Fitness x Business

Your 4: The Demands Of Business, Micro Obsession Macro Balance, Building Belief & Pursuing Passion

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss the demands of running a business, explain the meaning of "micro obsession, macro balance", dive into building belief through putting in work, and provide advice on pursuing your passion.

What’s Next?

Ever experienced a significant life event and immediately been bombarded with the question "What's Next?"

Or perhaps you've found your own inner voice asking "What's Next?" very quickly after enjoying the highest of highs or enduring the lowest of lows.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss the importance of embracing the present, in particular celebrating your wins and weathering your struggles.

They begin by considering the different circumstances in which future plans & thoughts can be thrust upon us, before explaining why consciously living in the now is so valuable.

They then take a deep dive into practical & strategic advice that you can start implementing right away to ensure that you are not letting life's most important moments pass you by.

A super valuable episode that you will want to share with the people you care most about.

Enjoy!

The King, Warrior, Magician & Lover Within With Corey Boutwell

Each of us has a King, a Warrior, a Magician and a Lover that lives within us. But very few of us know how to harness the energy of each of them as required to meet the expectations of our external circumstances at any given time.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Corey Boutwell detail the King, Warrior, Magician & Lover that live within and provide practical & strategic advice on how we can lean into each of them to become our best selves.

Joseph & Corey begin with a discussion on the modern hierarchy of needs, before explaining the power of archetypal mythology and how it can be applied to today's day and age.

They then take a deep dive into accountability, before closing out the episode by detailing the different elements required to achieve balance across all areas of life.

One of the most strategic episodes we have seen thus far! This is one you'll want to listen to more than once with a notepad handy.

Enjoy!

How To Make The Most Of Your 24

Next time you catch yourself saying “I don’t have time”, pause for a second, and instead say “It’s not a priority”... because that’s the truth.

We all have the same number of hours in each day, and in this episode Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel provide practical & strategic advice on how you can most the most of your 24.

They begin by identifying how you can improve your awareness of how you currently spend your time, before diving into some tips & tricks on how to prioritize the things that are most important to you.

Joseph & Leah then discuss the multitasking dichotomy and identify situations where monotasking, rather than multitasking, is beneficial, before considering how to navigate the unforeseeables that inevitably interrupt your daily plans.

A jam packed episode full of practical gems you can start implementing right away!

Enjoy!

Your 4: Focusing On Positives, Blaming Contest Prep, Most Important Management Skills & Company Culture Gone Too Far

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to focus on the positives in any situation rather than becoming consumed by the negatives, how to approach a bodybuilding contest prep with a modern mindset, the most important traits to master in the management of people, and how balance workplace culture & relationships with high performance.

Keep Standing Back Up With Stu Shannon

It's been a tough couple of years. So many of us have lost jobs, lost businesses, lost loved ones... lost so much over the course of the pandemic. It wasn't our fault, but it certainly is our responsibility to figure out what to do next.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Stu Shannon discuss how to stand back up following failure and how to harness post-traumatic growth.

With over 15 years experience in the fitness industry, Stu has seen it all; from personal training, to coaching, to supplement retail & distribution, to gym ownership - his story is one of rapid rise, followed by devastating demise, followed by rebuild & restoration.

Stu doesn't pull any punches as he details his journey, before Joseph & Stu take some deep dives into coming back from failure, capitalizing on post-traumatic growth, confronting risk, and building a business from the ground up.

They then switch gears and give some practical advice on how to compete in business in a saturated market, before closing the episode out with a discussion on how to maintain balance across all areas of life.

An incredible, inspiring and eye-opening episode that you are sure to enjoy!

Your 4: Vulnerability In Leadership, Finite v Infinite Games, Lonely In The Middle & Trusting The Process

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to lean into vulnerability to become a better leader, why playing finite games within the infinite game is unavoidable, why it's lonely in the middle as you try to level up your life, and how to trust the process while seeking out opportunity.

The Way You Do One Thing Is The Way You Do Everything

Are you trying to perform at the highest level? Are you trying to become truly world class in all areas of your life? You best believe that the 1 percenters are going to make all the difference.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explores how the way you do one thing is reflected in the way you do everything.

Joseph opens the episode by discussing the 3 reasons why all of the small things matter more than you may think they do, before diving into real life examples in fitness, business, career and relationships that illustrate why if you compromise on the 1 percenters, you have no chance of executing on the big, important things.

He then provides some practical advice on how to recalibrate and refocus on the small things, before explaining how the different areas of your life interact with each other to either support or undermine high performance.

If you're serious about levelling up, this is one episode you don't want to miss.

Enjoy!

Your 4: Getting Out Of Negative Mindsets, Dealing With An Unsupportive Partner, Beast Mentality & Helping Others

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to get out of a negative mindset and find motivation, how to deal with an unsupportive partner in an unsupportive relationship, the meaning of "Beast Mentality" and what to do if you feel like you aren't measuring up, and what do when find yourself wanting to help others who are taking advantage of you.

Execution Is Everything

It's almost so obvious that it goes without saying. Execution drives progress. Execution drives skill development. Execution is everything.

So if we all know why execution is so important, why do we so often sit on our hands and procrastinate?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel takes a deep dive into execution, paying particular attention to the 5 barriers that so often prevent us from doing what we know needs to be done to work towards our goals.

Through considering fear of failure, discomfort, overthinking, other people's opinions and lack of urgency, he illustrates how these 5 barriers often operate in both fitness & business pursuits.

Joseph then provides practical and strategic advice on how to overcome each barrier, before considering the two main drivers of execution; pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain.

A short episode that is packed full of advice that is sure to resonate with you on a number of different levels.

Enjoy!