Fit For Business

It's a tough question to ask, and sometimes an even harder question to realize the answer is YES! Maybe you struggle with asthma or allergies or dizziness, headaches, migraines, achy joints... any or all of it COULD be the result of your own home you've worked so hard to keep clean and free of health issues. Tune in to this episode today to help you be aware of the potential causes and the 3 next best steps you can take to improve your home environment and be healthier. Oh, and it's not meant to be hard or expensive.. quite the opposite. Free download mentioned in the episode can be found HERE.

"How do you detox your whole body?" and why do people detox/cleanse? I am giving you my best tips for the BEST detox you can do for your mind, body, and soul. And it's not quite what you may think! Tune in for some "aha" and "duh" moments that could literally transform your life.

Money can be a sensitive topic, and one that I have also experienced feeling like there just isn't enough of it to go around. But in this episode, I challenge you to think a little differently. To think of how you can be more resourceful to get the things that you want without feeling the weight of this excuse - not enough money.

This is the number 1 excuse we all use, for everything! When it comes down to it, it isn't lack of time but a shift in priorities. And there is one key question to ask yourself if you truly want to make your health and fitness a priority in your life.

Excuses. We all have them. Whether it's an excuse to not do the laundry or the dishes, or the homework assignment or to get to the gym and eat healthy. We'll debunk some of these common excuses we all have - no time, no money - and today, we're going to tackle the thought, the feeling, the lie we allow ourselves to be ok with. I'm just not ready.

It's such an important first step when you are starting (or re-starting) your fitness journey. In this episode, I talk about what you don't need and what you do need in order to begin your fitness journey. Then, I give you very specific directions on what to do, when, and how many. Your fitness journey begins.. TODAY!

For years, I've asked myself these 2 crucial questions to determine if I should choose the path less traveled, or stay comfortable where I'm at. It's the 2 questions that helped me eventually run 3 marathons, win fitness competitions, quit my corporate job and build something new, to enter the pageant world, and currently submit a video for the potential to be selected as a Sports Illustrated Swim Suit model 2022 Rookie.

Being a young girl in the modeling industry is not for everybody. And for those young girls with big dreams to do great things in the industry, sometimes they are willing to do anything to make it happen.. even go as far as nearly losing their life to an eating disorder. Join me as Liz shares her story of learning to develop confidence in who she is as a person, not based on her looks.

You either know someone or have personally experienced struggles when it comes to infertility. Allie shares her story and shares how she managed the emotional rollercoaster of desperately wanting to have a baby. How has and is God using her struggles for the good? Tune in!

Throw out the vision boards of photos of that perfect body you are hoping to achieve this (or any) new year. Not because it's unattainable, but because there is ONE thing you can do/change that will ensure your success in every area of your life.. especially when it comes to your health goals.

Nutrition education is changing and people are wanting.. needing nutrition programs that teach them how to live a sustainable healthy life with their food v. following a program and falling off. Listen in!

When you set these 3 pieces in to place, your fitness journey will become a whole lot easier, and 1,000% more fun.

Perhaps you noticed the podcast cover changed, but maybe you didn't notice a change in our name. Welcome to the Fit to Succeed podcast, formerly the Fit for Business podcast. I share a little bit about why the name change and slight redirection, and then I get in to a little bit of my story and why and how I think success - in any areas of our lives - has a lot to do with our personal healthy journey. I would love love LOVE for you to tune in, subscribe, and then give it a review. And THEN, share it with a friend. You never know what episodes could reach someone else and help them along their journey. Thank you for being here and sticking around. I appreciate you!

In this episode, I share the 3 questions you should ask yourself when deciding to hire a coach or invest in to a program. When we invest in improving ourselves, we are always investing with our time and our money. After I spent nearly $10,000 on different programs and coaches over a 2 year period, I learned a few things along the way.

This episode is audio that was taken from a virtual workshop done in March 2021. In this workshop, we talked about the 3 steps to stop the negative self talk and learned to create new stories to replace the old lies we keep telling ourselves which ultimately hold us back. Get out a pen and paper and do this with mental exercise with us!

The Energized Power Movement program is a program created with YOU, the exhausted mom looking to find more energy and mental clarity so she can be present when she's at work, and present when she's at home. This episode explains the details of this program which officially kicks off April 12th with our Week 0. You have until Thursday, April 8th at 4pm PST to join this group training program. Don't forget to invite a friend! www.nataleejean.com/epm

This is a special episode as fellow running coach, entrepreneur, and lover of all things life and culture, Melissa and I have a candid conversation about our experiences with discovering running. We come from different backgrounds, different current life circumstances, but very similar outlooks on how running has helped heal us from the inside out. The full interview can be found on Natalee's IG account as it was originally and IG LIVE held on Tuesday, March 23rd. This episode is edited down for easier listening. We would both love to connect with you if any of our stories and thoughts inspire you! Melissa Ames - @melissaames www.runfullygobal.com Natalee Jean - @nataleejeanfit

Negative thoughts don't serve us one bit. In fact, I can almost guarantee that 100% of them are not true. This episode is brief look into a journal exercise that you can do to help change those thoughts for good. And for more detailed training on this exact topic, make sure to register for the upcoming free training on March 30th called BREAKTHROUGH. www.nataleejean.com/breakthrough

Ever hear yourself saying, "Oh I'm not a runner" or "I don't enjoy working out" ? I hear it from my friends all the time! They think because they don't have the body type, or the right shoes, or right gym membership.. they wouldn't even consider themselves athletes. But, have you ever complete a workout, even if it was from home? Or gone for a walk and maybe jogged a little? If you answered yes, then you are an athlete. And this is when it'll all change for you moving forward. I explain how and why in today's episode. And to sign up for the free training, BREAKTHROUGH, go sign up here: www.nataleejean.com/breakthrough

"The power of one is above all things the power to believe in yourself, often well beyond any latent ability you may have previously demonstrated. The mind is the athlete, the body is simply the means it uses to run faster or longer, jump higher, shoot straighter, kick better, swim harder, hit further, or box better." 1992 - The Power of One Warner Bros Films Never underestimate the power of one - one mile, one workout, one day, one year, one event. Head on over to www.nataleejean.com/runchallenge to get on the waitlist for more information regarding an upcoming free challenge (run your first or fastest mile) and more information about the upcoming group program to run a 5k, 10k, or half marathon. Whether it's your first or your fastest.

Literally crossing the finish line of my very first race, a full marathon, is what led to every. single. other amazing event in my life.. even outside of fitness. In this episode, I give you an exercise with 3 clear steps to help you identify that one defining moment in your life that has impacted nearly every area of your own life. This will be a great constant reminder of just how bad-ass you really are despite moments of doubt. Lastly, I give you a tool - an opportunity to join a free challenge coming up where you will begin a new chapter of crossing the finish line to change your future. www.nataleejean.com/runchallenge

Running doesn't have to suck. And in fact, before you know it, you'll be looking forward to tying up lose laces and hitting the pavement, or treadmill. Here are 3 steps to getting in that first, one mile RUN! And don't forget to get on the waitlist for the free running challenge coming up in March! www.nataleejean.com/runchallenge

Ok let's be honest, there is nothing "simple" about fighting a huge, beastly dragon we call sugar, but it's a proven strategy that works every. single. time. As a former fitness competitor who developed a bad relationship with food, I learned WHY sugar was so bad and addicting and came up with a plan.

Meditation doesn't have to be sitting in awkward positions and making strange sounds with your mouth. Instead, let this be how you begin to clear the mental clutter and feel more at ease in the face of hard days.

Ailie is a chronic illness warrior using her experiences to help others live their best lives through mentoring. She is an international adoptee from China, living in Scotland, and is passionate about representation and inclusive diversity. She has a community called Invisibility Uncovered where she helps people feel seen, represented and genuinely celebrate difference. Ailie is also a foodie, a traveler, an avid reader and believes that dancing with life makes everything sweeter. My health story: Growing up I had a happy, healthy and energetic childhood, all that changed in a heartbeat December 2010 after some severe stomach pain meant I ended up in hospital and subsequently, due to a plethora of symptoms, became completely bedbound for the majority of the next 5 years. Since then, it’s been a long and complicated medical journey resulting in several diagnoses. Being completely honest there is not a single part of my life that my health doesn’t impact in some way. Not that I let it stop me doing what I fully set my mind to, I’ve become very good at coming up work workarounds! It does, however, mean that I am truly conscious of the impact health has on our lives in general and think your message is so important. And you can NOT miss the last piece of advise she gives... IG: @ailiesteel

I hated the timed mile back in grade school and high school. Remember those days? It was the ultimate test given in PE to see how fit you were.. how fast you were.. or for most kids, a reminder just how much you hated anything to do with running and therefore fitness. Because running was fitness. We were also given “fit tests” as 9 year olds.. how many pull ups can you do? In this episode, I call out our PE class negative experiences and just how to turn that in to lessons you can put in to practice to become a better, healthier version of you.

What causes anxiety? How can you overcome it? CAN you overcome it or is it something that’s managed? These are just a few of the questions I asked todays guest. Sarah Wellner is a certified functional health coach and helps women who are privately suffering from anxiety kick it to the curb with holistic tools and resources. In this episode, Sarah walks us through a little bit of her personal story and then we touch on her 5 pillars on how to manage anxiety when you feel it coming on. These 5 pillars are the tools she teaches in her upcoming online course. If you are someone who struggles with anxiety and wanting some tangible tools to help you manage it in a holistic way when you feel like it’s starting to overbear your daily life, this is for you! Sarah Wellner is passionate about helping women who are privately suffering with anxiety. After almost two decades of her own journey through diagnosing her anxiety, failing for years to get a handle on it through conventional medicine, and then more recently, finding her own success through holistic treatment and strategies, she is here to share what she’s learned so other women don’t have to go through the struggle and confusion she did. After earning her Functional Health Coach certificate last year, Sarah founded Wellner Wellness, where she is committed to helping women on their journey to successfully managing anxiety. https://www.instagram.com/wellnerwellness/

When you set out to identify your specific fitness goal to be achieved in the next 30 days, it must not be related to your weight AT ALL! No weightloss goals of x number of pounds or inches to lose. In fact, you aren’t allowed to step on the scale at all in those first 30 days. And my hope is you don’t actually step on it ever again! Can I let you in on a little secret? As you set your sites on these non weight related goals, chances are the weight will to take a hint and start to come off. It may not happen right away or as fast as you want, but it’s a great side effect to the goals you are already crushing.

Staying committed to an exercise routine is hard work. Forget the fact that we are held up in our homes and have been for the last couple of months, and depending on where you live, the weather may not be suitable to be outside at all. Here are a few tips to keep you motivated during quarantine and life after.

Have you ever had a coach? Maybe as a kid playing soccer, or for your high swim team.. perhaps you’ve had one as an adult for your business. Just someone who has personal experience and knowledge on a specific subject who can help you get to where you want to go faster, and with less frustration. In my interview with Meredith, she shares what her experience has been like since hiring a fitness coach and just how much she has improved in her fitness journey because of the accountability and support and expertise her coach has provided her. Meredith is a Mom, proud wife and obstacle course athlete. After going through a tough post partum journey and feeling lost on where to get started, Meredith’s original goal of losing her baby weight evolved into so much more than she could have ever imagined…an avid love for fitness, racing competitively, becoming the ambassador for LIVE Training Center, and a starting a Nutrition + Lifestyle coaching business. Meredith is dedicated to helping women achieve the life and health they’ve always dreamed of. Through her science backed tools and latest research on behavior change she provides the tools, accountability and roadmap for anyone to be successful. Meredith whole heartedly believes the key to happiness is creating a life that is in line with your goals andvalues and giving yourself grace every step of the way.

Amber was one of those lucky ones in her 20s.. eat whatever you wanted and you didn't gain an ounce! And then the 30s hit and it was a different story. Weight gain, sore joints, over the counter drugs to help with the pain. What was happening? A friends BBQ is where it all changed. She was introduced to the KETO diet and has since evolved and made healthy habit changes to the way she lives and is seriously on fire as she builds her dream business. IG: https://www.instagram.com/soulonfireofficial/

Tabitha is the mom of all moms! She loves to pour in to her little ones and learned she loves to pour in to other moms who might be struggling in this thing called motherhood. Tabitha is also aware of her desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We talk about the days in high school and always willing to try sports despite not being great at them and how it's ok to not be the best but ultimately, you'll find your groove. This has helped her as she got older and had kids. You don't need to be great at something but always be willing to try. And in your trying, you just might inspire other moms to do the same. https://www.themamamatters.com/ https://www.instagram.com/themamamatters/

Mandi got the courage to walk in to the gym for the first time at 400 pounds after witnessing her daughter muster up the courage to walk in to her kindergarten classroom despite her nerves. Her life drastically changed that day. From becoming a gym member to the club manager to club manager of the year above thousands of others, Mandi's fitness story, perspective, and insight is completely relatable to so many people. Her blog: https://www.mandiholden.com/?fbclid=IwAR1fsHfUzxJHd9SZLA8yIuVNhd-NtiCeOPPMlU0J8hzqdYp9p5CkEhiDKo0 The Viral Video mentioned: https://www.mandiholden.com/about-me/

Rachel is an incredibly loving wife, mom to 3 kiddos ages 8,6, and 7, and holds down a full time job. 4 years ago, she made one simple decision to make a change for good. No crash diets, no food restrictions, just better choices, following through, and accountability made all the difference. Rachel has lost over 90 pounds since she started her journey and has been such an inspiration to me and so many other women. She is genuine and kind and completely relatable. No more excuses! Just do it!

I wanted to provide super simple steps to implement starting TODAY to get you focusing on your health while safe at home. Whether you have the time now or (still) not, these tips can help you create consistent and sustainable life routines that over time will drastically improve your overall physical and mental health. Make sure to listen all the way through this short episode to my bonus tip near the end. It's probably thee most important one of them all.

This episode is all about ingesting words that can lift you up when you're feeling down. We can continue to live in fear during a crises or we can feed our minds with powerful thoughts to help get us through day by day. Robert A. Ward - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0746SS5MX/ Nikki Banas - https://nikkibanas.com/ Bianca Sparacino - https://www.instagram.com/rainbowsalt/?hl=en Casey Newton - https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

How in the world do you get your grade school kids to eat black bean brownies and celery juice?! Beth has a few tips up her sleeve on how she started her business after realizing just how terrible the school cafeteria food was. We talk about raising boys who eat healthier than their peers and how she did it. We also chatted about creating healthy cocktails.. because who doesn't love cocktails? Especially when we can make them in healthier ways! Check out her book: Clean Cocktails https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Cocktails-Righteous-Modernist-Mixologist/dp/1682681408/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Healthy+cocktails&qid=1583880595&sr=8-2

I can honestly say that with OUT my husband supporting me the way he does, I would not be where I am today. I wanted to bring him on to share from his perspective, our lives over the last year as parents to 4 boys with the youngest being just a few months old. But it doesn't stop there! We were a new family of 6, gym owners, he continued his work as a police officer, and then I added in an online course with new business ideas. As if we weren't busy already! But he took this season of our lives with such grace and acceptance and love. It was better than I could have ever imagined. I hope you have a Casey (spouse or not..) in your life. Check out jennakutcher.com/kbb to be a part of like minded women (and a few men!) to find YOUR support!

Hilary and her husband Ty are owners of a cross fit gym they just opened up within the last 2 years. Ty is also a BCBA (fancy word for Board Certified Behavior Analyst) and Hilary was working part time at night all while raising their 3 young kids. They were literally passing ships in the night with hardly any time for themselves, or as a couple. But that all changed with ONE decision. Hilary and I talk about how we met through an online program we took last year and how that online program, as well as the community we were a part of, changed her life in SO many ways! This is a good one! Mentioned in this episode is a FREE Training by Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, and our mentor, Jenna Kutcher. It is a MUST!! It happens only once a year and this time it happens to be on Thursday, February 27th. SIGN UP HERE!!! ---> https://dgachieve.com/jenna-reg?source=nataleesticht&a=1191 Last year, over 400,000 people registered, and it was a BRAND NEW PROGRAM!! I can't WAIT to see how this episode challenges YOU to take action.

A KBB Montage of women impacting other human beings through their God-given talents. 1. Chelsea Wessman IG: @chelseawessman Web: www.chelseawessman.com 2. Cornelia Baum IG: @boholivingcornelia Web: www.boholiving.store 3. Kelly Sinclair IG: @ks_comms Web: www.ks-communications.ca 4. Kacy Barron IG: kacybarronslp Web: www.kacybarron.com

Floundering through life as an entrepreneur for the last 5 years was exhilarating and exhausting! In this episode, I give you a quick glimpse in to my life over the last year, after having my 4th and final baby and what changed within me and HOW. This is a 2 part series with the second episode set to air in the coming weeks. DON'T MISS THIS!!!

THEE Rachel Prairie is my guest on today's episode! Rachel is the Global Manager of Exercise Programming for Self Esteem Brands, which includes Anytime Fitness. Her role is the trainer of all trainers! With over 15 years in the fitness industry, Rachel knows a thing or two about helping people reach their health and fitness goals. A people person at heart and lover of kettlebells, paddle boarding, and nature, Rachel brings us her top 5 things that your trainer wishes you were doing but aren't. Whether you have a trainer or not, listen in and take notes! Implement one, two, or all five of these strategies TODAY and see how your health improves!

You might be a JULIA. A working mom to 3 kiddos who loves her work and loves her family, but feels something is missing. And it's MORE than just "self care". Here's your FIRST FFBChallenge!! #ffbchallenge @nataleejeans www.nataleejean.com - The Million Dollar Hour - Wednesday, January 29th FREE TRAINING! Make SURE you hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss these upcoming episodes - The 5 Things Your Trainer Wishes You Were Doing But Aren't - Clean Cocktails - yes please! - Health struggles at such a young age and how she's paying it forward -MORE MORE MORE!!

Have you ever thought to yourself - I eat healthy, I go on walks and am active during the day for work.. why can't I lose this weight? In today's episode, I coach Erica through overcoming her obstacle of this very plateau. It took us a while to get to it, but talking through her food choices and some changes I would make there as well as her currently active life and what changes we can make there, led us to ultimately finding out what will work to get to the next level!

Going your whole life not focused on your health and fitness dramatically changed in 2 major life events for Stacey Thury. The first one was when she became a mom. When it became difficult to conceive her 3rd baby.. especially after the first two were pretty much "on demand", Stacey had to make some changes and decisions when it came to focusing on her health and she talks about what that looked like. The second event in life happened nearly as a result of a book she read and how that changed the way she thought not just about her health, but her life in general. This is when she "became me". She talks through what this meant then and what it means now.

In this episode, Angie and I talk specifically about her experience with completing the Whole30 program. With some major health issues that started back in 2005 and a huge desire and sense for finding healing through means other than just the use of Western medicine, Angie was in search of finding an elimination program to help her finally feel better. She talks us through her experience in why she wanted to find an elimination diet and what happened as a result of completing her first Whole30. As the author of The Healing Compass, she discovered the connection between her Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul; the Healing Compass was born. Make sure to check out her book on Amazon.

In this episode, we hear from Chrissy Papetti, a life redesign coach who helps chronic overachievers and perfectionists realize the power of their mind and how they can learn to heal their chronic pain. Her story is quite incredible as she takes us back to the days of being an athlete, primarily in dance, and how an injury led to her to nearly a decade of learning how to manage chronic pain due to an injury. Ultimately, what ended up healing her stemmed from a comment her mom made and the shocking realization of just how powerful your mind really is.

With the New Year comes, sometimes the dreaded, New Years Resolutions. They're dreaded because along with resolutions comes disappointment. But what if you don't have to fear resolution failures? Lisa talks about the idea of setting INTENTIONS and why intentions have the possibility of sticking. She gives us examples of what intentions sound like and then gives us one very tangible tool we can start implementing today! It's one I've started most recently and with practice, I'm getting better at and can truly tell a difference when I do and when I don't practice it.

Nicole Nieves is an innovative marketing and branding strategist who started 2019 at the heaviest weight she had ever been, even heavier than at 9 months pregnant as well as found herself in the lowest of lows after losing her job. We talk about her weight issues from the time she was a young girl self conscience about an outfit she wore to losing 50 pounds after baby and gaining it all back time and time again. We talk about what finally changed for her this year that kept her health and fitness a consistent and sustainable journey.

Listen in as I share with you my very specific top 3 philosophies when it comes to your health and what you should and should NOT focus on.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Fit For Business Podcast! In this episode, I give you a little back story as to how this idea came to fruition and how your health is 100% responsible for every other area of your life.