Podcasts by Make Your Monday Awesome

Episode 166 - Is This Good Or Bad Mental Health Advice? from 2023-02-19T16:12:14

I’m interested in your thoughts this week, I came across this YouTube video on neuroticism, it made a lot of sense to me and my experience, but would love to know what you think.

Here's...

Episode 165 - Two words I’m convinced ruin lives. from 2023-01-15T16:26

I believe you can get what you want in life. Even if it’s a huge goal that right now seems unattainable. I also think we get in our way more often that we think. In todays podcast I share one way w...

Episode 164 - How To Not Gain Weight And Enjoy Holiday Treats from 2022-12-18T17:24

Believe it or not there is a way to still enjoy your holiday traditions and treats without completely destroying your health and weight. That’s what today’s episode is all about.

Episode 163 - Does Pain Mean Worse? from 2022-12-04T17:06

Does pain mean things are getting worse or could it mean that things are getting better and we have to go through the emotion of pain to find all the things we desire. If it’s true that growth happ...

Episode 162 - Finding The Motivation To Work Out from 2022-11-27T16:50

I don’t know why some people seem to love somethings over others and I don’t know what motivates people. I do know that I hated going to work out, yet know I like it, am consistent and see results....

Episode 161 - What Is Health And How Do You Know You Got it? from 2022-11-21T01:05

The purpose of this episode is to help start a dialogue around health. I would argue that we are worse off today than we were just a few years ago, and I know that the people who are the healthiest...

Episode 160 - Managing Your Sugar Cravings? from 2022-02-20T19:00

Honestly though,

Is there anything more delicious than sugar?

It was a rhetorical question, the answer is no, it is the best.

With that being said sugar is not always conduc...

EPISODE 159 - Why your back is still tight and injured from 2021-10-03T17:00

Why your back is still tight and injured

The missing component to most people’s health, especially physical health, is strength training.

That’s doesn’t downplay the importance...

EPISODE 158 - Stop Letting Social Media Affect Your Mood from 2021-09-19T16:00

Be careful what you spend you spend your time thinking about and consuming. There are no wasted thoughts; literally, everything you think about moves you closer to who and where you want to be o...

EPISODE 157 - The Long Term Strategy For Healing from 2021-09-06T18:42:17

How do you get well and stay well? Is that even a thing? If yes, is it possible without having to spend hours doing rehab or working on it? On this podcast, we take you through the thinking proc...

EPISODE 156 - How To Stay Sane Despite The State Of The World from 2021-08-29T16:00

On my Instagram this week, I asked you to ask me anything. By far the most common question - it came in various forms but the theme was always the same - How do I (we) maintain a level of happin...

EPISODE 155 - Getting Healthy Despite a Bad MRI or X-ray from 2021-08-22T17:00

"You become what you think about most." -Earl Nightingale

Those are words to live by and are extremely important when it comes to your health.

For too many people, what they are to...

Episode 154 - How do you stay consistent with training and eating from 2021-08-15T17:00

Have you ever been excited about your new diet or felt an extreme amount of inspiration to get to the gym and pursue your new body or new goals?  

Isn't it funny how it all fades, an...

Episode 153 - The Do's And Don'ts When You've Tweaked Your Back from 2021-08-08T17:00

You bend over, tie up your shoe, or maybe pick up your child or grandchild. Something pops (or not), and you cannot stand back up.

The pain can be excruciating.  It can be sharp, bur...

Episode 152 - Being Scared Of Carbs from 2021-08-01T17:00

If you're trying and are unhappy with your diet - specially if you're having a hard time with carbs - this episode is for you.

Take it from two people that have struggle for a long time w...

Episode 151 - Feeling Stuck? Do This from 2021-06-06T16:59

The feeling of ‘being stuck’ or working hard to see little progress is not new. In fact, If you’re going to do anything in this life it’s a feeling you’re going to have to get used to. Here is some...

Episode 150 - You Need To Start Your Day Like This from 2021-05-30T16:19

Your morning routine and how you start your day are crucial to your success. In this episode I talk about mind and why it helps me. Hope the conversation helps you.

Episode 149 - When You Feel Like Garbage And 2 Questions For You from 2021-05-23T17:13

A simple thing you can do right now to make you feel less bad about your life and two questions I’d love to hear your thoughts on

Episode 148 - The Most Important Trait For Success from 2021-05-16T17:06

What’s the one thing you could have that would give you the best chance of success? It’s probably not what you think, but it’s in this week’s episode.

Episode 147 - Stop dieting, start eating from 2021-05-09T17:32

If you’re struggling with your nutrition this one is for you. But beware, there are no “quick” tips and tactics here. Just a long, boring, hard path to follow, that if you can do it will lead to su...

Episode 146 - How To Not Lose Energy Throughout The Day from 2021-05-02T17:58

One thing that high performers and successful people have going for them is the ability to create high energy. Transitions, switching from one task to another, are a place where a lot of energy is ...

Episode 145 - The Difference Between Creating Health And Fighting Disease from 2021-04-18T15:46

There is a big difference between fighting disease and creating health. Both are important but one needs constant pursuit.

Episode 144 - High Performance Habits from 2021-04-11T15:32

It hasn’t been easy in the last little bit. I’m hoping that sharing what the happiest and most successful people in the world do to get happiness and success can help, if only just a little bit.

Episode 143 - How To Remain Positive from 2021-04-04T16:45

These podcast deals with practical strategies on how to remain positive in world that is seemingly growing crazier and crazier. And I’m not talking about fake, fabricated positive.

Episode - 142 Is Food In The Way? from 2021-03-28T15:44

Last week I asked social media what the biggest obstacles getting in your way of health results were? Food came in at number two. Here’s how I’ve fixed that issue in the past. Hope it helps.

Episode 141 - Feeling And Dealing With Intimidation from 2021-03-21T15:54

Have you ever felt guilted or shamed for feeling or doing what you’re doing or want to do? There is a name for that. There is also a way to deal with that appropriately. Which is the theme for toda...

Episode - 140 How To Protect Your Lumbar Spine from 2021-03-14T17:47

The health of your spine is very important. Not only does it house your nerve system but it’s impossible to replace. Meaning you only have one shot at this. On this podcast I’ll give you some ideas...

Episode 139 - How To Start Exercising from 2021-03-07T17:40

New to the gym or to strength training? Here is some stuff to consider, and here's what I cover: 1. Why motivation, or lack thereof, might not have anything to do with actual lack of motivation, i...

Episode 138 - How To Stay On Your Diet from 2021-02-28T18:23

Through failure after failure, here is what I found helpful for keeping me on track with my diet.

Episode 137 - Help With Concussion Symptoms? from 2021-02-21T18:59

Concussions can be debilitating and tough to deal with. On today’s episode I discuss an important and often overlooked avenue and anatomical structure for helping you heal from a concussion.

Episode 136 - How To Undo Postural Stress Of Working From Home from 2021-02-14T18:05

Our bodies are meant to move, not sit. This we I discuss a great plan for how to undo all the damage done by sitting.

Episode 135 - Help I Tweaked My Back from 2021-02-07T17:43

It’s never fun when something as innocent as tying up your shoes puts your ‘back out.’ I was there last week. Thankfully I knew what to do so I could continue with my lifting. On today’s episode I ...

Episode 131 - How To Stop Binge Eating from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When I wanted to change my diet I had a habit of 'depriving myself' only to end up binging harder than ever at the end of the day or a few days later.

I'm happy to say I do that much than...

Episode 134 - What’s The Optimal Strength Training Schedule from 2021-01-31T17:53

Strength training is vitally important to your health and overall well being but, what’s the optimal schedule? What should you be doing? How much, how often? All on today’s episode

Episode 133 - Dealing With Lockdown Stress from 2021-01-24T19:04

I think in certain ways we’ve all had enough. My enough can about two months. On this episode I share what I found helpful to keep calm and happy during this time. Hope it helps you too.

Episode 132 - Losing Weight During A Pandemic, With the Gyms Closed from 2021-01-10T18:00

Happy New Year,

In this episode how you can still hope to lose weight in a stressful uncertain environment where important items for weight loss, like the gym, are unavailable to you

Episode 130 - Getting Super Good At Journaling from 2020-11-22T18:22:20

This week I share my best tip on what really help me up my journaling game. It’s not even that hard to start to do. -Dr. K

Episode 129 - More Important Than Your Willpower from 2020-11-15T17:18:29

Of course you need will power and determination to get better at things, but there is one thing that I believe is much more powerful than willpower. And, if you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter how...

Episode - 128 How To Add Your Own Unique Touch from 2020-11-08T16:34:10

It’s a mental health need to be yourself. Yet, in a world that pay lip service to mental health and authenticity, cancel culture and virtue signaling have never made it harder to be yourself, here’...

Episode 127 - Choose Your Hard from 2020-11-01T18:49:12

I’ve seen this meme pop up enough times have a good think about it, and, if you’re interested l I’m my thoughts, this episode is dedicated to what I like and don’t like about it. Feel free to disag...

Episode 126 - When It Gets Complicated And Uncertain from 2020-10-25T17:15

What do you do when life gets scary? I’m not sure if this is correct, but here is my thinking process when I feel that way. Hope it helps. -Dr. K

Episode 125 - You Really Can’t Mess Up Your Eating from 2020-10-11T16:40:51

You really can’t mess this up. Well you can, in two ways, none of which involve the actual food you eat, only your mindset. More on today’s episode

Episode 124 - Creating Your Own Validation from 2020-10-04T18:00

There is really only one person you need to seeking validation from. That’s not to say other’s opinions don’t matter, some do, but until you have it right for yourself, you will always be chasin...

Episode 123 - Why You’re Not Getting Results from 2020-09-27T19:00

There could be many reasons, the most common one I see is you’re not willing to plan your life around what you want, you’re still planning what you want around your life. More on this episode -Kres...

Episode 122 - Pilots know the secret to health from 2020-09-20T17:00

I was chatting with a pilot friend of mine the other day and he, unknowingly, told me the secret to health, that if more people practiced would be leaner, happier, and more successful.

Th...

Episode 121 - Here comes the pain from 2020-09-06T16:00

Just a reminder that life is not easy and that’s ok.

Sometimes what you need to improve is be ok with, and accept the pain. Sometimes it’s necessary to moving forward

-Kresimir Jug...

Episode 120 - How To Be Authentic from 2020-08-30T17:00

Authenticity is getting a lot of attention and rightfully so.

I have been playing guitar for some time and if you know anything about the guitar you’ll know that it’s hard to sound like y...

Episode 119 - Your Emotions Suck from 2020-08-16T17:00

They don’t really, they are just not good tools to use to make decisions.

Emotions are what makes life awesome. Feeling joy, love, pride, self-esteem are all wonderful as feeling depresse...

Episode 118 - Just don’t disappoint this person from 2020-08-09T17:00

Somedays I’m equally amazed and horrified at the level of social pressure that exists in 2020.

As always, it’s a philosophical issue, which I’ll talk about today.

I’ll also mention...

Episode 117 - What do your mornings look like? from 2020-08-02T15:00

Do you wake up early or stumble out of bed?

Do you spend some time in the morning looking at your day ahead, planning on how you’re going to handle the challenges, or, do you start behind...

Episode 116 - What the hell is wrong with the world? from 2020-07-26T18:00

I know I’m not the only that is thinking this.

On today’s show, one man’s opinion on one (don’t have time to talk about all) root cause to the sheer insanity we see around us daily.

Episode 115 - Quitting can be a good thing from 2020-07-19T17:00

If something isn’t serving you, or if you’ve changed, then you probably need to quit something before you start something new again.

There is a stigma with quitting, we think it means you...

Episode 114 - The most important thing to schedule first from 2020-07-12T17:00

Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life

~ Steve Jobs

On this episode, I talk about the structure I use to get the most out of my and get the most amount o...

Episode 113 - How to convince someone from 2020-07-05T14:00

You can’t. And, you wouldn’t want to in my experience.

In fact the more ‘convincing’ you try to be, the more most people will turn away and be soured by your attitude.

Now, that’s ...

Episode 112 - Things Can Change Instantly Be Ready from 2020-06-28T17:00

One of the great frustrations in life - feeling like you’re doing all the work, yet getting no results.

This week, on a seemingly insignificant elevator ride - I was reminded how quickly ...

Episode 111 - When something shocking happens from 2020-06-21T17:00

Now is a great time to start the process of change.

Slowly, things are starting to return to normal and I’ve noticed that a lot the ‘normal’ routines I used to have I’ve forgotten or beco...

Episode 110 - How To Navigate Fear And Uncertainty from 2020-06-07T20:00

It’s a stressful, uncertain time.

But here’s the thing, life is full of stressful uncertain times. That’s not a prediction for your life, that’s a spoiler. It’s going to come, whether glo...

Episode 109 - You need to compare yourself with others from 2020-05-31T19:00

Anytime you deny your nature as a human being you are hurting the most important part of yourself; your mind and consciousness.

The idea that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others is c...

Episode 108 - How to Change Your Habits from 2020-05-24T19:00

All these are taken from Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit, but here are the 5 things that I’ve learned and that I hope you can apply to your life in order to help you make the changes th...

Episode 107 - Why You’ll Never Have Mental Health from 2020-05-10T19:00

In order for anything to grow and develop, you need the proper environment. Tomatoes don't grow in Antarctica, and Maple trees don't grow in the ocean.

And, unfortunately, we don't live i...

Episode 106 - You’re Doing Enough from 2020-05-03T21:00

Just a reminder that you’re doing enough.

Even if you aren’t, smashing your self-esteem is not going to help you get better. Being conscious and accepting of yourself is the starting poin...

Episode 105 - How to find the time to exercise from 2020-04-26T19:00

Don’t. It’s ok if exercise is not important to you.

If you haven’t figured it out, those who exercise consistently either love exercise, have a will made of steel, or #3 which I recommend...

Episode 104 - Hope is a dangerous thing from 2020-04-19T19:00

“In here it [Hope] makes the most sense, you need it so you don’t forget”

-Andy Dufresne

Self-isolation is becoming a very popular term, agree with it or not. But, I believe and ho...

Episode 103 - What to do now? from 2020-04-12T19:00

Wow, have things changed since my last episode.

Here is the best solution for moving forward with, fear, and anxiety keep increasing.

As always, watch what successful people do, no...

Episode 102 - Dealing with a crisis from 2020-03-15T17:00

Some would say that we are facing a crisis.

Whether or not you agree or disagree, most important is how you are handling it.

Life will hand you a crisis and, whether they are a pen...

Episode 101 - Handling The Pressure Of Not Failing from 2020-03-08T05:00

If you’ve ever been completely determined to do something, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

In the past, even still today, I used to have a healthy fear of getting it wrong. I ...

Episode 100 - Why I Binge Eat from 2020-03-01T17:00

I’ve been having an almost out of body experience lately. I open up the cupboard and I start eating. I’m not really sure why I’ve been doing this although, I can only imagine that I have been do...

Episode 099 - Being Open Minded Is Over Rated from 2020-02-23T17:00

I hate the term “have an open mind.” I hate it because it reminds of a trash can in the sense that when it’s open all things can enter it. Including other people’s bad ideas and poor judgments.<...

Episode 098 - Changing My Croatian Sense Of Life from 2020-02-16T11:00

The official title is the Malevolent Universe Premise and it was something that I believe most of us grow up with, at least if you’re Eastern European.

It’s been hard to change, but even ...

Episode 097 - FedExing The Fear Out Of Your Health from 2020-02-09T17:00

An insight is something that once it happens it can’t unhappen. It’s like that joke that once you’ve seen something (usually gross) you can’t un-see it.

But the same thing is true for goo...

Episode 096 - What Kobe Bryant Taught Me About My Values from 2020-02-02T17:00

How do you find out what’s important to you, especially if you’re unclear? A value is something you seek to gain or keep. Whether it’s a relationship, wealth, a job, etc., it’s something that's imp...

Episode 095 - How To Handle The Guilt Trip from 2020-01-26T17:00

Have you encountered the rolling eyes, sighs or downright snarky comments when you’ve shared your thoughts, feelings, or goals with someone?

Believe or not, this is a logical fallacy. It’...

Episode 094 - One Thing Each Day To Ensure Your Growth from 2020-01-19T17:00

Growth happens outside of your comfort zone. 

We’ve all heard the cliche and, (like all cliches) there is an element of truth to it. 

In this case, I think it’s all true....

Episode 093 - How To Do Things You Hate Doing from 2020-01-12T17:00

Why do people suck at sticking to something that they say they want or, they know will make them better?

Answer - because they hate doing it.

So here is where the problem lies, you...

Episode 092 - Keep Christmas As Commercial As Possible from 2019-12-22T17:00

I know, a controversial opinion on this week’s podcast, but before you cast your judgment on me let me explain before you cast your opinion.

Also, I’m taking the next two weeks off to res...

Episode 091 - You Have A Support System But Do you Have This System? from 2019-12-15T17:00

I’m grateful that the concept of support is widely preached and practiced today. I’m can’t imagine how challenging life would be if you met opposition and judgment for who you were and/or for ev...

Episode 090 - Ruling Over 2020 Like a Boss from 2019-12-08T18:00

The time to start thinking about next year is right now, not January 1st. Today’s podcast is all about how to make next year your best year ever.

I know you’ve heard that many times befor...

Episode 089 - How To Stay On Track This Holiday Season from 2019-12-01T17:00

I love the holidays. Especially the food. This is the one time of year when literally all of my favourite treats (not just pretend favourite but actually favourite) are available all the time. Listen

Episode 088 - Like A Slap In the Face from 2019-11-24T17:00

I got a good wake up call this morning that came by the name Jim Rohn. If you don’t know Jim was Tony Robbin’s mentor and had a large impact on Tony and his development.

So what was this ...

Episode 087 - Are You Doing What Really Matters? from 2019-11-17T17:00

I believe that we each have something inside of us that needs to get out. We all have gifts, abilities, and practices that bring us tremendous happiness and expressing them not only will make us...

Episode 086 - How Do You Know It’s True? from 2019-11-10T17:00

There are many claims being made nowadays, (the world is going to end in 11 years, eating meat is good for you, eating meat is bad for you, etc.)

How do you know what’s true and what’s no...

Episode 085 - A Tip You’re Doing The Right Thing from 2019-10-27T16:00

Beware the investment activity that gets greeted by applause; the great moves usually get greeted by yawns. - Warren Buffet

There is nothing romantic about being on the path to success. I...

Episode 084 - Dealing With Disappointment from 2019-10-20T16:00

What happens when all of your hard work ends up not giving you the result that you’d hoped for?

We’ve all been there. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve had to face disappointment in yo...

Episode 083 - Are You Improving As Quickly As You Should? from 2019-10-13T16:00

Is feeling you’re getting better at something, not one of the best feelings in the world? Maybe it’s just me but I love when days, month and years of hard work finally start to click and you jus...

Episode 082 - Self Care IS Selfish And That’s OK from 2019-10-06T15:00

Thankfully the concept of self-care is popular and at least widely accepted. Regrettably, the idea of selfishness still isn’t and in my book.

Selfishness means thinking about and putting ...

Episode 081 - How To Successfully Make A Change In Your Life With Dr. Kresimir Jug from 2019-09-29T16:00

Ever get excited and motivated to create something in your life? Maybe you wanted to lose weight, get healthier, learn a new skill or upgrade your life in some. You start, but things fall apart ...

Episode 080 - What To Do When $hit Hits The Fan from 2019-09-22T16:00

Ever have those days when it seems like everything blows up and nothing goes your way?

Not sure about you, but it feels like I’ve had months and years of feeling like it hasn’t gone my wa...

Episode 079 - Creating Strong Personal Boundaries from 2019-09-15T16:00

Personal boundaries and self imposed rules that limit and create guidelines and methods that other people are allowed to interact and behave towards you.

I hope it’s obvious in the defini...

Episode 078 - Getting The Most Out Of School from 2019-09-07T16:00

Well, it’s here… and I personally believe that the kids couldn’t be any happier. They need the routine, consistency, and, it won’t hurt them to learn a thing or two.

School and learning i...

Episode 077 - How To Rely On Your Own Approval from 2019-09-01T16:00

Have you ever had a thought, idea or goal that was off the beaten path from others have expected from you? Doing your own thing can be very hard. It can be hard because one of the necessary require...

Episode 076 - Fixing My Diet from 2019-08-24T17:00

Are you looking to improve your nutrition and lose some weight and get healthier?

I was reflecting this morning and the biggest changes I made to my nutrition had almost nothing to do wit...

Episode 075 - The Thing About Fear from 2019-08-17T16:00

My son taught me something about fear…

This past Monday, Ari, my oldest son and I, went to Canada’s Wonderland to spend some time together and go on rides.

After going on the ‘cars...

Episode 074 - What Made The Biggest Impact On My Happiness? from 2019-08-11T16:00

The biggest impact, in recent memory, on my happiness has been discovering and dropping my sense of entitlement.

If would you have asked me a few years ago I would have told you that I wa...

Episode 073 - Try This If You Feel Life You’re Not Improving from 2019-08-03T16:00

Are you like me? Do you want to see results yesterday?

I’m not sure whether it’s the fact that I’m Eastern European, the fact that both my parents are impatient or that my personality lea...

Episode 072 - How To Win Every Argument On Facebook from 2019-07-27T16:00

Don’t have them.

I completely understand and can relate. I know what it feels like when someone posts something completely ridiculous, hateful, rude and just down right wrong.

I al...

Episode 071 - How To Inspire Others from 2019-07-20T16:00

Are there people in your life that you wish would get their act together or at least try to get their act together? Me too. 

And despite what I used to think there is absolutely no w...

Episode 070 How To Be More Productive from 2019-07-14T16:00

I used to think productivity meant getting a lot of stuff done. In a way it does but if I can be so bold and insert another word in that definition;  productivity means getting a lot of imp...

Episode 070 Becoming A Better You from 2019-07-06T16:00

 What do you want your future to look like? What values do you want to have? What are you trying to create? Do you spend anytime thinking about this?

I’m listening to Joe Dispenza’s ...

Episode - 069 Protect Yourself From Shaming from 2019-06-30T16:00

If someone has ever made you feel bad about the decisions that you’ve made, then this episode is for you.

Shame is a legitimate emotion. If you were to do something dishonourable - cheat,...

Episode 068 - I Struggle Where I Lack This Very Important Thing from 2019-06-17T09:26:17

 Clarity, Clarity, Clarity…

The word and concept just keep coming up over and over again. So much so that I just did an episode on the importance of having clarity and how it decreas...

Episode 067 - Why I Don’t Need My Wife To Need Me from 2019-06-09T23:39:29

I want my children to know that I love my wife selfishly, and I believe this is only appropriate way to love anything or anyone.

I know that might sound weird but let me explain. I’m...

Episode 066 - Are We Getting Too Soft? from 2019-06-03T09:42:52

We just got back from time in Florida with the whole crew. The whole crew in this case is the four of us, my parents and my mother-in-law.

It was awesome! I can’t remember the last time I...

Episode 065 - 3 Things I’m Working Hard To Teach My Kids from 2019-05-27T09:06:10

Have you ever wondered “what’s wrong with the world?”

You have? Ok, good, I thought it was just me. When I initially planned this episode I was going to rant for 10 minutes on what, I thi...

Episode 064 - Decreasing Your Anxiety from 2019-05-13T09:15:07

Oh anxiety, how I would love to end our relationship all together.

For me, there is nothing more frustrating than losing yourself in a cascade of horrible thoughts and scenarios that have...

Episode 063 - Could Free Time Be Making You Unhappy from 2019-05-06T09:19:49

I just finished Digital Minimalism and, like I mentioned last week, it gave me a lot to think about and digest.

My other big take away was the chapter/lesson on free time and what to do w...

Episode 61 - Are Our Phones Stealing Our Time Alone? from 2019-04-29T09:37:06

'Without solitude, no great work is possible.’ Pablo Picasso

Do you spend time alone with your thoughts? Are you finding time to learn and reflect?

I recently began listening to Di...

Where To Find Your Success And Happiness from 2019-04-22T11:21:27

What a time we live in.

I will be dating myself here but I remember growing up and watching a cartoon about a futuristic family named the Jetsons. The Jetsons didn’t drive, they flew. Geo...

Are You Testing Yourself? from 2019-04-15T09:53:13

Early this week a good friend of mine and practice member sent me an article of a man who was diagnosed with vitamin D toxicity resulting in kidney failure. It took the medical team a long time ...

Do You Face This? And Other Lessons From The CrossFit Open from 2019-04-01T09:40:42

Do you spend time facing the things that truly make you uncomfortable in life? Not uneasy, not “I’d rather not.” But truly - I’m scared to do this?

19.5, the last workout of the open, cre...

The Part Of The Day That Can Derail You from 2019-03-25T09:30:45

Have you ever had one of those days where the wheels just came off? I recently just had one and the most interesting thing about it was when I reflected on the day, nothing ‘bad’ or exceptional ...

Ego Is Not The Enemy from 2019-03-18T09:36:04

Every once in a while I hear or read something that directly attacks the ego and claims that your ego is the root of all your problems, while simultaneously destroying the world.

I disagr...

Knowing Both Sides from 2019-03-11T09:38:18

Isn't being wrong the worst, yet the best?

There is nothing worse that that cold chill followed by complete embarrassment when your deepest conviction, the one that you vocally and passio...

How To Stop Comparing Yourself With Others from 2019-03-04T10:52:19

There is nothing quite like a good romp around social media to see how great, beautiful, ripped, wealthy, successful, attractive, happy, vacationing everyone is and how we are lonely loser who i...

Episode 053 - Why I’ve Quit In The Past from 2019-02-25T10:37:26

Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach - you should really look him up if you’re an entrepreneur - has a concept he calls “The Gap” or being in ‘the gap.’

The gap is the mental space you fall in...

Episode 052 - The Source Of Self Love from 2019-02-19T10:34:29

I love that the idea of self love, self esteem and self care are becoming more and more popular and talked about.

I love that people are aware of the mental health struggles that we are h...

Episode 051 - How To Set Up Your Day For Success from 2019-02-11T10:37:58

Are you a step ahead or are you step behind?

If you’re like me then you are both. Some days I’ve got it figured out and then other days I feel like I want to hop on plane and never come b...

Episode 050 - I've Found This Important When Dealing With My Kids from 2019-02-04T09:56:39

Am I the only person who was the best, most knowledgable parent in the world, before I had kids? It’s funny how experience is a great and humbling teacher.

I wanted to share something, a ...

Episode 049 - How To Protect Your Happiness, And Life from 2019-01-28T10:45:04

Pretend your life is one room with only one door leading in and out.

The only way anything - a person, a career choice, a partner - can enter your life is through that one door. Likewise ...

Episode 048 - A Drug I’ve Been Using My Whole Life from 2019-01-21T10:19:41

It’s been a hard week. I had to say goodbye to a close family member. Someone I grew up with, had many experiences with and will miss tremendously.

During the whole process I noticed how ...

Episode 047 - Follow Through With Your New Year’s Resolution from 2019-01-14T10:22:09

If you’re old enough to remember the classic Seinfeld episode where Jerry Makes a reservation for a car rental you’ll quickly understand the most important point of this video.

In the epi...

Episode 045 - The One Thing That’s Stopping You from 2018-12-17T10:39:48

Have you ever had a goal that you wanted to start pursuing? Maybe it was creating a product, launching a business or even going to the gym and getting fit? You had this massive excitement built up...

Episode 044 - Remember this during a crises from 2018-12-10T10:50:44

Have you ever had a week where something unexpected threw a massive wrench in your plans, vision and goals? That was last week for me. Something, completely out of my control, has sucked up most ...

Episode 043 - A Big Modern Parenting Challenge from 2018-12-03T09:42:48

As the holidays are approaching and the conversation moves to “Ari what do you want for Christmas?” I find myself torn a little bit. On one hand I want to be able to buy my children everything tha...

Episode 042 - What I’ve Been Doing To Improve Productivity from 2018-11-26T10:28:35

The biggest leverage for me right now is to waste less time, increase my focus and get more work done with the time that I already have allotted to the tasks I do. I hope that made sense. I don’t...

Episode 041 - The Most Impactful Thing I’ve Done This Year from 2018-11-19T10:53:41

This past week was my 39th birthday and as with all birthdays I was in a reflective spirit. I was thinking about the last year and I asked myself “what was the one thing you did over the past year ...

Episode 040 - Getting Your Focus Back When It’s Gone from 2018-11-12T10:23:19

Getting Your Focus Back When It’s Gone With Dr. Kresimir Jug Have you ever had something happen that just completely busted your focus? What about those days where focusing your mind just felt imp...

Episode 039 - Moving Backward To Go Forward from 2018-11-05T10:17:57

Don’t be afraid of taking a step back in order to get what you really want in life. I say this, because I know it’s true, yet there are plenty of areas of my life where I still harbour a lot of fe...

Episode 038 - What Are You Fighting For? from 2018-10-29T09:13:05

It's not enough to know what you don't want. I don't want to depressed, I don't want to feel anxious, I don't want a crappy marriage, I don't want to be fat, etc. It's much better to be able to fr...

Episode 037 - Relationship Advice I wish Someone Gave Me from 2018-10-22T09:21:03

Today is an important day for me. October the 17th, 2018 marks my 9th wedding anniversary. My wife is my top value and I’m thrilled and proud that I’m able to celebrate this occasion and the fact ...

Episode 036 - Be Kind To Yourself from 2018-10-15T09:21:13

This week I have a simple yet powerful reminder: be kind to yourself. If you're trying to do anything in life failure is a natural part of that process. Yes it sucks, but it happens to everyone. ...

Episode 035 - Do This important Step Before You Listen To Your Gut from 2018-10-08T11:59:48

We love the intuitive person. We love someone who can just wow us with there ability to predict what's going to happen, or their 'way' of just knowing. Of course, we're all born with different tal...

Episode 034 - The Most Important Meeting With My Wife from 2018-10-01T09:32:09

It’s the end of September and you know what that means? End of quarter 3 right? I bet that’s not what you were thinking, but it’s true. I want this to serve as a reminder that having a family mee...

Episode 033 - How To Be 33% More Productive from 2018-09-24T09:27:21

“People who leave their phone off for the first hour of the day are 33% more productive” -Brendon Burchard I just recently heard this idea. I won’t lie, my first thought was ‘BS.’ I’m a typical C...

Episode 032 - Leveraging The Power Of Your Focus from 2018-09-17T08:56:09

Where your focus goes, energy flows - Toni Robbins I've never really understood that quote until this past weekend. Rachelle and I went to the Archangel Summit in Toronto and it took a Hindu pries...

Episode 031 - One Unattractive, But Vital, Secret To Success from 2018-09-10T09:21:14

I've always loved September and back to school. It's almost like a mini 'new-year.' You're back on track, there is a new schedule, a new, consistent rhythm, and you're back on track with so many t...

Episode 030 - Stop Doing The Things You Suck At from 2018-09-03T13:27:46

There is nothing easy about achieving your goals in life, the potential for success and failure is always there. On today's podcast I want to bring up an idea that has been very helpful for me, st...

Episode 029 - Overcoming Your Fears In A Practical Way from 2018-08-27T08:54:50

I used to suppress and repress my fear because it was too painful to look at and because I thought that was the best way to overcome it. I'm slowing learning that 'pushing' negative emotions down ...

Episode 028 - Just A Theory, But Gratitude Makes You Physically Stronger from 2018-08-20T09:25:40

Going to the gym used to be something that I tolerated. I knew it was good for me, I knew (and felt) the benefits, and because I wanted to be in integrity with every patient I told to train, I did ...

Episode 027 - Let Go To Get What You Want from 2018-08-13T18:06:35

It might sound really weird but I'm starting to think that part of getting what you want, is to let go all the negative emotions surrounding what you want and just focus on the hard work and take j...

Episode 026 - Are You Spending Alone Time With Yourself from 2018-08-08T16:39:39

I can only speak for myself, I'm an expert at distracting myself. I'm always on my phone, listening to music, working on the next project, eating, etc. This week I had the opportunity to spend so...

Episode 025 - Improving Self-Esteem In Your Kids from 2018-07-30T09:50:36

The health and happiness of my kids is very important to me. When they are sick or not feeling well it negatively impacts my week. That's why making your Monday's awesome involves making sure the ...

Episode 024 - Improve Your Brain Function With This Activity from 2018-07-23T09:44:36

Your brain and your body are inseparable. You can't effect one without affecting the other, treat your body poorly and your brain will suffer, treat your body well and your brain has a better chan...

Episode 023 - Be Ok With Your Emotions from 2018-07-16T09:24

We ALL experience negative or bad emotions and have negative or bad thoughts. The difference, I believe, between the successful and the unsuccessful is that the successful spend far less time ther...

Episode 022 - Is Your Family Doing This? from 2018-07-09T09:19:12

I believe you should run your family, and your life, like it’s a business. I know that might sound strange so let me explain… Businesses are obsessed with one thing - growth. They understand that...

Episode 21 - The One Thing You Can Control from 2018-07-02T12:43:34

Your mindset is not fixed, it can change. Yes, that is a belief. You can, of course, believe the exact opposite - that you're fixed and unchangeable, that you have a destiny, that you are the way ...

Episode 20 - How I Got Out Of It, And How You Can Too from 2018-06-25T09:36:37

Last week was not an awesome week. I was stressed out and felt super uncomfortable. This week is much better. It's not better because my problems have vanished, if anything, those problems are wor...

Episode 19 - My Confession from 2018-06-18T09:46:27

Have you ever had to deal with your biggest fear coming true? How did you handle it? The past two weeks have been super interesting. The things that I have feared are starting to come true, and ob...

Episode 018 - How To Stop Caring What Others Think from 2018-06-11T09:11:26

Wouldn't it be nice to just stop worrying about the opinions of others? I know you've heard others tell you to just stop caring, but that's not good advice or realistic to do. Much more realistic...

Episode 017 - Habits are not as powerful as you think from 2018-06-04T09:53:06

We've always been taught that habits are the gateway to your success and that if you don't have great and purposeful habits then you'll never have any kind of success. I don't think that's true. ...

Episode 016 - Why A Vacation Will Help You Meet Your Goals Faster from 2018-05-28T08:43:16

Completely switching your mind away from what you are always thinking about is one of the fastest ways you can develop new ideas and help you meet and hit your goals even faster. It seems counterp...

Episode 015 - When You Don’t Feel Like It from 2018-05-14T09:19:15

I don't think it's possible to wake up every day and be motivated and ready to attack the world. I think even the best of us have days where we are tried, worried, stressed, anxious, etc. So, how...

Episode 014 - We all need to hear this all the time from 2018-05-07T07:46:51

There is nothing sexy about success. We all say we want it, yet many of us are not backing up that claim with the work necessary to get what we say that we want. This week's podcast is a simple r...

Episode 013 - Why Rest Is Important To Being Your Most Successful Self from 2018-04-30T09:35

I've never liked the saying 'no pain, no gain' because it's not true. Yes, sometimes things will be painful in order for you to get better, but not always. The other reason I dislike this saying ...

Episode 012 - An Attitude I Dropped That’s Made All The Difference from 2018-04-24T16:14:42

I call the attitude the "I'm fancier than thou attitude." I'm sure it has other names, but I can't think of it right now. Thinking that you're better than someone else is a destructive way to be....

Episode 011 - How To Be More Vulnerable from 2018-04-16T09:37:30

Last week I was given a kind and thoughtful compliment on my ability to be vulnerable. This got me thinking... How did I get that way, because I have not always been that way? This lead to a lot ...

Episode 10 - An Important Step Before Self-Love from 2018-04-09T09:39:02

I'm sure you've heard the saying that - you can't pour from an empty cup. I completely agree it's hard for you to be able to do anything for anyone unless you're in a good place first. Hence the ...

Episode 009 - When I Don't Like Meditation from 2018-04-02T09:39:34

Context is everything. To be clear, I believe that meditation is great. In fact, most things in the world are awesome - in the proper context. I hate meditation when you're using it to try to cov...

Episode 008 - What To Do When You Feel Uncomfortable from 2018-03-26T09:52:34

Grow happens outside your comfort zone. But, cliched statements don't give you a strategy for how to handle the stress, discomfort and the downright 'yuckiness' of changing your life. That's what...

Episode 007 - How To Start Changing Things You Suck At from 2018-03-19T09:57:12

Nobody said life was easy. One of the hardest things in life is to improve, especially at something that you don't want anyone knowing you stink at. Well, that's not fun. Some of my best life ex...

Episode 006 - Everything Is Your Fault from 2018-03-12T09:30:15

I know it might sound harsh but I think, even if it's totally untrue (or partially untrue) that you start thinking that everything in your life is your fault. Let me explain. Entitlement is growi...

Episode 005 - Stop Learning So Much from 2018-03-05T09:57:02

Before you get pissed, I'm not saying that learning or consuming content isn't important, it is, however, it's not the most important. If all you're doing is thinking, you're still not going to ge...

Episode 004 - Die On Your Own Sword from 2018-02-26T01:16:44

I have an experiment for you to try this week, first of many. It was inspired by a breast cancer patient who had some very strong ideas of how she was going to handle her treatment. Whether you ag...

Don’t Tell Me What You Don’t from 2018-02-19T14:07:28

Knowing what you don’t want is not the same as knowing what you want... it sounds silly but it’s true!

The Worst Thing To Happen from 2018-02-19T14:05:32

What if the worst thing you thought could happen, actually did?

The Origin Story from 2018-02-19T14:01:43

Episode 001 - The Origin Story • Episode 001 - The Origin Story