Episode description
Chad Austin has been a leader in the fitness industry since 2003. He is the owner of Priority Fitness in Overland Park, KS, and the best-selling and award-winning author of the book series, “Make Fitness A Priority.” Chad is a regularly called upon fitness and wellness guest expert for local and national media. He was the host of the talk radio show “Be Fit...For Life” and has been featured on over 30 podcasts.
As a personal trainer, Chad helps people figure out how fitness fits in their life as it changes and overcome their excuses. His brand ‘Priority Fitness’ was inspired by his book series, which came along as he realized that people came to him with short-term goals, and it was easier to get into a habit of giving them temporary results.
He had to change his philosophy to helping people learn how to fish in fitness. So, as life changes and adversity comes their way, they can adapt to it and keep fitness as part of their life.
Segmented timestamps:
[00:59] - About Chad and what he does in the fitness space
[02:30] - Chad shares about the time when he was facing big adversity and how he positioned himself to win
[05:53] - Practical tips on how you can translate obstacles and difficulties in life into success.
[09:04] - Some of the things that you can achieve and get done by making fitness a priority
[12:26] - Vision training; factors that Chad has found helpful in cultivating discipline in his life
[15:53] - How Chad was able to leverage his strategies to play at a higher level and how life has accelerated.
[18:09] - Chad’s favorite decision-making model that he found helpful in both small and big decisions.
[20:40] - How to get your free copy of Chad’s first book, “Make Fitness A Priority.”
Notable Quotes:
“There is only one option, overcome the obstacle or allow the obstacle to overcome you.” ~ Chad Austin
“Fitness is meant to make your life better, but it’s always the thing that we put off till later.” ~ Chad Austin
“If you can figure out how fitness fits as your life changes, your reward is making everything better”~ Chad Austin.
“No one is perfect, you're going to make mistakes from time to time, but that does not end your story; how you get better is learning as you go.”~ Chad Austin
“It’s what you do next that counts; failing does not define you; what defines you is how you respond after you fail.”
Resources mentioned:
Make Fitness A Priority: https://beatyourexcuses.com/
Reach Chad at:
Website: http://www.makefitnessapriority.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-austin-0146a110/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/make.fitness.a.priority/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kindlebooky/
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