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The Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp046: 5 Business Lessons from 5 years5 years ago a naive and overconfident 20 year old decided to drop out of uni, invest $25,000 into a coach, and open his own gym with a grand total of 9 months experience in the industry.
A lot has happened since then and today I share 5 key lessons from half a decade of being in trenches since making that bold decision.
This one is perfect for you if you run your own business or have aspirations to do so in the near future.
I share:
- The story behind deciding to drop out of...
2020-04-1928 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp045: How I went from broke to $2K per week with one classic quoteWhen I was 18 I started becoming a motivation machine; reading every blog, book and motivational quote I could find.
One particular quote struck me and stayed in my heart for years to come.
'To achieve what others won't you have to do what others don't'
I first applied to my fitness when I was losing weight and it served me well.
But when I started in business it really changed the game.
By applying that quote to one strategy as a new personal trainer I went from losing money...
2019-12-0313 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp044: Circumstance does not alleviate responsibilityThe quickest way to give up your power is to think you have none. That's what so many people do when circumstances aren't going their way.
When all the stars are aligning and everything is going smoothly they're happy to take all the responsibility then.
But when the shit hits the fan it's not their fault.
The people who can take unconditional responsibility for their life, their choices, and their attitude will win.
On today's episode, I dive in more into this mindset and how successful people apply it in their li...
2019-10-1711 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp043: Overcoming The Body Image Battle In FitnessA client asked me yesterday 'How do I lose that last wobbly bit between my thighs?'
Moving past discussing the unlikely chance of spot targetting fat loss, there is a deeper issue to address.
How easily fixated we can be on our flaws. This is something extremely close to my heart, as I struggled with this for multiple years when I was younger.
At 18 I developed an eating disorder from being so fixated on losing my stomach. It led me to require testosterone replacement therapy for 5 years to get back to normal...
2019-09-2722 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp042: The Keys To Self-Appreciation and Accepting Yourself With Prema SmithImagine spending your whole childhood ostracized from your community and never feeling accepted.
If you endured that and came out as a happy, loving person, all of us would agree that alone would be an achievement.
What about not only that but then creating your own national movement around self-appreciation and unconditional love?
That's superhuman.
But that's what todays guest on the podcast Prema Smith has done.
Today is Self-Appreciation day, spearheaded by Prema last year and blowing up this year by partnering with Blackmores Running Festival.
...
2019-09-1430 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp041: From Numbing Drug & Alcohol Abuse To A Successful Peak Performance Coach With Tim SpeirsIt’s easy to see someone with 30,000 followers and a successful business and assume they’ve always been like that; they just have some special gift others weren't born with.
But when you go under the surface you often find they’ve had more hardships, setbacks, and challenges than most people.
It’s simply their persistence and will to overcome that has got them to where they are now.
Today, I got the pleasure of chatting 1 on 1 with Tim Speirs, who embodies exactly that.
Tim completely opened up about his story from ove...
2019-09-1149 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp040. How I Turned A 17 Year Olds Life Around With One Key Secret All Successful People ShareA gym client of mine asked me if I could have a chat to her 17 year old son who wanted to lose weight.
I happily obliged, curious as to what I could give this young man that could get him where he wants to be.
What came out was a principle I think EVERYONE can benefit from. In my opinion, a key ingredient for successful people in any field.
I got a message from his mum the next day that he was a different person! Had thrown out the junk food in the...
2019-08-2815 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp039: Motivation comes from Meaning Imagine this for a second:
You’re forced to work like a slave day in and day out, living off a few scraps of bread, no showering, sleeping in your own filth, constantly fatigued, AND if you stop working hard you’re instantly killed.
Grim, I know, but this was the reality for the poor souls that went through concentration camps in WW2.
One of them was called Viktor Frankl, and he wrote a book about his experience surviving it called ‘Mans search for meaning’
As I was re-reading it the other nigh...
2019-08-1117 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp038: Screw Talent: Why dwelling about talent is a recipe for failureTalent is over rated.
And talking about talent only further re-enforces the wrong mindset.
When we reward and acknowledge 'natural gifts or talents' we remove opportunities from those who didn't win the genetic lottery.
That's not to say genetics don't matter, they certainly do. But we can't change them, so why dwell on it.
Why not focus on the countless number of examples of people with lackluster genetics in certain areas who wouldn't settle and over came those odds to succeed.
That's what we discuss today and how to be...
2019-08-0711 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp037: The Keys To Successfully Starting a BusinessJumping into being your own boss can be overwhelming. You see companies with so many products, so many moving parts, and your brain can feel like exploding.
I felt the same way when I opened my first business 5 years ago. After going through the process of growing that, and now a second business coaching others to grow theirs, I've learned a few keys to doing it right.
If you're on the fence about starting your own business or in the early stages, this ones for you.
Here are the keys to getting any...
2019-07-2429 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp036: Lessons From Running 26km's On Minimal TrainingAfter a bit of a hiatus we are back with more thought provoking content.
Jake recently completed his 2nd Spartan Race on the weekend which left him with both sore legs and a new perspective on challenges.
We dive into what pushing himself to the limit taught him and how you can apply that to any of your life endeavours.
Dave
2019-05-0718 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp035: Why most diets and fitness challenges ruin peoples bodies for life.I want you to imagine some strange things for a second:
Imagine if studying for maths made you get worse grades.
Imagine if saving money made you more broke.
Pretty messed up.
Well, what if dieting to lose weight made you fatter? Sounds equally stupid, but in reality, this is true for a lot of people. Maybe you’ve even experienced it?
You follow a diet or gym program, see some short term results, fall back into old habits, inevitably return to the old body, then find it even ha...
2019-03-0525 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp034: It’s not what you do, it’s why you do it When I was 18 I went through an extreme and detrimental phase of disordered eating.
A lot of people track their food and eat healthy, but I got to the point of refusing a nibble of my birthday cake when I turned 18.
On the surface level eating healthier and working out is a great thing, but when it’s driven by a place of trying to feel good enough by achieving a certain body it can destroy you.
Today I dive into understanding why we really do the things we do. In an effort to...
2019-02-1215 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp033: Learn or lose. There are many traits you can adopt to be more successful, happy, and fulfilled.
Very few of them are musts; and when you study successful people you see just how large the variety is in their traits.
But there is one trait they ALL share.
A desire to learn.
It doesn’t matter if you just want to be happier in life or become a millionaire having regular threesomes with 2 models, there are things you need to learn to get there.
Those who adopt the mindset, and even identity, of...
2019-01-1816 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp032: Don't believe everything you think If you want to do something different in your life, something extraordinary, there is a truth you must face.
You're going to have to do a lot of things others won't. It is the only way to stand out.
The hard part about this is often what traps people is beliefs they have gotten from parents, friends, society in general.
The sad part is that so many of those are often completely make believe. Invisible walls and rules that when put to the test crumble.
When you begin to challenge conventional 'w...
2019-01-1714 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp031: You are what you consume - Taking control of the direction of your life.A great expression goes ‘we make our fortunes and call it fate’ No quote could be more appropriate for the material you let sink into your mind everyday.
Whether you like it or not, you are always choosing. Choosing whether you follow positive content or negative content. Choosing whether you consume material that lifts you up or brings you down.
And if you don’t choose, it gets chosen for you. Then your life drifts off in that direction.
On our first podcast of 2019 Jake and I dive into the paramount importance of what you cons...
2019-01-1420 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp030: Jonathon Dixon - Grinding 50 weeks without a wage; what it takes to make it in business.More often than not what separates those who make it from those you don't is sheer persistence.
We all fail, but it's those willing to get back up that win. Those who remind themselves of their vision when nothing is going their way.
Those who accept the sacrifice and grind of the journey; or better, embrace it.
These are the exact traits of today's guest on The Hustle & Fitness Podcast, Jonathon Dixon.
A successful entrepreneur, bodybuilding champion, and genuinely authentic guy, we dived into his story of building himself and his company to where they are today.
We talked:
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2018-12-1649 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp029: Fulfilment over securityWhy are so many people unfulfilled in life?
Why do they stay at a job they hate just because it pays the bills?
Why are so many afraid to chase their true dreams and passions?
Today I dive into why most people have it backward and why we should be chasing fulfilment over security if we want a life that lights us up daily.
- Dave
2018-12-1309 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp028: Jono Petrohilos - A Real 0-100 StoryIf I told you someone went from the worst performing boot camp in their franchise of 75 to the best performing with just one mindset shift, would you want to know what that is?
Listen on then…
On today’s episode, we were blessed to be joined by Jono Petrahilos, a fellow entrepreneur who did just that.
Not only did he take his boot camp to the number 1 in the franchise, but he has built an even bigger company teaching other boot camp owners how to do the same.
Combine that with countless seminars, programs, books, building his own social media foll...
2018-12-1045 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp027: Your hidden superpowerWhen I was younger I was a Grand Theft Auto fanatic.
If you know much about those games you’ll know it gets a little frantic.
You may also know that it’s a game that’s full of cheat codes to have some extra fun in the world. One of the most popular was the invincibility cheat.
This meant no matter how many enemies were shooting at you, cars trying to run you down, you could keep on going; practically un-phased.
In life, we all have this same cheat code. It’s called our choice.
More specifically, our choice on the m...
2018-12-0510 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp026: The most valuable podcast of them allThere is one sure fire way to feel crap about yourself: live your life by someone else’s values
A close second is not living up the values you set for yourself.
The common theme here is the power of your personal values.
Most people walking on this planet have not stopped to consciously decide what they value. It’s why so many feel miserable and like they aren’t living a life that’s truly them.
If you want a life of fulfilment and peace of mind, you can’t avoid getting clear on your values.
We dive into where to s...
2018-12-0125 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp025: 7 Daily Habits for Happiness & ProductivityWhy do some people go around every day happy regardless of good or bad fortune?
How do some people produce in prolific volumes?
Generally, they are not THAT different a person to those who don't match these feats.
At least, not when they started.
Rather, they have better habits.
Habits that serve them. That refuel them. That allow them to push themsevles.
From countless books, podcasts, audios and of course life experience, I breakdown in my opinion the 7 most effective for living every day happier and getting shit done.
- Dave
2018-11-2721 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp024: Why The Uncool Kids Succeed In LifeWhen you’re in high school there is really only one thing that matters: being cool.
And everything you do is generally geared toward that.
Not fitting in with the playground groups feels like the equivalent of death.
But, what if one of the exact traits of the uncool kids holds the key to a successful life and winning mindset?
It just so happens it does.
Today we discuss why the uncool kids actually succeed in life and how most people don’t realise school is either setting them up for a fixed or growth mindset.
The one that wins will...
2018-11-2521 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp023: What are you worth? - Mifsud MotivationWelcome to our newest segments: Mifsud Motivation.
Your jolt of motivation to push you into a new mindset and outlook for your life.
The first of these focuses on a governing principle of your life: Self-worth.
Something I've struggled with when it comes to relationships, finance and life as a whole.
It's time to decide what you're worth.
2018-11-1802 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp022: Declan Edwards on How To Cultivate Self-Esteem and Know Who You AreDo you ever meet some people and just go 'that person has IT'.
The confidence. The self-assurance. They just seem to know who they are.
Well not only is our guest on the show today Declan Edwards one of those people, but he shows you how to become just like them.
Declan is an entrepreneur, internationally published author and keynote speaker specialising in emotional intelligence and emotional well-being.
We sat down and dived deep into all areas of confidence, purpose, identity, knowing yourself, and self-love.
There were too many 'ah-ha' moments to count in this interview and no matter who...
2018-11-1740 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp021: Action Always AdvancesMost people lose because they care too much about outcomes.
They do things wanting to see the exact result they are hoping for.
When things don't go their way they get upset.
Frustrated their hard work didn't pay off. Disappointed they aren't there yet.
There is a powerful shift that overcomes this: it's focusing on the action.
And realising the action always advances.
EVEN if the outcome doesn't go your way. EVEN if what your action leads to is rubbish. YOU still advanced.
You got better. You can do the next thing better. You got more resilient.
This mindset is...
2018-11-1410 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp020: PLANning to WinYou've heard it before: Failing to plan is planning to fail. But are you respecting this proven principle?
Today, we dive into the seemingly simple concept of planning and the impact it really makes.
We discuss:
- Jakes latest planning routine that has been the lead domino for other areas of life
- How to effectively plan the important tasks of the day for productivity
- Why a 'not to do' list is just as important as a 'to do' list when planning.
Enjoy!
2018-11-1123 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp019: The Misunderstood Concept of Self-AwarenessMost people think that 'self-awareness' is knowing that they like traveling, certain flavours of Ben & Jerry's and don't enjoy sitting at a desk all day.
Unfortunately, that is the most surface level understanding of who you are.
Yeah, sure, we ALL like traveling... doesn't really help you get anywhere in life.
The truth is knowing yourself is far deeper than that. And although harder to reach, far more powerful.
It's knowing what drives you. What sets you on fire and what dents your confidence.
With these weapons you can make the choices that will best move you forward in life.
...
2018-11-0715 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp018: Ego vs Humility - Where's Your Gauge?Is there a time you need absolute confidence and to back yourself?
Absolutely.
Is there a time where you need to admit you don't know enough and simply learn?
Absolutely.
The challenge is knowing where you sit and when to turn that gauge up.
So many people are struggling with confidence and need to tap into a bit of ego to get going.
While just as many think they know it all and shut off to critical feedback.
Today, we talk about finding the balance between ego and humility and how that has changed our worlds.
We go deep into...
2018-11-0625 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp017: Label Yourself or The World Will Label YouOne of the strongest forces in the world is humans acting in alignment with their identity.
The way we see ourselves dictates our actions every single day.
But how often do we stop to consider this identity?
Or rather, the labels we have on ourselves?
Today we dive into the impact of labelling yourself and share stories of our success and failure from letting the world label us.
2018-11-0421 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp016: Blissful Dissatisfaction: The rarely talked about key to happiness and fulfilment.There is a false dichotomy that robs many of the happiness and fulfilment they deserve in life.
Too many people sit back in life and don’t push themselves to reach their full potential.
Maybe they’re afraid of the discomfort of growth, are in an okay spot the way they are, or can’t see themselves ever doing more.
Then there are just as many people constantly striving for more, but ironically never feeling good enough.
No matter how much they achieve, it never satisfies them.
They are pouring the water of accomplishment into a bucket with a big hole i...
2018-10-2822 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp015: All that really matters: Focusing on what you can control and letting go of the rest.Today you will go about your day and a whirlwind of things could hit you.
Rude people, catastrophe at work or even screw up a performance.
And you will have two choices:
You can get caught up in these things and let them ruin your day.
Or you can focus on what you can actually control in your world.
Which is really just your decisions, your judgements and your actions.
This mindset shift is one of the foundational principles of something called Stoicism.
A philosophy that has been the secret weapon for elite athletes to ancient Roman emperors.
On today’s...
2018-10-2617 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp014: Figuring it out: What most people don't realise about confidence and planning'He who hesitates has lost'
Too many people are sitting back waiting until they have the perfect plan before moving.
Waiting till they are 'confident enough' to go.
True confidence is not in knowing the whole path.
It is knowing you'll figure it out as you go.
Here's how you can take that daunting next step with faith knowing your ability to improvise trumps the necessity to have it all laid out.
2018-10-2308 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp013: Think F***ing BiggerNot a listen for those easily disturbed.
Today, Dave expresses his frustration in seeing so many people thinking small.
Small in what they can achieve.
Small in who they can become.
And small on what's possible in the world.
This is a wake up call a lot of people need.
2018-10-2013 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp012: Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.In today's special solo episode, Dave dives into one of the absolute necessary mindset principles for success in any area of your life:
Sacrifice.
If you don't sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.
The good news is the sheer willingness to make those sacrifices and to pay your dues is what separates you from everyone else.
This one will change your life.
2018-10-1710 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp011: Are Gyms Making us Fatter? Why Most People are Lose the Weight Loss BattleThat may sound like the most outrageous headline in the world, but statistically, there are more gyms than ever BUT we are still getting unhealthier as a nation.
We have more information, more readily available trainers & dieticians than ever, but we're still losing.
In this episode we share our combined 7 years of knowledge in the industry & running our own fitness studios on why that is.
We cover:
- The psychological factors influencing weight loss and sticking to a routine
- The power of habits and how to build them
- Why most people set unrealistic expectations and how that sets...
2018-10-1029 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp010: Why Life is Like TetrisA few months ago we started something weird...
We'd write motivational quotes on the back of custom salad orders at our local Bavarian Bier Cafe.
After a few weeks of this, the manager came and said hello.
Before you know it we were great friends, getting discounts and even mentioned on SM.
Why do some people seem to progress faster than others?
Grow their business quicker.
Get promoted ahead of others that maybe are 'more worthy'.
Or seem to have everyone in their social group wanting to hang out with them.
A lot of the time it comes down to...
2018-10-1019 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp009: Leaders are Readers - How Books Will Change Your LifeIn The Simpsons movie, Reiner Wolfcastle, or more easily identified as the Arnold Schwarzenegger satire character, famously states...
'I was elected to lead, not to read'.
However, it doesn't take a Professor Frink to know that life advice from The Simspons probably won't serve you well.
Leaders are in fact readers, or more accurately put, leaders are learners.
Books just happen to be the ultimate learning device.
Someone has spent 10, 20 or even 30 years hammering away at a topic, in the trenches, refining their knowledge, then laid it all out for you to absorb.
You have this incredible opportunity to steal...
2018-10-0227 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp008: Why I walked down Cronulla in a bikiniEver had one of those dreams where you're naked in front of a bunch of people?
Well, Jake did the real-life version of that a few years ago.
Why? Because embracing your fears and stepping outside your comfort zone is the fastest way to grow in life.
Too many people are trapped by what other people think of them.
Invisible barriers.
And every time there is an opportunity to do something different, go against the status quo, put themselves out there they hold back because of the discomfort that comes from these same opportunities.
The good news is there is...
2018-09-2727 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp007: PECS over HECS: Why we dropped out of UniWe had 2 choices when we finished high school:
Be a uni student, or be a failure.
As much as that is cheeky set up for a joke, it was true.
Not knowing any alternative we headed off to whichever degree sounded best, using the reassuring HECS as justification for a lack of clarity on the end path.
2 years later, we dropped out to pursue a different path.
This isn't a discussion on why YOU should dropout, or that you should have, or that you shouldn't go (if you're younger).
But rather, the lessons and learnings on finding the right path...
2018-09-1833 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp006: How to Hate YourselfWhat? You don't want to hate yourself?
Sure, me neither.
But in this episode, we cover the fastest and most common way the majority of the world are doing just that.
Comparisons.
Comparing yourself to others and the attitude you take to others success will directly impact your happiness.
If you can't be happy for others and celebrate their success, you won't be happy with yours.
You need to realise that comparing to others and feeling bad about yourself when they do well is a reflection of you.
And reality check, you are going to see a lot of others...
2018-09-1819 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp005: 6 Things We Wish We Knew In High SchoolMost of us were lost souls in school... we were no different.
We reflect on our experiences and life lessons from those years of coming of age.
We cover:
- Why do people put others down so much in school?
- The fastest way to build confidence as a young person.
- Do your grades actually matter?
These lessons would be incredibly valuable for anyone still in school or just coming out of it.
Even though we have both progressed quite quickly in life there are plenty of things if we knew earlier we would even further ahead.
Enjoy our...
2018-09-1722 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp004: Victim or Victor?We discuss one of the most foundational mindset principles to success in any endeavor.
Some people fall into a victim mindset.
The world is happening to them. They are simply the effect of everything around them.
Others see themselves as the victor. They run their day. Life happens for them. They are the cause of their life.
We share some of our stories of struggling with this mindset and how to transition from victim and victor.
2018-09-1723 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp003: Following Your Fitness Passion the Right WayWe dive into where to start in the fitness industry by sharing their journeys from lost uni students to their own facilities.
We share some of our (hilarious) failures when starting out and what we wish we knew to progress faster.
2018-09-1223 min
The Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp002: Attitude of GratitudeIn our opinion, gratitude is one of the most misunderstood and interesting emotions that we have as humans.
In this episode, Jake and Dave dive deep into the concept of gratitude and why it's become such a big buzzword in the health and wellness space today.
The guys explore their experiences with learning what gratitude really means and discovering why it's so valuable when fully understood and utilised.
2018-09-1127 minThe Hustle & Fitness Bootcamp001: Embracing "The Suck"In our first ever episode we give you a little insight into who the men behind the microphone are.
Next, we get stuck straight into why embracing the suck is one of the best ways to allow you to progress in any area of life.
If you got some value out of this episode leave a review and stay tuned for the next episode.
2018-06-1738 min