Level Up Your Life

Level Up Your Life is where motivated people like you come to get strategies, tools, and tested tricks to take your work, life, and health, to the next level. Join speaker, author and coach Mark Black every Monday, as he shares strategies and tools to help you take your performance to the next level. Mark is the only man to have run a marathon after receiving heart-lung transplant. He lives each day with passion and purpose. Level Up Your Life will help you to do the same

LUYL 063 - Innovating Through Service with John Demato 05/25/2020

062 - Adapting to the New Reality 05/11/2020

LUYL 061 - The Promise to the One with Jason Hewlett 05/04/2020

How to Prepare Yourself for Life's Challenges 04/27/2020

LUYL 059: How to Balance Growth with Safety 04/20/2020

LUYL 058 - The New SEO You Need Right Now 04/13/2020

LUYL 057 Do These 5 Things to Take Advantage of the Quarantine 04/06/2020

LUYL 056 Mindset Hacks for Dealing With Covid-19 03/30/2020

LUYL 055: 4 Strategies or Coping with the Anxiety and Worry Caused by Covid-19 03/23/2020

LUYL 054 Tips for Resilience Through the Challenge of the Coronavirus 03/16/2020

LUYL 053 - The 4 Questions 03/09/2020

LUYL 052 A New Take on Building Your Legacy with Codi Shewan 02/24/2020

LUYL 051 It's Not About You 02/17/2020

LUYL 050 Simple is the New Sophisticated 02/10/2020

LUYL 049: Be - Do - Have 02/03/2020

LUYL 048 Stop Chasing Accomplishments 01/27/2020

LUYL 047 - How to Make 2020 a Happier Year 01/20/2020

LUYL046 - 5 Simple Steps to Boost Your Productivity 01/13/2020

LUYL045 Create Routines for Success 01/06/2020

LUYL044 Your Framework for an Amazing Year 12/23/2019

LUYL043 Look Back to Move Ahead 12/09/2019

LUYL Ep.042 Encore: Dr Greg Wells Levels Up Our Lives! 12/02/2019

LUYL041 Slow and Steady Progress 11/25/2019

LUYL040 ReCharge Your Batteries 11/18/2019

LUYL040 ReCharge Your Batteries Welcome to the podcast where we take your life, your work and your relationships to the next level! In this episode of Level Up Your Life, our host Mark Black discusses the value of recharging your batteries. It’s not always the easiest thing to do in today’s world of rushing and racing to get everything done, but prioritizing your rest, and relaxation can make a huge difference to how effective, safe and happy you can truly be! Mark shares some counterintuitive strategies that will make a significant difference in the way you feel, and shares very specific ways to help you rest, relax, recharge and get back to conquering your list of things to accomplish! You cannot function at the highest level if you don’t take the time to maintain yourself. Can Barack Obama recharge someone’s batteries?. Until you do THIS ONE THING, you will never perform at your best. More isn’t always better. Sometimes doing less is exactly what you need! Mark’s marathon training program seemed a little counter-intuitive, but made a lot of sense later on, and the results were a reflection of that. You just HAVE to sleep. There’s no escaping it. Embrace it. Here are some ways to get more sleep and better quality sleep! Exercising and socializing are more important than you actually think! Consider adding meditation to your day. “In order to have that energy you have to prioritise yourself” “You cannot give what you do not have” “What we do in the world takes a massive amount of energy” “One of the secrets of high performers is that they prioritize rest and rejuvenation” “At some point you’re actually doing more damage than good” “We live in a culture that has glorified going without sleep” “Sleep is a requirement and you just gotta figure out a way to make it happen” “A 20 minute nap can give you a significant boost in mental energy and focus” “ Level Up! Use code PODCAST Share the show! More Mark: /episode/index/show/levelupyourlifepodcast/id/12070226

LUYL039 Commitment is the Secret to Success 11/11/2019

LUYL038 Putting the Meaning into Meaningful Work with Eric Termuende 11/04/2019

LUYL038 Putting the Meaning into Meaningful Work with Eric Termuende Are you engaged in meaningful work? Do you know what to look for? How about the word meaningful, do you feel you have a deep understanding of what it means and know how to tell if you’re on the right track? If you’re not sure about any of that, how about this: Do you like the people you work with? The job itself? The tasks you do? If so, then fantastic! You’re one of the rare people who have figured out how to be truly happy at work! But if it’s a no, or you’re just not sure, then this episode is definitely for you. I this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark is joined by fellow speaker, author and podcast host Eric Termuende to discuss work, and more importantly, the meaning behind it. What starts off as a simple concept grows into a very high quality conversation about creating a life with less friction, and more happiness, and truly levelling up to your true potential. Mark and Eric also share their mutual opinion on the single most wasteful activity a person can spend time doing, and why taking responsibility for your own happiness is kind of a big deal. What is considered to be meaningful work? What is success? Resistance and challenge within the job could very well be a big part of what makes it fulfilling. How do you go about finding something you’ll enjoy? 5 questions to ask yourself when you want to know if you’re on the right track or not. You are responsible for your own joy and fulfillment. Can you be a little bit happier than yesterday? Not all advice is good advice for you. “I recognized at a very young age, because I was forced to, that our time is finite” - Mark “What is the life you want to live?” - Eric “We’re still trying to paint success with one broad stroke of a brush” - Eric “Who is working where at the places you frequence most?” - Eric “A ‘Why’ attracts talent, but a ‘How’ keeps it” - Eric “Outside of everyone we have contact with is a world of bystanders” - Eric “Maybe where we are right now is exactly where we need to be” - Eric “Where can there be more happiness?” - Eric More Eric! Level Up! Use code PODCAST Share the show! More Mark: /episode/index/show/levelupyourlifepodcast/id/11894021

LUYL037 Are You Living Your Passion? 10/28/2019

LUYL036 The Value of Attending Live Events with Natalie Davison 10/21/2019

LUYL036 The Value of Attending Live Events with Natalie Davison Welcome to another episode of Level Up Your Life! In this episode, Mark Black welcomes Natalie Davison to the podcast! Natalie is the cofounder of Marrow Marketing! She’s also a speaker, and long time colleague of Mark’s, so you know it’s going to be a fun conversation! These two share a lot of things: stages, schools, even their very first motivational speaker! Another important thing they share? Their views on the importance of live events for your personal and professional development. Mark and Natalie speak in detail and at length about the many amazing benefits of attending an event, and the impact it can have on your life for weeks, months, or even years to come! The best event speakers are often event attendees on the regular. The first motivational speaker that Mark and Natalie saw (it was the same person). The energy of live events: What’s happening for the audience, and what’s happening behind the scenes to create such a buzz? Are you going to make this event something that can change your life? The kinds of people who attend events are the kinds of people you want to be around. “I really do like being at an age where I can some somebody has been my friend for decades” - Natalie “The older we get the more good memories we have. Hopefully.” - Mark “There’s something special about being in a room with people that can’t be duplicated in any other way” - Mark “My level of surrender, professional surrender, really depends on who we’re listening to and what we’re talking about” - Natalie “I think that’s just such an important thing to do as a human is to allow that energy and connection to come in” - Natalie “When you’re sitting in that audience and you’re like ‘man, the energy is really fuelling me’ you don’t even know how much energy is being output that you’re taking in” - Natalie “Sometimes I’m speaking, sometimes I’m in the crowd, but I’m never just passively there” - Natalie Level Up! Use code PODCAST Share the show! More Mark: /episode/index/show/levelupyourlifepodcast/id/11611964

LUYL035 Do Hard Things! 10/07/2019

LUYL035 Do Hard Things! We all want to level up our lives, don’t we? In this episode, Mark Black is sharing what he believes is the number one tool to help you discover your full potential, ensure you’re operating at 100%, and help you grow into the person you were meant to be! What is the secret? Doing difficult or challenging things! While this may seem a little counterintuitive in a world where ease and convenience is taking over, the truth is that the more comfortable we get, the harder it is to handle life when it doesn’t go exactly the way we want it to. The result? Prolonged Unhappiness. When things go wrong, or are out of our control, we tend to drag out the resistance to the issue, the feelings of dissatisfaction, and even the anger or frustration surrounding the issue! Doing hard things won’t ensure that bad things never happen to you again, but it will make those bad things so much easier to deal with when they do arise. Does this sound like something you’d like to participate in? Click play and tune into this week’s episode of Level Up Your Life! Seeking out challenges and opportunities to face resistance can help you become a much more resilient person! Life was a lot more difficult 200 years ago than it is today, and so there was a lot more opportunity to face adversity than there is today. Is having things easier really a good thing? Is the challenge truly difficult, or is it our resistance to the challenge that makes it difficult? Learn to accept the things you cannot control. Discomfort won’t actually kill you, even if it feels like it might. Delayed gratification may be the ultimate secret to a fulfilling life! “Do the things in your life that you find difficult, challenging, annoying. Do those things” “We have come to equate easier with better” “The best way to become resilient is to get good at doing hard things” “Where are you spending most of your time and energy?” “Being uncomfortable helps me to realize that I’m okay” “Not getting everything you want is okay” “As soon as we fulfill one impulse, there’s another impulse” “The people who level up in their life do the hard things” Share the show! More Mark: /episode/index/show/levelupyourlifepodcast/id/11515469

LUYL034 Dream Big; Start Small 09/23/2019

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