38: Things Bodybuilding Taught Me

Hey guys! After a little time off I am back on the mic today with a brief update on all that I have been up to since my last episode. I also share some insight on some of the things that bodybuilding has taught me over the years and how these lessons and skills have had a positive transfer into my every day life. 

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Key Takeaways *Update on what I have been up to for the past month (1:50) *Bodybuilding teaches you courage (5:00) *Bodybuilding teaches you self improvement (5:58) *Bodybuilding teaches you work ethic (6:44) *Bodybuilding will change how you look at the human body (8:07) *The skills you learn in your off season (10:08) *The power of finding and learning your weaknesses (11:20) *How learning performance skills will reshape you and your confidence (12:10) *Go to weeklyposing.com and let my classes be your secret weapon (13:55)

 

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What’s up guys and welcome back to the show. It’s been a minute since I published one of my solo episodes so thanks for the patience. A lot of changes have been going o n since January and it actually sparked my thoughts for this episode. As you know if you have been listening to the show that my husband and I toured the USA last year and drove over 20,000 miles promoting my podcast. Our living conditions were quite challenging and it didn’t make for the best environment for consistent workouts, sleep, or teaching my online clients.

Since we got back to the east coast in late December we have settled in and really capitalized on all the networking we did last year.  Many new opportunities surfaced for my posing business.  A year ago I created a new way of teaching posing and stage presence that is unlike anything in th e industry. I’ve been fine tuning the structure and processes for the past year and have now really hit a groove.   It’s pretty cool to see my students transforming in ways I don’t think THEY every imagined. And, get this, it’s all virtual. 

After making new connections and from networking over the past year, a couple of industry professionals and owners of federations agreed to offer and promote my custom programs to their athletes. What an incredible opportunity!  I mean really. Think about how much trust and faith it takes for a federation to offer my programs to all of their athletes. I don’t take this opportunity lightly.

So for the last couple months I have been customizing my p