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Health coach turned podcaster, Chase interviews industry leaders in fitness nutrition and mindset. Messages to help you live a life EVER FORWARD.

Chase Chewning, MS, ACE CHC

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As with any journey of self-improvement, weight loss starts and ends with mindset. “Stop thinking of food as ‘good’ or ‘bad’,” says today’s guest, Carter Good. “There’s just food and the context in which it is eaten.”

The struggle to form healthy nutrition and lifestyle habits comes down to the stories that you tell yourself around every decision you make, big or small. Carter himself attributes his past obesity to “using food as an emotional suppressant.”

Carter goes on to say, “It’s really about reframing things and getting people to a place where they don’t feel like they have to make better choices and they have to exercise, but that they get to do these things.”

Carter Good is a weight loss coach and the founder of the Leaner for Life community. He shares the story of how he lost 100 pounds in eight months, and why the hardest part of his journey came only after he lost all that weight.

 

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Key Highlights

  • Why do so many people struggle so much with weight loss, and why is it even harder to

     keep it off?

  • Awareness precedes change. Carter shares some actionable steps to keep track of your progress in a way that keeps you motivated to hit your fitness goals.

  • Learn how you can trust yourself to make healthy food-related decisions and have this confidence ripple into every other area of your life.

  • What makes a good weight loss coach and how do you find one?

  • Carter explains why developing healthy relationships with food and with your body is the biggest win you could possibly have on your health and fitness journey.

 

Powerful Quotes by Carter Good

Stop thinking of food as “good” or “bad”. There’s just food and the context in which it is eaten.

The problem isn’t “losing 50 pounds”. The problem is all these habits that you’ve developed that aren’t in alignment with losing 50 pounds.

Awareness precedes change.

Losing weight is easy. Keeping it off is the hard part.

 

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Jun 24, 2021

EFR 492: How a Death Sentence Can Change Your Life with Logan Sneed

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More often than not, out of our most challenging moments emerge our greatest opportunities.

It took only 24 hours to turn young Logan Sneed’s entire world upside down. A college athlete and aspiring entrepreneur, a stage-4 brain cancer diagnosis was the last thing Logan ever expected at that point in his life. But that’s exactly what happened following a near-accident on the road when Logan blacked out while FaceTiming his girlfriend.

Together with his strong-willed parents, Logan was able to connect with one of the most sought-after neurosurgeons in the world, who thankfully managed to extract the egg-sized tumor. But just when Logan thought he was in the clear, he was given ten years to live with no word of hope whatsoever.

Even after receiving his “death sentence”, Logan soldiered on, determined to find a solution. He found it when a long-time mentor encouraged him to take up the ketogenic diet, which at the time was still widely unheard of.

Logan went all-in and not only found a new lease on life, but also decided to share his experiences with the world on social media. In spite of a barrage of haters who doubted his story and the legitimacy of his so-called “keto diet”, there were enough people who were inspired by his journey for Logan to realize that he could monetize his growing brand.

Even this wasn’t the end of Logan’s trials. Listen in as he describes the lowest point in his journey so far—even beyond the diagnosis—as well as his betrayal at the hands of a man he once called “mentor”.

But Logan also shares why, when all is said and done, cancer was the greatest thing that ever happened to him, having led him down the path to discovering his purpose and impacting thousands of lives (and rapidly counting) for the better.

 

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Key Highlights

  • Logan describes his approach to navigating times of crisis and uncertainty, particularly as a cancer survivor.

  • Gratitude definitely wasn’t top-of-mind as Logan was battling brain cancer; but in hindsight, Logan regards that trying period of his life with exactly that: immense gratitude. He explains just why he titled his book Thank You Cancer.

  • From getting dumped by his girlfriend of four years to enduring a parasitic business partnership with a longtime mentor, Logan shares how he got through incredibly tough chapters in his life after surviving cancer.

 

Powerful Quotes by Logan Sneed

A lot of people end up listening to all the voices but they don’t listen to themselves.

Confidence is built by action and consistency.

Cancer is bad. It’s killing people. It’s horrible. I hate it. I don’t love it. But, I had it. I can’t go into the past and get rid of it, but I can create something out of that experience.

 

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Jun 23, 2021

EFR 491: How to Make a Career Pivot to Pursue Your True Passion with Sean and Dala McDevitt

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Up till only a few years ago, Sean and Dala McDevit never saw themselves leading a fast-growing community of wellness enthusiasts with 19 coaches on staff that has led to over 2800 people completely transforming their lives.

The couple had always had a passion for health and fitness (they actually met at a gym) even back when they worked traditional jobs (Sean was in sales and marketing, and Dala was a labor and delivery nurse).

In 2016, Dala set up her Instagram profile @dalalovesdumbbells to share how she found and healed herself through fitness, with the hope of inspiring and elevating others as well. Monetizing the brand was not on her radar; that is, until her budding community began referring to themselves with the hashtag #DLDNation.

Two years later, Sean and Dala decided to quit full-time employment to fully dedicate themselves to #DLDNation.

There was nothing easy about both Sean and Dala leaving their traditional career and plunging headfirst into the world of entrepreneurship; specifically in the health and wellness coaching space. What’s more, neither Sean nor Dala were “certified” trainers or nutritionists.

Listen in as the McDevitts go down memory lane and speak on lessons learned since their life-changing decision to become online trainers exclusively through the #DLDNation brand, including how they navigated the many challenges of running a coaching business brought on by the pandemic.

 

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Key Highlights

  • Sean and Dala reflect on their decision to leave the security and familiarity of full-time employment and go all-in on an endeavor with no guaranteed returns.

  • Has the pandemic changed coach-client dynamics?

  • How do you create a crisis-proof online coaching platform?

  • Sean and Dala touch on why sharing your struggles as they are happening rather than after the fact is way more impactful on your community.

 

Powerful Quotes by Sean and Dala McDevitt

For both of us, the question was, “Do I want to regret this down the road?” We were fine trying this and if it didn’t work, it was fine. We’ll beg for our jobs back and we’ll make it work. But if we don’t do this, a decade down the road, we’ll ask what could have been. ~Sean

Even though it’s challenging at times to be vulnerable, it’s inspiring for people to see somebody that can tell you the kind of embarrassing stuff that everybody else might try to keep behind closed doors, and actually try and convey some of the lessons as they’re throwing shit against the wall in figuring it out. ~Dala

Problems inherently have solutions. ~Sean


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John Malanca was inspired to start United Patients Group in 2011 after a totally unexpected episode when his father-in-law Stan was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer along with a brain tumor on his brain stem. The situation seemed hopeless, seeing their father going from being a seemingly healthy 77-year-old one day, to being given a mere two weeks to live the next.

“When you’re diagnosed,” says John, recalling those moments of desperation, “you’ll try anything.” That “anything”, as fate would have it, was cannabis. They started by giving Stan THC capsules infused with coconut oil in order to get him to start eating again. It worked. A day later, he was back at work on a computer.

Nine months after the diagnosis, John’s family got an email that simply stated “no evidence of recurrent disease.” That was in 2011. Today, Stan is alive and well.

Listen in as John shares the exciting journey that emerged out of that harrowing experience. He describes the many benefits of the cannabis plant and, by extension, naturopathic modalities, and how these can help bring the body back to homeostasis.

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Key Highlights

  • John speaks on how sleep either directly or indirectly impacts every other area of your life.

  • John busts common myths and misconceptions around cannabis (ex. “The ‘good’, medicinal part of the cannabis plant is CBD and the ‘bad’, recreational part is THC.”).

  • What should you look for in a reputable, high-quality CBD brand or product?

  • John explains why more is not necessarily better. Whether you’re talking about overhauling your lifestyle to include regular workouts or your diet to include healthier food choices, or using a CBD product for the first time—start small and sustainably.

Powerful Quotes by John Malanca

When we don’t have sleep, there’s a domino effect that happens to us in the following days and days and days with regard to stress and anxiety.

If you’re going through something as severe as cancer, you can incorporate cannabis with chemo radiation. It helps with nausea. It helps with appetite. It helps with mood. It helps with healing. It just helps with bringing the body back to balance.

Cannabis is not a one-size-fits-all. What works for me may not work for you. What works for you may not work for me.


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“I don’t know any guy who grew up dreaming of starting a male fertility company,” says today’s guest, Khaled Kteily, before proceeding to share the story of why he, in fact, decided to do just that. “There are moments in your life that sometimes take you down unexpected paths.”

Khaled’s own unexpected path began with a freak accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma during his time as a health and life sciences consultant. One day, after a coffee run during a road trip with colleagues, the car was forced to do a sudden break, causing the scalding hot beverages to spill all over Khaled’s lap. His skin was ripped clean off and he suffered second-degree burns that took a month-and-a-half to heal.

Months later, a close friend of Khaled’s found out he had cancer, and so he froze his sperm before beginning a chemotherapy process that would likely leave him infertile. Inspired, Khaled visited a sperm bank to do the same.

Frustrated by the awkward and clinical process involved in sperm freezing, alongside the alarming lack of conversations around declining male fertility rates, Khaled sought to make a change.

This was the spark that led to the founding of Legacy in 2018 and its release of the first product which allows men to test and freeze their sperm in the comfort of their own home, and obtain personalized recommendations based on their results.

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Key Highlights

  • Male fertility has declined by 50% in the last 40 years and continues to go down at a drastic rate year after year. Khaled explains the factors behind this phenomenon.

  • Driven by these dire facts regarding declining male fertility rates, Khaled shares his process for conceptualizing and then building a business based on prevention.

  • What can men do to enhance, or even just maintain, their fertility today?

  • Khaled dives deep into Legacy’s simple and future-proof way of doing business.

  • Chase and Khaled speak on their optimism for the continued destigmatization of conversations around sex and male fertility.

Powerful Quotes by Khaled Kteily

If you create a product that is affordable, that is private, that is well-branded, that is normalized, why wouldn’t every guy want to do this?

Even today, our biggest competitors are actually traditional fertility clinics because men think about healthcare solutions to healthcare problems. It is a rare type of man that is thinking for the future—who wants to be the best version of himself; and who wants to watch what he eats, how he exercises, and preserve his youngest and healthiest sperm so that, no matter what happens, he is able to use it in the future.

Your sperm is a great biomarker of your overall health.

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May joins Chase on this special episode to answer listener questions on the topic of relationships!

Listen in as Chase and May discuss why busy entrepreneurs should build their work schedule around dedicated quality time with their partner instead of the other way around. They talk about exploration and independence as being two vital keys to keeping their own relationship fresh through the years.

They also offer advice on communicating with a partner who gets out of hand or is acting inappropriately in a social setting, whether their behavior is a one-off or has been recurring for quite some time.

Finally, Chase and May give their two cents on the question of the “right” time to have a baby and why it’s extremely important to consider male fertility when having a conversation around childbirth.

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Listen in as Chase and May answer...

  • “What are healthy ways to reprioritize dating when running your business often comes first?”

  • “How do you keep the relationship exciting/fun?”

  • “How do you deal if or when your partner gets out of hand at a party?”

  • “How do you decide when it’s the right time for you to have a baby?”

Powerful Quotes

While I do like doing things that are routine, together, I also think it’s really important to step out of your routine sometimes and go on an actual date. ~May

Make you and your partner a priority first and then build the rest of your work, as much as you can, around it. ~Chase

When it comes to your quality of life and the relationship you have with yourself, there are so many things that can make it better; so many things that you can do just to maintain it so that, when you find the right person, you can be the best version of yourself and grow together with them and, if you so choose, create life. ~Chase

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Jun 14, 2021

EFR 487: The Stresses and Successes of Modern Entrepreneurship with Maxx Chewning

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For many, 2020 couldn’t have ended sooner. For Maxx Chewning, Chase's younger brother, it was a year full of unexpected blessings, lessons, and accomplishments, particularly in business. Asked to name the one trait that he was forced to level up over the past 18 months, Maxx quickly replied “leadership”.

Now two years into his newest venture, six years into his first, and eight years after establishing his personal brand, Maxx has become familiar with his capacity as an entrepreneur, even as he continues to strive for ever greater success. Listen in as he goes down memory lane and shares how he came to be where he currently is.

Maxx goes on to talk about the entrepreneurial engine that inspires him to dabble and experiment with anything that piques his interest, and how he capitalizes on those ideas that most align with his talents and passions. He also shares why he, as an entrepreneur, is so driven to support his growing team and how he keeps a level head when there are fires to put out.

Finally, Maxx reflects on his humble beginnings just as he was getting his YouTube channel off the ground, touching on what it means to have an “authentic” online presence, how to deal with haters, and why he is a prime example of, “If he can do it, I can do it, too.”

 

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Key Highlights

  • Maxx talks about what he learned about leading an organization versus managing one.

  • An entrepreneurial spirit drives Maxx to continually try new things year after year, and to hold tight to those things that he realizes he has a talent for. He offers his advice to those who find it much harder to start something new and unfamiliar.

  • Maxx speaks on staying sane as a small business owner looking to scale.

  • On a similar note, Maxx explains his approach to balancing his many varied responsibilities among his different businesses.

  • Everybody who aims to use social media to build a personal brand will run into a universal set of obstacles: “imposter syndrome”, “finding your voice”, and “dealing with haters”. Maxx shares how he was able to push past each of these obstacles after eight years as a YouTuber.

Powerful Quotes by Maxx Chewning

My personal brand is a contributor to the success of my other brands.

Not everyone needs to grow a $100 million business. Not everyone needs to grow a $10 million business. [...] What level are you happy at? Some people think “plateauing” is such a bad word, but with the level of stress that I see some of my friends have with their companies, I tell myself that I don’t think I want that stress.

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A 20-year veteran of the Navy SEALs, Rich Diviney is no stranger to the tenets of leadership and success. After retiring from the military in 2016, Rich has worked as a speaker, facilitator, and consultant with the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute and Simon Sinek Inc.

In 2021, he published The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, which explores the “neuroscience backed, and real world tested performance indicators that will teach you how to build high performing teams and perform optimally, at any time, in any situation.”

Listen in as Rich discusses how he was able to “make the jump from the top of the mountain into the valley” as a Navy SEAL with a 20-year military career under his belt into his new life as a speaker and consultant on organizational leadership. He also goes into why he believes that the attributes of courage and open-mindedness are most important for anyone making any kind of transition.

Rich then expounds on his three-step approach to developing these and every other important attribute for success, before closing the conversation with a discussion on the value of introspection and stillness in keeping us anchored in a fast-paced, distraction-filled world.

 

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Key Highlights

  • Now four years back into civilian life, Rich shares the hardest part about his transition after 20 years in the military.

  • Rich gives advice to those making any sort of transition—from military to civilian, from one career to another, etc.

  • How can coaches be radically honest with clients if they aren’t hitting the success markers set for them?

  • Leadership is not the same as being in charge. Rich defines leadership as a

    behavior and lists the five attributes of leadership as found in his book

    The Attributes.

  • Chase and Rich share their favorite habits and rituals for developing the attributes that matter most.

Powerful Quotes by Rich Diviney

No person in charge can make anybody else develop an attribute. It has to be self-directed.

Fear is a combination of two things: anxiety plus uncertainty.

When you feel good, you do good, and you can show up the best way.

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MaryRuth Ghiyam, Founder and CEO of MaryRuth Organics, is no stranger to the challenge of finding time out of a busy schedule to dedicate solely to self-care. In this conversation, she shares her tried-and-true approach to executing your daily routine within a 24-hour period.

Her new book, Liquids till Lunch: 12 Small Habits That Will Change Your Life for Goodbook is a culmination of her thoughts on health and wellness solidified over ten years of one-on-one sessions at her private practice on 47th and 3rd in New York City. The titular 12 habits were designed to be free to all and simple enough to incorporate into anyone’s schedule because, as MaryRuth says, “Health should be accessible to everyone.”

Listen in as MaryRuth gives her advice on reducing stress and growing your self-esteem, why pain is the gateway to growth, and the magic of embracing the fact that the Universe only wants what’s best for you.

MaryRuth then ends the conversation on a high note by sharing how she went from being $700,000 in debt to leading 90 employees in a mission-driven business and leaving a real impact on everyone she touches through her work.

 

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Key Highlights

  • After working with countless clients in New York for over ten years, MaryRuth saw that one of the biggest obstacles to making lifestyle changes was a “lack of time”. She shares the protocol she created to help people stick to their goals no matter how busy they are.

  • What are some practical steps anyone can take to stress less today?

  • Why is it so important to realize that the Universe wants the best for you?

  • MaryRuth explains why and how to embrace pain so that it expands you rather than shrinks you.

  • Capping off the conversation, MaryRuth tells her comeback story which began with her family’s $700,000 debt.

Powerful Quotes by MaryRuth Ghiyam

Structure creates freedom.

Stress comes from a feeling of being out of control.

Pain is really good. It opens and expands you.

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Born from the aches and pains that come with the territory for every professional athlete, Beam was co-founded by Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran. As avid crossfit competitors, ironman triathletes, marathoners, the two decided to search high and low for an all-natural remedy that met their personal wellness standards. Their choice? CBD.

In this conversation, Matt and Kevin go in-depth on what they call the “Beam 4”—the four pillars of health embodied by the Beam brand. These are balanceperformancerecovery, and sleep. The Beam 4 was conceived out of the desire to cater to the needs of both professional athletes and the general wellness consumer.

Listen in as Matt and Kevin explain how they developed Beam’s current lineup of products. Some of the topics we cover include how they collect and interpret data, both quantitatively and qualitatively, to improve the efficacy of Beam’s sleep product, dream; how the focuselevate, and clarity, products boost your energy without the crash; and why they decided to separate “recovery” and “sleep” into two different categories.

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Key Highlights

  • Kevin saw CBD as “the future” early on in spite of his initial skepticism. He and Matt explain why they specifically chose to go all-in on the budding CBD space.

  • Matt and Kevin break down the four pillars of health and wellness that make up the brand that is Beam: Balance, performance, recovery, and sleep.

  • How are the tremendous benefits of sleep further enhanced when supplemented with Beam’s product, dream?

  • Energy doesn’t only come in the form of stimulants. From mental clarity to cognitive performance to vasodilation, learn how Beam promotes energy through modalities that naturally fill the gaps your body and mind need.

  • How does Beam differentiate between recovery and sleep?

Powerful Quotes by Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran

We really wanted to live in this intersection of athletics and active lifestyle; so, people who are the best performers, highest achievers, professional athletes—how do we create products that best serve their needs? At the same time [...] how do we make sure we stay inviting to the general wellness consumer? ~Matt

As an athlete, your whole day is built around recovery. ~Kevin

In life and in business, you’ll be pretty happy if you’re just making continual progress. ~Matt


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Jun 3, 2021

EFR 483: How Your Darkest Days Can Be Your Catalyst for a New Identity with Taylor Ellis

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Every single one of our habits, good and bad, spring out of a thought process that has been (and continues to be) molded and shaped by how we interpret our day-to-day experiences.

If we want to change any negative aspect of our lives, whether it be around our physical or mental health, how we communicate with others, or manage our time or money, it all starts with becoming self-aware of our own deep-seated beliefs and paradigms, then reframing our interpretation of the events that formed those beliefs and paradigms.

Listen in as Taylor Ellis shares how to nip destructive habits in the bud by catching negative thoughts as they come, and how to establish habits that are in alignment with the identity of the person that we want to be.

She talks about her previous struggles with an eating disorder and how she turned memories of her darkest days into inspiration for a brighter tomorrow.

Taylor Ellis is an NLP-certified health and wellness coach for women.

 

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Key Highlights

  • Taylor explains how to troubleshoot and rewire the deep-seated beliefs and paradigms that cause negative self-talk.

  • What drains Taylor’s energy cup and how does she refill it? And how does she differentiate “good” energy drains from “bad” energy drains?

  • Taylor shares what she’s most looking forward to around the possibilities of energy exchange going into the second half of 2021.

  • How do you navigate the waters of fear as new opportunities begin to appear for getting your health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition back on track?

  • How can you revisit your darkest days and glean inspiration from them to forge better days?

Powerful Quotes by Taylor Ellis

Fear is the underlying thing that keeps a lot of people back from what they want to do.

How can I show up for the woman that I wish I had when things start getting really dark? 

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Storytelling is a universal human phenomenon with a universal process for telling them and interpreting them. Today’s guest goes in-depth on how to use the power of storytelling to heal trauma, foment connection, and spread your message.

Listen in as John Romaniello shares the historical importance and development of storytelling and his advice on crafting a story that can instantly turn you into a better communicator.

He also gives his thoughts on journaling and why he prefers writing at night versus in the morning, as well the power of journaling to reframe trauma and open the doors to healing.

John Romaniello is an author, angel investor, media personality, and consultant who helps entrepreneurs improve communication skills and increase revenue through writing. Before his foray into hosting writing and storytelling workshops, John founded and managed Roman Fitness Systems from 2003 to 2019.

 

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Key Highlights

  • John touches on the universal process of storytelling—both in how we tell stories and how we glean information from stories. He also dives deep into his five-part storytelling framework.

  • How do you avoid going off on one too many tangents when telling your story?

  • How can we use the art of storytelling to become a better communicator, especially in a one-on-one relationship?

  • If you use “and then” when making scene transitions in your story, you’re doing it wrong. Learn why “but” or “because” are better words to use.

  • John explains his unique approach to journaling and the healing power of addressing trauma and hardship through the language of storytelling.

 

Powerful Quotes by John Romaniello

Telling stories really is a matter of figuring out: What do they know going into the story? What don’t they know that I need to fill in for them? and How do I bring them on this journey so that the end of that story gives them something?

That’s what a great story is: You can see it. You can experience it.

Things do not happen in sequence. They happen in consequence; which is to say, something happens and that makes something else happen. There’s causality—this because of that.

Your journal—your writing, your storytelling, whatever it is—provides you the opportunity to go back and have all of this information, which you can then write into a new story and present in a different way to move through some of this stuff.


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