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How To Live A Good LifePerspective, Gratitudes and Finding Positives From Difficult SituationsThis episode analises a negative experience I went through with my dog suffering a heat stroke. It was a challenging few days that I struggled with, even though gererally, I feel I am well prepared and well equiped for difficult situations.There is so much we take for granted each and every day and a lot of the time difficult situations highlight that and alow us to have a greater appreciation for the little things.2023-07-1619 minHow To Live A Good LifeA Neuroscientists Advice For A Good Life - with Nicole VignolaThe first ep of the new series and it's a banger. Nicole is a hugely knowlegable neuroscientist with a great perspective on life and is someone that has so much value to offer every time she speaks. She's much sought after public speaker and soon to be a publsihed author as well.This ep will be the first of a few we will do together as there is so much to unpack and get through. This episode revolves mainly around habits, perspective and getting your reps in.2023-06-0238 min
Hyre Team TalkNew Block - Density Training šØA new block means a new focus. Density training veers away from our focus on strength and onto our work capacity. Work capacity is simply our ability to get work done in a certain amount of time. We're looking to build on the strength improvements we have made and add muscular endurance our growing list of skills and physical capabilities.As with all things new, there will be an adaptation period that provides an excellent opportunity for us to test and challenge ourselves with a new stimulus.2023-05-2410 minHow To Live A Good LifeGood Life - Series 3 Round Up & Intro to Series 4 šļøA short and sweet episode bringing you a breif summary of the vibe of this past series of How To Live A Good Life as well as an introduction into this new series I am bringing next week.I started this podcast as a way of sharing lessons, philosophies and ways of living that I have always found useful from my own experiences. Series 4 is about getting others on board and to share their perspective on what a good life is and how they look to live it every day.The focus may be changing, but...2023-05-2408 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Art of Full EngagementWe've all heard about how being more present can improve our lives. This episode goes into the benefits of being engaged with what you are doing moment to moment.Focus is a skill that can be built over time. Our bains are forming habits based on our repeated behaviours. We are either exercising our ability to focus or training ourselves to be distraced.As with all skills, the more regularly we can practice being focused, the stronger our ability to focus becomes.2023-03-1217 minHyre Team TalkSTRONG - New Training BlockA little overview on what to focus on going into our next 12 week training block.Track your weights, prioritise those incremental improvements and enjoy the process!2023-02-2610 minHyre Team TalkNew Training Block - The Wintering āļøIt's getting colder and darker out there and were entering a hectic time of year! Maintaining some form of structure and routine with training is the most valuable thing you can do to feel great within yourself over Christmas and to feel like you are starting 2023 with some real momentum.Winter can be an excuse, or an opportunity!2022-11-2412 minHyre Team TalkEp 20 - Women's Health Seminar - Galia PerformA recording of the recent seminar on womens health provided by Lou at Galia Perform.Loads of great insights on ways to train and eat in line with your hormones and natural cycle.The slideshow is uploaded on our facebook page if you would like to go through the notes as you listen.2022-10-2745 minHyre Team TalkEp 19 - Team Talk - True Strength Training Block2022-08-3115 minHyre Team TalkEp 18 - Heatwave: New Training BlockAn overview on what you can expect and the objectives we are aiming for over the next 8 weeks. The change in training format will require a change in focus and intensity during the sessions.2022-07-0211 minHyre Team TalkEp 17 - InBody 101 & Healthy Body Composition Change2022-04-2818 minHyre Team TalkEp 16 - Capacity Training Block2022-04-1112 minHow To Live A Good LifeObjects In Motion, Stay In Motion - Building MomentumMotivation can only take you so far, momentum and the ability to put value on small actions is what is going to take you all the way.Get more done, enhance your mood, build new skills and turn discipline into a consistent habit.It all comes down to build momentum.2022-03-1138 minHow To Live A Good LifeNutriton, Values and Behaviour Change with Maya Robinson - @acryforhealthThis is one of my longest podcasts to date, primarily because we just had a lot of fun talking about the psychology of nutrition and then following that conversation down the rabbit hole!Maya brings a lot of great insights that I think people will really find valuable. Nutrition isnt just a simple catchy slogan telling you what to eat, it is about learning how to navigate the behavioural and emotional roller coaster we live in these days. That takes both time & practice.As always I hope you guys enjoy this podcast and feel free to...2022-03-011h 04How To Live A Good LifeMental Health, Gratitude & The Power of Writing - HJ Smith @hannahjayne_writesThis is a really good one. HJ talks so beautifully about how we can train our mind to be prepared for what life throws at us.She is a big mental health advocate and hosts workshops to help people support their own mental health through writing.This one has something for everyone.2022-02-0344 minHow To Live A Good LifeWin The Morning, Win The DayShow me your morning routine and I will tell you if you are going to achieve your goals or not.People seriously undervalue the impact a structured and consistent routine can have on your physical and mental health. Not to mention the fact that you can start to direct and move your life forward in any aspect you would like to see improvements in.It's easy wins. It's the low hanging fruit of personal development.Listen in, take on board and put into practice.2022-01-2725 minHow To Live A Good LifeThere Is No Easy Way - aka Eating Lemons šThere is no easy way, and that's ok.The longer you look for quick fixes, shortcuts or the easy way, the longer you are closing off your opportunity to make progress. To start to take responsibility for making life better and more enjoyable.Theres a lot to be enjoyed in taking responsibility and theres even more to be enjoyed in taking the difficult way.A good life is an uphill struggle but it is more than worth it.p.s - Apologies in advance for the mic picking up my laptop fan. š¬2022-01-2132 minHyre Team TalkEp 15. New Year, New Goals & New Training Block2022-01-0218 minHow To Live A Good LifeMy Advice for 2022 - 3 Simple, Effective & Easy WinsA less formal episode covering the 3 points I see as key advice for 2022.Simple, effective and easy to impliment. These three points are no brainers for getting easy wins throughout 2022.2022-01-0223 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Importance of a Personal PhilosophyThere is nothing more important than creating an aim and a vision for yourself that you can see as an aspirational goal. Small goals are act as avenues for progress but everyone should have a much larger identity based goal that acts as a guiding light for everything they do.In this podcast I go over why a personal philosophy is so important and how to view the process of creating one for yourself.2021-12-1630 minHyre Team TalkEp 14. Winter Warmer Block & Consistency Over Christmas2021-12-1310 minHow To Live A Good LifeLabels, Limiting Beliefs and the Story We Tell Ourselves2021-11-2632 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Power of Journaling - Taking Control of Your NarrativePersonally, I see journaling and gratitudes as important to long term health as training and nutrition.It's a simple but hugely transformational practice that is common theme among some of the greatest minds that have ever lived. Improve your self awareness, take control of your narrative and learn what you need to do to make a positive change in your life.Improved mood, acceptance, motivation and accountability. All from just writing a few things down each morning.Listen, learn & put this into practice!2021-11-2133 minHow To Live A Good LifeCoach is Back - Setbacks, Lessons & Fuel for GrowthAn honest and open conversation about the journey I have been on recently. A few setbacks lead to a wobble with my identity and my daily process. As it began to spiral, I was left with two choices:To be passive and let hit happen or to be proactive and to take control.Im sharing this as a blueprint for you to follow when you face stress, challenges or things in your way.2021-11-1833 minHyre Team TalkEp 13 - DENSITY - New Training BlockUpdates on the new training block, what it means, how to apply yourself and what you can expect to gain over the next 10 weeks!2021-10-0713 minHyre Team TalkEp 12: Meet The Coaches - Pippa SealeyNext up in our Meet The Coaches podcast, I'm talking with Pippa about her journey into coaching & her philosophies behind training and nutrition. Some great insights in here, especially to do with female nutrition and not worrying about the scales.2021-09-0917 min
Hyre Team TalkUpdates, The Hyre Games and Finding A Balance With Training & Socialising2021-08-1407 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Way You Do Everything - High Standard HabitsStandards are important. The care and attention you give to the small things in your life will often show through when it comes to the big decisions and bigger events.If you want to make progress and be better at what you do. You need to start with the little things. If you can take a high standard mindset into the small seemingly insignificant parts of your life, you will see benefits in pretty much all areas.2021-08-1018 minHow To Live A Good LifeChances To Change - Growth, Reps & PracticeChange is hard. Just by it's very nature, change has to be uncomfortable for it to happen at all.This podcast goes over how to identify your chances to change and how to take them as well. Moment to moment we are always provided with opportunities to change. The raw materials to become our best selves are always there for us. It's just about learning how to take those chances more often.I even have a fun little challenge for all of you in this one.2021-07-0137 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Power of Purpose - Finding Fulfilment in a Personal ProjectMotivation comes and goes and in reality, we spend the majority of time in the space where we have a whole host of things we need to do when we don't feel like doing them. When you combine this when the multitude of problems and unresolvable worries life throws up in this day and age, you are fighting an uphill battle to achieve your goals.Have a purpose helps you to stay on track and allows you to continue to be willing to take the forward steps needed. In this podcast I talk about the concept...2021-06-2829 minHow To Live A Good LifeSelf Awareness - The Goal Above All GoalsFor us to manage our minds and take control of our lives, it is important to develop a level of self awareness where we understand how and why we think and act the way we do.It's the answers to this question which will allow us to get a greater understanding of who we are. It lets us know which aspects we are able to change so we can get out of our own way and grow as an individual. In this podcast I discuss self awareness as a trait while also using examples from my...2021-06-2220 minHyre Team Talkep 10 - Peak Week, PB's & Training UpdatesAn update on the current training block as well as some advice on how we should approach our training going into the last 4 weeks of this block.Peak week, personal bests as well as new coaches and a new myzone challenge!2021-06-1712 minHow To Live A Good LifeBecoming a Master of Life - an Intro to Season 2The Coach Pratts Podcast is returning after a 4 week break. This episode outlines why ive chosen to go for a second season and gives an intro of what to expect going forwards.As always thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy.2021-06-1115 minHyre Team TalkEp 9 - Intro To The New Training Block - INTENTA discussion on the approach we are looking to take into this next training block. There will be a more in depth post about the actual format & practices of this next training block however this podcast is all about the mindset and attitude we want to take towards our training over the next 9 weeks.2021-05-1316 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Philosophy Behind My Training PracticesTraining is training.No matter the goal, training is there as a vehicle for improvement. In this podcast I go into detail about the ethos and philosophy behind my own training and the programming I do at Hyre.2021-05-1325 minHyre Team TalkEp 8 - Hyre Updates & Building Your MomentumHi Team, Back to training means back to the team talks! Just going through a few updates this week as well as a chat about building momentum with positive actions!Updates:- Next Training Block- Referral Scheme- Extract Coffee Partnership2021-05-0710 minHow To Live A Good LifePerformance Goals Over Everything - with Jack Anderson @jackptukThis week itās big training chat with the man Jack Anderson aka Jackptuk!Jack was an olympic lifter turned hybrid athlete doing his first Iron Man early last year. You can check how things went by watching his doc Sweet Suffering on amazon prime!We talk about the difference between a PT and a coach, how we should all be looking at our training and why performance goals beat body goals 10 times out of 10. Performance goals give us an intent to take into our sessions every single time we step in the gym!It...2021-04-2839 minHow To Live A Good LifeWomen's Rugby & The Gender Bias In Sport - With Stef EvansIn this episode Stef and I discuss the current women's six nations, the reason why sporting role models are so important and the gender bias in women's rugby.2021-04-1857 minHow To Live A Good LifeWin The Moments - 3 Steps For Seeing Success In 2021Gyms are back in England and with that is everyones motivation to train, eat right and be healthy. It's like a nationwide 'diet starts Monday'. But how long can this last before the energy disappears and the tedium sets in?The truth is that we will only truely find long term success when we invest into a day to day process that gets us there. This podcast is about the 3 key ingredients of finding that process, sticking to it and thriving through it.As you will soon find out, it's all about winning the...2021-04-1123 minHow To Live A Good LifeCreativity, Adaptability & Turning Work Into Play - Warren Abrahams @wacoaching4potentialWales Women's head coach Warren Abrahams is renowned for his creativity and ability to get players thinking outside the box. He has worked in many elite sporting cultures and is passionate about helping individuals to thrive in the uncertainty. In this podcast we talk about his personal journey, the challenges covid-19 has put on the role of a coach and some insights on how to 'change the lens' and turn even the most mundane activities into play.Really enjoyed this one.2021-03-1844 minHow To Live A Good LifeBeing Anti-Fragile - How Resilience Can Make You Immune To StressLong term success and happiness in your life will come down to your outlook toward stress and your ability to turn it into fuel for growth.One of the most important tools for making this change is to build an anti-fragile mindset. Being anti-fragile, robust, resilient, mentally tough is just a skill and all skills can be built and developed through practice.Once we can build this mindset, we can then choose how we respond to the stress in our lives and choose to always find the positive in every negative.Like most things...2021-03-1219 min
The Athlete Welfare PodcastCoach Lewis PrattenIn this episode of The Athlete Welfare Podcast I gained an incredible insight from Coach Lewis Pratten.From discussing cold showers to Malaria, and injuries to striving for the perfect version of yourself; I really learnt a great deal and I am sure you all will too.Ā Make sure you all grab a pen and paper to make a note of some the inspirational things throughout this discussion.Ā I hope you all enjoy this conversation.Ā 2021-03-0146 minHow To Live A Good LifeBreaking Free From Diet Culture - Why Fat Loss Isn't The Answer & How To Do BetterThis podcast is a must listen for coaches and avid gym goers alike. For far too long the fitness industry has kept itself tightly restricted in its fat loss or nothing box, closing off people from a whole host of other body & mind boosting benefits. There is so much deeply wrong with the western diet culture that needs to change if we are ever going to truely put peoples mental wellbeing first and make physical progress about building and getting better, rather than subtracting and being less.This is probably my favourite nutrition & health focused podcast to date...2021-02-2742 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Real 80/20 Rule - How To Become Great At AnythingIt's safe to say there's a tonne of information out there and available to us these days. It has its positives but it can also make seeing progress in an area more tricky. We always tend to look for the next best thing to shift our attention towards. We think doing more things will always equal faster progress. When in reality, we are probably doing all the right things already but we just aren't great enough at those things.Using the 80/20 rule is all about obsessing over the 20% of things you could be doing that will...2021-02-1815 minHow To Live A Good LifeRugby. Role Models & Yogability - With Alecs DonovanIn this Ep we talk about Alecs Donovans personal journey into rugby as well as what it was like opening up her yoga studio The Yoga Hub at the start of the pandemic.Please head over on IG and give Alecs a follow at @alecs_donovan1 for some real genuine positivity, and head over to https://www.yogability.fit if you want to try your hand at yogability!2021-02-1338 minHow To Live A Good LifeObstacles, Opportunities & Being A HurdlerI found an old note I wrote from several years ago and it got me thinking about the obstacles I have faced & the journey I am on.'I can think of nothing worse than living a life where I let obstacles define me.'I wanted to share my take on it and how you can use the advice in the way I did. There is always an opportunity for growth available to us. We just need to train ourselves on how to see it.2021-02-1017 minHyre Team TalkEP 7 - New Training Block + Smashing FebAn outline on the new training block for these next 4 weeks and how sticking to the daily list will help us to continue to build some great momentum into 2021!2021-02-0213 minHow To Live A Good LifeOpening Your Own Gym & The Fitness Industry vs Covid-19 - @prettypowerlifterA great chat with one of my all time favourite guys in the industry. Not only does andy walk the walk & talk the talk but his passion for what he believes in is second to none.In this episode we discuss the sacrifices made when opening a gym, Andy's views on the industry and his fight to keep gyms open.A must listen. Enjoy!2021-01-2940 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Laws of Progress - Lessons Learned Through Building SkillsWe all want to make progress in some area or another.What if I told you it takes the same journey no matter what you are aiming to improve?In this episode I talk though some of the lessons I have learnt through chasing & building various skills.I use my most recent skill (chipping golf balls into a protein shaker) as a reference point to show how the process translates to other skills and life in general.2021-01-1620 minHyre Team TalkEP 6 - MEPS, Rest Days & Monitoring Your S.H.R.E.D.SThis weeks episode covers our Myzone Challenge as well as using the S.H.R.E.D.S form to gain a better understanding of our behaviours and our biofeedback.This form is such a simple drill with huge benefits if you look to use it regularly and learn from the data provided.2021-01-1511 minHow To Live A Good LifeLockdown 3.0 - Seizing The OpportunityHere we go again!So much to cover in this one so I'm going to go for a bulleted list!- Shifting Your Perspective- Utilising The Time- Persuing Your Resolutions- Using Mindfulness To Grow & Get BetterThis ones for everyone. We have an opportunity now to take this last push and enrich our lives through cultivating a daily practice.2021-01-0518 minHyre Team TalkEP 5 - Lockdown 3.0 Here We Go!2021-01-0513 minHyre Team TalkEP 4: Goal Setting, New Training Block and The Plan For JanFirst one of 2021 and it's all about starting strong and what to expect from us over the next couple weeks.Lots of exciting things to come in this next year and i'm looking forward to helping everyone continue to develop themselves and enjoy their lives to the fullest!2021-01-0218 minHow To Live A Good LifeBecoming a Better Person in 2021 - Mental & Social Skills to Build Your TribeIn times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. - Eric Hoffer2021 is coming and with it is the temptation to do what everyone else is doing and set flimsy new resolutions like you do every year.This year there is an alternative option. To focus on building yourself up and making yourself a stronger person both mentally and socially. New years wont be a magic reset button that makes life all sunshine and rainbows, the same challenges and struggles...2020-12-3122 minHow To Live A Good LifeIdentity, Accountability & Consistency - A Game Changing Chat With Matt Peacock - @themusclemindsetcoachThis is the podcast.What a note to finish the year on. What started as two mates catching up and having a chit chat turned into one of the most insightful and powerful podcasts I have done to date.If you listen to one podcast between now and the end of the year, let it be this one.2020-12-2039 minHow To Live A Good LifeLessons From My Setbacks & Struggles With Mental Health - A Podcast With My MumTalking with my mum about the internal and external struggles and setbacks faced on my way to becoming the person I am today.Some laughs, lessons and useful insights to take away and apply.2020-12-1732 minHyre Team TalkEp 3: Meet The Coaches - Naomi JonesGet to know Naomi!Today we talk about how Nay became a PT, what she likes about Hyre and then finished on a few quickfire questions.2020-12-1219 minHow To Live A Good LifeBecoming More ExperimentalLong term success comes down to finding and refining a personal daily process that takes you closer towards your goals. It requires a tonne of action that will a lot of the time feel either undesirable, tedious or scary.Shifting your mindset towards one where you see everything as an experiment lowers the cost of failure. I lowers the entry point into taking these necessary actions and in turn getting results back.As I always say there is no failure, only lessons to be learned. With every time you are proactive you are bringing about an...2020-12-0923 minHyre Team TalkEp 2: Gut Health, The Step Challenge & Why We Need To Lift Heavy WeightsA little update on the going ons at Hyre this week.- How to look after your digestive health this Christmas.- Keep up those steps (even if you are sitting in the bottom half like me).- Prioritise the heavy lifts (squat/dead/chins)- The Hyre Cookbook is coming soon!2020-12-0915 minHyre Team TalkEp 1: Intro, Open Gym & How to Win DecemberA brief introduction into how Hyre will run over the next few weeks as well as some key points to remember when returning to training this week.Everyone has smashed lockdown so far and we seem to all be heading in the right direction as a team, which is great. December poses lots of potential banana skins for us to slip up on and end up getting caught out and feeling out of sorts.Let's focus up, plan ahead and control the controllables throughout this month.2020-12-0114 minHow To Live A Good LifeSevens, Setbacks & Reframing Your Mindset - with Alex Davis @ajldavisSo many great insights from Alex Davis as we talk through rugby 7s, his own personal setbacks with injuries and his plans for the future.One thing that keeps reoccurring during this chat is the examples of where lessons learned from sport or fitness crossover into lessons for life.Make sure to follow him at @ajldavis and keep up to date with the #RonaRehab journey!2020-11-2731 minHow To Live A Good LifeManipulating Training Volume - The Dose Makes The PoisonTalking training volume and how you can manipulate the combinations of sets/reps/load to make your training to work for you.Now, il warn you early theres a fair amount of quick maths in this and the examples are limited to calves and chest, but the examples are universal.It's not about the exercises or weights, but the principles.If you want long term physical changes, you need to make sure you are managing training volume and using progressive overload.2020-11-2225 minHow To Live A Good LifeLockdown 2.0 - Turn Adversity Into OpportunityWe're doing this either way. Nothing will change the fact that we will be going through a challenging lockdown over the net 30 days.Challenging should never mean bad. Challenging means an opportunity for you to grow and get better in so many areas of your life.Focus on the things you are grateful for.Give yourself a positive project to work on.Keep active and build momentum.We have a wonderful opportunity ahead of us. Don't waste it.2020-11-0121 minHow To Live A Good LifeGrowth vs Protection - Using Your Perceptions To Turn Stress Into StrengthYour perceptions act like a switch.The things happening around you in your life and in your environment are unchangeable and outside of your control. Then how come some people crumble in the face of stress and some people step up and thrive?It all comes down to your perception of the stress.If you see it as something to break you and ruin you. It will.If you see it as something to help you grow and get stronger. It will.It all comes down to how you see...2020-10-2622 minHow To Live A Good LifeMomentum Over MotivationMotivation alone doesn't get enough done. It can be great for creating action but it can come and go at the drop of a hat. Momentum is the real MVP when it comes to self improvement, generating a good mood and getting shit done.The cycle of thoughts, actions, outcomes will always ring true. You just need to always start with the movement and use the most basic tasks to generate that action needed to start the cycle.Look at all tasks in your day as ways of generating positive forward momentum. This momentum will help...2020-10-2214 minHow To Live A Good LifeFlow State - How to Get in the ZoneTheres a huge amount of benefits to gain from simply being in the present moment. Finding activities that bring about a state of flow has huge positive effects on how our minds function. Flow state can relieve stress, help with problem solving and can also aid motivation too.It's all about finding the right angle on whatever activity you are doing and then making an active effort to turn that experience into play.7 conditions of flow1. completely involved in what they are doing2. focussed and concentrated3. a sense of ecstasy, escapism, being out...2020-10-0821 minHow To Live A Good LifeUnderstanding Biofeedback - Tuning In to Your Body's SignalsYour body is always talking to you. Through various signals and feelings the body is always communicating and sending messages updating the brain on whats going on in the rest of the body.So many of us have become disconnected from these signals and are unable to read them, let along understand them and to implement a change accordingly. Sleep, hunger, recovery, energy, digestion & stress are all markers the body uses to show that something in the body is out of balance.As with most things, understanding your own personal biofeedback is a skill that needs...2020-10-0122 minHow To Live A Good LifeAffirmations & Confirmations - How to Re-Program Your MindTried 'positive thinking' before with no luck? This is why.To make this change we need to combine a clear intention with an elevated emotion. Using these affirmations and confirmations help you to hijack your Reticular Activating System (RAC) and recondition your subconscious to change yourself into a happy, positive, motivated and determined person.I say this time and time again:The funny thing about happiness is that we all think we are going to get there on accident.Our happiness is our responsibility. We need to be putting in action to...2020-09-2116 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Problem With Processed Foods - A Perfect Storm For Poor HealthNutrition is simple, getting yourself to stick to it and maintain a healthy balance between the good stuff (more advantageous) and bad stuff (less advantageous) is an ongoing struggle for most people.You will never be able to see that long term sustainable improvement to your health and your body until you teach yourself how to prepare and enjoy whole food meals on a regular basis. Processed foods are a problem, but that in no way means they should be avoided. It means you need to learn how to enjoy them responsibly.2020-09-0920 minHow To Live A Good LifeSelf Talk - Taking Control of Your NarrativeYou have control over the messages you send yourself. This means you have the ability and the to use your own thoughts as a way to improve your ongoing performance and engagement in every aspect of your life.It is a skill and like all skills it must be practiced regularly if you want to get any better at it.We always have a say in what thoughts we are paying attention to and we can always change the channel off of negative thinking and on to more positive self supporting thoughts.You are...2020-09-0720 minHow To Live A Good LifeCultivating the Habit of ExcellenceI have seen extraordinary changes to my life and mindset over the best part of the last decade. I used to be depressed, insecure and weak minded, and I hated myself for it. But one day enough was enough and I began to change myself. I haven't spent a huge amount of time looking back t the start of the journey up until now, but here is my take on what I was doing and what I continue to do to this day.You have the power to change, you just need direction and a reason...2020-08-2929 minHow To Live A Good LifeFocus, Emotional Control & How to Master AnythingFocus is the skill above all skills.Where we place our focus/attention, is where we direct our energy.We need to learn how to use our focus more effectively if we want to break old habits and patterns of behaviour.Being able to focus and stay present is what ultimately gives us the power to take control of our decision making and build self discipline.Learn why we need to focus & how to build the skill.2020-08-2120 minHow To Live A Good LifeBecoming a Mentality Monster - with Fergus Crawley @ferguscrawleyThis chat was straight gold with Fergus Crawley!Fergus is a powerlifter turned endurance athlete who has been putting himself through some mindbending challenges over the last few years. He has also raised over Ā£50,000 for Movember while also substantially raising the awareness of the movement too.We talked about his training and what it takes to build up a mindset like his. Fergus paid a price and earned everything he has now by regularly putting himself through tougher and tougher challenges.So much value, so much to take and apply to your own lives. 2020-08-1736 minHow To Live A Good LifeSelfies, Social Media & Self Acceptance - with Nicole Vignola @nicolesneuroscienceA really fun and engaging chat with Nicole Vignola on the damaging effects of selfies, social media and the resulting constant state of comparison and validation.We touch on both the theory and practical side of learning how to pull ourselves out of the addictive nature of social media and learn how to use our time more wisely. Instagram and our phones have great potential to improve our lives and help us to continuously gain knowledge and share our experiences but we need to make sure we are using them in the right way and building managing our...2020-08-1254 minHow To Live A Good LifePrevention Is Better Than The Cure - Safeguarding Your Mental HealthLife is a stress inducing minefield these days. The better we can control our internal environment, the better we can navigate through life while keeping safe and happy. We need to change our perceptions on stress and we need to look after the things going on in our head and in our lives if we are going to see success in this area.Remember:'Smart people solve problems, Geniuses prevent them,' - Albert Einstein2020-08-0725 minHow To Live A Good LifeThrive or Survive? - Stress Explained (Mastering the Subconscious pt 2)Another dig into stress and the fight or flight response.As with all psychological and physiological processes, the better we can understand them, the more chance have of being able to work with them rather than against them.Stress isn't inherently bad, it's our perceptions that activate the stress response that need to change. All the things that stress you are out are a choice, you can only change these choices through mastering the subconscious.2020-08-0324 minHow To Live A Good LifeBeliefs, Habits & The Placebo Effect - Mastering The Subconscious (pt 1 of 2-Our subconscious runs the show. Understanding its power and how it works plays a huge role in us being able to become more aware of ourselves and why we do the things we do.Our software is outdated and not in sync with our current environments. We need to regulate our internal environment to be able to overcome resistance and live a great life on our own terms.We need to dig deeper into our minds and into the relationship between the mind and body. This is the first episode in a two part series of...2020-07-2927 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Self Concept - Becoming Your Ideal SelfIve done a few podcasts already where I talk about how any long term change has to be an identity change. The self concept allows you to find out what that identity is while also gaining a greater understanding of your current self image.We are faced with 100s of decisions everyday, each one nudges us either one step closer or one step further away from living a perfect life. If you want to that unreal life, that long term success, that unconditional happiness? You need to start making better decisions today, right now.2020-07-2422 minHow To Live A Good LifeGoing Beyond Calories In vs Calories Out - With Matt Peacock @themusclemindsetcoachJoin myself and the awesome Matt Peacock (@themusclemindsetcoach) as we discuss why calories in vs calories out is an outdated and misleading approach to optimum nutrition.We wish this podcast could have been 3 hours as we had so much more to add however we did manage to briefly cover biofeedback, hormones, the metabolism, stress, sleep and why you need to expect more from your personal trainer.Main take away, your metabolism isn't a calculator. Over simplifying nutrition down to calories may give you results in the short term, but if you want long lasting results, you...2020-07-2054 minHow To Live A Good LifeI'll Tell You What You Want (What You Really Really Want)You don't want fat loss, you don't want to be rich, you don't want any of those body goals or relationship goals or any of that...You just want to feel good.We live in a world where we think just because something is marketed to us, it's what we desire and what is going to make us happy, even though that is rarely the case.We want to feel good. The gym, fitness, healthy eating, all of these are great methods of transport for getting you to a place where you feel good...2020-07-1620 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe WorkDo The Work.The Work is whatever uncomfortable thing is in front of you right now.It's binary.Did you face the fear with courage? Or did you run away?If you choose run, you will get better at running away.If you choose to face it with courage, you will get better at facing it with courage.The choice is yours.2020-07-1316 minHow To Live A Good LifeSelf Discipline - The Art of Overcoming ResistanceSelf discipline is the root of all good qualities. We all need to build and grow the skill of discipline to be able to take the action needed to drive change.Building discipline comes down to taking on challenges head on as frequently as possible. The most important factor is to make sure we start at a level just outside of our comfort zone.Too hard and we will burnout, too soft and there will be no stimulus for change, but the only way we can find out is by being proactive and putting ourselves into...2020-07-0617 minHow To Live A Good LifeLife Is About Reps - How to Keep Getting BetterThe key to getting better in any area is the ability to keep putting the reps in. If you took a month of our lives and really examined and compared how each day went you would see that our day to day lives really don't differ by very much. We are always repeating similar thoughts, actions and behaviours on an almost daily basis.Our habits and routines run the show quietly in the background while our brain is too busy thinking about other things like a conversation we had or what we are going to have...2020-07-0127 minHow To Live A Good LifeTop 5 Mental Health Hacks - Tools For Counteracting StressIn this podcast I provide a concise outline on mental health and the stress response of the human body and mind (fight or flight). The fight or flight system is a great survival mechanism but in this day and age it can be more of a hinderance than a help.Understanding stress and mental health is the first step in a long process. Being able to shift your perspective to a place where you can manage stress and mental health safely and effectively is the goal we should all be striving for (alongside our other goals)....2020-06-2426 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Sunday Sermon - Take Control of Your WeekSpending time on a sunday evening reviewing your last week and planning the week ahead does wonders for your physical and mental health.Not only does it give you increased clarity with what needs to be done but it also works like magic with keeping you both consistent and accountable.If you want to be successful in any area you need to get out of the habit of just letting the days happen to you. You need to plan ahead, be proactive and live your life with intent!It all starts today....2020-06-2115 minHow To Live A Good LifePerceptions - Change Your Filter, Change Your LifeYour perceptions are the filter you see the world through.We are constantly using our senses and nervous system to read and interact with our environments. As this information comes into our brains it is filtered through our perceptions. We all then observe, identify and act on this information based on what we perceive to be true. How we respond to our environments, our diet, our training and how we respond to the people around you are all based off what we perceive to be true.We learn these perceptions throughout repeated experiences in...2020-06-1919 minHow To Live A Good LifeThe Power of Positive Experiences - Shifting Your Perspective & Dictating Your OutcomesThe subconscious can only learn through repetition. If you go through lots of negative repeated experiences you will have negative beliefs, if you go through lots of positive repeated experiences, you will have positive beliefs (and more than likely a positive self image and increased confidence).It's as simple as that.But as i've said before on here, life is a series of problems. We cant just wait for life to throw up positive experiences for us on a regular basis, we need to go out there and make these positive experiences for ourselves....2020-06-0915 minHow To Live A Good LifeAny Long Term Change Needs an Identity ChangeA longer episode today as I go over one of my favorite topics.Change & more importantly, identity change.Long term results will only come if we can change the mental picture we hold of ourselves. Our self image needs to change with our goals and expectations if we expect to see sustainable results.We must be actively directing our self-talk moment to moment so we can allow ourselves to be in charge of what thoughts and actions we engage in and which we replace.I dive in on my own experiences too...2020-04-2531 minHow To Live A Good LifeBuilding a Morning RoutineFor us to really take control of our minds and lives it is important to make the morning routine a priority. The conscious practice of daily routine is needed to build a habitual subconscious morning routine that allows you to perform at a high level.The key is to make it simple to do and easy to repeat!MORNING RITUAL ā Make Bedā Hydrateā Moveā Meditate/Breatheā Journalā Gratitude2020-04-1816 minHow To Live A Good LifeNailing Your NutritionNow is a better time than EVER to sort your diet our and nail your nutrition.It all comes down to 3 simple steps.- A reliable shopping list- Track calories to increase your food awareness (1-3 weeks)- Learn how to cook new things- Repeat dailyI keep saying this but this adversity is the best opportunity.Feel free to reach out if anyone needs help!2020-03-3009 minHow To Live A Good LifeAll The Good That Will Come From this Pandemic & Whats Next For Coach.Just a quick podcast on how I'm feeling right now. A bit more information on myself, my gym and my views on the whole pandemic situation and where I am going next with my journey.Continuing my daily practice and looking to help people as much as I can through sharing my experiences and setting goals for them.Good vibes only as per!2020-03-2210 minHow To Live A Good LifePandemic Survival GuidelinesThings may have changed externally, but everything internal is still within your control.Don't let this situation consume you and don't let social media fool you. You still have a life to live and there is always a way to get better through adversity.Use what's going on as an opportunity, not a threat.Wash your hands tho.2020-03-1712 minHow To Live A Good LifeAn Intro To FastingFasting has many powerful health benefits that will not only improve your health, but will also positively impact how you feel, and how you age too.As I've mentioned a few times so far, the basis of all diets it that reoccurring principle of calories in vs calories out. This is an important factor, however, this principle is only concerned with one thing,.. weight loss.If you are only looking at nutrition through the vanity-tinted lenses of weight loss, you are missing out on a whole host of other potential benefits. What if rather...2020-03-1118 minHow To Live A Good LifeMy Experiences in The Fitness Industry & The Reasons Behind HyreIve been in the fitness industry for over 10 years now and I am really happy to say it is finally breaking out of this traditional box of selling quick fixes and this 'weight loss at all costs' mentality.People are starting to realise its all about feeling good. Doing what you enjoy regularly so you can genuinely find a meaning and happiness in what you are doing, rather than just being on an endless cycle of trying to lose weight and putting it back on again.I started Hyre as a way to bring my concept...2020-03-0619 minHow To Live A Good LifeShift the Focus - Process Goals over Product GoalsUsing process goals rather than product goals allows you to shift your focus on to the daily/weekly processes required to achieve any goal you may be after.Just as with everything in life, your perspective of the situation is what makes the real difference. Rather than working on being 'on a diet' or anything like that, you just need to look at managing your life and mindset in a healthy and positive way.It's this mindset that gives your process meaning and helps you commit to this identity change.This identity change is...2020-03-0119 minHow To Live A Good LifeStress pt 2 - Perception is the key/All Stress is Good StressPart 2 on stress.The positive and negative effects of stress rely entirely on your perception of the situation.You will never be able to control every stressful thing that happens to you.But you are able to change your perception towards it.This should be everyone's primary focus when starting to build a strong and healthy mindset.2020-02-2515 minHow To Live A Good LifeStress Pt 1 - The Physiological Facts of StressA brief rundown on understanding stress and the importance it plays in good health.In this ep, I am only covering the physiological response to stress (Fight or Flight) and the effect it has on the body. Stress is the silent killer yet trainers and coaches all over the world only seem to care about how a client looks, without doing the deep work needed to solve the underlying issues we all face day-to-day.Stress causes habitual cycles of thinking which become addictive to the body when left unaddressed.Will be releasing a pt 2...2020-02-2414 minHow To Live A Good LifeWillpower, Meditation & the Habit of DiciplineHow to improve willpower, discipline and mental health.I recap on the last 2 podcasts and touch on this high-performance mindset that I coach to all my clients and now to the members at Hyre too.Let's shift the focus away from losing weight and looking good. The goal should always be to be healthy, happy & strong. Its time to do the deep work needed to build a strong and happy brain.The underlying reason we do anything is to either feel good or get laid (psychology 101), so lets start focusing on feeling good! (this...2020-02-1915 minHow To Live A Good LifeNutrition 101 - Trial & Error and Process GoalsLong term sustainable diet improvements aren't so much down to knowing what to eat and when. It's more about adjusting your behaviours and daily habits to fit this newer and healthier lifestyle.Trial & error is the true defining factor in finding that perfect personalised diet that will work for you.Process goals allow you to stay focus and engaged with the task at hand during the long (and sometimes tedious) journey that is health and wellbeing.2020-02-1314 minHow To Live A Good LifeTraining 101 - Consistency & Training CapacityExplaining the real important components of training and fitness.We want to be fit, we want to be more capable, so let's start training with that mindset!Looking at 'Training Capacity' as a whole is a sure-fire way of staying well-rounded and getting the most out of your training. You can easily spot strengths & weaknesses and then make a plan to build them both up to a level you are happy with.Its all down to your perception of training and goals. Change that and you change everything.2020-02-1014 min