Coach Nik's Purposefully Fit Podcast

Wait for the Vision

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 9:16

In this inspiring episode of the Purposefully Fit podcast, host Coach Nik E—who is officially celebrating her new title as Reverend Dr. Nicole L. Ellis!—dives deeply into what it truly means to "Wait for the Vision". Drawing from her own remarkable journey of placing her doctorate on a vision board in 2013 and crossing the finish line in 2026, Coach Nick reminds us that waiting on God's timing is never passive. Instead, waiting is "active faith in motion".If you are in the "in-between" season between receiving a vision and seeing its manifestation, Coach Nick breaks down three practical, actionable steps to keep you moving forward:Write the vision clearly: You cannot run toward what you haven't defined. Write it down, revisit it often, and speak life over it daily.Work while you wait: Don't despise the waiting period. Use this time to actively develop your skills, build your discipline, and stay consistent.War in the waiting: You will inevitably face doubt and impostor syndrome. Learn how to combat these battles using prayer, faith, and the Word of God, reminding yourself that God is never confused about your calling.If you have been sitting on a dream or feeling discouraged by the wait, this episode is your reminder that your vision is still valid, still possible, and will come to pass. Remember, achieving your vision isn't the end; it's simply the beginning of your next great chapter of purpose. Stay purposefully fit—mind, body, and spirit! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to help spread the word, and visit Coach Nik online at IAmNikE.com for more inspiration.

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Submission Before Elevation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 8:08

In this episode of the Purposefully Fit podcast, Coach Nick explores the challenging but necessary principle of "Submission Before Elevation." Aligning faith, fitness, and focus, she compares our spiritual and personal growth to training as a runner: just as you must endure the easy miles and follow a training plan to avoid burnout, you must submit to God's process before you can reach your true potential.Coach Nick reminds us that submission is not weakness or playing small—it is alignment with God's will. Even if you are the most qualified, gifted, or experienced person in the room, true elevation requires a pure heart and a willingness to serve rather than just perform. Elevation without submission can lead to destruction, but submitting builds the character foundation needed to actually sustain your success.Tune in to learn Coach Nick's three practical tips for walking in submission:Check your heart daily: Ensure your actions are driven by a desire to serve rather than simply to be seen.Be faithful where you are: Stop waiting for the big stage and prove you can be trusted with the little things first.Stay teachable: No matter how much you already know, stay open, humble, and willing to let God lead.If you've been rushing your elevation or resisting the areas where you are being asked to submit, this episode will challenge your heart posture and help position you for exactly where you are meant to be.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Building Your Base

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 8:55

In this podcast episode, Coach Nick explores the essential concept of building a foundation to achieve long-term success in both physical and spiritual endeavors. Using her personal goal of running ninety miles as a metaphor, she explains that consistent preparation is more valuable than brief moments of motivation for preventing injury and fostering resilience. The discussion bridges the gap between athletic training and faith, citing biblical principles to emphasize that a solid internal base is required to withstand life's challenges. Listeners are encouraged to focus on showing up authentically rather than pursuing perfection, ensuring they honor their unique pace during the journey. By prioritizing rest and discipline in private, individuals prepare themselves to sustain the demands of their future public opportunities. Ultimately, the source serves as a motivational guide for finishing strong by committing to the process of growth before seeking the final reward.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Put Your Foot On The Gas

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 10:19

Episode Title: Put Your Foot On The Gas*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Overcome the Wall

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 10:27

Episode Title: Overcome the Wall*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Finish What You Started

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 11:05

Episode Title: Finish What You Started*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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The Power of Trying Something New

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 8:37

Episode Title: The Power of Trying Something New*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Motivation Beyond What You Feel

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 9:27

Episode Title: Motivation Beyond What You Feel*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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You Are More Than Your Title

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 9:11

Episode Title: You Are More Than Your Title*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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United We Stand

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 7:06

Episode Title: United We Stand*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Anxiety Won't Win

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 11:24

Episode Title: Anxiety Won't Win*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Don't Dim Your Light

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 9:19

Episode Title: Don't Dim Your Light*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Love Thy Neighbor- Beyond The Fence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 12:00

Episode Title: Love Thy Neighbor- Beyond The Fence*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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It's Not Over

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 10:50

Episode Title: It's Not Over*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Make a Decision

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 12:01

Episode Title: Make a Decision*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Live Beyond The Post

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 9:41

Episode Title: Live Beyond The Post*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Ditch the Distractions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 9:00

Episode Title: Ditch the Distractions*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Embrace the Interruptions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 7:39

Episode Title: Embrace the Interruptions*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Beauty In Unity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 6:56

Episode Title: Beauty In Unity*The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully.Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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We Gonna Be Alright

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 9:24

Episode Title: We Gonna Be Alright *The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully. Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Stepping Into Your Spacious Place

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 7:57

Episode Title: Stepping Into Your Spacious Place *The Purposefully Fit Podcast is designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully. Visit Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Consistently Disciplined

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 10:26

Episode Title: Consistently Disciplined --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Worship While You Wait

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 12:17

Series: In the Waiting Episode Title: Worship While You Wait --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Don't Waste the Wait

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 7:24

Series: In the Waiting Episode Title: Don't Waste the Wait --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Don't Rush the Wait

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 12:18

Series: In the Waiting Episode Title: Don't Rush the Wait --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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The Weight of the Wait

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 13:16

Series: In the Waiting Episode Title: The Weight of the Wait --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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In the Waiting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 11:09

Series: In the Waiting Episode Title: In the Waiting --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Denounce the Doubt

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 13:30

Series: Reject the Projection Episode Title: Denounce the Doubt --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Deflect the Insecurity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 12:16

Series: Reject the Projection Episode Title: Deflect the Insecurity --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Pass the Fear

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 11:29

Series: Reject the Projection Episode Title: Pass the Fear --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Cancel the Complaints

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 11:54

Series: Reject the Projection Episode Title: Cancel the Complaints --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Recharge Your Battery

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 15:58

Series: Relax, Reset, Recharge Episode Title: Recharge Your Battery --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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It's Time for A Reset

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 10:14

Series: Relax, Reset, Recharge Episode Title: It's Time for A Reset --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Just Relax

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 11:28

Series: Relax, Reset, Recharge Episode Title: Just Relax --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Relax, Reset, Recharge

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 6:29

Episode Title: Relax, Reset, Recharge --Designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage you to pursue YOUR God-given passion purposefully --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Take A Break

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 8:11

Episode Title: Take A Break --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God-given passion --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Finish the Work

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 12:58

Episode Title: Finish the Work --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God-given passion --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Stop Lying

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 11:53

Episode Title: Stop Lying --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God-given passion --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Dust it Off and Try Again

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 12:12

Episode Title: Dust it Off and Try Again --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God-given passion --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Call it Out or Get Out

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 12:25

Episode Title: Call it Out or Get Out --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God-given passion --Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Trust the Process & Work the Plan

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 10:32

Series: Purposefully Pursue Your Passion --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God given passion-- Episode 4: Trust the Process & Work the Plan Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Invest Appropriately

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 12:43

Series: Purposefully Pursue Your Passion --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God given passion-- Episode 3: Invest Appropriately Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Mind the Business God Gave YOU

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 11:33

Series: Purposefully Pursue YOUR Passion --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God given passion-- Episode 2: Mind the Business God Gave YOU Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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Purposefully Pursuing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 8:30

Series: Purposefully Pursue YOUR Passion --Designed to inspire, motivate and encourage you to purposefully pursue YOUR God given passion-- Episode 1: Purposefully Pursuing Coach NikE's Website: IAmNikE.com

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