Show Notes
šø More than 30 years ago, Michael Kingsnorth was earning $100 for seven and a half minutes of work as a stripper.
But that is only one chapter in an extraordinary story that includes working as a florist, becoming a bouncer and personal trainer, building businesses and transforming himself from a skinny teenager who couldnāt lift an empty 20-kilogram bar into Mr New Zealand and an international professional bodybuilder.
Michael explains why āeverything is hard until itās not,ā how bodybuilding taught him discipline and delayed gratification, and why the journey mattered far more than the trophiesāwhich he eventually threw away.
In this episode, Michael speaks candidly about body dysmorphia, seeing himself as small even at 116 kilograms, the health and financial costs of professional bodybuilding and what happens when an athlete loses the goal that structured their entire life.
We also discuss completing a degree in approximately 12 months, earning less than minimum wage during the first 9 years of his business, nearly losing everything due to property and building problems, and why people should prepare for their next chapter before they need it.
Michael also shares lessons on family, marriage, business, selling your skills, rescuing animals and turning 30 years of bodybuilding experience into his posing-coaching business, Pose Like a King.
If youāre interested in bodybuilding, business, discipline, personal reinvention or what really sits behind an impressive before-and-after photograph, thereās plenty in this one.
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