There is no denying MJ Lennon is a man on a mission.

He left school at 15 years old with no qualifications and a bleak outlook ahead. The world around him was an unstable one, as MJ grew up amid the violence and turmoil in Northern Ireland during the troubles there. But through the sheer drive, determination and a will to succeed, he took back control of the path ahead and has since established himself as one of the UK's most successful fitness entrepreneurs, founding the highly successful Hybrid Fitness and Elite Fitness and Performance Academy empires which are taking global by helping aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve their own goals in business.

We talk about how MJ has helped to raise others up, as well as the history of the places in which he grew up and how it has affected him, the ways in which he fought back against the predetermined path he seemed to be on in his young life in order to take back the reins of his own destiny, and the powerful story of how understanding the lessons of the past can help to shape a better tomorrow.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A strange fact about life is that sometimes we are so caught up in a tribulation or challenge, that we don not recognise it due to our perspective at the time. For MJ, being caught up in the Northern Irish troubles in his youth was not as apparent as it is to him today. For him, the troubles were a part of everyday life.
• The media only present the version of the news that causes the most sensation. This drip-feeding of skewed viewpoints has led to a deep mistrust between the public and those who provide the news.
• Healing can only come through mutual understanding of all perspectives. Those who challenge us are doing so because they have a purpose. Only be truly understanding this purpose can we hope to resolve conflict.
• In life, we often do not realise when we are making positive impact, or changing the world in our own small ways. It is only when we look back, with the perspective of experience, that we can see the roads we have taken and the lives we have changed.

BEST MOMENTS

'As you walked through my home, you were basically going through a checkpoint - a warzone'

'Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it'

'When we come from a mindset of "You are right and I'm wrong", we're not moving forward'

'Everything was meant to be' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

On A Mission - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission  

MJ Lennon - https://mjlennon.net

MJ Lennon Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michael.lennon.313 

MJ Lennon Instagram - https://instagram.com/m_j_lennon?utm_medium=copy_link

MJ Lennon LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-john-lennon-3a0414153/?originalSubdomain=uk 

Dr. John Demartini's Appearance On The Show - John Demartini Interview - https://omny.fm/shows/on-a-mission/mastering-life-and-destiny-with-dr-john-demartini

ABOUT THE HOST

The On A Mission Podcast brings you Ellie Mckay's no holds barred chats with some of the UK's top business leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities, athletes, top thought leaders, influencers and mindset experts.

On a Mission is for unconventional thinkers that want to challenge the status quo. For all those people on a mission to live their best lives and take control of their own destiny.

Ellie is a straight-talking, successful property entrepreneur who passionately believes that everyone has the power within themselves to transform their lives no matter what their situation.

As a mumpreneur with 3 young children and multiple businesses, Ellie likes to keep it real with her no-bs insights and share the things that have helped her achieve the level of success she has enjoyed to date.

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