Podcasts about rokki

Vuonna 1998 ensimmäistä kertaa järjestetty Juankoski Rock juhlitaan tänä vuonna 9. maaliskuuta Ruukin Kievarilla Juankoskella. Tapahtuman järjestävät yhteistyössä Vanhat Parrat ry ja Ruukin Kievari.Juankoski Rock -tapahtuma sai alkunsa osana torijuhlaa, jonne Vanhat Parrat -yhtye kutsui myös ystäväbändejä muualta. Muutamaa poikkeusta sekä koronavuosia lukuunottamatta tapahtuma on järjestetty vuosittain, paikkana Ruukin Kievari tai entinen Hotelli Niskakoski. Vuosien varrella lavalla on nähty muun muassa Popeda, Happy Hoolers ja Osasto 33. Joka vuosi esiintymässä on ollut myös paikallisia sekä lähiseutujen bändejä.Pääesiintyjänä tänä vuonna nähdään ja kuullaan neljätoista vuotta sitten perustettu kovassa keikkavedossa oleva Shakin Skeletons. Tapahtumassa ovat mukana myös juankoskelaiset bändit Rolling Oldies ja Sunnuntaivisio. Aiheesta päästiin kuulemaan tarkemmin Savon Iltapäivässä, kun Samin vieraaksi saapuivat Juha Mylläri, Rami Torvinen sekä Juankoski Rockissa Rolling Oldies-kokoonpanossa vaikuttava ja Savon Sanomien kuvaajanakin toimiva Aake Roininen. Haastattelijana: Sami Turunen

• Rokki and Asegedech shared their journey of applying and being accepted into Echoing Green.• Applying for the fellowship was a long process that challenged both of them mentally and emotionally.• Rokki had to tell her story authentically, which caused a shift in the way she saw herself and why they began this work.• The two took a break after the application process to volunteer with Reform Alliance in Philadelphia and went to New York and New Hampshire.• While in New Hampshire, they appreciated nature, reconnected, and were reminded of their capability to achieve goals.• They finally got the call from Echoing Green with the news that they made it through the application process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

• In this episode of Let Me Get My Life, creative producer Renee Dion discussed her journey of weight loss.•Renee Dion struggled with her weight her whole life and saw herself as always being heavy.•In 2020, Renee decided to focus on herself and her mental health during the pandemic. She started going on daily 45-minute walks to release emotions.•Renee started incorporating at-home workout videos and buying weights to continue her progress. She lost over 80 pounds through this gradual process.•Renee received positive and negative attention after losing weight, including harmful comments about her past weight. She continues to struggle with body dysmorphia but has support from her husband.•Renee wants to become a trainer to help others through their journeys. She believes in a mind, body, and gem approach to health.•Renee's first sessions with her trainer, Rokki, focused on walking, stretching, and talking. Rokki provides a listening ear and helps clients purge emotions.•Rokki believes training is about the whole person, not just the physical. Moving the body can help move negative thoughts out like waste.•Rokki went through her journey with an autoimmune disease and realized the importance of health over aesthetics. She previously did bodybuilding but now focuses on what is healthy for her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mind, Body, Gem – Season 6, Episode 2Dancing With Each Other Demons: Cohost: Rokki and Asegedech are joined by creative procedure Renee Dion sharing insight about the beginning of Rokki and Asegedech's relationship. In this episode, we get in-depth about relationships. What does it mean to Dance with Each other Demons: As Rokki and Asegedech share in relationships, often pain shows up, and past hurt shows up, and how you deal with that is the dance of demons. Rokki shares the importance of an emotionally safe space to share and show that hurt without the risk of the person using the information to use your words against you. To have the emotional intelligence not to match your loved ones' energy when you see them operating out of pain. We can't afford not to record: Renee joins the conversation: Renee asks Rokki and Asegedech to share a mindset when starting their relationships. Rokki shares how they have been in each other lives without physically meeting for many years and how the timing was everything for them to be in a relationship. Rokki recalls how, as early as Asegedech was in middle school and her being in college, they might have had the opportunity to meet. Asegedech would go to college across the street and work next door to her business, but they wouldn't meet in any of those settings. Asegedech would take classes at Rokki gym without ever running into Rokki. Asegedech shares how one year before meeting Rokki, she would attend a fitness event to connect with Rokki's girlfriend and sister but never met Rokki. Newly single Rokki: Rokki shares how she was physically single but wasn't emotionally available when she first met Asegedech. During a Fitness and wellness event, Asegedech decides to try the Rokki group fitness class after a day of taking other people's fitness classes. Rokki would kick Asegedech out of the fitness class, leaving Asegedech upset and needing to approach Rokki about her actions and attitude. Asegedech would go on to give Rokki feedback and ask to connect with her about her fitness profession. The initial conversation would end with a meaningful connection. Later Rokki would invite Asegedech to a fitness event she was putting together. Put a bug in your ear: While I was healing, Rokki would get a DM from Asegedech about connecting with her. Rokk, at the time, had a few people messaging her to spend time with her, but she instead decided to entertain Asegedech's message. Asegedech would use the time to learn more about Rokki's success in the wellness industry. It wasn't till walking to the car and sharing a hug that they felt romantic feelings for each other. Rokki and Asegedech didn't have much in common other than both not being ready for a relationship. Rokki shares how Asegedech tells her she's there to heal her heart. Follow this work at www.fittonavigate.com.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: fitness, life, culture, motivation, rokki, asegedech, heart work, performance, people, personal growth, family, health, science, opportunity, wisdom, brain, plan, impact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mind, Body, Gem – Season 6, Episode 1Asegedech & Rokki - Who are we again? Cohost: Rokki and Asegedech take a moment to share their back story and why they started this podcast. Asegedech and Rokki Bonner discuss their journey from being professional health and wellness professionals to finding themselves inside a women's prions leading wellness programming. People want to knowthat Asegedech and Rokki share their backgrounds, where they come from, and how they ended up on this wellness journey. Asegedech shares how going by her name has become her way of reclaiming her identity and culture. Asegedech shares that she is done making things easier for other people. Rokki shares how her name has nothing to do with fighting, but for this life, she's lived and is grateful that she's had to fight for it. Keeping a soft heart and strong bounders. Rokki shares that you think you can have a soft heart, which means you allow people to do things, run over you, and take advantage of you. The learned lesson of life is that you have to have boundaries, which is a vital form of self-care. Rokki shares in her younger life that, though she had to assimilate and bow to obligatory relationships, she now sees her uniqueness and God-given talents bestowed upon her through God.“I'm here to self actualize, self-realization, but also to heal so I can heal my lineage”=RokkiThe power of choice. Asegedech shares that the power of choice is like taking care of yourself, working out, and doing things that manifest well in this world. How the power of choice led the cofounder to start Fit To Navigate and begin to care for their health. While then, I met you with someone in the professionals caring for your health. At the same time, incorporating mindfulness, the meditation aligned with like-minded women who happened to be in prison. Nothing leads to something. Rokki shares how she didn't have a plan and didn't know what would come from going to prison. How providing programming for people serving longer time wasn't done before. She accredits the woman who is still teaching inside to grow the work. Asegedech shared a stat around the growing recidivism rate for why they decided to stay focused on women. Today Fit to Navigate women have 0% Recidivism and 100% employment rates. Follow this work at www.fittonavigate.com.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigatekeywords: fitness, life, culture, motivation, rokki, asegedech, heart work, performance, people, personal growth, family, health, science, opportunity, wisdom, brain, plan, impact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode NotesMind, Body, Gem – Season 5, Episode 3Anna Gsanger - Meet our Tactical Navigator. Special guest: Anna Gsanger – She is a mother and professional with over ten years of public and private sector experience as a Marketing and communications strategy expert. She is now Fit to Navigate tactical navigator. Learn more about Fit to Navigate at Fittonavigate.com Anna Gsanger and Rokki Bonner discuss Anna share their journey as their friendship grew and evolved into a sisterhood, which now turned into an opportunity to develop the Fit to Navigate social enterprise mission. Doing things from the heart. Anna shares how early in her career, her focus was on access to health care and health policy and creating an impact. Anna was passionate about the possibility of creating access to free health care within the Clinton administration. When National Health Care didn't see a possibility, Anna shared about going back to business school and working for a large pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Left turn, Moving to Columbus. Anna talks about moving to Columbus as not being something she planned or imagined for herself. Anna shares that she moved to Columbus to be with her now husband, Bob. Moving to Columbus for Anna meant “starting from scratch” because she didn't feel she had a connection to the people living here. Says, “Columbus is all about who you know.” Building Relationship. Anna shares how she built relationships in Columbus by attending network events and taking people out to develop her professional network. She would find temporary work that allowed her to be part of an online business and manage a business transition.Balancing Motherhood and having a career. Anna says, unlike most women, she was “lucky” that she could decide that she was going to redshift her career to spend more time with her children. Growing up with a single mother, Anna had to go to many places with her mother, so it felt normal to have her children with her everywhere she had to be. Anna talked about the importance of also having time for herself. FTN Tactical Navigator Anna shares that she joined the team Fit To Navigate because of her inspiration and relationship with cofounder Rokki. Anna talks about the excitement and passion of the work and being part of growing the Fit To Navigate team. Anna shares that the work Fit To Navigate does has the ability to be part of the change in how Society views restorative justice. Anna shares how she has developed her self-care practices and what that means to her. Follow Anna's work on her social media page: Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests, and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate keywords: impact, life, social impact, motivation, rokki, Anna, learning, people, Motherhood, family, health, woman, opportunity, wisdom, mother, plan, restorative justice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Umsjón: Rúnar Róbertsson og Felix Bergsson Innviðaráðherra hefur kynnt í samráðsgátt stjórnvalda áform um að stofna opinbert hlutafélag um uppbyggingu og rekstur samgönguinnviða. Helsta hlutverk félagsins verður að innheimta notkunargjöld, bæði af vegum og jarðgöngum. Margir hafa gert athugasemdir við þá gjaldtöku sem fyrst var nefnd, að rukka fyrir notkun á jarðgöngum, eins og t.d. formaður umhverfis- og samgöngunefndar sem vill ganga lengra og rukka veggjöld við höfuðborgina. Svo virðist sem að hann hafi orðið að ósk sinni. Inga Sæland, formaður Flokks fólksins, skrifaði pistil í Morgunblaðið í gær þar sem hún mótmælir þessum áformum. Inga var á línunni hjá okkur. Fyr­ir­hugað er að samþykkja fyrstu heild­rænu lög­in um landa­mæri og landa­mæra­eft­ir­lit á Íslandi í haust skv frétt Morgunblaðsins, en það tókst ekki á síðasta þingi. Í kjölfarið verða umfangsmiklar breytingar gerðar á Keflavíkurflugvelli. En hvað felst í þessu og hverjar verða þessar breytingar? Bryndís Haraldsdóttir formaður allsherjar og menntamálanefndar Alþingis og þingmaður Sjálfstæðisflokksins kom í morgunkaffi. Heimsmarkaðsverð á hráolíu hefur lækkað undanfarið en ekki sést það á bensíndælunni á Íslandi. Júlí er aðal orlofsmánuður Íslendinga og ferðalög um eyjuna fögru eru gjarnan hluti af sumarleyfi fjölskyldna en hátt eldsneytisverð hefur neikvæð áhrif á þau áform. Félag íslenskra bifreiðaeigenda bendir á vefsíðu sinni á að álagning olíufélaganna á hvern bensínlítra hafi hækkað um 40% á milli júní og júlí. ?Eldsneytisverð vegur þungt í vísitölu neysluverðs með tilheyrandi áhrifum á verðbólgu. Há álagning og hátt bensínverð kemur ekki bara illa við budduna við dæluna. Aukin verðbólga dregur úr verðgildi peninga og eykur vexti og kostnað vegna verðtryggingar lána? segir á vef FÍB. Runólfur Ólafsson, framkvæmdarstjóri FÍB, kemur til okkar til að ræða þetta og hugmyndir um vegatolla og jargangnaskatta. Bæjahátíðir eru vinsælar á sumrin og er óhætt að segja að varla detti úr helgi yfir sumarið þar sem ekkert er í gangi. Vegna Covid takmarkana hafa margar þessara hátíða ekki verið haldnar í allt að tvö ár. En Mærudagar á Húsavík hefjast í dag. Við hringdum norður og töluðum við Guðrúnu Huld Gunnarsdóttur framkvæmdastjóra Mærudaga og forvitnumst um dagskrána. Bræðslan stendur fyrir dyrum í Borgarfirði eystri og fjölskyldan knáa sem stendur fyrir viðburðinum er á fullu að undirbúa eða á leiðinni austur. Ein þeirra er Aldís Fjóla Ásgeirsdóttir en hún hefur líka tjáð sig opinberlega í umræðu um konur og rokktónlist eftir að fyrstu auglýsingar

Umsjón: Rúnar Róbertsson og Felix Bergsson Innviðaráðherra hefur kynnt í samráðsgátt stjórnvalda áform um að stofna opinbert hlutafélag um uppbyggingu og rekstur samgönguinnviða. Helsta hlutverk félagsins verður að innheimta notkunargjöld, bæði af vegum og jarðgöngum. Margir hafa gert athugasemdir við þá gjaldtöku sem fyrst var nefnd, að rukka fyrir notkun á jarðgöngum, eins og t.d. formaður umhverfis- og samgöngunefndar sem vill ganga lengra og rukka veggjöld við höfuðborgina. Svo virðist sem að hann hafi orðið að ósk sinni. Inga Sæland, formaður Flokks fólksins, skrifaði pistil í Morgunblaðið í gær þar sem hún mótmælir þessum áformum. Inga var á línunni hjá okkur. Fyr­ir­hugað er að samþykkja fyrstu heild­rænu lög­in um landa­mæri og landa­mæra­eft­ir­lit á Íslandi í haust skv frétt Morgunblaðsins, en það tókst ekki á síðasta þingi. Í kjölfarið verða umfangsmiklar breytingar gerðar á Keflavíkurflugvelli. En hvað felst í þessu og hverjar verða þessar breytingar? Bryndís Haraldsdóttir formaður allsherjar og menntamálanefndar Alþingis og þingmaður Sjálfstæðisflokksins kom í morgunkaffi. Heimsmarkaðsverð á hráolíu hefur lækkað undanfarið en ekki sést það á bensíndælunni á Íslandi. Júlí er aðal orlofsmánuður Íslendinga og ferðalög um eyjuna fögru eru gjarnan hluti af sumarleyfi fjölskyldna en hátt eldsneytisverð hefur neikvæð áhrif á þau áform. Félag íslenskra bifreiðaeigenda bendir á vefsíðu sinni á að álagning olíufélaganna á hvern bensínlítra hafi hækkað um 40% á milli júní og júlí. ?Eldsneytisverð vegur þungt í vísitölu neysluverðs með tilheyrandi áhrifum á verðbólgu. Há álagning og hátt bensínverð kemur ekki bara illa við budduna við dæluna. Aukin verðbólga dregur úr verðgildi peninga og eykur vexti og kostnað vegna verðtryggingar lána? segir á vef FÍB. Runólfur Ólafsson, framkvæmdarstjóri FÍB, kemur til okkar til að ræða þetta og hugmyndir um vegatolla og jargangnaskatta. Bæjahátíðir eru vinsælar á sumrin og er óhætt að segja að varla detti úr helgi yfir sumarið þar sem ekkert er í gangi. Vegna Covid takmarkana hafa margar þessara hátíða ekki verið haldnar í allt að tvö ár. En Mærudagar á Húsavík hefjast í dag. Við hringdum norður og töluðum við Guðrúnu Huld Gunnarsdóttur framkvæmdastjóra Mærudaga og forvitnumst um dagskrána. Bræðslan stendur fyrir dyrum í Borgarfirði eystri og fjölskyldan knáa sem stendur fyrir viðburðinum er á fullu að undirbúa eða á leiðinni austur. Ein þeirra er Aldís Fjóla Ásgeirsdóttir en hún hefur líka tjáð sig opinberlega í umræðu um konur og rokktónlist eftir að fyrstu auglýsingar

Umsjón: Rúnar Róbertsson og Felix Bergsson Innviðaráðherra hefur kynnt í samráðsgátt stjórnvalda áform um að stofna opinbert hlutafélag um uppbyggingu og rekstur samgönguinnviða. Helsta hlutverk félagsins verður að innheimta notkunargjöld, bæði af vegum og jarðgöngum. Margir hafa gert athugasemdir við þá gjaldtöku sem fyrst var nefnd, að rukka fyrir notkun á jarðgöngum, eins og t.d. formaður umhverfis- og samgöngunefndar sem vill ganga lengra og rukka veggjöld við höfuðborgina. Svo virðist sem að hann hafi orðið að ósk sinni. Inga Sæland, formaður Flokks fólksins, skrifaði pistil í Morgunblaðið í gær þar sem hún mótmælir þessum áformum. Inga var á línunni hjá okkur. Fyr­ir­hugað er að samþykkja fyrstu heild­rænu lög­in um landa­mæri og landa­mæra­eft­ir­lit á Íslandi í haust skv frétt Morgunblaðsins, en það tókst ekki á síðasta þingi. Í kjölfarið verða umfangsmiklar breytingar gerðar á Keflavíkurflugvelli. En hvað felst í þessu og hverjar verða þessar breytingar? Bryndís Haraldsdóttir formaður allsherjar og menntamálanefndar Alþingis og þingmaður Sjálfstæðisflokksins kom í morgunkaffi. Heimsmarkaðsverð á hráolíu hefur lækkað undanfarið en ekki sést það á bensíndælunni á Íslandi. Júlí er aðal orlofsmánuður Íslendinga og ferðalög um eyjuna fögru eru gjarnan hluti af sumarleyfi fjölskyldna en hátt eldsneytisverð hefur neikvæð áhrif á þau áform. Félag íslenskra bifreiðaeigenda bendir á vefsíðu sinni á að álagning olíufélaganna á hvern bensínlítra hafi hækkað um 40% á milli júní og júlí. ?Eldsneytisverð vegur þungt í vísitölu neysluverðs með tilheyrandi áhrifum á verðbólgu. Há álagning og hátt bensínverð kemur ekki bara illa við budduna við dæluna. Aukin verðbólga dregur úr verðgildi peninga og eykur vexti og kostnað vegna verðtryggingar lána? segir á vef FÍB. Runólfur Ólafsson, framkvæmdarstjóri FÍB, kemur til okkar til að ræða þetta og hugmyndir um vegatolla og jargangnaskatta. Bæjahátíðir eru vinsælar á sumrin og er óhætt að segja að varla detti úr helgi yfir sumarið þar sem ekkert er í gangi. Vegna Covid takmarkana hafa margar þessara hátíða ekki verið haldnar í allt að tvö ár. En Mærudagar á Húsavík hefjast í dag. Við hringdum norður og töluðum við Guðrúnu Huld Gunnarsdóttur framkvæmdastjóra Mærudaga og forvitnumst um dagskrána. Bræðslan stendur fyrir dyrum í Borgarfirði eystri og fjölskyldan knáa sem stendur fyrir viðburðinum er á fullu að undirbúa eða á leiðinni austur. Ein þeirra er Aldís Fjóla Ásgeirsdóttir en hún hefur líka tjáð sig opinberlega í umræðu um konur og rokktónlist eftir að fyrstu auglýsingar

So many flowers in God's gardenSylvia remembers her brother went to prison when she was young. She shares that when a person goes to prison, the whole family goes to prison. After that, she lost her husband when their child was only six months old, soon after two sisters and two brothers. Consequently, she started doing drugs and alcohol, coming to the point where she almost saw herself dying. She decided to go to the hospital and start serious rehab treatment.Starting a clean lifeAfter the rehab, she felt that she should go to church to connect with God and start praying and serving. That was the moment she went to the prison ministry. She faced many people from similar dysfunctional families, all going through life alone. She wrote a letter to a church asking them to send Bibles to prisons, translated from 16th century English to modern. That way, people could understand wise words and feel hope for all of them.Walking in her path. She started the whole mission focused on how people shouldn't be numb and blind to their problems. Church and the Bible are just numerous paths that lead to empathy and love. Wise words already exist, and we just need to understand and use them in everyday life. If I'm not the problem, there is no solution, one of the recovery principles.  Reverend Sylvia shares that anytime I'm looking outside myself for the problem, nothing will get better. Reverend Sylvia  goes on to share the only thing I we can change is ourselves, our thinking and our reactions to others. Live the life that makes the difference.Reverend Sylvia shares that self-care is the most important thing. Only if we are good for ourselves can we be good for the world. God is the increase and she believes the outcome of her work is in Gods hand and she is simply here to water and plant her mission.  Reverend Sylvia believes to change systems we first have to impact people in the system which is her impact in this world. Follow Sylvia's Journey on IG: @Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

 Different lifeLetha was born to a 15-year-old mother in Omaha, Nebraska. She was only a child but already helping her mother a lot and doing many household chores. After college, she realized she wanted to have a different life than her mother. Her strong will to help people grew further through nursing. From that experience, she claims she gained some true qualities like love and care for others and the discipline she still has today.Starting a home care agencyShe opened a home care agency in 2008. After a short time, she made 2 million dollars a year. Even though the business was going great, she and her partners didn't share the same business ideas, which caused the end of the partnership. She realized how important it is to choose the right people to partner with. Overcoming systemic racismLetha describes her emotions during her career as a business owner and how it feels to be a black person in the room. Also, she faces different types of discrimination in the business world, since black people obviously aren't given the same chance to develop their business ideas. She concludes that fighting injustice and making continuous efforts are the only possible way to make it happen.Pandemic vs. service industryAs a result of the global COVID pandemic, anxiety overwhelmed people, especially business owners, who had extra responsibility at the time. With her wife, Letha reoriented to a delivery system and still stays in touch with the customers to keep the Bake me happy business running. As a result of the pandemic, Letha reimages what a successful business looks like, focusing on keeping operations and space small.  Non-stop planningDue to the uncertainty of our world, Letha concludes that we need to keep all the options open. That way, we won't be surprised no matter the difficulty we may encounter in the future. After all, mutual support in the community is essential, and it is the silver lining of our cloud.Follow Letha's Journey on IG: @bakemehappygf.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Looking at the pastDeja is a mother of five children. She reveals she was not always in harmony with her self-care. What's more, she neglected her needs for a long time, being in abusive relationships, having sex at a young age, etc. Thankfully, she saw the end of that period when she realized she needed to work on self-care.Love is in the air, everywhere.Together with her mother and sister, Deja opened a spa center to benefit both professionally and personally. The professional benefit is, of course, running a successful business, but the personal one is more important. Being together with one's family is the feeling that no money can replace, which drives the success of their business.What is self-care?Deja defines self-care as a healthy relationship with oneself. Due to the modern way of life, which often leads to burnouts, Deja says that authenticity is quite endangered among people today. We all go to work, try to earn more, and climb the career ladder, but we forget we are much more important than the money itself. If we don't remember what actual values are, we will likely get into a deep depression that no money can solve. Self-care means reestablishing valid values in our mind and body. And this results in strengthening our relationship with ourselves.Always find the time for yourself.We live in capitalism, and most people still work for others, not for themselves. Although challenges are always on the path to success, Deja also thinks we should accept new challenges if we are ready for them, and we will be prepared only if we are in love with ourselves. That is why people should change the world from personal to global, and that is why self-care is crucial for all of us.Follow Deja's Journey on IG: @bereplenish.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Steps into the independenceBorn in Beijing, China, Hoy remembers her early childhood not being so much fun. At the age of 13, she left her family for the first time, going to Singapore. After that, she arrived in Ohio to begin studying Computer Science Engineering at the University of Toledo.Language barriers starting domino effect barriersHoy explains exactly how difficult it was to blend into a new environment without knowing the language. One example that vividly describes this problem was the one where she ate pizza day after day because that was the only food she could point her finger at without needing to say anything else.Searching for acceptanceDescribing her efforts to become a part of the community, she claims she made some wrong decisions that led her to prison. After ending up in such a horrible place, she felt like it was just a bad dream. Unfortunately, reality woke her up in the same, unenviable situation.Not just a numberHoy soon realized that being imprisoned doesn't need to be something necessarily bad, and that she could learn a lot from that experience. Also, she started bringing in different habits into her daily routine, such as working out and strengthening her body, both physically and mentally. That was the time she started thinking that everything in our life happens for a reason.Faith is the keyHoy started to read the Bible, which was her best friend and companion on this undesirable journey. After getting out of prison, she met Rokki and became a member of her sisterhood. With all the mutual care and love, she finds it much easier to make future plans. One of them is to become a trainer and share her positive attitude with others that may be facing troubles.Follow Hoy's Journey on IG: @hoyzhangConnect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate  

Born with artAs a daughter of a high school music teacher, Sheri finds that art influenced her life path, as she has always been searching for the good in people and their work. When she grew up, she moved to Columbus, where she tried to connect with the community. She did it successfully thanks to taking part in a bowling club, and Chicago line dancing where she met many people with similar interests. She also took part in poetry nights, and she traveled a lot, feeling that her new life became meaningful quickly.The leader with rolled-up sleevesSheri is a leader of the Maroon Arts Group (MAG), which uplifts Black creatives. She says that being a woman means pushing rather than waiting for something to happen. Thanks to that attitude, she became a leader, and she doesn't want to change her attitude now. She believes it's not as essential to be a leader as it is to be helpful in your community, playing your role as best as possible.Impact on your communitySheri thinks it's essential to always organize gathering activities in a community since it can only encourage individuals to reach their full potential. Because of that, they created many seasonal events and programs, including young artists hosting their music shows, gallery exhibitions, yoga and fitness classes.No wallsSince people tend to protect themselves from others by building imaginary walls around their personal lives and emotions, they forget to make a strong foundation under their own feet first. Sheri's organization decided to break the barriers between neighbors and the community to build a strong foundation for mutual support. Along with that, they made a lot of garden spaces, where people can connect with nature, as the meta foundation of the world itself.The bright future is near.Rokki and Sheri conclude that the most critical missions will be accomplished. Next generations now have someone to look up to, and they have a healthy and preserved community where Black people's future dreams can come true.Follow Sheri's Journey on IG: @sheri415.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Jakso 48. Kuoleeko rokki? Vanhat rokkistarat näyttävät kovastikin pelkäävän (etenkin Gene Simmons), että rock'n roll tekee kuolemaa. Mutta onko asia oikeastikin näin yksinkertainen? Voiko Mandéloz kuunnella Pink Floydia vielä 70 vuotiaana? Paljon asiaa, liian vähän aikaa jälleen Rosannan ja Mandélozin kanssa.

Ending up at the bottom – three timesJulius remembers ending up imprisoned after getting caught for drug dealing. He did not seem to follow signs for getting back on the right track, so he got imprisoned two more times, now considering his acts ridiculous. Having been jailed for four years, he claims he was not one of the men who were reading the Bible as a hobby to pass the time, throwing it in the trash after getting out. It changed his way of living, spreading his horizons, and understanding the importance of making the right choice.The right things to doWe all have different mindsets, some of which are not the best for us, but there is always the chance to change it and start living the right way. At the end of the day, we are all trainers of our own minds. Healthy minds will make us ready to follow the right path and skilled to answer and overcome all the temptations.Finding the right way, step by stepAfter getting out in 2010, he found himself having nothing – no money, no job, no love. Soon, he got the job for $7.7 per hour and started attending Sunday school. He met his wife there, marrying her not so long after.Oxymoron – planting the Church from the jail.With entrepreneurship in his blood (drug dealing), Julius soon realized that he needs to use this capability and turn his idea into reality. In 2018, with a considerable help from his wife, he started the Church. It turned out to be a great idea, as they soon got lots of people correlating with them, having similar life problems, ideas, and plans for the future.Allow God to lead the changes.Sharing love, trusting in God, believing in yourself, and always searching for a sunbeam – these are only some of Julius’s ideas of the world we should live in. We are having all of these as the everyday to-dos can make one’s life much happier and easier to live a fulfilled life in God.Follow Julius on IG: @iamchurch614.Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Back in prisonJessica remembers ending up imprisoned for the second time. That was the time she realized that she didn’t want to make the same mistake twice. The second time she got out of prison was going to be her starting point toward improving her life habits and professional skills – the beginning of her new life.‘I want to be like you.’One event made a big difference. During Jessica’s class, she was amazed by her instructor’s shape and life habits, so Jessica said that she wanted to be like her. To her surprise, the instructor looked her in the eye and said she believed Jessica would achieve that. Thankful for such strong support from other people, she promised herself never to give up on her dreams, which she had put on hold during incarceration. After that, she did not miss a class, and soon after became a trainer.It was the mother-side that made the decision.Another situation was a vital sign for her. When asked by other women, what was the most important thing in her life, she immediately responded: “My children.” Women just looked at her and disagreed, and Jessica felt deeply offended, but that was the moment she realized that her way of living wasn’t right for her kids. She should be around them and give them support, watching them grow up in a healthy family full of love.Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what your future isAfter surrounding herself with all those positive people, Jessica continued fighting for every day, for every training, for every moment of her life. She soon found a job in the gym and became the head coach, which was just the natural chain of events for such a strong-willed person.Love is in the airNumerous things led to Jessica’s present situation in life, and one of them was love. Today, she is finally happy with her relationship status and engaged to a man who showed a tremendous amount of respect for her reentering the community and support during the most critical moments in her life.Follow Jessica on IG: @iamjessdoitConnect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Before vs. after pandemicDezi thinks motherhood is always a full-time activity, which is not changing due to pandemic. The only difference is that people, not just mothers, need to learn how to live indoors, without a lot of outdoor activities, and make their time spend indoors more creative. She thinks that now is the great time to (re)connect with our loved ones.It's all about health and wealthDezi is grateful for her family being healthy and she explains why health starts from her garden, cultivating and eating healthy food in order to be physically able to enjoy activities that include mental involvement. As a mother, she is teaching her kids to be good human beings, and she considers it to be a life garden, where we should teach and treat sharing as the priority to grow happier and healthier.Cryptocurrency investingInvesting in cryptocurrencies for Dezi is more like learning patience, not just the way to earn money. She compares and contrasts herself to 'money people' and finds that people tend to give up when the future is not bright. Her attitude is to wait and see how everything turns out. Lessons learned from one particular situation can always be implemented in different contexts in the future and can lead to great improvement in other aspects.TravelingDezi considers traveling to be a way of learning new things and experiencing the unpredictable. Her opinion is that everything we need for traveling is a passport, sometimes not even that. We just need to step out from our comfort zone, travel to the next city, see how things are different. This may not always be a big difference, but it’s still noticeable.Advice for freeing our mindsEven though in the media we see lots of people that have an influence in our society, we should always believe in ourselves – not the president, celebrities, or anyone else. We should also have a free mindset where we don’t have any bosses. Someone will definitely be in charge, but we should not look at him/her as the boss, only as our co-worker. Setting ourselves and our life free is priceless, and we should always do everything we can to achieve that state of mind.Follow Desiree's Journey on IG: @dezispeaks.lifeConnect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Starting in Criminal Justice fieldKysten remembers choosing Criminal Justice major at her university, not being completely sure if it was going to be her field of interest. After getting a master’s degree in Public Policies, she didn’t want to wait for the job, so she started volunteering. She found volunteering as the perfect starting point from where she could develop her skills in the field. Jail vs. prisonIf you convict a crime and you get sentenced for less than 1 year, you will end up in jail. If you are sentenced for more than 1 year, you will go to prison. Even though your sentence is less than a year, jails should start the reentering process with the convicted individual in order to ensure his/her successful return to the community. That's why both the institution and the community are responsible.Relationships are our currenciesRokki and Kysten talk about differences between imprisoned men and women. Kysten claims that there is a huge number of women who ended up imprisoned just by trying to protect their (sometimes even ex) boyfriends. Therefore, Kysten thinks that a large part of them are guilty because they want to be loyal.'First step' idea and conceptKysten is one of the like-minded people who formed 'First Step'. She spreads awareness of their beliefs and actions, helping people reenter their community, take care of their mental health, improve their chances of getting decent jobs, and get all the dots reconnected. First Step shows that no matter how far away the destination is, journey will always start with the first step.Follow Kysten on IG: @alana0817Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate 

Starting Fit to Navigate journeyAsegedech remembers her partner won the opportunity to travel to the Hague, the Netherlands, for a very important summit about entrepreneurship. This gave Asegedech the chance to develop her career and turned out to be extremely important. She quit her corporate job, having nothing but dreams at the moment.Hearing no as potential yesRokki and Asegedech talk about starting their project from scratch, acquiring their knowledge about the business world, and not wanting to give up after being rejected by potential business partners. They have always tried to promote their idea, knowing the uniqueness of the issue they wanted to spread the awareness of (incarceration and prison are not so popular in some parts of the world, like Australia).Meeting people where they areAsegedech reveals she found inspiration in Rokki's philosophy that people we meet already have their history and life path up to the present moment. Therefore, we should not judge others, but only show them opportunities to improve their lives and encourage them to live in a healthy and happy way. Every decision can be life-changingThere are two ways we can live our lives. We can either let it be or we can fight. Just like a single decision can bring a lot of problems into our life, we can also decide to do good things, which will lead to our rebirth and give our life a purpose. Fit to Navigate is there to show that after dark moments in life, there is always a light waiting to shine on us.Follow Asegedech on IG: @Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Best job so farErin remembers the time when she had $22 a month (‘while banana was $1’), happily comparing it to the present and her current job, the best she has ever had. Thanks to her full-time job and getting paid for overtime work, she now has the possibility to save money for her new home, where she plans to spend time with her fiancé and son.Mother-son relationshipWhile in last episode Erin was talking about difficulties of building trust in the relationship with her son, now she has great news. She got full custody of her 14-year-old boy and now they have the possibility to finally strengthen their bonds. Although having a teenager in the house is quite difficult, her fiancé contributes to a healthy family atmosphere which benefits everyone.Facing problems soberErin talks about tons of problems she faced after the prison and how she managed to do so thanks to a strong commitment to herself and staying sober. She constantly deals with overwhelming emotions, but solving problems one after another just makes the next one much easier to solve. She also mentions her hobbies as an important part of living a healthier and relaxed life, including training, yoga, and going shopping.Goals are great, but persistence is betterEven though many people set goals after a tough period in life, a lot of them just want to achieve success, not enjoy the journey. Erin thinks having goals is very important, but we should set them only to improve ourselves. That way, if we sometimes don’t succeed, we will be even more committed to entering the next fight with a stronger armor – experience.Follow Erin Cullums on IG: @erinlee152Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Education as the foundation of a good lifeJanet explains her interests in taking care of people since her childhood. Starting from a stuffed animal hospital in her bedroom, she later became even more interested in becoming a doctor. Although this was not an easy feat, she succeeded through a strong commitment to her studies, and years and years of helping people in her amazing career.Understanding women as human beings facing unenviable decisionsJanet brings up the topic of how young women often have very difficult choices to make. One example is abortion at an early age, when a person is in a sensitive period of life and should decide whether to become a mother or continue education keeping open the door that leads to fulfilling professional dreams.Being human before being a professionalRokki remembers a touching moment when she had health issues and Janet offered her help despite her financial difficulties. Janet goes on to talk about how sometimes the healthcare system can be an obstacle rather than support for ill people.Setting yourself as the top priorityThrough history, women have often tended to put their family needs before themselves. Consequently, women's health was often being neglected. Speaking of health, Janet emphasizes the importance of activities that fulfill women as a person, as individuals who should have some time for themselves. Being burned out professionally and as a mother can result in health problems – from minor to serious.Retirement as a new chapterEven though Janet spent more than 30 years in a very stressful profession, she still has lots of plans for the following years, having various hobbies like fitness, running, and camping with her grandchildren. She claims that setting goals is of vital importance for staying healthy both inside and outside, physically and mentally.Follow Janet Lucas on IG: @Janet7344Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Erin and Rokki Bonner discuss Erin’s getting back on the right path and dealing with a family crisis after prison, successfully putting it behind and starting it right from scratch with happiness and health as priorities.Losing mother-son balance and fighting to win it backAfter getting out of the prison, Erin finds it surprisingly challenging to reconnect with her son, who was growing up without her, only seeing her every so often. Erin describes different phases of establishing strong family bonds, starting from complete strangers living together, through learning how to discover mutual boundaries with respect, to the final phase of getting to ‘learn each other’, living in love and peace.From addiction to jailErin remembers the time she started her addiction when she was just 17. After ending up in jail at 23, she finds herself deeply struggling, trying to find her way to sobriety. She meets Rokki and discovers fitness not only as a way to become fit but also to inspire people.Finding the right pathErin expresses her thankfulness about her life after prison so far. She finds her second chance by working three jobs at the same time, after which she finds one full-time job, with a lot more time to devote to family life. She gets back to fitness, finds a boyfriend, gets a dog, and a cat, all of which makes her new environment perfectly positive and fulfilling. She wants to inspire other people.Wise words to the youthBeing young is not easy because making decisions seems much easier and harmless than it is. In fact, looking from the current perspective, Erin deems that young people should find other ways to express themselves, claiming that "there are better things in life” than doing drugs and going astray. Her advice is to start working out, enjoy life totally, and focus on its bright side.Erin’s plans for the futureNot wanting to focus on the distant future, Erin’s main plan is to live for today and tomorrow. She thinks that being realistic can help one do much more with one’s future, so her plans are modest. She is going step by step and living life to the fullest.Follow Erin Hawkins on IG: @erinlee152Connect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Special guest: Desiree Riley –COO and first Fellow of Fit to Navigate, single mother, mommapreneur, and certified fitness coach.Dezi and Rokki Bonner discuss Dezi’s incarceration, the sacrifices people make to fit social norms, Dezi's decision to find her own path in the world of fitness, and the importance of being true to oneself.Cruel justice system with a ray of hope.Dezi talks about having been arrested for possession and distribution of marijuana and facing a long prison sentence. She feels frustrated that some groups have been traditionally incarcerated for such offences while others can produce and sell drugs legally. Luckily, this is slowly changing, as selling drugs becomes decriminalized.Getting out of prison and in the new job.Dezi is grateful that her history of a felony doesn’t affect her job interview, as she gets a full-time job. However, shortly afterward, sitting at a desk negatively affects her body and mind, as she gains weight and realizes she isn’t meant to work in an office. In spite of being offered a promotion and various benefits, she doesn’t want to sacrifice her health and quits the job. Life abroad.What follows is a journey full of challenges mostly throughout Central America. Return to fitness and living healthy changes her mindset and life. She chooses her health and her family’s well-being over a stable and profitable corporate job – a difficult decision but the right one for her.Back to the US.Dezi is now fully dedicated to fitness and enjoys helping people. She earns less money than she would if she had stayed in her old company but has the privilege of spending a lot of quality time with her children. She compares the experiences of financially well-off people with her family’s experiences and she feels no regret at all.What does fitness mean to Dezi?Dezi becomes a certified fitness instructor. For her, being part of Fit to Navigate means purpose, a chance to merge her passions, and a way to provide her children with everything they deserve. She reflects on her present life and its benefits and concludes that everything is finally paying off after a long period of struggle.What motivates Dezi?Finally, Dezi sums up by saying that what drives her are her loved ones, family, and community – all the people she loves. She feels she is building a legacy for her children and the children of her loved ones, her clients, and hopefully future generations.Follow Desiree 's Journey on IG: @dezispeaks.lifeConnect with Mind, Body, Gem guests and upcoming workshops on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

Let's celebrate episode 50 and my 42nd birthday on July 4th!Recorded at the end of September 2019, Matt Manero is one of the main motivations behind why I started my podcast.We met a few years ago at my first ever business/entrepreneurship conference called Business Finishing School, spent a year in an accountability group together and he has become a friend, mentor and inspiration.Matt is the real deal, as you can hear how emotional he gets. He loves his family, he loves his business and he loves helping people get more stability in their life through his book and his new business program with Judge Graham, Attack and Conquer Bootcamp.We discuss:How entrepreneurship isn't for everyoneBeing an intrapreneur vs entrepreneur How Matt and I met and were part of an accountability group togetherWhy my own blocks kept me back from shifting from just a therapist to an entrepreneurThe psychological side behind Matt's "Torch" process that brought his company from $100,000,000 in annual sales to $140,000,000 in less than two yearsWhy investing in yourself can change your lifeWhy consuming info from the greats will raise up your gameWhy you can't just say you are the expert but have to share the ways you areWhy you need to create a Lifestyle By Design and start with the end in mindWhy the $150k, $250k, $500k income lines are game changersEveryone needs to start brokeWhy you need to know your numbers in order to really winThe importance of accumulation modeWhen other businesses attack your reputationWhat do to when your business gets stuck and double downHow you know if you are in the right job/position or notHis philosophy on being a successful husband and parentWhy Matt and I preach core values, core values, core valuesHow I created the " What's Your Dating Brand" and how I use core values with all my therapy and coaching clients"Core Values fix 90% of problems in running a business"Why you should create a "Stop Tolerating" list"The Universe will take care of those who have clarity"and so much more!Matt launched his first company, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. (CFF), in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 23 years and CFF, has funded over $1 billion in transportation equipment with annual business of $150,000,000+. CFF has served more than 10,000 clients and has become one of the largest independently owned transportation equipment finance companies in America. CFF is a 3-time winner of The SMU Cox School of Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies.Audiences resonate with his tough-minded and business battle tested philosophies on “company culture”, skilling up and scaling up” and “finding your GRIT”. He is willing and eager to share his positive and negative experiences within both the personal and business world with others. Matt is a sought after speaker within the entrepreneurial and association communities, and has a highly popular podcast aptly named, YOU NEED MORE MONEY.He is happily married to his beloved wife of 19 years, Rokki, and they have 3 amazing boys.His book, You Need More Money is a must buy so click here to get it: https://amzn.to/3ceFzcBMatt’s “TORCH” TEDX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zon5sauXqQLearn more about Business Finishing School, the program Jason is a Certified Coach through: http://bit.ly/2UYGjKxFull video here: https://youtu.be/Sx

“I want to believe that silence is violence.” — Rokki Bonner In the 2nd interlude episode, Kit is joined with Rokki Bonner, a founder of Fit to Navigate, a social enterprise that provides wellness education, to cultivate wellbeing for women in and out of the prison system while creating a path to entrepreneurship and sustainability. Rokki is also a host of Mind-Body Gem conversational podcast and Kit’s personal trainer! Kit and Rokki discuss the double pandemic time we are in, particularly about social injustice, racism, and what you should do to fight against it. Tune in and find out Rokki’s experience with racism on the Ohio State University, what are the fundamentals of anti-racism, what is an ideal ally, what are the challenges of being an Afro-American in the wellness industry, and much more!

Við förum út um víðan völl með Sigvalda Ástríðarsyni eða Herra Tofu í þessum nýjasta þætti af Góð ráð dýr. Það þarf varla að kynna manninn. Sigvaldi er búinn að vera vegan í meira en áratug og hefur látið að sér kveða í fjölmiðlum og á samfélagsmiðlum. Hann er þungarokkari, áhrifavaldur, hot sósu tester og var fyrsti formaður Samtaka grænmetisæta á Íslandi. Þátturinn er í boði Jömm og Vegan búðarinnar. Intro/Outro stef: Baldur Kristjans aka Robert Bubbi

Þær Katrín Ýr og Erla Stefánsdóttir komu til Rúnars og sögðu frá tónleikum sínum á Hard rock þann 2. nóvember þar sem þær ætla að heiðra konur í rokki.

Matt Manero – Entrepreneur, Author, & Investor Matt launched his first company, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. (CFF), in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 23 years and CFF, has funded over $1 billion in transportation equipment with annual business of $150,000,000+. CFF has served more than 10,000 clients and has become one of the largest independently owned transportation equipment finance companies in America. CFF is a 3-time winner of The SMU Cox School of Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies. His companies have been recognized in publications such as Inc. Magazine, Dallas Business Journal, Overdrive Magazine, Fleet Owner, Transport Topics, Commercial Carrier Journal, and Dealer Solutions Magazine. Audiences resonate with his tough-minded and business battle tested philosophies on “company culture”, skilling up and scaling up” and “finding your GRIT”. He is willing and eager to share his positive and negative experiences within both the personal and business world with others. Matt is a sought after speaker within the entrepreneurial and association communities, and has a highly popular podcast aptly named, YOU NEED MORE MONEY. He is happily married to his beloved wife of 19 years, Rokki, and they have 3 amazing boys, John (16), Jack (13), and Julian (12). They live in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Key Points Who is your ideal customer? Who money is a taboo topic too and why Three stages of wealth: broke, accumulation, and rich Stacking and racking cash in accumulation mode False positive – when you think you’re doing better than you are Time blocking to maintain your lifestyle by design Lightning Questions What was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it? Matt was his own worst enemy. With social esteem issues, Matt didn’t think he was worthy of connecting with mentors and influencers. He waited too long to find an accountability group. Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success? Matt is a gritty guy. When he says he’s going to do something, he does it. After weighing his options, and making a decision, he’s all Do you have an online resource you find valuable? https://businessfinishingschool.com/ (Business Finishing School) What book would you recommend to the listeners and why? https://amzn.to/2RLKKXP (The 10X Rule) by Grant Cardone If you were to give advice to your 20 year old self to get started in real estate investing, what would it be? From 20-25, Matt would say worry about things less. Don’t worry about how things are going to play out. Resources https://mattmanero.com/ (Matt Manero.com) https://amzn.to/2pRKb1C (YOU NEED MORE MONEY) by Matt Manero https://amzn.to/2yFLQeC (The Grit) by Matt Manero  Visit http://m/gp/product/B00NB86OYE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jacob0ee-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00NB86OYE&linkId=100a9d2905599266aa7088bba0a33d55 (Audible) for a free trail and free audio book download! Contact http://www.JacobAyers.com/contact (Jacob)  

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Karamjit Singh of Digital News Asia (DNA), hosts this show as he explores and discusses all things technology in relation to current affairs. In episode 10, Karam speaks to DNA's Kiranjit Sidhu and Tan Jee Yee, about his recent week in review where he expressed disappointment with our Prime Minister; Tun Mahathir and Malaysian politician, Gobind Singh. Find out why, and Jee Yee's story on Supahands Malaysia's 3rd pivot as well as, Kiran's insights on an in-flight WiFi service provider called Rokki. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

How Fitness Saved My Life, My Journey to Health Hosted by: Rokki Bonner, Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist, Owner of Personal Fitness Navigators in Columbus, Ohio Follow us on IG: @Fit_to_Navigate, Mind, Body, Gem weekly podcast time Rokki takes listeners to the beginning of her health challenges with dental work as a small child and being on the verge of a heart attack at nine years old. Rokki recalls the series of medications and hospital visits through most of her life after being diagnosed with hyperthyroid and a heart condition. Tough Choices: Rokki's unexpected health concerns forced her mother to make tough decisions regarding her treatment including radiation iodine treatment to shrink her thyroid or having her thyroid removed during puberty. Being Active: Physical activity was Rokki's outlet despite her health challenges. She dominated in track, basketball, working out. Her outlets transformed into her professional journey as a certified personal trainer and nutritionist and a professional body builder. Rejuvenated and Regenerated Through Nutrition: Rokki explores nutrition to live a healthy and medication free life, finding that nutrition changes not only the physical body, but is healing for disease and the mind. Nutrition can lead to regeneration of our bodies. Tell us how does fitness changed your life on IG: @Fit_to_navigate

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Matt Manero – Entrepreneur, Author, & Investor Matt launched his first company, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. (CFF), in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 23 years and CFF, has funded over $1 billion in transportation equipment with annual business of $150,000,000+. CFF has served more than 10,000 clients and has become one of the largest independently owned transportation equipment finance companies in America. CFF is a 3-time winner of The SMU Cox School of Business 100 Fastest Growing Companies. His companies have been recognized in publications such as Inc. Magazine, Dallas Business Journal, Overdrive Magazine, Fleet Owner, Transport Topics, Commercial Carrier Journal, and Dealer Solutions Magazine. Audiences resonate with his tough-minded and business battle tested philosophies on “company culture”, skilling up and scaling up” and “finding your GRIT”. He is willing and eager to share his positive and negative experiences within both the personal and business world with others. Matt is a sought after speaker within the entrepreneurial and association communities, and has a highly popular podcast aptly named, YOU NEED MORE MONEY. He is happily married to his beloved wife of 19 years, Rokki, and they have 3 amazing boys, John (16), Jack (13), and Julian (12). They live in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Key Points Who is your ideal customer? Who money is a taboo topic too and why Three stages of wealth: broke, accumulation, and rich Stacking and racking cash in accumulation mode False positive – when you think you’re doing better than you are Time blocking to maintain your lifestyle by design Lightning Questions What was your biggest hurdle getting started in real estate investing, and how did you overcome it? Matt was his own worst enemy. With social esteem issues, Matt didn’t think he was worthy of connecting with mentors and influencers. He waited too long to find an accountability group. Do you have a personal habit that contributes to your success? Matt is a gritty guy. When he says he’s going to do something, he does it. After weighing his options, and making a decision, he’s all Do you have an online resource you find valuable? https://businessfinishingschool.com/ (Business Finishing School) What book would you recommend to the listeners and why? https://amzn.to/2RLKKXP (The 10X Rule) by Grant Cardone If you were to give advice to your 20 year old self to  get started in real estate investing, what would it be? From 20-25, Matt would say worry about things less. Don’t worry about how things are going to play out. Resources https://mattmanero.com/ (Matt Manero.com) https://amzn.to/2pRKb1C (YOU NEED MORE MONEY) by Matt Manero https://amzn.to/2yFLQeC (The Grit) by Matt Manero  Visit http://m/gp/product/B00NB86OYE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jacob0ee-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00NB86OYE&linkId=100a9d2905599266aa7088bba0a33d55 (Audible) for a free trail and free audio book download! Contact http://www.JacobAyers.com/contact (Jacob)