Making An Impact: Eric Gillman on Riding for Hope & Lessons Learned
Win Make Give with Ben Kinney
Ben Kinney Training
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🗓️ 11 August 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
We can do anything when we set our minds to it. All it takes is a healthy dose of determination, commitment, and integrity. In this episode, Eric Gillman, philanthropist and author of "The Power to Change: Creating the Life You Want Through Healthy Choices," talks with Chad all about his nine-week bike ride from Miami, Florida, to San Diego, California, to raise money for the non-profit healthcare organization, Angel Wings International.
In this episode, we cover the following:
- The catalyst to get healthy and find purpose [4:47]
- Meeting Eric at BuiltHOW LIVE [9:35]
- Leading with strong whys and no excuses [12:10]
- Cross-country bike challenge [14:30]
- Chad's push-up challenge [15:36]
- Consistency and moving the needle each day [17:21]
- Chad's simple health challenge [18:25]
- Reflections on the cross-country bike ride [19:54]
- Setting intentions and having integrity [24:42]
- Believing you can do anything [29:41]
- Breaking things down into bite-sized pieces [31:33]
- Are you doing the things you say you are going to do? [32:04]
- The equation for making an impact [34:18]
Connect with Eric Gillman:
- Angel Wings International: https://www.angelwingsinternational.org/
- Eric Rides for Hope movie: https://bit.ly/3QteglJ
- Instagram: @the-sharpest-guy-you-know
- theshaprestguyyouknow [at] gmail [dot] com
- Phone: 858-255-1142
Resources discussed in this episode:
- Win Make Give Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WinMakeGive
- Get your copy of "The Power to Change: Creating the Life You Want Through Healthy Choices" by Eric Gillman here: https://amzn.to/3DHSjrB
Connect with the hosts:
- Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/
- Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob
- Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/
- Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/
More ways to connect:
- Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up
- Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/
- Listen to Win Make Give Season 3 on YouTube: bit.ly/3pPEdAx
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| 0:00.0 | We're getting near the end of season three and Bob's got like short-timers disease, I think. |
| 0:21.8 | He's calling invocations, he's calling in sick days. |
| 0:24.9 | He's using up everything, no, and we're getting near the end of season three and he's taken |
| 0:28.4 | some time. |
| 0:29.5 | Now Bob got pulled away to some stuff, you know it. |
| 0:32.2 | Yet, you know, I'm not here for a monologue. |
| 0:34.2 | I made sure I had an amazing guest with me that Bob would have just gotten in the way really. |
| 0:42.2 | Bob doesn't know what a bicycle is, I don't think. |
| 0:45.1 | So of course, that's going to come up a lot today. |
| 0:47.5 | There's going to be some health in today's conversation and Bob, I just don't want to make you feel bad. |
| 0:52.0 | So Bob, we hope you're doing good. |
| 0:54.4 | We know you're listening to this, we know you're now throwing something at your phone or whatever, |
| 0:58.6 | because I'm mocking you, yet I do it, Bob, and I do it because I love. |
| 1:02.8 | So let's forget Bob this week, folks, and let's get to our guests. |
| 1:06.8 | That's right, because I've got a friend of mine here and he claims to be the sharpest man |
| 1:12.2 | around, right? |
| 1:13.2 | He's the sharpest guy there is. |
| 1:15.2 | You're going to tell me at the end of this one, I want to welcome to the win-make-give |
| 1:19.2 | podcast, my friend Eric, how are you doing today? |
| 1:22.9 | Best day of my life, good to be here Chad. |
| 1:25.1 | Appreciate you having me on. |
| 1:26.9 | Wow, we're lucky to have you on Eric. |
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