Healthy Wealth

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What was Jason Priest’s upbringing like? 
• Jason’s experiences watching his mother’s substance abuse led to his own drug addiction.   
• Jason ended up working in nutrition and corporate wellness because he was tired of being surrounded by death as an ICU nurse. 
• How did Jason going to nursing school help to get him out of the drug and rave scenes? 
• Working the overnight shift as a nurse—staying up all night, eating fast food, and drinking heavily—caused Jason to gain a lot of weight. 
• What are Jason’

OVERVIEW:

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Some people may have already abandoned their New Years resolutions of being better financial as this is a new decade.
• Even though that may have happened, we can start today in taking better control of our financial lives.    
• It is never too late and the tips shared can helps us get back on track.    

KEY POINTS:

1. Look at the upcoming expenses and bills due whether it is rent/mortgage, electric, cable, car insurance, and/or credit card bills. We want to make sure the money is in our accounts to avoid overdraft charges that set us back even more. 

2. Track our spending on a daily basis: whether it’s online, at a store, or eating out and being aware of how much we are spending. We have to ask ourselves if we continue doing these habits will it help or hurt us financially long term. We cannot turn a blind eye to what our spending habits are if you want to become financially free.      
3. Learn something daily that will help us financially as there are uncertain times now with war and an election year that we want to be prepared because a decade ago people were not and paid the price with their jobs and finances.       

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
• Find Erik on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter

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Rocky Garza is a Dallas-based public speaker, who focuses on helping people figure out who they are through his ‘identity mapping’ process. In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Rocky talks about how to interact and connect with other people, how to discover your uniqueness and why this is important to a more fulfilling life.  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What was Rocky Garza’s upbringing like?   
• Rocky learned that he was really good at disclosure but not good at vulnerability.      
• Rocky has pursued many career paths, including a wedding photographer.   
• What is Rocky’s process of ‘identity mapping?’ 
• Was Rocky more of an introvert or an extrovert while he was traveling a lot when he was a kid?    
• How do we detach ourselves from our personal biases about our past?     
• How do the ‘truths’ others tell Rocky about him and the ‘truths’ he tells himself about himself apply to Rocky now?    
• How can we build connections with people a lot faster?  

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In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Personal Trainer, gym Owner, plant-based Wellness Coach and Chef, Coach Letha, talks about losing over 100 pounds, being passionate about her health, how she built up her Wellness Warriors Bootcamp brand and fitness gyms, and being both a vegan and a chef.    

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What was Coach Letha’s upbringing and early health like?  
• What were her first 10 days of juicing like?     
• How did Letha get led to the change in her mindset towards a healthier lifestyle?  
• Feeding yourself unhealthy junk food isn’t an appropriate reward system when losing weight.  
• What made her keep going with her diet during the first few days?       
• How long ago was this when she began her health journey?   
• What other lifestyle changes did she make after losing her first 40 pounds?    
• Watching documentaries and doing research in nutrition was helpful in Letha’s journey. 
• Coach Letha’s vegan life was led by compassion and love, as far as what she eats, what she puts on her body, and how she treats people.    
• How did her family respond to her new life choices?  
• Has her family changed their viewpoints about her new life now that many years have gone by? 
• How did her next 60 pounds come off after losing the first 40?    
• How did she develop her training program?  
• What was it like when Coach Letha was opening

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Erik talks about the psychological aspects of our plate size and thoughts about gathering with family during the holidays and eating.   

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• When using a smaller plate in wanting to go back to get more food we have to decide if we want to go back and get more food
• The second time around we do not get as much food because we want seconds of the food we want more of.  
• When we meet with family the common thing is food.  
• We want to make the best choices when it comes to our health because we have to mindful of what we are eating and drinking.        

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “Use a smaller plate… people will feel like they are overeating when they go back multiple times.“ –Erik Smith

• “It forces us to get up and out of our seat… it forces us to get up again.” –Erik Smith  

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
• Find Erik on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter

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In this second part of Fitness & Finance Justin Norris, Entrepreneur and Executive Marketing Director at LegalShield Official in Fairhope, Alabama, talks about why he believes that ‘the victim mindset’ is a lie, giving ourselves permission to have success, learning how to receive, the power of belief, personal development and focusing on the moment.   

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What tips would Justin give to someone starting a business who may have a similar background as him?  
• Justin explains why you need to learn how to receive.   
• Who do we typically listen to?     
• Justin Norris breaks down why he feels ‘the victim mindset’ is a fallacy and creating solutions through challenges.    
• The mind works best when it is focused on one thing at a time.       
• What is Justin Norris’ routine?  
• Justin Norris discusses how he improved his health as he was expanding his mindset and growing in his business.   
• What is the Reticular Activating System?  
• Right now is the only moment we have, and it is filled with infinite possibilities. 
• Which books has Justin read multiple times?  
• Justin expresses the importance and impact of personal development.    

OVERVIEW:

Erik talks about what it takes to cover expenses for the days we no longer work for money over a 20 year period. He breaks down the numbers for basic expenses. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Are we or our parents set up financially to cover expenses that we will have in a 20 year retirement.   
• Depending where someone lives, the expenses could be more for their rent and/or mortgage.     
• Looking at the numbers $1,000,000 seems like a good amount of money but a 20 year retirement requires more than that.  
• As a result many people are more fearful of running out of money compared to dying.          

TWEETABLE QUOTES:

• “...Want to set up our own pensions, and if we want to do that, we have to look at a lot of factors...” –Erik Smith 

• “Some people spend $912 in a meal…” –Erik Smith
• “$980/month for healthcare… this does not even include Long Term Care.“ –Erik Smith

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
• Find Erik on Instagram, 

OVERVIEW:

In this episode of Fitness & Finance Justin Norris, Entrepreneur and Executive Marketing Director at LegalShield Official in Fairhope, Alabama, talks about being raised by a strong single mother, his involvement in sports, how he began to take fitness very seriously, dying and coming back to life, working at LegalShield Official and what paradigms mean in our lives.  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Justin Norris talks about his upbringing and where he grew up.      
• Justin opens up about the strong positive impact that his mother had on his life.      
• What made Justin Norris decide to get involved in sports early on?    
• Which moment prompted Justin to take fitness seriously?  
• How did mentors play a role in fitness for Justin?    
• What took place in Justin’s life after high school football ended?  
• Justin talks about almost dying in the hospital.   
• What are paradigms and how do they affect us?     
• Why did Justin step away from sports in college?  
• How did Justin Norris begin working at LegalShield Official?  
• For things to change, we have to change.

KEY POINTS:

1. Justin Norris died and was revived. This began after he took taking medicine and his whole body starting to itch and he temporarily went blind. 

2. Anything that we tolerate we invite more of in our life. This is why many people live in pain and don’t do anything to change it.         

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “I’ve got an amazing mom. Huge heart. I believe I inherited her heart and caring for others. She always taught me to do my best. I remember, I think I was 13, when we sat down and she told me to always do my best so I will never have regrets.” –Justin Norris 

• “Paradigms are foundations of thought that we have received, whether it be from our family or from the conditions of the world around us that we believe as completely normal and that we accept.” –Justin Norris  

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

• Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
• Find Erik on I

OVERVIEW:

In this episode of Fitness & Finance Justin Norris, Entrepreneur and Executive Marketing Director at LegalShield Official in Fairhope, Alabama, talks about being raised by a strong single mother, his involvement in sports, how he began to take fitness very seriously, dying and coming back to life, working at LegalShield Official and what paradigms mean in our lives.  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Justin Norris talks about his upbringing and where he grew up.      
• Justin opens up about the strong positive impact that his mother had on his life.      
• What made Justin Norris decide to get involved in sports early on?    
• Which moment prompted Justin to take fitness seriously?  
• How did mentors play a role in fitness for Justin?    
• What took place in Justin’s life after high school football ended?  
• Justin talks about almost dying in the hospital.   
• What are paradigms and how do they affect us?     
• Why did Justin step away from sports in college?  
• How did Justin Norris begin working at LegalShield Official?  
• For things to change, we have to change.

KEY POINTS:

1. Justin Norris died and was revived. This began after he took taking medicine and his whole body starting to itch and he temporarily went blind. 

2. Anything that we tolerate we invite more of in