Fitness x Business

Your 4: Managing Employee Mistakes, Mixing Business With Family, Sharing Secrets & Mental Health

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to manage employees who keep making mistakes, what to be aware of when going into business with friends or family, why sharing your secrets for success shouldn't concern you, and how to deal with mental health struggles in the workplace.

Social Media Skirmish

Do you feel like you are using social media platforms to your benefit? Or are the platforms using you to your detriment?

Does social media have a little too much control over you?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss common situations where you can often find yourself being used by social media, before taking a deep dive into practical strategies you can implement to wrestle back control.

They talk about both social media consumption and social media publication, and then consider how powerful social media can be for business.

An incredibly timely and highly relevant episode that you will extract a lot of value from.

Enjoy!

Your 4: Being Used By Your Boss, Finding A Life Partner, Toxic Co-Workers & Asking For A Pay Rise

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss what to do when you feel like you're being used by your boss, how to balance self improvement with finding a life partner, how to deal with toxic co-workers, and the best way to ask for a salary increase that you feel you have earned.

Control Your Controllables

Feel like a lot of what's happening in the world right now is out of your control?

 

That's probably because it is.

 

But no matter what happens, you can always choose to control your actions, your reponses, your effort & your attitude.

 

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why it's important to have the serenity to accept what you cannot control, and the courage to choose to change what you can control.

 

He then takes a deep dive into your controllables and provides practical advice supported by examples of how you can change your actions, your reponses, your effort & your attitude.

 

Joseph closes out the show by exploring what happens when you decide not to own your choices and the consequences that flow from them.

 

This is a hard hitting episode that may strike a nerve, but will get you thinking about your controllables in a very practical way nevertheless.

Your 4: Shutting Off From Work, Taking The Hard Road, Motivating Staff & Navigating Obstacles

In this episode of Your 4, Joseph & Caleb discuss how to shut off from work when at home, whether you should take the easy road or the hard road when you have people depending on you, how to coach & motivate underperforming staff members, and how to deal with changing plans in the face of obstacles.

5 New Habits For The New Year

It's one thing to set goals for the New Year, it's another thing to implement the habits & routines to back them up.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why switching out old habits that don't align with who you are trying to become with new ones that do is so important.

He then takes a deep dive into 5 old habits that most of us will get benefits out of replacing with 5 new habits that you can start implementing immediately.

This is an episode jam packed with practical & strategic advice that will help you level up in all areas of your life.

Enjoy!

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Ever felt like an imposter? Ever experienced self-doubt around your accomplishments or abilities? Ever written off your successes to good timing & luck?

The chances are, you have, or you will, with recent studies indicating that over 60% of us will experience Imposter Syndrome at some point in our lives.

So how do you deal with it? And how do you prevent it from occurring on a regular basis as you strive to achieve bigger & more ambitious goals?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel deconstruct Imposter Syndrome, explaining what it is, how it manifests in different areas of our lives, and what it feels like when it's got you in its grip.

They then detail strategies on how to deal with Imposter Syndrome when it creeps up on you, before providing practical advice on how to fend it off ahead of time.

This is an episode that you need to share with your friends, family and colleagues.

Enjoy!

COVID, Competing & Coaching With Logan Robson

There is no denying that COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on the fitness industry - from gym closures, to cancelled bodybuilding shows & expos, to border restrictions, it has been an incredibly challenging 2 years for our community.

 

In this episode Joseph Mencel & Logan Robson discuss the reality of the effect of the pandemic on all aspects of the fitness industry.

 

From personal training, to coaching, to competing, to retail, Joseph & Logan share their first-hand experiences about the flow on effects that lockdowns and travel restrictions have had.

 

They then switch gears and give some practical advice on how to maintain focus in both fitness & business amidst so much uncertainty, before taking a deep dive into competing in physique based sports and how to decide which division suits you best.

 

They then close out the episode with some strategic advice on how to achieve and maintain success in the fitness industry over the long term.

 

An interesting and eye-opening episode that you are sure to enjoy!

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

It's easy to talk the talk... to say what you're going to do and who you're going to become... but are you actually willing to do the work to get there

 

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss why backing up your words with actions is so important.

 

They begin with a discussion of the power of spoken word, and why when you chose to "let your actions do the talking" without firstly speaking your intentions into existence you could be missing out on harnessing that power.

 

They then point out why actions carry so much more weight than words alone, and provide practical & strategic advice on how you can ensure you put yourself in the best possible position to follow through on your spoken intentions.

 

Joseph & Leah then close the episode out by considering what happens when you change your mind and pivot in a different direction, and why there is no shame in doing so when you take responsibility for your decisions.

 

An interesting episode that dives deep into a common expression that we all use so often... this one will get your mind ticking.

 

 

Keeping The Promises You Make To Yourself

We all know why it’s important to keep the promises we make to ourselves. We all know why it’s important to do what we say we’re going to do when nobody is watching. We understand that it builds trust within ourselves, builds confidence in our abilities, and builds resilience that will pull us through when life gets hard.

So why do we so often break the promises we make to ourselves? Why do we so often drop the ball when nobody is there to hold us accountable?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel breaks down the reasons why we find it so difficult to keep the promises we make to ourselves, and what the long term consequences of doing so are.

Joseph then provides a 6 step strategy to ensure that you begin to keep the promises you make to yourself, before providing some practical advice on how to take advantage of promise stacking and how to ignore that voice in the back of your head that will try to sabotage your momentum.

A super strategic episode that is jam packed full of tips & tricks that you can start applying right away.

This is an episode you'll want to share!