Nimai Delgado ON: Transforming Your Financial Future with Strategic Actions & Unlocking the Power of Nutritional Excellence
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 28.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Establishing a career is not an easy task. If you're currently undecided and unsure what career path to pursue, this podcast episode can help you.
Planning to switch to a different career path or struggling with the job you have right now? My guest today is offering fresh insights and valuable life lessons.
Today, I welcome Nimain Delgado, a vegan bodybuilder and fitness influencer widely recognized for his dedication to a plant-based lifestyle.
Nimai did not shy away from being open and honest about his journey. His vegan lifestyle started at a very young age in relation to his spiritual beliefs and personal values. Veganism isn't just about eating plants, there's more to it and it is truly life changing.
The conversation turned deep and serious as we talked about how he felt the need to switch careers because he was unhappy, finding means to share a powerful message and reach more people, and how important it is to not rely on external validation and physical appearance.
In this episode with Nimai Delgado, you'll learn:
- How to be financially independent
- The right way to live a vegan lifestyle
- How to bridge nutritional gaps when going vegan
- How to reflect on life and shift your priorities based on your reflection
- The advantages of tapping into what feels right and true for you
- How to master the things that you're good at
- How to not let external validation ruin your personal growth
Don't miss this life changing conversation about personal growth, self discovery, and making better career decisions.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty
What We Discuss:
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:28 What is making you happy today?
- 03:19 The benefits of waking up early and how to prepare to start your day
- 06:20 What is life like when you’ve never eaten meat?
- 10:44 How do you source your protein needs without taking animal protein?
- 14:21 Living in a spiritual community and the role it plays in your upbringing
- 19:59 When you realize you’re unhappy with your career, what can you do?
- 28:34 How do you find escape when you’re unhappy with what you’re doing?
- 31:59 How can you create systems from what you want to do and be financially stable?
- 35:35 Every experience you go through help you develop resilience and strength
- 37:34 The bodybuilding journey and how it all started
- 41:10 How can you stop external validation from dictating how to live your life?
- 43:40 Getting recognition for what you look like and not the message you’re trying to share
- 46:47 How do you coach someone and push them to live a healthier lifestyle
- 55:26 How do you find the motivation to show up for yourself and find internal freedom within yourself?
- 59:40 Nimai on Final Five
Episode Resources:
- Nimai Delgado | Instagram
- Nimai Delgado | YouTube
- Nimai Delgado | Twitter
- https://veganfitness.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Having compassion towards yourself whenever you're learning something is a skill. |
| 0:04.8 | Yes, you may be not where you want to be. |
| 0:07.9 | Maybe you're a bit out of shape. That's okay. |
| 0:16.8 | Hey everyone, welcome back to on purpose. |
| 0:19.2 | The number one health podcast in the world, |
| 0:21.5 | thanks to each and every one of you that come back every week to become |
| 0:25.2 | happier, healthier and more healed. |
| 0:28.2 | And that's my goal here. My goal is to introduce you to people who can help us become happier, |
| 0:33.5 | help us become healthier and help us become more healed in our lives. |
| 0:37.9 | That's what I'm committed to and I'm grateful that you're here listening and committed to that |
| 0:42.4 | same mission. Today's guest is going to help us do just that. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm talking about a dear friend of mine who I've been getting to know over the last few years. |
| 0:50.7 | We've known each other in different incarnations, which I'll explain as the podcast goes through. |
| 0:55.7 | But for those of you who don't know him, |
| 0:57.6 | Neemai Dalgada was raised as a vegetarian by virtue of his spiritual beliefs and has actually never |
| 1:03.6 | eaten me in his life. Neemai became the world's first vegan IFBB professional bodybuilder, |
| 1:10.1 | proving that you don't need animal products to be an elite athlete. |
| 1:14.7 | Neemai is a motivational speaker and shares his story all over the world to bring awareness to |
| 1:19.8 | the many benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and the importance of exercising our bodies |
| 1:25.5 | and our compassion. Neemai has also founded veg nutrition and all natural supplement company |
| 1:31.6 | and veganfitness.com where he has coached thousands of clients along with a handful of phenomenal |
| 1:37.7 | celebrities and athletes doing their best while being plant-based. Please welcome to the show |
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