Listen once, listen twice, then listen again! It's time to get motivated, and stay motivated for the rest of your life! Look... everyone lacks motivation here and there; it's a natural habit. As a matter of fact, it's an obstacle to help you learn from your temporary state of weakness. In this episode, I'm bringing you a challenge - to push through your doubts to remain focused and motivated to complete your goals.

Key Points:

• Why we feel less-motivated at times
• How changing the rules, and changing the game, will bring you success
• Working with outcomes - my personal outcomes for workouts!
• "Zero National Championships", an excerpt from John Wooden's book
• How to create feelings, and what it will do for you
• "N.A.B.", an acronym for success, from Tony Robbins
• Developing a mindset shift, through self-evaluation

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Peace!

Good days and bad days... We ALL have 'em. On a good day you'll feel unstoppable, but how do you feel on a bad day? When something bad happens, what goes through your head? How do you analyze the situation? Here's an episode to guide you through and beyond the negativity. I show you specifically how to tackle the negative and come up with the positive. There's always gold in every obstacle; it's up to YOU to find it!

Key points:

• The wrong way to judge a negative situation
• Turning obstacles upside down
• Developing a new "G-Code"
• 7 ways to handle a negative situation the right way
• The "Problem-solving matrix" inspired by Tony Robbins
• Examples of negative situations, with specific solutions

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Peace!

Today I discuss an important topic of overcoming the fear of other people's opinions. It's a natural habit of ours; to become misled by what others think. I'm giving a reminder to stay true to our authentic selves. You owe it to yourself to live life YOUR way!

Key points:

• Learning how valuing other opinions before our own can be a poisonous lifestyle
• My steps to help you care less about others, and more about yourself
• Making the leap to trying new/different things
• Why it's okay to distance yourself from certain family members
• Creating an "updated" version of yourself

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Peace!

When you get knocked down, you get back up... Right? Chris felt the tackle as just another hard hit, but as he tried getting up, his body wouldn't allow him to. Listen to our convo about how Chris' injury turned out to become one of his biggest blessings!

Some of the questions I ask:

• What are some thoughts that ran through your head after the tackle? 
• How did your family react to the impact?
• After hearing the doctor's news, how'd you take it?
• What were the most difficult parts of your rehabilitation?
• Did you have any techniques to strengthen your mindset?
• Tell us about your environment; who was there for you during times of struggle?
• What's your physical state, today? Can you tell us about your progress?
• What would you tell an athlete who's suffering from an injury, about the power of belief? What are some things they can do to carry themselves through?
• Could you explain your philosophies on time and belief?
• Have you had any negative thoughts? Any moments of doubt?

Chris Norton is interactive on Twitter: @ChrisNorton16

For information on Chris' book and his speaking events, check out his website! NortonMotivation.com

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Peace!

Tune in as I explain the importance of controlling your environment. WHO are your friends? WHAT do they have? WHAT are their results? Asking yourself these questions is just step one in today's step-by-step episode for pure dominance.

Key Points:

• How to establish a healthy environment for all aspects of personal growth
• Distancing yourself from negative forces
• Planting critical habits in your daily routine through twelve steps

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When I refer to Michelle Betos as a professional goalkeeper, I mean that on and off the soccer field. Listen to our conversation as Michelle reveals her greatest tips and tricks to maintain her unbreakable motivation.

Some of the questions I ask:

• How did you get yourself to enjoy the struggle in the sacrifices you had to make for self-improvement? 
• What are some of your personal qualities that you're most proud of?
• Can you talk about what it means for an athlete to be "on the fence" about continuing/pursuing a career? What does it mean to be "on the fence"?
• What do you do to remind yourself of the "why?", when it comes to doing what you're doing?
• Are there any specific emotions you choose to avoid?
• What is your philosophy/understanding of the connection between mind and body?
• What do you do to train your mind?
• How critical to you is your environment?
• Is there a specific teammate that you admire? Why?
• What's the best advice you've ever received? Who was it from?

Michelle Betos is frequently on Twitter and would love to talk back to those who listen to the episode! Her username is @MichelleBetos... GO!

In this episode, I continue giving you my secrets on handling your Morning Mastery the RIGHT way. There's always more than just completing your checklist... You'll hear my personal routine, and how I go about dominating my day!

Key Points:

• Executing your Morning checklist while remaining FOCUSED
• My personal, desired outcome for my Morning Mastery
• The importance of your outcome, and distinguishing simple and complex outcomes
• How to do your Morning Mastery the RIGHT way
• Understanding the difference between actions and results

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In this episode, I interview entrepreneur and longtime endurance and adventure racer, Joe De Sena. As CEO and Founder of Spartan Race, Joe teaches us how to live an uncomfortable, yet highly beneficial lifestyle by pushing our limits with physical and mental strength. We can all learn from Joe's definition of success, and it's far from today's generic answers.

Some of the Questions I Ask:

• How do you train your mind?
• What does it mean to have "Fire in your belly"? How can you tell when someone has it?
• How do you continue to move forward and stay hungry?
• What is your definition of success?
• What is your philosophy on time?
• If you had to pick two beliefs to instil in your kids, what would they be? Why?
• How critical is the environment, to you? How do you control yours?

Related Links:

Spartan Website: http://www.spartan.com/

Contact via Email: Joe@spartan.com

Notable Quote:

"If you have the ability to delay gratification, you're gonna win in life."