In Pursuit With Joseph Mencel

Your 4: Selling Secrets, Confronting Failure, Management Expectations & Compartmentalizing Life

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon discuss how to become a better salesperson, how to best work through professional & personal failure, what you should expect from your managers, and how to compartmentalize different areas of your life.

Going From Good To Great With Tim McKinnon

It's a pretty simple recipe... get very clear on your most important goals, ensure your daily habits & routines align with your goals, confront & conquer the fears that stand between you and achieving your goals, and then execute.

So why is it so damn difficult to do? And why do so many people settle for "good" when they have the potential to be truly "great"?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel chats with Tim McKinnon about how to go from good to great.

Tim details his life journey thus far, including his transition from academia to competitive bodybuilding, to personal training, and then to becoming one of Australia's most well respected elite physique based athlete coaches.

Joseph & Tim then take a deep dive into why seeking clarity about your higher level goals is so important, before discussing what techniques they personally use to confront the fears that often stand between who we are and who we are trying to become.

They then detour to discuss balancing pursuit of personal development with the pursuit of presence, before closing out by examining the problem with the popular spinning plates analogy.

You'll love listening to this episode! Enjoy!

Memento Mori

What fears stand between you and who you are trying to become?

Fear of failure? Fear of other people's opinions? Fear of inadequacy? Fear of uncertainty?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel presents his personal antidote to the fears that often stop us in our tracks on the path to pursuing our goals.

Joseph explains how he meditates on his mortality, what questions he considers to be most important at the end of life's journey, and how we uses to answers to those questions to propel him forward in the face of fear.

A confronting, yet invaluable, episode that you will want to listen to time & time again.

Enjoy!

Your 4: Lazy Friends, Working Through Low Motivation, Toxic Positivity & Confronting Self Doubt

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Brandon discuss how to handle lazy friends & family members, the best way to work through periods of low motivation, how toxic positivity arises and why it should be avoided, and how to confront self doubt.

Committing To The Journey With Calista McKenzie

Once you’ve made peace with the worst case scenario, visualized the best case scenario, and mustered up the courage to take the leap, committing to the journey, however it may play out, is an absolutely essential element of success.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel sits down with Australia’s newest, and youngest ever, IFBB Bikini Pro, Calista McKenzie,’ to learn about her journey thus far.

Calista opens up about her childhood, talking openly & honestly about the difficult decisions she made during her teens, before detailing her competitive journey en route to making history and becoming Australia’s youngest ever IFBB Bikini Pro.

Joseph & Calista then take a deep dive into committing to the journey rather than destination, and the importance of making peace with the worst case scenario while also visualizing the best case scenario when making difficult decisions.

They then switch gears and talk all things competing, from what to look for, and what to look out for, when choosing a coach, the importance of time off in between shows, what to watch out for when reversing out of a prep, and the importance of posing.

A jam packed episode full of insightful perspectives that are sure to get your mind ticking.

Enjoy!

Your 4: Setting High Standards, Keeping Promises You Make To Yourself & Making The Most Of Your Life

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to set high standards for your team in the workplace, the practical application of "the way you do one thing is the way you do everything", why fitness can always be a priority, and why you should strive to make the most of your life.

Separation Season

Imagine if just a few years of focused effort & hard work could set you up for the next decade?

Well that opportunity is upon each of us right now.

But make no mistake about it, it's not going to be easy. In fact, it's going to be so difficult that most people won't even try to make the most of it, but that's inherent in any Separation Season.

And this one has been 10 years in the making.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why the opportunity to make massive progress right here, right now is so huge and how you can take advantage of it.

Joseph then details 4 steps that you can implement starting today to ensure you don't let this opportunity pass you by.

An eye-opening & inspiring episode that you’ll want to takes note on.

Enjoy!

CBC Keynote Speech

Christian Brothers College invited Joseph Mencel to present a keynote speech to their Year 12 students in September, 2021.

In this episode, we share Joseph's full keynote speech from start to finish.

There are 3 main messages intertwined into Joseph's keynote:

1. Why it's important to lean into your curiosity 2. The antidotes to the 3 fears that prevent most of us from pursuing what we really want to do 3. How to deal with things that happen that are outside of your control

We hope you are able to take as much value from this keynote speech as the CBC Year 12 students did.

Enjoy!

LFG!!

Right here, right now - this is the best time it has been in the last 2 years to commit to your fitness. Yet so many of us are still kicking the can down the road.

And while the media may have you think otherwise, it's also the best time it has been in the last 2 years to invest in your business or your career. Yet so many of us are buying into the fear driven narrative and running & hiding.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why the time is now to take your fitness, your business and your career to the next level.

By sharing some of the most valuable lessons he has learned throughout his fitness & business journeys, he will inspire you to throw away the excuses and do what needs to be done.

A short, sharp & potent episode you'll want to listen to more than once. LFG!

Your 4: Finding Your Passion, Importance Of Trust, Reading Tips & Offering Business Advice

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to find your passion, the importance of trust in a marriage and other personal relationships, how to get the most out of your reading, and what to do when you see a friend or family member heading in the wrong direction with their business.