not so positive things that have occurred in our lives?

Tee major is the founder of Tee Major Fitness, a tactical fitness brand, and Sqwod, a HIRT training app for men. As a fitness coach, elite-level athlete, and author of Urban Calisthenics by Penguin Random House, he has built his reputation training active-duty service personnel and he is the only coach to have trained every branch of the US military, as well as professional athletes, Olympians, ce...

Juan Archuleta is the current Bellator fighting championships Bantamweight Champion of the world.  On his way to the title Juan held 3 titles simultaneously for the King of The Cage Promotion.  All of this came close to not happening, however, Juan bit down on his mouthpiece and fought through the challenges life was presenting him.

We have talked this week about our emotions and feeling and how they don't define us and then we spoke about what does define us.  Today we are discussing this idea of a check in.  A check in with ourselves so we can verbalize how we are feeling so that those feelings are on our mind and we can work through them.

So yesterday we talked about this idea that your emotions in a moment are who you are or they don't belong to you.  They are just something that you are feeling in a moment.  So, let me ask, who are you? What defines?

So often we put possession to our emotions and feelings.  For example, I used to say that I have anxiety.  As if it was mine forever.  This isn't true sometimes I experience anxiety.  It's the same with other emotions and feelings.  European languages do a much more skillful job of stating these things.  When one is mad the words translate to being with anger.  No possession, currently you are wit...

Claudia Chan is a recognized author, leadership and culture change expert, and entrepreneur dedicated to activating individuals and organizations to create more equitable and thriving workplaces, communities and families. She is the creator of the award-winning conference & leadership education platform  S.H.E. Summit  that equips organizations with powerful learning experiences that unleash talen...

Leister Bowling is a 3x state champion wrestler and 2x all american in college. Leister, Eliot, and Christian Allen are the founders of Elevation Fight Team.  Leister has coached high level athletes such as Shane Carwin, Nate Marquardt, Brendan Schaub, TJ Dillashaw, and Neil Magny!!!