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A fitness, nutrition, fitness and business mix of questions for today’s solo Q+A.
1: Nutrition has changed a lot in the last 5 years — what’s one thing you believed about dieting in your early fitness career that you’ve completely reversed your thinking on?
2: What’s the honest truth about how alcohol has affected your performance, recovery, and mindset over the years?
3: How do you train through grief, stress, or emotional chaos — when the gym is the last place you want to be but probably where you need to be most?” — Practical and deeply human.
4: What’s something you’ve changed your mind on completely in the last 12 months - about yourself, not about business or fitness?
5: What does your relationship with money actually look like day to day - spending, guilt, enjoyment - now that you have financial security?
6: How do you price yourself when you’re scared you’re too expensive?
Timestamps may vary by 2-4 minutes based on podcast platform:
00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Podcast
01:33 Evolution of Nutrition Beliefs
10:17 The Impact of Alcohol on Performance and Recovery
18:32 Training Through Grief and Emotional Chaos
27:16 The Power of Community
35:18 Understanding Financial Relationships
43:16 Pricing and Self-Worth in Business
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Business Mentorship:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
The Circle:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
I wanted to try something different for today’s solo podcast.
I did the thought experiment of “If I Could Have a Coffee with My 28-Year-Old Self, Here Is What I’d Tell Him About Fitness, Life, Relationships and Business” and this is what came out.
Please let me know how you find it.
Timestamps (may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform)
00:00 Introduction to Life Lessons
02:56 The Importance of Doing Scary Things
15:09 Body as a Vehicle for Success
21:27 Navigating Relationships and Social Circles
28:38 Building Supportive Relationships
35:54 Career and Business Insights
42:25 Trust Over Audience
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Part 2 solo podcast on hedonic adaption, the dunning-kruger effect, confirmation bias, occam’s razor and hanlon’s razor.
Timestamps (may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform)
00:15 Introduction to Psychological Terms
00:48 Understanding Hedonic Adaptation
13:02 The Dunning-Kruger Effect
20:43 Exploring Confirmation Bias
24:58 Unravelling Identity and Self-Destructive Behaviours
26:22 The Impact of Confirmation Bias
28:32 Understanding Occam's Razor
35:33 Exploring Hanlon's Razor
45:01 Awareness and Personal Growth
6 month business mentorship:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
The Circle:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Solo podcast on mimesis, projection, sunk cost fallacy, negativity bias and cognitive dissonance.
This is a two-part episode. I will continue with it next week.
Timestamps (may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform)
00:58 Navigating Psychological Terms for Personal Growth
13:27 Understanding Mimesis and Its Impact
23:24 The Power of Projection in Relationships
23:24 Breaking Free from the Sunk Cost Fallacy
30:34 Understanding Negativity Bias and Its Impact
34:17 Fueling Your Journey: Anxiety vs. Gratitude
38:47 Cognitive Dissonance: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
42:58 Determining Alignment: When to Persist or Pivot
6-month business mentorship:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
The Circle:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Solo Q+A.
00:43 1. How do I start exercising again after a long break without burning out or getting injured?
05:58 2. What’s the honest truth about supplements? What do you actually take vs. what the industry sells?
15:26 3. How do you make big life decisions? I have a move and a career opportunity I’m not sure about.
20:17 4. What do you actually do when motivation disappears for weeks, not days?
30:05 5. How do you parent without projecting your fitness identity onto your child?
34:51 6. How do you maintain a relationship when one partner is obsessed with health and fitness and the other isn’t?
41:49 7. What does a bad week actually look like in your business?
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to the Solo Q&A
00:43 Returning to Exercise After a Break
05:58 The Truth About Supplements
15:26 Making Big Life Decisions
20:17 Dealing with Disappearing Motivation
26:50 Tuning into Your Intuition
28:24 The Fitness Flywheel Effect
30:05 Parenting and Fitness Identity
34:51 Navigating Mismatched Fitness Dynamics in Relationships
41:49 Understanding Bad Weeks in Business
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Business Mentorship:
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The Circle Mastermind
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Philip is a speaker and thought leader who has built a reputation for his unapologetic approach to working with entrepreneurs, leaders, and athletes all over the world.
He is the creator of the SoulSet™ philosophy and the One Last Talk movement, helping people uncover their unique gifts and live with greater meaning and impact.
In this episode, Philip and I dig into some of the most honest conversations you’ll hear on this podcast – including:
· Why vulnerability isn’t a tool to be used, it’s a gift to be given
· How to spot fake vulnerability online and why it’s doing more damage than people realise
· The difference between passion and excitement, and why one runs out, and one never does
· How your story holds the key to transforming your life, and why the desire for clarity and success can become a personal prison if you’re not willing to pay the price to step into it.
· + so much more.
We recorded this in person too, so you can watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrianKeaneFitness
Shownotes:
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(Website)
PhilipMcKernan.com | Be Brave. You Matter.
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A ‘press record and talk’ solo podcast.
00:31 Overcoming the Illusion of the Perfect Time
02:08 The Journey of Self-Discovery
04:53 Breaking Free from Self-Imposed Limitations
08:09 The Power of Perspective and Narrative
10:59 Choosing the Right Path
13:51 The Importance of Curiosity and Passion
17:04 Navigating Change and Growth
19:57 Identifying and Overcoming Internal Barriers
23:04 Building Confidence Through Experience
26:58 Confronting Fear and Failure
29:19 Building Confidence Through Commitment
31:42 The Journey of Endurance: Marathon de Sable
35:29 Lessons from the Sahara: Alignment and Values
38:52 Recalibrating Actions and Values
43:42 The Role of Skills and Processes in Success
47:07 Understanding Fear and Failure
50:42 Taking Action: Overcoming the Someday Fallacy
The Circle
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Business mentorship
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
Why I stopped optimising podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NoCx2alzbWAzh8obfonU4?si=RVqFr1QHQbGz7ALAoRxNqw
148: Marathon des Sables
Anna Runkle
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lcQ8TkyyK9GGQUDJKGnAj
Jessica Baum is a licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, and founder of the Self-Full Method.
She is the author of Anxiously Attached and her new book Safe: An Attachment-Informed Guide to Building More Secure Relationships is available now.
Jessica was previously on the podcast in Episode #462: “Psychotherapist Jessica Baum on Attachment Styles, Why We Become Anxiously Attached and Relationship Red Flags To Avoid!” and she is back to go even deeper on how to finally feel safe in your relationships.
Timestamps may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform.
(Website)
(Instagram)
www.instagram.com/jessicabaumlmhc/
(Youtube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/@jessicabaumlmhc
(Previous appearance)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dSBgf5kkUYWqHY0Y9eZhw?si=DKDrR-slRM-LE61HDTI6QQ
1: You mentioned on a podcast that you work 20-30 hour weeks. What do you actually say ‘no’ to that most people in your position would say ‘yes’ to?” 00:58
2: What’s the loneliest you’ve ever felt on this journey, not the dramatic rock bottom, but the quiet, invisible loneliness that nobody talks about when you’re building something? 14:30
3: You went from primary school teacher to running a very successful business. Was there a specific moment where you stopped feeling like an ‘imposter’ and actually felt like you’d earned your place? 25:54
4: Most people think the goal is to stop caring what others think. But is that actually true for you? Do you still care — and if so, how do you stop it from running your decisions? 35:56
The Circle group mastermind:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Business Mentorship with Brian:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
Solo bonus podcast from my other show ‘The Fitness Business Podcast with Brian Keane” going through the 6 hills I will die on as a business coach (and why)..
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Business Coaching Philosophy
05:05 The Importance of Pull Marketing
09:47 Value First: Building Trust Before SellingTHE
15:06 Work-Life Balance: The Myth of Hustle
19:50 Lead Generation: Targeted Messaging Over Quantity
24:52 Scaling Your Business: Leverage vs. Hustle
26:55 Premium Pricing: The Value of Expertise
The Circle Group Mastermind:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Business Mentorship:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
A special in-person podcast today with my business mentee Ciaran from Oga Yoga.
Ciaran has an MS in Mindfulness Based Wellbeing and wears many hats from running yoga and mindfulness events to writing Irish children’s yoga books (Diarmuid & an Mata Draiochta)
He is regularly featured on RTEJr & TG4 and is passionate about bringing mindfulness and yoga to the broader public with his unique Irish language learning aspect.
We recorded this full episode in person and you can watch on my YouTube channel Brian Keane Fitness.
Business Mentorship with Brian:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
Solo Q+A - just me, you and the microphone today.
01:19. 1. “You’ve done Marathon des Sables, the Arctic Ultra, and multiple marathons — but what has been the single hardest moment mentally across all of your ultra-endurance events, and how did you get through it?”
22:00 2. “What does your actual training week look like right now in 2026 ie sets, reps, sessions, cardio, and how has it evolved from when you first started?”
28:24 3. “You’re in your late thirties and still competing in marathons. What’s the one thing you wish you’d known about training and recovery in your 20s that would’ve saved your body?”
33:05 4. “If you were starting The Circle from zero today, no audience, no books, no reputation, what would your exact first 90 days look like to get to your first paying member?”
39:58 5. “What’s the biggest mistake you see fitness coaches make when they finally start making good money; and how do you avoid lifestyle inflation killing your business growth?”
47:35 6. What's the one belief about yourself you had to completely destroy to get to where you are?
The Circle group mastermind:
https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind
Business Mentorship with Brian:
https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching
Marathon Des Sable Podcast:
Arctic Podcast:
https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/213-running-230km-through-the-arctic-circle
Anna Runkle is a trauma-survivor turned coach and educator, best known under the moniker The Crappy Childhood Fairy.
Her work focuses on helping adults who grew up with childhood trauma — particularly what she calls Childhood PTSD (or complex PTSD stemming from early life stress) — to understand their symptoms, regulate their nervous systems, and build more fulfilling lives.
Anna’s work has attracted a large following, her great YouTube channel in particular has just under 1 million followers.
She hosts a podcast, The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle, available on Spotify and other platforms.
She has authored books such as Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviours That Keep You Stuck.
Her new book CONNECTABILITY: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, And Feel (At Last) Like You Below from Hay House is available now.
Timestamps (may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform)
03:11 Introduction to Trauma and Healing
06:00 Understanding Complex PTSD
09:11 The Role of Positive Action in Healing
12:19 Differentiating Between Abuse and Neglect
15:05 The Impact of Early Trauma on Adult Relationships
18:20 Emotional Flashbacks and Their Effects
21:08 Techniques for Managing Dysregulation
23:56 The Importance of Self-Awareness in Healing
33:04 The Therapeutic Power of Writing
35:25 Transformative Techniques for Healing
38:44 Navigating Emotional Dysregulation
42:20 The Process of Letting Go
49:19 Overcoming the Fear of Judgment
(Website)
https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/
(Facebook)
www.facebook.com/CrappyChildhoodFairy/
(Youtube)
www.youtube.com/@crappychildhoodfairy
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