Drugs, Jail, Rock Bottom & Redemption, Feat. Justin Blum, with Joel Marion – BTI 14
Born to Impact
Joel Marion
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2019
⏱️ 136 minutes
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Summary
This story will move you, challenge you, and show you that no matter where you start, or what challenges you’re faced with, or what poor decisions you’ve made in your past, you can always, always turn things around.
In this episode Joel & Dan sit down with the Founder & CEO of Raw Fitness where he tells his story going from a life of drugs and violence (that ultimately sent him to jail), to an ultra-successful entrepreneur that is positively impacting thousands of lives.
In this conversation, we discuss an array of topics, including:
-The critical importance of separating from your past, and how to go about making the deep changes
-The process of discovering and becoming your authentic self
-How to make critical life changes even when you have little to no support
-Learning to lead (anyone can; there are very few “born leaders”)
-The difference between bad moments and bad days, and how to avoid the latter
And so much more.
Set aside the time to listen to this episode this week. It will touch you, it will move you, and it will inspire you. Even more, be sure to subscribe to the Born to Impact podcast to ensure you get notified as new episodes release each week!
After listening, to learn more about Justin and to connect with him directly, follow him on Instagram (@justin_blum_), visit his websites www.RawFitnessLV.com and www.APNsupplements.com.
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| 0:00.0 | So when I walked out I had gotten in a fight with this guy and when I went to run from the fight |
| 0:05.5 | there were undercover and cops and they had been looking for me. They had a whole bunch of warrants out, |
| 0:09.9 | 30-some odd warrants out for my arrest. |
| 0:12.8 | Anyways, that was probably, I look at now, the best thing that could have ever happened to me |
| 0:18.0 | because I was on my way to dying. |
| 0:20.0 | Right, there was no future for me. There definitely wasn't a good future for me |
| 0:24.0 | but it was either, I knew it was either jail or death at that point |
| 0:27.7 | because it was a lot of drugs and a lot of violence. |
| 0:30.1 | They all got down and I got convicted for three felonies |
| 0:33.8 | and sentenced to a one to three in Nevada Department of Corrections. So I went to prison. |
| 0:39.6 | The only thing I did in there was read books, fitness magazines and lift weights. |
| 0:46.0 | Right, a couple fights in there but that was where the hobby of lift weights. |
| 0:49.3 | That's where the hobby came from. |
| 0:50.8 | In jail. |
| 0:51.3 | Yeah, that's where the hobby came from. |
| 1:00.9 | All right, what is up guys and welcome back to another episode of the Born to Impact Podcasts. |
| 1:07.7 | I am excited about this one today. |
| 1:09.7 | As always, I'm here with my co-host, Dan aka Kilmo Long. You excited, Dan? |
| 1:14.0 | I am super excited, my brother. I am so fired up, especially with this guest because, you know, |
| 1:20.2 | we have some similarities. |
| 1:21.2 | Very, very, a lot in common actually. This is a gentleman who I'll introduce in just a moment |
| 1:27.0 | that we, the both of us have known for eight or nine years now and has come quite a long ways, |
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