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Persistence & Perseverance

When you haven’t achieved the outcome you were hoping to achieve by a certain period of time do you refocus & keep moving forward? Or do you pivot & try something else?

When you come up against setbacks that knock you down do you stand back up & figure out how to fight through them? Or do you throw the towel in and give up?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel discuss persistence in the face of slower than anticipated progress, and perseverance in the face of obstacles & setbacks.

By sharing their own personal experiences in fitness & business, Joseph & Leah talk about times when they have exerted persistence & perseverance in pursuit of their goals.

They then discuss why persistence & perseverance are crucial elements of long term success in all areas of life, before identifying the common traps of instant gratification & fear of failure that so many of us fall into.

They round the episode out with practical & strategic advice on how you can consciously exert more persistence & perseverance along your life’s journey.

An interesting episode that is sure to provide you with some serious food for thought.

Infinite Mindset

You don't have to lose for someone else to win.

So often we fall into the trap of thinking that someone else's success is coming out of our pocket. Paralysed by a zero sum, fixed mindset, we find ourselves experiencing feelings of envy and jealousy when we see other people winning, particularly when they are succeeding at the very thing we are trying to accomplish.

But we don't have to. There is another way.

By adopting an infinite, growth mindset, we can find inspiration in other people's success. We can be happy when we see someone else winning and know for certain that their success is not coming out of our own pocket.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why adopting an infinite, growth mindset is so crucial to your own success in all areas of your life, and why you have to be cautious about the energy, thoughts and words you put into the universe when it comes to other people's success.

An episode packed with practical advice that is sure to hit home.

You'll want to listen to this one more than once.

Enjoy!

Pursuit Of Happiness With Robert Ferrante

Joseph Mencel & Robert Ferrante discuss the pursuit of happiness in business, relationships and life. Owner of world famous barbershop, Robbie's Chop Shop, Robert's story is one of ups, downs, forward steps, backward steps, true courage, and invaluable lessons on business, relationships and life. From humble beginnings sweeping floors in a barbershop as a young boy, Robert pursued his passion with intent & purpose, ultimately building a world class barbershop brand and culture. Robert shares his experiences with scaling a business up, scaling it back down, hiring staff and building company culture. He then takes a deep dive into how he dealt with the breakdown of his marriage, his separation & his divorce while juggling the demands of a growing business. Joseph & Robert close out the episode with a discussion of mental health, in particular how to work through psychological trauma, and why seeking counsel should be encouraged instead of criticized. An entertaining, inspiring and uplifting episode that you'll want to share. Enjoy!

Decoding Criticism

Criticism. We all receive it. Most of us have given it from time to time. So why does something that is so common make us so uncomfortable? In this episode Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel decode criticism, providing practical & strategic advice on how to properly receive criticism, how to discern what type of criticism is useful & constructive, and why actively seeking the right type of criticism from the right people is to crucial to helping you level up. They close out the episode with a discussion on why giving constructive criticism is so important, and how it should be delivered to ensure it is properly received. An intriguing episode packed with advice that you can start applying right away.

Why Did It Suddenly Get So Hard?

Your goals are set.

Your plan to achieve them is in place.

You've started executing and had a great first week or two and then all of a sudden, it's get HARD. Really, really hard.

What just happened? Why did it happen? And how do you fight through it to keep moving forward?

In this episode, Joseph Mencel explains why replacing old habits & routines with new ones is so difficult. Joseph provides some tips on how to prepare for the extreme gravitational pull of your old habits & routines, before throwing down practical & strategic advice on how to fight against them.

An episode sure to resonate with your own experiences.

Enjoy!

Top 5 Lessons From 2020

There's no denying that 2020 has been an extraordinary year. A year that, for many reasons, many of us are happy to see the end of.

And yet, 2020 has taught so many of us so many valuable lessons that we otherwise would not have had the opportunity to learn.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel details the top 5 lessons he has learned throughout 2020, exploring the events that led to each lesson, deciphering the meaning of each lesson, and explaining how you can apply each lesson to your own journey in fitness, business, your career, and your relationships.

A memoir of sorts that is sure to resonate on many levels. An incredibly insightful episode that will challenge your perspective on the year that has been.

Overcoming Adversity With Mike Hulusi

Joseph Mencel & Mike Hulusi discuss how to overcome the adversities that arise in life. Mike's story is one of true grit. Raised in a broken family, Mike took on the role of big brother to his 7 siblings before facing his first near death experience at just 16 years of age. By the age of 19, he'd faced his second. Deciding to make the most of his second and third chances at life, Mike threw himself into business, launching and running 2 separate multi million dollar enterprises by the time he was 26. But the Universe wasn't quite done with testing Mike, throwing another set of challenges his way that forced him back to square one. Discovering and falling in love with bodybuilding helped him find even more inner strength and by the start of 2020 he had won multiple overall state titles and started his own coaching team. A life so far lived with more ups and downs that most will experience in an entire lifetime, this episode will have you inspired from start to finish, with practical advice on how you can overcome your own adversities weaved throughout. Enjoy!

Back To Basics

We've all done it... let the basics slide because we've been distracted by something more exciting, new and fancy. In this episode, Joseph Mencel takes a deep dive into why executing the basics perfectly & consistently is so important. By identifying the fundamentals in dieting, training, business and career and then contrasting them with some common exciting distractions, Joseph discusses the familiar trap that most of us have found ourselves falling into from time to time. He then explains exactly why recalibrating and getting back to basics is so important by exploring the downfalls that often occur when the fundamentals are overlooked, before demonstrating how having a strong foundation actually allows us to capitalise on exciting opportunities when they are presented. Joseph closes out the episode by providing a 4 step practical guide to ensuring you make the basics your b*tch. Short, sharp and to the point. An insightful episode that you'll want to share.

Closing Out 2020

How do you make the most of what's left of this extraordinary year? What do you need to do in these last few weeks to make sure you close out 2020 on a high and head into 2021 ready to dominate?

Joseph Mencel & Leah Mencel lay it all out for you, presenting a simple 3 step practical strategy to help you close out 2020.

Calibration, S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting and Execution are all covered in this episode along with tips & tricks to help you get past the last few roadblocks you're likely to come up against.

You'll want to listen to this one more than once.

Enjoy!

I Didn't Sign Up For This...

Ever been in a tricky situation and caught yourself saying "I didn't sign up for this shit?"

At some point, we're all guilty of this type of negative self talk.

In this episode, Joseph Mencel discusses different times in his life when he has caught his self talk spiralling into the negative in business, career and fitness.

Joseph explores what causes the negative self talk in the first place and then provides a simple 3 step process to break the cycle.

He focuses particularly on the choices you get to make when confronting fear and discomfort, before closing out the episode with a discussion on recalibrating realistic expectations.

An episode that is sure to spark some interesting thoughts of your own, while giving you the blueprint to transform your own thoughts from negative to positive.