033: Zach Even-Esh | Take Responsibility for Your Health, Teach Kids Hard Work Is Normal & Fight Back Against Weakness

Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre! Thank you for tuning in again! We have a big one today with one our first return guests Nissa Cohen.

Nissa and I had a great conversation about exploring alternatives to the traditional schooling model you and I are probably most familiar with.

She came on the show to educate us all about Apogee Strong and what her and her husband Eric are doing by starting Apogee Omaha. Apogee is providing an alternative to the conveyor belt model of schooling.

Creating competent, strong, independent thinking, creative problem solvers doesn't happen on accident and Apogee strong affiliated schools are taking that head on and providing structure to create the heroes of tomorrow.

Enjoy the show!

Links to learn more or support the mission:

Making the Argument  episode link - The Public School Crisis with Matt Beaudreau

• Apogee Omaha - An Apogee Strong affiliated Family Leadership Academy
• info@apogeeomaha.org
• www.apogeeomaha.org
• Link to our contact form for Interested Families: https://forms.gle/EsXjtP6GiC9pX7aj7
• IG: @apogeeomaha (https://www.instagram.com/apogeeomaha/)
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/apogeeomaha/

• Apogee Strong
  • www.apogeestrong.com - for info on all of the Apogee Strong programs:
    • Affiliate campuses
    • Mentorship programs for Men, Women, Young Men & Young Women
    • Educating Modern Day Heroes - Home education resource program
    • Raising Dragon Slayers - parenting support program
  • IG: @apogeeprogram (https://www.instagram.com/apogeeprogram/)
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/ApogeeProgram
  • Co-Founders:
    • Matt Beaudreau - @mattbeaudreau (https://www.instagram.com/mattbeaudreau/)
    • Tim Kennedy - @timkennedymma (https://www.instagram.com/timkennedymma/)

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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What is up my beautiful Get Uncomfortable compadre!

Thank you so much for tuning into today's episode that I know you will love. I am joined by coach,  author, speaker, father, husband, and entrepreneur Colin Stevens.

Colin played D1 basketball and later became an NBA skills trainer working with top NBA recruits and hopefuls.

I loved his take on allowing things to change as the plans change and being able to keep pressing forward in the face of challenges and setbacks which is what this show is all about!

Find his books here, Make Your Mark & Coachable 

Colin on Linkedin

Colin on Instagram

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today about cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

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On this week's episode we are joined by Adam Spillman.

Adam is a radiant beam of positivity and authenticity while sharing his story of being diagnosed with testicular cancer and hearing that he had roughly a week to live with the current progression of his cancer.

Listening to his story you will hear a tale of perseverance, positivity, determination, human connection, and hope.

Adam is a perfect example of taking adversity in life and not letting it completely destroy you, he shares how he leaned on his wife and friends to help him through the most difficult time in his life and now he shares his story to help people understand that you can overcome so many obstacles in your life.

I feel very blessed that I was able to sit down with Adam and hear his story in detail and glean so much insight from him.

The threat of losing everything can really make you realize how good you actually have it in life.

Adam's Instagram
Adam's Website

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today about cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review to help grow the show.

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On today's episode I was lucky enough to it down with one of the worlds leading sports scientists, elite level coach, author, speaker and former monk, Shayamal Vallabhjee.

This conversation was deep, insightful, and actionable.

In my opinion Shayamal has a special talent of measuring the intangible aspects of performance instead of hoping they show up when needed. He has systems to track them, make them repeatable and use them for growth.

We started off discussing spirituality and specifically some passages from the Bhagavad Gita and how it can help us all live life a little more free and less attached to the outcome.

From there we went all over elite performance, mindset, psychology, and optimization of our lives.

I know you will love this episode and learn some invaluable insights from the world class coach and human; Shayamal Vallabhjee.

Connect with Shayamal on Instagram & Linkedin

Be sure to check out his community Inside the Locker Room through the link in his Instagram bio.

Shayamal's Book - Breathe, Believe, Balance 

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today about cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you do find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review.

I recently completely deleted my Instagram account, which may seem trivial and it actually feels stupid to even talk about it.

This did cause me to realize how strongly I have been unconsciously conditioned to utilize these apps.

In reality we all engage with people or systems that make us feel terrible but we keep coming back for more because we're gluttons for punishment apparently.

I finally decided that is a game I don't want to play anymore and I'm not going to accept the deal they're giving me.

Just because "everyone" is doing it, doesn't make it a beneficial relationship.

If you've got something or someone that makes you feel like shit, cut it out of your sphere. Stop engaging with it or them because you're supposed to.

Get outside and meditate, walk barefoot in the grass, spend time with family, and practice gratitude for all the great things you already have.

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Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today about cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you do find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review.

Today we have a special episode with the host of The Next Milestone Podcast; Matthew Moran. 

Matthew reached out to me a few months ago as he started a podcast and we have been in touch ever since. He's on a journey of growth and development and stands for what we stand for at Get Uncomfortable. 

We decided to join forces on this new years special episode to help you grow and crush 2024 in a truly meaningful way for you.

We covered a lot of my background as well as why I think people often fail their resolutions so hopefully you don't end up making the same mistake. 

Enjoy todays' episode!

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today about cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you do find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review.

A quick Friday episode about getting up out of bed to do your work when you don't want to. This comes from the amazing book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor.

I read the first passage of book five and it really is a great one to think and reflect on. What we are made to do, not what we want to do.

You can get the Gregory Hays edition I spoke about in the episode here.

I hope you enjoy this short form episode. Let me know what you think and if you'd like to see more of these.

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today surrounding  cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you do find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review.

Today I give a little update on how insane I've gone or thought I'd gone after our move to Florida and how we figured out that it's really just grief and a normal process we can allow to happen and give ourselves grace, easier said than done.

On our recent instagram poll, the reduction in risk of cancer and how exercise plays a role took the trophy. So that's what we got into.

0:45- 10:57 - How I though I'd gone insane, recognizing the grief we're felling and processing, and how I hope me relaying this experience can help if you're struggling now

16:10- "Exercise snacks" (VILPA) & reduction in cancer mortality and cancer recurrence

19:18- Lactate & it's role in energy production & neurotransmitter synthesis

21:49 - shear force of blood flow from exercise destroying circulating cancer cells and reducing cancer recurrance & mortality.

25:45- Ideas & forms of exercise for improved health for you to start your exercise routine.

Here's a few studies I found about exercise and the effect of circulating tumor cells:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446393/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2022.818470/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192582/

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today surrounding  cultivating healthy habits in your day to day life.

If you do find value in the show, learn something, get inspired, or laugh I ask that you leave us a rating and review.

This episode is jam packed with health and wellness information, so get a notebook ready!

Dr. Balduzzi and I had a wide ranging discussion where we touched on dealing with the loss of a parent, his journey back to faith after, getting in sync with nature and setting our circadian rhythm, parents setting the standard for the children, light exposure, sunning testicles for increased testosterone, blood work to get done, meditation & so much more.

I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do as well!

Dr. Balduzzi hosts his own podcast called The Fit Father Project Podcast

Check out Dr. Balduzzi's websites, The Fit Father project & The Fit Mother Project

Dr. Balduzzi on YouTube

The Fit Father Project Instagram

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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Hello my Get Uncomfortable compadre!

If you're new to the show, welcome! I hope you enjoy the show today surround cultivating more confidence in your day to day life.

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When I was growing up I was bullied for many years, almost daily. It was a harrowing experience that helped shape me into the man I am today, and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

It drove me to find the thing I still use to this day as solace from the chaos of life, the weight room.

Once I found the weights I realized I could actually overcome the shit in my way. Lifting the weights, challenging myself to keep showing up, and fucking doing the work showed me what growth was.

 I gained confidence to stand up for myself, I understood discipline and commitment in a real way.

The simple act of taking my training seriously led me to develop new friendships, ask for what I want in life, and have the persistence to get it.

My hope is that all young men who are lost or confused or bullied, get the opportunity to be challenged physically to understand the mental benefits that come along with overcoming the challenge.

For me it was the weight room and getting stronger. Building muscle and physical capability will work wonders for a young man full of doubt and fear.

The skill of persistence is one that can be applied for the rest of their lives.

Until next time, go get uncomfortable.

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