Life Athletics

Ruby was one of the last interviews I did before accidentally breaking my skull two and a half years ago. Ruby is an artist, musician, performer, and life curator. Her love and adoration for life pours our of everything she shares in this interview. I had been saving it and because of the intensity of my recovery it's taken me 2.5 years to finally release it. Listening to it again I felt moved and inspired to be alive. Much as I said about the last episode, I feel like this was a gift from Ruby and my past self to my present self, and I am very grateful. I loved all of this and I think you will too. Enjoy!

Today's Life Athlete is Ryan Estrada. This is Ryan's second appearance on the podcast and we did it shortly after my skull fracture while he was in Bali. Ryan is nearly impossible to categorise as he's a creative whirlwind. He throws himself at live and creative projects with a mix of youthful enthusiasm and mature technical efficiency. From Graphic Novels, to Radio plays, to filmmaking, Ryan has challenged himself and accomplished a lot. This episode is a ballad to anyone wanting to start a thing. I hadn't heard it since we first recorded it nearly two years ago and as I'm taking on new projects now I found it to be a gift from Ryan and my past self to me now. It is also a gift for you and I hope it helps you live a fuller, more delightful, and creative life.

Today's Life Athlete is Nemanja Sonero. Nemanja and I were linked on line due to our love and commitment to Men's work, archetypes and human empowerment in general. We connected immediately and recorded a podcast episode almost a year ago. Due to personal reasons related to my recovery from injury I haven't posted anything in that time and going back over that episode I wasn't happy with it. Nemanja was wonderful but I was talking too much in my opinion and I wanted to hear more from him. Nemanja was gracious enough to record a new episode last week and it was delightful exactly what I wanted to listen to actually. I am more than pleased to share this conversation with you, enjoy!

Neil has competed at a high level in the sporting and corporate worlds. He learned a lot about himself during both careers and the impact his mindset had on his ability to succeed and enjoy the process day to day.   He is now a mindset coach, who supports elite athletes and high performing individuals to create competitive advantages in their personal and professional arenas.

Life Athletes welcome to episode 208 of the Life Athletics Podcast, this is your host, Nik Wood. Today’s guest Life Athlete is Adam Roa. Adam is a transformational artist, and coach, creating all sorts of art to elevate human consciousness and awareness. He shares as authentically and vulnerably as he can so that others have a permission slip to do the same. Adam and I have known each other for a while now and I was deeply excited to do this interview.  I met him at his villa in Bali about a week before my injury a year and a half ago. It was wild listening to the conversation again as there are things that I needed to hear in this episode now.  Adam has been very supportive during my recovery, sending voice messages and exchanging stories and I appreciate him greatly. Enjoy!

Today’s guest Life Athlete is Dr. Gertrude Tavernier. Gertrud always pursued the philosophy of 'a healthy mind in a healthy body' and she started to see that for many people a missing piece was a healthy sex life, and so she built a tool for women to help foster a healthy relationship with sex. The elegant sensual audio app Maeve offers women, and couples, a hands-on tool for healthy intimate pleasure. It is bluntly speaking a masterbation app but it is also so much more. This is only one slice of what this amazing human is up to but it is the primary focus of this conversation. When I first heard about this project, I told Gertrude that I wanted to lend my voice to it and this is a start. Because of her commitment to help people live more connected lives, Gertrude has embarked on a journey she had never envisioned and discovered a deeper connection with herself, her mother, and her purpose. 

Chris is many things among them a coach's coach. As the founder and CEO of Coaches Cartel, he helps fitness experts move from in person to online businesses powerfully and successfully. On the outside Chris looks like he was made in a laboratory. He's incredibly fit, perfectly tan, his teeth glisten, his eyes sparkle. The first time that I met him was at a Toastmasters event in Bali. It was a first time for both of us but we aren't rookie speakers and his presence was felt immediately. In this conversation Chris shows a mastery and a humility that is a breath of fresh air. Chris wasn't made in a lab. He is the product of hard work, struggle, purpose, and perseverance. His commitment to Constantly Pivot, Constantly Move forward, and Constantly Iterate has made him a powerhouse. And his belief that you can become whoever you want in any moment you want, displays a foundational belief that we can all shine as well.

Life Athletes welcome to episode 205 of the Life Athletics Podcast, this is your host, Nik Wood. Today’s guest Life Athlete is Ryan Miller. Ryan is The founder of Inner Leadership Academy, Own your Stage, and Inbody Fit and has also been working with the Contentment Foundation. He is a dynamic, charismatic, jovial man in the body of a superhero. This conversation was had nearly 10 months ago and was fascinating to listen to again as it was deep, vulnerable, and not the typical conversation between two large, good looking, athletic men. This wasn’t typical locke room talk. We dive into some topics that I rarely hear people discuss around the preconceptions people have of people that look like him, the pressure to be happy and the price of privileges that neither of us would trade, but do come at a cost.  Ryan is a gem of a human and it was a pleasure to have him on the show. Enjoy!

Sabi Kerr is a self-love coach and yoga teacher. She guides women to fall deeper in love with themselves, so that they can create magical loves full of passion and purpose. Through 1:1 coaching, workshops, yoga, retreats and group programs, Sabi's mission is to guide as many people as possible back to their natural essence: a place of deep self-love, self-acceptance and joy.   

Dr. Nore Salman is a human experience expert, and student.  Dr. Salman has a masters and a PHD in psychology and after over 7 years of working as a psychologist she woke up one day and realised that her energy, vibration, and joy were declining. She got curious and leaned in.  She switched her focus from pathology and disfunction to wellness, clarity, joy, purpose, and intention. 

Derek is a Polymath with the equivalent to a PHD in Adventuring after upwards of 300 episodes of the Art of Adventure Podcast as well as a life well lived.    He has been on this show multiple times and was in fact the first interview on the Life Athletics podcast. Check out those episodes for more details around his life and work, they’re well worth a listen and a relisten.    In THIS episode, which plays double duty as an episode of the podcast now known as “the Derek Loudermilk show”, we interview each other and go deep on what it takes to create yourself as the person you WANT to be, how to go from zero to mastery in any area of life and how to win at life. Enjoy!

Mike Chang, YouTube's first fitness Guru, "The Ab Guy", the former face and body of the most subscribed to fitness channel on YouTube transformed his life after unlocking a level of happiness previously unknown to him and then setting out to learn how to recreate it for himself and others.  This was the last interview I did before my skull fracturing accident and it was so much fun listening to it again. There is so much gold in this conversation, it's mind blowing!  I got a lot out of listening to it, and I was part of the conversation, so I know you'll get a lot out of it too! 

After a long time out due to an injury, I am recovering extremely well and reinvigorated. Reminding myself of and embodying the Life Athletics methodology has been a key reason for my quick bounce back and so I thought I'd share some of the foundations of the methodology with you. This short episode is a great jumping on point for new listeners. 

Originally this conversation was meant to be released as episode 201 and was recorded well in advance BUT host Nik Wood's life threatening injury in August 2019 had us record a new episode 201 with Derek as it felt right to acknowledge that event and that landmark appropriately.  There's so much gold in this episode and so we are excited to be releasing it now. Derek is an astounding individual who constantly pushes to his edge with grace and good humour.  The many and varied chapters in his life have prepared him for adventure and accomplishment in every area of his life! 

This is a special episode as it is the last of a 200 episode cycle and the final word before a new chapter. We haven’t published an episode in quite some time and it is also a special episode because of the reason why. I nearly died 4 months ago. I’d like to say at this time that I’ll be talking about some fairly graphic and passably traumatic subjects and so if that doesn’t feel like something you can handle at this time, please turn this off and go do something else. The journey has been profound and people all over the globe have shown their love and support through one of the most harrowing times of my existence and I wanted to share the story with you as well as the lessons and takeaways.

Today’s guest Life Athlete is Paul . Paul fascinated me the moment I met him. He’s the one of the best in the world at what he does and by his own admission, most people won’t know who he is. Paul has been an aerialist circus performer for over 15 years and he and his wife recently won a Bronze Clown at the prestigious International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo put on by the Princess of Monaco. Our first conversation immediately went to topics such as excellence, dedication, and the experience of being the best in the world at your craft. In a world of social media and attention seekers it was nourishing to talk to someone whose primary motivations were so in line with the intentions of Life Athletics, to play his game to the best of his ability for the satisfaction that comes from experiencing a job well done. We also spoke about how the skills to do one thing well are conceptually similar to the skills needed to do something else well, which is the whole point of this podcast. As Paul says, "It’s very very difficult to achieve perfection but you can strive towards excellence”. We recorded this episode in a room in Bali that felt super quiet at the time and yet there are roosters crowing, dogs barking, It’s not perfect but many of the things Paul says are excellent and I hope you can push aside the occasional  background noise and enjoy!

Malin is a professional kiteboarder gone conscious creatrix on a mission to empower people to design the life of their wildest dreams and live in Divine flow. This is Malin’s second appearance on the podcast, previously appearing on episode 119 where we talked a lot more about her kiteboarding career and what she learned through that. In THIS episode we dive in more what life looks like as she transitions from a career in kiteboarding and dives fully into the spiritual awakening she’s experienced and the sense of divine flow she now allows to guide her.

Imaya Sabine is a human experience student & expert. She breaks down esoteric teachings and psychological insights into actionable, everyday life practices for happiness, mental health, and emotional equilibrium. Diagnosed with depression and hospitalized for her mental health at age 20, she decided to leave the world of modern medicine and psychotherapy behind and travel far and wide in search for real answers. After a decade of searching and experimenting, she has not only healed her own mental illnesses, she has become a model and mentor for a new kind of well-being and freedom that the world is just beginning to recognize is our future. Imaya demonstrates how our human experience and spiritual path are one and the same, and how we can use our daily life for spiritual awakening just as much as a yoga or meditation practice could. She brings spirituality down to Earth, as well as expands the current limitations of psychotherapy by recognizing that all our mental and emotional neuroses are rooted in the forgetting of who we really are.

Aaron is a friend who I’ve known for years and he’s a Transformational Sex and Relationship Coach, Facilitator and Speaker. He came from a childhood of chaos, and dysfunction and at a young age completely lost faith in humanity.  After attending the prestigious US Merchant Marine Academy, he found a great job, traveled the world and made tons of money, but realized he wanted more.  His soul journey brought him close to death numerous times on both the high seas and his travels to remotes places across the globe.   Through these experiences he realized that life is not about personal achievements and egotistic desires, but rather about deep soul remembrance and fulfilling one’s dharma. He has learned from the great masters in the fields of sexuality and transformation, including earning a master’s degree in spiritual psychology.  Now he helps his clients remember who they truly are in order to awaken their inner erotic wisdom.    Aaron went from being a licensed captain navigating ships to a sexual behavior and movement specialist navigating souls.  His workshops, retreats, sessions and speeches help humans integrate body movement, psychology, sexuality and spirituality.  He speaks and shares honestly and transparently so that others can unlock the real reason for their human existence.  Aaron is now fulfilling his own dharma and has dedicated his life to helping humanity wake up and remember their soul’s unique gift. www.AaronKleinerman.com

This is a bit of a special episode as it is doing double duty as an Episode of the Life Athletics Podcast and Simon’s show, the Courage podcast and so we’re interviewing each other. Simon is a a friend and an inspiration. He has the genetic predisposition for Huntington’s disease, a degenerative disease that mimics ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson’s and is the disease that earlier this year took the life of his father. Simon is standing for the transformation of how we relate to and cure diseases and empower people in every situation and he promises to be the first person positive for the gene to never get the disease and is committed to finding a cure to extend his own amazing life. He IS in the arena, daring greatly and living full out, aware that each moment of each day is precious. Simon was a collegiate Basketball player, kinesiologist and boutique studio owner and is now a relationship coach and love enthusiast.

Australian born and word travelling nomad, Luna has been working between the adult industry and the spirituality communities for over 8 years in Australia, Europe and South East Asia. Her passion is fusing the conscious communities and the kink- and sex-positive spaces to create alternative events and workshops for people who don‘t feel they fit into the typical Kink scenes and/or those who want to explore deeper. She specialises in Sensuality, erotic dance and embodiment, sensual rope play and ritual, workshops on conscious connection and play as well as women‘s sexuality work.   www.sensualartistry.com https://www.patreon.com/sensualartistry

Everyone needs a superhero. For Jonathan, he became his own superhero. --- In November 2016, Jonathan packed his bags and left his job at Union Pacific Railroad. For a year and a half, he lived in a van and washed dishes on the side - what for? To become who he truly is: Superman. With a suit that he got from an Etsy shop, he started taking breathtaking self-portraits of himself and fully transformed into Superman. You might have seen his photos pop up on your social media feeds. At first glance, it looks breathtaking! Jonathan appreciates all the compliments he receives for his awesome photos, but more importantly, he wants to inspire whoever comes across his photos. If a six-foot-two bearded Black man wears a Superman suit while doing groceries or running errands, then you can too. As a matter of fact, you can be whoever you want to be as long as you're doing good and not stepping on anybody's toes. Jonathan's habit of thought includes waking up each morning, thinking positive thoughts. Meanwhile, his habit of action has him writing down the things he wants to accomplish during the day, saying that writing them down makes them more "real" rather than just random thoughts.  During his spare time, Jonathan works hard to perfect his craft by teaching himself new skills to keep himself relevant. Are you inspired yet? Listen in to learn more about Jonathan and his journey to becoming the hero he always wanted to be.

Amrita is a Sacred Sexpert and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. She spent years under a cloud of shame, her sexual energy on lock down, resulting in a life of unfulfilling relationships, unsatisfying jobs, and general dis-ease. It wasn’t until she came to understand that Sexual Energy in its healthy state EMPOWERS that her life began to transform, finally experiencing the true intimacy and connection she had long been seeking. Amrita’s life experiences, transforming her greatest Shadow into her Super Power, her professional training and her service as a Teacher and Coach have all conspired in creating her life mission - to empower others in their Pleasure, Passion and Presence.

Jill de Jong was born in Holland, and her successful modeling career brought her to the United States. She was based in New York for many years, explored Miami for a few years and then fell in love with Los Angeles, where she currently resides; it's a great place to pursue her passion for health and wellness. After making the career shift from full-time modeling to health coach, personal trainer and chef, she's never looked back. When Jill is not working, you can find her in the kitchen cooking or outside in Malibu running, biking, surfing or stretching in a yoga class. She recharges by spending time with her boyfriend and friends. Meaningful conversations and delicious food make her heart sing. To stay motivated to exercise, she signs up for triathlons and obstacle races.

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 188 of the Life Athletics podcast. Today’s guest life athlete is Bobby Holland Hanton.   Bobby has always been the athletic type. At the age of four, Bobby started his career as a Gymnast, and climbed through the ranks to compete as a National Squad Member and National Gold Medalist for Great Britain. Bobby competed and also won gold medals in countries such as France, Russia, United States of America, and training camps in the Ukraine.   He has since retired from gymanastics and has moved on to a career of being a stunt double in 44 films and counting. He has been in movies and stepped in as a stunt double for our favorite superheroes like Thor and Batman, as well as icons like James Bond.   On this episode, Bobby talks to us about his career path and his life journey too. He shares the ups and downs, as well as the perks of being active and continuously improving on your craft.   It's safe to say that Bobby is indeed a life athlete in all respects, and I can't wait for you to hear our conversation, get fired up, and start working toward crushing your goals.   Connect with Bobby: www.bobbyhollandhanton.com Instagram: @bobbydazzler84

Dr. Alison Ash is a sex and intimacy coach, sexual empowerment educator, author, and founder of TurnON.love. A champion for others overcoming shame and deepening pleasure, Aly helps her clients experience the kinds of sexual interactions and romantic relationships they long for.     As a sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, Aly has a comprehensive understanding of the complex societal challenges that often lead to unsatisfying and disempowering sexual experiences. She also draws on her extensive training in the Hakomi method of psychotherapy as well as somatic sex and intimacy coaching to support her clients to radically explore and courageously express themselves.  Aly designs workshops and offers individuals and couples coaching to give others the tools to discover their desires and confidently pursue them. She invites you to TurnON pleasure, intimacy and...love at www.TurnON.love On this episode, Aly talks about how she overcame the shame and began to slowly unfold to reveal her most expressive self. She also talks about how gender socialization creates disempowering experiences for men by culturally valuing performance over pleasure and connection.  This is indeed an interesting episode, so stick around and give it a listen!

Like most All-American children, Tarek was born and raised in a small town (in Philadelphia), went to college, and dove into the corporate world. It was an ideal life with clear expectations of him, but it wasn't the life he felt he was destined for. So he set off to find himself and get to know who he really is deep inside - a thousand days before he turned forty. So he packed up and left his high-level job and set out to travel the world and find his purpose.  Today, Tarek is a social entrepreneur and founder behind "Nomads Giving Back," which aims to create an infrastructure to inspire and enable digital nomads to give back to their adopted homes.  It's safe to say that Tarek has definitely transformed himself and is now living his best life, while helping marginalized communities throughout the world. Talk about a purposeful life! Listen in to the conversation to learn more about Tarek and his social enterprise.

Today, I bring you quite a deep conversation with my friend, Echo, host of the Hello Human podcast.  Echo visited me in my villa here in Ubud, Bali, and we talked about a range of topics - including intimacy, sexuality, and vulnerability.  

Christina Weber is the co-founder of Deepen, a series of live events facilitated by educators, entertainers and accredited guides, where you meet interesting people, doing interesting things. Among Christina's nicknames are Relationship Activist, Your Love Accomplice, Feminine Weapon and The Human Linkedin. Her greatest strength is people. She loves matchmaking, connecting and guiding one towards greater fulfillment, while also doing it for herself.  

Solara Rose is an international channel and catalyst for high-frequency flow mastery, superabundance and thriving Divine success. She has been described as the modern Tesla of human energetics and living vortex of cosmic magic. With a background in intensive personal transformation, integrative science, philosophy and psychology, she’s who visionary leaders seek out to support accelerated, quantum growth in all areas of their life. She uses her unique, multisensory abilities to support individuals and organizations with embodying their expanded self so they can actualize their Genius, maximize their impact and upgrade their wealth in service to the collective. Her passion is to inspire and unlock the peak potential, beauty and creative brilliance in others.

Juna Mustad is a Life and Relationship coach, an Intuitive, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner focused on helping you create healthy relationships, expand your emotional awareness, and embrace your full potential. Her sessions skillfully weave the Hendricks Institute's whole body coaching techniques and Somatic Experiencing. Juna has been offering intuitive and coaching sessions for over 13 years. In addition to her private coaching practice, Juna also works part-time with organizations and companies around the world as a coach, trainer and group facilitator.  In these activities, Juna supports their employees, managers and leaders in cultivating emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and mindfulness tools.   

Jackie Knechtel is the co founder of the Flow Consciousness Institute which holds cutting edge trainings, retreats, workshops, and delivers transformational experiences worldwide.  Jackie is a pioneer in the area of Flow and is the author of the upcoming book "Flow: The art of effortless living" She's working to shift consciousness on a global scale through her speaking, coaching, and by blending science and spirituality into practical tools for living an enlightened. Her work has been featured in Forbes, and Fast Company, and now on the Life Athletics Podcast.

Nikki Rhodes is a passionate advocate for authentic relating and positive sexual education coaching both men and women. She has a degree in psychology, childbirth education and was a lecturer at the University of Auckland in Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine specialising on issues surrounding women's health and sexuality in the ancient world.  A devoted traveller and student of life always, she continued her study of traditional Tantra in India earlier this year, as well as presenting workshops at Bali Spirit Festival, Byron Bay Spirit Festival and various retreats across Australia and New Zealand. She is the co-founder of NZ Spirit Festival, an annual alcohol-free wellness, yoga, camping and music festival, Resolution NYE Festival and NZ Yoga Day under the events company NZ Spirit. She is the mother of three wild daughters and spends the Summer months in New Zealand and the Winter living in Bali.

Matthew Solomon is “The Coach for the Modern Soul;” an empowerment coach specializing in communication & relationships, and the author of “Man School: Relating with Women in the #MeToo Era.” Born and raised in the melting pot that is Los Angeles, Matthew has always had a passion for equality and understanding, which is evident in his work as an author, coach, and filmmaker, for which he has won numerous awards. Matthew is also a single father of 3...a teenage daughter and twin boys.

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 178 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today's guest life athlete is Steve Wood. This episode is close to my heart, as aside from this being a birthday episode for me, the guest is also a special person in my life - my father. Until a year and a half ago, my father and I weren't in speaking terms. Something cracked open at that time, and our relationship has been nothing short of wonderful ever since. I was born in the year 1978, and I feel like it's timely to release this episode being episode 178 and my mother - who was also previously on the show - was on episode 78. Again, I've never thought my father and I would arrive at this point where we share wonderful stories of how our lives have unfolded. Stev Wood is currently based in India, but we've kept close communication ties with each other since we started talking again. He has visited me here in Bali for my birthday last year, and I'm very happy to be sharing my birthday this year with him through this podcast. You'll hear wonderful stories about my father's adventures, how he took me on some of them, and how those adventures more or less mirror the ones I've been on in this lifetime. Enjoy!

Dr. Andrea Paige is a master of lifestyle medicine. Andréa travels the world empowering people to take their health back into their own hands. As a yoga teacher trainer and shaper of the future of Yoga, Andréa specializes in the physiological benefits of the advanced yogic practices. She is also the founder of the Micro-biome Think Tank, The Yoga Graduate School and her own campaign “Live For Vitality." On this episode, Andrea openly talks about the importance of non-violent communication and even takes us through the 4-step process. Find out what it is by listening in to the conversation.   

Emily Utter is a business coach for adventurous entrepreneurs -- meaning coaches, healers and service-based entrepreneurs who want to scale their "location independent" businesses and work from anywhere in the world! Emily works with coaches, healers, and consultants to get out of the hustle, stop over giving, and start growing sustainable income that supports a healthy and happy freedom-filled lifestyle. Her expertise is supporting coaches to scale their businesses to multiple six figures and beyond. To learn more about working with Emily, go to www.EmilyUtter.com

Renae’s mission is to inspire, uplift and empower you to start living the life of your dreams. Through twenty years of study and training to become a Certified Life Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist, NLP Practitioner, Heal Your Life Facilitator and Divorce Coach, Renae’s programs have achieved truly life changing results for her clients. Renae’s clients are drawn to her from around the world to experience breakthroughs and total transformation through her ability to work at both the conscious and subconscious levels (where the magic happens). The coaching programs help you reconnect with your true self, step into your inner power, experience new levels of self love and live the life of your dreams. You will also be empowered with the tools and peak performance strategies to take your life to new levels of happiness, success, love and fulfilment. Inspired by her own divorce, Renae is so excited to be launching an online divorce coaching program: The Magic of a New You; Designing Your Dream Life After Divorce. The program offers the best of life coaching, NLP, Heal Your Life and hypnotherapy designed for anyone going through or following a separation and divorce. The program offers accelerated emotional clearing, personal transformation, new levels of self love and the tools to let go of the past and step powerfully into the future. Through Renae’s programs, you will fall in love with yourself, your life and start to live in the magic of life…where anything is possible! So you really can expect miracles. YES it’s that good! 

Nick Ward has been a friend of mine for years. He's someone who always makes me think and experience life in new ways and is: The Founder of Earth Heals.  Passionate about systems and people. A Self-care devotee.  A Big nerd.  Let us know what you thought of the episode by leaving a comment or sending us a message. 

Dave Booda is a multi-talented, multi-faceted human who infuses, wit, charm, and deep thought into everything he does.  This wide ranging conversation covers a variety of subjects including creativity, purpose, sex, and more and it stayed with me long after we were done talking.  I would love to hear your take on the episode so please comment and let us know what you thought.

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 172 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Ben Katzaman. I consider Ben as a genius. He started off as one of my coaching clients, sharing about his struggles in business and how he needed more energy for his business to thrive. He was almost ready to give up. But he didn’t. Ben took matters into his own hands by removing the blocks and working toward his goals, eventually crushing the business he started with the local Balinese community. It’s true that when you take on a mindset shift (and putting in a lot of hard work), things can become better. Business improves. Your entire life unravels to show you what you’re good at and what will help you skyrocket toward your goal. Ben founded the social enterprise called Wanderer Bracelets - after getting lost in the Balinese jungles and stumbling into talented artisan carvers. He asked them to make bracelets for him to bring back to friends at home. In time, he discovered that this could be something that could work really well - both for him and for the locals. He loves supporting the artisans and helps them by understanding exactly what they need and what their struggles are, and how he can make their lives better by providing them a sustained, long-term livelihood that the can actually get income on a daily basis from. Learn more about Ben’s amazing “wandering” journey and get ready to be inspired. Connect with Ben here. Get your own Wanderer Bracelet here. 0 Likes

Kyle is an embodiment coach, speaker, and the creator of "Conscious Comedy". He uses a unique mix of comedy and transformation to help guide people to a more heart centred life. 

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 170 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Deniz Reno. Deniz Reno is an internationally acclaimed singer songwriter, entrepreneur and Canadian film industry scenic artist.  She is one of the most sought after voices in contemporary electronic music and has lent her artistic talents to over 30 major feature film productions in the past decade. In 2017 Reno founded her own boutique eco accessory brand Beach Loot @beachloot with a focus on designing conscious wearable art while while focusing on women's empowerment and environmental conservation. On this episode, Deniz shares her story - her journey through the music industry, and what it feels like to actually be doing the thing she loves most: music. She talks about her work as a visual artist for movies, her passion project, some really touching and emotional stories about love and life. With her musical talent and can-do attitude, Deniz founded her own music label, Taksu Records. Deniz definitely is bound for greatness! Connect with Deniz: www.denizreno.com Instagram Facebook Soundcloud Twitter

Jake is from Minnesota, USA, studied industrial design and runs a social enterprise called Ethnotek with his wife Cori. Ethnotek collaborates with artisans in Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia & Vietnam to combine their traditional handmade textiles with functional laptop and travel bags. Jake has been through the Life Athletics program twice and says that it has definitely helped him level-up in all areas of life and business.    

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 168 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Elizabeth Grojean. Elizabeth Grojean is the founder of Baloo Living, a product company founded on principals of self-care and holistic wellness. After 15 years in corporate America, she left it behind to ask, who am I I'm not what I do? "I take time in the morning to be with myself and be quiet." With only $9,000 in savings, Elizabeth made it a mission to build a sustainable business - and what better way to learn the ropes than by actually meeting and getting tips from people who have actually done and seen success in the Amazon FBA industry. So she left for Bali. After a one year sabbatical she emerged from Bali to launch Baloo's first product, a weighted blanket, and is on track to gross 250K in her first six months in business.  Her journey, though, is not perfect - from delivering disappointing news to former business partners to flying to China (and getting into some immigration hiccup) to fix product inspections. Listen to how she faced all the struggles and challenges and emerged victorious. Check out Baloo Living here.

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 167 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Colin O'Brady. “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.”  At 22, Colin thought his life was over when what seemed like harmless fun in a remote village in Thailand turned into a nightmare. He was participating in a fire dance with a jumprope; the next thing he knew, his feet was entangled in the rope and he was burning up to the neck.  Doctors told him that he would not be able to work properly again. Yet here we are with Colin, speaking to us about stories from completing a triathlon and Snapchatting from the peak of Mt. Everest. “Us humans have these reservoirs of untapped potential inside of us and we can achieve incredible things, particularly when we focus our mind and we commit to the process, and more importantly, when we believe they are possible.” Colin tells us that all things you really want to enjoy in life require some sort of challenge. Not being one to back down, Colin - with the encouragement of his very supportive mother - got up and began breaking ceilings. Since the accident and since getting back in shape, Colin has conquered The Explorers Grand Slam and went on to break two world records. “We aren’t experts, but we are curious enough to wake up every day and keep taking a few more steps.” He's not stopping at all of his achievements. Colin wants others to take a challenge and break records too. So he started a non-profit called Beyond 7/2, which aims to raise awareness and funds to inspire kids and their communities to lead active, healthy kids and pursue their biggest dreams. Join Colin and Nik on this very inspirational episode today.

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 166 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Clementina Esposito. “The hardest thing to do is taking those first steps - but it will all evolve from there.” Clementina Esposito is the CEO and founder of the Clementina Collective--A collaborative created to help writers, speakers, entrepreneurs, and visionary leaders advance their causes & their careers by mastering the communication skills necessary to create positive change, healthy relationships, lasting growth, and engaging writing and speaking. Trusted advisor to Tedx, former Heroic Public Speaking faculty, and a lifetime of experience teaching business and creative writing have given her ample experience helping people tell their stories in service to their audience and a sound success strategy. “Just because it feels clumsy doesn’t mean you’re not doing it. Keep moving forward.” On this episode, Clementina shares her most exciting experiences in working with clients in her business - such as when people enlist her help to write their bio. She emphasized that it doesn't only have to be good to read on paper, but it should be great to listen to when spoken out loud. Listen in for more inspiring nuggets of wisdom!   Connect with Clementina: www.clementinaesposito.com www.walkyourtalk2018.com Instagram Facebook 0 Likes

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 165 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Patricia Young. "When we continue living from that place of being disconnected and on autopilot, we're not REALLY aware of how we're running our lives." Patricia Young is a Certified Professional Coach and Certified Holistic Coach, host of the Awakening to Life podcast, founder of Inner Prosperity Academy, and author of the #1 Amazon Bestselling Book “Awakening to Life: Your Sacred Guide to Consciously Creating a Life of Purpose, Magic, and Miracles.”.  With her keen insights, nurturing energy, and proven strategies Patricia has worked with hundreds of people in her coaching practice and online programs, supporting sensitive and growth-oriented women to lead more meaningful lives.  She helps her clients connect with their inner courage and confidence, and identify their highest life vision, so they can make braver decisions and take action to bring their vision into reality—personally and professionally. "We want to inspire people to really drive their own lives... because no one is going to do that for you." On this episode, Patricia talks about her own struggles and how she overcame them - from grief of losing a close friend to finding a coach who helped her untangle the emotional turmoil she was going through. Listen in to be inspired with his deep, meaningful conversation. "It's my hope that our conversations inspire other people to get clarity or take one baby step - or do something to bring them a bigger, fuller life!" Connect with Patricia: www.innerprosperityacademy.com .  Facebook Twitter Listen to the Inner Prosperity Podcast here Get Patricia's book here 0 Likes

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 164 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Miro Heyink. Miro is the founder of Manifest X. He works with people to allow them to live their 10 out of 10 life. “You’re not gonna get a yes, unless you’re willing to get a no.” On this episode, host Nik Wood and Miro talk about making conscious decisions, acknowledging yourself for all the hard work you've put in, and celebrating life by building communities that make an impact in the world. “Saying something positive about yourself is frowned upon - but that’s unnecessary.” Miro opens up about a time when he was doing everything "right." His career was flourishing, his personal relationships were going great, he was earning well, and everybody was congratulating him. Deep inside, though, he felt quite the opposite. He was deeply unfulfilled. He knew that he needed to make a shift. Miro then decided to work on himself more - and now, he's paying it forward by helping others get through their struggles. “If I have a day that I am grateful for, that’s a win.” Listen in to the conversation to learn more about "Miro the Hero" and how he shifted his focus from the negative to the positive and what type of impact that made on his life. As mentioned, Miro loves to pay it forward - and today, THREE lucky individuals will be chosen to hop on a FREE one-on-one coaching session with Miro! Make sure to be visible to the Life Athletics team by engaging in the comments. Connect with Miro 0 Likes

Hey Life Athletes, welcome to episode 163 of the Life Athletics podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Winston B. Clements. "You can learn from everybody." Winston Ben Clements was born with a condition known as Brittle Bones disease, medical term Ostegenesis Imperfecta. An obvious characteristic is his small stature and his use of a wheelchair, which does not tell the story of the frequent and painful bone fractures that disrupted much of his childhood. "My most important routine is my morning routine - because this puts me at the correct happiness and energy level." Nonetheless, Winston graduated with BSc Honours in Computer Science and has built up a successful Technology career, working primarily within Management Consulting and the Financial Services. In addition to this, Winston is the Founder of an online platform known as “Positive Spin UK” with a mission of “Creating a world where nobody feels limited in what they can achieve.” On this episode, Winston talks about how he stays resilient and very inspired to push forward, even when he is being viewed differently by everyone around him. In addition, he talks about his habits and goals - all of which makes him a great life athlete! Connect with Winston: www.winstonclements.com Facebook  Twitter Instagram

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to another episode of the Life Athletics podcast! For this episode we have something a little different for you. For those of you new to the show I’m Nik Wood,  Host of the Life Athletics Podcast. Typically I interview Amazing people from around the world who Are clear on what  their game is in life and are winning. “Be an athlete to inspire other souls” This time, I’m not the interviewer but rather the interviewee.  I was recently interviewed for the “Energy Matters” Podcast and it was a pleasure to talk to hosts David and Cody about what I’m up to and I thought it was a great chance to share that with you now. I apprise them the reason of “Life Athletics”, I talk to people who in my estimation are winning the game.   “Mold a character to people's minds”   Whatever we’re up to in life we can benefit by listening to someone who’s really doing what they want and what they love - and that's exactly where I am at this point. Learn more about how I handle my day-to-day life as a life coach - what I do to manage my time, how I overcome stress, and the reason behind my coaching. Today we discuss choosing the game you’re playing. As usual, I find it fascinating that we can find ourselves playing in guilt, love, compassion, or the growth. Enjoy!