Episode 9: Be the Successor, with Dr. Jason Allen

Liss’N Kristi

As a blue collar kid with a passion for wrestling, coal miner's son Dr. Jason Allen dropped out of school, but used his life lessons and experiences to become an author, a chiropractor, and a husband and father to eight children.

Kristi and Alissa chat with him about his new book, Be the Successor, and what drove him to write a guide to physical, intellectual and emotional success.

He candidly shares his personal battles, from his academic struggles to overcoming childhood weight issues, to fitness and mentorship, to overcoming challenges and ignoring critics, and encouraging personal health and financial literacy.

STORIES:

00:00 - Start

00:19 - Jason's story, and how shopping cart contents play a role in his new book

04:01 - An overweight child drops out of school

07:07 - How 'Worship Wednesday' helps his marriage

08:15 - The entrepreneur from a blue collar family

08:38 - Wrestling in the midwest. How many kids make it?

10:53 - "Nobody warned us about carbs"

11:30 - If you can fix the Bentley you can get help with your your own 'dents'

12:30 - "When I was a kid, nobody wanted to be inside the house"

13:21 - "I hated the gym- I wanted to be dancing"

14:15 - Food was love, with Grandma and Grandpa

15:26 - "I thought I'd be in trouble for wanting to lose weight"

15:55 - "People have to WANT to be better"

16:51 - Comparisons with the Glennon Doyle book, 'Untamed'

17:25 - "Life happens FOR you"

17:37 - "The Rabbit Died" means your pregnant

19:27 - Pre-Season, Season, Post-Season, Off-Season, in life

20:59 - After six strokes, being heard by writing on a white board

22:06 - The "youth" version of Jason's book

24:05 - "He pummelled me forty times, but I still took him down."

26:20 - The willpower you need to be in control of your body

26:58 - Johnny Manziel: Texas A&M, Cleveland Browns, and bad decisions

31:32 - "Sugar is the worst thing"

31:57 - Jason becomes a chiropractor

35:22 - "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

36:53 - Kristi trains to be a Navy Seal: "The trainer wanted me to quit, but when your body gives up, your mind can still go."

41:17 - The charge you get when you finish something

42:57 - "Remember we got in trouble for talking in class. One day, she'll be paid to talk"

45:02 - A book is everlasting advice