S01: The Importance of Health in Achieving Your Goals with Neal Malik

Right After Breakfast

Dr. Neal Malik has his own podcast called Optimal Health Daily, or OHD for short. It’s a daily podcast on Monday-Friday that talks about all things related to health, fitness, nutrition, stress management, and behavior change. He reads health blogs and gives commentary in regards to his personal experiences and what the research says on that topic. When not doing the podcast he’s also the department chair of nutrition and basic sciences at Bastyr University California in San Diego, as well as adjunct faculty at two other colleges.

I was so excited to have Neal come on the show for two reasons. He’s the first podcast host I’ve interviewed and it was fun to be able to talk to somebody who knows what it is like to be in my position. But he also brought something else to the show that nobody has before. An ability to look at the balance between health and career through the eyes of a Doctor and a college professor.

Neal uses his personal experiences to share with us the importance of health in trying to find what you love to do. Achieving goals and merging passion with work is something we could never begin to think about if we didn't have our health. This is truly the root of it all.

Find Neal Online:

Website - http://optimallivingdaily.com/category/optimalhealthdaily/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldpodcast

Twitter - @OLDpodcast

Some Questions I Ask:

• How did you make the leap out of a job that at the time looked like a crazy idea? (08:52)
• How have you embraced school, knowing that you’ve had to be there for so many years? (12:01)
• What are two things we can do every day to keep us in a good state of mind and state of body? (21:13)
• How dangerous can underlying depression be in our lives when we don't realize it’s a problem? (25:09)
• How did you get involved in a podcast originally and at what point did you want to be apart of it? (27:40)

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• The resources you have to make leaving security easier
• Why learning something is the worst case scenario
• The importance of meeting people “where they are” when giving guidance
• Two things to do every day for your health
• Why you should say yes to everything

Music Composed by John Zarcone