052: Change Is Coming
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Erik shares the changes with the show in the coming month such as a name change. His purpose is to provide you with the tools that are going to help you the most which is why some changes to the show are coming. There will be a new name which will be announced soon.
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051: Dr. Lindsey Marvel | Our Vision Reflects What We See or Don’t See
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Dr. Lindsey Marvel, optometrist describes getting into the field which was not widely accepted by her family even though she is a doctor. The focus she had growing up was on sports, especially tennis as she was a highly ranked tennis played that led to a collegiate career and school was secondary.
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050: Not All Financial Education is Created Equally
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Erik Smith shares a story of a conversation he recently had with an individual who studied finance and daily trades in the market. It was interesting to find that the individual was not aware of different financial concepts.
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049: Kristi Lee Cronin | Curing Heartache Literally & Figuratively
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In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Kristi Lee Cronin, Cardiology Nurse Practitioner shares how she got into the field of nursing and the challenges that came along the way. Her story is inspiring because it shows that persistence pays and we cannot avoid the things that are on our hearts.
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048: Take Advantage of Every Moment in Life
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Erik talks about the news of Kobe Bryant’s death and what it means to him and the lessons learned from the tragedy. Unfortunately it takes tragedy to bring people together and appreciate one another as we need to tell people how we feel about them always because we do not know how long we are going to live.
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047: Vee Khuu | Into The Real Estate Lab
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In this episode of Fitness & Finance, real estate investor Vee Khuu shares his experiences getting into real estate investing as an immigrant from Vietnam in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, the benefits of investing out-of-state, tax liens & more.
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046: The Winning Stages-Magic Mirror
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Erik shares a story about a mentor of his who shared the stages of why people are successful and also why they fail. Most people become successful and do not know why, which keeps them from having continued success. Others also do not understand why they fail. Erik shares a personal story relating to his health and fitness journey of success and failure.
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045: Aimee Carlson | Terminating the Toxins in Our Lives
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In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Aimee Carlson, entrepreneur and host of podcast, The Toxin Terminator, shares how she began her journey of eliminating toxins from her life, some useful first steps you can take today and more.
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044: Taking Action Before It’s Too Late
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Erik shares stories that have impacted him in his career, whether good or bad. He discusses a time when he was in a situation with a client and could help them but was not able to.
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043: Jason Priest | Transforming the Dad Bod
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In this episode of Fitness & Finance, Jason Priest, Founder of Dad Bod Health and a Registered Nurse, shares how he chose to change his pattern of bad health decisions, how nursing school led to his entrepreneurial journey, the importance of stepping outside your comfort zone and more.
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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:
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Turn something you are passionate about into a creative outlet so you can express yourself.
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We are all leaders or aspiring to be leaders and adaptability is a key element of being a great leader.
TWEETABLE QUOTE:
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“I realized for me, that traveling affected all the other aspects of my life. And not so much the traveling, but being put in uncomfortable situations.” –Kris Levy
- “Your best days, your best years, your best moments, your best experiences are in front of you, not behind you, and that is what you should be going for.” –Kris Levy
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Schedule a time to talk with Erik.
- Find Erik on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Kris Levy on Instagram