July 11, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode of Wisdom on the Front Porch, LS Kirkpatrick chats with Solomon Pratt about his journey in the fitness industry, focusing on overcoming limiting beliefs and empowering women's fitness. They explore entrepreneurial challenges, especially during COVID-19, and the role of passion in overcoming them. Solomon discusses his fitness app, emphasizing consistent habits and self-love. The conversation covers muscle mass benefits, personalized nutrition, smart fitness goals, food addictions, dietary changes, and plant-based proteins. The episode wraps up with gratitude and an intro to Solomon's Fitness World app and his anti-inflammatory fitness book.
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Welcome to my front porch.
And today, Solomon is sitting on my front porchwith me.
Of course, my front porch is right here on thispodcast.
And this is Solomon's first podcast.
So excited to welcome you to the world ofpodcasting and really excited to hear what you
have to say.
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So let's just get right to it.
Solomon, who are you and what do you do?
Thank you, LS.
Thank you so much for giving me this wonderfulopportunity.
And yes, I'm a certified health coach.
I'm a master trainer, certified groupspecialist, and a certified nutritionist.
So I help women change their unhealthy habits.
I help women stay consistent and be able toaccomplish their fitness goals, often the
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comfort of their phone or their laptop with myfitness app, LS.
Oh, nice.
Nice.
And you have an app, so it's not like we haveto expose ourselves or bat wings as we get
older.
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Yeah.
Actually, those can change.
So the right proper training, the right propernutrition, the right proper focus.
So I don't see women that had flat wings andthey had some nice tone, amazing arms.
It definitely can't be done as long as a persondoesn't have a self limiting belief.
Yeah.
This year, I've really embraced what thatmeans.
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Oh, really?
Great.
And I've learned so much in the last two and ahalf, well, probably three years now, because
this is already July about mindset and whatthose limiting beliefs are and things that we
heard maybe in childhood
are
still stopping us from being our best, doingwhat we can do, living that fulfilled life and
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taking care of ourselves.
The belief that, oh, that's all of my family.
Everybody in my family that way.
And it's like, well, some things are genetic.
There's no doubt about that.
But
we can't just always rely on that.
We
can't do things for ourselves.
Yeah, that's been a great path.
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So tell us more about this.
And I want to know a lot on this show, weparticularly talk about how to help
entrepreneurs.
So we talk about your journey and learn fromyour challenges.
But one of the things I'm curious about is whywomen?
I mean, usually men are out there helping othermen build up their muscles and whatnot.
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But I'm seeing a lot more people focusing on,or a lot more trainers focusing on women to get
them to where they need to be.
So why did you choose this?
Okay.
So, Ellis, that's a great question to ask me.
And actually, I would say that really the womenchose me because those are basically the ones
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that they're more open minded and they're morewilling to pay.
So they kind of basically chose me.
So I mean, train men well, too.
Don't make a difference, but just but Irealized that you can't effectively market to
men and women with the same message becausethey basically want two different things.
So basically women, for the most part, theywant to flatten their stomach, build up their
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glutes.
They care more about those things, especiallythe glutes.
Yes, mainly in the business, though, women aremainly more coachable when it comes down to and
also mostly women will take more time to workon the maintenance of their body.
Women are the ones that they go for spas and dostuff like that.
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And then women go on more vacations.
So they'll spend money on stuff like that.
So that's why I basically I picked them andoriginally, unless I was a model and then I
said, man, I do like fitness.
I said, my friend, I think that can work out byme being a coach.
I do like strength training and getting to meetpeople and get to have great conversations with
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people like me and you are talking.
And I get to help them build that confidenceand believe in themselves.
And I realized that, Man, this just totallymakes a person a better version of themselves
when they have more respect for their sales andthey believe they can do more things and
they're looking amazing, anything that theywear and then they're getting more things done.
I said, wow, this is such great.
I kept doing it.
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Yeah, and then otherwise, if I didn't have apassion for it, would have quit a long time
ago.
Just like with any business, being anentrepreneur, if you're only in it for the
money, you're going to quit when times getdifficult.
You have to find something.
Tell all entrepreneurs, if you're going getyour business, find something that you're
passionate about and then you actually takepride in mastering that process.
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And then in the end, that's going to help yoube able to make more money because you're
better at what you do.
And then you're going to hang in there whentimes get difficult.
Yeah.
Because the main thing is your why.
Why are you doing And anytime, I mean, you lookat a lot of the, I'm just going to say, use the
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word wealthy.
You look at them and they get that way becausethey're helping others get to where they want
to go.
So great attitude.
Absolutely.
I totally agree.
So wow, you went from modeling to teachinghealth in hand and fitness.
That's amazing.
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That's a tough field being a model.
And sadly, a lot of times it's starving yourbody to stay skinny, doing things that are not
healthy.
And so, yeah, so I'm sure you've seen lots ofthings that say, no, got to stay healthy
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because healthy is beautiful.
Oh, yes.
Speaking of that, Liz, that's a great point.
It's one thing I actually forgot, and that'sone of the reasons why I actually did a model.
I changed my mind because, basically, like youjust said, they want the male models to be
really, really bony and and scrawny.
And, I mean, for the most part, I think abouthow when I was going to this one modeling
school, and I remember like it was yesterday,you know, which the guy wanted me to be able to
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touch my bicep.
And even back then, I cannot touch my bicep.
So I think it's like
Yes.
Yes.
I cannot, you know, yeah, it's just thatmainly, you know, just yeah.
And also it's too difficult, you know, likebefore I was trying to get signed to an agency
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and it's just that it's a very touchysituation.
Just, yes, okay, I have a better chance to comeout to me doing the fitness.
And really the fitness business had changed,especially ever since COVID.
Ever since COVID, people really haven't beenthe same.
Just like you also mentioned the mindset.
I was talking people mindset.
Now ever since COVID, people are moreimpatient.
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They want everything right now.
And then yes, social media have made peoplemore impatient.
So definitely people mindset hasn't been thesame.
So it's about getting people to get back toprivatizing their health, wanting to be better
and being willing to put the work in and notjust wanting to take shortcuts.
Right.
Right.
Because shortcuts, they don't last.
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Exactly.
Yeah.
Working on that body.
You want it to be something that you cancontinue on.
And if a health crisis does occur, your body'salready prepared and healthy and ready to
tackle it.
Yeah, so that's really good.
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You just mentioned that COVID and the mindsetare some really big challenges.
What are some other challenges you've had to gothrough being an entrepreneur?
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
So where do I start?
So I would that one of the biggest challengesis being an entrepreneur is when people say
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that they'll pay you at this time and if peopledon't pay you, so that's really, I would say
that's why one of the ugliest part about beingan entrepreneur is like how when people don't
do what they said that they'll do and pay youand then you try to run off of your own
business and you got bills that need to getpaid and people haven't paid you when they
said.
So I'll say that that's definitely the mostdifficult part.
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Right.
And I've heard that before.
That's very true.
Yeah.
So you have an app.
It's not like you have everybody come in as agroup and we're going to do this together.
So what does your app entail?
And that's really great you have an app.
Apps are wonderful.
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And then people feel like they have a littlemore privacy to do what they They don't have to
put on this big show.
They don't have to be perfect.
It's like, okay, I can take my time.
I can do what really works for me.
And if I'm struggling, I don't have to worryabout everybody watching me struggle.
Exactly.
Exactly.
So yes, yes, LSO.
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Basically, I realized that I realized being achamp for so long, I realized that the most
important thing people need help with is whenthey're not around a coach.
So I realized, Okay, I can be training a personthree or four days a week, but if I don't have
enough control over what they're eating, whenthey're not around me, their habits, I realized
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that my best clients are the online clientsbecause I can see their macros, their calories.
I can see what they're doing and I
Yes. Can
Can keep them for
Yes, have all And of also the other thing is Irealized a long time ago is that motivation
means you feel like it.
And a lot of times, motivation is not going tobe there.
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It's not going to be there.
And discipline is better, but at a certaintime, discipline does run out.
So really the most effective thing you can relyon with systems.
So basically, so my app is like a system that Ican have my clients to get results, hold them
accountable.
And the app is really just it's the ultimatetool.
So it's my private app where I get toeverything is personalized and fill out an
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application.
And I basically go and review the application.
And I show them how my training program works.
I show them how the app works, and then I givethem two options to choose from.
But everything is so personalized just for thatperson based off of their goals because most
people think of having some type of quickcookie cutter program, and those aren't that
effective.
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People need something that's personalized tothem, and people need help with their habits,
with the habits.
That's why I specialize in Yeah.
Change, being a
That is so true.
And it's easy to get out of the habit.
Oh, I missed this one just because it was ahectic day.
Oh, it's okay.
I'll do it tomorrow.
And then tomorrow comes and it's like, or Imight do It's it the next like, well, okay,
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well, as long as I'm getting it three times aweek, that should be good.
And then something else comes up and it's hardto develop those habits.
And you can be real good at it.
You can be doing it and doing it and doing it.
And then something happens and a month lateryou realize it's not happening anymore.
It's great to have that accountability thereand encouragement because I'm sure that you
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encourage the women too.
It's like, yeah, don't give up.
You've got this.
That's good.
Exactly.
And also, Ella, it's just like you said,accountability.
So basically, I realized too thataccountability is actually one of the highest
forms of love Because I think about the Bibleand Proverbs, it says that a parent who truly
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loves their kid, they're going to correct theirkid.
And if a parent doesn't love their kid, they'rejust not going to say nothing.
It's like the same thing.
I think about me training adults.
They're basically just kids.
They just need help with their coachingregarding their food and their guidance and
their habits.
So I look at my clients as my children.
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Yeah and you know, that brings me up two pointsalso from the Bible that says, love your
neighbor as yourself.
Yes.
And I think a lot of women do not lovethemselves.
And they're so busy pouring into their familyand everything They're not taking care of
themselves.
And you really need to show yourself some love.
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That doesn't mean you're conceited or you putyou first in front of everybody else, but you
treat yourself right.
Yeah, self love.
And then you can treat others right and bethere for them.
Because if you're not taking care of yourself,something's going to happen and you're not
going to be there for others.
Yep, exactly.
And accidents
happen.
Know, things happen like getting by the bull acouple of weeks ago.
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But you've got to have a strong body to recoverfrom things.
And some things take longer to recover.
Exactly.
Oh yeah.
Yep.
There you go.
Speaking of COVID, think some people, theydidn't make it because it actually came out
that if you actually have more muscle mass, youhave a stronger chance of not getting COVID.
So that also that's the other thing that wealso learned about that though.
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But yeah, because we have a stronger body,stronger resistance, all that stuff makes a
difference though.
But it comes down to just nowadays people arejust so most people are into just doing
everything that's fun.
Just like a kid, a kid, if they can help it,they'll want to eat candy all day, eat
chocolate all day, don't go to sleep.
Yes.
So actually kids would do, but adults, I likethat too.
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Adults want to mainly want to go on a vacation.
Get the best food on the way home and orderpizza, order takeout.
And stay.
People need somebody and they need somebody tohold them accountable, but not to anybody,
somebody who's a professional.
So that gives you a big difference.
Most information that's out there is wrong.
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This Yeah.
Absolutely true.
So I want to talk about your app a little bit.
Did you develop it yourself?
Did you have someone else do it?
Was it Yes.
Yes.
Switch.
Mhmm.
Okay.
Okay.
Let's see.
That's a great question.
Actually, actually, I'm I pay somebody to makeit for me, and I also made it just so
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personalized based off of my client and what Ibelieve would be the best way.
So me me actually adding in a habit tracker anda a a meal tracker made a big difference too
because then I can take control and know andsee a person's habits and help them to be able
to develop the positive habits and get betterresults and then to build up their discipline
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in the areas that they're weak.
So, yeah.
So definitely I hired somebody to do it.
It just definitely made a big differencebecause people really need help.
And I get to help people now around the world.
So even though it's a private app, I get apersonal access to it though, but just me
helping people around the world is better andthen it just changed everything.
Just a person that has to be open minded enoughto not have a closed mind.
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And I think everything is the same because mosttrainers, they do it virtually.
There's nothing wrong with that though, butthere's still people need help.
I mean, if a person has the technology and theskill and the know how and the system, that's
going to get that person results a lot betterthan a person that just only know, giving a
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person access, just seeing what they're doingin front of them.
You could monitor have data, it's about havingdata that you can track and measure, and that's
how you can just be able to make betteradjustments.
Yeah.
Definitely.
That's really good.
I know there's a lot of apps out there that doa lot of different things, but I really like
being able to have a coach who knows whatthey're doing that you can talk to, that you
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can say, hey.
I'm really struggling this week, or I've hitthis plateau.
What can I do?
You know?
Why why is it just stuck?
Or, you know, maybe maybe lifestyle has changedor something's changed.
Yes.
And it's like, well, I can't do it this wayanymore.
I either don't have the room or I don't havethe time or, you know, maybe we're on vacation
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or something, but I still wanna keep keep fit.
Exactly.
Yeah.
It's and it's not just about physically fit.
It's also, if I'm right, let me know if I needcorrected.
Please correct me.
It's also about nutrition, meaning what youeat, when you eat, how many times you eat,
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keeping hydrated, getting the foods that areright for your body because it can be different
for everybody.
I mean, you don't have the same meal plan forsomeone who's a diabetic as you have for
someone who's not a diabetic.
Different needs that our bodies have.
And so do you what's the average age of womenthat you help?
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Yes, mainly 45 to 55.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
Because there's a lot of change that happensbetween each year.
20 year old's different than a 30 year old,different than a 40 year old and different than
a 65, 75 year old.
Nutrition and sleep is different too.
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Exactly.
Yeah.
So they have different things that a personneeds help with.
So yeah, just like how I'm good at helping thewomen balance their hormones.
And yeah, it just makes a big difference whensomebody personalized to them based off of
their age, their level of experience.
And I give them I got four different ways thatI can track their macros and calories.
I have to show you a little something.
I got four different ways I can track theirmacros and calories, life.
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So this is it right there.
So that's the loading screen.
So everything is personalized.
I just want say that.
Yes.
Yes.
So this is client.
This is client that I spoke to today.
So said today, I gave her a pep talk, you know,but she has to do, you know, what I want her to
do and think, but I I can see, you know, but,yes, it is in real time.
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I can see and I hold them accountable and itchanges So you're gonna look at me.
So, yes.
Yes.
So actually, I'm a log some of my other meals,but so my steps is on there.
I'm a sell you one of my other people, though.
But, yeah, but a person can just logeverything.
I give them four different ways.
I have a meal plan.
So this is one of my clients.
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So she actually logged two of her meals so far.
I give her four different ways.
She has a meal a meal plan.
She can follow my meal plan.
She's on a program for 1,700 calories per day.
This is broken down into Wow.
Seven different days.
So she can follow the meal plan.
It shows her the ingredients.
She could press that press that she ate that.
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So, yes, that's one way or then she could justenter in the search bar what she had, and then
it would just tell her the macros and calories.
And she's into the portion size.
She can use the barcode scanner in the app, andthen and then and then that will, you know,
calculate the macros, or she can enter itmanually manually.
And I have it also.
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If you save a meal one time and and if you logit one time, you can go and and save it as a
favorite, and you don't have to log it again.
And then it literally takes you only a fewseconds.
So so so thank you.
Thank you.
So that's really
changed everything.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
That's really great.
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So what is it that when someone has gotten yourapp and they're going through it, what do you
really want them to achieve the most from it?
Okay.
Okay, Ellis.
That's a great question.
So, yes.
So basically, first, the person fills out theapplication and then really, really, it's about
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me having their pain points and knowing exactlywhat you're dealing with.
I mean, having the information in theapplication.
And then the app is just a tool that I use tocommunicate.
So then I would just personalize their habits,their program, meals, and give them different
options.
I could just make sure that they know how andjust number one, most people need help with
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staying consistent when they're stretched out.
Most women, when they're stretched out, that'swhen they just do nothing or they just only
work.
So it's about having a system that you can helpthem when they're going through a lot to keep
them consistent.
So just having the tool that I use tocommunicate and it's about them tracking their
macros.
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Most people don't track their macros andcalories.
So macro just mean it's protein, it'scarbohydrates and healthy fats.
So we say macros, that's putting all three ofthose together.
So yes, knowing what's the best solution toattack this person goal.
And most people don't even know how to setproper goals.
So I teach people, being a health coach, is youhave to set what we call smart goals.
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It has to be specific.
It has to be measurable.
It has to be achievable.
It has to be relevant.
It has to be time bound.
So most people do not set goals in that way.
It's usually broad.
Well, I want to just feel amazing.
Okay.
I want to just something broad.
It got to be something that you can measure.
And then you are more than likely able to getresults in this.
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If you can track it, measure the progress, andand make adjustments whenever you needed to.
So definitely, that expertise makes a bigdifference.
But the person has the respect, you know, theart of coaching.
You know?
So just one thing I realized a while agorecently is most important thing, it doesn't
really come down to a person age or theirexperience.
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The most important thing is, is that personcoachable?
Can that person put their ego aside?
And then do do they respect structure andmasculine leadership?
Right.
Right.
Sorry.
We're got a storm coming.
We're just getting alarms on our phone here.
Okay.
No problem.
Just one moment.
We should be safe and all.
Yeah.
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Really hard right now.
So we're okay where
we're at.
Yeah.
I've seen that so far.
Just an
hour to the west of us, they're really gettinghammered hard.
And another storm coming through too today, andit's just crazy.
So So what is your goal for your business?
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Do you
really by
helping these women achieve what they want,what are you getting out of it?
Oh, actually, Ellis, that's a great question.
I get a great sense of of of peace knowing thatI'm giving a person structure and helping them
be able to change their thinking and get someresults and helping them especially build their
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confidence and and and also believe in inthemselves.
So I get great joy in that, knowing that, okay,this person, no matter wherever they go,
they're to take some lessons that I taughtthem.
And the ones that get amazing results, they'regoing to believe in themselves more.
And yes, they actually become a better versionof themselves.
They're to start trusting themselves more andsaying that they're to do something and
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actually doing it.
So a lot of times it works the opposite way.
If you say you're going do something and youdon't do it, you're going to believe in
yourself a little bit less, a little bit less.
Then it gets to the point where you don'tbelieve nothing that you say.
Then it's dangerous.
Yeah, it is.
It is.
And I think women too have spent so much timemaking sure that everybody else is taken care
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of.
And so they start thinking that, Oh, I'm goodthe way I am.
And it's like, Well, this is just the way it'sgoing to be.
They really And don't give themselves enoughself love like we were talking about earlier,
that they do deserve to be happy.
They do deserve to get what they want out oflife, too.
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I agree.
I agree.
And I say say just as long as the person iswilling to put the work in.
You know?
So in life, you know so as long as the personis willing to do what's required.
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
And it sounds like you custom make everythingfor that person.
I know when I work with my clients on writingtheir book, I want to make sure that they get
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the things out of it that they want.
I've heard too many times of people saying,well, I went to this publisher and they said it
had to be done their way.
It had to be done their way.
And it's like, that's really sad because yourwriter is the reason you've got this book.
They have the story to tell.
And so they need to have them in it as well.
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And I guess that's what makes part of whatmakes mine different is I want to make sure
that the person that comes to me to write theirbook to get it published does just that.
It's their book.
It's not mine.
I'm just there to guide them.
Yes, you're sitting here
with these alarms for this storm.
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Have no problem.
Again.
Yeah.
But I really should that's great.
That's a great point.
Yeah.
That's
Yeah.
So I'm glad to see that that's what you do forwomen too.
You help them get to where they want to be.
Not that this is my program.
These are things you have to do to get this,but it's like, what do you want?
How do you want your body to be when we'redone?
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So what's the typical time that women willspend on this app at least get if they don't
get to where they want to go, at least getclose to it or they do get to where they want
to be.
So it's a good time.
Okay.
So I would say it depends on the person'sgoals.
I said most of time when a person pays, they'repaying because they need help with fat loss,
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fat loss in their habits and their structure.
But number one is mainly belly fat and fatloss.
And there's no such thing as only targeting onearea of your body.
So really, a person has belly fat, they a fewdifferent healthy habits.
Not time for you to just want anything.
So always just a few different things.
They got twenty or thirty or forty years offood addictions that they actually be in need.
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Hey, I didn't even think about that part of it.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes.
That's what I realized.
So, they have these food addictions, thesecravings.
So, and that's what I learned being a healthcoach because it's just that being a health
coach, it gave me different skills that made mea better training because, by perfect example,
like you said earlier, it's good when a coachactually pretty much focuses on what the person
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wants.
So basically, I learned that being a healthcoach, you're trained to ask the right kind of
questions to get the person to come up withwhat they want versus when you're a personal
trainer, you're really taught to just tell themwhat to do.
You need this, you need that.
But yes, I go back and forth between, you know,just, you know, just telling the person when
when I got it just, know, just work on justalso just having them to to come up with a
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solution themselves.
Then, I mean, I just ask the questions so sothat they can come up with it themselves and
then they'll stick to it longer.
That's the difference I learned.
It's just that being a health coach, youspecialize in behavior change and that's what
people need.
They need help with changing their unhealthyhabits.
But a person has to have that mindset thatthey're actually willing to pay for that
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expertise because otherwise if a person couldhave did it themselves, they would already be
fit and healthy and have these healthy habits.
That's right.
Yeah, that is so true.
If they could do it themselves, they'd alreadybe there.
But it's hard.
It's hard to break habits and maybe habits thathave been there for years or even from
childhood And without realizing it's like, oh,it's too hard to change.
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And it's like, it's hard to change, but it'snot too hard to change.
It can be done.
It's just and it's nice to have somebody who'sthere to help you figure it out.
Not tell you what to do, not say, oh, you haveto do it this way.
But it's like, well, let's see what you'redoing What are some things that you think you
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can change?
Here are some options.
Which one do you think will work better foryou?
I know I had started on a Mediterranean typediet to start managing my weight, And my tones
and at first it was hard in the point that Ididn't know what to eat.
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I started reading labels staying away from highfructose corn soup, staying away from processed
foods.
And it was like everything had high fructosecorn syrup in it.
Well, once you start getting it's awful becausewhat it does, from my understanding, is it
shuts down the part of your brain that saysyou're full.
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So you never know you're full.
You just keep on eating and eating, and you'realways hungry.
And it's like, well, that's not a good thing.
You know?
There's everything in moderation.
But, yeah, it was difficult.
It's like, I can't eat anything while I can.
I found some amazing recipes.
Just keep looking and keep searching for whatyou're after and you'll find it.
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Exactly.
It's really good.
There you go.
And then once I had had my gallbladder removed,then I had to change my diet again because a
lot of oils were just my body says So Oh,negative side effects that happen.
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So now I had to find foods that really workedfor me.
One thing that happened as I got older is Ihave an allergy to most chocolate.
Well, goodness, chocolate was my life.
I mean, what do you go to when you're stressed?
Chocolate.
Chocolate ice cream.
Chocolate cake.
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Chocolate fudge brownies.
Chocolate chip cookies.
All of those things.
Then it's like, nope, I can't do that.
So what do I do for that sweet tooth?
What do I do for the craving?
And what I found was by regulating my diet thatworks for my body, unless something happens, I
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really don't crave it anymore.
Every once in a while, there might besomething.
I noticed when I got injured this last time
that
tend to crave more like I wanted like chocolatecake and things like that.
It's Yeah. Like
Like
Super unhealthy.
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I haven't wanted that for years.
It's like, that was really weird.
But and I know when my allergies are are reallybad, I actually crave sugar.
Don't know why.
But but you find ways to take care of that, youknow, because, you know, chocolate cake is not
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good for me, so I can't have
it.
So I find find other things.
But getting my diet back to where it needs tobe, like I said, regulating it, making sure I'm
eating the foods that are good for my body,then those cravings go away.
And I think now that I'm saying that, I thinkit's because my wonderful husband was taking
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such good care of me providing meals because Ijust you know, I had that vertigo, so I
couldn't I was lucky if I couldn't.
I didn't even eat really for about a week, butbut he would provide fine meals for me.
And they're meals that have a lot moreprocessed foods in them.
Some of
them Yeah.
He's a really great cook from scratch andwhatnot.
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So that was just amazing.
But there were some things that I wouldn'tnormally eat and I didn't complain because he
was taking care of me and I was very gratefulfor that.
But I think maybe that's what it was, was thatwhat I was typically used to to help counteract
all of that wasn't there anymore.
And it does make a difference.
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So yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Also, Alyssa, I'm curious to know why mom areyou able to eat cacao?
Have you ever heard of that?
So that's the healthy version of cacao.
So that's spelled c a c a o.
Yeah, just like one thing I recommend.
So that's the chocolate that tastes bitter.
So when cacao actually has more protein, morefiber, it's better for you.
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I
tried that, and I don't know if it's somethingin the processing of it or what it is, but no.
So I just stay away from all of it.
Now I think I got some idea.
I'll tell you a secret.
Uh-huh.
It's not really a secret.
You know those Kit Kat candy bars that you canbreak in four pieces?
Uh-huh.
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I can have one of those four pieces once aweek, and I'll be okay.
But that's it.
If I eat two, forget it.
But one so it's like, yeah.
Know, I just Why bother?
So there you go.
Yeah, I mean, y'all got you know, so you justsomething, you know?
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So, yeah, there you go.
It's okay, cool.
So, yeah.
Yeah, just definitely having a healthier optionjust like I I got my protein shake.
It just have to be right here.
This is by a company called Vega, and this onehas a It unique actually has protein and
creatine.
So your body also naturally makes creatine.
So creatine, what it does is it helps your bodydo more reps when you're working out and then
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also helps you with time to get stronger soyour body retains more water to help you
squeeze out the reps.
So your body makes it some and it's also foundin steaks.
So if you can get a little bit more, so thisactually per scoop has 30 grams of protein and
it has three grams of creatine.
So this is like the only protein shake and it'salso made from plants.
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I myself, I like protein powders and proteinshakes that are made from plants.
So yeah.
You know?
So so so that's that's where I go and and teachteach my my
I have one that's a different company.
I won't say which one it is, but it's where Iput the whey protein in there.
And I'll put it in like, you know, I'll justtake my blender and I'll put a bunch of fruit
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in there, mixed fruit, you know, your redberries, your blueberries, and blend that up.
Then I'll put a little of that in.
Sometimes I use coconut water.
Oh, that's good.
I like that.
That's good for you.
Yeah.
So
then I've got that added protein, especiallywhen it's really hot out, like we have those
real hot temperatures here in Texas.
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And it's great because it keeps me going.
And I can drink
without having side effects.
I don't know.
I got to go there one day.
Yeah.
It's it's really beautiful here.
It's just right now.
It's it's you know, it wasn't this way the lastcouple of years we were here, but but this
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summer, it's just hitting so hard.
In fact, we're three miles from one of the manmade lakes, and they have been so dry that
you're seeing things that you haven't seensince they first you know, filled the the they
call them dams and and the lakes.
And now the water is eight feet above where itnormally is, and they're just gushing it.
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You know?
It's just pouring out.
So for that to be that bad here, I I just can'timagine.
It's just horrific down the road.
Yeah.
Was hear There's trees down.
Yeah.
I was saw from Kristafe.
It's k r I s t a, and her last name's Fee, f ee.
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She has battlenumber2b.org, I think it is.
And she's been out she lives an hour west ofhere, Boston.
And she's been out helping rescue people, bringwater, buckets, whatever it is, because there's
still families that are separated, still tryingto find people.
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Crazy.
Just crazy what's what's happening.
And it's it's great to see a lot of people thatare pitching in and helping and Thank
Thank god.
I've seen it today.
I seen that really today.
You know, just, yeah, this is crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
So That's right.
All that water happened overnight.
And and it it Yeah.
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The people, they had their phone turned off.
Everybody, I'm like, wow.
Yeah.
I mean, you know, sometimes we complain toomuch about, oh, I didn't get this or I didn't
get that.
It's like these people are are scrambling fortheir lives.
They're trying to find other family members.
They don't have a home anymore.
They don't have anything.
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So, yeah, we need to we need to remember themand and help out where we can where we can.
Exactly.
Exactly.
And and also be be be thankful for whatever youhave and whoever's in your life.
Appreciate them because life is short.
So yeah.
Yeah, Ellis.
I totally agree with Too short.
Too short.
You know, we forget how how short our time is,you know, talking about the Bible.
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It says, number your days.
And it's not to, you know, say, oh, no.
I only have this much time left, but it's tomake the best of what you have right now.
Exactly.
Put
that life and that joy in there and and trulyenjoy your lives and enjoy those around you.
But Yes.
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Yes.
We've gone a long ways from your app to where
we are.
Yes.
So what is the name of your app and the name ofyour company?
Yes.
Yeah.
Yes, Ellis.
My private app is Solomon's Fitness World, andmy company is Solomon's Gym Incorporated.
So it's just Okay.
Solomon Fitness World is but I also go by doingbusiness, but it's Solomon's Gym Incorporated.
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That that's the official name of my of mybusiness.
And where do we find you and where do we findyour app?
Okay, perfect, perfect, perfect.
I mean, they can find me on Instagram, thehealth coach.
So they can find me there.
And they can also find me on YouTube, SolomonFitness World.
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So they can find me over there.
Facebook, Solomon Pratt.
So what else?
I got a yes.
Yes.
I've been around it.
So, yeah, this is how I get to help morepeople, and people need help with their habits.
But so I have to I have to give them access tothe app when the person fill out the
application and then they basically pick aprogram.
And but, yeah, a person will fill out theapplication.
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So I'm also sending you the application and theperson can just go fill it out and then and
then I would just review it and and we can seeif it's a good fit.
They also can order my book on Amazon.
This is my book for the women.
Yeah.
The anti inflammatory.
I have you
on my podcast reading between the words andtalk about your book.
Yes.
Yes.
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Totally.
Totally.
So, yes.
Yes.
Anti inflammatory fitness Bible for women.
I like that.
Yes.
Speaking of Bible.
Yep.
Yep.
It so this is the first time ever that that theBible was written, you know, by a man but had
the woman first in mind.
Yeah.
There you go.
Yes.
Oh, that's funny.
That's what they need.
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So it came out a few months ago.
So I put my heart and soul into this.
And this is missing.
This this had this had my it had a lot of myknowledge about being a health coach, a person
trained for twelve years, training women, somany women, being a glute specialist, certified
nutritionist.
And I made it so simple.
And so just I made it so a simple person canjust implement it and get results and feel
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better, and it would just change their life.
And this is meant to just get them on track,help them get the right mindset, get some
structure, be able to get some progress so thatthey can lead their family and live their best
life because God want them healthy and fit.
I tell them all the time, you are not yourpast.
They said, so you are love and you are strong,and you can do this.
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Ah, that's awesome.
I love that.
Thank you so much, Solomon, for being here.
I really appreciate it.
And thank you, our audience.
I hope you got a lot from what Solomon had tosay from learning about how he runs his
business and grew his business.
And we'll see you next time on Wisdom on theFront Porch.
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Always believe that something wonderful isgoing to happen.
Welcome to my front porch.
And today, Solomon is sitting on my front porchwith me.
Of course, my front porch is right here on thispodcast.
And this is Solomon's first podcast.
So excited to welcome you to the world ofpodcasting and really excited to hear what you
have to say.
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So let's just get right to it.
Solomon, who are you and what do you do?
Thank you, LS.
Thank you so much for giving me this wonderfulopportunity.
And yes, I'm a certified health coach.
I'm a master trainer, certified groupspecialist, and a certified nutritionist.
So I help women change their unhealthy habits.
I help women stay consistent and be able toaccomplish their fitness goals, often the
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comfort of their phone or their laptop with myfitness app, LS.
Oh, nice.
Nice.
And you have an app, so it's not like we haveto expose ourselves or bat wings as we get
older.
(01:10):
Yeah.
Actually, those can change.
So the right proper training, the right propernutrition, the right proper focus.
So I don't see women that had flat wings andthey had some nice tone, amazing arms.
It definitely can't be done as long as a persondoesn't have a self limiting belief.
Yeah.
This year, I've really embraced what thatmeans.
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Oh, really?
Great.
And I've learned so much in the last two and ahalf, well, probably three years now, because
this is already July about mindset and whatthose limiting beliefs are and things that we
heard maybe in childhood
are
still stopping us from being our best, doingwhat we can do, living that fulfilled life and
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taking care of ourselves.
The belief that, oh, that's all of my family.
Everybody in my family that way.
And it's like, well, some things are genetic.
There's no doubt about that.
But
we can't just always rely on that.
We
can't do things for ourselves.
Yeah, that's been a great path.
(02:19):
So tell us more about this.
And I want to know a lot on this show, weparticularly talk about how to help
entrepreneurs.
So we talk about your journey and learn fromyour challenges.
But one of the things I'm curious about is whywomen?
I mean, usually men are out there helping othermen build up their muscles and whatnot.
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But I'm seeing a lot more people focusing on,or a lot more trainers focusing on women to get
them to where they need to be.
So why did you choose this?
Okay.
So, Ellis, that's a great question to ask me.
And actually, I would say that really the womenchose me because those are basically the ones
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that they're more open minded and they're morewilling to pay.
So they kind of basically chose me.
So I mean, train men well, too.
Don't make a difference, but just but Irealized that you can't effectively market to
men and women with the same message becausethey basically want two different things.
So basically women, for the most part, theywant to flatten their stomach, build up their
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glutes.
They care more about those things, especiallythe glutes.
Yes, mainly in the business, though, women aremainly more coachable when it comes down to and
also mostly women will take more time to workon the maintenance of their body.
Women are the ones that they go for spas and dostuff like that.
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And then women go on more vacations.
So they'll spend money on stuff like that.
So that's why I basically I picked them andoriginally, unless I was a model and then I
said, man, I do like fitness.
I said, my friend, I think that can work out byme being a coach.
I do like strength training and getting to meetpeople and get to have great conversations with
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people like me and you are talking.
And I get to help them build that confidenceand believe in themselves.
And I realized that, Man, this just totallymakes a person a better version of themselves
when they have more respect for their sales andthey believe they can do more things and
they're looking amazing, anything that theywear and then they're getting more things done.
I said, wow, this is such great.
I kept doing it.
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Yeah, and then otherwise, if I didn't have apassion for it, would have quit a long time
ago.
Just like with any business, being anentrepreneur, if you're only in it for the
money, you're going to quit when times getdifficult.
You have to find something.
Tell all entrepreneurs, if you're going getyour business, find something that you're
passionate about and then you actually takepride in mastering that process.
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And then in the end, that's going to help yoube able to make more money because you're
better at what you do.
And then you're going to hang in there whentimes get difficult.
Yeah.
Because the main thing is your why.
Why are you doing And anytime, I mean, you lookat a lot of the, I'm just going to say, use the
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word wealthy.
You look at them and they get that way becausethey're helping others get to where they want
to go.
So great attitude.
Absolutely.
I totally agree.
So wow, you went from modeling to teachinghealth in hand and fitness.
That's amazing.
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That's a tough field being a model.
And sadly, a lot of times it's starving yourbody to stay skinny, doing things that are not
healthy.
And so, yeah, so I'm sure you've seen lots ofthings that say, no, got to stay healthy
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because healthy is beautiful.
Oh, yes.
Speaking of that, Liz, that's a great point.
It's one thing I actually forgot, and that'sone of the reasons why I actually did a model.
I changed my mind because, basically, like youjust said, they want the male models to be
really, really bony and and scrawny.
And, I mean, for the most part, I think abouthow when I was going to this one modeling
school, and I remember like it was yesterday,you know, which the guy wanted me to be able to
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touch my bicep.
And even back then, I cannot touch my bicep.
So I think it's like
Yes.
Yes.
I cannot, you know, yeah, it's just thatmainly, you know, just yeah.
And also it's too difficult, you know, likebefore I was trying to get signed to an agency
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and it's just that it's a very touchysituation.
Just, yes, okay, I have a better chance to comeout to me doing the fitness.
And really the fitness business had changed,especially ever since COVID.
Ever since COVID, people really haven't beenthe same.
Just like you also mentioned the mindset.
I was talking people mindset.
Now ever since COVID, people are moreimpatient.
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They want everything right now.
And then yes, social media have made peoplemore impatient.
So definitely people mindset hasn't been thesame.
So it's about getting people to get back toprivatizing their health, wanting to be better
and being willing to put the work in and notjust wanting to take shortcuts.
Right.
Right.
Because shortcuts, they don't last.
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Exactly.
Yeah.
Working on that body.
You want it to be something that you cancontinue on.
And if a health crisis does occur, your body'salready prepared and healthy and ready to
tackle it.
Yeah, so that's really good.
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You just mentioned that COVID and the mindsetare some really big challenges.
What are some other challenges you've had to gothrough being an entrepreneur?
Oh my God.
Oh my God.
So where do I start?
So I would that one of the biggest challengesis being an entrepreneur is when people say
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that they'll pay you at this time and if peopledon't pay you, so that's really, I would say
that's why one of the ugliest part about beingan entrepreneur is like how when people don't
do what they said that they'll do and pay youand then you try to run off of your own
business and you got bills that need to getpaid and people haven't paid you when they
said.
So I'll say that that's definitely the mostdifficult part.
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Right.
And I've heard that before.
That's very true.
Yeah.
So you have an app.
It's not like you have everybody come in as agroup and we're going to do this together.
So what does your app entail?
And that's really great you have an app.
Apps are wonderful.
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And then people feel like they have a littlemore privacy to do what they They don't have to
put on this big show.
They don't have to be perfect.
It's like, okay, I can take my time.
I can do what really works for me.
And if I'm struggling, I don't have to worryabout everybody watching me struggle.
Exactly.
Exactly.
So yes, yes, LSO.
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Basically, I realized that I realized being achamp for so long, I realized that the most
important thing people need help with is whenthey're not around a coach.
So I realized, Okay, I can be training a personthree or four days a week, but if I don't have
enough control over what they're eating, whenthey're not around me, their habits, I realized
(09:43):
that my best clients are the online clientsbecause I can see their macros, their calories.
I can see what they're doing and I
Yes. Can
Can keep them for
Yes, have all And of also the other thing is Irealized a long time ago is that motivation
means you feel like it.
And a lot of times, motivation is not going tobe there.
(10:04):
It's not going to be there.
And discipline is better, but at a certaintime, discipline does run out.
So really the most effective thing you can relyon with systems.
So basically, so my app is like a system that Ican have my clients to get results, hold them
accountable.
And the app is really just it's the ultimatetool.
So it's my private app where I get toeverything is personalized and fill out an
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application.
And I basically go and review the application.
And I show them how my training program works.
I show them how the app works, and then I givethem two options to choose from.
But everything is so personalized just for thatperson based off of their goals because most
people think of having some type of quickcookie cutter program, and those aren't that
effective.
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People need something that's personalized tothem, and people need help with their habits,
with the habits.
That's why I specialize in Yeah.
Change, being a
That is so true.
And it's easy to get out of the habit.
Oh, I missed this one just because it was ahectic day.
Oh, it's okay.
I'll do it tomorrow.
And then tomorrow comes and it's like, or Imight do It's it the next like, well, okay,
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well, as long as I'm getting it three times aweek, that should be good.
And then something else comes up and it's hardto develop those habits.
And you can be real good at it.
You can be doing it and doing it and doing it.
And then something happens and a month lateryou realize it's not happening anymore.
It's great to have that accountability thereand encouragement because I'm sure that you
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encourage the women too.
It's like, yeah, don't give up.
You've got this.
That's good.
Exactly.
And also, Ella, it's just like you said,accountability.
So basically, I realized too thataccountability is actually one of the highest
forms of love Because I think about the Bibleand Proverbs, it says that a parent who truly
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loves their kid, they're going to correct theirkid.
And if a parent doesn't love their kid, they'rejust not going to say nothing.
It's like the same thing.
I think about me training adults.
They're basically just kids.
They just need help with their coachingregarding their food and their guidance and
their habits.
So I look at my clients as my children.
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Yeah and you know, that brings me up two pointsalso from the Bible that says, love your
neighbor as yourself.
Yes.
And I think a lot of women do not lovethemselves.
And they're so busy pouring into their familyand everything They're not taking care of
themselves.
And you really need to show yourself some love.
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That doesn't mean you're conceited or you putyou first in front of everybody else, but you
treat yourself right.
Yeah, self love.
And then you can treat others right and bethere for them.
Because if you're not taking care of yourself,something's going to happen and you're not
going to be there for others.
Yep, exactly.
And accidents
happen.
Know, things happen like getting by the bull acouple of weeks ago.
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But you've got to have a strong body to recoverfrom things.
And some things take longer to recover.
Exactly.
Oh yeah.
Yep.
There you go.
Speaking of COVID, think some people, theydidn't make it because it actually came out
that if you actually have more muscle mass, youhave a stronger chance of not getting COVID.
So that also that's the other thing that wealso learned about that though.
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But yeah, because we have a stronger body,stronger resistance, all that stuff makes a
difference though.
But it comes down to just nowadays people arejust so most people are into just doing
everything that's fun.
Just like a kid, a kid, if they can help it,they'll want to eat candy all day, eat
chocolate all day, don't go to sleep.
Yes.
So actually kids would do, but adults, I likethat too.
(13:54):
Adults want to mainly want to go on a vacation.
Get the best food on the way home and orderpizza, order takeout.
And stay.
People need somebody and they need somebody tohold them accountable, but not to anybody,
somebody who's a professional.
So that gives you a big difference.
Most information that's out there is wrong.
(14:16):
This Yeah.
Absolutely true.
So I want to talk about your app a little bit.
Did you develop it yourself?
Did you have someone else do it?
Was it Yes.
Yes.
Switch.
Mhmm.
Okay.
Okay.
Let's see.
That's a great question.
Actually, actually, I'm I pay somebody to makeit for me, and I also made it just so
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personalized based off of my client and what Ibelieve would be the best way.
So me me actually adding in a habit tracker anda a a meal tracker made a big difference too
because then I can take control and know andsee a person's habits and help them to be able
to develop the positive habits and get betterresults and then to build up their discipline
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in the areas that they're weak.
So, yeah.
So definitely I hired somebody to do it.
It just definitely made a big differencebecause people really need help.
And I get to help people now around the world.
So even though it's a private app, I get apersonal access to it though, but just me
helping people around the world is better andthen it just changed everything.
Just a person that has to be open minded enoughto not have a closed mind.
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And I think everything is the same because mosttrainers, they do it virtually.
There's nothing wrong with that though, butthere's still people need help.
I mean, if a person has the technology and theskill and the know how and the system, that's
going to get that person results a lot betterthan a person that just only know, giving a
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person access, just seeing what they're doingin front of them.
You could monitor have data, it's about havingdata that you can track and measure, and that's
how you can just be able to make betteradjustments.
Yeah.
Definitely.
That's really good.
I know there's a lot of apps out there that doa lot of different things, but I really like
being able to have a coach who knows whatthey're doing that you can talk to, that you
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can say, hey.
I'm really struggling this week, or I've hitthis plateau.
What can I do?
You know?
Why why is it just stuck?
Or, you know, maybe maybe lifestyle has changedor something's changed.
Yes.
And it's like, well, I can't do it this wayanymore.
I either don't have the room or I don't havethe time or, you know, maybe we're on vacation
(16:29):
or something, but I still wanna keep keep fit.
Exactly.
Yeah.
It's and it's not just about physically fit.
It's also, if I'm right, let me know if I needcorrected.
Please correct me.
It's also about nutrition, meaning what youeat, when you eat, how many times you eat,
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keeping hydrated, getting the foods that areright for your body because it can be different
for everybody.
I mean, you don't have the same meal plan forsomeone who's a diabetic as you have for
someone who's not a diabetic.
Different needs that our bodies have.
And so do you what's the average age of womenthat you help?
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Yes, mainly 45 to 55.
Okay.
Okay.
Yeah.
Because there's a lot of change that happensbetween each year.
20 year old's different than a 30 year old,different than a 40 year old and different than
a 65, 75 year old.
Nutrition and sleep is different too.
(17:34):
Exactly.
Yeah.
So they have different things that a personneeds help with.
So yeah, just like how I'm good at helping thewomen balance their hormones.
And yeah, it just makes a big difference whensomebody personalized to them based off of
their age, their level of experience.
And I give them I got four different ways thatI can track their macros and calories.
I have to show you a little something.
I got four different ways I can track theirmacros and calories, life.
(17:57):
So this is it right there.
So that's the loading screen.
So everything is personalized.
I just want say that.
Yes.
Yes.
So this is client.
This is client that I spoke to today.
So said today, I gave her a pep talk, you know,but she has to do, you know, what I want her to
do and think, but I I can see, you know, but,yes, it is in real time.
(18:17):
I can see and I hold them accountable and itchanges So you're gonna look at me.
So, yes.
Yes.
So actually, I'm a log some of my other meals,but so my steps is on there.
I'm a sell you one of my other people, though.
But, yeah, but a person can just logeverything.
I give them four different ways.
I have a meal plan.
So this is one of my clients.
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So she actually logged two of her meals so far.
I give her four different ways.
She has a meal a meal plan.
She can follow my meal plan.
She's on a program for 1,700 calories per day.
This is broken down into Wow.
Seven different days.
So she can follow the meal plan.
It shows her the ingredients.
She could press that press that she ate that.
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So, yes, that's one way or then she could justenter in the search bar what she had, and then
it would just tell her the macros and calories.
And she's into the portion size.
She can use the barcode scanner in the app, andthen and then and then that will, you know,
calculate the macros, or she can enter itmanually manually.
And I have it also.
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If you save a meal one time and and if you logit one time, you can go and and save it as a
favorite, and you don't have to log it again.
And then it literally takes you only a fewseconds.
So so so thank you.
Thank you.
So that's really
changed everything.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
That's really great.
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So what is it that when someone has gotten yourapp and they're going through it, what do you
really want them to achieve the most from it?
Okay.
Okay, Ellis.
That's a great question.
So, yes.
So basically, first, the person fills out theapplication and then really, really, it's about
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me having their pain points and knowing exactlywhat you're dealing with.
I mean, having the information in theapplication.
And then the app is just a tool that I use tocommunicate.
So then I would just personalize their habits,their program, meals, and give them different
options.
I could just make sure that they know how andjust number one, most people need help with
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staying consistent when they're stretched out.
Most women, when they're stretched out, that'swhen they just do nothing or they just only
work.
So it's about having a system that you can helpthem when they're going through a lot to keep
them consistent.
So just having the tool that I use tocommunicate and it's about them tracking their
macros.
(20:47):
Most people don't track their macros andcalories.
So macro just mean it's protein, it'scarbohydrates and healthy fats.
So we say macros, that's putting all three ofthose together.
So yes, knowing what's the best solution toattack this person goal.
And most people don't even know how to setproper goals.
So I teach people, being a health coach, is youhave to set what we call smart goals.
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It has to be specific.
It has to be measurable.
It has to be achievable.
It has to be relevant.
It has to be time bound.
So most people do not set goals in that way.
It's usually broad.
Well, I want to just feel amazing.
Okay.
I want to just something broad.
It got to be something that you can measure.
And then you are more than likely able to getresults in this.
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If you can track it, measure the progress, andand make adjustments whenever you needed to.
So definitely, that expertise makes a bigdifference.
But the person has the respect, you know, theart of coaching.
You know?
So just one thing I realized a while agorecently is most important thing, it doesn't
really come down to a person age or theirexperience.
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The most important thing is, is that personcoachable?
Can that person put their ego aside?
And then do do they respect structure andmasculine leadership?
Right.
Right.
Sorry.
We're got a storm coming.
We're just getting alarms on our phone here.
Okay.
No problem.
Just one moment.
We should be safe and all.
Yeah.
(22:14):
Really hard right now.
So we're okay where
we're at.
Yeah.
I've seen that so far.
Just an
hour to the west of us, they're really gettinghammered hard.
And another storm coming through too today, andit's just crazy.
So So what is your goal for your business?
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Do you
really by
helping these women achieve what they want,what are you getting out of it?
Oh, actually, Ellis, that's a great question.
I get a great sense of of of peace knowing thatI'm giving a person structure and helping them
be able to change their thinking and get someresults and helping them especially build their
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confidence and and and also believe in inthemselves.
So I get great joy in that, knowing that, okay,this person, no matter wherever they go,
they're to take some lessons that I taughtthem.
And the ones that get amazing results, they'regoing to believe in themselves more.
And yes, they actually become a better versionof themselves.
They're to start trusting themselves more andsaying that they're to do something and
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actually doing it.
So a lot of times it works the opposite way.
If you say you're going do something and youdon't do it, you're going to believe in
yourself a little bit less, a little bit less.
Then it gets to the point where you don'tbelieve nothing that you say.
Then it's dangerous.
Yeah, it is.
It is.
And I think women too have spent so much timemaking sure that everybody else is taken care
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of.
And so they start thinking that, Oh, I'm goodthe way I am.
And it's like, Well, this is just the way it'sgoing to be.
They really And don't give themselves enoughself love like we were talking about earlier,
that they do deserve to be happy.
They do deserve to get what they want out oflife, too.
(24:07):
I agree.
I agree.
And I say say just as long as the person iswilling to put the work in.
You know?
So in life, you know so as long as the personis willing to do what's required.
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
And it sounds like you custom make everythingfor that person.
I know when I work with my clients on writingtheir book, I want to make sure that they get
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the things out of it that they want.
I've heard too many times of people saying,well, I went to this publisher and they said it
had to be done their way.
It had to be done their way.
And it's like, that's really sad because yourwriter is the reason you've got this book.
They have the story to tell.
And so they need to have them in it as well.
(24:55):
And I guess that's what makes part of whatmakes mine different is I want to make sure
that the person that comes to me to write theirbook to get it published does just that.
It's their book.
It's not mine.
I'm just there to guide them.
Yes, you're sitting here
with these alarms for this storm.
(25:16):
Have no problem.
Again.
Yeah.
But I really should that's great.
That's a great point.
Yeah.
That's
Yeah.
So I'm glad to see that that's what you do forwomen too.
You help them get to where they want to be.
Not that this is my program.
These are things you have to do to get this,but it's like, what do you want?
How do you want your body to be when we'redone?
(25:43):
So what's the typical time that women willspend on this app at least get if they don't
get to where they want to go, at least getclose to it or they do get to where they want
to be.
So it's a good time.
Okay.
So I would say it depends on the person'sgoals.
I said most of time when a person pays, they'repaying because they need help with fat loss,
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fat loss in their habits and their structure.
But number one is mainly belly fat and fatloss.
And there's no such thing as only targeting onearea of your body.
So really, a person has belly fat, they a fewdifferent healthy habits.
Not time for you to just want anything.
So always just a few different things.
They got twenty or thirty or forty years offood addictions that they actually be in need.
(26:32):
Hey, I didn't even think about that part of it.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes.
That's what I realized.
So, they have these food addictions, thesecravings.
So, and that's what I learned being a healthcoach because it's just that being a health
coach, it gave me different skills that made mea better training because, by perfect example,
like you said earlier, it's good when a coachactually pretty much focuses on what the person
(26:57):
wants.
So basically, I learned that being a healthcoach, you're trained to ask the right kind of
questions to get the person to come up withwhat they want versus when you're a personal
trainer, you're really taught to just tell themwhat to do.
You need this, you need that.
But yes, I go back and forth between, you know,just, you know, just telling the person when
when I got it just, know, just work on justalso just having them to to come up with a
(27:21):
solution themselves.
Then, I mean, I just ask the questions so sothat they can come up with it themselves and
then they'll stick to it longer.
That's the difference I learned.
It's just that being a health coach, youspecialize in behavior change and that's what
people need.
They need help with changing their unhealthyhabits.
But a person has to have that mindset thatthey're actually willing to pay for that
(27:41):
expertise because otherwise if a person couldhave did it themselves, they would already be
fit and healthy and have these healthy habits.
That's right.
Yeah, that is so true.
If they could do it themselves, they'd alreadybe there.
But it's hard.
It's hard to break habits and maybe habits thathave been there for years or even from
childhood And without realizing it's like, oh,it's too hard to change.
(28:05):
And it's like, it's hard to change, but it'snot too hard to change.
It can be done.
It's just and it's nice to have somebody who'sthere to help you figure it out.
Not tell you what to do, not say, oh, you haveto do it this way.
But it's like, well, let's see what you'redoing What are some things that you think you
(28:28):
can change?
Here are some options.
Which one do you think will work better foryou?
I know I had started on a Mediterranean typediet to start managing my weight, And my tones
and at first it was hard in the point that Ididn't know what to eat.
(28:50):
I started reading labels staying away from highfructose corn soup, staying away from processed
foods.
And it was like everything had high fructosecorn syrup in it.
Well, once you start getting it's awful becausewhat it does, from my understanding, is it
shuts down the part of your brain that saysyou're full.
(29:13):
So you never know you're full.
You just keep on eating and eating, and you'realways hungry.
And it's like, well, that's not a good thing.
You know?
There's everything in moderation.
But, yeah, it was difficult.
It's like, I can't eat anything while I can.
I found some amazing recipes.
Just keep looking and keep searching for whatyou're after and you'll find it.
(29:38):
Exactly.
It's really good.
There you go.
And then once I had had my gallbladder removed,then I had to change my diet again because a
lot of oils were just my body says So Oh,negative side effects that happen.
(30:00):
So now I had to find foods that really workedfor me.
One thing that happened as I got older is Ihave an allergy to most chocolate.
Well, goodness, chocolate was my life.
I mean, what do you go to when you're stressed?
Chocolate.
Chocolate ice cream.
Chocolate cake.
(30:20):
Chocolate fudge brownies.
Chocolate chip cookies.
All of those things.
Then it's like, nope, I can't do that.
So what do I do for that sweet tooth?
What do I do for the craving?
And what I found was by regulating my diet thatworks for my body, unless something happens, I
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really don't crave it anymore.
Every once in a while, there might besomething.
I noticed when I got injured this last time
that
tend to crave more like I wanted like chocolatecake and things like that.
It's Yeah. Like
Like
Super unhealthy.
(31:05):
I haven't wanted that for years.
It's like, that was really weird.
But and I know when my allergies are are reallybad, I actually crave sugar.
Don't know why.
But but you find ways to take care of that, youknow, because, you know, chocolate cake is not
(31:26):
good for me, so I can't have
it.
So I find find other things.
But getting my diet back to where it needs tobe, like I said, regulating it, making sure I'm
eating the foods that are good for my body,then those cravings go away.
And I think now that I'm saying that, I thinkit's because my wonderful husband was taking
(31:50):
such good care of me providing meals because Ijust you know, I had that vertigo, so I
couldn't I was lucky if I couldn't.
I didn't even eat really for about a week, butbut he would provide fine meals for me.
And they're meals that have a lot moreprocessed foods in them.
Some of
them Yeah.
He's a really great cook from scratch andwhatnot.
(32:12):
So that was just amazing.
But there were some things that I wouldn'tnormally eat and I didn't complain because he
was taking care of me and I was very gratefulfor that.
But I think maybe that's what it was, was thatwhat I was typically used to to help counteract
all of that wasn't there anymore.
And it does make a difference.
(32:32):
So yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Also, Alyssa, I'm curious to know why mom areyou able to eat cacao?
Have you ever heard of that?
So that's the healthy version of cacao.
So that's spelled c a c a o.
Yeah, just like one thing I recommend.
So that's the chocolate that tastes bitter.
So when cacao actually has more protein, morefiber, it's better for you.
(32:52):
I
tried that, and I don't know if it's somethingin the processing of it or what it is, but no.
So I just stay away from all of it.
Now I think I got some idea.
I'll tell you a secret.
Uh-huh.
It's not really a secret.
You know those Kit Kat candy bars that you canbreak in four pieces?
Uh-huh.
(33:13):
I can have one of those four pieces once aweek, and I'll be okay.
But that's it.
If I eat two, forget it.
But one so it's like, yeah.
Know, I just Why bother?
So there you go.
Yeah, I mean, y'all got you know, so you justsomething, you know?
(33:34):
So, yeah, there you go.
It's okay, cool.
So, yeah.
Yeah, just definitely having a healthier optionjust like I I got my protein shake.
It just have to be right here.
This is by a company called Vega, and this onehas a It unique actually has protein and
creatine.
So your body also naturally makes creatine.
So creatine, what it does is it helps your bodydo more reps when you're working out and then
(34:00):
also helps you with time to get stronger soyour body retains more water to help you
squeeze out the reps.
So your body makes it some and it's also foundin steaks.
So if you can get a little bit more, so thisactually per scoop has 30 grams of protein and
it has three grams of creatine.
So this is like the only protein shake and it'salso made from plants.
(34:20):
I myself, I like protein powders and proteinshakes that are made from plants.
So yeah.
You know?
So so so that's that's where I go and and teachteach my my
I have one that's a different company.
I won't say which one it is, but it's where Iput the whey protein in there.
And I'll put it in like, you know, I'll justtake my blender and I'll put a bunch of fruit
(34:44):
in there, mixed fruit, you know, your redberries, your blueberries, and blend that up.
Then I'll put a little of that in.
Sometimes I use coconut water.
Oh, that's good.
I like that.
That's good for you.
Yeah.
So
then I've got that added protein, especiallywhen it's really hot out, like we have those
real hot temperatures here in Texas.
(35:05):
And it's great because it keeps me going.
And I can drink
without having side effects.
I don't know.
I got to go there one day.
Yeah.
It's it's really beautiful here.
It's just right now.
It's it's you know, it wasn't this way the lastcouple of years we were here, but but this
(35:26):
summer, it's just hitting so hard.
In fact, we're three miles from one of the manmade lakes, and they have been so dry that
you're seeing things that you haven't seensince they first you know, filled the the they
call them dams and and the lakes.
And now the water is eight feet above where itnormally is, and they're just gushing it.
(35:52):
You know?
It's just pouring out.
So for that to be that bad here, I I just can'timagine.
It's just horrific down the road.
Yeah.
Was hear There's trees down.
Yeah.
I was saw from Kristafe.
It's k r I s t a, and her last name's Fee, f ee.
(36:15):
She has battlenumber2b.org, I think it is.
And she's been out she lives an hour west ofhere, Boston.
And she's been out helping rescue people, bringwater, buckets, whatever it is, because there's
still families that are separated, still tryingto find people.
(36:37):
Crazy.
Just crazy what's what's happening.
And it's it's great to see a lot of people thatare pitching in and helping and Thank
Thank god.
I've seen it today.
I seen that really today.
You know, just, yeah, this is crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
So That's right.
All that water happened overnight.
And and it it Yeah.
(36:57):
The people, they had their phone turned off.
Everybody, I'm like, wow.
Yeah.
I mean, you know, sometimes we complain toomuch about, oh, I didn't get this or I didn't
get that.
It's like these people are are scrambling fortheir lives.
They're trying to find other family members.
They don't have a home anymore.
They don't have anything.
(37:18):
So, yeah, we need to we need to remember themand and help out where we can where we can.
Exactly.
Exactly.
And and also be be be thankful for whatever youhave and whoever's in your life.
Appreciate them because life is short.
So yeah.
Yeah, Ellis.
I totally agree with Too short.
Too short.
You know, we forget how how short our time is,you know, talking about the Bible.
(37:42):
It says, number your days.
And it's not to, you know, say, oh, no.
I only have this much time left, but it's tomake the best of what you have right now.
Exactly.
Put
that life and that joy in there and and trulyenjoy your lives and enjoy those around you.
But Yes.
(38:03):
Yes.
We've gone a long ways from your app to where
we are.
Yes.
So what is the name of your app and the name ofyour company?
Yes.
Yeah.
Yes, Ellis.
My private app is Solomon's Fitness World, andmy company is Solomon's Gym Incorporated.
So it's just Okay.
Solomon Fitness World is but I also go by doingbusiness, but it's Solomon's Gym Incorporated.
(38:25):
That that's the official name of my of mybusiness.
And where do we find you and where do we findyour app?
Okay, perfect, perfect, perfect.
I mean, they can find me on Instagram, thehealth coach.
So they can find me there.
And they can also find me on YouTube, SolomonFitness World.
(38:46):
So they can find me over there.
Facebook, Solomon Pratt.
So what else?
I got a yes.
Yes.
I've been around it.
So, yeah, this is how I get to help morepeople, and people need help with their habits.
But so I have to I have to give them access tothe app when the person fill out the
application and then they basically pick aprogram.
And but, yeah, a person will fill out theapplication.
(39:09):
So I'm also sending you the application and theperson can just go fill it out and then and
then I would just review it and and we can seeif it's a good fit.
They also can order my book on Amazon.
This is my book for the women.
Yeah.
The anti inflammatory.
I have you
on my podcast reading between the words andtalk about your book.
Yes.
Yes.
(39:29):
Totally.
Totally.
So, yes.
Yes.
Anti inflammatory fitness Bible for women.
I like that.
Yes.
Speaking of Bible.
Yep.
Yep.
It so this is the first time ever that that theBible was written, you know, by a man but had
the woman first in mind.
Yeah.
There you go.
Yes.
Oh, that's funny.
That's what they need.
(39:50):
So it came out a few months ago.
So I put my heart and soul into this.
And this is missing.
This this had this had my it had a lot of myknowledge about being a health coach, a person
trained for twelve years, training women, somany women, being a glute specialist, certified
nutritionist.
And I made it so simple.
And so just I made it so a simple person canjust implement it and get results and feel
(40:11):
better, and it would just change their life.
And this is meant to just get them on track,help them get the right mindset, get some
structure, be able to get some progress so thatthey can lead their family and live their best
life because God want them healthy and fit.
I tell them all the time, you are not yourpast.
They said, so you are love and you are strong,and you can do this.
(40:35):
Ah, that's awesome.
I love that.
Thank you so much, Solomon, for being here.
I really appreciate it.
And thank you, our audience.
I hope you got a lot from what Solomon had tosay from learning about how he runs his
business and grew his business.
And we'll see you next time on Wisdom on theFront Porch.
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