How Adaptogens Increase Sex Drive, Ice Baths and Saunas, and Developing Mental Strength w/ Kai Van Bodhi — The Bledsoe Show #109
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2018
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Kai Van Bodhi is a pioneer in the field of holistic medicine, integrating both ancient alchemy and modern neuroscience into a complete and accessible pathway to unlocking human potential. Kai is also is the founder & CEO of Pathway of Power, which helps people to build sustainable health, wealth, relationships, and lasting fulfillment by blending ancient alchemical practices, modern neuroscience, and biohacking.
Holding a masters degree in Oriental Medicine, Kai is an artful teacher of meditation, tai chi, qigong and mind-body exercise. After spending 15 years studying with Masters in the far east, learning the language and becoming an insider in traditions often inaccessible to western students, Kai has been transmitting these ancient technologies infused with modern science to thousands of people in live events, group coaching programs and one-to-one mentorships.
In this episode, we dive into what is adaptability - what it means to adapt in your life and in workouts, why heat and cold exposure can elevate your training, how holding intention while training can help you overcome difficult things in your life, how some people crush it at the gym but suck in relationships and how adaptability at the gym can help this, how emotional patterns are linked to organs, how you can use adaptogen herbs to heal yourself, and much more.
Enjoy!
Mike
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Bloodsauce show. Before we get into the show, I'm going to give you the five reasons why you should not pay attention to your competitors as a coach. |
| 0:09.7 | Number one, they do not know what they are doing either. People talk a big game, drive nice cars, and own homes they cannot afford. 99% of coaches are struggling. |
| 0:22.6 | Copy them and you'll be struggling just like them. |
| 0:26.4 | Number two, it takes the focus off of what you're doing. The attention you devote to your competitors equals less attention. You can put on your own clients and your business. |
| 0:37.7 | Your attention is your most valuable asset. |
| 0:42.2 | Number three, they are not you. They may be happy with the type of business they are running, but that same business model may drive you crazy. |
| 0:51.7 | We're all different and how we want to live our lives and work and play is different too. My business is built around the kind of life I want to live. Not what is working for someone else. |
| 1:03.2 | Number four, most entrepreneurs suffer from seeking sameness. That's exactly what keeps entrepreneurs from being successful. |
| 1:13.1 | Because most people seek to find where things are like there's a natural tendency to do things like other people are doing. |
| 1:21.1 | This is the opposite of a competitive advantage. I limit my exposure to what my competitors are doing so they do not pollute my marketing mind. |
| 1:30.1 | Number five, they're really not your competitors. It may feel like they are, but the reality is that you cannot serve everyone. |
| 1:38.6 | Not everyone is going to be into your style and maybe that guy or gal down the road is perfect for that person. |
| 1:46.1 | You want to serve people who rejuvenate you and it's very likely that those people are different to different coaches. |
| 1:53.1 | We all have our place in the coaching market and are available and perfect for the people that are crossing our paths. |
| 2:00.1 | Speak loud and your followers will form a line. |
| 2:05.1 | Copying or even considering what they're up to in comparison to what you're offering as a recipe for disaster. |
| 2:12.1 | Sleepless nights and overall this content. Do yourself a favor and start looking inside for the answers you seek in regard to building your coaching business. |
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