Best Nick Symmonds Podcasts (2024)

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How to Make an Olympic Team, How to Break Through a Running Slump, and How to Go Pro in Running 31:41

3y ago31:41

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In this episode I discuss the Olympic Standards for qualifying for the Olympic Games, help one of the callers with approaching the pursuit of a professional running career, and get serious about how to break through slumps in running and training!By Nick Symmonds

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Is Pro Running Worth It, Is Good Running Form Important, & How to Run When Everyone Else Sucks 42:15

3y ago42:15

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In this episode I open by talking about the best way to taper for a Championship Season and then dive into several topics that are crucial to running. If you want to learn about recovering from injuries, running against the clock, and my opinion on "good" running form, then this is the show for you!By Nick Symmonds

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My Honest Opinion on "Super Shoes," How to Find Your BEST Event, & The BEST Spikes for Middle Distance Running 34:18

3y ago34:18

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In this episode I open with an update on my big, audacious goal before going into a series of amazing calls with viewers! The questions were fresh, interesting, and relatable to almost anyone who calls themself an athlete! Tune in to find out what went down this week!By Nick Symmonds

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How to Shave 45 Seconds off Your Mile, My GOLDEN RULE for Nutrition, & My All-Time Favorite Race 41:03

3y ago41:03

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Nick goes over the basics of nutrition for athletes, talks about how to determine your ideal mileage, elaborates on how to find motivation at different stages of life, and discusses how to manage your weight as a competitive runner! All this and more in this episode of The Nick Symmonds Show!By Nick Symmonds

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How to Pace for Mid-Distance, My #1 Regret as a Pro-Runner, & How to Properly Taper for a Championship Season 46:59

3y ago46:59

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Nick opens by talking about how to deal with haters before diving into more calls with fans. He then discusses preparation for races, the technical aspects of running at a high level, and the ins and outs of being a YouTuber!By Nick Symmonds

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The 1 Race I Wish I Could've Been In, How to Achieve ANY Goal, & Avoiding Burnout in Track 49:22

3y ago49:22

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Nick opens by explaining the three best ways to achieve your goals and then takes calls from fans in order to help them with achieving their personal goals! He also ups the ante by allowing each caller to ask him ANY question they want, which gets very interesting!By Nick Symmonds

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The Nick Symmonds Show Episode 1! 1:15:33

3y ago1:15:33

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Welcome to the Nick Symmonds Show! This channel will not only be a place for you to connect with me on a more personal level, but also a place for me to assist you in achieving your goals! Each week I will film a live episode where subscribers will call in via Zoom and we will discuss their questions for about 5-10 minutes. Make sure that you follo…

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Molly Fletcher, Sports Agent, Speaker & Author - The Purpose of Life Is to Discover Your Gift. The Meaning of Life Is to Give Your Gift Away - 059 28:54

4+ y ago28:54

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"Figure out what your gift is so you can give it away." What Is Your Gift? Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word-- a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism. A popular keynote speaker, she shares the unconventional techniques that helped her thrive as one of the first female sports agents…

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Ben Newman, Performance Coach, Speaker & Author - Living a Life of Purpose - 058 30:49

4+ y ago30:49

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"It's not about how long you live. It's about how you choose to live your life." Living Everyday With Intention and Meaning Ben Newman is a highly regarded Performance Coach, International Keynote Speaker and Best-Selling Author, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, business executives, sales organizations and professional …

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Shane Finn, Endurance Athlete - Becoming The Best Version Of Yourself - 057 29:45

4+ y ago29:45

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"It really doesn't matter what you're trying to do as long as you keep trying to be a better person." The Goal Must Always Be To Be A Better Person In 2010 Shane Finn ran his first marathon. Since then he has ran 12 marathons in 12 days, 24 marathons in 24 days, cycled and ran across the US in 36 days, along with completing numerous other races all…

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JJ Birden, Athlete Entrepreneur - How Passion, Patience and Endurance Leads to Success - 056 25:27

4+ y ago25:27

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"Success is an endurance race." Want to have Success? JJ Birden is an engaging communicator and a leading expert at helping individuals seize their opportunities in life. Born and raised in Portland Oregon, JJ went to the University of Oregon where he was a two-sport star in Football and Track and Field. A 5'10", 157-pound wide receiver, JJ was dra…

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Alan Stein Jr., Speaker & Author - Who Do You Want To Be? - 055 42:30

4+ y ago42:30

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"Figure out who you want to be and make decisions in alignment with that." Making Decisions For Your Future Self Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker and author who spent 15+ years as a performance coach working with the highest-performing basketball players on the planet. He now teaches audiences how to utilize the same strategies in business that…

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Maggie Berghoff, Celebrity Health Consultant - How To Reach Peak Performance - 054 24:29

4+ y ago24:29

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"We all need motivation to keep doing what we love to do." Look, Feel and Perform Your Best Maggie Berghoff is a nurse practitioner-turned-health entrepreneur who has worked with founders, celebrities and leaders to help them develop a healthy lifestyle from the inside out. Maggie is specialized in functional medicine, which corrects imbalances in …

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Marcus Peterson, NFL Wide Receiver and Entrepreneur - Stay Ready So You Don't Have To Get Ready - 053 40:02

4+ y ago40:02

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"There's no such thing as getting ready, you have to be ready for anything and everything." Staying Ready For Your Opportunity Marcus Peterson is a young man that resides from Inglewood, California. While growing up, some peers and his teachers told him that he'd probably never graduate middle, high school nor leave Los Angeles. Peterson continues …

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Melissa Ambrosini, Author, Speaker and Host of The Melissa Ambrosini Podcast - Mastering Self Doubt - 052 34:27

4+ y ago34:27

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"You can drink all the green smoothies but if you haven't mastered your mind you're only half way there." Master Your Mind to Achieve Overall Health Melissa Ambrosini is the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl and Open Wide, host of number one podcast 'The Melissa Ambrosini Show', a motivational speaker and self-love teacher. Named a 'se…

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Alex Kline, Forbes Top 30 Under 30 - With Happiness Comes Success - 051 38:26

4+ y ago38:26

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"The goal must always be to be happy. If you're happy, you're successful." With Happiness Comes Success Alex Kline is High School Basketball Manager/Waterboy turned National High School Basketball Recruiting Analyst turned NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans Front Office member. Also notably at the age of 19 Alex was on the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 list which…

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Sadie Lincoln, Co-Founder & CEO of barre3 - The Importance Of Staying True To Your Mission - 050 33:34

5y ago33:34

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"What you're learning at barre3 is to honor your truth and move in a way that's honest for what you need in that moment." Staying True To Your Mission Sadie Lincoln is the co-founder and CEO of barre3, a fitness company focused on teaching people to be balanced in body and empowered from within. Starting in 2008 with the flagship studio in Portland…

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Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Heptathlete, 2x Olympian - Change Is Hard, But Change Is Good - 049 35:43

5y ago35:43

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"My life changes every 6 months, therefore my routine changes, my schedule changes, and then I have to change my workouts." Adapting To Change For 10 years Brianne Theisen-Eaton dedicated her life to winning an Olympic medal. After graduating from the University of Oregon, Brianne went pro signing a contract with Nike and winning a Bronze medal in …

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Kevin DeShazo, Author, Speaker, Consultant - Why Good Leadership Starts By Leading Yourself - 048 37:29

5y ago37:29

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"You've gotta have the humility to take direction...but that doesn't mean you don't get to lead." Leadership Starts With Being Able To Lead Yourself Kevin wrote a best-selling book on, “Leadership Interrupted.” He founded Fieldhouse Media to help college athletes, coaches and administrators be better on social media, and he’s helping leaders and te…

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Gretchen Rubin, Author - Improve Your Life By Eliminating Distractions - 047 24:30

5y ago24:30

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"Technology is a great servant but bad master." Why Eliminating Distractions Will Lead To Happiness Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humor and clarity, in a way that’s accessible to a wide audience. Sh…

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Ronnie Baker, World Class Sprinter - The Secret Behind Having A Competitive Advantage - 045 29:35

5y ago29:35

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"A lot of my success comes from the mental toughness I developed in my first year. It was my injury that helped develop my character." Mental Toughness Is The Ultimate Competitive Advantage Ronnie Baker is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.[9] Over 60 meters his personal best time of 6.40 seconds makes him…

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David Meltzer, CEO, Speaker, Humanitarian and Author - How To Create Consistent Habits That Will Boost Your Performance - 044 20:37

5y ago20:37

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"The most important thing I can teach is consistency. Consistency is what leads to the conscious habits that we have as well as the subconscious beliefs that we have." Maximize Your Potential David Meltzer is the CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, a Forbes “Top 10 Keynote Speaker“, award-winning humanitarian, and two-time national best-selling author, with…

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Aisha Praught-Leer, Olympian - Finding Success Within The Unknown - 043 32:09

5y ago32:09

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"There was so much good happening there, but I felt like I needed a change. " Looking For Change Aisha Praught-Leer is a Middle Distance Runner and Olympian. After competing for OTCE for several years Aisha felt like she needed change. As she leaned into the unknown without a sponsor or knowing where she was going to move Aisha had one conversation…

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Bryan Pate, CEO of ElliptiGO - Creating Something That's Never Been Done - 042 36:22

5y ago36:22

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"I did what any smart person would do, I called someone who was smarter than me." Doing What Hasn't Been Done Bryan earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Earth Systems from Stanford University in 1995. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. As a Marine Officer, Bryan led a platoon of Scout Snipers during a deployment to the Persian Gu…

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Natasha Hastings, Olympian, Entrepreneur, & Philanthropist - Being A Voice To The Next Generation - 041 25:37

5y ago25:37

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"I want to be a voice for the things that I felt were missing for me when I was young." Being A Voice To The Future Generations Natasha Hastings is an Olympic, World and US National Champion Track and Field Sprinter. She specializes in the 400 and 4x400 meter relay events. Born and raised in New York City, Natasha started running at the age of 9. W…

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Colleen Quigley, Middle Distance Runner - Finding Strength Mentally and Physically - 040 30:51

5y ago30:51

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"Trying times make us stronger mentally and physically." The Power of Facing Adversity Colleen Quigley is an American middle-distance runner from St. Louis, Missouri. She finished 12th in the 3000 meters steeplechase event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and 8th in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olymp…

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Ryan Robinson, Entrepreneur & Marketing Guru - How To Start A Side Hustle - 039 30:19

5y ago30:19

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"The easiest side hustle to build up is freelancing." Diversification: Don't Put All Of Your Eggs In One Basket Ryan Robinson is a part-time blogger that teaches 300,000 monthly readers how to start and grow a profitable side business at ryrob.com. He is a writer, part-time entrepreneur and content marketing consultant who has been featured in Fast…

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Stacy Tuschl, Entrepreneur, Author and Creator of She's Building Her Empire - Why Being Different Is Good For Business - 038 28:34

5y ago28:34

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"You don't want to be just better than your competitor, you want to be different." If We Only Follow What's Up And Coming We Look Cookie Cutter Stacy Tuschl is a 3rd generation entrepreneur who started her first business at the age of 18 in her parents' backyard and turned that company into a 7 figure business she still runs today. Besides running …

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Ryan Hall, Olympian & Half Marathon Record Holder - Using Your Gift To Help Others' - 037 39:12

5y ago39:12

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"I feel like I was given my gift to not only run with the best people but to give back." The Importance of Giving Back Ryan Hall is the American Record holder for the half marathon (59:43) and has the fastest marathon time ever run by an American, with a PR of 2:04:58. He represented the United States of America at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games i…

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Evan Jager, World Class Steeplechaser - Consistency In Action: The Secret For Success - 036 32:07

5y ago32:07

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"Consistency in not only training but everything is what makes you a better athlete." Consistency In Action Evan Jager is a professional distance runner, sponsored by Nike and coached by Jerry Schumacher as a member of the Bowerman Track Club. Evan was born and raised in Algonquin, Illinois and ran collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Madiso…

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Audrey Roloff, Entrepreneur and Author - The Greatest Lessons Are Learned Through Failing - 035 33:22

5y ago33:22

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"A lot of what we learned was from failing." Learning Through Failing Audrey Roloff is passionate about motivating women to always believe in the more that is within them. She spreads this mission through her devotionals, Always More clothing line, and blogs on life, faith, marriage and motherhood. Audrey is the co-founder of beating50percent.com, …

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Jessica Turner, Author and Blogger - Put Your Oxygen Mask On First - 034 23:35

5y ago23:35

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"Put your oxygen mask on before you put on others.'" Pour Into Yourself First So You're Able To Pour Into Others' Jessica’s keen insights into maximizing time and practicing self-care makes her one of the nation’s premiere experts on time and productivity. Audiences are equipped with practical tips and solutions to use the time effectively. Using r…

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Tim DiFrancesco, Founder of TD Athletes Edge - Your Desire To Succeed Should Be Just As Great As Your Desire To Help Others - 033 31:17

5y ago31:17

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"I needed to be able to impact more people." Driven To See People Get Back To 100% Tim DiFrancesco graduated from Endicott College with a Bachelor’s in Science/Athletic Training. Graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. Tim has also com…

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Natalie Jill, CEO of Natalie Jill Fitness - Why Vulnerability Is So Important - 032 32:18

5y ago32:18

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"When you're being vulnerable and real with what is going on in your life, things start to shift in your favor." Being Vulnerable and Honest with Failures Leads to Breakthrough Natalie Jill Kills FAT for a living. Not just the kind on your body (we are ALL familiar with that!) But ALSO that excess F.A.T “False Assumed Truths” you tell yourself! Tho…

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ZEPP FM 019 - Squash and death threats from the Taliban with Maria Toorpakai 1:19:37

5y ago1:19:37

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Maria Toorpakai is a Pakistani squash player who had the dream to become an athlete as a young girl. Unfortunately, the culture, the society and the Taliban don’t allow girls to be actively involved in sports in Pakistan – and especially not in remote tribal areas like Maria’s home, South Waziristan. However, Maria never gave up fighting for what w…

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Jamal Liggin, Performance Coach To Top Athletes - The Importance Of Being Able To Relate To Others - 031 30:37

5y ago30:37

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"It's not about the movements, it's about how you relate to the client." The Ability To Relate To Others Over the course of his career, Coach Liggin has had numerous NFL 1st round draft picks as well as early round draftees who have come out of his customized NFL Combine prep program. The JLT program continues to grow as more and more top tier athl…

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Justin Forsett, NFL Running Back & CEO - Will You Be Ready When The Opportunity Comes? - 030 25:10

5y ago25:10

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"Your best ability is your availability." Being Prepared For Your Opportunity Undersized and overmatched, at 5'8" Justin Forsett had plenty of reasons to give up on becoming a full-time NFL starter. It wasn't until 2014 at age 29 that Forsett "came out of nowhere" and proved them all wrong. Forsett spent parts of four seasons (2008-11) with Seattle…

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ZEPP FM 018 - Keeping it simple in sport psychology with Lisa Ruebsteck 1:09:59

5y ago1:09:59

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After studying psychology, Lisa focused specifically on the field of sport psychology, because she enjoys helping other athletes learn new things and improve their performances. Today she is living and working in The Hague in the Netherlands, owning ToughMinds together with two other sport psychologists, a company that delivers sport psychology ser…

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Ali Boone, Real Estate Investor - How To Make Money While You Sleep - 029 30:40

5y ago30:40

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"My biggest drive was happiness." Making Money Without Being Present Ali Boone left her corporate, 9-to-5 job as an Aeronautical Engineer to create lifestyle design and start her own business. Now she goes to school (for fun!), travels and flies airplanes. How does she do this? Ali has found a great way to generate truly passive income by investing…

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Kyle Pfaffenbach, Nutritionist & Professor - In Helping Others, You Help Yourself - 028 39:34

5y ago39:34

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"I push people to believe in their potential" Leadership Is About Enabling The Full Potential In Others Kyle is currently an Assistant Professor at Eastern Oregon University in the Health and Human Performance Department. He teaches a variety of classes including performance nutrition and exercise physiology. Kyle also is the performance nutritioni…

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ZEPP FM 017 - Turning off the mind with Nick Symmonds 1:07:08

5y ago1:07:08

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Nick Symmonds is a two-time Olympian, who competed for the United States in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. With 7 NCAA titles, 9 U.S. titles, a silver medal at the World Championships and a personal best of 3:59.68 for One Mile, he can be pretty satisfied with what he achieved during his active career. However, Nick doesn’t enjoy the good life af…

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Anna Willard, Professional Runner & Coach - What It Takes To Be Great At Multiple Things - 027 36:30

5y ago36:30

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"Work smarter not harder." Being Great At Multiple Things Raised in rural Greenwood, Maine (population 802), where “people thought I was nuts running all the time,” Anna was state high school champion in cross country and track. She was also a shooting guard on the basketball team, good enough to be recruited by a couple of Division III colleges. T…

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Matthew Januszek, Entrepreneur - Success Takes Time, Keep Going - 026 31:07

5y ago31:07

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"Most business is very similar to the growth of a flower, you put a lot of work in before you start to see the results." Great Success Takes Time An entrepreneur for 25 years. Builder of multiple successful businesses in the UK, Germany, Poland and the United States. Matthew now sits on the board as a director of five companies. Co-founder of Escap…

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ZEPP FM 016 - Holistic athlete development in eSports with Fabian Broich 1:41:07

5y ago1:41:07

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In this episode, Fabian gives great insights into the lives of eSports athletes, how they train, how they live and how he tries to improve not only their level of performance through the application of several methods from sport psychology, but also their mental and physical well-being through new diets, more physical activity and fresh air. Moreov…

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Sanya Richards-Ross, Olympic Champion & Entrepreneur - The Power Of Sharing Your Story - 025 28:18

5y ago28:18

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"Sharing my story continued my journey of healing." Your Story Matters Sanya Richards-Ross is the fastest American woman in history at 400 meters. She became the first American woman in 28 years, and only the 2nd in history, to be crowned Olympic Champion over 400m at the 2012 Games in London. Surging past her competitors in the last 50 meters of t…

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Devan Kline, CEO of Burn Boot Camp - How To Create Success From Disadvantage - 024 26:59

5+ y ago26:59

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"It's never been about talent for me, it's been about hustle." Hustle Beats Talent When Talent Doesn't Hustle Devan Kline is former San Fransisco Giants pro player and now co-founder and CEO of Burn Boot Camp and Burn Media Co. Devan is passionate about helping change other people's lives, he has dedicated his own life to his craft. Recently he rel…

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ZEPP FM 015 – Learn from the past and get ready for the future 1:03:03

5+ y ago1:03:03

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Many students and people at workshops or keynotes regularly ask me about the methods and strategies I apply when working with people. With this solo episode today I am sharing one of the strategies with you, which I use for myself and which I apply with athletes and other clients when it’s all about defining new goals for the future. I’m taking you…

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Katherine Brown, Holistic Health Expert & Life Coach - What Is Your Why? - 023 36:52

5+ y ago36:52

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"It's all about how you frame your mindset and the why behind what you're doing." What Is Your "Why?" Katherine’s mission is to Inspire people to dramatically enhance their Health, Well-Being and Lifestyle by providing an Honest perspective and Knowledge on eating ‘Real Food’. In other words, helping you heal from the inside out. Katherine aligns t…

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Aaron Hollingshead, Counselor & Expatriate - Accomplish Your Goals Through The Practice Of Consistency - 022 33:40

5+ y ago33:40

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"If you do anything long enough it becomes second nature." Achieving Your 2019 Goals Through The Practice Of Consistency In 2005, after graduating from university, Aaron moved to the mountains Mexico with friends Carlos Ruiz and Nick Symmonds in order to chase the dream of running at the professional level. While his Olympic dream didn't pan out, t…

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ZEPP FM 014 - One toe at a time with Kevin Rempel 1:27:12

5+ y ago1:27:12

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Kevin Rempel is a 2014 Paralympic Bronze medalist, author of the book ‘Still Standing: When You Have Every Reason to Give Up, Keep Going’, and founder of the Sledge Hockey Experience. Kevin has an incredible story that has captivated audiences across Canada. He firmly believes that the greater the challenges you face, the greater your story will be…

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