"Without challenge, there isn’t change. To achieve your fullest potential, you have to stop taking the path of least resistance." - Brad Ritter

In this episode, we speak to "School of Grit" founder and author, Brad Ritter.  How does conditioning your mindset to seek purposeful pain and adversity help you grow?

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Brad explains the inspiration behind "School of Grit" and shares his story of transformation.
• What is 'grit' and why cultivate it?
• Cultivating grit through purposeful adversity.
• Work / life balance.
• The School of Grit lifestyle.

Brad Ritter is first and foremost a husband, father, brother, son, and friend. Family is #1 to him. He enjoys training hard, endurance events, the beach, fishing, shooting, and food. Professionally, he's held various positions in the medical device industry and higher education space. Brad started School of Grit after he graduated from SEALFit’s infamous Kokoro Camp, which is renowned as the world’s toughest civilian training.  

 After graduation, he wanted to find a way to serve others and help people take control of their lives and get unstuck. He accomplishes this through a proven system that focuses on your physical, mental, emotional, intuitional, and warrior spirit. What he teaches is a lifestyle. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.  

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"There is an epidemic of functional disconnection between the brain and the body that is not being addressed." - Dr. James Leonette

Our guest's mission is to help you improve this connection and strengthen your physical, mental, and emotional health to restore flourishing wellness.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• The doctor-patient relationship, how it is, and how it could be.
• How using a holistic approach is crucial to optimal performance in every aspect of life.
• The 'five pillars' Dr. Leonette integrates into his practice and why it's important to healthcare.
• The Brain-Body Connection.
• Primitive reflexes and developmental milestones.

Dr. James Leonette is an award-winning Chiropractor and Clinic Director of Enliven Wellness. His passion is to improve the lives of clients ready to make the change, whether that is from sick to “normal” or into an optimal state.  

Over his career, he has studied many approaches to healthcare and developed a brain-based approach to improving the body and mind.  

He's worked in many aspects of healthcare from being an investigator with US Food and Drug Administration, research assistant, medical laboratory technologist, occupational hygienist, acupuncturist, and a practicing chiropractic physician for over 15 years. He's been mentored by an amazing collection of individuals and has a strong desire to bring their knowledge, skills, and philosophy to assisting others in their health goals.  

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 Friends, I’m inviting you to time travel with me, time travel back to your childhood, can you remember long summer days running around with your friends outside having fun playing games, being adventurous?  

 My summer days we’re filled with pick-up games of baseball until dinner and then kick the can or tag football in the street until dark with the kids from the neighborhood.  Can you remember how much fun you had running around laughing, can you recall how much energy you had?   

 Let me bring you back to the present moment.  How do you feel about your current physical training program if you have one?  Do you look forward to every session?  Do you bring a high level of enthusiasm and excitement into the gym? 

 What if you could recapture that excitement, enthusiasm and sense of adventure you had as a kid, that level of seemingly boundless energy? 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Darryl tell his story, from technology to play psychology.
• What does a sedentary lifestyle do to our health?
• Humans are meant to move, not exercise.
• The Primal Play Method.

Darryl Edwards is a Movement Coach, author of the best-selling books “Animal Moves” and “My First Animal Moves”, and a thought leader in the area of creativity and innovation in fitness and health.  

Darryl developed the Primal Play Method® to inspire others to make physical activity fun while getting healthier and more robust in the process.  

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How do you measure abundance in your life?  Is it position, title, financial wealth, the latest or best cars, electronics, or fancy restaurants?  Sure, from a societal standpoint, these are all outward manifestations of abundance. 

Let me propose an alternate measurement, your soul coming alive, guided by your passion and principles, alignment across all areas of your life, and pure unbound potential.  If this sounds too good to be true, consider changing the lens through which you view your life.   

This life is available to you but you won't find it in a pill or quick-fix seminar, it takes vulnerability, honesty, authenticity, and courage. 

You've got this, easy day! 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• Jessie shares her powerful story of transformation.
• What is transformation?
• What does it mean to live unapologetically?
• What is Fierce Grace?

Jessie Torres is a high-performance coach, author, speaker, and transformational leader, she is inspired by reaching the darkest moments of her life, Jessie reached a critical point of physical drain that was taking over her life and she had zero fulfillment and was losing her relationships.  She knew there was more to her life and she was determined to achieve it.

 With this burning desire and 19+ years of education in Peak Performance, Heart Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, and Mindfulness, and working with the largest coaching company in the world, Jessie developed the Fierce Grace Method. She has successfully helped thousands live with passion and purpose and the highest levels of fulfillment, without, losing her mind, health, or family.  

She is the mother of 3 grown children that are also committed to changing the world. 

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Friends, there is no shortcut or magic pill that will make you mentally fit, it requires daily work across five mountains of integrated vertical development. 

What if I told you there was real emerging science that validates thousands of years of Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine which can help you feel better and propel you forward on your mental fitness journey by upgrading your Gut-Brain-Axis? 

This is game changing and life changing information. 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• What is Mental Fitness?
• What is the Gut-Brain Axis (GBX)?
• How does our microbiome affect how we feel and perform?
• How do we optimize our GBX to build greater mental fitness?

Dr. Shawn Talbott is the author of hundreds of articles and more than a dozen books on nutrition and fitness. His work has been featured in media outlets around the world, including a variety of segments on The Dr. Oz Show, as well as at the White House as part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity.  

 Doc Talbott holds an MS in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from Rutgers. He also holds advanced certificates in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from MIT. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Nutrition and currently serves as the Chief Science Officer at Amare, The Mental Wellness Company.  

  A veteran of dozens of Iron Man Triathlons and trail Ultra marathons, Doc Talbott is intrigued by how our mental wellness impacts our physical well-being, he is fascinated by the links between diet, biochemistry, and psychology: the idea that what we eat changes the biochemistry of our bodies, and influences how we think, feel and behave.  

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Once in a while, perhaps once in a lifetime, a band comes along whose music resonates so strongly with you that their music becomes part of the fabric of your life, the closer you get the deeper it means.  

Raising you up, making you want to move your body and sometimes when the mood is right you just have to let it bleed over you.  Sound that resonates to your core, lyrics that speak to your soul.  King's X is one of those bands.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• The power of music - Different music resonates with different people, but does the frequency, lyrics, and intention behind the music change how we feel and what we're drawn to?
• King's X and "Three Sides of One" – Dug explains why King's X is different from other bands, their connection, and the making of their 13th studio album.
• Learning to be okay with who you are - Dug talks about his life, his experiences, his music, and what he has learned through it all.

Dug Pinnick is an international recording artist, legendary bassist, front man and song writer.  Dug's music career spans over 50 years, spending over three decades with the genre-bending King's X.  Having the same trio since the band's conception, they released their latest album, "Three Sides of One" in September of 2022, their first studio album in 14 years. 

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What if I told you there is a mental fitness practice that can bring you into the present moment so that you can be happier, healthier, and more fulfilled?

Today, we are discussing a topic that has become part of our pop culture lexicon, and it's overused, misused, and confused by many, and we're here to demystify this powerful practice. 

Our guest today, on the surface or under the water, may seem unlikely to be an expert on this topic, but we're going to take a deep dive and navigate our way to the beach.  

So, let me ask you, what do a retired Navy Seal Commander and mindfulness have in common? 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• What is mindfulness? - Jon describes mindfulness; what it is, what it is not, and how it can change your life.
• Box Breathing Practice – Jon shares this powerful tool that helps tap into mindfulness and can lead to profound life changes.  Join in the practice.
• Mindfulness is a way of being - Jon describes the power of mindfulness through stories of his own experience and explains how it can change us physiologically and mentally, leading to healthier, happier, and more fulfilled ways of living.

Jon Macaskill (pronounced Muh-KAS-kill) is a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher.  He’s taking what helped him excel in his professional life and heal in his personal life and is now sharing this with others to help them do the same.

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What are your challenges?  What do your struggle with? Self-image, addiction, stress, not enough time, anger, fear? 

No matter where you are at this moment in time, no matter what you are struggling with right now, you can change your thoughts, the trajectory of your life, and overcome your obstacles. 

This change is not found in owning more things, reaching a certain status, or the distractions our society tells us are important. 

This change comes from within you. Open yourself up to the possibilities that life has to offer.  

Our guest today is proof that my words are not just hollow platitudes or pop guru self-help ramblings. 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• It all starts in the mind - Alison shares her journey from model to transformational coach and talks about the importance of mindset.
• Turn within – Alison explains the importance of mindfulness, turning within, and becoming aware of your thoughts.
• Start where you are  - No matter where you are, you can change your life, but you have to be honest with yourself and start where you are.  Alison shares a powerful tool to help stop the patterns and habits driving our behaviors.

Alison Canavan is a beautiful heart-based leader who leaves her audience feeling empowered and equipped to live with the quality of presence and move forward with both passion and purpose.  She has been named one of the top 8 transformational coaches in the US by USA Today for 2021. She specializes in managing change, stress, burnout & overwhelm. She helps companies support their workforce who are transitioning back into the corporate office and finding their work/life balance.  

 Her focus is on 360 health and well-being with mental health; including depression and anxiety being at the forefront and focus of her work. Alison is a UCLA trained Mindfulness Facilitator from The Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, a Master NLP Practitioner, HeartMath facilitator, Nutritional coach, Raw Foods Master, and an award-winning author of Minding Mum – It’s Time to Take Care of You. 

 As a meditation teacher she understands the power of a daily mindful approach to living. She believes that to create peace in our life we must carve out time for self-care, go within and create space to heal, learn and grow. 

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