240- Revitalizing Aging: Adrianne Simmons on Rediscovering Energy and Purpose

Yeah , we talk about the medical , the psychological , the emotional , the physical aspects of health . That's great , but that's like an incomplete puzzle . Logical , the emotional , the physical aspects of health that's great , but that's like an incomplete puzzle .

We got almost all the pieces , but we're missing that one that completes the whole puzzle , that makes a world of difference , and that is spirit . You don't talk about the spirit enough . I , you know it's great , we do drugs and all of that , but to me those are temporary , emergency solutions .

They shouldn't be long-term solutions , and this is why we get more illnesses . That's just my opinion . That's my nuanced opinion of it . They all got their purpose . However , if we get addicted to legal drugs or drugs supposed to help us , it's an addiction and it could kill us .

But here we go to a more spirit , energy , and this is not the first time I've talked about it . This one here is going to teach you how to optimize it . Okay , keep it at a very high level . Okay , and guess what ?

You don't need to be a spring chicken to have high energy , okay , you don't have to be 25 or I don't know 10-year-olds to just jump and bounce all over the place . You can be at a quote unquote advanced age . It's how you take care of yourself . This is why there's a difference between an active 30-year-old and an unhealthy 30-year-old .

It's those choices that we keep making . It's good or bad habits that have eventually shaped us . And you know , I think I'm feeling some of the consequences , and so I'm just trying to mitigate it right now Eating junk food , not exercising enough , that kind of thing . Look , I call my own . I'm lazy , I'm a junk person .

Okay , but enough of me talking , enough of me talking . Let's introduce the guest here . Okay , he is going to make you , or revive your energizer bunny within . They keep going and going and going . You could be 50 . You could be 100 . You could be freaking , 200 years old . You somehow go get the energy because it's coming from the spirit .

So let's welcome Adrian Simmons . What do you want ?

I really would love for your audience to know that I am an advocate , I am a champion , I am a steward , I'm a motivator , and the reason why I can speak to it with such authenticity is because I was born with boundless energy . Right up until my late 40s , they used to call me the Energizer Bunny . As you mentioned , I was on the go all the time .

I don't know where my energy came from , but I just had enough energy and I did what I wanted to do , whenever I wanted to do , for as long as I wanted to do it , and it didn't matter the lifestyle choices I made . I just had enough energy . And then , when I crossed over my 50-year line , I lost my energy .

I know now it was because of the lifestyle choices that I continued to make in my 50s , as I had made in my 20s , 30s and 40s , and not realizing that our biology changes as we get older and , as a result , we have to change our lifestyle choices to match our biology changes as well , too , and , as a result , I have made my life's purpose educating and

coaching and informing anybody that wants to live a more fulfilling life , a life with purpose , a life that's active , a life that's vibrant , a life that's energetic , a life that's full of excitement .

If they want to live such a life , I'm here to let them know you can , no matter what your age may be , and that's who Adrian is , and that's what I wanted To share with your audience this afternoon .

I'm a liar , as I'm a host of politically high tech , that angry energy . There was none of that . There was passion , there was definitely authenticity . If you didn't even need to mention I would be able to recognize that , just fine .

I'm going to be brutally honest and this is going to be me taking a jab for everyone , not everyone , most people that use this authenticity . I think it's overused . A lot of people that crave authenticity . When they get it , they hate it . I said , listen , I love my Gen Z . I will say you want authenticity .

Once you get it , you get defensive , you get antagonistic . I said , hey , listen , the data says you want authenticity , yet you're going against it . You don't want authenticity . That's how I started calling them out . But Paul's not lying , the people who are answering are lying . And listen , this could go off the tangent a little bit .

My point is when you're going to claim that you want or be authentic , you need to walk it , you need to practice it . Or be authentic , you need to walk it , you need to practice it . I'll just say it and then move on to the next talking point and then be fake phony , do face , be self-contradicting .

People who pay attention , who are alert , who have high energy obviously they'll detect that instantly . It's like smelling dung from a mile away . They don't want to detect it , but it's so obvious and strong they recognize it . So you've been warned . Agent real authenticity . You social media people , you news people Don't use authenticity .

Yeah , I don't have it , most of you don't have it , and I can say that Me , at times , I'm not even authentic , just being honest , not all the time . I try to be , I strive to be , but that's something I'm working on , because I used to be probably authentic as a young man . When I mean ABC , I mean ABC .

So I have to say that because a lot of people use authenticity , authenticity , and a lot of people don't live authentically . Ok , and let's just use a priest , for example , right , a priest preaches the word of God .

A priest , for example , right , a priest preaches the word of God , but ooh , the news you hear they doing such sinful things , affairs having inappropriate relations , and I'm just going to end it right there , just to keep it clean .

When you get the idea , okay , and then the church institution covers it up Okay , and then the church institution covers it up Okay , why ? Churches have lost influence too ? Because they're not authentic and they're even outdated in a lot of ways Not the core messages , but just how they preach and all that . They make it seem like it's still BC .

No , you got to convert it into the modern language . That's how you're going to get the younger people in . And if you have to add creative slang , you got to be creative about it . You got to refresh it . You know , rather than believing God or not , or spirituality , whatever the heck it is , it never gets outdated . It's a message .

It's an institution that gets outdated . It's the message . It's institutions that get outdated . But let me stop yammering . Let's be authentic and really focus on the topic about spiritual energy , and it connects to so much . It connects to the emotion aspect , the psychological , physical , all of that . It's interconnected . It's not just a separate box .

It should be the top thing that overarches everything . But no , we got it buried , even thrown away , right , sylvie . But I think people are waking up on that and thank God there's more people like you speaking up on this , because I can't be alone . Also , I'm going to be just considered a crazy person . It's just fine . People call me crazy enough times .

It would be an uphill battle . So what are some actually ? Let's introduce the Energy Edge , unlocked Energy Potential . Let's start from there . What is that all about ?

So , as I crossed over my 50-year line , because I was making the same lifestyle choices , and back then my lifestyle choices looked like I worked all day , I would go out after work , I would go out after work and sometimes I would come home . Now I forgot to mention that my daughter and I were always a duo . It was always her and I .

I was a single mother from the time she turned three . So when I turned 50 , she now went away to university . I've always had her in my life , so I've always had a reason to come home , even as she was moving into her teens . I always came home because I felt and I knew that I had a responsibility . She's now gone away to university . I'm in my 50s .

I'm coming home to an empty home . After a while I realized I felt like a lion in the cage . I didn't know what to do with myself , and so what I started doing is I started not coming home just to avoid not coming home to an empty home .

Fast forward , it morphed into going to work , going out for dinner after that , then maybe going to a club after that . Then I was introduced to after hours . I had no idea what they were , but I learned after a while that you could keep on going throughout the whole night if you wanted to find something to do to keep yourself busy .

And with that environment came a lot of alcohol and a lot of party drugs . So my life became working all day , going out at night , going out into the wee hours of the morning and indulging everything that my body did not need and the icing on the cake , a lot of processed food .

Because at three , four o'clock in the morning I'm not looking for a salad , I'm looking for the quickest drive-through . I'm not looking for a salad , I'm looking for the quickest drive-through . What I'm trying to say , elias , is because of that , my energy levels plummeted .

I never realized , because I was not fueling my body with what my body needed , but instead I was ingesting what I wanted . Slowly but surely , I was depleting my body's capacity to generate the energy that we need every day to move through our lives . So I like to tell people on a scale from one to 10 , and 10 being boundless energy at my worst .

I was lucky if I was a two or three at my energy levels . I dragged myself throughout my day , fatigued . I learned what coffee could do to you . So then I became a coffee junkie , because it gave me that jolt , especially when I was at work , especially if I had been out all night and then going to work that same morning . Coffee became my friend .

So I was just kind of surviving on coffee , but again , over a period of time , it took a bad toll on my body and my life just kind of spiraled downward . It's only when I went in for a medical checkup I was maybe 55 at that point .

My doctor had known me for years , so he knew the vibrant Adrian , and at that particular checkup , when I walked in , he just said my God , adrian , what the hell happened to you ? You look like you've gained weight . You have dark circles under your eyes and you have no energy at all . You're just your whole appearance is just tired looking

. Now I got to be honest , though . Remember you and I went through the same things growing up . You hear your parents talking in the background . Ah , he's 50 years old , he should be slowing down . Ah , she's in her 60s . She should be feeling aches and pains . Ah , he's in his 60s , he should be balding and experiencing an increase in gray hair .

So I said , doc , why are you getting on my case ? I'm 55 . I should be gaining weight . This is the messages that I heard growing up . He goes not at all . Not at all . It has everything to do with the lifestyle choices one chooses to make . Fast forward . A couple of months later , it was January , and that particular January , elias . It was bitterly cold .

I live in Canada . It was bitterly cold . It was minus 30 degrees and I was a smoker . I never smoked in my home , but I would smoke . I have a garage attached to my home , so I 10 minutes that's how cold it was it took me 10 minutes just to layer up , just to go and sit in my garage .

I'm sitting there smoking , my cigarette in one hand , got a joint in the other hand , and I broke down . I broke down , I broke down and I remember , and I will never forget . I remember saying you know what , god , I can't do this anymore . I can't do this anymore . I have dug myself into a hole so deep .

I am so tired , I am so disgusted with the life that I have created for myself . Daughter comes home in a couple of months . I could ever allow her to see me in that condition , but I don't know how to get off of this hell For me . I called it like a wheel of hell because I was a circle . Monday I would get up and say you know what ?

It's Monday , I'm going to start fresh ? Not at all . You know , I'm going to eat proper bam bam , bam . By Thursday and Friday that itch is there . It's like you know what I'm bored . It's Thursday , it's Friday . You know what ?

I'm just going to go out for a few hours and then a few hours long story short obviously turns into after hours , turns into three , four , five o'clock in the morning because I'm hyped up at that point . I'm hyped up at that point and I'm just kind of long story short . I still say that divine intervention .

A few weeks later I just started noticing just some changes in how I was thinking . Like you know what , I don't feel like going out . I just I want to go home . I want to go home and I want to spend the time instead maybe researching some of the changes to a woman's body as she goes into her 50s and 60s .

I was more interested in learning okay , what's actually going on in my body ? Why am I feeling so fatigued ? I didn't still connect . It was because of my lifestyle choices . I hadn't made that connection until I did all the research . Long story short , as I continued with my research , I started to learn and realize it has everything to do with your nutrition .

It has everything to do with physical movement . It has everything to do with emotional management . It has everything to do with what you're thinking . It has everything to do with your connection to nature . It has everything to do with your spiritual connection to other living organisms .

I learned and I educated myself over a 12-month period on what I needed to do to clean up my life Because , for me , I just wanted my energy back .

I just wanted my energy back because I realized there was so much I was not doing , because I was just damn tired all the time , because my body was not able to generate the energy that I needed , because I wasn't fueling her with what she needed .

Long story short , over the year , as I am building up my energy levels , people are starting to notice , adrian , you just seem to be a little bit more energetic . Like , what's going on ? What are you doing , adrian ? You just seem to have more energy .

Fast forward to , by the end of that year , my energy levels again , with 10 being super superwoman , I was consistently up to an 8 or 9 , some days even a 10 out of 10 . And that's when people really started saying , you know what ? Oh , I love your energy . I love your energy . Oh my God , I wish I had your energy .

If I had your energy , you know how much more I could get done every day . Can I touch you ? If I touch you , can I get some of your energy ? Elias , as that continued to happen , that light bulb comes on . It's like you know what Energy seems to be a commodity for people who don't have it . Adrian , you have a lot of energy .

You figured out how to rebuild your energy from a fatigued stage of two to three out of 10, . Why don't we help others rebuild their energy ?

And that's when I decided to create the Energy Edge , unlock your body's energy potential , because I was , and I still am , a health and wellness coach , but I did not have a focus on energy in particular until that light bulb came on and it's like I'm still in the health and wellness realm , but my niche is , my focus is people living with fatigue who are

ready to kick their fatigue out the door . I can teach you how to rebuild your energy and finally kick your fatigue out the door , and that's how I came about with the Energy Edge .

She didn't have to share about the club and the drugs and the alcohol , but she did it anyways as a lesson To help others , and I can relate too . But to some extent I'm kind of more of a bear and a couch potato . If I don't need to move , I am not going to move . I'm kind of more of a bear and a couch potato .

If I don't need to move , I am not going to move , I'm just happy . But this is the weird thing , and I'm going to just confess here my lowest level of energy .

Actually , I suffered chronic fatigue when I was a teenager , teenager , from 14 through 18 years old , because , adrian , I was so into junk food , I just wanted to eat whatever was convenient , whatever was quick . That's why people consume these things . We know it's bad , but it's just so convenient .

Convenience is such a bait , it's such a drug , it's such a trap , because it's just easy to get . And now we got all this , especially with the uber eats door dash . I've used them , okay , that this is this is counter to energy edge , and the worst part is you're hurting yourself and eventually the loved ones . Okay , and I could relate to some extent .

I mean , I did my club and all of that , but I just stopped doing it because to me the risk was much greater than the entertainment and reward . I'm a logical person . I use mostly logic . You see , I just use an energizing bunny Me . I'm kind of more of a strategic couch potato .

If I don't need to move , if I don't need to do it , I'm not going to do it . That's just who I am . But look at the consequences of me , even though I've lost some weight .

I've lost some weight , but I'm still a work in progress , because now the strategic move is , instead of being such a lazy , you know A-double-S , it'll be the wise thing for me to start moving . So let me , if I could , steal some of that Adrian energy , because I'm just strategic and I don't feel like exercising half the time .

I'm just being really honest , okay . Well , I want you to take a lesson from it , besides the comedy and all that . It's great , you picked that up or call it corny , I don't really care , it's going to hurt you if you choose to ignore it . Listen , I know I've been through there .

I'm definitely exercising more often , I definitely enjoy moving around and people have said , wow , you're in your 30s , this is when you're supposed to slow down and stuff . And to your point , which I want to emphasize , we normalize and rationalize the breakdown as you get older . And that's so true and sadly that's even more prevalent today , even more prevalent .

I said , oh , you know well my mom , she's more of an energizer Bunny in a sense , but you know , she's not as big as she used to be , but she still Moves , but sometimes she even rationalizes . Oh , you know , I'm old and all that just bring that point we rationalize the breakdown , we rationalize the breakdown . That's not good , that's not good .

We got to catch Ourselves and when I told my friend , who's , either you're younger me , oh I'm old I said I don't want to hear it shut up . Shut up because I know when you allow things to come in . This is a spiritual part . When you absorb it in , you absorb it and rather you realize or not . Awareness . Awareness is key .

If you have no awareness , none oh man . You're being dominated in so many ways and also consuming television , social media , whatever entertainment you have . You watch violence , you know multiple affairs , trying to keep it clean . That's the difference between new Eli and old Eli . What me cursing and all that .

You go to the older episodes where I really didn't care because I just thought being raw and controversial was the only way I could be effective . Now I realize I could be a little more effective . Just change how I approach the message , but keep the core intact . There's more than one ways to do a message .

I don't have to be controversial or shocking and just say crazy stuff just to get your attention , even though I like to do it sometimes . Don't get me wrong . Let's look at that urge from time to time .

But compared to old and new now and I'm going to be quick , I want to hear her age in speak and especially on how to optimize the energy , some of them are very obvious . I bet someone's going to generate a light bulb that you didn't know you have . So me , I'm a work in progress and , to be honest , I do look better than I was in my 20s .

In my 20s I was more tired out , definitely chunkier . My skin was glowing . No , no , my skin would look like it was like a desert Dry cracks , all of that . Some people said I was 40 . I wanted to punch that person in the face but there was , sadly , truth to it .

Instead of being offended , wanted to punch that person , I look in the mirror and said , yeah , I'm not looking so good . Truth hurts but it can set you free . I mean , you can live with lies all you want . It's up to you at the end of the day . But I prefer you take the right path . So we cannot rationalize breaking down Unless we get over it .

Yeah , it happens , but we could slow it so much that we probably won't realize it Until maybe in our late 80s , 90s , heck , maybe 100 . And let's be extra ambitious with medicine and all that . Let's go 120 . There's 120 , there's people alive and there are hundreds that can still walk , that can see sharp minds and all that .

So it's possible , but we need to change our habits . Our habits will lead us there and make it natural Eat better food . Does it cost more money , especially in America ? I don't know about Canada on that one , but in America all it costs is money to be healthy . But you know what it's worth it . You get more energy , more clarity , you get more things done .

And guess what ? Going to a hospital is a lot more expensive , much more expensive , exponentially more expensive . Okay , so pick your heart the disciplined hard or the regretful hard . At the end of the day , discipline versus regret what kind of hard do you want ? They're both hard . The one's more beneficial than the other . Okay , let me shut up .

I want people to hear you more , adrian . So what are some tips people can do Just to Pick up their energy from being frowning and fatigued , because we all know it's a lot more Prevalent than before , especially with the pandemic I think it's at its peak . We're slowly getting better , but I don't trust them , especially Americans .

We're very unhealthy , so especially Americans Need to hear this message . What can we do Just to start regaining at least some energy back ?

There's a reason why we know something , like you said . We know it , but we still choose to make lifestyle choices that are counterintuitive to us living a better quality of life .

So I start off with anybody that I'm interacting with . Why do you want more energy ? You know as soon as they start with I wish I had more energy . Oh , I wish I had your energy . Oh , can I meet with you ? Can we have a consultation ? Can you touch me ? Fantastic , thank you . So let me ask you something . Why do you want more energy ?

You have to know why you want more energy . You have to know why you want more energy . If you had more energy , what would you do with it ? What would your day look like tomorrow if you all of a sudden woke up and you had my levels of energy versus what your day looked like yesterday ?

So , until you can , within yourself , say , yeah , this is why and this is what my life would look like . It doesn't matter that . You know that I should eat better , I should exercise , but you know when it's convenient . Let me just kind of call it Uber Eats , because I've just come home . I've been in traffic for an hour and a half . I've worked all day .

I'm exercise , but you know what it's convenient . Let me just kind of call it Uber Eats , because I've just come home . I've been in traffic for an hour and a half . I've worked all day . I'm tired .

Do I stand up now and peel the tomatoes and cut up the celery and bam , bam , bam , because I know that I really should be eating a salad , or you know what ? A couple of seconds Uber Eats . I don't even have to speak to anybody . Let me just kind of text it so it really boils down to do you really want more energy ?

And until you know why you want more energy , then don't even bother . Don't even bother . But I'm going to continue . For the individuals that say you know what ? I know I need to show up more alert at work . I know I have not been showing up for my team at work and I feel that you know what . I'm tired , but I can't continue in this manner .

You know what ? I'm ready for that promotion , I'm ready for that position . But you know what ? I'm just but just the thought of I got to get pull my resume out and I got to redo it again and maybe I might have to get another certification . I'm just , I'm just . I'm tired .

Maybe maybe next week you know what , my parents are getting older and they're counting on me . I'm just but I'm tired . But I know I have to drive over to their place and I know they're going to need this , but I know they need me . I wish I had more energy to be there for my parents .

My partner , he keeps on saying you know , honey , come on , let's go out for a walk , or I want to take you on a date night , or let's do this . I know , honey , I'm just a little . I'm just tired today . I'm just , I'm just tired . Today , let me . I just had a hard day at work .

And that's the same thing you tell your partner week after week after week . So your partner's not asking you anymore . I wish I had more energy , because I know my partner wants to develop a better relationship with me . Your child mom you know what you played volleyball when you were in high school . We need a coach , mom .

We would love for you to be a volunteer coach . Yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah . You know what I'm tired , I know , but the commitment is twice a week . I would have to be there . Son , son , yeah , but you know what , son ? I'm tired , son , but if I had more energy , I could say yes to my son and I could be there and spend more quality time with my son .

Mom , you know what ? Can you look over my homework ? I'm working on this project . Can you help me ? Let me just chill on the sofa . I just came home from work and I'm just mom . I really need your help on this project . Mom , can you help ? Yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , I'll be there . Nevermind , mom , it's okay , I'll do it on my own .

If I had more energy , I could help my child with their homework . I could continue . So , when individuals know their why , you see , if I had more energy , I could show up more for myself , for my family at work , for my team , and so when I believe you that you know , your why is cemented , let's take a look at what are you eating .

Give me an idea of what you ate all day yesterday . Give me an idea of what you do all day and I'm listening for how many times you tell me you get up and move , especially if you're working from a home office , as you're describing what your day looks like . I'm listening for how many times you tell me you get up from that chair .

If you're working on site , I'm listening for how many times you tell me you get up and maybe you walk up and down the stairs . I'm listening for how many times you get outside in nature . I'm looking for listening for you telling me about you see , the people I socialize with . They're more positive as opposed to . It's always negative , negative .

When I finish with them , I feel drained because it's always what they're talking about . It's not uplifting , it's draining . I'm listening for you know what ? I'm not tired , so I exist on , I don't know , maybe four or five hours of sleep at night . I'm listening for that .

So I listen for what's going on in your dimensions of wellness and I listen for the ones that potentially are draining , like I knew the ones . Eventually , when I did my research , I realized the dimensions in my own life that were draining my energy and those are the dimensions I focused on .

So when I am working with an individual , I need to understand what does a typical day like you look like ? And then I need to figure out okay , that's where your energy . You're sitting down in that chair all day . The most you're doing is getting up to maybe go to the bathroom , maybe go to the kitchen , but otherwise you're sitting in that chair all day .

Bam , I know it's your physical energy that's draining you . You're telling me you see all of my friends that I hang out with negative , negative . Okay , I know already , it's your social network . You tell me what you're eating . It's like I know it's your nutrients .

So , once I know what is sucking your precious energy , those are the dimensions that I create my Energy Edge program around , because those are the dimensions that we need to start teaching you how to refuel with the fuel that your body needs , not what you want .

Very , very big problem . The type very productive , yeah , but not physically . Not physically . That's why getting up , even just to walk for a few seconds , feels like hell , because you're just training your body . I don't need to move and the body's going to Act accordingly . And me , you know , I love to go to the park . I haven't put enough time for that .

I used to do that . Oh , I was getting energy , even after a hectic day . Just like she said oh , I came from work , can't do this right now , give me five minutes . No , you need . You should Do that even when you have a hard day , because , oh , that will actually reset you even after having a hard day . You cannot live in a hard day .

You gotta treat it as moments , because once you come with that negative energy , take it out on your loved ones . They're the ones that are going to deal with that wrath every once in a while the boss I think the boss kind of deserves it sometimes , but that's a whole other story for another day and some of the coworkers .

But and I know because I had to learn this almost the hard way when I lost my job , you know I was truthful , I was right , but I went about it very aggressive . I really didn't care about what feelings were hurt . I'd say you know , I'm done , I don't even care . You fired me . I even talked to them . Shockingly , they didn't . I was expecting to be fired .

They did because they saw me as a viable worker . I really did that . I'm not going to get into that , it's not important . The point is you have to find a way To recalibrate , reset , take a step back , because we absorb so much stressors , it's so hard for us to let go and I had to learn that . I went to South Street Seaport I'm in New York City .

I went there South Street Seaport , I'm in New York City . I went there , saw the water and as I had that water image in my mind , even I walked away . It was cleaning , the stress was washing away . So my point is you need , when you do self-care , you can actually help others . Self-care is far from selfish . If anything , it is selfish to be careless .

Let me repeat that it is selfish to be careless . So do a little self-diagnosis , oh , and check your soul . You know people around you . They do impact you . You say , oh , no , I can handle it , even a bunch of negative people . I'm positive .

No , eventually , it's eventually going to get you , eventually going to get you , especially when you're tired and vulnerable for a second . No , you're absorbing it . Okay , you're absorbing it . So that's all I'm going to add to that . I mean , I could go on for a while , but you get the point .

So , introspect , know your why , know your priorities , why you want more energy . So as if I wish , I wish , I wish , I wish , I wish . Okay , say the same thing I wish I had more energy . How the heck you got that energy ?

They're asking , reframing the question how can I get this energy , why I need this energy , why do I want it so yeah , can I add something ?

Now I'm going to assume that you and most people in your audience have seen that Disney cartoon and the premises . Aladdin comes into Aladdin's attention without even realizing it . He happens to rub it and a genie pops out and the genie grants him three wishes . Our bodies , we all have our own genies .

People have never thought about it this way and I know I never did when I was going through what I was going through . But you come to learn as you come to really start learning who your body is , who you are , your physical body , your mental capacity , your emotional capacity and your spirit , when you look at all of them separately .

If you were to look at all of them separately and say , okay , body , what can I do for you ? Okay , mind , you know what you seem to be unsettled . There's a lot of chatter going on . Okay , you know what you probably want to silence right now , because you're probably not happy because you're just busy right now .

And I know you're not happy , mind , when you're feeling away , when you're feeling negative emotions , you know you're saying to your emotional side emotions I know you're not feeling right now , sweetheart , I know you're not feeling right . What can I do to make you feel better ?

We need to start looking at our physical body , our emotional body , our mental and our spiritual body as our friends and say you know what ? What can I do to make you feel better ? So , going back to the genie , we have our own genie inside . Once we realize that , only once you realize that , you will realize your genie wants the best for you .

There is no way you can ever convince me that your body wants the worst for you . Your body and your mind and your spirit only want the best for you . You choose , based on your lifestyle choices , what goes counterintuitive .

But you see , if your body was able to , if your physical body didn't need you to tell it yes or no , your body would be up every day exercising . If it had a mind of its own , if your emotions were able to kind of operate on their own , they would never allow themselves to stay in low negative energy .

So we need to start tapping into our internal genie and say okay , genie , you know what , you can grant me endless energy . Our genies can grant us endless energy . And all our genies say is you know what ? Just do a couple of things for me . Just make sure I get some deep , restorative sleep . Just make sure you give me more root-based foods .

Just get up and move a little bit more

. I'm not asking you to run a marathon , but I'm just saying you know what ? Can you move a little bit more ? I'm not asking you to run a marathon , but I'm just saying you know what ? Can you move a little bit more ? I'm just saying you know what I notice ? You're keeping those negative thoughts .

They were with you last night and you woke up this morning and it's now this afternoon . Can we find a way to lessen those negative thoughts ? You know what You're feeling . You're still mad at that person that cut you off in traffic . Why are you still feeling tight inside ? Can you maybe find a way to release it ? You see , that's all our genies ask for .

You see , if we do that for our genie Elias , boundless energy . From the time you wake up to the time you go to bed , your genie goes . Your wish is my command . Elias , you got this to do today , this to do today , this to do today , this to do today , this to do today . That means you're going to need a whole lot of energy . You know what ?

Let's start off with some good nutrients . Let's get out in the sun first thing in the morning and walk around a little bit . Let's maybe look at a video that's going to make you laugh , maybe look at listen to something that's going to motivate you . Fuel yourself . And you know what , elias ? You see , everything you got to do today Crush it , crush it .

You're going to crush it because you are going to be optimizing anything you do with peak performance , because your genie said your wish is my command . Elias , you told me you needed to do all this . I'm asking you , just give me those couple of things . Let's work together . I like to say you scratch my back and your body says I'll scratch your back .

You need to do this , elias . Just do this for me . Just do this for me , buddy , work with me . It's as simple as that . It's simple , but we make it difficult , and that's what I wanted to say . Your genie is waiting to do all your command . Anything you want energy-wise , your genie is there to grant your wishes .

Because you just keep pushing it , ignoring its pleas With the mind Muscles Birth , go haywire . We're so used to doing that Because we gotta do all our pieces of family . Just go , go , go , go go . We are just on autopilot mode All the time . I can recharge . How can you let go ? Yes , so Now that's wonderful and feel free to speak . This is about you .

They hear my voice a lot , my listeners .

But if you ever feel that you know what , I wish I had more energy , because you see my garage for three years I have not been able to put my car inside that garage because it is just packed with stuff . But I'm just tired . You know how much .

Just even thinking about where to even start to clean out that garage , that's kind of that's causing me tiredness mental what do they call that ? Brain fog , and then physically having to deal with it . But when you're ready to say you know what ? Hey , my car belongs inside the garage . But yeah , I've been lazy , I'm ready now to do it .

When you're ready to move forward and if that movement requires more energy than your body has been generating , I want people to know our bodies are able to rebuild our energy capacity from a cellular level . I had no idea Before I did my research . I didn't even think about where our body's energy came from . I didn't even give it any thought .

I don't know where . I don't know you . Just some people have energy and some people don't . If you ask 10 people where does your body's energy come from ? I guarantee you eight out of 10 people . I don't know Cause we don't think about it . But I now know from my research , as I was building my own energy capacity .

Okay , so our energy comes from our mitochondria . I'm not going to get too scientific now , but it comes from something called our mitochondria , which is our cells , our generator . If we are not taking care and fueling our mitochondria with the fuel that it needs , how is it going to generate the energy we need ?

So my message is only for people who feel you know what I need more energy . If you don't need more energy , then my message isn't for you . But if you need more energy for anything that you want to do , don't give up hope . I don't care how long you've been living with chronic fatigue .

How long you've been living with chronic fatigue , you can slowly , very slowly , very slowly . With the right lifestyle interventions and changes . Bodies have the capacity for self-healing if we are working together with our bodies . If we're working against our bodies , putting stuff in it that it doesn't belong .

I mean , we already have to deal with what's happening in the environment . We already have to deal with all the stuff that's in the products that we are consuming , that we are cleaning our bodies with , that we're putting our foods in . We really don't have much control over that , but we do have control over the lifestyle choices we make individually .

You know what . I could go on and on , and I just realized . You know what . You're right . This is a whole topic . I'm just really passionate about this .

I'm really passionate about , you know , when I see people just slugging through life , sometimes I just think to myself you know what , when you were younger , did you really aspire to be living like this 20 years down the road ? Do you want a better quality of life ?

Do you ever envision , you know what , if my quality of life was a little bit , what would I be doing ? What would I be doing differently ? I want to inspire people who have a vision , because when you have a vision , it's like you know what .

I still want to do this , but I got to get rid of this fatigue and once I do , I can get back on track with my vision . But right now I'm just tired . I'm just tired all the time . I can't even think about what I want to do tomorrow . Anyways , I'm going on and on , I'm going on and on , I'm going on and on .

I'm really up to you at the end of the day , and that's all I'm going to say . I'm not going to have much to add Because I think I already said Everything that I think needed to say . I'm not going to have much to add because I think I already said everything that I think needed to be said .

So you know the passion is fine and you know that just shows vitality right there . If you would have spoke like Ben said , you know this is how you get energy you must feed your body . Country . Ooh , you don't want to hear that You're going to feel tired . He's spreading that Lack of energy Even through the screen and me . I was just mocking .

This used to be me , so I make it fun of old me . Just out , yeah .

Listen if you want to do better in your life , if you really want more energy , go , follow Adrian , go to her program . All right , let's do that Shameless plug-in . I believe she touched a lot . I know she could go on for another five hours without trying .

That would be very ironic and honestly hypocritical if we're talking about high energy and yet the host is all knocked out . No , no , no , no , no . And besides and we've been sitting here for too long too another level of hypocrisy . Alright , you gotta make the conversations meaningful , not drag on like Like a long Boring TV series , a soap opera or whatever .

I find a lot of them boring . I'm a typical guy on that . So Don't drag it on . Just all that talk , talk , talk , talk , just waste time . You don't get time back . You can get your money back , but not time . Let's just take it . Just take it , that's it . And that's why I get upset when my time is wasted and I'm still working on that .

I think that's the native New Yorker in me . I get frustrated . I even flipped out on a couple of custom service reps for wasting my time . I said you don't know what you're doing , just say so . I just hang up and find an alternative . So that's another thing . You know , being angry I had it angry All the time . That drains your energy as well .

That's the emotional aspect of it . I'm not going to go Much deeper . I'm not going to take her thunder . So whenever you're ready , if you want to add more before I do a shameless , plug in .

But with the life that you have left and because we have no idea how long it's for , and because we have no idea how long it's for , the more and more that I hear on the news every day there was an accident on the road , so-and-so didn't make it . This happened and so-and-so didn't make it . The war that's going on .

We already all know where the wars are going on . Life is so fleeting , life is so . You never know those individuals who unfortunately faced an accident . They did not think about that when they woke up that morning . They woke up that morning like any other day . No problem , I'm going to going to head out .

I got to do this , I got to do this when we get home tonight . Little did they know that it was going to be their last day . So what I'm saying is because we never know with the life you have left , never know . With the life you have left , why continue living it to the min ? You can rebuild your energy .

You can rebuild your body , can rebuild your body , has the capacity . Your genie can grant your wish of endless energy . Because my Jeannie every day , she grants me energy Every single day , every single day . I will no longer take advantage of her like I did when I was in my early 50s .

I will never , ever , disrespect her like that again , because she had no choice . I only give her what she wants and she gives what . And I get beautiful compliments , like I do from Elias . I get beautiful compliments from people all the time . I bound out of bed every day .

Okay , all right , because I am purposeful , I have a growth mindset and I know that I am purposeful . I have a growth mindset and I know that I am here to change the world .

When it comes to letting you know that you can rebuild your energy , you too can have boundless energy and bound out of bed and say world , I'm coming , I'm coming , you can do it , you can do it , you can do it , and I would love to be the one to walk on your journey with you , thank you .

Well , with that beautiful transition , let's plug that in . Where can you go ? What is your next steps ? Listeners and viewers Okay .

My website is being rebuilt right now , so there's no point in giving you that address , so email me at Simmons , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m-o-n-s , s-i-m-m . Simmons2020a . At gmailcom .

You don't always want to be just kind of a band-aid . I want to teach you how to build sustainable energy within your beautiful temple . So , again , I share tips like that on Facebook and you can find me on LinkedIn as well , too . Adrian Simmons . So , Adrian , my name , Adrian A-D-R-I . It's right there , Adrian Simmons .

Just type in my name and there I am the Energy Edge . Unlock your body's energy potential with both of my socials .

It's to help humanity because , like she said , it's war . I'm going to add even political turmoil . America here's some crazy stuff of Canada Around the world . Really it's crazy . You check into the Asian continent , african continent , european continent , the Americas Craziness it's easy to find Good stuff . The news is draining .

If you alluded to it , you hear about death . You know Affairs . If you alluded to it , you hear about death . You know affairs , anything that plagues you , mm-hmm .

And you know , and that's why we have to find and have tools prepared in advance , so that if you are feeling that drain and you have to go into a meeting at work at 2 o'clock , but you know what you've been on your phone and it's negativity and negativity , have something prepared . Have something prepared , so maybe it's a clip of your favorite songs .

You know , sometimes when you hear your favorite song , you just get up and dance . You can't help but get up and dance . Have that prepared . For some people it's their favorite motivational quotes and every time you read it it's like yeah , and you feel your energy lifting you up again , up again .

I tell people have tools , easy tools prepared , so that if you are feeling a drain , you already have something . You pull it out and it's like your phone . You plug it into the wall , you plug it into the outlet and you see the energy rising . You see the battery display rise . Do the same thing for your body as well , too . For me , I call them .

Have energy boosters ready Because , like you said , everywhere you look around , negativity , negativity , sorrow , sadness , homelessness . You know people shouting on road rage . I got to be honest , though . You know what brother . We could go on .

I think music is great , but me , what I do if I'm not going to be working for a while and this ironically helps me if I'm stressed out you put like a calming thing on TV . It's like you know , like it could be mountains or aquarium or something . Just set the ambiance , set the mood . It actually does work . I've done it myself .

Or if you're a Christian , whatever religion you follow , you put on something . Or if you want something practical , like Adrian said Simmons has said , excuse me , going too fast now Put on your favorite playlist , create one , play it , do a loop . Just keep adding more and more and more .

Evaluate how you react , because that gives you an indicator You're happy , you're sad , or you're angry , or you're just yeah . I think those are the main three . Then you do that . But if something Makes you angry , that's not good , not good . But if it gets you happy , energized , you put that , you play that because this is going to help you .

And my advice for you people who love news if I was , you just get the weather report and get out , because all the traffic reports , just get the report , because if you just stay gluing there , that's when it starts bombarding you . A , b , c , d , e , f , g . Before you know it , after 20 minutes you're already bombarded .

You already set the tone for the rest of the day . I don't care if you wake up in the morning , afternoon , whatever it sets the tone . That's why it's important to try to get it right , rebuild those habits . I know we're so familiar , we're afraid of change . But guess what ?

I think you should be even more afraid if you keep repeating these bad habits , because the consequences are dire . They're going to come sooner or later . That's all I'm going to say . Let me be quiet and see if you want to add anything . It's a daring question . You want to add anything ?

Let me give it a minute , let me think about it that way and see how it makes me feel inside , and if it causes just an inch of a movement towards , hey , you know what , it might be fun to have a little bit more energy , because I could .

Maybe you want to have a conversation with Adrian , because once you start with that first imagination , hey , you know what that might be interesting . And then , if I could do that , if I had a little bit more energy , I could do that , and if I had more energy .

And then you start kind of adding on all the things that you put on the back burner because I'm too tired now . I'm too tired now . So allow your imagination to just go wild around . If I had more energy , wow , look what I can do .

And then you decide you know , is it worth simple lifestyle choices to start experiencing some of those things that you're envisioning ? I'll leave it like that . Have a great afternoon .

See what if this could be a good thing Instead of oh what if it messes up ? We are quick to go into that . We come up with a thousand reasons why it's not going to work . It's stupid , it's silly . Oh , agent's crazy , Eli needs to take

a reality pill . Drink the coffee . Smell the reality , you know . Drink . Drink the coffee . Smell the reality . Drink the coffee . Smell the coffee , eli , you're crazy . You're not living reality . No , we are . We just want to live the better parts of reality , the positive parts of reality . You know a lot of people think reality has negative limiting in .

I'm going to steal ages' worth Men minimum . No , but there's other sides to reality . Reality is much broader than that . And Sam , we've both been conditioned to think that way . Before she was conditioned , I was conditioned . I'll be lying to you and say oh no , no , we was born with energy .

We just sprang right , right over the mother's womb , hurting the mom and just saying I'm happy to be here . I mean , some babies Are not happy , but that's jumping out like that . I mean , I think that would be hard for her . I feel sorry for the mother right there , but that's looking a little too graphic . But Change is possible .

Just do the work and magic , the genie will come . That's all I'm going to say . So let me really wrap this up , because we could go on for hours . This could be a verbal podcast Olympics , but I've got to cut this off . So , from wherever , ever , or even whenever you listen to this podcast , you have a blessed day , afternoon or night .