Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast

MANY LESSONS FROM YEARS OF PODCASTING & CONNECTING WITH THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN FITNESS FT. SARAH PARKER, BEYOND CONDITION PODCAST | EP. 229

Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast

Show Notes

Every once in a while you meet someone in this industry who’s building something for the same reasons you are. That’s what this episode is about.

On this week’s episode of the CHASING CLARITY HEALTH & FITNESS PODCAST, I’m doing something a little different. This is a collab with Sarah Parker, host of the Beyond Condition Podcast, where we bring our two audiences together, introduce ourselves to each other’s worlds, and get into what years behind the mic have actually taught us.

We each walk through why and how we started our shows, the lessons podcasting has taught us about ourselves, and the biggest takeaways we’ve pulled from sitting across from some of the sharpest minds in the fitness space.

HERE’S WHAT WE COVER: WHY AND HOW WE EACH STARTED OUR PODCASTS HOW EMBRACING A FEAR BECAME A CATALYST FOR GROWTH THE COMPOUNDING EFFECT OF SHOWING UP CONSISTENTLY OVER YEARS WHAT DR. SCOTT STEVENSON TAUGHT ME ABOUT FAILURE, PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD & LIFE THE GUESTS & CONVERSATIONS THAT SHAPED HOW WE BOTH COACH

If you’ve ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes of building a podcast, or you want to hear the lessons that don’t make it into the episodes themselves, this one’s for you.

WHERE TO CONNECT WITH ME:

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