On April 18th, 2019, Chris Berlow and Paul Melella achieved the rank of 7th Degree Black belt in Taekwondo and earned the title of Grandmaster after 37 years of Taekwondo training. Both Paul and Chris were hesitant in accepting the title of Grandmaster until their good friend Master Paul Edwards shared his powerful insights where the two of them accepted the honor. In this powerful yet entertaining podcast, Chris and Paul discuss and share the journey to become Grandmaster, what it means to them, the challenges they needed to overcome and the lessons they learned along the way. This is a podcast not to miss so grab yourself a pen and paper because you’re gonna want to take some notes

In this podcast we host the very inspiring Joe Parrello aka Joe Nyce. Joe is a police officer, business owner/entrepreneur, sought after motivational speaker, fitness leader, philanthropist and an incredible human being. He has achieved multi-dimensional success by excelling in all aspects of his life. This particular podcast should be called “The Nyce Show” because Joe was on fire and shares a wealth of information to our listeners! Both Paul and Chris were speechless due to Joe’s compelling stories and passion during the interview. Listen for the central theme that drives Joe everyday to do be a high performer and does what he does. It’s amazing!

In the podcast, Joe shares his powerful story, what drives him everyday and the impressive, “Ten Principles of Living a Nyce Life”.

1. Family First
2. Be Grateful
3. Dream Big

This week we spent some time with an incredible individual, Dr. Tony Tanzi. Dr. Tanzi does not only own a successful Physical Therapy practice but is also an ultra endurance athlete with six ironman, two marathons, nine half ironman’s and more half marathons than we could count. Not only does he complete in these events, he holds very competitive times and is often in the top of his category. He has a personal record for a half marathon of 1 hr 12 min. That’s a 5 min and 33 second pace per mile! Dr. Tanzi has an incredible resume and he is still going strong.

In this very informative and always entertaining podcast, we learn how Dr. Tanzi is able to compete as an elite endurance athlete, run a successful business, have a wonderful relationship with his wife and still be there for his three year old daughter. Another high performer achieving multi-dimensional success!

Dr. Tanzi left us some great takeaways that you could run with and apply…Here are some of the highlights

1. Find an activity that captivates you as a form of meditation
2. Time-block activities with purpose and a strong “Why”
3. Never let fear of failure hold you back….take calculated risks and bet on yourself
4. Apply the “ABL” principal……”Always be Learning” and then you will never fail

   Dr. Tanzi owns and operates Empire Performance PT located at 1611 Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512. Any questions you could reach him at 845-225-2000. You could follow Dr. Tony Tanzi on facebook and instagram. For the aspiring endurance athlete, look him up on Strava and check out his training regime. Quite impressive!