Empowering You Podcast

Elisa Au is a Karate World Champion that turned into Business Consultant. Top-Level athletes are amongst the most inspiring people to talk to for me. The attributes and traits required to succeed in sports translate extremely well into business, entrepreneurship and even trading. Each of those endeavors require tenacity, mindful training, dealing with failure, positivity, self-confidence, self-control and many other attributes. High-Level athletes have a very methodical approach to developing not only the skills necessary for their sports, but also the required character traits and mindset. Therefor we can learn a lot from athletes. In this episode, Elisa has shared her approaches to developing the traits necessary to succeed in sports and business. Connect with Elisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisaaukarate/ Elisa's Website: https://www.elisaau.com/ Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas

Terry Tucker has a very inspiring and moving life story. His biggest challenge began in early 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Acral Lentiginous Melanoma. Terry had two surgeries to remove the tumors, and after he healed, he had to start taking experimental drugs to prevent the disease from coming back. At this point the doctors can't heal this rare form of cancer, he knows that he's living on borrowed time. But that's exactly why Terry has been such an inspirational guest. The way he is dealing with such a difficult situation, dealing with life-threatening obstacles and still manages to remain extremely positive and grateful is amazing. It was super inspiring talking to Terry and getting to know his ways of looking at life and learning from his wisdom. Get Terry's Book: Amazon Find Terry's Website: https://www.motivationalcheck.com/ Connect with Terry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tucker-9b5605179/# Find my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas

Did you know that you can use the secrets of cult leaders, manipulation-savvy politicians, and consummate corporate ladder-climbers to become more magnetic and build yourself a following? Well, now you know. In today's episode I've been talking to Ibrahim Dar, the author of Charm Like A Narcissist about how you canbe more charming by carrying yourself the right way, building a strong personal mythos, and elevating your social status. Narcissists might not have a great reputation, but they have a set of attributes that makes them extremely successful in inspiring people and reaching their goals. This episode uncovers how you can learn those positive attributes without actually being a narcissist. Ibrahims Book: Amazon Ibrahims Blog: https://iamibrahim.com/

The world is full of high-achieving business owners and professionals who are "successful but not satisfied". In this episode I talked to Terry McDougall about why in many cases success comes at the cost of happiness, where this gap is coming from and most importantly how you can close it. We also talked about strategies and habits that will help you to be successful in corporate or as an entrepreneur to achieve your professional goals - obviously without sacrificing any happiness. Terry McDougall is an Executive and Career Coach and author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. During her career she has helped hundreds of high achievers to not only be more successful, satisfied and happier. The insight and expertise she shares in this episode were very insightful. Terry's Website: https://terrybmcdougall.com/ Terry on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/terrybmcdougall Terry's Book: www.tinyurl.com/gameofworkbook Terry's Podcast: https://www.marketingmambo.net/

If you follow this Podcast you know I'm a firm crypto believer and try to share my excitement with all of you, so that as many people as possible grab this once in a lifetime opportunity. Yet, I'm also aware that investing in crypto can be risky as it is hyper-volatile and loads of scams are around. My guest for this episode, Erica Stanford, is a specialist in helping people to stay save in the crypto space. Erica wrote the book “Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption” – so she knows everything about every possible scams you might encounter. She has also founded the crypto curry club, UK's biggest crypto community. As someone who is very involved in the crypto space and has adeep understanding of it, she shared her knowledge and expertise as well as her outlook on the future and the adoption of crypto currencies in this episode to help you staying save in the crypto space. Erica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericastanford/ Crypto Curry Club: https://www.cryptocurryclub.com/ Erica's Book: Find it on Amazon Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FitTraderLuke Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

Sleep is the most important, yet most often neglected health factor. Without sleep you won't be able to perform and focus well, your immune system gets weakened, your mental health suffers and hormone production gets messed up. Lack of quality sleep has even been linked to unwanted weight gain. So you can see, not sleeping enough, or not sleeping well wreaks havoc on your mental and physical health. When it comes to sleep, the amount you get obviously matters. We all know we should sleep at least 7 hours, better even 8 hours a night. What many people don't talk and think about though, is sleep quality. You can sleep a lot but still feel exhausted. That's because the sleep quality wasn't good enough to effectively recover. There are many practical tips in this show that you will be able to implement in your life in this show. You will learn what you can do to make sure that you not only sleep enough, but also have sleep that is recovering and helps you to thrive. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas

Josefine Wanner is an ex-corporate executive, that has escaped what she calls the golden cage and turned entrepreneur, writer and business strategist. Today she is helping other entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams. Josefine took a huge leap when she quit her well-paid executive job at a Fortune 500 company to become an entrepreneur. In this interview, she talks us through her thoughts and realizations, she explains us how she got to understand that living according to her goals and values are the path to happiness and fulfillment. She shares how she has successfully made the transition from corporate to entrepreneurship. Further Josefine explains crucial success factors for being an entrepreneur and how to go about becoming one. Josephine's deep knowledge and experience are of great value to entrepreneurs as well as aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are interested in entrepreneurship, if you are looking to chase your own dreams, I'm sure you will find a ton of value in this episode. I certainly did. Connect with Josephine on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josefinewanner/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefine-wanner/ Josefine's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/josefinewannercoaching Josefine's Website: https://www.josefinewanner.com

Cryptocurrency is here to stay – so everyone should get informed about it. As a long-term blockchain enthusiast that started working with Bitcoin in 2014 and has been programming on blockchains ever since he knows the ins and outs of the technology. Michael uses that knowledge to educate people on various social media channels. In this episode Michael shares his knowledge to make sure you understand how you can safely invest in crypto currencies – he shares how you can distinguish between good and bad projects, what you should look out for, how you can invest as safely as possible. He also explains a lot about the technology behind cryptocurrencies – something that really will help you understanding which projects might have a future. It doesn't matter if you are new to the crypto space or in it for many years, I'm sure you will learn a lot from the huge knowledge Michael shares in this episode. I certainly did. Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cryptoretti/ Michael's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZiurABzmiR_KjkQZSyzOg Michael's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/cryptoretti/ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FitTraderLuke

Failure is part of our daily lives, knowing how to deal with, therefor is a crucial skill. Miha is the failure coach. He helps entrepreneurs succeeding by developing a healthy relationship with failure. In this episode, Miha shared his principles and some of his strategy to develop a healthy relationship with failure. He explains how we can assume responsibility by breaking failure down into the process that has lead to it, how this responsibility empowers us, helps us to learn and ultimately have a healthy relationship with failure. Miha also shares daily action his clients and him take, to make sure they are mentally prepared to deal with the emotions that failure can cause. This episode was very insightful and inspiring. It has helped me a lot to understand better where and why I've been struggling with certain situations in the past, and taught me strategies to avoid it in the future. I'm sure you will also get tremendous value from this episode. Find Miha's Website: https://www.fail.coach/ Connect with Miha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihamatlievski/ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas

HIIT are fashionable, cool and fun. But do they help you to achieve your goals? That obviously depends a lot on your current situation and what you're trying to achieve. In this episode, Coach Martin and I have been talking all about HIIT. We've covered the advantages and disadvantages of this training, what you can achieve with it and what not and for whom we recommend adding HIIT to their training. After this episode, you will know how your HIIT session can look like as well as when and how you can implement them for maximal effectivity.

Amy Dong is the author of the book “21 years young” in which she shares essays about her life, eating disorder and near death experience. In this episode we talked about her struggles, the lessons she has learned and how they led to a completely new view of the world. Having a doctor telling Amy that she is lucky to be alive and spending months in therapy has been a defining experience for her. She learned that we are in fact mortal – something not many young people think about. Consequently, her life and values changed massively. After successfully undergoing therapy to treat her eating disorder, she has come back stronger and wiser. This interview was very inspirational for me, hearing her experience, the lessons and how she converts all of that into entrepreneurship, creating her own business, being an author and chasing her dreams is amazing. Get 21 years young on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/21yearsyoung Find Amy's Website: https://www.amy-dong.com/ Follow my Instagram: https://www.pt.lukas.com

That's a great question and a problem many people are facing. After all the most difficult step in anything is actually getting started. To overcome this, there are two big obstacles – a technical one and a mental one. The technical one is about what you actually should be doing. This can be very paralyzing for many newbies. Luckily, this problem can be solved easily. You strive for progress, not perfection. If you have been doing, nothing making progress is really easy. Literarily any form of engaging in sports will get you ahead. So focus on finding something you enjoy. The mental one is a bit harder. At this point, your life has no structures that support going to the gym on a regular basis. You need to overwrite your old habits with new ones to make sports something you do automatically, something that is part of your persona. To achieve that you need a strong vision, a why that will pull you towards your goals. Then you need to break that big goal down into an actionable process. In this episode, I explain what matters the most when you try to get started in a new active and healthy life and I explain you how you can map out your personal actionable process. Further, you will get some valuable extra tip to set you up perfectly. Follow my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas

Juri Maibaum is the Co-Founder of DeFi times – a news magazine focused on decentralized finance. In today's episode, we talk about DeFi and Crypto as well as Juris decision to quit his law studies and go fulltime into the crypto space. In the first part, Juri tells us how he got into crypto and found a passion there that would never let him go anymore. He talks about his believes and values that got him to quit university and start his own business. In the second part of the interview, Juri explains us everything about DeFi. What it is, how it works and how it eventually will be the future of the monetary system. You will learn what you need to better understand the future of finance. For me as a crypto enthusiast this interview was very exciting. I learned a lot about the DeFi space and also really enjoey Juris personal story. Juri on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jurimaibaum DeFi Times: https://defitimes.io/ DeFi Times on Twitter: https://twitter.com/defitimes Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FitTraderLuke

Eating carbs at night is bad. You need a protein shake immediately after training. There are tons of myths and misconceptions fitness and nutrition coaches encounter on a daily basis. In this episode Coach Martin and me talk about those myths and bust some common misconceptions. We also talk about our experiences, how we have fallen for certain myths and how we learned that much of it actually doesn't really matter for many people. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas Download my free nutrition eBook: https://www.nobfitness.com/ebook.html Follow Martin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gymperformance

Tanvir is a wildly successful online fitness coach and mentor at the Online Trainer Academy. In this episode, we talked about his rough past as well as how he managed to turn it all around in his professional and personal live. Tanvir shares his struggles when he grew up, how he struggled in the school system, his problems with finding an identity, having absolutely no money left and his struggles with depressions. He shares how he managed to turn it all around, find his purpose and create a mission that would make him unstoppable. He shares the practices that have helped him to find clarity and motivation. This interview is super interesting to me because Tanvir shares a lot of very personal stories as well as great wisdom. I really enjoyed recording this episode and learned a lot. I'm sure you will enjoy it too. Tanvir on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanvirHasanBritto Tanvir's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bengalfitnesstribe/

Being the father of a two year old daughter and a business owner, Martin is pressed on time. Yet, he looks better than ever before today. In this episode, Martin reveals how he structures his training and how he takes care of his nutrition within such a busy life. Having created simple templates for different situations and goals for himself, Martin can easily adjust what he is doing according to his specific goals and progress without spending hours at the gym. We talked about how he simplifies training and nutrition down to the most important basics to keep him and his clients fit with spending only a minimal amount of time in the gym and the kitchen. Further we talked about what he believes makes him so successful as an online coach, the value of coaching in general and why he himself had hired fitness, as well as business coaches in the past. Martin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1CoXfnLmtyf1rRcuRFEKTw Martin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gymperformance/ Website: https://gymperformance.ch/ Download my free Nutrition eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

Coach Terrain is the owner of CrossFit Thalwil. He opened his new – much bigger location – right as the pandemic and lockdown hit – a very bad timing one could think. But not so for Terrain. He managed to grow his gym while every other gym was struggling to survive. During the last year, Terrain proved that he is not only a master of navigating in the gym industry, but also that he has the mental toughness, resilience and creativity to prosper in the most difficult times. In this interview, Terrain tells his story. How he started his own Personal Training business with very little money borrowed from his wife and went all the way to the one of the fastest growing gyms in Zurich. He shares his principles and believes that make him successful, not only with his business, but also in his personal life. For me, working with Terrain is extremely inspiring. He is positive in any situation, seems to always have answers and solutions for struggles and a way to move forward. Picking his brain was very informative and I learned a lot during this interview. I'm sure you will enjoy it as well. CrossFit Thalwil: https://www.crossfitthalwil.ch/ Coach Terrain IG: https://www.instagram.com/coach.terrain/ CrossFit Thalwil IG: https://www.instagram.com/crossfit_thalwil/ Download my free Nutrition eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

For this episode I've talked to Sarah Bonner. Sarah is a Pro Triathlete from Canada, now living on the sunny Canary Islands. Only a few triathletes are able to live purely off their sport, most of them have to work in a side job. Sarah has found a great way to combine training, working, travelling and living in a sunny place she loves. In this interview, we discover how she overcame many significant obstacles on her way to the amazing life she is living now. How her biggest obstacles and failures turned out to make her stronger and ultimately shaped the way towards happiness. We also learn what motivates her to keep going no matter what and how her athletic endeavors have helped her to develop mental toughness. This was an extremely fun and inspiring conversation for me. I'm certain you will love this interview as well. Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahkimbonner/ Sarah's Website: sarahkimbonner.com DOWNLOAD MY FREE NUTRITION EBOOK: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

In this episode I talked with Robin Beier about changing behaviour, why it is so hard, and how you can successfully do it. Robin is a nutrition coach and one of the coaches at Precision Nutrition, so he is specialized in changing habits. Most people know how a healthy diet looks. Yet, many struggle to eat accordingly, Robin explained why this is the case and how we can change that narrative. He also talked about ambivalence and how it can help us to uncover what we truly want, what really matters for us, and how we can make sure that we live according to our values. Further, we also talked about the habits of sleeping enough and training with the intention to create an individualized holistic approach to health and fitness. This episode was very interesting for me; it helped me to better understand certain problems and gave me usable approaches that I can use to further improve my coaching. I'm 100% sure that you will find useful information that help you to change your own habits and become healthier. Robin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rbeier/ Robin's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobinBeier1/ DOWNLOAD MY FREE NUTRITION EBOOK: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

For this episode, I talked to Shawna Norton. Shawna is a nutrition coach, the owner of competitive female training and a CrossFit competitor training to compete at the game as a master. She shares her personal story: how she overcame drugs and drinking issues, how she dealt with the suicide of her brother and how she used all the negative energies to turn it around and create the amazing life she is living right now. We talked about how sports helped her throughout that whole process and how CrossFit is keeping her energetic and happy. This episode was extremely inspiring and empowering for me. I'm sure you're going to love it too. Shawna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawna_norton/ Competitive Female Training: https://www.competitivefemaletraining.com/ DOWNLOAD MY FREE NUTRITION EBOOK: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

The current situation with a global pandemic, lockdowns, business' shutting down and missing vital social contact is mentally very hard to deal with. In this week's episode we are talking about how we can safely steer through these tough times, keep a positive mindset and make this time good for us no matter what. I have been talking about my depressions in the past, I'm sure a couple years ago this situation would've wrecked me. I'm extremely proud that right now quite the opposite is happening. Instead I'm thriving and staying thoroughly positive in the face of all the hardship and obstacles we're currently facing. Today I share the mindset that allows me to stay positive and see opportunity in obstacles. You'll learn how you can get there as well as other tricks that will help you to stay positive and energetic during tough times. Download the eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

We compare ourselves all over the place, at the gym, on social media, among our friends and in many other situation. Rarely this ever makes us feel good. Mostly we end up feeling inferior and have our self-esteem crushed. It's clear that we have to do something. As a generally hyper-competitive person – so competitive that I found it to be hurtful – I left out no opportunity to compare myself. On one hand, this always gave me an enormous drive and motivation the get better and beat the competition. On the other hand, I struggled with a lot of pressure and insecurities. When my back injury ended my competitive career in CrossFit, I had to undergo major changes in my mentality. For some time I suffered that people left and right overtook me and got much fitter then me. But with time I started to change my perspectives, get clear of who I am and what truly matters to me, and with it got rid of the pressure, insecurities and pain of comparing myself to other athletes. Today I feel better about myself, enjoy training much more and am generally happier. In this episode, I share my thoughts and experiences of dealing with this issue. Download the eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

Body Recomposition – so burning fat and building muscle – is a lot more complex than just losing weight. Weight loss is simple: just eat less calories then you burn. Fat loss – while protecting or even building new muscle – however is a lot more complex. Nutrition still has to be on point, but it's not enough anymore. Training becomes hugely important. When people train to lose fat, they often default into cardio training. Sure, while doing cardio you burn mostly fat. But is it really the most effective? I would argue no! To effectively reshape your body, get leaner, look more defined you need to not only lose fat, but also protect lean body mass, or preferably even pack on some more muscle. Yet, while lifting weights is great to get bigger, and definitely helps with fat loss in the long-term, there is a shortcut. In today's podcast episode we discover how you can structure your training to get the most out of it and why that is the case. Download the eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

Winter is coming… And with it a higher risk of sickness. Especially in the days of Covid-19 this is a problem. As temperatures are getting colder and we get to see less sunlight, it's no wonder that we see cases increasing again. Luckily, our body has developed an awesome defense mechanism, our immune system. How well this system is running, how strong your defense is, is heavily depended on how you eat and how you live your life. In today's episode, you will learn how you can eat and what lifestyle choices you ought to make, to ensure that your immune system runs at its maximal capacity. Download the eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

Changing up your diet or starting to exercise is a big task that requires substantial lifestyle changes. Many attempts have failed in the past. Why is that the case? And more importantly, how can you avoid it from happening to you? People don't fail because they lack discipline, will or motivation. Often they really want to change themselves and see the importance of physical activity and a healthy diet. Yet, as soon as life strikes, they fall of the wagon. The reason lies within how the human brain is wired. We all strive for instant gratification. Thus, it is very hard to stick to plan, for which we consistently have to forgo instant gratification to reap a long-term benefit. So, the solution is quite simple. If you want to stay consistent with working out and eating healthy, you need to shift your focus from long-term goals to the instant gratification you find in working and eating well. There are many different ways you can achieve that and many different things you can focus on. In this episode, I explain how that process works, how our brain is wired and give you actionable steps to put this system into practice. You will find everything you need to stay motivated and consistent. Download the eBook: www.nobfitness.com/ebook Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

For today's episode, I sat down with Rodrick Lopez, the founder of Roloathletics, to find out what makes him successful. Rodrick has struck me immediately as an extremely positive person; he spreads so much great energy. But he is also very ambitious and he has a lot going on. Our talk has been extremely inspiring to me. We covered how obstacles paved his way to success, and how all those obstacles made him grow, get better and ultimately were what allowed him to be as successful as he is today. We also talked about what happiness means to him, how he looks at the world and what he does consistently, to live a good life. He also shares his top three habits that help him to be successful and happy. This podcast was extremely inspiring to me and very fun to record. I got a lot out of this one, I'm sure Rodrick's words will resonate with you too. You can find Rodrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodricklopez/ Or find out more about Roloathletics on their website: https://roloathletics.com/ Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

When reading about nutrition on social media or the internet you will generally encounter two camps. One will say that only calories and macros matter and you can eat whatever you want as long as you hit the right numbers. Whereas the other claim the complete opposite: calories and macros won't matter as long as you eat healthy foods. What is right? And more importantly: what should you do? How should you eat? Now, if those questions had a simple cookie cutter answer, there would be no need to record an entire podcast episode about it. In truth though, things are a bit more complicated. As almost always, the correct answer depends on the person and his or her goals. We tend to have three buckets. The first one is bodyweight. If your goals are focused purely around bodyweight, all that matters is calories. The second bucket is health. For people that are focused mostly on their health, all they need to do is focusing on eating healthy natural foods. Then the last bucket is body composition and peak performance, here macros are a deciding factor. Obviously, those three buckets can't be looked at in an isolated way, they are all interrelated, and to almost all of us, all three will matter to a certain extent. So, in the podcast we discuss how they are all acting together, and how weighting them differently will influence the outcome. You will get to know which one is giving you the most bang for your buck and learn to compose a nutrition strategy that focuses on your goals. Connect with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

From feeling depressed to being happy, there was one truly important change I went through. A big mental shift, a change in attitude towards life and obstacles. I finally, not only understood that happiness is a choice, no, after a long process I fully engrained it and live it. “Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the one who surrenders to Fate. The opposite is the weak and degenerate one, who struggles with and has a poor regard for the order of the world, and seeks to correct the faults of the gods rather than their own.” When I recently read this quote from Seneca I immediately felt a sense of clarity. It was this exact thing, that had made me depressed for years. I had been weak and degenerate as Seneca puts it. On multiple occasions I had been struggling with fate. I failed to accept the reality and deal with it. Instead I grieved on it, entertained the negative thoughts, and in a consequent vicious cycle I steadily felt more unhappy and depressed. It was a long fight to finally change. For multiple month, I leaned into everything that was happening and has been happening in the past. I learned to accept it. And I learned to deal with it by switching my perspective on it. It has been a couple of painful months, but maybe these have been the most valuable months of my life. Finally, I achieved the mental shift necessary to deal with obstacles, and most importantly to be happy with my life. I'm now prepared to surrender to my fate. In this podcast Episode I explain how this change in mental attitude is such a huge shift and allows you to chose to be happy in every situation. I tell stories from my past, to highlight how I've gone wrong and caused my own suffering. Finally, I share the process I went through during the last couple of months in which I finally achieved this huge mental shift. Connect with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ

Many man struggle with losing hair. In today's episode I talk about my recent hair transplant surgery. I want to use this opportunity to share my experiences with it, why I chose to go for a transplant, how the surgery went down as well as how I felt during and after it. First I explain why I decided to go for the surgery. I talk about the mental struggles and issues I had because of losing hair when I was younger, how it influenced my life and why now – even though I was feeling great about myself without hair – I finally decided to make this step. Then I explain the process of the surgery itself, how it went down, how I felt during and after it. I also share how my first week post-surgery has been, the struggles I faced and how I currently feel and take care of the “new hair”. Finally, I close out the episode with a little resume, talking about the costs of the surgery, travel and products required for optimal results. Then I also give an outlook on what I expect from the next couple of weeks and months and how the results will develop. I hope this episode helps people to better understand why man struggle psychologically with losing hair. For everyone affected by this problem I want to share my personal experience with the problem and this solution to give you better picture of how a hair transplant surgery looks and feels – and most importantly – to help you make an informed decision if this could help you. Follow my Instagram: www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjEbuBUhzkRRe2UV9FvpQ Subscribe to the Empowering You Podcast on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/empowering-you-podcast/id1508858010 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1W3GqysfK41PiF909zrUZa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd3_NuiY-OMOPx8dExrMC_y5iQEKCnqeR

Sleep is probably the most important aspect of health and fitness. In this episode, I share tips and tricks to help you getting the best out of your night. Sleep is obviously extremely important. Nearly everything is dependent on getting enough high quality sleep. Your health, performance at work and in the gym as well as mental health, they all suffer if you don't sleep enough. To make sure that you sleep enough, you need to make sleep a priority and get to bed early enough to sleep 8 hours. But with that it's not done yet. Sleep quality probably matters as much as does quantity. There is a whole lot of things that you can do before going to bed to improve sleep quality. You should play around with different strategies and over time form a sleep routine that works for you. With a great nighttime routine and valuing sleep, you will feel a dramatic difference. You suddenly will feel much more recovered in the morning, thriving on energy throughout the entire day, kill it in the gym and feel much happier. That's how much power good sleep can get you. Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

For today's Podcast Episode I sat down and talked with Nathan Collins. Nathan has come quite a long way over the last years. He studied to become a teacher but then decided that he wanted to follow his passion for training and become a Personal Trainer. He continued to develop his Business and is a successful online coach today. In this episode, we talk about why it is so important to follow your passion, focus on helping others; and take risks and try to achieve the things that really matter to you. Nathan explains how you can make the transition from the corporate world, 9-5 job situation, into working on your passion and doing what you love. He also shared what kind of mindset you should adopt if you were to make such a step. Finally, we talked about how you can use social media to grow your business and how you can achieve consistency on various platforms. As we both develop coaching businesses, our discussion focuses around becoming a successful trainer, but the concepts Nathan share can be applied to any business and are thus extremely valuable for everyone who wants to change is life and do what he loves for a living. Follow Nathan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanncollins/ Nathan's Website: https://www.nathancfitness.co.uk/ Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

I have been talking about my battle with depressions in the past. (E07 on my Podcast). Battling them and recovering has been a long process. There are three things, which helped me big time on that journey and continue to help me feeling happy today. These activities not only help to fight off depressions, but to live a happier life in general. So, I think they are useful and applicable for everyone. The main reason for depressions – or just feeling unhappy – is usually a combination of being disconnected from the present moment – thinking too much about the past usually – as well as missing self-confidence and a negative self-image. To overcome them, you need to really focus on the present moment while building confidence. The most effective activities to achieve that for me have been Fitness, reading stoic philosophy and praying (to express an attitude of gratitude). Each of them refocuses you on the present moment, help you dealing with adversity and develop confidence and a positive self-image in their own way. Fitness does so by teaching you that you are 100% in control of your life and the results you achieve. It gives you daily private victories and thus builds confidence. Reading philosophy teaches you how to deal with adversity and what you should focus your energies on. And praying to thank god – as a way to express gratitude – guides your focus to the present moment by highlighting the things you have going for you right now. In this show, I explain how and why those three things are so effective and how I applied them to my personal life. I also share how they guided me through the process of battling and overcoming my depressions and how they still help me on a daily basis to keep negative feelings away. Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pt.lukas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

For this week's Podcast Episode I sat down with Glenn Meier to talk about his personal journey to a happy and fulfilled life. Glenn has a very interesting story to tell. His entire life he has been training football to become a professional. He has been playing in the youth team of FC Luzern for his entire life, but at some point, he had to come to terms with the fact that he won't make the cut to the first team. This apparent failure has set him up for personal growth as well as his future career as a football coach and athletic trainer. He shared his extremely reflected way of looking at the world. He explained how one can use wisdom and reflection to feel truly happy from within and even how one can use it to perform at a high level. We also talked a lot about how the way our society works sets us up for unhappiness and problems. We also uncovered what we can do to thrive in today's world instead of feeling obsolete and depressed. For me this was an extremely inspiring talk. A lot of the wisdom Glenn shared resonates well with me and is close to things I have been sharing in previous episodes of mine. Glenn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headcoach_glenn_meier/ Glenn's Website: https://www.headcoach.ch/ Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

I believe that there is more to life than being a wheel in the machinery of society – that true happiness can only be found in passion and love. In this series, I interview people that have set out to do what they love, with the goal of figuring out what it means to live the good life and what we can do to live it ourselves. My first guest is Nicky Davies. Nicky is from the UK and decided to develop a business that supports following her two big passions: sailing and travelling. Today, she works as a leadership coach with clients all over the world operating her business from Greece, where she has a sailboat. Nicky's story is extremely inspiring to me. Doesn't she live the life many of us dream about? In this interview, she shared her story, explaining what pushed her to make the necessary changes. She also shares valuable inputs on proper mindset, a different and ethical approach to selling a services as well as applicable steps for people that strive to make big changes in their life. Find Nicky's Website here: https://nickyjdavies.com/ Connect with Nicky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-j-davies-8b844215/ Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pt.lukas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

I love Calisthenics, the different skills are just super cool and the training is so much fun to me. Yet, due to the nature of calisthenics exercises, the learning curve is much steeper. With this episode I want to help beginner athletes to get into it quickly and unlock their first skills, as well as more experienced athlete to learn advanced skills and improve the ones they've already unlocked. If you want to squat, you grab a bar and squat, then you put weights on, and as you do that you get stronger. In the beginning, you might squat little weight, but you can squat. Calisthenics is different. Many people hit the gym and can't do pull-ups, let's not even talk about Front Levers or Handstand Push-Ups. So you can't just get stronger by doing the specific movement. You need to break it down into easier elements, master those and then progress to the next level, until you are finally able to do the desired skill. In this episode, we discuss that exact process. How it works to break down movements and what you need to look out for. Then I give you a template on how I program my calisthenics skill work in my own training, how I get after learning new skills and improving the ones I can do already. This style of training really does help me to build the strength and skills necessary to progress on my calisthenics journey. I'm super happy to share it with you, may it help you to become a better athlete. Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pt.lukas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

We all know it, life just happens here and there. And as soon as we get stressed at work, or with our family or any other area of life, we fall back into default mode. Suddenly we stop going to the gym, we go back to eating junk food, or we stop investing time into growing our business or developing our personality. This is completely normal – as stress increase – our willpower decreases. We are going to have a hard time sticking to actions we set out to do. To solve that problem, we have to make those actions habits. We have to reprogram our brain to default into doing the right actions. As soon as the actions that move the needle, that bring you forward, are engrained as your fundamental habits, you will fall back on them no matter how stressful your life is. Thus, developing good sustainable habits will make you unstoppable. In this week's Podcast episode, I share three hacks with you that will help you to establish new habits into your life and reprogram your brain. 1. Focus on one habit at the time; give it the attention it deserves. 2. Gamify the process of making a certain action a habit 3. Have an external accountability system in place. I will share exact strategies for each of the three hacks and tell you how I do it to develop my own habits. This episode offers crazy value for anyone that wants to reach his health, fitness, personal and/or career goals. Follow my Social Media Channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pt.lukas/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pt.lukas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobfitness1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-unterschütz/

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