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!

In this podcast, we talk with David Greenwood, author of the book, Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD. David interviewed many successful entrepreneurs with ADHD around the country and shared their stories. From growing up with ADHD, how they built their companies to the strategies they use to stay focused and productive.

David talks about why he wrote the book and why it needed to be written. Chris Paul and David discuss what some of the major takeaways from the interviews were including the myth that having ADHD is all negative.

Chris, Paul and David also discuss how those who are prone to distractions can maximize the time that they have, use focus time and even hyperfocus to get large projects completed and techniques to keep the distractions to a minimum.

They also discuss David’s latest project of disability etiquette training for companies.

Learn more about David and the book at: www.OvercomingDistractions.com

Learn about his disability etiquette trainings at: www.DavidAGreenwood.com

A very exciting treat for everyone this week with two special guests, Master’s Antony Graf and Tim Thackery. Both Antony and Tim were perennial US National Team Members in Taekwondo and were resident competitors at the US Olympic Training Center. There were the best of the best in Taekwondo and continue their competitive passion towards their new business, The Juice Compound. Antony and his wife Darcy own and operates a Taekwondo School and opened the first Crossfit gym in Miami, Fa. Tim and his wife Carly opened a Crossfit Gym in Burbank, California, sold it and now operates a successful remote coaching program through the Juice Compound where he coaches elite competitors and Olympic athletes.

The two of them innovated a children’s called, “Y.E.S.” which stands for Youth Empowerment Systems. This program enables children to progressively improve their fitness in an extremely inspiring way. They combined their passion for fitness and helping children so they could leave their mark on creating a strong and healthy America.

A few notable take-aways…

1. There is always something to learn from wherever you go
2. Follow your passion, regardless of circumstances
3. Surround yourself with people who inspire you
4. Celebrate your successes and they will build upon each other
5. Always be coachable
6. You could have your cake and eat it to, work hard and reap the benefits

You could find Antony and Tim at www.juicecompound.com. Look them up on Instagram and Facebook and they will be happy to share with you what they’re up to.

Today’s guest is long time Empowered Mastery friend Mark Cuatt. Mark is one of the most passionate and mission driven individuals you will ever meet. Through his powerful personal story, Mark has been on a life long quest to learn how to optimize the body and mind so you could live your best life possible.

Mark thrived as Executive General Manager of Club Fit, a health club organization with two 100,000 sqft. locations in Westchester County, N.Y. from Dec 2001 - Aug 2018. He obtained that position after working eight years in clinical nutrition and fitness at The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, in White Plains, N.Y.

In 1998, After five years of clinical work educating and counseling patients with cardiac conditions, Diabetes, COPD, weight loss and many other prevalent health issues, Mark was instrumental in establishing Burke's new fitness center and several nutrition programs designed for adults above the age fifty five that bridged the gap with the medical community and the health and fitness continuum.

Transitioning from clinical to top level executive positions has enabled Mark to become a recognized force in the health and fitness industry. His leadership style resonates from his own core purpose of "truly wanting to have a positive impact in helping people succeed and to bring out the very best in everyone he works with!

Mark has his degrees in Nutrition & Food Science and Dietetic Technology/Nutrition Care. He is a registered and active member with The American Dietetic Association (ADA), now known as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN). Mark is also certified with The American College of Sports Medicine as an exercise physiologist and holds many certificates of enhanced qualifications.

Mark shares his extensive knowledge with an in-depth discussion on the brain chemistries and how it effects your health. This is not a podcast to miss!

A few notable take-aways…

1. Be all in….Do your research on a diet that works for you. What is your total calories you need to perform at an optimal level
2. Make sure you balance your energy between Carbs, Protein and Fat’s. Go with the 40/40/20 Rule. 40 % Carbs, 40% Proteins and 20% Fats.
3. Be sure to eat consistently to fuel your body

You could email Mark at Mark@allsporthealthandfitness.com, Instagram @markcuatt and be sure to check out Allsport Health and fitness at www.allsporthealthandfitness.com. You could also follow Mark on LinkedIn.

If you are interested in living a healthy and vital life, this is not a podcast to miss!

This week we have a special guest, Kijafa Crumble joining us all the way from Sweden. Kijafa has a roller coaster of a story with many ups and downs with great successes and horrible struggles. Through it all, he was able to innovate a new business and app called, Fitness Pro Live. He has an extremely powerful story as you will hear.

Kijafa’s story as told on the Fitness Pro Live App:

As a cancer survivor, one thing that was very important to me was to receive genuine care from the medical staff. They gave me hope, confidence and motivation. Sometimes it felt like my recovery was more important to them than it was to me. As a fitness professional it is important to me to show that same genuine care to my clients when they come to me with their goals.

For most of my life I have been an athlete, playing American football on all levels from high school to professional in Europe. I have trained at the best facilities, and with some of the best fitness professionals in the industry, putting me in the greatest shape of my life. Then one day out of the blue my body started to break down, and my health began to deteriorate. For the first time in my life I nearly felt helpless. I was losing weight at a rapid pace, I went from doing one hundred perfect push-ups to not even being able to do one. My legs had gotten so weak that I could barely do a lunge on one leg. At the end of everyday my feet hurt so bad I could not walk on them. My body was in so much pain I could barely pick up my babies and hold them, nor play with them. I wasn’t physically active, therefore I could not work and make money.

For a moment, I was put in the same predicament as you, the client, the fitness professional who is struggling in some way. The procrastination, excuses, doubt, lack of confidence, discouragement and low self esteem are feelings the we have all shared, or will share at some point in our lives when things seem unattainable. Fitness Pro Live provides opportunity for everyone, no matter the situation.

Visit Kijafa at www.fitnessprolive.com and see what the app is all about.

You could also download the app on Apple devices: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitness-pro-live/id1444306805

and Android Devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitnessprolive.android.

Enjoy this powerful podcast with a man who has been through it all!

This week’s special guest is World Class Powerlifter, Brad Ettinger. Brad went from being a very tiny kid growing up to one of the all time top ten Power Lifters in the world. In 2017 he was top five in his weight class of 181 pounds with a combined lifting total of 1755 pounds. He Bench Pressed 451 pounds, Dead lifted 678 pounds and squatted 626 pounds. For those listeners out there who train in weight lifting, you know how impressive those numbers are. What is more impressive is Brad’s story on how he want from a 90 pound freshmen in high school to a world class power lifter.

Brad shares what he did to protect and shift his mindset from a very nice guy, to an extremely focused beast at power lifting competitions, then back to the nice guy. He shares why rejuvenation and recovery is of the utmost importance to be able to perform at the highest level just as we tell our clients in business. It all comes down to having the mindset of a winner and Brad did exactly that!

Brad left us three value bombs to take away….

1. Have a personal incantation to get in the zone, Brad’s is, “It won’t beat me, I own this, I WON”T STOP!”
2. Set yourself up with a routine/ritual to get yourself into the zone
3. Be sure to deliver; actions speak much louder than words

Spoke from a true winner of life! To learn about Brad’s journey you could like is instagram page @teambkepower and you will get the latest training tips, updates on his competitions and all the great stuff that Brad is up to.