Podcast appearances and mentions of dai manuel

Join Lesley and Brad as they rewind through standout episodes packed with actionable advice. From carving out 30 minutes a day for self-growth to blending life's challenges with creative solutions, this recap offers transformative tips from inspiring guests to help you prioritize what truly matters and take bold steps toward your goals.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How the Remember When game helps you manifest goals.Embracing mom guilt and finding strength in seeking help.The 2% rule for using small daily changes to spark big growth.Creative strategies to balance family life with extraordinary goals.Episode References/Links:Ep. 1 ft. Joanna Vargas - https://beitpod.com/ep1Ep. 43 ft. Jennifer Van Barneveld-Pe - https://beitpod.com/ep43Jennifer Van Barneveld-Pe Website - https://coachjvb.com/Ep. 185 with Dai Manuel - https://beitpod.com/185Dai Manuel's Website - Website: https://www.daimanuel.com/Ep. 307 Jenn Drummond - https://beitpod.com/ep307Jenn Drummond Official Website – https://jenndrummond.com If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! DEALS! DEALS! DEALS!Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSox Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramThe Be It Till You See It Podcast YouTube channelFacebookLinkedInThe OPC YouTube Channel Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:01  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:42  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It Podcast. This is not an interview, this is not a recap, but it's like a rewind. Oh, it's like the MTV Rewind. Brad Crowell 0:51  It's a rewind. Lesley Logan 0:52  That's what it is. Oh, my God. Only took us two of these to figure out, this is our third one, we finally figured it out. So this. Brad Crowell 0:58  If you like a rewind, make sure we know, because I think it's kind of cool. Lesley Logan 1:02  I love a rewind. Brad Crowell 1:03  Yeah, it's a rewind. Lesley Logan 1:04  Oh my God. Okay, so we're rewinding, we're reliving some of our favorite episodes. Look, we couldn't possibly get all of our favorite episodes into any recap, like.Brad Crowell 1:14  I know. This is Episode 460. Are you kidding? Lesley Logan 1:15  Yeah. And so we're picking four past episodes per episode you're listening to on a topic. And today is our favorite tips, which is clearly the most general category. Brad Crowell 1:26  Yes, this is our generic favorite tips, but they're super fun great tips. Lesley Logan 1:31  If you like Jeopardy, this is the potpourri episode. Okay? So in this episode, we're gonna cover manifesting, like a type of way of manifesting without being a double woo. We're actually going to talk about, like, what to do when you make a mistake or when things don't go your way. And then we're going to talk about how you can change your life in 2% of your day. Holy freaking molly, that one's going to blow your mind. If you do not remember that, then you haven't heard that episode. Because if you had heard this episode, you would already know what we're talking about. Brad Crowell 1:56  Yeah, totally. Lesley Logan 1:57  And also, for my busy women, listen, it's all of you listening and the few good men you can send this to your busy woman in your life, like an inspiration on how one busy woman made the most out of her busy life to get to hit her goals that she has in her life. So here we go. Episode. What did you say? 460?Brad Crowell 2:15  460. Whoo! Stick around. Here we go.Lesley Logan 2:19  So our first clip in this rewind is from the first episode ever. Brad Crowell 2:24  The very first. Number one. Lesley Logan 2:26  When I interviewed Joanna Vargas, because I, like, had a batch interview a bunch of people, I was like, oh, this is the first episode. Like, I didn't know that when I picked her, but when we did the interview, I was like, this is being it till you see it. And so we're actually going to talk about this Remember When game, which is the most fun game, and I highly recommend playing it whenever you feel stuck. Brad Crowell 2:46  Yeah. Also, I'm pretty sure she used your name like 50 times in that episode, which I thought was a helpful trick for how to remember people's names, so we reflect on that as well.Lesley Logan 2:56  Yeah. Also, here's what I'll say. It definite. I just interviewed someone. The episode will come out soon. Her name is Kelsey Lensman, and listen to how many times she says my name and she doesn't just say Lesley. She said Les. Like, as if we're best friends. By the end of the episode, I was like, okay, Kels, when are we hanging out next? Like, I was like, This is my new best friend. And I don't normally follow all of our guests, because sometimes they poach us or whatever. But Joanna and this girl, Kels, I now follow, and I check on all the time. So here you go. Here's episode one. Joanna Vargas 3:27  Yeah, there's this game that I play. I have some girlfriends that know it, and it's called Remember When. And we'll just sit there, and we'll just drink coffee, or sometimes just some wine, and we just say, remember when, and we talk about things in the past as if they've already happened. So last summer, I was sitting at the park with a girlfriend. We're like, hey, remember when you're at my wedding? She's like, Oh my gosh. And we will give details. Remember when I made that toast and then I fell on my dress and we just start laughing. We will tell the most detailed stories. Oh my gosh. Remember when we went to Vegas and we had that phenomenal bachelorette party, and then we got free food, and we didn't have to pay for anything that whole night, and then she'll come in and go, yeah, remember when we took that helicopter? We will go on and on. Remember when that guy, he came and he just spoiled the heck out of me. Another thing we do is we'll send texts to each other, and we'll say, why are men so great to me? Why do men treat me like queens? Why do men buy me whatever, like, just on and on, and I'm like, oh, yeah, why? Why is it? And then the universe will show you why men are so good to you. Or you could say why are my clients just giving me so much money because of nothing? And then she'll text me, yeah, why are they? So we're already thinking and asking a question of true curiosity and as if it already happened. And so find somebody out there that you could play this game with, because not everybody will get it, right? And the ones that do get it text message, have a little session, a little zoom session, get together. I really, truly, it's so fun and make a game like little kids play Lesley, right? Brad Crowell 5:14  All right. So finally, let's talk about the Be It Actions from this interview, what bold, executable, intrinsic, or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with her? And I thought I jump in first and just say, one thing that I noticed wasn't anything you talked about. It wasn't like an actual talking point you had. If you go back and you listen to this interview, I am pretty sure she used your name, Lesley, 50 times. Lesley Logan 5:44  I know. Brad Crowell 5:45  She says it in almost every sentence. Lesley, you know what? Lesley, you know, this, Lesley, Lesley, right? And I picked up on it, like, maybe halfway through, two thirds way through. And I was just like, now I was listening for it, and then I heard it the rest of the time through. And I thought, wow, she is just so amazing at connecting to people in how she engages with them, she focuses on them, she speaks their name, she knows them. This is obviously a sales tactic for those of you who have ever done any kind of sales.Lesley Logan 6:14  (inaudible) only like her thoughts to me, like, she wasn't selling anything.Lesley Logan 6:19  Okay, so that was episode one. And the best way to find that is in your whatever podcast app you use, you have to go all the way back, or if you're on the OPC app, you can actually probably just search for itand that might make it really easy. I don't know. At any rate, it's Episode One. Now we're gonna go to Episode 43 so we're still early on in the podcast, and I really loved our guest, Jennifer van Barneveld-Pe. She's first of all, a beautiful human kind of in a way where you're like, oh, you might be a little jealous of how beautiful this human is, but I really love how vulnerable she is and how honest she is. And the whole episode, she actually talks about being a mom and it making time for herself. But first I want to talk about asking for help. And she has this really fun thing of how she handles when things don't go well, and it's about correcting and continuing. It really kind of helps you, like it's kind of the be it till you see it, isn't it? Brad Crowell 7:13  Yeah and asking for help, right? And then she also had some pretty powerful advice at the end about being more organized in your schedule, this helped me begin to live by my calendar.Lesley Logan 7:26  Stop it. Brad Crowell 7:27  What?Lesley Logan 7:27  What? Brad Crowell 7:28  Yeah, take it away. Enjoy. Jennifer van Barneveld-Pe 7:31  So I have a really great support system. My husband is in the business with me, and he fully understands and so like he knows that if I have to do something, he's got the kids. I've also had to learn that I'm always gonna have that mom guilt. I feel like mom guilt is just a normal thing to have. You just have to accept it. And, you know, do your best, show up the best you can, but also be okay with asking for help when you need it. And so we have a nanny that comes in and helps us, and she's like family now. And I had, when I first hired a nanny, when I had my first son, I had so much guilt about it, I was like I got but I have to be there for him. I have to be there. And now I've let that go, because I now look at it as a blessing that he can have somebody else in his life to make an impact, to make him more of a well-rounded person, or them both a more well-rounded person. So having the grandparents there, and having, you know, the caregiver there, and then also having our undivided attention at a certain time. You know, my cutoff is always five o'clock, and I'm with them 110% so, you know, I've just, when you become a mom, you just have to be more organized in your schedule. Recently, I've been getting up earlier and just getting my workout in a lot earlier. And I've, literally, I said recently, because it's been, like, four days, but it's a game changer, like six o'clock workout, do some work before the kids get up. And, I mean, it's been such a game changer. And I'm doing that for myself, you know, I had that me time before the day starts, which is so key. Lesley Logan 9:18  So that was Episode 43, if you want to go listen to the full thing. And I hope you do. I hope this helps you go back to the fun catalog that we have. I do know, shout out, I can't shout out the names, because I remember your faces, but not your names. To my peeps in Texas who've listened to the entire catalog three times through, you are brilliant. And then one of our girls in Alabama had only found us, like, eight months ago, and started with episode one, and a couple months ago finished it, so she is on track. So you guys be inspired. You can go back to the beginning anytime you want and do a rewind of your own. Lesley Logan 9:46  Up next, we have Episode 185 2% is only 30 minutes of your day. So we just gave away what that is. 30 minutes of your day is 2%. Brad Crowell 9:55  That's not insane. Lesley Logan 9:56  Insane. So when you tell me you don't have time, you don't have 2% of your day for you, we got problems. But, Dai Manuael, and every time I see his name, I want to go Dai Manuel Miranda, and I know that's not his name, but like, does it? I just anyways, he is epic. He's got a beautiful story about riding his bicycle, and then also, like, how he really helps people break up their day, because 2% of your day is 30 minutes, and he also gives out tips on how to break up that 30 minutes. You can make the most of it. So even, it doesn't have to all be exercise or all be reading. He has a really wonderful way for you to take 2% of your day for you to make your life better. So here is Become a Champion of Change with DaiManuel, Episode 185.Dai Manuel 10:39  Here's the thing, we've all got 30 minutes a day. All right? I know there's people thinking, I don't have 30 minutes a day. I'm like, you know what? Give me your smartphone, we're gonna go into the settings and you're gonna look at the thing called screen time, okay? I know you got 30 minutes now. You know, like, don't tell me don't. Now, here's the thing that's only 2% of every 24 hours. So what I want you to do is make a commitment to yourself that you're going to commit 28 days straight, that's four weeks, where you're going to make non negotiable every day 30 minutes for yourself. And in this 30 minutes, you're going to do something very specific. You're going to move your body with purpose for 15 minutes. Okay? You're just going to move it. I don't care how you move it. Just move it any way you want. As I always say, always, always, okay, like, move your body for 15 minutes, get your heart rate elevated, feel into your body, so if you did something good, then you're going to immediately follow that with five minutes of mindful meditation. All right? Now, that's 20 minutes. Now, for the last 10 minutes, you're going to feed that muscle between the ears, okay, that brain of yours with something positive, intentional, focused, personal development, not professional development. Personal Development. Okay? We all get lots of professional development, but I want you to work on yourself personally. So you can listen to a podcast like Lesley's, you know, you can listen to a TED Talk. By the way, I did a TEDx talk a year ago on vulnerability in men. Lesley Logan 12:00  That's so cool.Dai Manuel 12:01  So there's a little plug there, self plug, sorry, sorry, sorry. Lesley Logan 12:05  I love it. Dai Manuel 12:06  Also, you know, whatever it is, but feed your mind something positive for 10 minutes, and you'll find that after exercising that mindfulness meditation, you're ready to receive and you become a sponge. But that's just 2% of your 24 hours, okay? And in that, if you commit to that for four weeks, I've never had anybody come up to me and say I didn't experience a big shift. I know you will. Body, mind and spirit, you'll shift. Brad Crowell 12:28  Okay, so, wow. Episode 185 with Dai Manuel, 2% is only 30 minutes of your day that, I mean, it's kind of mind-blowing, and it makes me re-evaluate the stories I'm telling myself. So, next up we have Episode 307, 307 with Jenn Drummond. Jenn is like an incredibly inspirational human being, slash, epic mom, slash, what the hell.Lesley Logan 12:28  She climbed all seven K2s, and she was not a rock climber or hiker, professional climber, before the pandemic. So, yeah.Brad Crowell 13:04  So this one is Reaching New Heights And Transforming Life Post-Accident with Jenn Drummond, and what was super fun was her telling her story about how she uses her time while she can actually be present and still maximize her time so that she could prep for those epic climbs. Lesley Logan 13:21  She has seven kids. Brad Crowell 13:22  She has seven, seven kids.Lesley Logan 13:24  Yeah, so I had to ask. I had to go, how the hell did you, like, do you have seven nannies? Like, what do you got? You know? Brad Crowell 13:30  It's amazing. Lesley Logan 13:30  Her tip is epic. Brad Crowell 13:31  Yeah. So here you go, enjoy.Jenn Drummond 13:34  So when you have restrictions or limitations or whatever, that's not a no. That's a time to pull out the creativity bone and figure out what you're going to do. And so some of the meetings that I was on, I didn't have to be visually present, so I could walk on the treadmill and do the Zoom call, right? And I had this little thing called this Firefly. I don't know if you met Fred the Firefly but, Fred the Firefly is a very nice friend of mine, and he listens on all my Zoom meetings that we invite him to, and he takes all the notes for me. So then I can be walking. I'm like, oh, Fred caught that. I'll make sure I look at it a little more detailed later on. And so that was helpful. And then when my kids had soccer games, right? Soccer games are an hour and a half. They're forever, especially when your kid's not good, they're even longer. They're an hour and a half. And so I would bring a 12-inch step to the game. I'd bring a backpack full of water bottles, and I was that mom like standing on the sideline going, doing my step up. So I was watching the game, instead of the mom that was sitting there just watching. So I had to, you know, I had to make it work. Lesley Logan 14:34  That was Episode 307. I hope you go back and listen to the whole thing. I learned so much. I went on a journey. She is just fabulous. And she has a great book, which we read as well, and I just really enjoy it. Lesley Logan 14:46  And that wraps up our favorite tips, which is, by the way, clearly not including all of our favorite tips of all the Be It Till You See It interviews we've done, but hopefully it's a rewind that helps you go back to four in the catalog, and really take in like, what are your favorite tips of these guests? We want to know. So share it with the Be It Pod. You can tag the Be It Pod on Instagram. You can share it in a review with five stars, please. And you can also share this with a friend who is looking like maybe they're just feeling a little stuck or lost, like one of these tips might be exactly what they need. Sometimes we don't know what to say to people. We can send them an episode and it could be, oh, they'll pick out the thing that they needed to hear that day, which could be really cool. Brad Crowell 15:26  And also, too, these rewind episodes are really fun to send out because it is a little bit of a taste of a bunch of different episodes for them, and they'll really get to know Lesley, I don't think I'm in these too much, but. Lesley Logan 15:38  You're not at all on any of them. Brad Crowell 15:40  No, but I'm in the middle. I'm in the middle of all these. So, here I am. I'm here. Lesley Logan 15:45  He's here. And also, like, you know, the Be It Till You See It podcast grows because of you. It grows because you share the episodes. Let's be honest. Everyone's really busy, and most people are not randomly finding a podcast on their own. So we just want to (inaudible) thank you.Brad Crowell 15:58  I don't remember the last time I opened the pod app to be like, what is out there? Lesley Logan 16:01  No, I never. Brad Crowell 16:03  It's all referral-based. Lesley Logan 16:03  It's all referral-based. So thank you so much, and we hope that this episode helps you share the Be It Till You See It podcast with a friend. Because we, as long as we continue to grow, we can continue to get bigger and bigger guests. I have some dream guests. I have some huge dream guests. And the more downloads we get, the easier it is for me to get those dream guests, and I might as well say it now we're in the top 1.5% of our podcast because of you guys. (inaudible)Brad Crowell 16:28  That means we've actually grown in our listenership. Thanks to you. Lesley Logan 16:32  Thanks to you. Brad Crowell 16:33  So, you're amazing.Lesley Logan 16:34  Thank you for listening. Until next time, you know what to do, Be It Till You See It. Yes, Brad finally got it.Brad Crowell 16:41  I'm Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 16:42  I'm Lesley Logan. Have an amazing day. Brad Crowell 16:44  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 16:46  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 17:28  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 17:33  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 17:37  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 17:44  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 17:48  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lesley Logan and Brad Crowell recap their favorite takeaways from the interview with renowned author, psychologist, and dream guest Gay Hendricks. Discover insights on self-sabotage, transforming your perception of time, and the power of wonder and creativity. Tune in to learn how to apply these transformative insights and start overcoming your limitations.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How previous guests' Be It Action Items changed Lesley and Brad's daily routines.Lesley's persistence to secure Gay Hendricks as guest for the podcast.Gay Hendricks' insights on identifying and overcoming self-sabotage.The concept of Newtonian vs. Einstein Time and how it affects your day.How to manipulate time perception to achieve better results.Key questions to ignite your wonder to unlock your genius zone.How to commit to daily creativity and help you manifest your true potential.Episode References/Links:OPC Summer ToureLevate Mentorship Program for 2025Cambodia February 2025 RetreatOPC $40 for 40 DaysStudio Growth Accelerator for Profitable PilatesHendricks InstituteThe Big Leap by Gay HendricksDr. Mindy Pelz FastingJohanna White Episode 171Dai Manuel's Episode 185Phil Barth Episode 187Nikole Mitchell Episode 319Kel Cal's Episode 382  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. DEALS! Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSox Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast Survey Be a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar  Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramFacebookLinkedIn  Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00  He just looks at life with just so much curiosity and joy and excitement. He clearly lives in such a present place. I don't think the man is stressed out. I want to move to Ojai and do his routine. Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to talk about the dream convo I had with Gay Hendricks, oh my god, in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that one, you are missing the fuck out. You are missing out. Brad Crowell 1:07  It's a great convo.Lesley Logan 1:09  Isn't that wonderful? Don't you just want to be friends with him? Brad Crowell 1:12  Okay, so if you don't know who Gay Hendricks is. He is a renowned author and psychotherapist. And he blew my mind when he said yeah, so I've written 51 books in the last 50 years. I was like what? That's insane. Fascinating, fascinating human. Sounds like the coolest guy. Lesley Logan 1:36  So cool. He loves his wife. Did you? You didn't watch it, did you? Brad Crowell 1:40  I did. Lesley Logan 1:41  You watched it? Did you see him tear up? He's like, she was gone for three days and just came back. I was like, my husband doesn't tear up when I return.Brad Crowell 1:50  What? What husband? Lesley Logan 1:51  Ah. Anyways, we're gonna get into that convo because I loved it so much. I am just, I can't even believe, I can't believe it happened. So today is August 1st 2024 and it's the beginning of National Wellness Month. About this month. In August, we celebrate National Wellness Month. Prioritizing your self-care managing stress and promoting healthy routines. Create wholesome habits in your lifestyle and focus on self-care to feel like your best self. We can often put our health and wellness on the backburner due to work deadlines, traffic, family obligations and other stressors. Research has shown self-care helps manage stress and promotes happiness. For a happy and healthy life, it's important to focus on wellness and self-care. National Wellness Month was born out of the idea that if we're going to do big things in the world—build our careers, raise a family further education, create new ideas and nurture our bodies—we must take care of ourselves. Brad Crowell 2:38  Got to do it. Lesley Logan 2:39  Hey, Brad, how do you take care of yourself?Brad Crowell 2:43  I eat well and I sleep occasionally. Lesley Logan 2:49  No, you sleep more than occasionally it's gotten a lot better. You used to like do a lot of all-nighters at least one a week and you don't do that anymore.Brad Crowell 2:55  Yeah, it's true. I don't do that anymore. Lesley Logan 2:57  Yet you also work out. Brad Crowell 2:59  Oh, yeah, I do that. I do workout actually more now than I have in, well, maybe there was one point when I was super diehard with my yoga practice where I was doing, like four or five times a week. But yeah, I mean, I'd say I'm pretty much moving every day intentionally, you know.Lesley Logan 3:19  You also cold plunge in the morning. Brad Crowell 3:21  Yeah, been cold plunging. I've been doing some sunlight in the AM.Lesley Logan 3:27  You do get your morning sunlight. You also do yoga almost once a week. Brad Crowell 3:31  Yeah. Also, you know, doing some vitamins through our supplements. AG1. You know, stuff like that. So it's been good. It's been actually more than I've ever done in my entire life. Lesley Logan 3:46  Yeah. And you didn't try to do all the things at the same time you like, added one in at a time.Brad Crowell 3:51  It's. That's exactly right. We all have heard you talk about your morning routine and self-care routine, but I must say the thing that I the most excited about is the cold plunging. And I'm sure you're excited about that, too. I know it's become a daily thing for you.Lesley Logan 4:07  I love the cold plunge. I never miss a day. I'm actually so bummed that I'm not going to have the cold plunge when I travel. Like that's the hardest thing is like, a cold shower is not the same. Brad Crowell 4:16  It's not. Lesley Logan 4:17  You can do it. But it's just it's a little torturous to be completely honest. Yeah. Yeah, I also love that I added my sauna blanket into my routine. It's more of a weekly thing, a couple times a week. And I made the mistake of going oh, I'm working out later this afternoon. So I'll sauna this morning. And I've been fasting like, Mindy Pelz fasting thing and nope, not a good idea to sauna blanket during the fasting window. I was like, oh my god, I'm famished. So, not great but, it was good intent. Good intentions. Well, you guys, we want to hear your self-care routine. So send them to us. We can share them with others because people need to know what are different ways of taking care of ourselves. Self-care is not a reward you do for being a good person in this world, it's part of your rights as being a human being who, just so you know, you're a much better person in this planet when you take care of yourself.Brad Crowell 5:11  It's true. That's why we encourage everyone to do Pilates. Lesley Logan 5:15  And speaking of Pilates, we're leaving in three days from today. So if you listen to us on a different day then, we might be already on the road for our summer tour, our sixth tour powered by Balanced Body. We are hitting 13 cities and so many are sold out. But there are some spots and some things we want to see you so go to opc.me/tour to snag your spot. Bring a friend who's probably curious, of course, come for the community, get the Pilates and win some prizes. It's a good time.Brad Crowell 5:43  Actually, a bunch of the classes are already sold out. But there's, there might still be some availability. So make sure you go check opc.me/tour 5000 miles over 16 days we're going to be ripping through and so come hang out. We actually love to meet all of our members in person, you know, or listeners in person, come hang out and come meet the pups. It's gonna be good time. Lesley Logan 6:07  Yeah. Also, my eLevate applications are open for 2025. It's my mentorship for teachers who've already been trained on the mat, reformer, tower and chair, then you can apply to be in my mentorship program. We really like dive in deep and nerd out and help you teach the body in front of you and like progress clients with confidence, but also, also get nerdy about your personal practice. It's a lot of fun. We've had so many grads and we have a ton of amazing people already signed up for 2025, space is super limited so if you're interested, you don't want to hesitate and wait to the last minute because I might not have any slots. And the next one won't be till 2026. So lesleylogan.co/elevate is where you can apply.Brad Crowell 6:51  Yeah. Okay, next up is one of my absolute favorite things to do. You've heard me talk about Cambodia before. We are going back in February, the end of February 2025. And we would love to have you join us it is an once in a lifetime opportunity. Seriously, the memories that you're gonna make from this experience you will tell everyone about it, you will brag about. It is a bucket list thing. We're gonna go to temples of Angkor, there are lots and lots of temples and we'll get to see a whole bunch of them, get to eat amazing food, meet some incredible people. You're gonna stay at our place, you know, in, you know, right in Siem Reap is the city that we're in. And then we get to do Pilates and all the things, so it is just amazing. Go to crowsnestretreats.com crowsnestretreats.com if the end of February 2025 works for you. And if it doesn't just go there and you know, add yourself to the waitlist for future retreats. Lesley Logan 7:45  Yes. And then, if you haven't yet tried the OPC, we want you to. OPC is our Online Pilates Classes membership where you come and just nerd out about Pilates and you get accountability to show up for yourself. Our classes are 30 minutes. Every week in our monthly classes you have access to the full month or 50 minutes, but you can finish as many minutes as you want because I do believe finishing is optional. And we have amazing teachers besides myself. Also, we made a change. So now you get access to each weekly class for two weeks. So when you log in, you'll see this week's class, you'll see last week's class. And so when you try OPC for 40 days for $40, so it's $1 a day, you're going to have access to several different classes to really enjoy and nerd out about in your body and also access to our members link community where you can get feedback on your form, and so much support. So go to opc.me/40.Brad Crowell 8:39  Yeah, do it. Next up, we got something new, we're making a few changes to a webinar I've been working on for a really long time, the Studio Growth Accelerator for Profitable Pilates. So if you are a fitness business owner and you've got a small business or medium-sized business and you're looking to figure out your money, and how to get more of it, and what all that means, join me on this accelerator. It's a free webinar. Free. So go to prfit.biz/accelerator, prfit.biz/accelerator that is profit without the O dot biz slash accelerator. And, you know, add yourself to to the list and then we'll let you know exactly when things are kicking off. And we'll be digging into money together. It's really exciting.Lesley Logan 9:33  Okay, before we get into, I can't wait to talk about Gay. I'm so excited. Before you do that we have an audience question. We have a listener question. So Brad, what is our question we're answering this?Brad Crowell 9:43  Okay, cool. Erin Donahue asked, 'Hey, what have you changed in your daily routine or way of thinking as a result of one of the guests' Be It Action Items?' By the way, I think it's perfectly timed with today being the beginning of National Wellness Month. Lesley Logan 9:58  Yeah, it's great timing.Brad Crowell 10:00  Yeah. What have changed in your daily routine or way of thinking as a result of one of your guests' Be It Action Items?Lesley Logan 10:06  There's a there have been some things that, I've done a lot and we've had so many, I mean, 400 episodes. So like, that's not all 200 interviews but like Brad Crowell 10:14  120 or 130. Lesley Logan 10:16  130 interviews. So it's 130 minimum. Brad Crowell 10:19  Probably 150 because we didn't start doing the third episode till partway through this. Lesley Logan 10:23  Yeah. And also, some people give us four Be It Action items, three. So there's been a lot that I'm like, oh, I love, I want to try that out. Or oh, I really love that one or oh, I don't need that one right now. But I know someone who does. I will say what changed my way of thinking is when Dai Manuel from episode 185 talked about 30 minutes is only 2% of your day. I had no idea that 30, how cool am I that I created OPC with 30 minutes, I'm only taking up two percent of your day. But it changed my way of thinking. And so now instead of like going (inaudible) time for that, I'm like, it's only 2% of my day, do I not have 2% of my day to dedicate to myself? You know what I mean? Like, it really changed my way of how I prioritize even just 30 minutes for myself, because my goodness, you got to have that in your day. It doesn't have to be all at once but that's really cool. I did do Kel Cal's, like, be it till you see it song several days in a row. And I have to say, because I would play it while I was cold plunging. And I think this is so fun. But I also kind of want like a different song all the time, which is making me research too much. And so obviously the overachiever in me is like, wearing its ugly head. So I got to tame that beast, but I really do. I really, I want to find a five-minute long song to be completely honest because then it's not ending while I'm in the cold plunge in it and like having to find a new song or repeat it. But that being said, that was a great one. I really liked that one. I think I changed my mindset around some mantras because of Nikole Mitchell. You know, like posts and things like that, like putting reminders up where I can see them because of her Be It Action Items. So which one? Can you think of any that you've added? Or changed your thinking?Brad Crowell 12:05  I mean, there's so many different things, but two that really jumped out for me over the years that have actually made an impact. One of them is Phil Barth actually saidLesley Logan 12:16  Oh my god, Phil Barth.Brad Crowell 12:18  Yeah. He said, (inaudible) he basically said, if you don't make room for your bucket list, you'll never do your bucket list. Okay? So I know, it's like one of those things we like, I'm gonna get to it someday, I'll eventually get to it. And I really loved where he's like, pushing you to put a date on that, a timeline on that. Because I thought, I still think that way. I'm like, someday I'll do that really cool thing. Like, I've always wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. You know, that's a six-month thing. So I don't know how I'm going to just do that. But you know, when you, when you put that on your list, you got to figure out when am I going to do? How am I going to do it? Am I ever going to accomplish that? Otherwise, it'll just stay there. Another one that I really, I'm not very good at this. And this is something that is challenging for me. Joanne Johanna White said buy the shoes. Lesley Logan 13:14  You don't. You, I have to push you. I'm sitting over here almost buying a belt for a suitcase bag and you are like, I don't know, I've been in my car. Let me think about it. Three months later. I don't know. I'm like, those are never going on sale. They'll never do it. Just get the shoe.Brad Crowell 13:30  So yeah. You know, basically, whatever the thing is, that represents how you want to live your life and you know, that aspirational thing. It's time to put the money down and do it. You know, and I'm not very good at buying myself. Thanks. So, yeah, that's, I've just kind of always kept those things in the back of my mind. I mean, there's so many other amazing ones.Lesley Logan 13:53  I'm now wondering if we should do an episode of just like, Be It Action Items, like just take all all these Be It Action Items and just make episodes out of them because like, I feel like people need to re-hear them. Brad Crowell 14:05  Yeah, I mean, that'd be awesome. That's definitely something we should go back and and have a convo about. But, let's get to it. Let's talk about our guest, Mr. Gay Hendricks. So stick around. We'll be right back.Okay, now let's talk about Gay Hendricks. Gay Hendricks is a renowned author, psychologist and speaker known for his influential work in personal growth and relationships. He holds a PhD in counseling psychology and has authored over 50 books, including The Big Leap which explores overcoming personal limitations and achieving success. Also one of Lesley's favorite books. In his work, he emphasizes transforming one's perception of time, as discussed in his concept of Newtonian versus Einstein Time. Hendricks' teaching focuses on self-awareness, love and integration of body and mind therapies. He's also been married for 44 years, and he and his wife are both focused on similar things. And he was talking about how excited he was that he was able to work together. Lesley Logan 15:07  I know they are so precious, you guys have to follow them on Instagram. And they like do little lives together and like videos and she like, cook something and they're just so sweet and supportive. And they go, it's just wonderful. So they'll put a smile on your face always.Brad Crowell 15:22  Okay, first off, I just want to say, tell I ask, "When did you first find his book? And how many times have you listened to it now?" And tell us a story about bringing him on to the pod. Lesley Logan 15:34  I think I first heard about him in, I want to say it was in 2019, because I remember being driving the Tahoe on tour, listening to his book. Got it. So 2019 was when I was listening to the book the first time. I have listened to it seven times. It has been a book club book for Agency. We have, anytime someone's like, what's up? I'm like, that's the book.Brad Crowell 16:00  Yeah, I think we had, at one point we had a couple of copies of it here too. Lesley Logan 16:02  Yeah. They just keep getting given away. Which is fine. So it's the best and then how did I get him on the show? Okay. So I remember at the very beginning of this podcast, like I asked some big dream guests. I like I have like a lot of guts, I guess.Brad Crowell 16:18  Which we're talking more than 400 episodes ago. Lesley Logan 16:20  Yeah. Yeah. And he responded that nothing, no response. And I like DM-ed him and no response. And you know what's really funny? Here's the link, the podcast that I heard him on, I asked her, she didn't respond. A year later, I asked her she was like, I'm so in. And then for one year, her assistants dicked me around and canceled last minute, moved it around, and I, they're like, oh, we have to like reschedule again. I said, we're not rescheduling anymore. I'm withdrawing my invitation. And I was so disappointed because of just how she handled it just seemed like out of alignment with her values. But I was not done asking Gay I just needed like, I was likeBrad Crowell 16:59  So, with somebody else all together?Lesley Logan 17:01  Yes. Yeah. So Gay, it was like, I just I wasn't getting I wasn't going to the right avenue. I was like, maybe have to find his publisher, maybe I have to do this thing. So I just was really busy. And so occasionally, I would like tag his book and things and like, he wouldn't even respond to those. And that's not his fault. Like you guys. Like, that's not a slight against him. Most people don't respond when I tag them. So like, it's not a big deal. I don't respond when people tag me. So like, that wasn't a big deal. But Christmas of last year, I have been listening, you and I have been listening to like some sort of like self-help, like, thing with James Wedmore who's also a guest I will have on the show. And so I was listening to his like, seven days, or whatever it was. And I was like, I don't want to listen to any news. I want to stay in this positive mindset space. So I'm going to listen to Gay Hendricks' book again. And I was listening to it. And it was Christmas Day. And you were at your parents and I like was walking I like was being by myself in the hotel. And I got through like five chapters like in the morning. And so then I posted a selfie of myself saying I'm listening to this book, like the seventh time, if anyone knows how to get this man on the podcast, help a girl out. And he saw it. And he shared it. And he sent me the email of the person who gets on the pod. So timing is just everything guys, like, probably he was either busy writing a book or wasn't the one opening his DMs. I don't know, maybe he just never saw it because like, it's also the when the post that he made that day was the first one in months. So like it's just also possible and stories don't last more than 24 hours. So then like there's nothing to respond to. So at any rate, I think the timing was so perfect, because how cool he gets to be episode 400? Brad Crowell 18:38  Yeah, pretty, pretty rad. That is really amazing. Okay. Well, tell us about one thing he said that you loved.Lesley Logan 18:46  There was actually so many things. First, I didn't even know he wrote 51 books, you guys. I thought he had written the two that I love. So I'm like, wow, I should do some research. But he said most people don't know where their upper limit problems are located. They think it's problems are having externally rather than internally. But each of us has our own self-sabotage mechanism. And these start from childhood and they are the form of limiting beliefs.Brad Crowell 19:13  That was something very surprising to me. Like before you even realize that you're consciously compiling decision-making powers you're being imprinted by Lesley Logan 19:23  All the parents listening, you probably have, in all your best intentions, done some form of limiting Brad Crowell 19:29  You f* up your kids, god d* it. Lesley Logan 19:31  You f* them up. And you know, it's okay because your parents f* you up and you're all doing the best you can. And each generation you, hopefully f* them up a little bit less. But at any rate, like they're these limiting beliefs are things that we've, are ingrained. Like, you know, my mom was telling me some things that hurt like dad would say it and I'm like, oh my god, no wonder she doesn't think she can do X. He, like he, like the things he said were just who says it out loud?Brad Crowell 19:59  So I was listening, overheard that conversation.Lesley Logan 20:02  I mean, I'm just like, Oh my god. So. So I just think it's really, really I think what's cool about his book is it helps you understand your self-sabotage because you, you might not until you and he puts words to things that you're doing and actions you're taking. And you might not even be thinking that, like, I've told, I've told this story before, but my client who, whenever she would meet a guy she really, really liked to have an amazing date, she'd lose her voice for six months. You guys, this girl did not have a cold. Like, nothing happened to her. She just really liked this person. And then because she had, she would like self-sabotage by making herself lose her voice. So she couldn't possibly go on another date. And then she'd have to go through steroid treatments and all these things and like, vocal coaches, it was just crazy stuff. And I'm not saying like, you know, like, these are things we do. You know, we do this all the time when things go, well, we want vacation, we get sick. You know, so it's just very fascinating stuff. Um, that's just one of them. Self-reparations, another, there's a bunch. And I just thought they were so, so great. So his book really will help you understand all of them. He'll give you great examples. And I just, I'm fascinated. I'm fascinated by him. He also, you guys broke his femur. Brad Crowell 21:17  Oh, yeah, like recently. Lesley Logan 21:18  And he is doing just fine. Because he just looks at life with just so much curiosity and joy and excitement. He clearly lives in such a present place. I don't think the man is stressed out. I want to move to Ojai and do his routine.Brad Crowell 21:35  Well, I really was nerding out about this idea of Newton versus Einstein time. I know it's your favorite chapter in the book.Lesley Logan 21:42  But as I, you guys have to listen to the episode, because it wasn't always. Brad Crowell 21:47  It wasn't always but he, he also talked about it being one of his favorite chapters in the book. And he kind of explained a little bit about this. And I thought we should rehash this so we can kind of wrap our heads around it. Newton time, time is linear and mechanical. Lesley Logan 22:04  Or also known as Newtonian time. Brad Crowell 22:05  Newtonian time, it reflects a rigid, structured approach to time basically the way that we think of, I gotta be there, you know, I'm working from nine to five, okay, nine o'clock to five o'clock. So you're there, right? Period, that is Newtonian time. It is rigid, it has a structured approach. Whereas in Einstein, he said, time expands or contracts, depending on the quality of our experience. For example, what did you all just think when I said, nine to five? It's so long. But it's still just nine to five. It's the same nine to five. But our experience of having to be at the office from nine to five is like, ugh, right? So it feels like forever. I'm sure you've all had that experience, where you're like, whoa, what happened to today? It just went so fast. That is Einstein's approach to time, right? So he emphasized the importance of Lesley Logan 23:00  Well, Einstein's approach is that you could stretch, you can manipulate it. Like, it's not just that, like, the day goes so fast. It just is like, you can, in the book, he talks about how like, if you are constantly looking at your watch, I'm gonna be late, I'm gonna be late, I'm gonna be late, I'm, and you have no control over the train, and you have no control over these things. You are inevitably, what? Hitting every red light like Newtonian time, like when we stress out, like we hit all the red lights, and we're late, right? But when you just like sit back, relax, like James Wedmore talked about a story about how he was like doing a sales call. And it went long. And he looks at the clock, he's like, I'm never gonna make it to the airport. He was like, and he had to like return the rental car.Brad Crowell 23:38  I literally experienced that same story. Lesley Logan 23:40  And he was like, there's no other way but I'm gonna make this flight. And it's going to happen, and he just believed in it happening. And he eased in, he kept focusing on that. And he stretched time, you guys, he made it there it's not like the plane delayed, and that's why he made the flight. He just somehow made it there faster. Like everything opened up, all the doors opened up for it to be easier to get there. So that's Einstein time. Brad Crowell 24:04  I've had that same experience, like in the airport where we landed late, you know, from another flight. And then I had to go across the airport, which includes taking a tram. Right, and then I had to still go back through security. And yet somehow I made the flight. Lesley Logan 24:17  Yeah. Oh, I mean, I remember. Okay, so, Heathrow. I was on a plane and they were, the Heathrow Airport was making us circle the airport and the flight attendant came up, came up and she said, hey, they know you're here. You're checked in. But you're gonna need to run. And I was like, okay, no problem. You guys. I didn't just need to run, I had also take a bus and then run again. So the bus and I started doing little Newtonian time I started like checking the minutes. I just kept checking my watch because this bus was not coming like checking. I'm like, I'm not gonna make this fight. And then I was like, hold on. I have to make this fight. This flight is going to happen. And I was on the bus. And of course every plane is just wanting to drive in front of our bus and I see this girl and I, because everyone there is definitely going back to India and like, this is one blonde chick. And I was like, are you going to LA? And she said, yeah, I was like, (inaudible), like, we're gonna make this flight. We're making this flight. And we it's going to happen. And sure enough, you guys we ran, we had to go through security. But I was just like, we're making the flight, we're making this flight. And we, I don't know how we made that flight. But we made that flight. And they brought us wine and they gave us our own row. So it does work, you just have to believe in it.Brad Crowell 25:32  Well, so Einstein emphasized the importance of changing how we perceive time, encouraged noticing and altering complaints and limiting beliefs around time to start noticing when you're complaining about time, start noticing when you're complaining, or where you address other people about time. I guess when you were talking with Gay, one of the things he talked about was, "Oh, sorry. I don't have enough time for that conversation." Right? And that was the kind of approach that people are taking with Newtonian time as opposed to Einstein time. And he said, ultimately you own your time. And that's one of the things that Gay was talking about. You take responsibility for creating whatever way about time you want to create. But you have to do it in your own creative way. It's abstract. I'm not gonna lie. But, also, it's amazing that we've all probably inadvertently done this over the years.Lesley Logan 26:24  Oh, you guys, it feels like this random chapter should be its own book. And then it when you read the book again, and again, it makes more sense. When you listen to Gay and like why he put that in there, it will make more sense. So listen to the episode. And then also, like, just notice the intentionality of words. Like I don't have time for that meeting, as opposed to like, oh, I'm not able to commit to that right now. Do like one of those puts you in a more powerful place, and the other one puts you as a victim of your circumstances. Right? And so that can change how you perceive your abilities and your strengths. There's this one woman that I heard speak and she said, I never say, I can't afford that. Because that is telling the universe I don't have any money. That's telling me I don't have any money. She said, instead, I say, I'm not, I'm choosing not to spend money on that right now. And so it's just it's a different thing. And so, at the very least, just like, notice the power in your words, and your time, we've got control over it. It's kind of amazing. Brad Crowell 27:19  Well, speaking of time. Lesley Logan 27:21  We're taking too much. Brad Crowell 27:22  Stick around. We'll be right back. All right. So finally, let's talk about those Be It Action Items, what bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Gay Hendricks? He emphasized to get busy wondering about what your genius zone is. Now, I think the key is wondering, right, y'all to have this great conversation. Well, I wonder and you talked about your tattoo. But he said wondering is an underutilized human superpower. We, he said, we often we almost always go around looking for answers outside of ourselves, you know, very much like this podcast. But he said, what if you take a moment to look in internally, we're often asking gurus and teachers, but it's rare to actually just sit, set aside 10 seconds or 10 minutes, and then genuinely wonder about yourself, about it, the thing, whatever it is that you're working on, are focused on. And he said, here's a couple of key questions to ask, which I thought was really helpful. What do I most love to do? And what do I love to do that makes a contribution to other people? And I thought that was helpful because you know, what is wondering, right? What are we wondering about here? What are we actually trying to do? Lesley Logan 28:43  Yes. And in his book, his daily book, Your Big Leap Year, he has you do a lot of hmm.Brad Crowell 28:50  Oh, yeah?Lesley Logan 28:51  Yeah, humming, it actually does a thing in your brain that like opens up the wonder portals and then you say, hmm.Brad Crowell 29:01  Well, so remember, we're trying to find our zone of genius. So how do we get busy wondering about our zone of genius? So start by asking the questions what do I love? What do I most love to do? And then what do I most love to do that makes a contribution for other people and then give yourself time to actually wonder, be curious, think about it. Lesley Logan 29:22  And you could go hmm, what do I most love to do? What do I most love to do that makes a contribution other people?Brad Crowell 29:31  Hmm, what about you?Lesley Logan 29:32  Hmm, oh my gosh, okay, this was so great. This was just like I was eating this up. Our poor team, we didn't even stop for him to, we just went right into this. I was like, good luck guys getting those be it action items in there. Creativity is anything that has the capacity to surprise you. I'm like I just love it surprise you like we never get surprised anymore. No one wants to be surprised anymore. I don't.Brad Crowell 29:55  I do. Lesley Logan 29:55  Like you love it? Brad Crowell 29:56  Yeah, I like surprises. Lesley Logan 29:57  I get so nervous. So like I'm trying really hard. But he says make a commitment to getting more creative every day and opening up more of your genius, which starts with a commitment. So you have to start somewhere by making a stand and the more heartfelt you make your commitment, the faster it will manifest. So he advised you to get your head and your heart in alignment and working together because that gives you an unstoppable power to bring forth the things that are most important to you. Creativity is anything that has the capacity to surprise you. So a Be It Action Item is like, how could you be more creative in your day? What is something you could do? Could you, "Hmmmm, I wonder." Like going back to episode, how fun is this, episode one was all about going how does it get any better than this? Brad Crowell 30:43  How does it? Lesley Logan 30:44  Like that could be your ability to open. Brad Crowell 30:46  101, we're back to it. Lesley Logan 30:48  Yeah, the capacity to surprise you. So and I really liked this because you know, The Artist's Way is very big on like getting creative every day like journaling. So creativity can be just like Morning Pages, it can be taking a different route to work in the morning. And maybe you get creative with your outfits every day. Some of us like have a whole closet full of clothes, we don't wear like there's so many different ways you can get creative. Maybe you get creative with your lunches that you make for yourself, or the coffee that you, that you make, you know, maybe like, there's just so many different ways you can, you can be creative. So I love that. I love I just love this episode, and I'm just so happy. It's out into the world and it's in your ears. Please share it with as many people as possible. If you don't have to share this one you can share that interview one but like, please, please, please leave a review. And we're at episode 400. And you know, what I would love? It would mean the world to me, is by episode 500 that we will have you know, grown our audience like, times two. And that happens if every listener, if every single one of you shares with a friend who listens, boom, doubled. That's how it goes. It's that easy. You don't have to share with 10 people, one person. Brad Crowell 31:56  One person.Lesley Logan 31:57  So and you know what, you can get creative with it. And you can combine.Brad Crowell 32:01  You can wonder. Lesley Logan 32:02  You can wonder, hmm. Brad Crowell 32:03  How are we going to do this? Lesley Logan 32:04  I wonder who needs to hear this episode? Gay Hendricks if you're listening, holy moly. You changed my life. You have no idea. I'm so grateful for you. Everyone, how are you gonna use these tips in your life? Let us know. Make sure that you share your wins with us so we can (inaudible) them on our Fuck Yeah Friday episodes and until next time, Be It Till You See It.Brad Crowell 32:23  Bye for now.Lesley Logan 32:25  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. 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The 100th episode of the Become Podcast celebrates wisdom and transformation. Over the past two years, Sabine has interviewed various experts who share valuable insights and advice gained from their life experiences. This special edition episode compiles excerpts from these interviews, offering a treasure trove of actionable advice and perspectives that can inspire personal and professional growth. Our 100th episode features a diverse array of guests, including Dana Agnellini, Chris Krimitsos, Wally Green, Susan Gold, Brendan Kumasami, Dai Manuel, Zach White, Chancellor Jackson, Melissa Minich Binkley, J. K. Emezi, Derek Johnson, Roderick Leonard, and Rene Marino. Each guest brings a unique perspective on personal growth, resilience, overcoming challenges, finding purpose, and embracing change, creating a rich tapestry of insights. From stories of shedding old identities to embracing the spirit of adventure, from learning to embrace imperfection to finding courage in vulnerability, these snippets cover a broad spectrum of topics. They are relevant to anyone seeking transformation and fulfillment in their lives and careers, underlining the episode's universal appeal. The episode underscores the power of listening, self-awareness, resilience, and the importance of introspection and relaxation in fostering creativity and well-being. Through these expert insights and personal stories, listeners are encouraged to explore new perspectives, take bold actions, and live authentically aligned with their passions and values. The episode also invites listeners to dive deeper into specific interviews that resonate with them, providing a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for continued personal and professional development.   Important Links Support this Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/become/support/ https://www.sabinekvenberg.com/resources  https://bit.ly/Kajabi_30daysfree https://www.sabinekvenberg.com/Reduce_Stress-Elevate_Success https://calendly.com/coachsabine/connect-with-sabine   Follow me on Social Media IG: https://www.instagram.com/sabinekvenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinekvenberg/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/SabineKvenberg Twitter X: https://twitter.com/sabinekvenberg              

In this episode, Rick interviews Dai Manuel, an award-winning author, sought-after leader, lifestyle mentor, and executive performance coach. Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact 1 million role models across the globe. With his infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm, Dai serves as the ultimate cheerleader and advocate, dedicated to unlocking the true potential within each individual and embracing the incredible person within.He leads by example, staying true to his values of fitness, family, faith, finances, and fun. Dai's authenticity, drive, and honesty shine through as he shares his journey and insights, offering listeners a roadmap to living a purpose-driven life. As a TEDx and keynote speaker, Dai brings his message of empowerment and growth to audiences worldwide, embodying what it means to be an authentic, driven, and inspiring leader in both personal and professional spheres. Join Rick as he dives deep into conversation with Dai Manuel, the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and life enthusiast.This episode is a MUST-LISTEN!

Manuel opens up about his struggle with vulnerability, his fear of judgment, and how he turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism, which led to an unmanageable life. He shares a turning point where he recognized his wrongdoings and the adverse effects on his family. This realization prompted him to commit to sobriety and seek professional mental health support, despite his initial skepticism and concerns about stigma. Through regular sessions with a psychologist and therapist, he experienced a transformative mindset shift, resulting in business success, improved physical health, and deeper relationships. He attributes this personal growth to his journey towards self-awareness and vulnerability. Visit Website Connect on LinkedIn

Warning: this episode is filled with empowerment and motivation! I dive deep into a heart-to-heart conversation with Dai Manuel, who lives his life focusing on F words: Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN! He shares his transformative journey from being overweight, battling addiction, and juggling life to becoming a beacon of health, happiness, and intentional living. We explore the power of vulnerability in reshaping masculinity, the impact of fitness on mental health, and the importance of nurturing family connections. Dai's story of overcoming obstacles to inspire others is not just motivational; it's a roadmap for anyone looking to make profound changes in their life. To learn more about Dai, check out these links:  Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website The 2% Solution Podcast Twitter TikTok YouTube Pinterest Free Gift | Sugar Detox Essential Minute

Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead-by-example way of living and a contagious personality. He is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster & keynote speaker, former founding partner and Chief Operating Officer/Chief Marketing Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought-after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach. Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to take action to be your best self are guaranteed when you connect with Dai!   https://www.daimanuel.com/ https://2percentsolution.buzzsprout.com

In this episode, I was lucky enough to interview the fantastic Dai Manuel, Chief Transformation Officer at DaiManuel.com.Dai discussed his upbringing in Ontario with two entrepreneurial parents and how their work ethic influenced him. He recounted his journey from personal training to selling fitness equipment, highlighting the transition to performance-based pay structures and his success in sales. Dai emphasized the importance of authenticity and consistency in his messaging, particularly on LinkedIn, where he engages with high-level professionals seeking holistic personal and professional growth.Dai's target demographic comprises male professionals aged 35 to 55 who seek harmony between their work and personal lives. He aims to help them overcome challenges and improve their overall well-being by prioritizing mental health and offering holistic coaching and consulting services. Despite evolving his approach over the years, Dai remains committed to providing genuine support and fostering meaningful connections within his community.Take a leap towards your best self with Dai Manuel, as we unlock the keys to lasting health, happiness, and fulfillment in this episode of The First Customer!Guest Info:DaiManuel.comhttp://www.DaiManuel.comDai Manuel's LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/Connect with Jay on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaigner/The First Customer Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@thefirstcustomerpodcastThe First Customer podcast websitehttps://www.firstcustomerpodcast.comFollow The First Customer on LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/company/the-first-customer-podcast/

Deciding to transform your health and life takes a whole lot of courage. It is not an easy task to finally take that first step; but just because it is hard, doesn't mean it is impossible. This episode's guest is living proof of that. Morbidly obese at 15, it took a vast amount of emotions and strength for Dai Manuel to muster the courage to finally make a change in his life. Now, he is an award-winning digital thought leader and author who has mastered leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. Today, he joins Corinna Bellizzi to share his journey and the 2% solution that pushed him to ultimately transform his life. Find out what this is and you'll be amazed by how small things can make the most progress.Key takeaways from this episode:The 2% Solution: 30 minutes to transform your lifeTools to achieve health and fitness goalsHealth smoothie recipesThe importance of mindset to a wellness journeyGuest Social Links:Website: https://www.daimanuel.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuelInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/daimanuelFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/daimanuelYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@DaiManuelOfficialTikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/daimanuelPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/daimanuel

In a recent episode of the Dads With Daughters podcast, host Dr. Christopher Lewis delved into an insightful conversation with guest Dai Manuel, focusing on the unique challenges of fatherhood, maintaining resilience in relationships, and embracing whole-life fitness as a means of self-improvement. As the father of two daughters and an advocate for holistic well-being, Dai Manuel shared his experiences as an "on-demand dad" and discussed the emotional journey of transitioning into the empty nest phase. In this blog post, we'll explore the valuable insights and practical advice shared by Dai Manuel on navigating fatherhood, fostering resilient relationships, and pursuing holistic fitness for a fulfilling life. Fatherhood and the Empty Nest Phase Dai Manuel candidly shared his experiences of fatherhood, particularly as his daughters have grown up and moved out of the family home, leaving him and his wife as empty nesters. As a father, he discussed the emotional challenges of letting go and acknowledging the everlasting nature of parenting, even as children grow older and become independent. He highlighted the importance of recognizing the evolving role of a parent and the continuous support needed by children, even into adulthood. Resilience in Relationships The conversation also delved into the impact of empty nesting on the relationship dynamics between parents. Dai Manuel emphasized the need for intentional, consistent, and persistent efforts to build resilience in relationships, especially during the transition to empty nesting. He shared insights on the importance of using specific language and establishing a dedicated weekly date night as effective tools for strengthening the bond between partners. Dai's recommendations of relationship books such as "The 5 Love Languages," "The Four Agreements," and "Conscious Loving" serve as valuable resources for maintaining healthy and resilient relationships. Navigating Parental Concerns and Relationships Dai Manuel reflected on the challenges of navigating parental concerns, particularly in his youngest daughter's relationship. Drawing from his experience in men's coaching and relationship work, Dai shared a meaningful conversation he had with his daughter about recognizing toxic behaviors in her relationship. He emphasized the significance of stepping in as a father to help children perceive situations that they may not fully understand. Additionally, he recommended the book "The Way of the Superior Man" and highlighted insights from it, which played a pivotal role in his conversation with his daughter. Embracing Vulnerability and Whole Life Fitness Dai spoke about the impact of vulnerability in fostering deep connections with his daughters and in his relationships. This vulnerability extends beyond parenting and into his brand new podcast, "The 2% Solution," which focuses on whole-life fitness. He emphasized the significance of engaging in physical, emotional, spiritual, relationship, and financial fitness as essential components of a fulfilling life. The podcast aims to provide actionable strategies that can be implemented in as little as 30 minutes a day, focusing on areas such as releasing trauma, clarifying values, and using fitness as a catalyst for overall well-being. Taking Action for Holistic Well-Being Dai Manuel's encouragement for incorporating a nutrient-dense green smoothie and 30 minutes of brisk walking into daily routines is a practical example of taking action for holistic well-being. He emphasized the positive impacts on sleep, stress management, food choices, physical changes, and metabolism, urging listeners to embrace these simple habits for positive transformation. In summary, Dai Manuel's insights offered a wealth of wisdom on navigating the empty nest phase, fostering resilient relationships, embracing vulnerability, and pursuing holistic fitness. His commitment to supporting fathers and individuals in their pursuit of well-being serves as an inspiration for all. As we navigate the complexities of parenthood and seek personal growth, Dai's advice and experiences serve as a guiding light for creating meaningful connections, building resilience, and embracing holistic well-being through intentional actions. Download Dai's Green Smoothies here Learn more about Dai here In the spirit of continuous improvement, the Dads With Daughters podcast extends an invitation to join the Fatherhood Insider and the Dads with Daughters Facebook community for ongoing support, resources, and connection with fellow dads. If you've enjoyed today's episode of the Dads With Daughters podcast, we invite you to check out the Fatherhood Insider. The Fatherhood Insider is the essential resource for any dad that wants to be the best dad that he can be. We know that no child comes with an instruction manual, and most are figuring it out as they go along. The Fatherhood Insider is full of valuable resources and information that will up your game on fatherhood. Through our extensive course library, interactive forum, step-by-step roadmaps, and more you will engage and learn with experts but more importantly with dads like you. So check it out today! TRANSCRIPT Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:05]: Welcome to Dads With Daughters. In this show, we spotlight dads, resources, and more to help you be the best dad you can be. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:16]: Welcome back to the Dads with Daughters podcast, where we bring you guests to be active participants in your daughters' lives, raising them to be strong, independent women. I am really excited to have you back again this week, every week. I love being able to sit down with you and talk to you about the journey that you're on, share some of my own experiences, and really delve into the things that are challenging you and bringing people to talk to you about the journey that they have had the And things that they can offer to help your journey be even smoother than it may have already been. Every father comes to fatherhood in different ways. There's no one right way to father. We've talked about that numerous times in numerous episodes, Dog. And it's so true because the way that you fathered, the way that I fathered, is going to be just a little bit different. But that doesn't mean that we can't learn from one another. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:07]: That doesn't mean that we can't be vulnerable with one another and talk about our challenges because there will be challenges. It's not always going to be the Roses. It's not always going to be easy, but if you surround yourself with people who will help you, we'll lift you up. That is only going to help you be a stronger father and be there, more engaged, and a better parent in the end for your kids. Every week, I love being able to bring you different guests, different men, different people who have lots of different experiences that they can share with you. This week, I am really excited to be able to bring back the Repeat guest, Di Manuel, who is with us today. Di is a repeat guest. As I said, he was first with us on May 18th, 2020. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:58]: It's been two and a half years. Been quite a while. Things have changed in Dai's life, and we're gonna talk about some of those changes that have happened. We're Doc. We're also gonna be talking about some of the things that he's doing right now to support dads and people to be able to really change their mindset, Dog. Think about not only fitness, wellness, and more but really changing your mindset to moving yourself in the right direction toward whole body fitness. And when I say fitness, it's not just about exercise, so we're gonna talk about that too. Di, thanks so much for being here today. Dai Manuel [00:02:31]: Chris, man, I gosh. The Last time we chatted was, like, a new lockdown. It was. Crazy, right, to think about wow, dude. This is awesome. I mean, it's, no, but it's funny, right, because we're connected online. Right? Like, I see you show up in my feed regularly. I see each other commenting in different groups. Dai Manuel [00:02:49]: So I feel like We've been there all the time. You know? So it's, but it's nice to be here in this formal, wow, return guest. I mean, I'm just honored to be back again. I'm like, wow. Do I have something extra to talk about? I'm sure gonna try. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:03:03]: Well, as I said, things have changed since the last time we talked. And the last time we talked, your kids were you had one that was graduating. You had another that was still in high school and getting ready to keep going on in high Doc. Since then, they've both been out of the house. They're both doing their thing. They're adulting in their own ways, and now they have grown and flown. And I guess I wanted to talk a little bit about that and some of the new reality for you and your spouse and to talk about some of the things that you've had to do as your kids have moved out of the house to now be able to still be a be their dad, But maybe in a little bit different way. Dai Manuel [00:03:47]: DOD, the acronym. I'm a dad on demand. Alright? Docs. It's quite literally. You know, when I think about it now, my kids, are quick to ask for help when they need it, But that's about it. Otherwise, they're exerting their independence every which way they can. And you know what? Right on. Because I mean, I remember when I was 18 and moving away from home. Dai Manuel [00:04:10]: I moved all the way across the country. You know? At 18, I graduated high school, and I was okay. Peace out. I'm gone. Dog. And I literally went from Toronto, you know, like, on Ontario all the way to Vancouver, which is the furthest I could go on the West Coast. And so I remember the excitement, the exhilaration, but also the fear, right, associated with all that. Now, with my daughters, they're both still in the province, which is awesome. Dai Manuel [00:04:32]: So they're within distance. My one daughter, you know, literally an hour away. My other daughter is about 6 hours away. So I don't see them as much as I'd like to. Of course. That transition from them leaving home, That move-out day, because we moved them. We did. We moved both of them into the universities, one on campus, the other one renting a room and shared home. Dai Manuel [00:04:53]: And just the act of moving them and then driving away. It was really hard. I didn't realize how challenging it was gonna be. I mean, I remember my mom just bawling your eyes out that day that I was leaving to get on the plane to move to Vancouver. Right? Like, I remember just losing it and being like, What's up, Mom? What's wrong with you? You know? Like, don't worry about it. It's not like I'm dying here. I'm just I'm just moving. I get it now. Dai Manuel [00:05:19]: I get it. And, obviously, I didn't bawl like my mom did, but I shed some tears. There was this feeling of a clap and just being all choked up. And that's just the, I guess, part of life. Right? We all process it a little bit differently. It was much harder on my wife, full disclosure. It was definitely more challenging for her, especially when our 2nd daughter moved away because now it was, like, the 20 years of having kids around to no kids around. And what should be the 1st to say that I'm kind of a big kid? Dai Manuel [00:05:44]: But, anyway, I at least clean up after myself. But it's been just an interesting last few months. We're in a great place now. We talk to the kids regularly. We always have a Sunday night Zoom call, all of us on the call. We do message. We have a very active WhatsApp Family feed that we're constantly sharing. We also have a family feed on Instagram for us to share some of the funny posts that we're consuming. Dai Manuel [00:06:04]: And so there's lots of regular the contact still, but it's not that face to face like I was used to. So all that being said, it's just, I hate the cliche, but I'm gonna say it anyways. You know? Such as life, and it just goes on. Right? So but, yeah, that's that's more or less, you know, the update over the last few months because it's it's been interesting. The One Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:06:22]: of the things that I guess that I wanna follow up on and ask you about there is the fact that you and your wife are now empty nesters, the We're gonna say Right. You're out of the house, and it's just the 2 of you now. And that is a transition for many as you have gone from a dynamic of the 1st 4, then 3, and now just the 2 of you. How has that changed your relationships, and what have you had to do? To be able to fill that gap and maybe even reconnect in some ways now that the kids are not there. Dai Manuel [00:06:56]: Great question, Chris, because I also know that this is well, let's be honest. This is a big issue for a lot of couples. You know? When the kids move out of the house, I mean I, and I hate to say this, but we all sorta know what the underlying Reality is here. And a lot of times, parents stay together until the kids leave the home. I remember my parents, they did that for the longest as they could, but they eventually got to a place where it's like, no. Dog. My dad's mental health, my mom's mental health, they needed to split. But I know that it went on for years, trying to keep the family unit together. Even though the relationship between the parents, you know, was not something to emulate. Dai Manuel [00:07:32]: You know? Like, you could tell there are issues. So this whole piece around relationships and that dynamic constantly variable relationship, this romantic relationship, you know, between my wife and I, I have to be well, then I'm gonna share with you. You know, there's 1 thing that's helped us navigate this really well. And what I mean by that is it's the resiliency to deal with stress. That's what we're all looking to improve In every aspect of life, right, like resiliency, you can make yourself more resilient, being consistent and persistent enough To build up certain tolerances, if you will, or buffers. Right? And what I mean by that is, obviously, if you do some of that exercise and work out fairly regularly, You're gonna be on the far end of healthy. Right? So if you get sick or an injury, you're gonna shift back a little bit, but you might go from being uber-healthy to healthy. So you have a bit more buffer where, you know, some people might be struggling to be healthy. Dai Manuel [00:08:23]: They get a major injury or sickness. Woah. They go to unhealth very quickly. And so it's, again, building up resilience in all these different ways. And when it comes to our relationship, there's one thing that I think's given us a lot of resilience as a couple. And I think we might have shared about this before, but Chris, I use a certain type of language. Anybody who sees my social or hears me talking about my wife, I always say we've been dating for x amount of years. Like, I've been dating my wife now going on 23 years. Dai Manuel [00:08:50]: I am very selective with that language. I'm intentional with that language. Because my wife today, Chris, is very different than the woman I met almost 23 years ago. But if I didn't intentionally, with a lot of diligence and patience, but also a wanting to constantly reconnect. Rediscover all those aspects that are shifting in us if I didn't do that, obviously, that idea of growing apart. Is a reality, but we wanted to grow together, not apart. And for that, we had a dedicated date night that was nonnegotiable. Dai Manuel [00:09:27]: Both of our calendars every week, Saturday night, 5 to 11. Boom. Nonnegotiable. Like, we have friends that call us, and they'll be like, oh, no. It's Saturday night. We can only ask Diane Christie if we ask them as a couple. You know? It's not like one or the other. Dog. Dai Manuel [00:09:42]: But this has been really a godsend for us. You know? Like this dedicated evening every week, doesn't matter how busy life is, the How much chaos is going on around us or for us or into us. Right? We know we have this little oasis to look forward to where we have that intentional energy shared with each of us, between us. And so that has been one thing that has really helped us with the resiliency in our relationship. There are other things as well. For, I recommend people read the 5 love Languages and the four agreements, two great books that I highly recommend, and there's also a book called Conscious Loving. Those are three key relationship books I recommend to anybody and everybody who listens to me, and quite frank, you don't need any other relationship books. If you had those 3, you've got everything covered. Dai Manuel [00:10:26]: The Okay? But that's really it. That piece that's allowed us to sort of sustain that part of us, you know, as a couple. And since the kids have left, It's been even more important to honor that weekly date, if you know what I mean, because it is interesting because it was just so many opportunities for us to do things during the week When the kids are around. When the kids weren't there, all of a sudden, it's like saying yes to, you know, she might come home late after work, or I might do an impromptu workout with a buddy or Go for a bike ride. Like, before, we would have had this time to come together and meet and start preparing dinner, etcetera, and that's not happening as regularly now. And so intentional date night is even more important now than it was when we had kids, which is interesting. And I know some people are thinking, oh, that's Different, but, no, it's true. It really is true. Dai Manuel [00:11:08]: Because I can see how couples grow apart when the kids go away. I really do see that. So we're doing our darndest not to let that happen. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:11:15]: You talked originally about the kids and how you are letting them fly and that they are they're dads on-demand type of aspect. Dog. Talk to me about what you've had to do to let go because for many men, for many fathers, you want to still be a part of their lives, and you want to stay engaged, but as you said, dad on demand, and you have to give them that space to be able to do the things that they need to do to adult, to learn, to grow, but that's not always easy. So talk to me about what you've had to do to be able to get into that mindset or get yourself in that place where you can let go. Dai Manuel [00:12:00]: Wow. That's a great question. That's a really, really great question. And, you know, I'm like, geez. I wish I could've listened episode that gave me this information before. You know? So with us, actually, I'll bring it back a step for a second. The Wonder, how do I present? Well, I'm just gonna say it as it is. You know? Whatever. Dai Manuel [00:12:19]: I'll let that it'll come out in the wash. My daughter's both dating. Okay? They both had some boyfriends boyfriend. My eldest daughter just went through her 1st big breakup, so she's sort of in that state of being single again and figuring out what that looks like, but she's been in a long-term relationship for over three years with the same guy and great guy. We, like, became part of our family quite literally. And so us as his parents, Obviously, we could be very naive and think, wow. I thought they'd be together forever. You know, it's like she's barely 21. Dai Manuel [00:12:50]: Right? Forget about it. But There was that feeling of wanting to protect them emotionally and psychologically, being there to console them, to protect And guard them against any negative. But that was something that we had to try, and it's been easier for me than my wife. The Okay. She's had a hard time with this because we both have an idea of how she can handle things better. How can you handle the breakup a little bit better? What's the intention? Where are you going after this breakup? Like, really just asking some very specific questions that are challenging, but to also help her be more reflective, But also learn from this experience because that's the thing with kids. And, I mean, we can all probably attest to this. We've been in the exactly same place where it's like Done. Dai Manuel [00:13:34]: Moving on. Right? And it's like, well, listen. The only way we prevent patterns from happening again and again is you have to recognize there is a pattern or Set some intentions before a pattern is created. And so we found that wanting to have these conversations with our girls is very, very present for my wife and I, and we've had to stop trying to force those conversations. That has been one of the hardest things for us is to just let go and let them live their lives. Let them make mistakes because we see them making them. You don't believe me. Do you see what I'm making? I'm like, dude. Dai Manuel [00:14:08]: I've done that one, like, 10 times. You just listened to me. Maybe I could have saved you some Doesn't matter. They wanna do their thing, and it's been the hardest thing, man. Like, honestly, I struggle with it a lot. But a little case in point: As parents, I don't think we can ever 100% let go. We can. At least, I don't believe I can. Dai Manuel [00:14:25]: I think that would be impossible because I'm until the Day I die, they're still gonna be my little girls. You know? Like, I could be a 100-year-old. They could be, like, in their seventies, and they're still my little girls. Right? Like, whatever. I'm still gonna parent, though. And here's the thing. My youngest daughter has been in a relationship for a couple of years. The Guy's a really nice guy. Dai Manuel [00:14:45]: He's stand-up-ish, but he is young. Maturity isn't quite there yet because, I mean, they're both under 20. Right? Like, they're they're just young. But we've recognized that there's been some signs of toxicity in the relationship. Certain tendencies in communication, Dog. The way they talk to one another, the way that they communicate through text or TikTok or whatever they're talking through. Right? Like, There are just certain aspects that aren't respectful. And in fact, because of our knowledge and experience, you know, like, I work with a lot of men and I do men's coaching, etcetera, etcetera. Dai Manuel [00:15:18]: I've also done a lot of work for the last 15 years on myself when it comes to relationships. So I'm much more in tune and mindful of what I'm observing. And people are probably familiar with the four apocalypses. Right? The writers of, and I'm not talking about the biblical sense, but I'm talking about the relationship killers, You know, like stonewalling, right, or gaslighting. And there are certain habits that are killers when it comes to relationships, And that growth that we can actually experience being in a healthy relationship, you know, and we sort of, and it's often based around fear and insecurities and just not knowing a healthier way the doing things. We've started to recognize in our daughters some of these tendencies, whether they're on the receiving end or sometimes they're on the dishing end. And I had this great conversation with my youngest daughter where I don't normally meddle in relationship conversations. Okay, Chris? I don't. Dai Manuel [00:16:09]: I don't talk about that. I'm very surface when it comes to talking about relationships, and because I just know that that's something that they gotta work through, but also, being that they're girls, They relate better with my wife when talking about relationships. My wife is great with that. She likes dealing with that. So I know I'm sort of, like, the backup pinched hitter when needed. Okay? And I was needed. Coach put me in because we could tell that there was something very wrong, and there was a pattern that we wanted to deal with and address. I sat down with her. Dai Manuel [00:16:37]: You know, both of us are sitting there, but I just started to explain some of the things I was observing in her boyfriend, But also things I was observing in her, how they started to compromise on some of their values. Some of the things that they were attracted to initially are now becoming so biased to one way, meaning very controlling type of things, wanting to know where they're at because they're also in a distance relationship right now. So some of these added pressures have now been added in, and so we brought this up with her and educated her, but also empowered her with some language around this. And this is the win. A week later, she came back and said, I had a conversation with them, and it went amazing. We're both working on it. Like, just to see them take that, which was really sensitive, especially Giving them some relationship advice, right, or coaching or mentorship, but seeing her receive it and then actually go and try to apply it. It was like A very proud moment for me when I got them to pat me on the back. Dai Manuel [00:17:30]: I was like, yeah. It went. But even my wife, after the fact, she's like, you know what? That was exactly what she needed to hear. I don't get involved in those conversations very often, but when I do, I'm very specific in what I'm observing and try to share it in a way that's not antagonistic, more reflective, and more inquisitory. Right? Like, I'm here to ask more questions to help her come to that discovery. And so everything that I'm sharing right now, hopefully, is just giving people ideas of ways to maybe navigate some of the harder conversations because this is really when we start talking about vulnerability, right, and that ability to utilize vulnerability as a skill to deepen connection and understanding and relatability. So, yeah, that's really it right there. But I mean, I don't know if that answered your question fully, but I touched on it from both sides of the fence. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:18:15]: I think that so often, dads would not step into those conversations because you wanna give them that space. You want them to learn and grow. You want them to sometimes fail, but I love what you said there that there are times when you need to step in, and you need to show leadership, and you need to be able to help your child to be able to see things that may be right in front of them, But that they can't see. Dai Manuel [00:18:43]: Exactly. Spot on. And to be fair, I also the There's a book I recommend to a lot of men, and you could be a father or not a father. It doesn't matter. This book will be relevant, but it's called The Way of the Superior Man by David Dita. And just so you know, I know when I brought that book home the 1st time, my wife's like, what a chauvinistic book. She just looked at the title, and it does. It sounds extremely chauvinistic, But it is not what you think. Dai Manuel [00:19:07]: The way the superior man is really about this idea of what it means to be a great man or how to continuously evolve into a better version of oneself. But this speaks from a man representing a man's standpoint in their viewpoint. Great book. And so I had just reread that. So There were also some insights that I gleaned from that that I remembered from a couple of the chapters that was literally I could put it side by side what my daughter was the in her relationship. It was like the exact example shared in the book. So that also helped me with articulating, but also painting the picture. Sure. Dai Manuel [00:19:40]: But also Chris is the big one. And to echo exactly what you said, this idea about vulnerability and being able to step in, I shared some of my own past experiences where either I was on the receiving end or on the giving end and explaining how it made me feel and how it affected my relationships in the negative. So, being able to share that intimate knowledge with my daughter was also a piece that I could see just in her eyes when we were sharing that. It was just like it registered. Like, it was like, okay. I get it. This isn't like it's just a problem that I'm dealing with. This is a problem that everybody deals with. Dai Manuel [00:20:11]: Even my dad dealt with it. And I think one thing I've had to take The heart is I've been very selective about some of the past stories I share with my kids. You know? Like, until I did my TEDx talk a couple of years ago On vulnerability, but actually speaking about my challenges with alcohol for a good 15 years of my life, my daughters had no idea about that, and a lot of the things I shared in that talk. And I remember the day I gave that talk to them as a dry run-in one of my rehearsals the week before I actually went on the stage to do it. And remember their tears welling up and crying from a place of love, understanding, and respect. And, that was the best hug I ever had. In fact, the delivery of my TEDx Duck was far better than the one I did on the stage. But, again, it's all about this idea of sort of tapping into some of these emotions and learning how to better articulate them. Dai Manuel [00:20:58]: It is not easy at all. Full disclosure: it's hard, but it's also extremely worth it. And so I'd want to encourage and invite people to start doing it. Don't worry. You can't Chew this up. Okay? You can. Just the fact that your kids see you trying, wow, it will be inspiring, and it will bring you closer together with your kids. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:21:15]: Speaking of that TEDx talk, it makes me wanna transition and talk a little bit about your brand new podcast because you did just the Share that TEDx Talk on your podcast, The 2% Solution. And I guess, first and foremost, I mean, you've been out there for quite some time. Dog. You know, you've shared videos and, you know, you've done a lot on fitness and working with men and women, just people that want to live healthier lifestyles. And Now you've brought what you have been sharing from an exercise end, wholesale cyclical Doc. To the point of now talking about what you're calling the 2% solution. Talk to me about that. What is your goal with this podcast? Why now? And why is it important to get this message out? Dai Manuel [00:22:02]: Thanks, Chris. Well, first of all, my book that was published a while ago is now Doc. It was called the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto, and it was a resource that allows people to better understand how to get started with creating more whole-life health and well-being for themselves. And what I mean by whole-life fitness is that fitness is an action. It's an activity that will help move the needle forward in certain areas, in particular, health areas. Right? Like, we wanna see blood pressure decrease well. Start walking 5 times a week for 30 minutes a day, you know, drink some extra water, and increase your fiber intake. Wow. Dai Manuel [00:22:36]: Look. All of a sudden, those markers start to improve. So we can quantify things quite nicely, But we can also qualify based on how we feel once we've achieved the result. But this is more than just physical fitness. We can talk about emotional fitness. We can talk about spiritual fitness, Relationship fitness, and financial fitness. Right? This really implies the activities we're doing to see those areas get stronger, Healthier, and more resilient because it does imply intentional actions to see the results through. But a lot of us get confused. Dai Manuel [00:23:08]: What's the best action to start with? How often do I do it? The How do I do it? Why the hell do I even rather do this? You know, like, there there's all these big questions that sometimes we just skimp over. We don't give the the necessary Dime or attention to really get clear with ourselves on what's the path in front of us. A lot of the time, we just feel like we're bushwhacking. We got a big machete, and we're just trying to get our way through it as best we can, but it is not a very efficient way to travel. You're gonna get really tired, and you probably will give up because it's not very fun. The Whole Life Fitness Manifesto teaches people how to leverage 2% of every 24 hours. That's where the 2% solution comes in. 2% of every, 24 hours is almost almost 30 minutes a day. Dai Manuel [00:23:49]: So it's really 30 minutes. I just tell people 30 minutes. I'm rounding up a little bit, but it's 30 minutes a day of intentional activities to see your physical body, your mental and emotional body, as well as that spiritual body. And all these parts of you gain resiliency. Get healthier. The 2% Solution podcast is just an extension of that where I'm now talking to different guest Docs on different subjects and sharing some great actionable tips and strategies that can be applied in as little as 30 minutes a day. To see improvement in the area that those subject matter experts are speaking to. Also, on every Monday, I've got a Monday motivation, super short. The Episode is always less than 7 minutes, which sets you up mindset-wise for the week ahead. Dai Manuel [00:24:34]: And then Fridays, I have Fit Tip Fridays which sets some healthy intentions for the weekend. Because I know Mondays and Fridays are important days to get the mindset right. Monday for the week that we're about to experience, the Friday because usually, the weekends are when people let themselves go. It's a weekend, which is a break from the week. You know? It's like my vacation from the week, and that's often where I find my clients would let their guard down, their intentions down, and awfully undo, unfortunately, a lot of what they did during the week. And then they start the week over again, feeling like they're right back at 0 again. And it's like, oh, no. Let's. I'm gonna help you with this. Dai Manuel [00:25:09]: And so those 2 short episodes on Monday and Friday are really to get the mindset in the right place And give you actionable tips and tricks and strategies to take in the weekend. So it's 3 episodes a week. And why? Because I want to the Fire, motivate, and educate people, and I am always gonna strive to do it in a fun way. And what better avenue than a podcast? So that's Really It. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:25:29]: So you've put out a number of different episodes already, many of which have been the chapters of your book in talking about some of the things that you should be thinking about. Dog. And you've gotten to almost pretty much the end of the book in regards to those episodes. So what's next, and what is coming next the As you go down the path, you talked about the Monday Friday, but you're gonna have that midweek episode too. But what's the plan for the future? Dai Manuel [00:25:56]: Well, there are a few different aspects. I've recognized that this is really my own frustration. So out of my own necessity, I felt this idea is every time I have a guest on, we co-create an action sheet, a 1-page actionable sheet That summarizes the key things shared in the episode but also gives some actionable steps to start to implement the Some of the things talked about, and all those activities will always be less than 30 minutes a day. These resources will be accessible in the 2% Collective, which is the community of the 2% solution, and it's free for people to join. And, because, again, I want people to have access to the information so they can do something to see life get better. Because life only gets better when you start doing things. Okay? You can sit there and try to manifest the best life in the world, and that's great. You might have a very positive mindset, but unfortunately, just thinking about things doesn't necessarily make things Happen. Dai Manuel [00:26:54]: So we need to think about it. We need to reflect on it. We set some intentions, but now we go forward and do something. And so that's really the premise of the Podcast is to inspire people to do the right things for the right reasons to produce the right results. And in that, I feel I'd live in my purpose. Like, really, that's what it boils down to. I feel very fulfilled putting this kind of content out. And so in the future, I've already got over 100 people that have applied to be a guest. Dai Manuel [00:27:18]: So I've got plenty of amazing experts in so many different areas. I just recently had a conversation with somebody about some of the best strategies to release trauma In a healthy, constructive way, as well as how to use fitness. I just talked to somebody about the 3 best questions to ask if you wanna get very clear on what your values are. So there are all these sorts of types of people that are gonna be coming on to share this wisdom. And so, yeah, I'm just excited to be the conduit to get people the right Stop. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:27:44]: So let's talk action then. Right now someone, you know, so a person's listening, they're hearing this, they're saying, okay. I'm gonna check out this podcast, but today, I'm listening, and I wanna do something. I wanna do something to just start moving in the right direction. What's one thing that they can start doing today that'll start to kind of turn the tide in helping them to find that whole life fitness for themselves. Dai Manuel [00:28:10]: Well, there are two things I ask people to do a lot of the time. 22 little things. 1 involves fuel. The second one involves activity, and the 2 are not mutually exclusive, by the way. Okay? They tend to feed each other quite literally. But the first one is to start your day with a green smoothie. Just every day, have a green smoothie. People are like, well, what kind of green smoothie? What do I put in it? Don't worry. Dai Manuel [00:28:31]: I've got a free book on that. I've got a recipe book with 10 of my favorite green smoothie recipes. It's free. People can have it. I'll provide you with the link, Chris. You can share it in the show notes. So everybody's listening, you can get a copy of this. So there we go. Dai Manuel [00:28:44]: Get rid of that excuse. Right? I don't have the time. Yes. You do. Because here's the thing. It's starting your day with this injection of nutrient dense Food. And it's in a liquid form, so it's easier to consume. You can do it on the fly because I hear so many people; oh, I don't do breakfast because I'm just too busy. Dai Manuel [00:29:01]: Just, like, I can't. Mornings are too chaotic. Gotta get the kids to the school. I gotta do this, that. Yo. You need a good meal to start your day. A green smoothie is the best that I found, it works great for my lifestyle. I've been doing this for over 15 years. Dai Manuel [00:29:15]: This is how I start my day every day, and it's awesome. And I tell people, do it for two weeks and tell me it doesn't make your difference. So that's the challenge. Throwing down the gauntlet right now. Okay? Do it for 2 weeks. Now, 2nd to that, if you wanna really get even more out of this 2-week commitment, I invite people to walk for 30 minutes every day Outside at a brisk pace. I mean, it's not just some sort of saunter. Right? Like, you're you're going with the intention of elevating the heart rate a bit, Doc. Dai Manuel [00:29:42]: So you feel like you're actually working. And so just 30 minutes, and I always say listen to a podcast like Chris', you know, or some the piece of information. So you're at least injecting something positive into your mind while you're doing your walking. I know it's technically 3 activities, but it's really just 2, but 2 are as one. So that would be it, and I invite people. Just do that for 2 weeks. And I know they're probably thinking, well, I mean, I don't have to work out at the gym. I don't have to, like, you know, measure my food. Dai Manuel [00:30:06]: Like, the Hell no. Okay. Like, it's about doing something that's realistically going to move the needle, but also, I want you to feel how simple it was to move that needle. I want people to experience a win that feels more effortless to attain. And this is believe me. After 2 weeks of doing this, you're gonna start to sleep better. You're gonna be managing your stress better. You're gonna be making better decisions around your food because you start your day with something healthy. Dai Manuel [00:30:31]: It gets the energy in a great place. When you're feeling great, you don't wanna stop feeling great. So you instinctively will start to choose different fuel sources just automatically because of how you're feeling. Also, because of the movement, you're gonna start to see physicality change. Your heart rate's gonna get better. You're gonna handle stress a little bit more effectively because you're actually releasing a bit of stress. You also start to boost your metabolism. So you start to have more metabolic health, meaning that you're using a lot more of those calories you put into your body as well for a healthy thing. Dai Manuel [00:31:03]: These are just some of the high-level stuff that you can expect within just as little as 2 weeks. And then after two weeks, oh, believe me. There are so many different things you can do, but that's a great place to start. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:31:12]: Well, I appreciate that. I love that you threw down the gauntlet, and we'll definitely put a link in the notes today with your green smoothies and definitely, challenge Domino's. People to take you up on that challenge. Now if people wanna find out more about you, about your podcast, Where should they go? Dai Manuel [00:31:30]: On my website, Diamondwell.com or any social platform, Diamondwell. It's a nice thing about having a really Weird unique name. It's unencumbered everywhere. I'm the only one, but Dae is a Welsh name for David, dai. Manuel is Portuguese. It's m a n u e l. If you can spell it somewhat right, don't worry. You'll find me. Dai Manuel [00:31:50]: But as far as social, I'm most active on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Those are my three primary platforms. The primary ones that I tend to hang out on the most are my website, where I have lots of content and free resources. Over 1500 articles I've published over the last ten years. We're all geared toward helping people optimize their happiness, fulfillment, and joy in life. And so I always say, hey. Good luck, but it is a bit of a rabbit hole. So, when you go down the rabbit hole, be prepared. You're gonna get lots of great information, but you might find you're losing some time. Dai Manuel [00:32:19]: And I've had people message me like, oh my gosh. I was in there to read 1 article, and I ended up being on there for 2 hours. So, like, I always say thank you. And then, 2nd, thank you. Anyways but thanks for asking, Chris. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:32:30]: Although, I just wanna say thank you. Thank you for sharing your story today about you and your daughters, the challenges that have been happening at your own home, and how each of us can find fitness in our own lives in small, independent ways; I wish you all the best. Dai Manuel [00:32:46]: Chris, thank you, and it's an honor to be back. Thank you for having me back, but I can't wait To switch roles and have you as a guest on my podcast; I'm throwing down another gauntlet. Boom. So those that are listening, You make sure you follow up with Chris to make sure he's getting on my podcast too. Anyway, I can't wait to have you on to talk about being a father with daughters, but especially the organization that you've cofounded, Fathering Together, and some of the amazing things you're doing there because that is something that we all need to learn more about, and I can't wait to have you on. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:33:18]: If you've enjoyed today's episode of the Dads with Daughters podcast, we invite you to check out the Fatherhood Insider. The Fatherhood Insider is the Dads With resource for any dad who wants to be the best dad that he can be. We know that no child comes with an instruction manual, and most dads are figuring it out as they go along. The And the Fatherhood Insider is full of resources and information that will up your game on fatherhood. Through our extensive course library, an interactive forum, step-by-step road maps, and more, You will engage and learn with experts, but more importantly, dads like you. So check it out atfatheringtogether.org. If you are a father of a daughter and have not yet joined the Dads with Daughters Facebook community, there's a link in the notes today. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:34:04]: Dad's with Daughters is a program of fathering together. We look forward to having you back for another great guest next week, all geared to helping you raise strong, empowered daughters And be the best dad that you can be. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:34:16]: We're all in the same boat, and it's full of tiny screaming passengers. We spend the time. We give the lessons. We make the meals. We buy them presents. Bring your A-Game because those kids are growing fast. The time goes by just like a dynamite blast calling astronauts and firemen, carpenters and musclemen. Get out and be the world to them. Be the best dad you can be. Be the best dad you can be.

Get ready to meet Dai Manuel - the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and much encouragement. As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai has mastered leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. He knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness. But don't let his impressive resume fool you - Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world. So what are you waiting for? Connect with Dai and get ready to receive a wealth of wisdom and inspiration to help you become the best version of yourself. Let's go! Free Challenge: 5-Day Sugar Detox → www.5daysugardetox.com  Free Resource: Smoothie Bowls of Awesomeness → https://daim.co/smoothiebowl  Free Resource: The Ultimate Guide to Adrenal Fatigue → https://daim.co/adrenalguide Free Resource: What Your Poop Has To Say About Your Health → https://daim.co/poopresource  Free Resource: 99 Workouts, No Gear Required → https://daim.co/99workouts Free Resource: 9-Step Positive Mindset Guide → https://daim.co/positive-mindset How to Be Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant? For more information go to… https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/ Https://linktr.ee/rebeccaewhitman #inspiration #motivation #healthyliving #wellness #lifestyle #happiness #positivity #fitlife #rolemodel #mindfulness #selfcare #selflove #healthylifestyle #fitnessgoals #personaldevelopment #inspiring #liveyourbestlife #mindbodyspirit #lifechanges #livingwell #success

Get ready to meet Dai Manuel - the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and much encouragement. As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai has mastered leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. He knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness. But don't let his impressive resume fool you - Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world. So what are you waiting for? Connect with Dai and get ready to receive a wealth of wisdom and inspiration to help you become the best version of yourself. Let's go! Free Challenge: 5-Day Sugar Detox → www.5daysugardetox.com  Free Resource: Smoothie Bowls of Awesomeness → https://daim.co/smoothiebowl  Free Resource: The Ultimate Guide to Adrenal Fatigue → https://daim.co/adrenalguide Free Resource: What Your Poop Has To Say About Your Health → https://daim.co/poopresource  Free Resource: 99 Workouts, No Gear Required → https://daim.co/99workouts Free Resource: 9-Step Positive Mindset Guide → https://daim.co/positive-mindset How to Be Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant? For more information go to… https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/ Https://linktr.ee/rebeccaewhitman #inspiration #motivation #healthyliving #wellness #lifestyle #happiness #positivity #fitlife #rolemodel #mindfulness #selfcare #selflove #healthylifestyle #fitnessgoals #personaldevelopment #inspiring #liveyourbestlife #mindbodyspirit #lifechanges #livingwell #success

This conversation is from my appearance on Dai Manuel's new podcast, The 2% Solution: 30 Minutes to Transform Your Life, where we tackled some of the confusion around nutrition and training. Learn the steps that helped me achieve sustainable food freedom after years of yo-yo dieting. As always, we reveal myth-busting fitness truths and proven mindset shifts for real physical and mental transformation after 40. Dai and I review principles like energy balance and progressive overload to accelerate building muscle and losing fat. Plus, we get into some of my communication techniques for motivating coaching clients toward positive change and self-empowerment.Dai was previously on this show back on episode 97, “The Fun Side of Fitness and Finding Your “Optimal” with Dai Manuel,” so check that out in the Wits & Weights archives.Enjoy my conversation with Dai Manuel!Summary:We challenge the diet industry's fixation on weight loss and embrace the liberating path of food freedom. Together we expose the myths that ensnare us in a cycle of yo-yo dieting and reveal how understanding the principles of energy balance and progressive overload can revolutionize your health after 40. My personal evolution from an engineering mindset to a wellness advocate underscores the power of curiosity and learning in achieving lasting fitness and nutrition goals.Struggle with the concept of aging gracefully? Let's debunk that together. Our discussion delves into the reality that age doesn't have to be a barrier to health. We'll cover how strategic adjustments in lifestyle and nutrition can actually yield better results post-40 than in our younger years. Plus, I'll pull back the curtain on my own daily wellness routine, showing how I juggle being an entrepreneur, family man, and podcaster, all while keeping fitness at the forefront of my life.Finally, we wrap up by drawing inspiration from the empathetic teaching style of Mr. Rogers and exploring the emotional resonance of iconic educators. You'll leave with a practical guide to the '2% Solution', an approach to adding healthful habits into your life rather than restricting them. Whether you're seeking motivation or guidance in your own health journey, this episode promises to empower and educate, offering strategies that cater to the seasoned palette of life after 40.Support the show

As I sat down with Dai Manuel, a conversation unfolded that was as raw as it was revolutionary. His journey from the depths of addiction and obesity to a life brimming with purpose is nothing short of inspirational. Together, we peeled back the layers of his five F's model—a blueprint for anyone looking to reclaim their health and step into leadership within their family and community. Our dialogue traversed the complexities of masculinity, the resilience required to navigate life's transitions, and the unwavering importance of aligning one's actions with deeply held values to attain true fulfilment.The power of personal transformation took centre stage as we shared stories of pivotal moments that reshaped our lives. Reflecting on my own childhood, marked by my parent's divorce and an introspective escape into video games and junk food, I could see the mirror of my past in Dai's adolescence. His remarkable transition from a 14-year-old confronting obesity to a fitness enthusiast underscores the transformative potential that lies within disciplined, incremental change. We explored the interconnectedness of mental, emotional, and physical well-being, highlighting the significance of holistic health as the cornerstone of an extraordinary life.Rounding off this heartfelt exchange, we turned to the written word, crediting books like "The Way of the Superior Man" and "The Alchemist" for their profound impact on our personal growth. The conversation was a timely reminder of the fleeting nature of life's peaks and troughs, as well as the undeniable value of mental health and balance across all facets of existence. For those on the brink of their own heroic quest, seeking mentorship, or looking to connect with Dai's transformative work, we've set the stage for a journey of self-discovery that promises to be as enlightening as it is empowering.Key Moments 02:07 Dai Manuel's Journey to Health and Happiness10:29 The Turning Point: Choosing Health24:14 The Power of Community and Shared Experiences27:40 The Joy of Parenting27:57 Journey to Business Success36:00 The Power of Mentorship43:09 The Power of Intentional Dating47:06 The Impact of Books and ReadingHow to reach DaiJoin the free 28-day Whole Life Fitness Manifesto program and learn to maximize your body, mind, and spirit in 30 minutes daily. www.joinwlfm.com 5-Day Sugar Detox Resource & Challenge - www.daimanuel.com/sugardetox  Ultimate resource (no sign-up required) www.daimanuel.com/gift The 99 Bodyweight Workout Guide www.DaiManuel.com/99How to Develop a Positive Mindset www.daimanuel.com/positive-mindsetMy First 10 Clients Blueprint - www.myfirst10clients.comSupport the showThanks for listening to the Revolutionary Man Podcast. If you would like to get more information about our programs use the links below to check us out. It could be the step that changes your life. To join our movement:

This is 'Entrepreneur's Edge' -  a Norhart podcast. In these episodes, we aim to help budding entrepreneurs on their journey to success, with tips, advice and fun along the way.SummaryIn this conversation, Mike Kaeding interviews Dai Manuel, a former partner and CEO of a multimillion-dollar retail company, about the challenges of scaling a small business. Dai shares his experiences and lessons learned in scaling up his business, including the importance of solving systems and infrastructure issues to maintain productivity. He discusses the challenges of expanding too quickly and the need for careful market research and lease negotiation. Dai also highlights the significance of inventory management and the impact of marketing and targeting the right customers. He emphasizes the importance of finding and retaining the right team and trusting the mentorship process for personal and professional growth.TakeawaysScaling a small business requires solving systems and infrastructure issues to maintain productivity.Expanding too quickly can lead to challenges in inventory management and cash flow.Market research and lease negotiation are crucial when choosing the right locations for expansion.Marketing and targeting the right customers is essential for success.Finding and retaining the right team is key to scaling a business.Trusting the mentorship process can lead to personal and professional growth.http://www.norhart.com/invest Beat the banks! Interested in earning up to 8.5% interest? Visit Norhart Invest to learn more!

Get ready to meet Dai Manuel - the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and much encouragement.As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai has mastered leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. He knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness.But don't let his impressive resume fool you - Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world.So what are you waiting for? Connect with Dai and get ready to receive a wealth of wisdom and inspiration to help you become the best version of yourself. Let's go!Free Challenge: 5-Day Sugar Detox → www.5daysugardetox.com  Free Resource: Smoothie Bowls of Awesomeness → https://daim.co/smoothiebowl  Free Resource: The Ultimate Guide to Adrenal Fatigue → https://daim.co/adrenalguide Free Resource: What Your Poop Has To Say About Your Health → https://daim.co/poopresource  Free Resource: 99 Workouts, No Gear Required → https://daim.co/99workoutsFree Resource: 9-Step Positive Mindset Guide → https://daim.co/positive-mindset How to Be Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant?For more information go to…https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/Https://linktr.ee/rebeccaewhitman

Dai Manuel was in his late 30s and the cofounder of a successful fitness industry company when he realized that all the trappings of success that he was chasing were from someone else's dream. The things and experiences that he saw his business mentor and co-founder acquire were what he interpreted as “success.” After 17 years in this company, he realized he was trying to live someone else's life, which led to scary questions like: where am I supposed to be? And, what am I supposed to be doing? Those questions led him in a completely different direction than he expected. Guest Bio Get ready to meet Dai Manuel - the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and much encouragement.As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai has mastered leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. He knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness.But don't let his impressive resume fool you - Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world.Turning 40 and Hitting the RoadIn this episode of the Forty Drinks Podcast, Stephanie talks to Dai Manuel, who explains that, as a child, he used emotional eating, video games and other distractions to cope with his parents' divorce, leading him to become morbidly obese unhappy and depressed. At the age of 15, he realized things would stay the same unless he did something, so he made a decision to change his life and embarked on a fitness journey that he continues to this day. At 17 he started drinking alcohol, which made social interactions much smoother. He continued with that until he was 32 and his wife asked him if he was acting like the kind of man he wanted his daughters to marry, which was a rude wake up call. He decided to go one year without drinking and realized just a few weeks in that he couldn't do it without help. He talks about the importance of vulnerability, seeking help, and making positive lifestyle changes. In his late 30s, Dai left a successful fitness industry startup that he co-founded when he realized that all the trappings of success that he was chasing were from someone else's life. He and his wife quit their jobs, sold their stuff, packed their SUV with their two daughters and embarked upon five years of travel throughout North America and Indonesia before returning to Canada so their daughters could graduate high school there. Highlights from the episode include: Dai's realization that he needed to make a change for his futureHis journey to becoming the fittest and healthiest version of himselfThe impact of chronic stress on mental and physical healthThe importance of non-negotiable self-care timeAnd, the power of modeling and mentorship in personal growth.In this inspiring episode, Dai Manuel shares his transformative journey of overcoming early adversity, prioritizing mental and physical health, and finding purpose and fulfillment off the beaten track. Listeners are encouraged to take steps towards their own well-being and to check out Dai's resources for further support. Don't forget to rate, follow, and review the Forty Drinks Podcast if you enjoyed this episode.Guest ResourcesDai Manuel, Your Lifestyle Mentor

Dai Manuel is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in executive roles. As a co-founder, COO, and CMO of a successful omnichannel retail organization that generated over $10 million annually, Dai has played an instrumental role in building and scaling a thriving business. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Dai has developed a reputation as a strategic thinker with a keen eye for identifying market opportunities and creating innovative solutions to complex challenges. His leadership and vision have been instrumental in guiding his team through periods of rapid growth and change. In addition to his success as an entrepreneur, Dai is a sought-after business advisor and mentor. He is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and business leaders navigate the challenges of scaling a business. He has shared his insights and expertise through numerous speaking engagements, workshops, and mentorship programs. Dai's experience as a COO and CMO, entrepreneurial mindset, and strategic vision make him a valuable asset to any organization. His track record of success speaks for itself, and his commitment to excellence and innovation makes him a force to be reckoned with in the business world. Key Moments [05:54] Provinces bought and rebranded, focused on marketing. [07:38] Thirst for learning, mentor, professional growth journey. [11:45] Realized personal and professional lives colliding at 32. [14:35] Influential videos, changed perspective, expanded potential market. [17:55] Challenges in mental health due to COVID. [19:23] Embracing feelings, cautious of relying on positivity. Find Dai Online DaiManuel.com facebook.com/daimanuel twitter.com/daimanuel instagram.com/daimanuel linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/ tiktok.com/daimanuel youtube.com/@DaiManuelOfficial pinterest.com/daimanuel If you're enjoying Entrepreneur's Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your choice. We're on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. GoodPods: https://gmwd.us/goodpods iTunes: https://gmwd.us/itunes Podchaser: https://gmwd.us/podchaser Also, if you're getting value from the show and want to buy me a coffee, go to the show notes to get the link to get me a coffee to keep me awake, while I work on bringing you more great episodes to your ears. →  https://gmwd.us/buy-me-a-coffee Follow Seth Online: Seth | Digital Marketer (@s3th.me) • Instagram: Instagram.com/s3th.me Seth Goldstein | LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sethmgoldstein Seth On Mastodon: https://s3th.me/@pch Seth's Marketing Junto Newsletter: https://MarketingJunto.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 155 of the Pursuit of Relentless podcast! Join Alaina in a captivating conversation with Dai Manuel, a local entrepreneur hailing from British Columbia. Together, they explore the impact of mutual connections and mentors on the entrepreneurial journey, underscoring the invaluable lessons gained through learning from others in the business realm. Dai candidly shares insights into his personal entrepreneurial odyssey, acknowledging the inevitability of mistakes while emphasizing the paramount role of resilience. The discussion also delves into the holistic approach to success, encompassing financial, spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical well-being. He offers reflections on the transformative power of learning from mistakes and underscores the pivotal role of resiliency in navigating the challenges inherent in entrepreneurship.  Here's what to look out for in this episode: ·       Navigating Work-Life Harmony: Lessons from Childhood Observations ·       From Obesity to Wellness: A Personal Transformation Journey ·       Entrepreneurship and Health: Balancing Passion and Purpose ·       Breaking the Myth of Balance: Insights on Work-Life Harmony ·       The Power of Small Commitments: Building a Healthier Lifestyle ·       And so much more!   About Dai Manuel: Dai Manuel is an award-winning author, lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker dedicated to inspiring and positively impacting individuals worldwide. As the ultimate super dad and life enthusiast, Dai's mission is to encourage one million role models to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and encouragement. With a focus on Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN, Dai shares his personal journey of juggling life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness. His infectious personality and enthusiasm make him a sought-after leader, guiding others to become their best selves. Connect with Dai for a wealth of wisdom and inspiration on the path to self-improvement.   Connect with Dai Manuel on… Website: https://www.daimanuel.com/ @daimanuel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/?originalSubdomain=ca   Connect with the Pursuit of Relentless Podcast! Website:          https://alainanadig.com/ Instagram:       https://www.instagram.com/alainanadig/                         https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofrelentless/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alainanadig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWU5bvoYa8PyTZi_1uu1SnQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-nadig-b2b22621b/

As Dai Manuel navigates the challenges of embracing change and finding self-worth, he encounters unexpected roadblocks and confronts deep-seated fears. Just when he thinks he has it all figured out, a startling revelation shakes his resolve, leaving him facing a difficult decision with no clear path forward. Will he find the strength to overcome this new obstacle, or will it derail his journey to self-discovery? In this episode, you will be able to: Achieve personal growth and self-improvement effortlessly. Embrace change and experience a powerful mindset shift. Discover the importance of self-worth and confidence in your life. Overcome self-sabotage and break free from negative patterns. Explore the 2% solution for self-care and personal development. My special guest is Dai Manuel Dai Manuel, a well-respected lifestyle mentor and speaker, brings a wealth of wisdom and experience to The Fallible Man Podcast. Through his own journey of overcoming obstacles and embracing change, Dai has become a beacon of inspiration for those seeking personal growth and positive change. With a relatable and approachable style, Dai's insights into self-worth and resilience resonate deeply with audiences. His genuine passion for empowering individuals to navigate life's challenges makes him a valuable guest, offering actionable advice and encouragement to listeners on their own paths to transformation. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:00 - You're Worth It 00:01:12 - Reaching Full Potential 00:04:43 - Rediscovering Purpose 00:09:36 - Favorite Holiday Movie 00:12:42 - Family Teasing 00:13:10 - Hilarious Attempts at TikTok Dances 00:14:11 - Dai's Autoimmune Condition 00:16:37 - Selling Comic Books for Education 00:18:29 - Embracing Vulnerability 00:21:51 - Dealing with Childhood Changes 00:25:57 - Struggling with Change and Inner Feelings 00:26:37 - Reflecting on Personal History and Relationships 00:27:50 - Fear of Change and Comfort Levels 00:29:38 - Impermanence and Intentional Change 00:36:13 - Embracing Change and Personal Growth 00:39:14 - The Impact of Lack of Confidence on Change 00:42:29 - Embracing Vulnerability and Celebrating Success 00:49:19 - The Power of Positive Mindset 00:51:15 - Understanding Subconscious Programming 00:53:01 - The Power of Intention and the Reticular Activation System 00:54:21 - Neuroscience and Change 00:59:55 - Unconscious Habits and Mindful Eating 01:00:59 - Start, Stop, Continue Method 01:04:26 - Power of Small and Subtle Changes 01:05:58 - Embracing Change 01:06:41 - Glass Half Full Mindset 01:08:30 - Starting the Day Positively 01:15:39 - Limiting Screen Time 01:18:37 - Reconfiguring Social Network 01:18:51 - Reassessing Friendships and Surroundings 01:19:14 - Autonomy and Self-Governance 01:20:09 - The 2% Solution 01:21:27 - Blueprint for Self-Care 01:24:57 - You're Worth It Guest Links: https://2percentsolution.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.daimanuel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CoachDaiManuel/ https://www.instagram.com/daimanuel/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/ https://www.tiktok.com/@daimanuel https://twitter.com/daimanuel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9iCx-A0RXQUv5zvL6nlfTQ   The video version of this show is available on YouTube after 3 PM the day it is released https://www.youtube.com/@thefalliblemanpodcast and Rumble! https://rumble.com/c/c-2176422   Join our Exclusive Private Community – Fallible Nation https://bit.ly/FallibleNation   Sponsors: Grow YOUR Show: The Easy Button for Podcasters Have you thought about starting a podcast to grow your business or even as a hobby? Then you need to go talk to my friend Adam Adams. I trust him and so you should you! https://growyourshow.com/ Ghost Bed Actually get a GOOD night's sleep! Go see my friends at https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/fallible and use the code “fallible” for 30% off your order! It's what I sleep on and what I count on!

In this episode I welcome back Dai Manuel to chat about the "2% Solution" for self-care. We discuss the importance of dedicating 30 minutes daily to personal wellness through movement, meditation, and positive input.  Emphasis is placed on the power of small, consistent actions in self-improvement and mental health, while cautioning against the time lost to screen usage. The conversation also touches on the value of intuition and how stillness can help in decision-making and self-awareness.Highlights:Overview of the "2% Solution" for self-care.The importance of a non-negotiable 30-minute block for self-care.Breaking down the 30 minutes: 15 minutes of purposeful movement, 5 minutes of mindful meditation, and 10 minutes of positive input.The significance of the inputs we give to our brain and their long-term effects.Tapping into intuition and its benefits for mental health.Dai Manuel's take on changing inputs for different life outputs.How small steps can lead to larger changes in life.The trap of screen time and its impact on our well-being.Encouragement for listeners to start making positive changes in their routines - it is an investment in yourself and YOU ARE WORTH IT!Get Dai's book here: https://amzn.to/3RgJ3SUSupport the showSupport this free content: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/supporters/new Get The Happy Doc Student Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578333732Other resources at: http://Expandyourhappy.com Treat me to a green tea: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/expandyourhappyWant to make my day? Rate, review, subscribe & share with someone you love.

2% Daily Transformation: Unveiling Dai Manuel's Power PlanWalk In VictoryWrite Your First Non-Fiction Book Using AIJoin NaRon Tillman on the Walk In Victory Podcast as he dives into the fascinating world of habit formation, entrepreneurship, and holistic well-being with Dai Manuel, an entrepreneur and advocate for change. In this episode, Dai delves into the neuroscience behind habit evolution, unraveling the secrets to sustainable change. He shares his three-decade journey as an entrepreneur, discussing resilience, work-life balance, and parenting while navigating the realms of personal growth and professional success.Discover the profound impact of chronic stress on health and wellness, exploring Dai's insights on mental health strategies and fostering positive relationships. From the fitness industry to empathetic coaching approaches, Dai illuminates the transformative power of small daily habits, underscoring the importance of mindset shifts for habit evolution.Uncover the intersections of fitness, empathy, and mindset in Dai's story, unraveling how empathy in coaching influences the fitness industry. Learn how these insights guide personal development, fostering an environment for profound change through a 2% daily commitment, paving the way for remarkable transformations.Tune in to Walk In Victory and explore actionable steps to build resilience, overcome chronic stress, and cultivate empowering habits for a life of fulfillment and wellness. Don't miss this insightful conversation that offers invaluable keys to unlocking personal growth and holistic well-being.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4078479/advertisement

In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting Dai Manuel, the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and a life enthusiast on a mission to positively impact one million role models worldwide. Join us as we delve into Dai's lead-by-example approach to living a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai brings a wealth of experience to the table. Former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, Distinguished Toastmaster, and keynote speaker, Dai is more than just a mentor – he's a dynamic force for positive change. In our conversation, Dai shares insights into the 5 F's that shape his life philosophy: Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and, overarching them all, FUN. Discover how Dai navigates the challenges of balancing health and happiness while juggling the demands of daily life. His journey is not just relatable but filled with actionable wisdom that will inspire you to prioritize your well-being. Get ready for a dose of motivation as Dai opens up about the struggles of the juggle and offers practical advice on leading a fulfilling life. Whether you're a parent, professional, or someone seeking to enhance their overall well-being, Dai's nuggets of wisdom are sure to resonate. Dive into this episode and connect with Dai Manuel, a true role model and lifestyle mentor. You're in for an engaging conversation that will leave you inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world. Don't miss out on the opportunity to elevate yourself to the best version you can be!

C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved.   We also write children's books, host this podcast, and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other.   Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work. Season 3 Episode #26 Dai Manuel is coming from Vancouver, British Columbia You can find via his website daimanuel.comAbout our guest: Dai - the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and a whole lot of encouragement.As an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Dai has mastered the art of leading by example, always staying true to his values of Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN. He knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness.But don't let his impressive resume fool you - Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world.Dai, thanks for sharing your many gifts with the world and for being our guest on Life's Essential Ingredients – Welcome to the show!TOTD – “Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”                                                                                                                       Brene BrownIn this episode:What was life like growing up?What are your life's essential ingredients?What do you love about British Columbia?The Moose is Loose.. tell me about that nickname…Pushing your body both mentally and physically beyond what you think is possible… how do you help your clients get into that spaceBlog – lots of great advice… sleep, health profession, love the article on nurses and the 10 tips… funny the last one you mentioned is HUGE – compression socks…use to be called TED HOSE…Tedx – Why Vulnerability is a Human Thing… congrats – great talk and important messageMentorship Mondays…Empathy, Compassion,…one of the hardest things… to go first… sharing what is important in your life…biggest takeaways….I know you love being out in nature… what do you love and how have you incorporated that space into what you do to help people play to their strengths?Congrats on your book – Dai Manuel's Whole Life Fitness ManifestoLet's talk about STRESS and the effect it has on the body both physically and mentally…What tips do you offer to your clients to limit their stressFinding fulfillment in life?  How do you define fulfillment?Legacy   

Dai Manuel is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in executive roles. As a co-founder, COO, and CMO of a successful omnichannel retail organization that generated over $10 million annually, Dai has played an instrumental role in building and scaling a thriving business.As an award-winning digital thought leader and author,  he knows firsthand how challenging it can be to juggle life's responsibilities while prioritizing health and happiness.You can connect and find out more about Dai Manuel at the following:Website: www.DaiManuel.comPodcast: https://2percentsolution.buzzsprout.com Support the show-----Special offer on Chippendale tickets! Use code BRYGHT25 for 25% off tickets to The Chippendales on Ticketmaster.Use code BRYGHT25 to get 25% OFF your tickets now!Sign up for Emails: https://promotions.lpage.co/campaigns/2789115See our trade show schedule: https://bryghtenup.com/pages/eventsFree online webinars: https://bryghtenup.com/pages/webinarStart Your Own Podcast for FREE With Buzzsprout Using Our Link and Get $20!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=739373Follow us on social media @betweenbothcheekspodcastEmail us at podcast@bryghtenup.com

Phantom Electric Ghost Dai Manuel Empowering Dadpreneur Why vulnerability is a Human thing Biography Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead by example way of living and a contagious personality, who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster & keynote speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach. Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to take action to be your best self are guaranteed when you connect with Dai! Link: http://www.joinwlfm.com/ Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: PayPalMe link Any contribution is appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PhantomElectric?locale.x=en_US Support PEG by checking out our Sponsors: Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription. The best tool for getting podcast guests:  Podmatch.com https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghost Subscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/ Donate to support PEG free artist interviews: Subscribe to our YouTube  https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost PEG uses StreamYard.com for our live podcasts https://streamyard.com/pal/c/6290085463457792 Get $10.00 Credit for using StreamYard.com when you sign up with our link RSS https://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phantom-electric/message

Dai Manuel is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in executive roles. As a co-founder, COO, and CMO of a successful omnichannel retail organization that generates over $10 million annually, Dai has played an instrumental role in building and scaling a thriving business. ======= Thanks to my Sponsors : If you or know some body you know is struggling with anxiety and want to know how to be 100% anxiety free, in 6 weeks, without therapy or drugs, fully guaranteed - then let me tell you about our sponsor Daniel Packard. His research company spent 8 years testing to develop an innovative process that solves your anxiety permanently in just 6 weeks - with an astounding 90% success rate.  Because their program is so effective, people who join their program only pay at the end, once they have clear, measurable results. If you're interested in solving your anxiety in 6 weeks - fully guaranteed  - and you want to learn more and have a free consultation with Daniel, go to https://anxietysolutionprogram.com/ -------------------------- Do you have High Blood Pressure and/ or want to get off the Meds Doctors are amazed at what the Zona Plus can do $50 Discount with my Code ROY https://www.zona.com/discount/ROY  ------   Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠https://bio.link/podcaster⁠   ============ About Dai Manuel : Dai Manuel is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in executive roles. As a co-founder, COO, and CMO of a successful omnichannel retail organization that generates over $10 million annually, Dai has played an instrumental role in building and scaling a thriving business. Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Dai has developed a reputation as a strategic thinker with a keen eye for identifying market opportunities and creating innovative solutions to complex challenges. His leadership and vision have been instrumental in guiding his team through periods of rapid growth and change. In addition to his success as an entrepreneur, Dai is a sought-after business advisor and mentor. He is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and business leaders navigate the challenges of scaling a business. He has shared his insights and expertise through numerous speaking engagements, workshops, and mentorship programs. Dai's experience as a COO and CMO, entrepreneurial mindset, and strategic vision make him a valuable asset to any organization. His track record of success speaks for itself, and his commitment to excellence and innovation makes him a force to be reckoned with in the business world. What we Discussed:   - Who is Dai Manuel ( 2 mins) - How to Change your habbits including over eating ( 6 mins) - Game addictions and Work, Life, Balance ( 11 mins) - How to Filters what to say Yes & No in business to ( 14 mins) - Ensuring relationships in Business & life are aligned ( 16 mins) - Respecting your time ( 20 mins) - Not Appreciating the Follow ups ( 22 mins) - Getting a Business to 8 Figures ( 25:30 mins) - Hiring Strategies ( 26:30 mins) - What he learnt from being on 300 Podcasts ( 30 mins) - Thoughts on Scripted Podcasts ( 32 mins) - Continous Development ( 40 mins) - Trying to be a better person of yourself ( 45 mins) - How he Created a Massive Social Media Following (49 mins)   and more  ====================   How to Contact Dai Manuel : https://www.daimanuel.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/daimanuel Twitter: www.twitter.com/daimanuel Instagram: www.instagram.com/daimanuel Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/daimanuel YouTube: www.youtube.com/@DaiManuelOfficial Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/daimanuel =============== Donations  ⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/⁠⁠   Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠https://bio.link/podcaster   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-coughlan/message

It is hard to pin down what Dai actually does because he says he does what he likes. That sounds pretty unlikeable as we all want to be able to do whatever we want, right?! But Dai is an extremely likeable and energetic person who leads his life in a way that is truly inspirational. He lives it on his terms and with a zest for life, for inspiring others and putting his life's priorities front and centre. These are family, fitness, finances, faith and a good dose of fun.Chatting with Dai was fun and interesting - his ability to be vulnerable, to be honest and to own his failures and successes with equality, learning from all of his experiences makes him really relatable and inspiring. You can reach out to Dai at daimanuel.comAs always, you can find me and all the free resources that I have plus info on Chakra Readings, The Chakra Way Journey and much more at chakra-way.comMuch loveRosanneWebsite - https://chakra-way.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yogawithrosanne/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thechakrawayFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/chakrawayyoga/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thechakraway9141/videos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EP103 - TRAINING DAY! How does a man discover, define, and declare his PURPOSE? Today's episode is inspired by EP102 of Inspired By Impact with Dai Manuel, Traver Boehm, and Andrew Romeo. (Check out the full episode on Spotify and Apple.)Today we are going to be tackling three 1:2 MMUs that go over how to end the suffering of men and the suffering caused by men (thanks for that one, Traver!) by diving deep into PURPOSE Health & Fitness.

How often do we mask our struggles and fears behind a brave face, afraid to show vulnerability? Especially as a man?Meet Dai Manuel, lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach, who knows this all too well. His journey, fraught with battles against food and alcohol addiction, inspires us all to face our personal demons and transform from within. Dai's candor about his early years and the honesty required to shift his mindset gives us a glimpse into his journey of transformation.Self-discovery is often a long and winding road. For Dai, it started in his teenage years, when he realized he needed to make critical changes. From shedding weight to quitting drinking to confronting fears associated with personal growth, Dai's life is a testament to resilience. Dai's compelling story is a beacon of transformation powered by vulnerability. From managing anxiety and depression to preventing self-sabotage, he provides vital insights on mental health. Listen closely as he shares his unique approach to the 'Five Fs' that create a balanced life and his tips on managing commitments and sharing resources. Dai's journey is a must-listen for men, or anyone seeking to lead a healthier and more balanced life, a firm reminder that it's never too late to rewrite your story. Tune in and be inspired.WHERE TO FIND DAIInstagramLinkedinWebsite, click HERE Let's Be FriendsHang out with Heather on IG @greenpalettekitchen or on FB HERE.Let's Talk!Whether you are looking for 1-1 nutrition coaching or kitchen coaching let's have a chat. Click HERE to reach out to Heather.Did You Love This Episode? "I love Heather and the Real Food Stories Podcast!" If this is you, please do not hesitate to leave a five-star review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.

In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano vibes with Dai Manuel, as they discuss the his struggles with teenage obesity and disordered eating, depression, shame, loneliness, and addiction.HE HAS MORE ENERGY than you can imagine and it's infectious.Dai's infectious personality and contagious enthusiasm truly set him apart. He's a sought-after lifestyle mentor, executive performance coach, and keynote speaker who will leave you feeling inspired, motivated, and ready to take on the world.He found that mental health challenges in the past had been what really brought him from thriving to simply feeling like he was surviving day to day. When he started prioritizing his mental health, everything shifted for him.You can vibe with us here.Listen to the episode here:https://link.chtbl.com/paingamepodcastYou can find Dai online…like everywhere!!Website:www.DaiManuel.comFacebook:www.facebook.com/daimanuelTwitter:www.twitter.com/daimanuelInstagram:www.instagram.com/daimanuelLinkedin:www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/TikTok:www.tiktok.com/daimanuelYouTubewww.youtube.com/@DaiManuelOfficialPinterest:www.pinterest.com/daimanuel

Dai Manuel shares his journey from obesity and alcohol use struggles to finding resiliency and transformation with his five F's:  Fitness, Faith, Family, Finances, and Fun.   https://www.facebook.com/CoachDaiManuel/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/ https://www.instagram.com/daimanuel/

Dai brought it in last week's episode! And he brings the fire again this week. If you are someone who is looking to change their life in a radical way, you need to listen to this episode. Some key moments from this episode: Embracing Change,The Decision to Seek Help,A Year of Sobriety,Dating Your Spouse,Making a Change,No Regrets,Can I do it?,Am I worth it?,Get to work,You are worth it, Follow Dai on Instagram at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/daimanuel/⁠ and on his website at ⁠https://www.daimanuel.com⁠ Please support my sponsors! I know them all personally and can vouch for their integrity and quality. -For website design, graphic design, internet marketing, and more check out McWilliams Marketing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.McWilliamsmarketing.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ -Use Patnaik Realty for ANY real estate needs you might have. I mean anything! Residential, commercial, property management, investments, acquisitions. He does it all.  Call Teek at 256-694-0117 or e-mail him at Teek@PatnaikCo.com -Go Check out Valley Leadership Academy and please consider sponsoring their new building! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.valleyleadershipacademy.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Are you a football referee, coach, player, or fan? Then you need to go to ⁠⁠GetItRightTraining.com⁠⁠ Find out how they can help you train today for a better game tomorrow.  -And if you need some positive and encouraging support on your health and fitness journey, please join me at Relentless Positivity Fitness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitandpositive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relentlesspositivity/message

EP093 - What would you do if your wife called you out on not being the man you would want your daughters to date? Today, my guest is Dai Manuel, who you will soon discover has as much energy and wisdom as anyone I've ever had on the show.Dai would describe himself as a dadpreneur happily dating his wife of 23 years while mentoring high-performers to live their best lives, a published author, and TEDx speaker (which I am extremely jealous of...for now!)Today is going to be about so many amazing topics including 

If you're feeling a constant sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction, despite your efforts to live a fulfilling life aligned with your values, then you are not alone! You may find yourself taking actions such as chasing material possessions or societal recognition, only to realize that these external markers of success do not bring lasting happiness. Instead of finding fulfillment, you may be caught in a cycle of seeking validation and approval from others, neglecting your true desires and passions. My special guest in this episode is Dai Manuel. He embodies the ethos of positive change and relentless self-improvement. His youthful struggles with obesity shaped his life's mission, to empower a million role models worldwide to lead a fit and healthy life. Driven by his own transformative experiences, Dai offers an empathetic yet practical approach to achieving a fulfilling life. This one was so awesome, we had to break into two parts! Dai dropped so many amazing nuggets. Here are the key moments in this Part 1:00:00:09 - Introduction, 00:01:15 - Power of Community, 00:04:10 - Growing Up in Ontario, 00:08:08 - Overcoming Obesity, 00:11:03- The Power of Change, 00:13:14 - The Power of Shared Experiences, 00:13:38 - The Origins of the Nickname "Coach Moose", 00:19:22 - The Five F's Approach to Living, 00:24:29 - The Importance of Fun, 00:26:14 - The Power of Mentorship, 00:27:01 - Embracing Vulnerability, 00:27:35 - Connecting Through Shared Struggles, 00:29:12 - The Skill of Vulnerability, Follow Dai on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/daimanuel/ and on his website at https://www.daimanuel.com then be sure to stay tuned next week for Part 2! Please support my sponsors! I know them all personally and can vouch for their integrity and quality. -For website design, graphic design, internet marketing, and more check out McWilliams Marketing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.McWilliamsmarketing.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ -Use Patnaik Realty for ANY real estate needs you might have. I mean anything! Residential, commercial, property management, investments, acquisitions. He does it all.  Call Teek at 256-694-0117 or e-mail him at Teek@PatnaikCo.com -Go Check out Valley Leadership Academy and please consider sponsoring their new building! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.valleyleadershipacademy.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Are you a football referee, coach, player, or fan? Then you need to go to ⁠GetItRightTraining.com⁠ Find out how they can help you train today for a better game tomorrow.  -And if you need some positive and encouraging support on your health and fitness journey, please join me at Relentless Positivity Fitness ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitandpositive.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relentlesspositivity/message

Humans are creatures of habit, which means any bad habits we create are incredibly difficult to break free of. That feeling of being stuck in an unhealthy, or unmotivated place can lead to change being the scariest thing imaginable. One person who has faced that fear and found a way to overcome it is Dai Manuel. Having had multiple moments in his life where he had to look in the mirror and ask the powerful questions that allow one to get unstuck, he turned things around and is now a thriving example of living a life with purpose and passion, and coaches others to do the same. In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander sits down with Dai to discuss all things getting unstuck and creating positive change in your life. Throughout their conversation they discuss how Dai broke out of his unhealthy lifestyle, why being vulnerable matters so much, how to ask yourself the powerful questions, creating a positive relationship with change, and much more. Learn more about Dai, his coaching programs, and his available books and content by visiting his website. Follow Dai: Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook – – – – – Two-a-Day Smoothies (00:00) How Dai Broke Out of an Unhealthy Lifestyle (04:10) Iron Sharpens Iron (09:55) Removing Your Mask and Being Vulnerable (14:15) Asking Yourself, and Others, the Powerful Questions (20:30) Taking the First Steps; Instant Gratification in a Positive Way (26:20) Our Relationships with Change (31:25) Where to Connect with Dai (35:55) – – – – – Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

In episode 109, I chat with Dai Manuel. His passion is helping others navigate change to create sustainable, healthier, and happier lives. Highlights: 1.    Being consistent with small shifts will change your life – Ask “What one SMALL thing can I do every day with will put me on a path to health and happiness?”2.    We all struggle with the juggle -  Accept that this struggle is part of being human – BUT ask yourself “Are all the balls I am juggling still important to me?”3.    You can't do it all, do it well, and ENJOY life. Is it time to do a deep dive into what you really value? Are sacrificing things that you need to reclaim?4.    Putting your health and well-being “on hold” will never serve you because not being healthy will slow you down (or even stop you) from executing your goals.5.    Asking for help could be your saving grace – vulnerability is not a weakness!6.    Don't say yes to every opportunity – pause and consider how saying yes will be adding one more ball to the juggle – is it worth it?7.    We are all energetic beings and need to fuel ourselves – make small changes with your fuel source by preparing healthy snacks and a green smoothie every morning.8.    Treat yourself as your own experiment - Journal how you are feeling before you start these small, subtle changes so you can document how powerful they really are. 9.    If you can't change the people around you, change the people around you – creating new associations are OK!Connect with DaiWebsite: http://www.DaiManuel.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/daimanuelTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/daimanuelInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/daimanuelLinkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/daimanuelYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@DaiManuelOfficialPinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/daimanuelSupport the showSupport this free content: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1547113/supporters/new Get The Happy Doc Student Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578333732Other resources at: http://Expandyourhappy.com Treat me to a green tea: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/expandyourhappyWant to make my day? Rate, review, subscribe & share with someone you love.

Today is all about FUN, a FUN-ctionally fit life with my guest Dai Manuel. You'll learn how to balance personal and professional roles while prioritizing fitness. We'll explore the concept of what “optimal” means in fitness and life, the role of ‘fun' in fitness, and practical strategies for finding balance while living a fit life.Known for his award-winning digital thought leadership and best-selling publications, he's an extraordinary blend of business acumen and contagious enthusiasm. Dai's journey as co-founder, COO, and CMO of an eight-figure retail company and a sought-after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach is impressive and inspiring.Navigating the balance beam of life's responsibilities while keeping health and happiness at the forefront, Dai knows the struggle of the juggle. His philosophy is based on the 5 F's: fitness, family, faith, and finances, all wrapped under the roof of fun, and built on a foundation of health.__________Click here to apply for coaching!__________Today you'll learn all about:[3:17] Meaning of fitness and fun in a FUN-ctionally fit life context[7:43] Instant gratification fun vs. true meaningful fun[10:10] Role of ‘fun' in difficult but effective fitness activities[15:36] Coping with constraints in achieving personal goals[17:59] Definition of “optimal” in life and fitness[25:31] Personal optimization considering individual circumstances and trade-offs[28:32] Max thanks Philip for helping him prioritize his health and dropping 45 Lbs[31:04] Having a big enough "why"[35:15] Handling uncertainty and variability in personal optimization strategies[43:13] Gravitating toward something that makes you nervous[48:08] Giving people power and agency to go after a goal  [52:01] Role of data and feedback in the optimization process[54:39] One question Dai wished Philip had asked[57:21] Where to learn more about Dai and his work[58:45] OutroEpisode resources:Instagram: @daimanuelLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/Dai Manuel's Whole Life Fitness Manifesto: 30 Minutes a Day for a Healthier Body, Mind and Spirit - https://amzn.to/3O4La9DSupport the showApply for 1-on-1 coaching ⬇️https://www.witsandweights.com/apply-for-coachingOr schedule a FREE results breakthrough call with Philip ⬇️https://witsandweights.com/free-callAsk Philip anything ⬇️ IG: @witsandweights Email: philip@witsandweights.com Podcast: Q&A voicemail

Dai Manuel is a dad and entrepreneur based in Vancouver, Canada. In this episode we discuss: • raising kids in a city center • homeschooling children in Bali • his fortress of solitude (complete with comic books) Learn more about Dai: https://read.homelifedesignlab.com/p/city-bali-back-dai-manuel Learn more & join the newsletter: https://homelifedesignlab.com/ Sign up to be a premium subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hfei/subscribe Follow on social: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homelifedesignlab/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@homelifedesignlab • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn-h18cpfurJ29kt6Yuly_Q

Dai Manuel has learned tons of his journey and shares it abundantly with others through his coaching, podcast interviews, and the other things he's doing!I slept through this interview back in July 2022, but we were able to reschedule it and get it uploaded in July 2023! Life is a gift, and I am thankful for Dai helping me see and remember that.Dai's Links:Dai's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daimanuel/Time Stamps:4:10 - The Power of Vulnerable Communication8:15 - Vulnerability is a skill14:00 - How Do You Maintain the Level of Clarity You Want in Your Life?20:00 - Morning Routine Energy22:00 - Dai's Foundation (5 F Framework) for a fulfilling life28:20 - Finding Path Buddies to Help You in Your Journey33:00 - The Power of Keeping a Journal Log of Your Journey37:10 - Creating More Rivers of Compassion Will Help You Move Well Through LifeQuotes:"We're not human beings being emotional - we're emotional human beings.""It's through modeling and mentoring that we all learn.""When you have more clarity, you can't help but feel the confidence in yourself increase."Support the show

A very humbling lesson to learn today. I've been wanting to talk about boundaries so this worked out SO well. Going to get that interview with Dai Manuel out soon. Thank you for your patience!In this episodeWhy Boundaries Are CrucialThe Need for BreaksPlants VS. Zombies StorySupport the show

Dai Manuel is a super dad with a contagious personality and is on a mission to positively impact one million role models worldwide through education, encouragement, and community. He is an award-winning digital thought leader, author, keynote speaker, former COO of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought-after lifestyle mentor and coach. Dai's work is centered around the 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Faith, Finances, and FUN, all built on a foundation of Health.

Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead by example way of living and a contagious personality, who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community. He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster & keynote speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach. Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to take action to be your best self are guaranteed when you connect with Dai! www.daimanuel.comTry Nom Nom today, go to https://trynom.com/curveball and get 50% off your first order plus free shipping.

I will share why and how the BECOME podcast was born in this episode. In addition, you will hear some of the most memorable soundbites from some of my guests. You can get a sneak peek of many different stories from Doctors to Athlet Celebrities, Authors, and Tony Robbins Firewalk chief coordinator.   Connect with Sabine Kvenberg:  Sabine Kvenberg on Facebook Sabine Kvenberg on Instagram Sabine Kvenberg on Linkedin Sabine Kvenberg on YouTube BECOME Podpage Sabine Kvenberg Resources  https://bit.ly/Kajabi_30daysfree   Hello and welcome to my podcast become. My name is Sabine Kvenberg and I am your host, the content will inspire you to reach your aspirations and become the best version of yourself. I feature interviews with successful individuals from various industries, delving into the personal and professional journey, how they overcame adversities and the strategies they used to achieve their goals. We have to become the person we are meant to be first, so we can live the life we are destined to live. That also means we must overcome challenges and work through difficult times to learn, grow and become the next more fabulous version of ourselves. I'm so glad that you're here. Let's get on this journey together. Hello, and welcome to my special anniversary episode. Yes. A year ago I published the first episode of become and I cannot believe how fast that year went by. It was such a phenomenal experience. having this conversation with all those wonderful guests of mine who shared their struggles, their overcoming of adversity. And coming out on the other side is their next greatest self. And this is what this podcast is all about to show you that you are not alone. There are so many other people who have overcome difficult and challenging times. Even so bad that they were already dead. Some literally and some were dead inside. But no matter what, the human resilience is fantastic. And we all have that within us. And I hope that this podcast will help you explore that more and discover that so that you can thrive and you can become your next greater self. In this episode, I share the highlights of the last year's sound bites from some of the interviews that I conducted that I feel you need to hear one more time because they were just such great pieces of advice. or stories that really touched my heart. And if some of the excerpts speak to you and you want to listen to the entire interview, you can do this because I will announce before each of those little sound bites, which episode number it is. In addition, I will share with you how I came about to start the podcast BECOME.  In September of 2021 I sold my business that I had for 27 years a performing arts school and after a few months of adjusting and just relaxing and enjoying my free time. I decided I have to do something more. I cannot just sit at home and do nothing. I have been a coach my whole life and I am also Speaker I enjoy sharing my wisdom my message with a greater audience. So in January of 2022 I was invited as a guest speaker for pod fest here in Orlando, Florida. And during that time, my idea was kindled to start my podcast. I didn't know yet what but I did know that I wanted to make an impact. And then I wanted to share the message of hope, inspiration and motivation. And on one night, I woke up and I was right awake. And this one word came into my mind over and over again. And that word was become we must become the person we are meant to be. So we can live the life we are destined to live and I already started my coaching business. And I coached individuals and helped them to get to that path of becoming their next greatest self. And one of the patterns that I saw over and over again was limiting beliefs. And sadly enough, the notion that they felt they are alone that they found. It's just them and this is far from the truth. There are so many people were struggling with the same things. So with the podcast idea, I thought I want to give people the opportunity to listen to others to know that they are not alone and also listen how others overcame adversities how others overcame challenging situations and literally went into a metamorphosis stage to just break everything down that they know to rebuild everything. To then immerse is there more fabulous self. So here you have it. This was my idea. The idea was born. And June of 2022 I launched my podcast because and I hope you have enjoyed it and if you're listening in for the first time, please continue to listen by subscribing. Every Thursday, I release a new episode and I hope that you will be part of my community. And if you like what you hear, please give us a five star review and write a little review about your experience. We truly appreciate it but without any further ado, let's get into the highlights. The very first episode I recorded was with Dr. Ron Stotts. Now, the sound quality is not the best but the information is really really good. This interview was phenomenal. And that's why I left it in and it is also a reminder you don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to become great. Is there something that someone could do right now, to overcome that? One thing you have to appreciate that everything. All the challenges in our lives are created in relationship to other people. And that really is your indicator that to resolve those challenges. resolving those challenges needs to be done in relationship to other people also. So lots of times, if somebody liked me it was really that other person then they'd be more group work and then they expanded into their lives into their more significant relationships but the healing marriage to me is not coming together and having eternal bliss. It's finding somebody who's willing to stand in the fire and unpack the bags together and really, you know, heal all of that fast together episode four, Laura, Mark Quist. And so after meeting with the endocrinologist doing all the testing and stuff, he's like, Well, you definitely have Hashimotos and that with an autoimmune disease where your body attacks its own thyroid so you can't produce the hormones that you need and your thyroid needs to be imbalanced to get pregnant. And so to do that, we ended up the best program for me it was to use Synthroid to help that get back in balance. And then during that time, I just knew that that wasn't going to be my normal. So I had to start doing some more research in on that to see what other ways can I actually help myself. As a trainer, you you work with a client and they progress in different phases or different chapters and so I had to put my skills to myself, knowing that this is the chapter that I'm in right now and in what I'm training for is like it's not the Olympics. It's the baby birthday. You know, it was kind of my Olympic my own version of the Olympics coming up and so I had to do the things for that preparation. Episode Five, Dana Agnellini 2005 was a pivotal year for me. It was it was the best that life had to offer and the worst all at the same time. And as you were speaking, I never thought of it this way before but I think of let's say, a crab or what are those horseshoe crabs? I think that they change shells. Yes. They have to let go of their old shell to either find one that fits them properly now, or to grow a new one. But the letting go process is just as important as the next step. So I was in this career that was very lucrative with a big, you know, international company and was doing very well. But at the same time I attracted to me a new boss that for some reason or another, just had a problem with me and was trying to work me out in the organization. So that was part of the shell being relieved and at the same time my marriage was disintegrating. I tried to ignore it. We tried for almost 20 years. Because I was never planning on divorcing I had three kids. It just wasn't in my plans. I made myself a promise. I made my family a promise. But the universe knew better. The Universe knew it was time to let that show go. Episode 19 Paul Henszel. So in the beginning of 2010, I was working as a supervisor in a sawmill. I had to unjam a giant log that got stuck against a giant steel beam. Now these logs that we were cutting are called Cats. They're extremely heavy, and each piece weighs about 1000 pounds. Now we had to manually unjam this log before we could, you know, resume production. So I had to crawl into a very tight, confined space. And when we fried this piece, the chains started while I was still in the machine, and I was being crushed alive by 12,000 pounds of wood. I could hear my body cracking, gurgling and crunching. It literally felt like my head was going to explode. There was so much pressure. And I thought to myself, if this doesn't stop, I'm going to die. I then blacked out now. I was not breathing and without oxygen for about 12 minutes. My coworkers had to perform amazing feats of strength just to rescue me and not time limit. When I was freed everyone thought I was dead. They were just about to perform CPR. And miraculously, I started breathing. Episode 22 Jenny Townsend At the end of my first year, I finally got everything under one roof. All my teachers were under one roof. We were rocking and rolling. I started hiring more people. And I made a couple bad hires which resulted in me having to work more, more hours more time and we weren't really making any money which was stressful. For me as I'm a goal oriented person. It was stressful for my husband because he's like you're working all these hours and you're not paying yourself. And my response to him was I don't need to be paid. I love what I'm doing. The fact that I get to work my passion every single day and change people's lives was payment enough for me. He never really connected with the mission of my company, which is one of the reasons why we ended up where we were he always supported me in my dream, but he became very resentful, the fact that I wasn't making money and the fact that I was living my dream when he was working a miserable job. So all these different variables led to a massive disaster. Episode 27 Chris Krimitsos so I had a story to fiction story that I wanted to write that conveyed a message of getting started because of the business group I was part of as well as podcasting and helping people with YouTube and all these different endeavors. I noticed that was a common theme a lot of people where I'll get started when everything's perfect, or I'm not ready yet. And because I've done so many meetings, you wind up seeing patterns over the years in the 1000s of meetings, one pattern you'd see as someone spending two or three years to get ready. Another pattern you see as someone that would start ugly, and then perfect it next thing you know that a hit show a year in or year and a half in. Meanwhile, the other person is still ready, not ready because it's not perfect yet. Episode 39 Wally Green Why are you angry? Why? You're not in America. You're not in a gang. You're not being abused by your stepfather. You you're not part of any of these things. You're in a different country where people actually like you and they don't like you because you can pick up your gun and protect them. They like you just because you're you. So what that was. I love it. Yeah. And that was that was that right? There was a turning point right there that was like about face change, mindset change. Every kind of change you could think of happened there when I actually realize that not everyone in the world is out to get you. Not everyone in the world hates you. And there are people in this world who genuinely care about you. Just because you are you and not what you can do for them. And that was to change. That was the pivoting the pivoting point the turning point. Episode 40 Susan Gold, I feel like we need to be brave. We need to stand that and we need to talk about our truth. And it's not so shameful. So many people have had similar experiences, but we keep it all tucked in, especially in the corporate system that's just broken. So I have to say I've been a bit of a trailblazer not knowing it. Epic episode 41 Brendon Kumarasamy So a few years ago, when I started guesting on podcast, I suck. I was so bad. I remember some guy asked me like, hey Brendon, where does the fear of communication come from? And I was like, what like, I don't know the fear of communication come so like London, Los Angeles, New York City. Like I don't know. So how did I fix this every single day? So I've been for five minutes answered one question that I thought the world would ask you my expertise. But if you do this every single day for a year, you'll have answer 365 questions and you'll people that that is a great approach. I have not heard that one. And I heard a lot of answers. Episode 42 Victoria Pelletier and for me I can very much remember you know being two and three years old and abused by my biological mother. Whether that was got pushed up and downstairs I had teeth that had been impacted as a result of that eat my baby tea. I even to this day, one of my eye drops a little bit lower than the other because I had a cigarette in my eye and I wear a patch for months. So I remembered a lot of it. Those were, you know, ended up being quite formative, even though we would say it's a little bit later in children's lives just because of the trauma that I dealt with. Episode 45 Julie Jones, you don't often see and it's it's kind of a story of my resilience have to if there's something I really want in life, how I go for it. I don't take no for an answer. I was only the third female hired on by my department, which I really had no trouble with the men that I worked with, with me being female because I proved myself early on when I went out for the SWAT team, believe it or not, I'm six foot tall. At that point, I just didn't have enough upper body strength so I wasn't able to get over the six foot wall. And one of the guys in his infinite wisdom decided to give me a little boost which disqualified me and you know the sergeant that was running the the obstacle course you know, he pulled me on the side. I said, I know I'm disqualified. It's okay. I worked out even harder. I improved my upper body strength the second time because I really wanted to be on the team. The second time that I went out for it. You know, I passed everything with flying colors. I officially got onto the SWAT team on my own Episode 47 Dai Manuel. I mean it's a journey, right? We hear that term when we reference people in our lives and how we're living them and it is a journey and and yes, I understand it's easy to focus on a destination or have a goal set or to have some intention on where we want to get to. But if we're not really clear on where we're at and how we got there, it's hard to see potentially the connection of who we were to who we are now to who we are intentionally wanting to become. And so believe me I noticed very, very well I've been in a lot of situations where change has not necessarily come easily. In fact, it's been very, very challenging and, and I've been in a few situations in my life where you know, had I not worked through that change and work through being vulnerable enough to ask for help. I don't think we'd be having this conversation today. Episode 49, Zach White, After you're in that kind of trough place your face is grinding against the floor of rock bottom as it were right. Then you stand up and you start to just put one foot in front of the other. And what I tell everybody who I've coached who's gone through any form of burnout or suffering or a rock bottom experience like this, or if you're going through it right now. You had to bring the time horizon and a little bit. We're not going to solve the whole thing in one move. We're not going to go create the perfect life in one day. Let's zoom way I like to call it drawing smaller circles, rather than solving for the big equation. Let's just solve for this afternoon. What are we going to do this afternoon to make sure it's a little bit better than yesterday to make sure we're not going back to those same patterns or habits that got us stuck in the first place and put one foot in front of the other. Episode 50 the firewall with Dave Albin, Here's the first thing I learned about Firewalker great lesson great metaphor for life. When you take that first step onto those goals. Oh, you'll take the second, third fourth. I guarantee right. You're not going to stop in the middle of that fire lane. Well, that was it. So you did the fire walk and what happened then what changed? Well, what changed was, you know again that night it was spectacular. It was one of the most unbelievable experiences of my entire life. And the next day, this is where it really got interesting for me. I'm in the foyer with 3500 people getting ready to go into the venue and I'm looking around so being and I'm watching all these people and they were communicating unlike anything I'd ever been been around. I've never seen or experienced anything like this. They were laughing. They were crying. They were hugging. They were engaging. They were telling their story. It was just like it was like storytime everywhere. 3500 People just were completely transformed the night before. Episode 51 The Holly Frances And I remember we had to do these trials off the ventilator where I would last for like 15 seconds at a time. They would basically make me breathe on my own and it felt like I was underwater, struggling to breathe about to die. And it was so scary. And I remember crying and hyperventilating and think like, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to do this. I don't believe that I'm ever going to be able to breathe on my own. And something profound that that GBS survivor actually said to me and he actually brought me a sign and he put it above my wall, basically right in front of my bed so I could stare at it. And it was a quote that said courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes it's the quiet voice at days and saying I will try again tomorrow. And I finished the first year was an episode about writing a book can propel your success as an expert. And I talked about that becoming an author is easier than you think. So if you ever wondered what it takes to write a book, I definitely invite you to listen to Episode 52. And if there were one or two that stood out and really piqued your interest, you can go and listen to the entire episode. All right, my friend. This was it for today. And as always, I asked you to give us a good rating or a write a quick review, because that always helps with the algorithm on Apple podcast. 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Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:All the details for OPC insider news How to connect workshops and pilates exercises togetherThe first step in discovering your purpose How you create space to be curious and purposeful The value of curiosityEpisode References/Links:Be in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipWaitlist for the flashcards deck  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyUse this link to get your Toe Sox!ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInTranscript:Lesley Logan 0:00  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co host in life Brad and I are going to dig into the purposeful convo I had with Adrian Starks in our last episode. If you haven't like yet listened to that interview. Feel free to pause this now. Go back. Listen to that one. I swear you're gonna fucking love his voice. I promise you... (Brad: Yeah) you know what? Actually, I said, narrator I want him to do those nighttime stories. He should do nighttime stories. I would fall asleep to him like reading the phone book. Absolutely wonderful, Adrian, that's a new job for you. So listen to his voice and come back and join us and let me know what else he should narrate. Because I just, I'm just like, you just keep telling your story. It's great. It's a great voice.(brad: I love it) Alright, so before we talk about Adrian, we just had the very first one day workshop situation for people on the on one on one exercise... (Brad: on OPC) on OPC. And it was so fun because we did the workout, which is kind of like what we do on OPC... (Brad: It was roll up on the mat) roll up on the mat. That was the theme. So the workout was dedicated to that exercise.Brad Crowell 2:15  Yeah, the replay just expired last night.Lesley Logan 2:17  Yeah. So when I create OPC classes, well actually when any teacher creates an OPC class actually think about an exercise or a skill set you need in Pilates, and we thread that through the entire workout. And so that's what we're known for. And so the roll up can be a very annoying, frustrating exercise. And what we did was I created a workout that would actually help you understand the roll up better in your body by the end of the workout. Then we did a little digging in deep with our OPC teachers and they share like what they struggle with and the roll up and how they got around it because everyone has a different body. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. And then we did the class again. Yeah, because of OPC you actually repeat the same class.Brad Crowell 2:57  I thought it was cool. I thought it was cool that you did it a second time because now you had the first experience then you discuss things and then you got a second shot at that. Lesley Logan 3:06  Yeah, yeah! And so anyways, people had a lot of fun with it. And so we will we were hoping to do another one later this year on a different exercise. You want to go to opc.me/workshops to get on the what is it a waitlistBrad Crowell 3:21  Waitlist for future workshops. Yeah, opc.me/workshopsLesley Logan 3:25  Somebody might be thinking oh, why get on the waitlist, they'll just tell me about it later. No, here's why algorithms you get busy life changes and also anyone on the waitlist always either gets a special gift or a special discount or something fun fucking happens to people on a waitlist just so you know people on the retreat waitlist got a discount low. So you just want to be on waitlist because we like to give gifts.Brad Crowell 3:45  Yeah, so and also, we're changing the way that our companies work. We are no longer going to be shouting from the rooftops on social, buy my stuff, buy my stuff... (Lelsley: Yeah) So what will the people who are on our waitlist will find out about the really cool things that we're offering now. So just be advised. Yeah.Lesley Logan 4:06  And if you're on social you have less of a chance of hearing about it. So that's all... (Brad: Yeah) be be one of the insiders. Okay. And OPC members last week, we told you there's something exciting coming up, and there's still something exciting coming up and we're not telling you yet. (brad: This is the longest tease) I have no idea. I have no idea when Brad's gonna let me tell you but I've been spilling the beans to a few people.Brad Crowell 4:28  Yeah, we were well FYI there's something cool for OPC for the OPC communityLesley Logan 4:36  If you don't know what it is, it means you were not at the live workout for March and it also means you have not watched the end of the live workout for March. So now I know... (Brad: That's true) And finally finally finally, at the time of this recording, we have a few spots left in round three of my mentorship for elevate. I'm not gonna go into too much detail here because you can, you heard about last week. You can also hear about it in other ways by going to Lesleylogan.co/elevate, Lesleylogan.co/elevate, because that's what we're about to do with your practice your teaching and your connection to the method. I call them my elevators... (Brad: I love it) And because Brad's now into fourth bullets... (Brad: It's happening) If you're wanting the chairs deck, and you didn't get it during the presale, now is the time to get it. Because... (Brad: now is the time) otherwise, you're not going to be part of the first rollout. And that means you have to wait. And if we've sold out, you have to wait even longer.Brad Crowell 5:32  Yeah, so I mean, the reality is, we only placed enough of an order for the people who have placed the order with a little bit of a buffer and the and then it might sell out there. So we would love to include your order. When we're printing everything in round one.Lesley Logan 5:50  Yeah, so go to OPC. So that's onlinepilatesclasses.com. If you're like What the hell is an OPC? Hi, welcome to the podcast. I'm Lesley Logan... (Brad: and I'm Brad Crowell) and OPC is... (Brad: thanks a lot for joining us today) Adrian sorry, that's all you get, no, onlinepilatesclasses.com is our baby. So go check it out. Okay, before we get into Adrian Stark's amazing voice and all this amazing content, what do we, do we have an audience question to get to?Brad Crowell 6:15  We do. And so basically, this is from an OPC member, we have a private Facebook group for the OPC community. And she said, I love the way you theme your workouts and connect exercises together. I really want to understand more about how you do that how you conceptualize that.Lesley Logan 6:35  Yeah, so actually, like we kind of just talked about it with the workshop... (Brad: Yeah, yeah) But also like, that doesn't really help you figure out how to do it... (Brad: That's true) So one of the things that I would love to tell you is the way I do that in less than a 15 minute recap, and I cannot. So the truth is, is that well, how I theme workouts together is because of how I was trained to see the method. And I was trained to see this method. Luckily, I had a lot of amazing teachers in my journey to hear where you're listening to me now. But one of those was Jay Grimes, Sani Shimoda, who...Brad Crowell 7:08  We're still talking Pilates, the Pilates method.Lesley Logan 7:11  Still talking about the pilates method. Thank you, Brad, for, you know, bringing in Tracy from Wisconsin. So um, so my teachers Jake Grimes, Sandy Shimoda, Karen Fishman, they really helped me, like take everything I knew and like, and take it from being like pieces of information, like, like think things like a solar system, like nine planets, and actually see how they're all connected by the stars. Right. So, so effectively, I hope that analogy makes sense. So at any rate, they really helped me put that together. And then since that, since I was able to understand that, I put that into my own practice my own teaching. And that's how OPC was created. Because it was like, how do I make first of all, the classical Pilates method unique every single week? It is I do the same that order? Well, the same order, but it's an order on the mat and reformer, we just omit exercises that don't fit the theme or the time. But how do I do that? And so I started really honing that skill set in and really making it fun and, and what you experience as an OPC member, is it really connected so you can take an exercise that you may not be able to do or one that you struggle with or hate, and really understand it. So how do you do that yourself, I have to be completely honest and tell you you need to be my mentorship because it's something that's going to take time. And I need to have, I need to AC where you're at in your understanding of the method, and in your connection to the practice in your body and how you currently teach. And then help you get like, you could be anywhere on the journey and I need to make sure that we're on the same page. And then because you might even be doing half of it already, when that'd be amazing. If I go actually you're halfway there. Here's some things you could do. Or Hi, that was 1000 words. (...) takes one exercise. So let's go over here. So I really love my elevate mentorship for exactly this. It helps you see the method as like one exercise you do hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of different ways. And allows you to teach everybody in front of you based on connecting them together and also your own body. So if you want to know how I do this, basically the TLDR is sign up for elevate.Brad Crowell 9:18  Yeah, join elevate. .. (Lesley: Yeah) okay. Well, thanks for asking that question. Lesley Logan 9:23  Yeah, you can ask any question you want is my Pilates guys, so last couple of Pilates related. It can actually be life business work or like vacation, whatever it is need to send it into us somewhere on the interwebs not LinkedIn. I'm not over there. But you know, someplace that I can actually find it. And I'll put it on here.Brad Crowell 9:39  Stick around. Right to this we're gonna talk about how Adrian Starks shares the Greatest Journey is the journey inwardLesley Logan 9:45  Right after these messages we'll be right back.Brad Crowell 11:21  Okay, now let's talk about Adrienne Starks. Adrian Starks is a man who decided to begin living on this planet for three reasons to learn, to grow, and then to take action. He is fully living his purpose driven life and inspires others to do the same as a speaker, narrator, entrepreneur and writer. Lesley Logan 12:09  Yeah. So I actually want to jump in first, because I really enjoyed his first step in discovering your purpose, because I just, you know, we've always had, we're like, what's my purpose? Why am I here on this planet, like walking around? Like they may not know. And he said that he the history said, I'm gonna quote him, the greatest journey is a journey inward. And he said, you also have to acknowledge you don't know everything, but then start asking why. And we talked about like, the seven why's like why this? Why this? Why this, like, Why do I want to be a writer? Because that's why do I want to do that? Because that's why do i Why, why, why. And like, we talked about...Brad Crowell 12:44  If you're, if you're trying to discover your purpose, right? Like, why are you here doing what is it that you're supposed to be doing? Why are you here on this planet? Right? And when he started asking himself that he realized he could help other people discover their own purpose, right? And so he his pod is called your purpose, your purpose for life. Right? And so anyway, in order for you to feel fulfilled and excited about, you know, showing up for life, it really will change your excitement, enthusiasm about it, if you find purpose in the thing that you're doing, right? So, you know, it's so interesting to me, because when I was younger, I was part of a coaching group. And the one of the guys said to me, I don't care, I don't care what it is, I have to do, if I have to carry shit from one corner of the room to the other corner and put it down, but after doing it for so many times, it's going to allow me to live, you know, take care of my family the way I want to, I'm willing to do that thing. And I really adopted that. And I was like, Oh, it doesn't matter if I fucking hate showing up for my job. I'm doing this because this is going to allow me to do the thing that I really would rather be doing, which is whatever, touring in music and doing all the band thing. And after doing that approach for decades, I decided I don't like that approach anymore. Because...Lesley Logan 14:12  Thank God, I was like where's this going.Brad Crowell 14:14  I really don't like it because because you know what, I ended up working at a shitty job, working with shitty people. And I told myself, I'm just gonna stick it out because by doing this shitty job, I'm gonna be setting myself up to go do something really amazing. And my thought is, listen, there are times in your life when you have to do stuff you don't want to do? sure, I get that, but what if the thing you have to do your job you actually love? What if you find purpose in that thing? How amazing would that be? Can it be possible for them to be overlaying that you're living the life that you like you're doing something that you love, and you're getting paid for it in a way that will empower you to go do the other things that you love to do, then you can have so much more fun in life.Lesley Logan 14:57  Yeah. I'm so glad that that turned around. I was like...Brad Crowell 15:03  You should have seen her face if you're on YouTube. She's looking at me and her heads tilted to the side like the puppy dogs like: what are you doing?Lesley Logan 15:12  Not to say that if you are shoveling shit that your job is without purpose because the person who picks up our dog poop, I am sure feels very purposeful, and what they chose to do for themselves. And I'm very grateful.Brad Crowell 15:23  So that was my point is like every it's it wasn't fulfilling me the things that I was doing. They weren't doing they weren't lighting my fire. They weren't something that I'm excited abou, passionate about, like amazing at... (Lesley: Yeah) those kinds of things. I was just doing them because I had a job opportunity... (Lesley: Yeah) that could get me paid... (Lesley: Yeah) that's not enough.Lesley Logan 15:41  Yeah. So you know, like, I love that. I'm really glad that you didn't adopt that. It's probably when we met. You probably stopped.Brad Crowell 15:50  Yeah, well, it was. It was. I mean, I don't know. I think it was like, it was it was a combination of the of me leaving the music industry. Because I was betting on that to be the thing that got me out of the shit.  Lesley Logan 16:05  Yeah. And then, oh, I remember this, and you left the music thing. And you're like, well, now I'm here... (Brad: Yeah, now I'm just fucking here) not playing music, because like, this isn't (...). So Oh, yeah. No, it was definitely them. Brad Crowell 16:16  Yeah, it was exactly when we met too. So there's that that was 100% a part of it. But, but really, like, I thought, you know, I'm gonna sell a million records, and I'm just gonna go tour the world. And then all of a sudden, when my band stopped, I was like, Oh now what?Lesley Logan 16:30  Yeah. Like, so I worked retail. I really thought I was gonna work in retail forever. Because I really love the company I worked for at the time we had we sold the most amazing stuff. And it's not because I love to sell the vibe purpose on this planet was help people sell. What I loved was helping people find the thing that made them leave the store the smile on their face, or like they had the gift for someone like I loved helping people, like people, you know, people when you're shopping, imagine, think about last minute shopping, oftentimes you're shopping for like, it's like, what do they call it, like retail therapy. And like they come in, and then I help them find this thing that would like light them up, or make them feel like their selves or like jewelry is like an expression of them. And so I found present now I work with a ton of people who are like this is how I pay my bills, and I can tell you right now, it doesn't matter how amazing that salesperson was, they were never the number one salesperson. They're never the number one because they were just piling up the shit from one corner to the other. So clearly, like whatever you're doing, try to figure out how it aligns with the purpose that you have on this life, or let's find a way to help you bridge the gap... (Brad: Yeah) What did you love?Brad Crowell 17:32  I love it. Alright, so one thing he started talking about was how, you know, now that you're asking why, you know, why am I here? What do I love? Why am I why do I like doing this? Why do I like to know, you know, and kind of going towards your purpose. He said, how you create, you need to create space and be purposeful. And the creating of the space allows you to be curious, okay, and that curiosity really opened up the opportunity to make mistakes in, you know, and to grow and learn and be better at what it is that we're doing. And, again, dial in, hone in, you know, being more purposeful in our life. And, and he actually gave a challenge, he said, Be curious enough to make a mistake, because a lot of people are unwilling to take any risk, unwilling to make any mistakes. But he was giving this really great analogy about Babe Ruth, and it wasn't Mickey Mantle, he referenced somebody... (Lesley: no, somebody else) can't remember now, but he said they actually have more strikeouts than they did homeruns even though they were, you know, the number they were top of the top of the homerun stats... (Lesley: yes). But they failed so many times. Right. And, and then I thought you asked a really great question of like, well, how do you, you know, how do you set yourself up to be curious? And he said, Oh, by being alone. And it was like, well, that's interesting, very interesting. So he figured out how to leave his mind the mental space to be curious, by setting aside time for himself... (Lesley: Yeah) You know.Lesley Logan 19:20  This is, this is, that right there is the problem most people have, they do not create space for new stuff. So they could they it doesn't even matter if you know what your purpose is. If you have not created the time. I don't care if it's 15 minutes. I don't care if it's 2% of your day. Brad Crowell 19:38  Yeah. Dai Manuel.Lesley Logan 19:41  If you don't do that, it doesn't mean it doesn't none of the stuff that we're telling you matters. None of it does. And too often I see people go must be nice. I wish I could do this when I have more time. I'm telling you right now, you will never stop being the busyness that you are until you create the time for your purpose. And until you start actually like owning that and protecting that and is going to require being alone and I know my extroverts are like: don't wanna be alone. But you Brad also when you take time to go for a walk by yourself, you come up with so many ideas. But if you're like on phone calls all day, on your socials all the time, hang up people all the time.Brad Crowell 20:20  Listening to podcasts all day long.Lesley Logan 20:23  Let your let your your let things be silent, you know. So anyways, I thought that was one of the most amazing answers loved It's so fucking much.Brad Crowell 20:31  Well, he talks about he's shared a lot of his story about like school, middle school, high school and being alone and working in the library and stuff. And it actually made me think about that time. And also about my time in college, when I was intentionally writing music all the time. And I had in my calendar, don't call Brad. Brad is writing, right? And I have intentional time, to be creative, to be curious, to learn, to try new things, to flop at new songs, all that kind of stuff. And when I was in high school, I remember I always wanted to be part of like the group. But I remember actually, like I would, I would walk I would walk home. And it was like 30 minutes. But I would take different routes and I would explore and try new things and know the curiosity like can I walk through this neighborhood to get to where I'm trying to go. And that that alone time, you know, I didn't have a, I think I might have had a diskman in high school, but not really. So I didn't have something to distract me.Lesley Logan 21:37  You're gonna have to explain it what a diskman was just in case somebody is listening to this. Brad Crowell 21:42  If you were born in the 90s you don't know what a diskman is because you never needed to use one. A diskman is a CD player that is portable. That's all.Lesley Logan 21:51  You know, you just made me think of remember when when I left working for the fitness company. And I no longer had to commute from West Hollywood to the west side, which is by the way... (Brad: right) three miles, y'all Brad Crowell 22:02  But it was like 30 to 45 minutesLesley Logan 22:04  30 45 minutes, and in those 30 to 45 minutes, you could rarely get me on the phone. I literally just enjoyed I had a jeep with the top off. And even in the winter, I just blast the heat. And I drove through the streets of Beverly Hills, like like I mean it was beautiful picture as everything you see from a clueless when she's walking and clueless like literally that. And then I went from just like driving from our house to the studio, which is one mile and I could take the side streets. So I was there in four minutes, unless I hit this one stoplight, and then it was seven, but still, like no time at all. And I remember and I come home and you would have been working from home all day and you're like ready to talk. And I'm like, Ah, I haven't been alone. And like, so I ended up we got rid of the Jeep. So I could walk home. I could walk home. And it was a 15 to 20 minute walk depend on how fast I went. And it was the perfect time for my brain for me to be alone to think about thing. And that's where I actually going back to those seven layers of why the first time I could get all the way to number seven was on a walk. Because I could actually like go and I could get past number seven because I wasn't around. It wasn't in my surroundings of our house or my work. I was like walking with the squirrels and all this stuff. So anyways, highly recommend get some time by yourself.Brad Crowell 23:22  Yeah, I think that's great. And for you especially, it's really a way for you to energize or re energize... (Lesley: Yeah) You know, for me, I think like I have, I actually really struggle with it because I have a hard time. Like, like, it's hard. The story that I've told myself about alone time and not doing anything is that I'm not being efficient, and I'm wasting time. And I think that we need to combat that concept of I'm wasting time because the time your brain needs space and like little distraction, to be creative. And that creativity that sparks curiosity that allows you to come up with different ideas, you know, and, uh, you know, time after time, I've realized I fill every second of my day with, you know, if I'm literally like doing the dishes, I'm also listening to a podcast or maybe I've got a show on or something. Or if I'm going for a walk, I'm often again listening to a book or listening to a pod. And I don't leave myself time just to let my mind percolate. You know... (Lesley: yeah) and it's not wasting time. It's important. Lesley Logan 24:30  No, it's important and 2% of your day is enough time, which is 30 minutes.Brad Crowell 24:36  Yes 2%All right, so finally let's talk about those Be It action items what bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Adrian Starks.Lesley Logan 24:58  I'm going first again. It is my show. All right, here we go. Get curious, question people, question yourself and I don't, I think when people think question people, question why someone's, it's not to be antagonistic, it's just like, just because you have a thought doesn't make it a fact. So ask yourself like, oh, like why? Why is that? What? Like question you don't have to like question authority, or you should, but you don't have to, like, be antagonistic. It's just like, if you've always done things in one way, ask yourself, if that's still serving you, ask yourself that you'd be willing to try something different, you know, like, really dive in deep on some of the habits you have, because if they're not serving you, with time they get rid of them. And we got to get curious about that. First to understand you gotta like test things out in the water. I'm, I love testing out my morning routine, I really do. So you know, and the best way to test is like, get out of your comfort zone and do something different.Brad Crowell 25:56  Yeah, I do it respectfully. Part of it is something that I wanted to speak to because I was very antagonistic in my youth, about questioning authority, and not in like, I'm not like, you know, throwing rocks and started fights kind of thing, but I would challenge authority intellectually.Lesley Logan 26:21  You guys he literally did every single assignment in college and never turned it in. Let me just talk about like...Brad Crowell 26:28  I intentionally got the worst GPA you could possibly get. I failed every class... (Lesley: but he went) I went to all the classes. I wouldn't take the tests but I would do all the papers in the homework but I just wouldn't turn them in so I had a really interesting you know, it's part of my ego I think too for sure... (Lesley: Oh, you think) but but you know, the questioning people, questioning myself, you know, questioning authority that all of that really does roll into curiosity.Lesley Logan 27:05  Well, there's yeah, there's there's definitely been like, like curiosity is like being a detective versus like a judge.Brad Crowell 27:11  Yeah, we're being a dick about it. You know?Lesley Logan 27:14  Be a detective not a dick. Thats the new merch. I'm a detective not a dick.Brad Crowell 27:25  I love it man.Lesley Logan 27:28  Well anyways...Brad Crowell 27:29  We'll have to put that on like a like I don't know if that's I don't know what that goes. Lesley Logan 27:33  It's like a sticker. It's sticker related, it's a bumper sticker for someone's car but not mine. Because I don't put them on the car. But we could put it on the Yeti. Um you know how at the gym people write on the walls... (Brad: Oh yeah) Oh my god some of that makes me so "no pain no gain", "sweat is just pain leaving the body" like I'm just gonna put be a detective not a dick, x x LL, Be It Till You See It. Anyways, you guys I think Adrian episode was just full of so many things. And so to sum it all up, get curious, question people, question yourself and let us know how you enjoyed this. Let us know what parts of this were really spoke to you and what you're gonna do about it and... (Brad: Let us know if you loved Adrian's voice) and how it's gonna help you have a purposeful life. And also you can listen to Adrian's voice on, for free, on his podcast, wherever podcasts are at your purposeful life. And so he has amazing guests that he puts up all the time. He's so intentional, and... (Brad: you were on there, right?) I was on there. We had a debate. We had great sweatshirt action. We both showed up in a gray sweatshirt. It was really funny. I'm like I'm going to wear a gray sweatshirt today. And I sit down he's like I had a feeling you would wear a gray sweatshirt... (Brad: you got the memo) Okay, I don't even never wear a gray sweatshirt on it. Like normally I try to like look good. Anyway, go to this podcast you can you can start with my episode and see if you enjoy the theme of his podcast which I think you will if you enjoyed this episode. So until next time, Be It Till You See It. Share it with friends and we'll hopefully see you around soon. Brad Crowell 29:08  Bye for now.Lesley Logan 29:08  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. Have an awesome day!      Be It Till You See It is a production of Bloom Podcast Network.  Brad Crowell 29:08  It's written, produced, filmed and recorded by your host Lesley Logan. And me Brad Crowell. Our associate producer is Amanda Frattarelli.Lesley Logan 29:08  Kevin Perez at Disenyo handles all of our audio editing.        Brad Crowell 29:08  Our theme music is by Ali at APEX Production Music. And our branding by designer and artist, Gianranco Cioffi.       Lesley Logan 29:08  Special thanks to our designer Mesh Herico for creating all of our visuals, (which you can't see because this is a podcast) and our digital producer, Jay Pedroso for editing all the video each week, so you can.Brad Crowell 29:08  And to Angelina Herico for transcribing each episode, so you can find it on our website. 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Sometimes we fall into a way of existing out of perceived or unspoken expectations from others. That was the case for Dai Manuel, who started on a path of following the footsteps of his father who was a veterinarian. Not far into school, Dai realized he was seeking his father's affirmation, more than he was seeking his own destiny. He wasn't passionate about what he was doing and needed to make a change. Tune in to today's episode of Success is Subjective to learn how to identify what is for you, and what ideals and expectations to unhook yourself from.Connect with Dai ManuelWebsite: https://www.daimanuel.com/TEDx: Why Vulnerability is a Human ThingFB: David Dai ManuelIG: Dai Manuel LinkedIn: Dai ManuelConnect with Joanna Lilley  Success is Subjective WebsiteLilley Consulting WebsiteLilley Consulting on Facebook Sponsored by: College AlternativeEmail joanna@successissubjective.org 

It's not “just do it”, it's a “just did it” mindset. Tune for the way you create lasting change, take action and celebrate your wins for success. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How you get to Cambodia. Can you do Pilates on the wall? Acknowledge and be very specific.Where the problem lies in change.sustaining change is where the problem usually lies.The importance of celebrating your wins How to set your non-negotiable everyday Episode References/Links:Join us in Cambodia!Pilates Exercises to do on the wallThe Whole Life Fitness Manifesto  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyUse this link to get your Toe Sox!ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Brad Crowell 0:00  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:09  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co host in life Brad and I are going to dig into the enthusiastic combo I had with Dai Manuel. Well, in our last episode, if you haven't yet listened that episode, feel free to go back and listen that interview, and then come back and listen this one or you can just let it play backwards. And you can see if you resonate with it (...) do however you want to do it... (Brad: how everyone do it) You know, it's I'm actually struggling with that kind of like doing it backwards situation. I'll tell you why. So there's a podcast I'm listening to and they actually dropped like two or three episodes in a day. And so which is, because of... Brad Crowell 0:44  Episodes, or they're adding to their, it's a whole new episode?Lesley Logan 0:47  It's a whole new episode... (Brad: Oh that seems like a lot of work) it's like part one, part two, it's like way too much work. And they also have way too many ads. And like not like we have ads look, a lot of ads is how things go. But they had like four minutes with the same ad and I'm gonna say it but I have it memorized at this point. It's just like repeats, but I want to know what's going on. And you cannot go from the back to the front. You have to start with the front and it just too much work. Well. That's feedback for them. They're not listening. It's okay. Anyways... (Brad: Nailed it). Well, I'm so happy you're here listening to this one.Brad Crowell 1:17  Yeah, we won't have four minutes of the same ad. Don't worry.Lesley Logan 1:20  No, no, we have different ends... (Brad: Yes). And, and also, it's so exciting. So we just got been back for a bit from our Mexico vacation... (Brad: Oh yeah!) which was so much fun. But what's (...) what's coming up next was like, we're definitely in March Matness now. Yes, M A T not M A D. The M A D starts later in the month, which always baffles me because it's not really March Madness, because it goes in April, but March Madness is where you do the Pilates classical mat exercises one every day for the whole month of March. And so, in honor of March Madness, we are doing a workshop on the roll up this month... (Brad: Yeah) Yeah, I'm really excited. I got my OPC teachers joining me. And we're gonna do this amazing workshop where we actually really dial in all the different reasons why you might be struggling with this exercise, how to help you do it. If you're like, what's the roll up, it's the one where your legs are together, you try to sit up from off the floor, and usually your legs go flying around.Brad Crowell 2:21  It's so hard.Lesley Logan 2:22  It's so hard. Even if you have like a six pack, it's actually even harder for you most likely. So you'll want to definitely check out our workshop on that if you have been wanting to understand the roll up in a better way. If you've been wanting to dive into your mat, if you just wanted to have like someone, you know, teach you, don't be a teacher to do it, then that's workshops happening this month. You can go to onlinepilatesclasses.com to get on that waitlist. I'll put the link in the show notes. And we are on the countdown. This monthly countdown. We are less than we're like six months, seven months away from literally seven months away from being in Cambodia. That's right. Yeah. But I don't think we told people the story about in Monterrey when we ran into a girl from Cambodia.Brad Crowell 3:06  Oh my gosh. So this was the most fun. We were, so very, whenever we go to these big events, and there's like hundreds of people and stuff, we're always with everybody. Well somehow like very randomly, we found ourselves like ready to go to dinner. And we hadn't made any plans with anyone. And there wasn't like a big party standard. Like we just were like, oh, let's go to dinner, just the two of us. So that was actually nice. And we're like, well, where do we go? So I just Googled gluten free near me and found a burger joint. And it was like, okay, you know, that's fine. Gluten Free burger buns. And so we walked over... (Lesley: It's only a block away). So we're like, that's right there. And they had kombucha on draft.Lesley Logan 3:48  That hard kombucha on draft which I was like done. And then I saw they had sweet potato fries. I was like, Well, this is just the most amazing thing. I was so excited... (Brad: Yeah). And the girl behind the counter was so excited to see how...Brad Crowell 3:57  She was super cute, she was like really enthusiastic... (Lesley: Yes). And behind her on the wall was a whole bunch of money... (Lesley: It was a bunch of foreign money, I should say) Yeah... (Lesley:And so...) I saw Costa Rica, India, England, Canada.Lesley Logan 4:10  Yeah. So I looked at Brad and I said, Do we have any of our Cambodian money in your wallet? And he was like, looking at me like, I don't think we have I don't think I have any from this last trip. And she is like, you have Cambodian money.Yeah, she's like, Why do you have Cambodian money? Yeah, I'm like, Oh, we go there all the time. We lead a retreat. She's like, I am Cambodian. I am Cambodian... (Brad: Yeah). And so we had the most amazing time. We started speaking to her...Brad Crowell 4:33  Not only that, she only moved to The States like a year and a half ago and only been in Monterey for six months or so. And so suddenly, we began to just talk to her and khmer.Lesley Logan 4:42  Yeah, we started talking khmer, and she was so impressed with our khmer. Of course our khmer was actually this from the same area that she's from. So the dialect is very similar, and we could understand, and chat with her.Brad Crowell 4:54  She speaks way faster than us. Way faster... (Lesley: Yeah), it was so much funLesley Logan 5:00  It was so fun. And so a got us like really even more excited to go back to Cambodia because, you know, it's just that's not every day that we run into someone who actually can speak khmer so anyways, we're going to Cambodia we want you to come with us, lesleylogan.co/retreats to get information.Brad Crowell 5:15  Right, yeah, slash retreats, we'll add you to the waitlist so lesleylogan.co/retreats. And then that will trip an email that'll show you what's going on right now... (Lesley: Yeah), we would love to have you come with us if you're like, ah, Cambodia? No. It's not as scary as you think it is. It's actually...Lesley Logan 5:35  It's the most beautiful place.Brad Crowell 5:37  Oh, it's a beautiful place and the trip getting there is actually really easy. I know, it's on the other side of the world for most of us. But, you know, when you fly internationally, they give you free booze and lots of movies, good to go.Lesley Logan 5:48  Yeah, yeah. And then also it's been it's been a week together at my house, at our house. And it's always a small group. So it's just like, it's truly a retreat. It's like (...). It's so much fun. So, join us on this next one, because we're only doing one this year and we want you on it... (Brad: Yeah, bursts). Alright, before we get into Dai's interview amazingness. Do we have an audience question?Brad Crowell 6:10  We sure do. We, somebody very laughingly asked: wait, you could do Pilates at a wall?... (Lesley: Yeah, I've been getting) Wasn't really actually a question. The question would be, can you do pilates at the wall?... (Lesley: Yeah), the answer is yes.Lesley Logan 6:25  Well, because my mom. And I think three other people in our family have sent me an ad of like people doing Pilates at the wall. And you can see it a lot is an air quotes at the wall. And then it just anyways, the ads that I'm seeing replies at the wall are awesome exercises that are not Pilates but they are low impact, they are body weight, and I don't think they're gonna make your butt look like that. I definitely think that that takes some more squats in that. But please, by all means, if you'd like to workout and make you makes you go have fun. But you can do Pilates with the wall, their actual place exercises that you can do at the wall. And I have been doing them at the wall for years, and teaching them and even Joseph Pilates top people pilates at the wall, there were squats at the wall, there was a roll down at the wall. There's like a lot of things you could do that are really amazing. And so when you only are an airport or at a hotel and you're afraid to be on the floor there, there are a significant amount of exercises both Joseph Pilates approved and on ones that I've taken from being on the ground to be at the wall to challenge our balance and our asymmetries. Some of my teacher taught me and so if you go into the show notes, there is a link.Brad Crowell 7:36  Yeah, we have an entire blog post all about Pilates exercises you can do with the wall over at onlinepilatesclasses.comLesley Logan 7:43  (...)And you would do them to really better your posture and help you work. A long lifted tall spine. It might not be as accessible for you on the floor as it is on a wall, there's the sometimes more feedback on how squishy your mat is (Brad: squishy) squishy. So what what's so funny is ever since people been sending me this and asking me like, can it like do I have these exercises in a class? My blog post about this these exercises has been going through the roof it is taken the number one blog post off it's thrown, everyone's doing this. So I love that people are googling it. I love that they're coming across our exercises because they'll keep you strong, safe and they'll actually be super effective for you having an awesome tall spine, better digestion, better posture, better life.Brad Crowell 8:31  100%... (Lesley: Yeah). Okay, now let's talk about Dai Manuel. Dai has your back when it comes to sustaining personal change in your life. As a change advocate and coach, he shares how his personal story led him to change both externally and internally. And to maintain that change. That's the big part. The Sustaining of it. Die has been proudly dating his wife for 23 years. He's the father of two girls and a and he's also a lifestyle mentor. As a digital thought leader, author, lifestyle mentor and Ted Talk host, he engages and challenges people to live healthy lifestyles.Lesley Logan 8:33  Yeah, I really enjoyed our conversation... (Brad: Yeah, his enthusiasm was contagious). Yeah, it was so it was, very bubbly energy and then he was like, I was just going off of your and your energy and I'm being real honest. Like, prior to hitting him, like come into that same class. I was like, Okay, here we go. Got this. So you know, so like, so like, maybe it was mutual, but it was, I think we just like kind of fed off each other. So that was a lot of fun. He said so many things that we could talk about forever, like, just go listen to the podcast. But I love this because this is something that I also saw in BJ Fogg's chapter on, like getting your family to have better habits in your life that you wish that they would do. And so I was I'm out, like how to support other people in their change. So you know, it can be hard to be a bystander when people are trying to make changes, or there's changes you want to make in their life. And we just want to like do it for them and like, tell them but what Dai was saying is like, complement the things that they're doing that you want them to keep doing. So like if they're, you know, if they're doing something that you're like, Oh, yes, they made their bed. It's like, acknowledge that and be very specific. Don't go great job this morning, like, loved how you made your bed this morning. That is amazing. That's so great. Like, it's just Isn't it so nice when your beds made?Brad Crowell 10:49  He was specifically talking about his daughters and how, how they encouraged and applaud the positive aspects of the things that they're doing.Lesley Logan 11:00  Yeah, yep. And, and then try to catch them in the act of doing something right. So you can support them. So try to actually like be around for that. And so yeah, so so there was a whole chapter on this in in BJs book. So I love this part. And it happened to do with like this father, who just would like just butt heads with the son. And he would just go, like, can you just clean out the espresso thing and the coffee when you're done using it? And the kid would like, grunt like of course, and and so one day, he didn't actually, like completely clean it. But he did, like, partially clean it. And he's like, Hey, thanks for doing that thing. And the next week, it got better. And then it's so common to the next step. And and it's like those baby steps. I wish that it worked on August, I wish that when I complimented him on not barking he would stop but it's fine.Brad Crowell 11:46  He's so good at not barking.Lesley Logan 11:47  I saw that. So you just left him alone. And he's like, Oh, I left him alone wof wof. But at any rate, um, I just I think that this is really important, whether it's a child that's in your life or a partner in your life, or a sibling or a parent.Or someone on your team at work.Yeah, well, because people like the way our brain works you guys is that we're going to do everything to lean into what it feels good and get away from what doesn't feel good. So you're getting mad at someone or you like, making conflict around something isn't it going to make them go: You know what I should do right now? like do the thing that like I want my brain wants to vis like run away from so anyway, I just thought it was a really great part of the conversation that we could all use. Because who doesn't want to like be told good things about themselves?Brad Crowell 12:31  Yeah. And and I think I think you mentioned something in the convo. In the when you as the supporter of someone going through change. We often just have this tendency to see only the bad shit. Why didn't you do this? You did this terrible thing again, oh, hey, bla, bla, bla bla, right, and we focus on the negative. And when instead you're focusing on the positive, you're, you're passing that perspective along to the person who's effecting change, because one thing he shared about his personal story was how he felt trapped in his downward spiral, spiral, you know, where he started putting on weight, and he knew he's putting on weight. And then what did he really just want to do? He's gonna play video games, watch movies, and eat junk food. So he binge, he would binge eat, which just makes the problem even worse, and they feel even worse about himself. You know, and then everyone's commenting about him, and he's feel even worse about himself. Right? But when, if you are able to start sharing the positive "hey, nice job". You know, like, that sandwich looks really great, you know, if to the sandwich that would be beneficial for them, you know, kind of a thing, then that lets them go. Oh, there are good things that I can focus on... (Lesley: Yeah. Yeah), I think we're just (...) trapped to you know, we're getting so stuck on the negative. Lesley Logan 14:01  Oh, well, of course, because that's what our brains are conditioned to do. But I just mean, like, when he you know, when he told us that he wanted to bicycle his dad didn't go. Well, you're just gonna play video, you're not going to use it. Seriously video games anyway. Said let's go get a bicycle... (Brad: right). So like, just the people in your life who you can tell are trying to make change. Help them if they're asking for it in that moment, if you can, and if not, like at least like tell them when it's going. Yes, someday or this weekend? Like, how about three o'clock on Friday? Like I you know what I mean? Like, the more we can inspire each other, the more people will do it for us. It just that's the way the world works. What's one thing you love that, that he brought up?Brad Crowell 14:39  Yeah, so we were talking about this during his his bio, but sustaining change is where the problem usually lies. Because, you know, at first you have this enthusiasm and this excitement around it. And so your willpower is stronger. But he said, and I thought this is really interesting. He said that is a depleting resource, right? So imagine a pile of gold. If you keep spending it, the pile goes away. It's a depleting resource where your enthusiasm to embrace the change that you may want to see in your life. Right, he said, so some tricks, some tips that you can use to maintain the change is to decide, he said, it all starts with a decision, but get the hardest thing out of the way first, so he talked about the book Eat The Frog... (Lesley: Yep). And if the hardest thing you have to do that day is eat a frog, then you should do it. Absolutely. The first possible thing you could do is eat the frog. Because in the rest of the day, that the hardest thing already, right? And he said, the initial steps to take the most amount of motivation, and activation, and what are you most likely to have the most motivation and activation? It's probably, you know, in the earlier in the day when your brain is the freshest. So and then he also talks about smart goal setting, which I've heard before I thought this was really cool. In fact, I'm sure we talked about it on the pod because I think another guest talked about it. I can't remember now. But SMART is an acronym. It stands for Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, time based goal setting, right? So what would be a SMART goal? That someone who wanted to become more physically active? What would be a SMART goal that they could set for themselves? So specific...Lesley Logan 16:32  Something that's specific... (Brad: measurable) I'm gonna go for a run. It's like, actually, I'm willing to run one mile.Brad Crowell 16:38  Okay, then measurable?... (Lesley: Yep), one mile... (Lesley: in the mornings), in the mornings, actionable. So that's something that you can do. It's not necessarily something that you're relying on others to do for you, you can go do it. What's realistic? Is one mile realistic?Lesley Logan 16:53  Well, it depends on the person. But if I add my dog, probably a little bit now I've got the dog exercise in there at the same time.Brad Crowell 16:59  Okay. And for me, I can tell you right now running a mile. Maybe that's not realistic... (Lesley: Well, you know) for me (...)Lesley Logan 17:06  (...) try to run a 5k So I guess I'm gonna figure that out.Brad Crowell 17:10  I can slowly walk, jog, trip, stumble a mile, but running a half a mile? I could certainly do.Lesley Logan 17:16  And then time based for this month.Brad Crowell 17:20  Yeah. When do you want to do... (Lesley:Yeah) said goal.Lesley Logan 17:23  But also like, like, there's got to be a time setting. So like, when is it starting? When is it ending? Or when you're evaluating it, so that you, it's not like I'm doing this for the rest of my life. That's overwhelming.Brad Crowell 17:34  Right? Yeah. So start now stop when you know, or you're going to do it before X date? Yep. Yeah. So anyway, that's, that's great. So these are, these are some pretty straightforward, you know, action items that we could be taking in our own lives... (Lesley: Yeah, with anything we're doing). Yeah. So whether that is, I know one thing that you really started doing with your, you wanted to change your mornings up?... (Lesley: Yeah). And so you made a decision to get your own workout in, you know, so you had to make time to do that. And to do that you've moved your clients so that you actually have the time in the morning, right. So there's, these were small steps. Okay, I gotta move this quiet. Okay, that gives me this time. Okay, now I have to make the decision to actually do my workout. And what's been happening. Now, you, how long have you been doing your morning routine?Lesley Logan 18:28  Forever. And also, I just changed an order of it again, because one of the thing that I was wanting to do, I was like, I could tell I was talking myself out of it. So I lit, I literally was like, Okay, well, we're just gonna move it up in the morning routine, so that we actually can do the other things that we want to do that we're not negotiating beforehand. It was just like, you know, it's the pu... it's the handstand, push ups and things I had these goals on, and they're fucking hard. And I don't I want to I want to be the person who can do them. I don't want to be the person doing them. So it's problem right now. But at the same token, like I just moved them up earlier in the morning routine, so that they get done, so I eat the frog.Brad Crowell 18:29  All right. So finally, let's talk about those Be It action items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your convo with Dai Manuel? I'm gonna hop in first here. He talks about celebrating your wins... (Lesley: You know, I'm about that). Oh, we know you are all about that. And I know when he was telling his story about the hill and his bicycle when he was in his early to mid teens. You know, one day he finally got to the top and he was like I did it. Just did it. Right. And the just did it thing is so funny. I think it's really clever. And I hope he makes merch out of that checkmark a checkmark instead of a swoosh. And instead of just do it, I just did it.Lesley Logan 19:59  Yeah, Um, if he can do that, though, I want to just be it. I'm just saying, I just I'm fighting with you all, I want to just be it. I just want to just be it. Brad Crowell 20:07  Just be it.Lesley Logan 20:07  Yeah... (Brad: I love that). Okay, anyways, back to the...Brad Crowell 20:10  You know, and the celebration of it. Just like you were just talking about with your morning routine as you are making those adjustments to your morning routine, you feel good about it, right? And if you acknowledge Oh, I felt good about this today, because what you're gonna want to do tomorrow, feel good again, and it helps build momentum.Lesley Logan 20:29  Yeah, you got to, and I know it sounds hilarious to say it out loud by yourself. But you have to, you have to find some way of actually celebrating in that moment. And maybe (...) to check a box off. Or maybe there's an app you use that like cheered Monday does this little like confetti thing for done. You know? So you got to find something like that.Brad Crowell 20:49  I mean, you could do this after you leave a workout. I don't really, I never liked going to the gym, right? And I don't always enjoy the workouts like sometimes I'm angry at the end of the workout because I hate that I just did that to my body. Lesley Logan 21:04  I really hate when I look at the board. And I'm like, No, these aren't moves I want to do today.Brad Crowell 21:07  Right. But at the end of the workout, I literally tell myself, I'm glad that I worked out. You know, and I think when I used to work in the restaurant business, when I was in my early teens, my friend always told me, and I don't know how I remember to do this. But he said when we're in the kitchen, if you're gonna walk out on that floor, he said, when you walk through this doorway, you have a smile on your face.Lesley Logan 21:28  Oh, we had that. Also, like with work. It's like when you walk through the door. It's showtime, like, you know, like, leave your problems at the door. This is the time to like, have fun. And like, even that can help you feel like you're celebrating a little bit.Brad Crowell 21:40  But when I would go out on the floor with a smile on my face, I would have fun on the floor with my guests. Yeah. And then by the end of my shift, I was enjoying my shift... (Lesley: you were being it until you see it). Yeah. And so you know, this momentum this celebrating that win, will will benefit you in all sorts of aspects of your life.Lesley Logan 21:59  All right, um, my biggest takeaway was, this is just like, I love this non negotiable everyday 30 minutes for yourself. So even if you're like, you guys, I cannot at all get up any earlier. I cannot do these things, whatever, blah, blah, 30 minutes for yourself non negotiable everyday 30 minutes by yourself. Brad Crowell 22:16  Okay, so he casually slid in there. The statistic that you know, all sudden turn my head and I was like double checking his math. He said 30 minutes a day. It's only 2% of your day. I was like ball... (Lesley: 2%) But it is it's 2%... (Lesley: 2% of your day). 15,400 minutes in a day. 30 minutes? Is only 2% of 15, 40.Lesley Logan 22:36  Brad, are you gonna start taking 30 minutes every day?... (Brad: I think that I can) I mean, it's like it's 2% of your day... (Brad: It's only 2%) He says move for 15, 5 minutes of meditation and 10 minutes of personal development. Yeah, and so like even that like if you are someone who's like what do I do for 30 minutes or myself? Five minutes of meditation, 15 minutes to move, 10 minutes personal development.Brad Crowell 22:59  Yeah, he said the 15, he said do it in in the order of movement, that meditation and then the personal development because when you doLesley Logan 23:06  This podcast can be a personal development by the way.Brad Crowell 23:09  Yeah, absolutely. He said, you become a sponge. After you've worked out your body. You've given your mind some space and then you learn about you, you work on only you, he said not business development. Personal Development. Yeah. Then you become a sponge.Lesley Logan 23:24  Yeah. And so if you are like absolutely in love with the enthusiasm that Dai had I mean, Brad: It was contagious). Contagious. The good kind, the best kind, the kind you want. And you're like yeah, I need 10 minutes of personal development, guess what? Check out his book, The Whole Life Fitness Manifesto. You could absolutely set a timer for 10 and get a kitchen timer. And check that out. And let me know if you do.Brad Crowell 23:46  I love it. My name is Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 23:59  I'm Lesley Logan.Brad Crowell 24:01  I'll see you next time. Thanks for joining us today.Lesley Logan 24:04  Thank you for joining us today, Brad's trying to do my job so I do my own job. We are so grateful that you're here. We really really are. I hope you enjoyed this interview. I hope you enjoyed this recap. Let us know how you can use these tips in your life. Let's know if you get and then Dai's book, and until next time, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 24:20  Bye for now.That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. Have an awesome day!      Lesley Logan 24:20  Be It Till You See It is a production of Bloom Podcast Network. Brad Crowell 24:20   It's written, produced, filmed and recorded by your host Lesley Logan. And me Brad Crowell. 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What is your relationship like with change in your life? Do you find yourself avoiding change or embracing it? How do you incorporate vulnerability into your life? In this podcast episode, I speak about how to be a champion of change and vulnerability with Dai Manuel. We reflect on the process of adapting your mindset towards change and the value of being vulnerable. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.amiokpodcast.com

A man who knows the grit it takes to make a sustainable change, Dai Manuel joins the podcast to talk about what it takes to shift your lifestyle. He is a proponent of mentorship, celebrating your wins, and doing hard things for maximum results. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Why we need help navigating change How to support people in their change How to sustain change Celebrate the winsWhy you need to start doing hard thingsWhere you should start to make change BIO Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, leading by example way of living. He's a contagious personality who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, encouragement, and community. He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster, TEDx speaker & edutaining keynote speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought-after lifestyle mentor executive performance coach.Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on the 5 F's: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to take action to be your best self are guaranteed when you connect with Dai!Episode References/Links:Whole Life Fitness ManifestoDai Manuel WebsiteDai Manuel on IG  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyUse this link to get your Toe Sox!ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Lesley Logan  Hey, Be It babe. Get ready to have a dose of like excitement, enthusiasm like. If you are feeling like your vibration is low, it is not going to be low after this interview. I am definitely so pumped. And I just finished talking with Dai Manuel, he is an incredible human being, he is a trainer, he has been dating his wife for 22 years. He is a father of two amazing daughters who are almost out of the house. And we go through a lot of things about change. And like really welcoming change, and then also celebrating your wins. And I don't I'm just I don't want to keep going because I want you to hear it from his perspective. But it's so fun. It is I mean, it's one of the most fun conversations I've really had and I really enjoy his like zest and zeal for life and so you're you're gonna love it too. Also, also the end of course, you know, every week I said the BE IT action items but seriously the BE IT action items, seriously the BE IT action items. There's so much fun and I know you're going to just really nerd out with with Dai and all he has to say and then you're probably going to buy his book because I'm going to, I want to read it. It sounds really exciting to me. So anyways, without further ado, well there's that little ado that happens and then Dai Manuel.All right, Be It babes. I have an amazing guest for us today. Dai Manuel is here. He is from Canada right now, currently, but I think we're gonna get into an amazing story of how his life has gone an amazing journey around this world. I'm really excited because we, you know, I was reading about what he does in this world on how he dates his wife for 22 years like and you know, I was just like, anyone who can say they're dating their wife that long. I think we have to have on because I definitely think you're gonna inspire all the people listening to maybe date their partners more. Or maybe we'll go into some other thing. So, Dai can you tell everyone who you are? What you're what you're rocking out these days?Dai Manuel  Well, thanks, Lesley. Well, let's see. Yeah, I'm rocking it out in Vancouver, Canada. And it's a nice place. It's a nice place. It's a nice place to call home. It's always been a home base for us. And I'm a dad first and foremost. I have two teenage girls while okay, they're almost 20 and 18 now. So, as I say it's karma. And I've been dating my wife. We're going on 23 years. And yes, I'm very intentional with that language around that, I'm sure will unpack that in a bit here. But yes, dating my wife and, you know, I just help people navigate change. I like that, you know, like we all I, as you can tell, I got some of the posters and stuff behind me. I'm a kind of a movie buff, comic book guy. But Indiana Jones remember Raiders of the Lost Ark? (Lesley: Yes.) You remember the beginning scene where he's got like, you know, Harrison Ford is barreling down that cave, and there's that massive boulder chasing him? (Lesley: Oh, yeah. Oh, totally.) Most of us feel like that boulder has changed in our lives. And we're running from it. And we're like, "Yeah, I gotta get out here." And so I tried to put the script on that and make people be more advocates, or champions of change for their own lines, you know, and, and so because often we feel like victims, you know, we get bowled over. And we had nothing to do about it. And it came at us whether we liked it or not. And, and so that relationship was changes what I really helped support people with and yeah, that's me in a nutshell.Lesley Logan  That is so cool. That's a beautiful description and a great visual. I love going to Disneyland. And then there's Indiana Jones, right. And they have that boulder moment. And when you said that there's another thing that like that I've heard people say like sometimes they like see a light at the end of the tunnel. But sometimes that light is just a train coming at you. (Dai: That's right ... Yeah, yeah.) Sometimes I and it's and you're kind of like, I feel like people can be like this again, like, "Why is this happening to me again?" You know, and I think especially, especially I think 2020 definitely was like, and this happened, you know, all my millennials listening, Hello, I'm an elder millennial here. And we're like, then there was 911 went to college, there was a recession, we got out and there's COVID when we got back on our feet, and it's like, yes. And I think my, I think everyone's generation can pick like all these devastations. So they don't actually have to be these boulders that are following us down the road. How did you get started in helping people like champion change? Like I don't even know how you how did that become a job for you.Dai Manuel  Let me give you the short version, you know, and okay ... So I have my first really big change in my life that felt like it was that boulder that ran me over was when I was like nine, you know, and I'm not here to talk about trauma and all that stuff and trauma release. Trust me, I've worked with therapists and my psychologists for a bit to work through all that. And I the big proponent for that, by the way. But all being said, at nine, you know, my parents, which I thought I lived in idyllic life, you know, and, and I remember this one day coming home from after school, my dad's like home at like three o'clock. And it's like dads go home at 3, really like what's up, and they lead us into the living room. And my mom and dad sat down, you know, on opposite ends of the couch and basically just said, we're getting a divorce, you know, and I'm gonna date myself right now, you know, this is back in the mid 80s. You know, I'm like, not even 10 yet. And back then. I mean, we don't have the internet. We don't have support groups, we don't have resources that really talk to that aspect of life, you know, because back then, you know, I was in a class of 30 kids, and there was only one other kid in that class. It didn't have his original parents together still. So, you know, (Lesley: Yeah.) a minority situation. And ...Lesley Logan  Yeah, now now people are like, most of the kids parents are divorced ...Dai Manuel  It's true. No, it's true. Which is, you know, that's a whole nother conversation, obviously, to say like, what's going on? But but yeah, it was it was a bit of a bomb, you know, it was that boulder that ran me over and, and at that time, I didn't know how to handle it. I really didn't. And my dad was already working a lot. So he wasn't around a ton. He was just a workaholic, to be honest. And, and, but he had lots of enduring and loving qualities. And I know that he loved us, you know, and but after, you know, the divorce, it's like, you know, the every other weekend often would turn into once a month, or sometimes longer, you know, so just I didn't have that strong male figure around me, which I can unpack later. Because just means lots of other changes that I wish I didn't happen, but would have been nice if I had some more mentorship in my life. And but, you know, I sort of spiraled a bit. I figured out how to escape some of the pain that I was feeling and some of that loss and that isolation, and I did it through food. And I also did through video games and movies, you know, so I was chasing dopamine, you know. (Lesley: Yeah.) I was chasing instant gratification and yeah, emotional stress eating you call what you will. I did that for about five years. And by the time I got to 14, I was at doctors offices in my own, the doctor's like ... that's morbidly obese. And I'm like, I didn't know what morbid meant nor than I know what a obese meant, but I figured that can't be good. You know, (Lesley: Yeah.) I knew how I felt inside, you know? (Lesley: Yeah.) Anyways, one day, I just had sort of a moment, and I won't go into the full gory details, but there was this realization that I was more afraid of not changing than the idea of changing. You know, I was I was 2015 and I was like, gosh, man, life sucks. Everything's hard. And also, you know, kids were mean as you know ...Lesley Logan  Oh they're all mean. I was a kid at 80s too. I mean, they were they said some mean things.Dai Manuel  Yeah nasty, you know, but But you know, what's even worst is like, as I got into high school I was like, man, teenagers are cruel. You know, like it was went from one extreme to another and, and I just wasn't enjoying life, you know. And obviously I can talk about the depression and social anxiety and other things that stemmed from that. But, you know, I wanted to rise above all that I didn't want to be where I wasn't even. I wanted change, and I had no idea how to get it. But I knew that I didn't want to stay as I was, because I was like, okay, well, it took me five years to get to this place of not feeling very good. And if I'm honest with myself, in the next five years, that's I'm 20, if I haven't done anything different, it's not gonna be better than it is right now. (Lesley: Right.) You know, and, and so, I just came out of the bathroom, like, literally after bawling my eyes out and found my dad in the living room, we were at his place for the weekend, that weekend, and I was like, dad, I don't want to be like this anymore. I want to be healthy, I want to be fit. You know? (Lesley: Yeah.) And, and also, you know, people say, what is the motivation and like, I actually wanted a girlfriend, you know ... (Lesley: The things we will do for love.) Listen full disclosure and I mean, we can unpack that I really did want to feel that someone saw value in me that somebody (Lesley: Yeah.) for me, and you know as a kid I couldn't have articulated that way. But you know, in retrospect, now, you know, we'll unpack that, you know, 30 years later. Yeah, I totally get it. You know, and, (Lesley: Yeah.) so I set in motion. I went to the library, got books out on fitness and nutrition, and my kids are still like, "Why don't you just Google it, dad." I'm like, "I'm older than Google." You know, like, so those are listening. Yes, I'm old. But but it was cool, right? Like, I started to educate myself. But I also took immediate action. I you know, I asked my dad, he was like, "Hey, what do you want to do?" He's like, "Gym membership, you know?" And I'm like, "Hell no." I'm not going in that place. It's all that steel, all those mirrors and back in the 80s. They ...Lesley Logan  Oh, mirrors everywhere. Yes.Dai Manuel  ... spaghetti strap like, tank tops.Lesley Logan  Yes, the tank tops that don't cover anything, even though they say they have to cover something. They still do it in West Hollywood gyms because I actually had to work at one. So it's still there as like eyes like I I'm a teenager against the same things. But yes, I think gyms are very intimidating for most people because of the mirrors and because you have to know what you're doing. And so then when people do they just get on the treadmill, and they just walk.Dai Manuel  That's right and and then you wonder why you come back to after a day and they're not seeing the results. Right. (Lesley: Right.) And that's the one thing that's always frustrated me that I tried to support people with not falling into that trap. Right. But but I get why they fall into it. (Lesley: Yeah, yeah.) Especially when we just, gosh, so much misinformation out there. Right. So I mean I get it, people are doing the best that they can with what the ... (Lesley: Yeah, yeah.) And you know, so I said, I like to have a bike, can we get me a mountain bike? Because I used to like biking as a kid. That was one activity, I knew I used to love doing and I would do it for hours. I go in the backyard and I just cycle around, you know, and and so he said, "Sure." That and literally that afternoon, we went got me a bike. And when we got back, I went for a bike ride. I just went up for cycle because there's also I lived in rural Ontario, so just outside of Toronto a couple hours. And it was literally farm country. You know, it was like all apple orchards and stuff. And so it was very remote.Lesley Logan  It's also the 80s so you could your kids were allowed to go on a bike.Dai Manuel  That's right. I mean, we were practically like, I think we had two traffic lights in the town. Right? So I mean, now it's like a booming metropolis of at least 80,000 people, you know, (Lesley: Yeah.) like. So, it's different now 30 years later, but back then, you know, I had the opportunity to just get out. And my dad and this is really funny. Okay, I'm totally dating myself here. So for those that aren't familiar, Sony used to have a thing called the Walkman.Lesley Logan  Oh, yeah, I didn't even get to have one of those. They were too expensive for my family.Dai Manuel  My dad had one. And but he lent it to me, he let me borrow it. And this is the cool thing about the Sony Walkman. You put a tape in there, and it would get to the end to one side, and it would automatically flip to the other for you. You didn't have to take the tape out and flip it, it would do the autoplay so you can literally put a 90 minute tape in there we'll play 45 minutes and this is one side and it would start playing the other 45 and this is how I knew when it was time to go back. One way I would listen to Tragically Hip and on the way back and listen to Alice in Chains, you know and like this is like the one tape that I had and I would just do it. I know that 45 minutes out okay, I'm at the end I gotta turn around go back now. (Lesley: That's so cool.) Yeah, and that's what I started doing it and then I just started changing our feeled about myself and literally it took about 20 months ish (Lesley: Yeah.) to release that way to get into a healthier lifestyle, healthier mindset. But took 5 years to put it on but you know less than half of that take it off. So you know change can happen pretty quick. We (Lesley: And also ...) when you try to make it happen. You know.Lesley Logan  Also what I love is it like you did what you could with what you had and also in a way that made you feel safe and feel comfortable. And I also love that like the person that your father was there to go, "Let's go do that. You want to change it, we're gonna change it." And like, I think that like, what a great for all the parents listening like he didn't go well we'll do it next weekend. Like he said we're gonna go do it right now and I know that like kids want a lot of shit to I don't even know how people are parents now it sounds very expensive. But when it comes to encouraging things that are actually behaviors that you want like for them to follow through with a goal that they have, or for them to feel seen and feel confident in their bodies, like those are worthwhile, like, at least find a way to take action in a moment, it doesn't have to always be buying something, maybe it's just like, let's look it up, let's Google, where can we go get this thing before we go and get, you know, just get like giving taking that first action is like such because your it is how is clearly how you got used to like taking action and seeing change and welcoming it. Whereas other people where it's like, oh, maybe we'll do it another time? Ah, you know, no, we can't do that right now. If you don't encourage that next step of action, then people just become pretty, like complacent and okay, well, I'll just do it someday, there'll be some day.Dai Manuel  And you know, full disclosure. My parents, you know, over that five years, they obviously saw that I was hurting. They saw the sadness, they saw that withdrawal. They just saw that I isolated a lot, right? Like, I wasn't a very outgoing child a lot of times and I would avoid really big social situations, especially with people I didn't know because they felt so subcon... subconscious, (Lesley: Yeah.) self conscious, and, (Lesley: Yeah.) and just low self esteem. Like just all the usual cliches or stigmas that we attach to someone in that state of unhealth, trust me, that's just what I was living in, and, but they would often come to me, and they would offer different strategies and things to help me, but you have to understand they were coming to me and offering these these ideas, you know, like, my mom wouldn't be like, I've got a good friend, this nutritionist, we can have you sit down with her, you know, and I remember my dad, like, "Hey, why don't we get into karate classes." You know, and, or, my mom at one point is like, "We can get you a personal trainer." You know, and this is like when personal trainer is kind of a new thing, right? Like, (Lesley: Yeah.) your own trainer. And but here's the thing, every time they came to me, and they made that offer, I was like, "You think I'm not good enough the way I am." That's what I thought like, now, you know, that wasn't their intention. But I took it as like someone's trying to force change on me. (Lesley: Yeah.) And and I would act out accordingly. You know, I would not be very nice. And but this is where the things switch, when all of a sudden it came to my dad, you know, and I'm like, "Dad, I want this. I want to do it." And I think he saw them. I was like, "Okay, we got to strike. This was hot." You know. Let's do it. (Lesley: Yeah.) And I think that's the thing, we have to remember that we especially as parents, and this is something we've my wife, Christie, and I've tried to take note of with their own kids like, of course, of course, we tried to encourage good behaviors, and try to catch them doing things right. You know, and make a point of applauding that. But also, we do know better, because we have life experience, you know, and, but when we see them doing things really well, we do want to acknowledge that, you know, (Lesley: Yeah.) be present for that. And because if you're constantly reinforcing the good habit and behaviors, they actually start to realize, Wow, this is good. This makes me feel good. You know? So yeah ...Lesley Logan  Absolutely. I just love to catch them doing things, right. I think that like, so often people are so worried about what they're doing that's wrong, that they're only looking for what's wrong, right? Like our our brain is like looking for like the you know, the the reticular activating whatever RAS is like looking for evidence that your kid could be hurting themselves. So you're like, only seeing that when like, if you actually can really encourage the good behaviors. People definitely want to feel seen. So they're, whether this is your kids, or if you're like me, I don't have kids, co workers, partners, friends in your life, like complement the things that they're doing that you want them to keep doing. And they'll keep doing them. It's like a pet. If I'm like have a positive voice, my dog does good things. If I have a negative voice, you know. It's the same way.Dai Manuel  You have a cat and the cat just looks at me. He's like, "f u." You know, he just ... attitude. (Lesley: Cat's attitude.) The one thing I love about dogs you talk them nice they treat you well, you know (Lesley: They do.) they just look like, "You're an idiot." You know like ...Lesley Logan  Yeah. Yeah. There's, there's there's so many comedy shows about like dogs versus cats. And like, I have friend, my mom has two cats. And we have friends who've got cats and like, love them. But they're they're like when you're having a bad day. The cat's not like, "Oh, let me take care of you." My dog if I'm having a bad day. He's like, "Oh, you want to lay in bed with me? This is great. Okay."Dai Manuel  They gave you that unconditional love. I don't feel that for my cat. I really don't. I'm like, yeah, anyways,Lesley Logan  Anyways, that's a side note. Sorry. If you love if you love your cats and you have a different opinion, you can ... great. That's wonderful. Go ahead and keep it.Dai Manuel  I'm like, "He is my cat. Please." You know.Lesley Logan  Yeah. So okay, so I love this like you had this like moment of like taking in change for yourself. And I think that this is key because whether or not you're 15, or like, anytime in our lives there are these moments where we are, you said it, you're like, you are more scared to not change than for the change. And I think, I think sometimes we end up waiting until it gets that bad before we like, take action. Have you noticed in your life since then? Or with of coaching that you do that like? Is it possible to make the change before you get hit rock bottom? Or do we have, do we have to hit the rock bottom to make the change?Dai Manuel  Well, as I always say, sometimes you get to rock bottom, you realize there's a rock there that you can crawl under, so I've been there. So, you know, the rock bottom is definitely subjective. But, you know, we can learn to adapt more quickly. But you're right, you sort of hinted at the reticular activation system, but more importantly, this thing called confirmation bias. And what's really unique, you know, is like, when we're feeling positive, or looking for positive, especially affirmations, or confirmations, we have a tendency to find it, you know, it's like, we want to find the successful stuff. But equally, if we're looking for bad stuff, we're just as good at finding that to to confirm our position or beliefs. And this is just psychology, and we all got to deal with it, unfortunately. And, and so that mental health piece is so critical, you know, in any sort of well being conversation, that's sort of where everything starts, because it's our self perspective, right? It's that as Maslow, he says, you know, like, you know, he talks about this hierarchy of needs, and (Lesley: Yeah.) you got all these basic pieces on the bottom about feeling safe, you know, I'm gonna roof organic food in your belly, you know, quality relationships, but at the very peak, there's this thing, this elusive thing called self actualization. What the hell does that mean? You know, and but it really is that idea of aligning our vision or purpose, or our integrity, those passions like that, all the things that really make us uniquely us, and having them go in one direction, you know, so (Lesley: Yeah.) I'm feeling good about that. And it's not easy to tap into that. But doesn't mean we shouldn't look for, you know, and so change, though, is very much a proactive thing. You know, like, when you want to make change, we're pretty lucky. I mean, there's podcasts like yours, Lesley, there's amazing TED Talks, there's, I mean, the amount of books and literature that it's out there that talks about ways to empower ourselves for change. It's just a matter of going and tapping into it, you know.Lesley Logan  Thank you for this, it's such a now that now that there is a Google and ... (Dai: Yeah. Thank you Mr. Google.) But like, like that's yours, do you make it so true, like, if there is a change you want to make, you can make it at any time, you know, we tell our the businesses we coach, like if you don't have your website up at 11pm, when somebody is like at their, their bottom, like I'm ready for this change, and they're Googling a solution to the problem that they have. And if you don't have a website, they're not going to find you, they're gonna find someone, they're gonna find a solution that they think is going to work. But you might be the best ones, you have to be on that line. And so what's so cool about Google is like, any one of us can go, you know, what I really want to learn right now I'm actually I need to change and do this. You can join a gym online, you can find therapy online, you can like, join a new club, I'm like, oh, I want to take this class, I already found a place down the street, signed up on Saturday, they don't even know who I am, or how I found them. Like we have right now is like the best time to live. Because if you want to make a change, you can make it within a minute.Dai Manuel  That's right. Absolutely. It's like flipping a switch. Now, sustaining change is where the problems happen.Lesley Logan  Yes. So how do we do that? It's really easy to beginning like this, because I think people rely on motivation and motivation only gets you started. It doesn't actually show up. It's a it's a fickle friend.Dai Manuel  It really is. Well, it's a depleting resource, and it depletes every day, you know, we start in the morning, sure, we feel great, we feel motivated, we feel excited about the prospect of the day ahead. And I mean, if you're not a morning person, maybe it comes later. But regardless, we have this sort of amount of energy that we start with and focus and it does deplete and the more taxing are the things that we're trying to do, the more uphill we feel like we're going, it depletes more quickly. And, you know, there's books out there, there's one that I always loved called Eat the Frog, you know, and (Lesley: Oh, yeah ...) The whole idea was the premise of the book. I mean, I can, you don't have to read it. But here's the premise, right? (Lesley: Yeah.) Like, the hardest thing you had to do in a day was eat a frog. The idea is do that first. Then you got the rest of the day to do the things that actually won't require as much energy or focus or particular motivation to do. And, and also you feel really accomplished because you got the hardest thing done first, you know, the rest (Lesley: Yeah.) of the day might feel easier. And so we have to remember that if especially I work a lot of people in the fitness in the wellness space, because I've been doing it for like 28 years, you know, so (Lesley: Yeah.) I tend to have a lot of people that want to make changes physically, emotionally, spiritually, also psychologically, and everything's tapped in. Right. But the physical is an easy one to tap into first, you know, is just moving our body a bit more. And and it takes consistency and frequency. But for some people, it's really hard to get started because they've been at rest for so long, you know? (Lesley: Yeah.) And we know based on physics like that the most amount of energy it's going to take to move a body at rest. Is that initial inertia (Lesley: Yeah.) to get it started.Lesley Logan  Yeah. Oh, this is ... So one of the girls I follow, she's like, some prospect champion. And she was like pulling a car. So like a rope, and she's pulling a car and I was like, "Oh, my God." And my dad goes, "It's actually just really hard to get started. Once she gets it started. It's not that hard." And I was like, "Don't take away her win. But that's also very good information."Dai Manuel  But it's true. Because that's exactly how it works. Like with almost any sort of change that we come up against, it's the initial first few steps to actually take those initial actions will be the most challenging moments, it's going to take the most amount of energy, the most amount of motivation. But the cool part is, as soon as we start seeing results in the direction that we want to see them, it's self fulfilling, you start to feel like this motivation starts filling up again, a little bit more readily, you know, or quickly, like you just, it's, it's nice, because I can all honestly speak to this because I remember making that change at 15. And it was within the first I'd say about six weeks, I had a really big physical win. I remember I was riding this bike, you know, for like 90 minutes, right. And I was doing it at least five times a week just getting up for these rides. It wasn't like super intense. I'm not like a motocross kind of guy or anything, right? I was obese kid on a mountain bike. And, but there was this hill. And it felt like a mountain, right? It felt like an Everest to me. I mean, it could have been a molehill, but it still felt like this Everest. And I remember the first time coming to it, I made it barely a third of the way up. And like the bike, like literally just stopped. Like I'm pedaling, I'm trying to move it and you just make stop, it was like done and, and I got off the bike. And I had a moment there where I was like, "Well, I failed. I might as well just turn around and go home. This is dumb, I can't do this." But I knew that was like, "I don't want that. I don't want that. I want this. I want to make some health changes." So I walked the bike to the top and I continued on my way. Now, I didn't deviate from this route. Okay, I kept doing this route for those six weeks. And every time I'd come down hill a little bit more, a little bit more. By the end of six weeks. I just remember coming to it this one day and I, I kept my head down. I just kept going. I felt like that little train that can. Right. I think I can. I think I can. And you know, all of a sudden it got easy again. And I looked up and I'm like, "Holy crap. I'm on the top of this mountain. I did this." And six weeks ago, I couldn't do this. And I was like, hello, changes happening. And it's happening because I'm I'm making it happen. You know, that was the moment for me. That was it. You know.Lesley Logan  And you also like something I point out here for my perfectionist and overachievers listening is he celebrated the win. Like there was like, "I did it." And I don't think that we all most, maybe as kids, we do it. But once we get older we can more of adult, we actually get to the top of the hill and we're just like, I didn't get there fast enough. No one was there to help me like we look for all these. We'd look for ways to take the win away or we just move on to the next hill without even reflecting on what it is that we did.Dai Manuel  I you know what? Okay, and I say this all the time. I wrote a book like a few years ago and in it I maintain that Nike's got it all wrong. Okay, so here's some clickbait right, what he's saying, you know, I mean, Nike, one of the most well recognized brands globally, right? "Just do it." I mean, it's very motivating. But here's the thing. Why not say, "Just did it." Like why can't we celebrate the act of completing what it is that we set out to do? You know, because that's actually where all that self self efficacy comes from that that ability to tap and say, "Holy crap! I did it." You know, I'm like much more of that mentality. I'm like, adopt not to just do it but it just did it mentality, focus on the results that are creating the feeling you achieved by completing the thing that you set out to do? You know, like ... (Lesley: I love this.) It's possible, right?Lesley Logan  I love this. This is so good. Oh my gosh, they did. Gotta say, oh, y'all, I mean, I'm sure you already have this like you have adjusted it hashtag like that. You need to like, you need to adjust it sticker, people need a (Dai: And it's a checkmark. Not a ... Right. So where do you go? You know.) Yeah, this is cool. So what are what are some ways that you have helped people like, either welcome to change or and also like, what do you have them do once they've like, done it? Like what is their you have to do the adjusted it? Like, what are the other ways that you have them celebrate? So they can like, keep it going? Because it's like, it's the momentum of once you keep going, like it's easier to keep going, right?Dai Manuel  That's right. You know, I love the acronym SMART, right? Like it makes sense Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Time based goal setting, right? Because we have these big lofty goals and I think we should. As human beings, we have this natural ability in us to strive to be greater than we are, you know, we do we just have this in us, it's in our DNA. And the cool thing is, is, yeah, there's gonna be a lot of hard stuff. And I mean, that's just living a life, you know, you're going to encounter hard stuff is not a matter of 'if'. It's a matter of 'when', you know, and it's common, like the boulder. Right? Is coming at us no matter what. But there's this cool little thing called resiliency. And, um, you know, my climate change, friends are like, yeah, humanity's way too resilient, you know. And fair enough, we populated this planet, and we over consume, sure we can go down that path, but look at some of the conditions that we've overcome the suffering that we've overcome, and yet, there's like 8 billion of us on this planet. Like that's, that's impressive. I mean, yes, it's evolution. But it's because we have resilient in our DNA. And I think when you really accept that we haven't we also accept something that Buddha said, like 2600 years ago, which is taking science a little time to catch up, but but they have proved this now that nothing in our entire known universe is permanent. Everything's in a change flux, right? So everything's changing, always changing. So it's like, okay, we're resilient. And change is a given. All right, let's figure out how to navigate change and be a bit more resilient tap into this DNA that's allowed us to do this. And, and I think it's just a matter of trying to do hard stuff. I don't care. And you know, for me, it was like, that little hill, which wasn't very big, by the way, but for me at that time, and my level of fitness, and where I was at, it was an Everest. But every time it came out, it was just a little bit better than the day before. (Lesley: Yeah.) That's all it takes. And we're not talking about massive 100% improvement here. Unless you're trying to do a pull up for the first time. By the way, you know, if you go from doing zero, pull up to doing one pull up is the only time in your fitness career, you'll be able to say I had 100% improvement, okay, and after that it's diminishing returns. But regardless, that one time, it was like, that's 100% better than I was yesterday. But other than that, you know, it's just find that thing, and then figure out the little intervals and celebrate those wins, as you said before, and lastly, you know, like, break it down and celebrate the little victories along the way. (Lesley: Yeah.) Because you just did it. Like, hello, like that's in itself self fulfilling, you know.I love that you said, like, you know, doing some hard things, I think that a) we avoid them. So then anytime a hard thing happens, while people say to us, but it's happening for them in some way. Like, it's almost like it like hit you like, like a cold shower. It's like, what is this thing? That's hard thing that I have to do, it's like, but if you are more, if you're accustomed to doing hard things, often that you have that of your choosing, it makes it a little easier to take on the hard things. You're like, oh, this is just, I got to do this now.That's self belief, right? Like, I can do this. I've done other hard stuff, you know. (Lesley: Yeah.) And to be fair, you know, it was nice that I learned that lesson early on. (Lesley: Yeah.) It wasn't telling my early 30s, I realized that, you know, I'd actually exchanged sort of the food escapism, with alcohol escapism, alcohol, in which it would often leads to similar narcotic use as well. And you know, I had a very poor relationship with alcohol, you know. And then in my early 30s, I came to sort of this halt again, this moment where it's like, I don't want to be like us anymore. And it was because my wife, actually she, she, we were looking at going sideways, she was like, This is not a healthy environment to raise our kids. And you know, they're both under the age of six at this time. We've been together for almost a decade. And yet, I'd had this perpetuating habit, you know. Because I still often thought of myself as that morbidly obese fat kid, because I didn't actually do any of the internal work at that point. (Lesley: Right.) I focus on the external, and eventually came to a halt, where my whole life was being turned upside down, because I was valuing alcohol over everything else that I had. And she sat me down this one day, and she was like, "Okay, we're done." And we're both bawling her eyes out, we're trying to figure out well, how are we going to co parent, you know, because we both loved each other still. Like, we didn't (Lesley: Yeah.) really want that. But she's like, looks at me, she says, "Dai, are you being the type of man that you would want to marry your daughters?" And I'll tell you, honestly, that question, it was like, I got kicked between the legs and punch the nose at the same time. Because it was instantaneous, where I was like, hell no, if someone like me, at that moment in my life at 33 years old, showed up on my doorstep, I'm like, get the hell out of here. But that's what I was mentoring and modeling to my closest relations, (Lesley: Yeah.) you know, and, and so in that moment, I made a commitment to go when you went out drinking, and a lot of people were like, only a year what you're talking about, that's not long, and I'm like, hey, the longest I've ever done is like a dry January, okay? And those like 15 years, that was the longest I've ever done. And so I committed to that year, and I realized in the first nine, six weeks this is gonna be a hell of a hard thing to do, you know. And that's when I broke down with my wife and I got really vulnerable with her for the very first time in our relationship after 10 years. I finally opened up and actually poured everything out. She's like, "You know what? Thank you. I think you need some help. Legit, I'm just being honest." Like, she was like, "Okay, yes. Thank you for entrusting me to share this, but I don't know what to do with this." You know, and to be fair, I didn't expect her to know what to do. I just, I needed to share and (Lesley: Yeah.) and then I found help, you know, found a psychologist, found a therapist, did I did the work, like I went all in on the work for six months. And after that, six months, I everything shifted for me. And we got to the end of the year, and I'm just going to end the story here. We got to the end of the year, because people probably wonder, "What happened at the end of the year?" Well, my wife's looking at me, she's like, "Holy crap, you did it." You know, like, you just did it. You know, like you did a whole year and I got to be fair, like she didn't think I could. Honestly, if I'm honest, I periods didn't think I could. And, like, well, you did it. Do you want to celebrate? Let's watch the sun go down tonight? And share a bottle of wine. I'm like, that's sound really nice. No, no, I started thinking I was like, so much in my life has changed in these last 12 months, like so much. (Lesley: Yeah.) What if I keep going? Anyway, I just celebrate 14 years, 14 years, you know like ...Lesley Logan  That's amazing. (Dai: Is that crazy? Like ...) Isn't that crazy.?(Dai: Yeah.) But it's also, it's also amazing, because like, you figured out well, first of all, you had someone put a front of a mirror in front of you like, this is not like, do you really want to be like this? Do you want to be this person? Because this is what your kids are seeing is like a man. Right? And then and then you challenge yourself. And then you found out like, that isn't work for you. I'm like you and you've gone on. And I think sometimes people doubt that. I think sometimes people, you know, do the dry January and they like I feel so good. Or they do a sugar detox, which and they'll and then they you know, whatever, and then they just go back. And so which some things y'all like your body does me a little bit of sugar, like don't fucking remove a whole thing without talking to your doctor and making sure it works for you. But you know, like, you don't need to villainize something. (Dai: That's right. No, you're right.) But you know, like, oftentimes people don't realize, you know, I have someone in my life is like, oh, whenever I have dairy, like I break out, I'm like, so why do you keep having like, what are you doing? You know, but I think it's, sometimes it's too hard to keep going. But if we actually just celebrate that, like, this actually worked for me, I did this. And I feel really good. So what if I just keep going and give yourself that permission to continue find out what that changes. So I imagine that is what, like, bird the dating the wife, and so you've been dating your wife this whole time. And that is gonna be really fun and interesting. But also, like, how cool for your kids to see that because now they're gonna have high standards for the partners in their life.Dai Manuel  Well, and be honest, you know, this last week, we moved my 20 year old or soon to be 20 year old and with her boyfriend, and I was still processing to be fair, but it was, you know, they've been together almost three years. So the long time ends, and they're just very mature. And just, it's been really cool to just sort of experience this and support them with this, but at the same time, it's like, wow, wow, you know, and but that's the thing, you know, we modeled and mentored, you know, because the two most effective ways every single one of us on this planet learn is through mentorship, and modeling. And so you do have to look in the mirror and say, "Well, what am I mentoring? And what am I modeling?" You know, like, "Oh, and also who's mentoring me?" you know, and then what am I modeling to those that are closest to me, but also, you know, we think about how we show up for our work, you know, into our communities? And do we have that integrity to do the things that we, you know, say what we're gonna do and do what we say and to be fair, there's been lots of years of my life where I haven't felt integral, you know, that feeling sucks. It's ...Lesley Logan  I mean, I think it totally sucks. And I also think that a lot of people listening you can maybe even right now are like, out of integrity. And that is if you don't own it, you're just gonna get more and more pissed at a lot of things and it's really like that you're out of alignment for what is like integral for you and that's, it's not fun, but that's good change to like make in your life that's a great place place to start making change.Dai Manuel  Perfect place to start, perfect place because all it takes is a day. That's all it takes is one day. You know, like I always joke with people but I'm like, I know I'm only ever one workout away from feeling better than I am when I'm not feeling in a good place. You know, like I just those good endorphins I get from just getting a little sweat on you know, even just going out for a quick 30 minute walk outdoors, like, instantly my mood shifts, my mental health shifts. (Lesley: Oh) You know, instantly.Lesley Logan  Instantly. So, oover this normally when we're on a holiday trip, we want to tour over the, around the whole country, the US everyone and, and normally, the weather is fine enough for me to walk the dogs every day, I can actually get a little workout in, it's not my normal work, it's not my normal morning routine, because I'm not in my home. But like, I can do a mini version of it. And I really am like, so proud of that, I coach people on that, I feel so good. Well, this particular Christmas was like the worst weather ever. So cold, there was no, the dogs didn't even want to be outside. You know, like every was there was no, it was just miserable. And by the time we got home, I just remember like going, like, I just don't even feel like myself anymore. And I was like, go just go do the thing. So I like sat in from my red light. I took the dogs for a long walk, all of a sudden, I'm like, oh my God, like, it's so crazy. Like when you're out of integrity out of align with yourself. It can feel like, why is this happening? But it's like, oh, just go like, what are the tools that you have used to make yourself feel good. And boom, you're like, right there again. So yeah, it can be a workout, it can be spending time by yourself, it could be reading a book. There's just, we have to have that you have to know the tools that make you feel good, so that you can use them when you don't feel good.Dai Manuel  And you know, to add to everything you just said because I saw yeah, I'm like drop the mic. Well, don't drop out. It looks expensive. But but you know what I mean? Like this, that was so well said. But here's the thing. Ask yourself, you know, what are the things that I would never regret doing? And here's the thing, right? Like, I've never had a client message me and say, you know, you asked me that big healthy salad with like some cedar plank salmon on it for lunch today. Well die. I really regret doing that. You know, like, I've never received that message. I've never had someone message me. You know, the work that you programmed for me to, yeah I rude regret doing that. Like, no, it there's certain things that we do for ourselves. We'll never regret doing. So just do more or less, you know? And remember that feeling that you get by completing that and celebrate that and realize that was on you. You made that happen. You just did that. Like good on you. You know, it's good on you.Lesley Logan  That is awesome. I love this. Okay, well, we could clearly keep going forever. But we got to wrap this up because our people's commutes are probably ending. So we're gonna take a quick break, we're gonna find out where people can find you, follow you, learn more from you and your BE IT action items. All right, Dai. So where can people find you, work with you? Where do you like to hang out? Is it socials? Do you have any thing that they can download, learn from?Dai Manuel  Well, I'm most active on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. And I've been trying that TikTok thingy, but not not not super consistent or whatnot. My kids, they're definitely trying to help. But you know, the cool thing about having a unique name, you know, thank you, Mom and Dad. You know, this is all pre SEO. But now I'm like, I get it. I get it. They were visionaries, you know, but Dai is a Welsh name for David, D a i. Manuel is Portuguese. So M a n u e l, you put those two together, you got me. And you added the .com on the end of it, you'll find my website. Okay, so (Lesley: Perfect.) easy to find, shoot me a message. I love just having conversations and hearing about, you know, triumphant and changes that people are achieving. And believe me, it doesn't matter how small or how huge it's all triumphant. Okay, it all is. It's all relative, because the way you do anything is the way you do everything, as they say. So you achieve one little triumph, trust me, you can achieve big triumphs too. And, and that's it, you know, I'm not here to pitch anything other than say, jeez, you're not living your best life. You got room to improve on. You know, getting good at it, you know?Lesley Logan  Oh, my goodness, I love that so much, Dai. Okay, before I let you go bold, executable, intrinsic, targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it. What do you have for us?Dai Manuel  Okay, this is the simplest thing I can give you. Well after being in the fitness industry for 20 years, you can imagine I've heard a whole lot of excuses. Okay, I've heard a lot. I mean, like, everything, you can throw it at me. I've probably heard it. Now, here's the thing. We've all got 30 minutes a day. All right. I know there's people thinking, "I don't have 30 minutes a day." I'm like, You know what, give me your smartphone. We're going and go into the settings and you're going to look at the thing called screen time. Okay, I know you got 30 minutes now. You know, like, don't tell me you don't. Now here's the thing, that's only 2% of every 24 hours. So what I want you to do is make a commitment to yourself that you're going to commit 28 days straight. That's four weeks, where you're going to make non negotiable every day, 30 minutes for yourself. And in this 30 minutes, you're going to do something very specific. You're going to move your body with purpose for 15 minutes. Okay, you're just going to move in. I don't care how you move it, just move it any way you want. As I always say always, always okay, like, move your body for 15 minutes, get your heart rate elevated, you'll enter your body. So if you did something good, then you're going to immediately follow that with five minutes of mindful meditation. All right, now that's 20 minutes. Now for the last 10 minutes, you're going to feed that muscle between the ears. Okay? And that brain of yours was something positive, intentional, focused, personal development, not professional development, personal development. Okay, we all get lots of professional development that I want you to work on yourself personally. So you can listen to a podcast like Lesley's, you know, you can listen to a TED Talk. By the way, I did a TED x Talk a year ago on vulnerability and men. (Lesley: That's so cool.) So there's a little little plug there. Self plug, sorry, sorry, sorry. (Lesley: I love it.) Also, you know, whatever it is, but feed your mind something positive for 10 minutes. And you'll find that after exercise in that mindfulness meditation, you're ready to receive and you become a sponge. But that's just 2% of your 24 hours. Okay, and in that if you cannot do that for four weeks, I've never had anybody come up to me and say, I didn't experience a big shift. I know you will. Body, mind and spirit you'll shift. And in case you're wondering, the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto is the name of the book where I shared the whole protocol for that. So I guess (Lesley: That's your book?) it was one little plug, one little plug, okay, (Lesley: That's your book? The whole what?) The Whole Life Fitness Manifesto ... to maximize 2% of every 24 hours to see improvements in body, mind and spirit.Lesley Logan  I love it. We'll put the links all in the show notes, y'all. Okay. (Dai: Thank you.) I expect everybody listening in the next 28 days to be tagging Dai and myself and letting us know your big shift. I mean, I also I'm instant gratification kind of person. So like maybe somewhere along the first few days, let us know how it's going. So I can hold you accountable. (Dai: Love it.) Dai, this has been a wonderful conversation. I feel like I've a dose of energy from your for your enthusiasm for life. So thank you so much for sharing everything about you, your journey, how you got here and sharing that with us so we can learn from it. And also y'all 2% of your day to be it till you see it. I can't think of a better way right. So thank you so much and until next time, we'll see you soon.That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. 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