Healthy Wealth

OVERVIEW:

Erik talks about really knowing who we are as people through the process of self-discovery and self-awareness. Knowing who we are will impact the decisions we make in all aspects of our lives. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Looking inward helps us understand who we are as people and our core values as to why we do things we do in every area of our lives.
• The decisions we make are based on those core values and our identifiers help us understand what we do.  

KEY POINTS:

1. The podcast has helped Erik understand the guests on the show and how our stories are intertwined and connected, as what we share with each other impacts us.

2. When we discover who we are to the core we can be more intentional in living the life we so desire to play to our strengths. 

3. Have you thought about who you are as a person in the process of discovering how to develop your strengths and the decisions you make to improve your life?   

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “We can’t settle.” –Erik Smith 

• “We can make the decision to pursue other opportunities out there...”  –Erik Smith  

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

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

OVERVIEW:

In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Kerry Gough, Practicing Therapist and a ‘Practicing Person’ talks to your host Erik Smith about having mindful awareness and balance when striving for health and fitness. Kerry shares tips on how to check in with yourself to address your personal needs, how to feel more connected to others, and the power in vulnerability. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kerry Gough discusses her upbringing   
• What led Kerry to pursue higher learning for psychology? 
• What was Kerry’s father’s reaction when she made her career shift?  
• In what ways are our stories all intertwined?  
• What does vulnerability mean to Kerry?   
• What has been Kerry’s experience with people feeling isolated because of social media and so much of life happening online?  
• Many people get involved in fitness because of body image fears and not with an awareness of health.  
• What is a tip to figure out if we are engaging in fitness to know if we are trying to look a certain way or because want to be healthy?  
• Kerry shares some prevention tools and ways to invest in staying healthy. 

OVERVIEW:

Erik talks about how the wind can affect us by blowing us off the path we are looking to take. When we are intentional and take action quickly then the wind does not affect us as much. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Taking action with speed and intention limits the effects of outside forces that may keep us from our goals and dreams.  
• If we slow down, limit our action, and/or do not fully commit then we do get to where we want to go and achieve the results we want when it comes to our health and finances. 
• Erik also talks about what the most expensive thing is, as it is a closed mind.  
• He gives the example of Blockbuster video not being open to Redbox and Netflix which has changed the way we watch movies and TV in our homes. As a result they are no longer in business. 
• Erik also mentions that the best investment we can make is in ourselves as we can improve our business, finances, and health by purchasing a program that will give us the tools or access we did not have which shorten the amount of time it will take to achieve our goals and dreams

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “The most expensive thing we can have is a closed mind.” –Erik Smith

• “The best investment we can make is in ourselves.“ –Erik Smith 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

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

OVERVIEW:

Erik talks about how the wind can affect us by blowing us off the path we are looking to take. When we are intentional and take action quickly then the wind does not affect us as much. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Taking action with speed and intention limits the effects of outside forces that may keep us from our goals and dreams.  
• If we slow down, limit our action, and/or do not fully commit then we do get to where we want to go and achieve the results we want when it comes to our health and finances. 
• Erik also talks about what the most expensive thing is, as it is a closed mind.  
• He gives the example of Blockbuster video not being open to Redbox and Netflix which has changed the way we watch movies and TV in our homes. As a result they are no longer in business. 
• Erik also mentions that the best investment we can make is in ourselves as we can improve our business, finances, and health by purchasing a program that will give us the tools or access we did not have which shorten the amount of time it will take to achieve our goals and dreams

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “The most expensive thing we can have is a closed mind.” –Erik Smith

• “The best investment we can make is in ourselves.“ –Erik Smith 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

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

OVERVIEW:

In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Kris Levy talks to your host Erik Smith about pursuing his passions of fitness, travel, and wine, the importance of working with coaches in your self-improvement process, and the many benefits of traveling and taking yourself out of your comfort zone.  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kris Levy grew up in Texas and has been in the military for about nine years now.  
• Traveling more extensively impacted Kris on how to improve himself.  
• Kris had a back injury while in the military that put him out for several months.
• What was the first step that Kris took towards changing his life?  
• The first area of Kris’s life that he wanted to improve was self-awareness and self-assessment.  
• How did Kris put systems in place to become more self-aware?  
• What various countries and environments has Kris traveled to?  
• Kris talks about how traveling has benefited his fitness and nutritional habits.  
• Where is Kris’s favorite place to work on something creative?  

OVERVIEW:

In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Kris Levy talks to your host Erik Smith about pursuing his passions of fitness, travel, and wine, the importance of working with coaches in your self-improvement process, and the many benefits of traveling and taking yourself out of your comfort zone.  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kris Levy grew up in Texas and has been in the military for about nine years now.  
• Traveling more extensively impacted Kris on how to improve himself.  
• Kris had a back injury while in the military that put him out for several months.
• What was the first step that Kris took towards changing his life?  
• The first area of Kris’s life that he wanted to improve was self-awareness and self-assessment.  
• How did Kris put systems in place to become more self-aware?  
• What various countries and environments has Kris traveled to?  
• Kris talks about how traveling has benefited his fitness and nutritional habits.  
• Where is Kris’s favorite place to work on something creative?  
• How did Kris’ body adapt to different types of foods?  
• Kris has coaches for fitness and areas that he wants to get better in.  
• How does Kris train and have fitness workouts when he is traveling abroad?  
• Where does Kris Levy see himself in the next five years?  
• If you're not genuinely happy with what you have now, how will you be happy when you have more?  

KEY POINTS:

1. Turn something you are passionate about into a creative outlet so you can express yourself.  

    

2. We are all leaders or aspiring to be leaders an

OVERVIEW:

Erik shares things he has learned from Jim Rohn and other successful individuals of the journey to become financially free. It is a shift in mindset that could seem simple but can compound for years.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• While exercising his body Erik also shares ways to exercise his mind as he listens to audios on how to improve themselves and change their thinking. 
• Erik also describes techniques to use when we are in stressful situations to improve our performance and shift our minds to look at the circumstances in a more calm and relaxed manner.
• When we try too hard we often do not perform as well. 

KEY POINTS:

1. When we are in stressful situations we need to be in a relaxed state in order to perform better.

2. In order to do this we have to visualize more and/or go to a familiar place because we are not thinking about what we are doing or are worrying about others or what they are thinking. 

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “Most who are financially free pay themselves first before they pay anyone else.” –Erik Smith

• “When your passive income exceeds your expenses you are financially free.” –Erik Smith

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz 
• Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
• Find Erik on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter

OVERVIEW:

In the final part of a 3-part episode, Sofia Shah (CEO, Dynasty Leadership) talks to your host Erik Smith about how building a strong foundation in whatever you do is what will set you up for long-term success. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Sofia experimented with her diet and how it affected her health, becoming vegan after growing up vegetarian, but her body didn’t react well to veganism especially with bodybuilding and running marathons. 
• As a result, she had to start eating meat, and her body reacted incredibly well to it. 
• She has to eat 6 meals a day to support her bodybuilding, but people look at her and often think she barely eats. 
• Sofia views bodybuilding as art, but the art is your body. 
• The long-term mindset, focusing on the bigger picture, is unusual in today’s world of instant gratification. 
• The biggest thing you need is accountability. 
• People often say they want to do something but they “can’t,” and if that’s the story you’re telling yourself, it becomes self-fulfilling. 
• Finding a good coach gives you a perspective on your progress that you could never have for yourself alone. 
• She has decided not to compete yet because she wants to focus on being consistent and properly building a bodybuilding foundation. 
• Despite all of her success, Sofia still felt unfulfilled and like she wasn’t good enough, and in reading about it she learned that often women, no matter how successful, have been taught to be less confident. 

OVERVIEW:

Erik shares how his experience the second time around with 75 Hard has helped him build strength after the initial soreness the first few weeks. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• When we hit certain physical and mental challenges along with constant punishment over time we end up developing more strength that allows us to perform better. 
• The description of Erik’s experience in his adult soccer league is detailed and how over the past couple of weeks he has gotten stronger and started to perform better after initially playing less than 100%. 
• Over time in life the struggle gives us strength in everything we do.

KEY POINTS:

1. Callouses on our body become sources of strength whether it is physical, mentally, or emotionally. 

2. Sometimes when we go through certain obstacles or storms we do not know when it will end but when come out on the other side there is a blessing. 

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “My speed was coming back. I didn’t feel so tired or sore.“ –Erik Smith

• “I am only going to get stronger from what I am putting my body through.“ –Erik Smith

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

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

OVERVIEW:

In the second part of a 3-part episode, Sofia Shah (CEO, Dynasty Leadership) talks to your host Erik Smith about managing stress and her health while growing her business. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Sofia and her husband decided they wanted to build something for themselves instead of putting all of their energy and effort into the vision of a CEO they would never meet. 
• Your mindset and expectations going into something are going to determine the outcome, especially the understanding that you will struggle and have to do things you are bad at and what you dislike in order to reach success. 
• The idea of health is generic and means different things to different people. 
• While building her business, Sofia was being healthy to the best of her ability, but it was difficult to prioritize or focus on, and she felt the effects of it. 
• Her health was most affected by the stress of starting her business, and she didn’t know how to deal with it. 
• She responded by jumping into a lot of fitness bootcamps, but by overdoing it she only made herself more run down and eventually had to learn to let herself recover. 
• Sofia’s rock bottom was where she was having difficulty functioning due to stress and exhaustion, even developing an ovarian cyst, so she decided to focus on listening to her body beginning with cutting out caffeine.

KEY POINTS:

1. If you don’t accept and expect the negatives of being an entrepreneur, you won’t have the correct mindset for success.

2. Be wary of overcompensating because that can worsen health problems. 

TWEETABLE QUOTE:

• “That struggle is necessary for life and to have perspective because you can’t feel the good without feeling the bad.” –Sofia Shah

• “I’m going to do things to push the limits of my body and mind, and that’s how I live.” –Sofia Shah

RESOURCES MENTIONED: