How a Stronger Body Can Give You a Stronger Mind - With Jen Cohen

23 Sep 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 29 chapters

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In short

How fitness and habit psychology reinforce each other—self-doubt reduces follow-through, while keeping small promises builds self-efficacy, momentum, and mental strength. Episode also includes “immune support” and longevity supplement/tea segments.

Guest

Jennifer (Jen) Cohen, globally recognized for entrepreneurship and human performance; specializes in habit formation, mindset shifts, and psychology of influence. She teaches actionable strategies for health, business, and life.

Key claims

  • Self-doubt lowers self-efficacy, creating a “confidence feedback loop” that reduces action.
  • It’s not a lack of information; it’s a lack of doing and prioritizing follow-through.
  • “Don’t negotiate with yourself” (self-negotiation kills goals).
  • Build “micro promises” (e.g., call/text/email back) to create trust in your word.
  • Fitness is transferable: it builds discipline, patience, confidence, and brain changes that improve performance beyond the gym.

Notable examples

  • Jen’s story: at 17 in Winnipeg, she cold-approached Keanu Reeves, got his number on a gum wrapper, and later received a call; she interviewed him and used the footage for her audition tape, leading to a MuchMusic opportunity.
  • “All-or-nothing” vs moderation: she prefers not starting if she can’t maintain the plan; others may handle moderation differently.
  • Fitness routine example: 32 oz lemon water, basic supplements, cardio to “get brain right,” strength 5–6x/week, and a non-negotiable walk for trips under ~2 miles.

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Chapters

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The Impact of Fitness Beyond Physical Health

0:10 to 0:40

Exploring how fitness can positively affect various aspects of life.

“Did you know that fitness is one of the most transferable skills in your life?”

Back to School and Immune Support

0:40 to 1:18

Discussion on the importance of immune support during seasonal changes.

“And she made it so ridiculously simple that it would be hard not to create the positive changes that you want.”

Propolis and Immune Health

1:18 to 3:08

The benefits of propolis supplementation for immune support.

“And something that is a consistent in our household is being proactive about immune system support.”

Propolis and Immune Health

3:11 to 4:12

The benefits of propolis supplementation for immune support.

“Beekeepers Naturals now has the number one natural honey-based cough syrup in the country.”

Introducing Jen Cohen

4:12 to 4:51

Introduction of Jen Cohen as an expert on habit formation and performance.

“Jennifer Cohen is a globally recognized authority on entrepreneurship and human performance.”

Self-Doubt and Its Effects on Health

4:51 to 7:03

Analyzing how self-doubt impacts health and fitness goals.

“Thank you for coming to hang out with us today.”

The Confidence Loop in Fitness

7:03 to 9:09

Understanding how confidence affects fitness behavior and motivation.

“And it's in the doing that you develop the confidence and basically create enough self-esteem and self-efficacy to know that you can actually kind of follow through and do it.”

Negotiating with Yourself

9:09 to 10:51

Exploring the dangers of self-negotiation and its impact on commitment.

“I'm an extreme personality, but the, but are you not, are you, do you not have that type of, are you a moderation person?”

Understanding Personality Types in Fitness

10:51 to 13:21

Discussion on different personality types and their approach to fitness.

“Jackson in your head who's very good at his job.”

Maximizing Personal Potential

13:21 to 14:00

Strategies for becoming the best version of yourself through self-awareness.

“I'll have the bag and then I'll go buy nine more bags of cookies.”
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The Importance of Keeping Promises

14:00 to 15:14

Learn how making and keeping small promises can lead to personal growth.

“That's the, but it starts with the psychology.”

Fitness and Success Connection

15:14 to 17:29

Discover how fitness contributes to success in various life aspects.

“Well, you know, when I, and let's, let me just tell you this, making appropriate promises, true, but it's not just in the space of fitness, wellness, nutrition.”

Cultural Beliefs and Fitness

17:29 to 21:19

Explore the misconceptions about fitness and intelligence in culture.

“I talk about this ad nauseum, by the way, Sean, I literally do.”

Overcoming Barriers to Fitness

21:19 to 23:14

Understand how to help individuals with low self-esteem engage in fitness.

“that were just not firing properly until I, until I started to actually work out better.”

Overcoming Barriers to Fitness

23:50 to 25:42

Understand how to help individuals with low self-esteem engage in fitness.

“A phenomenal peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet just last year found that people who regularly drink tea age slower than everyone else.”

Overcoming Barriers to Fitness

25:46 to 26:34

Understand how to help individuals with low self-esteem engage in fitness.

“like an electric frother to mix your favorite beverages.”

Harnessing Momentum for Success

26:35 to 28:00

Learn how to use momentum to achieve goals in fitness and life.

“You know, this idea of momentum has been around for centuries.”

The Importance of Consistency and Momentum

28:00 to 29:14

Learn how consistency and momentum are crucial to achieving success.

“by continuing, because everything in life is momentum.”

The Art of Consistency Through Practice

29:14 to 30:14

Explore how practicing consistency can enhance various skills in life.

“They like mastered the art of consistency and momentum.”

Jen's Remarkable Encounter with Keanu Reeves

30:14 to 39:21

Discover Jen's inspiring story of pursuing her dreams by meeting Keanu Reeves.

“And not to date myself, but you'll know there was I'm from Canada.”

Embracing Mediocrity as a Strength

39:21 to 42:00

Understand how being average can lead to resilience and resourcefulness.

“you get is the recipe for actually living the life that you want.”

The Importance of Delusion and Audacity

42:00 to 44:14

Explore how embracing delusion and audacity can lead to personal success.

“Like I would, I would like rest on my laurels.”

The 10% Target: Making Attempts

44:14 to 46:24

Learn about the significance of making multiple attempts at your goals.

“Because the truth is, do you know that most people, 95 % of people don't even make one attempt at what they want.”

Fitness and Keeping Promises to Yourself

46:24 to 53:04

Discover how maintaining fitness promises can enhance personal discipline.

“Now I want to circle back a little bit to the fitness because this very powerful principle of keeping the promises that you make to yourself, for you, you're about that life.”

Unique Approaches to Exercise

53:04 to 56:00

Understand the unconventional methods to integrate exercise into daily life.

“a most important habit to do every single day.”

Exploring Habits of Successful People

56:00 to 56:42

Learn about the consistent habits that lead to success.

“and you see how people actually respond in those moments, right?”

The Secret to Achieving Goals

56:42 to 58:58

Understand the importance of perseverance and strategy when pursuing goals.

“interviewing some of the most successful people, you've obviously learned a lot, gained a lot and shared a lot.”

Creating Winning Environments

58:58 to 1:00:06

Discover how to position yourself for success and avoid self-sabotage.

“And I mean, I've already got some ideas I want to put into place for myself.”

Connecting with Jen Cohen

1:00:06 to 1:00:57

Find out more about Jen Cohen and her podcast, Habits and Hustle.

“Always put yourself in a position to win.”
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Transcript

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0:00Shawn Stevenson:You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Shawn Stevenson. For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com. Welcome to The Model Health Show. Did you know that fitness is one of the most transferable skills in your life? Today, you'll discover how your fitness practices can make a huge positive impact on the things that you might not even relate to fitness. And if you feel like your fitness practices are not up to par right now anyways, don't worry about it. We've got you covered on that too. Our special guest is an expert in habit change. And she made it so ridiculously simple that it would be hard not to create the positive changes that you want.

0:48Shawn Stevenson:And before we get to our special guest, as of this recording, it's back to school time. My son, my youngest son just started high school yesterday. Oh, a freshman. How? How, Sway? How did we get here? I'm just trying to enjoy the process, of course. But it is different when it's your youngest, when it's your baby, you know. But along with back to school time, we know that winter is coming. And that, quote, cold and flu season is upon us as well. And something that is a consistent in our household is being proactive about immune system support. And recent science has revealed that you do not have to get sick as often as the average person does.

1:39Shawn Stevenson:A meta-analysis published in Exercise and Sport Science Reviews determined that, for example, regular exercise significantly improves human immune system response to infections and reduces susceptibility to viruses. And of course, you know that our nutrition matters so much in this equation as well. So we want to make sure that we're eating real food. This is creating, giving the raw materials to build our immune cells and all the communication and the processing of information exchange in our bodies. And it's critical. Focusing on real food, really doing our best to, quote, eat clean during this time of year is gonna be super helpful.

2:22Shawn Stevenson:But on the supplement side, this is a time of year that I dial certain things up as well. A 2024 study published in the Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition determined that propolis supplementation can reduce serum levels of interleukin-6 C-reactive protein, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. What does this mean? This means that propolis is clinically proven to reduce inflammatory biomarkers and reduce our susceptibility to illnesses. This is something we do on a regular basis, especially this time of year is utilizing the Propolis Immune Spray from Beekeepers Naturals. Go to beekeepersnaturals.com forward slash model right now and use the code model health and you're going to get 20 % off.

3:19Shawn Stevenson:All right, take advantage, stock up. Beekeepers Naturals now has the number one natural honey-based cough syrup in the country. All right. Number one, phenomenal. So they've got that as well. So if you do happen to get sick, they've got some solutions to support a healthy recovery, expedite recovery as well. But as they say, a spoonful of prevention is worth a pound of cure. And so this is your daily dose of immunity for proactive immune system support, especially during this back to school slash cold and flu upcoming season. Head over there, check them out, beekeepersnaturals.com forward slash model.

4:01Shawn Stevenson:That's B-E-E-K-E-E-P-E-R-S naturals.com forward slash model. Use the code modelhealth for 20 % off. And now let's get to our special guest and topic of the day. Jennifer Cohen is a globally recognized authority on entrepreneurship and human performance. She specializes in habit formation, bold mindset shifts, and the psychology of influence that separates top performers from the rest. Her mission is simple, yet transformative. Help-driven individuals to show up bigger, better, and bolder in health, business, and life through actionable strategies that deliver real-world results. Let's dive in this conversation with the incredible Jen Cohen.

4:51Shawn Stevenson:Jen, it's so good to see you. Thank you for coming to hang out with us today. It's great to be here. Thank you for having me. Of course. Now, you know so much of our results when it comes to our health and fitness has to do with our psychology, the way that we think. Can you share for people, again, this is unsuspecting for many of us, why self-doubt can deeply impact the results that we're getting when it comes to our health and fitness? Well, you started by saying that, which is very accurate, that everything starts with our head, right? The physical just kind of follows up afterwards. But I think what happens is the self-doubt is if we don't feel, if we don't have self-efficacy, that's the problem, right?

5:36Did you even know, I'm sure you know because you're very, very researched, but I find it very interesting that the more dissatisfied people are with their body, the less they actually work out and the less they take care of themselves. it's because the fact that like that's it's a confidence loop in a way right right and what i always what i've what i tell people is that the number one habit to maybe even get over self-doubt or anything it's a soft skill which is the art of doing what you say you're going to do the follow-through before anything else in life it doesn't have to just be at the gym it could be anything in life, because that kind of gives you reps, so to speak, in building your own feeling of confidence, self-efficacy.

6:29And when you do that, it will eliminate that feeling. But everything is about like how the confidence, your self-doubt, all of these things are stemmed from the fact that if you don't believe you can do something, you're not going to do something. You'll think of every excuse. You'll self-reject yourself. So how do you build up the tolerance that you know and you feel confident that you can actually do something, well, you actually have to do something, right? It's not a lack of information. It's a lack of doing. And it's in the doing that you develop the confidence and basically create enough self-esteem and self-efficacy to know that you can actually kind of follow through and do it.

7:16Shawn Stevenson:that's so crazy we'll create a confidence feedback loop or the lack of confidence feedback loop right it's just you know you really lifting that up where it's just like the more dissatisfied i am the less likely i am to take action on it and it's just because i i think over time of course if you if you've attempted to do some things right that learned helplessness basically like it doesn't matter anyway exactly it's like when you eat like a cookie you're like oh screw it i already had that cookie i'm gonna have the whole thing i'm gonna have the whole sleeve i'm gonna have the whole bag. Right.

7:48And I think that if you have, if you really kind of just observe, right, when it's the, it's when you see a result or you see some change that you actually, it motivates you to maintain, to keep on going. Right. But how do you, how do you get past that hump? Right. That that's what the stop is in the start, right? People don't do that. So though, if you feel dissatisfied, if you don't like the way you look, then you just say, forget, I'm not going to do anything. And the other thing that I find very fascinating, and I'm surprised by this given how the wellness industry has become a trillion dollar business, but I think maybe it's because I'm in it and I see so much of it.

8:25You're forgetting about the rest of the country, the world. Only 20 % of people integrate fitness into their lives and then maintain it long-term. only 20%. So all the information in the world doesn't mean anything. It's not the information, it's about taking that initiative and taking that step. And so if you teach people the ability to trust themselves and to follow through and prove to themselves, and the only way to do that is basically following through and doing what you say you're going to do. It's the most basic, fundamental foundational skill that someone can start doing today have you seen people however

9:09Shawn Stevenson:with this being said that they might say that they're going to do something but they say they're going to do too much and it can like create yeah backfire where it's just like i there's some people are just like all or nothing yes right or so have you seen that before of course i'm one of those people. I'm an extreme personality, but the, but are you not, are you, do you not have that type of, are you a moderation person? Cause I'm not, I had to train myself to be a certain way. I'll say I'm an all around player. Oh, okay. I have, I'm an all or nothing kind of person, which, you know, it's hard, right?

9:45Because you have to train yourself to be okay with not doing it, like to, to, to kind of get out of that mindset. But I think the problem is self negotiation is where goals go to die, right? When you start to negotiate with yourself, that's when it's already game over, right? You know, and so if you start eliminating these psych, to me, these are all psychological, like, like Jedi mind tricks, right? Not allowing yourself to, to, to start behaviors that are going to take you down a bad rabbit hole. So how do you do that? That's really the big thing. Like I said, the squat, the lunge, the workout is the easy part.

10:27It's about how do you psychologically get yourself framed and primed to create a lifestyle that is healthy, productive, optimized. And again, I'm not even just talking about the fitness. I'm not even talking about just the fitness. I'm talking about overall.

10:43Shawn Stevenson:Yeah. Oh, that's so good. That negotiation piece is crazy. Like start to pay attention to that. You know, as soon as you said, I thought about Samuel L. Jackson. in the negotiator. Yes. Like you got a Samuel L. Jackson in your head who's very good at his job. Yep. You know what I mean? And as soon as you even get in that conversation, chances are it's going to pull you away from what you told yourself you were going to do. Right, exactly. And then what does that do, right? So if you start to negotiate, oh, you know what? I said I'm going to wake up at eight o 'clock. Well, maybe I'll just go to 8.30 or I'll wake up at nine or, you know, I mean like that kind of spiral, just all it's doing, it's proof to yourself that you can't trust yourself.

11:22That's all it is. It's like, I can't rely on my own word. And also like, if I can't rely on my own word, that person can't like other people won't rely on you either. It's like a, it's a, it's a, that, that, that becomes a whole other ripple effect. So all of these things to me are, these are the behaviors that really create self-doubt, right. And keep us stuck because at the end of the day, your question was like about self-doubt, right? We're all afraid. Like failure is not failing, but you know what? Quitting makes you a quitter, right? Like you have, and these things are looped in our heads.

12:02So I think it's just a question of like getting ourselves to a place where we psychologically basically tweak and prime our brains for success.

12:13Shawn Stevenson:Yeah, yeah. You brought up a big catchphrase in the wellness space, which is moderation, right? Everything in moderation. That's like a belief system, a movement in a way. Right. And I've never really subscribed to that personally because again, I'm just like, just kind of even superficially, rationally, like Oreos in moderation. Nah, not for me. Alcohol in moderation. Nah, not for me. But there are some people that it works really well for with their kind of mindset, their perspective. however you know with that being said sometimes again some people are like all or nothing yeah right i won't work for me right i'm not a moderation person and it's like knowing yourself that's but that's what i'm saying it's all about knowing yourself right that's what i said it's like you said about uh the all or i'm an all or nothing person like i'm if i start like so for me it's better if i don't start so then because if i start it's just going to be it's going to be a bad situation.

13:11So I don't, I don't believe in like cheat days necessarily, right? Because I know what I'm going to do. So it's all about knowing ourselves, right? Some people are okay. Like they can have that cookie and they can just move on with their day, right? Not me. I'll have the cookie. I'll have the bag and then I'll go buy nine more bags of cookies. Cause it's, that is just my personality. Cookie monster. Right. I mean, or French fries actually, or pizza. It could be anything, but I like the salt side. But the point is in general, like it's about having the self-awareness to know who you are and then modify accordingly your life.

13:45Like that's really what it is. It's like maximizing how you could be the best version of yourself in the confines of who you are.

13:54Shawn Stevenson:Yeah. This is like, you're giving us homework to do and to really be honest with ourselves. That's the, but it starts with the psychology. It's all psychology. so if you think about this like when i when i you asked me about like are you like this are you one of those people moderation whatever and i said i'm an all-around player you know just to give like an analogy for me and my my perspective it's very simple for me to be like okay i'm going to swing for the fences like that's going to the gym right but then if things happen i might you know it's a strike on that pitch and it doesn't work i'm definitely going to go outside and do something for 10 minutes or I'm gonna go for a walk.

14:34Shawn Stevenson:Like I pivot, like I'll lay that button down, you know, versus like, I know I wanted to do this thing. So for me, it's like always other options, but I never completely abandoned the plan. But that's not the same for other people. It's not the same for people in my family. So it might be difficult for someone like myself to be compassionate, to understand, to be supportive. What we can really do to support is how can you help to, Number one, help that person understand and help them to give, and this is what I want to ask you about, get them back to keeping the promise they make to themselves, creating appropriate promises.

15:12Shawn Stevenson:So talk about that. That's a good point. Well, you know, when I, and let's, let me just tell you this, making appropriate promises, true, but it's not just in the space of fitness, wellness, nutrition. it's about making standing by the promises you make in everything you do in life because how you do one thing is how you do everything and so if you make it could be i think what people should start doing is make it start creating small promises that doesn't matter if like that are kind of irrelevant and then actually just following through with those because that's a big thing, right? Like, let's not, let's not climb Mount Everest if we can't even jump over the puddle on the street in front, you know, like the front of your house, right?

16:01Like, let's like, let's, let's like, like, be a little realistic, right? So if you say you're going to call somebody back, maybe call somebody back, right? Like, don't just forget to or text someone back or something silly or, you know, like, if you say you're going to email somebody, email them back, Like these little micro promises add up to big life challenges and choices. So I feel like what people don't, if they start to run before they or sprint before they walk, they're going to get themselves and they're going to, if they, if they fail, then that's going to take them back and set them back more.

16:40So what I really believe is that we have to start with these small little micro changes. if we really want to see improvement and a goal. Like to me, that's exactly right back to what I said. Like that's the don't negotiate with what your word is. There is no internet trend that on the planet that will give you better results that will change your life more than following through on what you said you're going to do. There's nothing you can. There's no magic potion. There's no morning routine. There is no internet trick that's going to get you and yield better results than if you can just master the art of following through.

17:28Shawn Stevenson:You already opened this door up, all right? This focus on fitness, it's so interesting how so many of the people that we see who are doing these kind of like really interesting, successful things in business, so many of them really start to, at some point in their business ventures, start to prioritize their fitness. A hundred percent. I talk about this ad nauseum, by the way, Sean, I literally do. Say more. Well, I mean, I'm going to, I did a Ted talk actually on this whole topic because what I, I say, I learned more from the barbell than I did actually from the, for my business, my degree, because what, why fitness and success in general are so closely linked is you learn the foundational skills when you start taking fitness seriously.

18:16I learned patience. I learned discipline. I, you know, I learned failing and trying again, progression. I learned all of these things that playing nicely with others, like following through, relying on myself, confidence. Also, the exercise changes your brain. Like it actually it's, you know, there's a, you know, this better than anybody, right? The more, the more you exercise or exercise creates growth factors in your brain that literally changes your brain chemistry and like gets your neurotransmitters to fire in a, in a much more powerful way. So when, when I was, when I was taking my fitness seriously, I saw my entire life, my trajectory just skyrocketed, like my business, 1000x, my personal relationships 1000x, because I showed up differently, right?

19:15Because I, I kind of, I became more mentally strong as I became more physically, as I became physically strong. I started to trust myself more. I started to change how I, you know, walked into a room. I had more confidence. Those are these things. These, these, these are the foundational skills that are so transferable in real life outside of the gym. Right. So that's why I think that they're so closely connected and that if somebody really wants to be successful, they have to take the gym, like when I say the gym, fitness, their exercise seriously. It will, it will a hundred X your life way beyond just having a six pack or nice biceps.

20:03Shawn Stevenson:Yeah. It's also, even with this, it's like reorienting our cultural beliefs about it because I know we were just embedded because, you know, just growing up in the eighties, so many of the movies, for example, that I love the people who are like the quote dumb jocks. Yeah, exactly. So the people who are about their fitness and working out and in the gym, they were the ones that were not intelligent. Absolutely. And then you got the quote nerds over here who they're puny. They would never, they're getting hit with the dodge ball just walking by. It's like these cultural beliefs about these things when in reality, there are some like superstar brains, like brainiac people who are some of the fittest, most, you know, kind of successful in their particular ventures.

20:50Shawn Stevenson:For me, somebody's coming to mind is Jalen Brown with the, he just got turned to the 76ers, but you know, incredibly smart guy, super about that fitness life as well. And just seeing there's countless examples of this feeding into each other. That's not like an extreme example, of course, but we know that this is a real thing. Like this isn't, you know, if you're focusing on your body, that it's just exclusively for your body. It's actually making your brain better. 100%. I think I became a million times smarter or I activated my, I activated parts of my brain that were just not firing properly until I, until I started to actually work out better.

21:30Like I will tell you if I have to do anything important, I mean, I do it anyway, but there's no way that I'm going to show up if I did not do some type of exercise prior to that, because I, I just won't be as prepared. Like I just won't be as on it. I won't be as alert. I won't be as focused. I won't be, I just won't, I won't be as articulate. I just won't be as confident. Like I just, all of these things happen when you, I think it's overall, when you create this fitness piece as a massive habit and you integrate it into your day to day, the big problem is if you have like, it takes a minute, right?

22:07So if you're somebody who, like we said it earlier on this podcast, who has a lower self esteem, who doesn't like the way they look, and they are, they're uncomfortable in their skin, and they don't have to dissatisfy with their body, they won't even give it enough time to even know what they don't know, right? So how do you get that person who is stuck, and kind of fearful, and unable to even pass that threshold enough to even get that, that positive chain reaction? right so that is the pro so that's why you need to start with these soft skills and i keep on saying this not negotiating with yourself the follow-through saying what you say you're going to do it's not enough i can't even stress this enough it's not about a lack of information it's just a lack of actually prioritizing these things you need to change your priorities you need to you need to focus on how do i get myself to a place where i'm comfortable enough to just do this thing that I don't love doing every day until I actually am okay with it.

23:13Right? Like that is just the bottom line. Like not everything is comfortable. You know, the other thing is being uncomfortable and being incapable are not the same thing. And people have to realize that you can be uncomfortable, but still be very capable. right? And so don't confuse the two. You can still be really uncomfortable, but pretty capable of getting to the next step. If you just like, just lock in. Yeah.

23:43Shawn Stevenson:Just lock in. Come on. All right. I'm about to give you the tea on longevity. There's one beverage that has been found and scientifically proven to contribute to longevity far better than anything else. A phenomenal peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet just last year found that people who regularly drink tea age slower than everyone else. Using clinical biomarkers to determine biological age and following thousands of participants for up to four and a half years, the researchers found that number one, transitioning from not drinking tea to tea drinking was associated with a decrease in biological aging versus people who remained non-tea drinkers.

24:26Shawn Stevenson:That's the tea. Number two, even stronger associations were found in consistent tea drinkers. And number three, the research suggests that drinking around three cups of tea per day had the most anti-aging benefits. Now, there are so many varieties of teas to choose from, and they're teeming with different benefits, from green tea to herbal teas like Roboist tea. But there's one tea, if we're speaking about anti-aging, that you need to know about. It's been found to have anti-aging and anti-obesity effects. This is according to a study published in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging that found that the renowned science-backed tea called Pu-erh makes a notable difference in weight loss in this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

25:09Shawn Stevenson:The researchers stated, quote, consumption of Pu-erh was associated with statistically significant weight loss when compared to a placebo. Fat loss was seen for the arms, legs, and the hip and belly regions, unquote. The participants who utilized Pu-erh lost more overall body fat. And what was especially remarkable was they maintained their muscle mass during their weight loss. This is that major component of longevity. There's only one Pu-erh that I drink. And this is my favorite tea. I've been drinking Pu-erh for years. And it's from the incredible team at Peak Life. Go to peaklife.com forward slash model.

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26:23Shawn Stevenson:It's peaklife.com forward slash model. That's P-I-Q-U-E-L-I-F-E dot com forward slash model. Take advantage. That is the T. Now back to the show. You know, this idea of momentum has been around for centuries. You know, philosophers, you know, this is something that has been a part of human culture. Today, we have science affirming how real momentum is. Like, it's this interesting phenomenon. You can viscerally experience that change in an arena with the, you know, with a sports team, for example. And it's just like, it's an unstoppable thing. Even if this other player is just like, they could do all this stuff, that momentum is too strong.

27:07Shawn Stevenson:This outcome is inevitable. And so this is so real in our lives, every day, all day. And what we're doing unconsciously, and this is what we need to address is we're creating negative momentum for ourselves. And it starts to feed into itself just again and again, every time we don't do that thing. And so that's when it becomes such a heavy lift to try to do the thing. Absolutely. It's, you know, it's interesting that you just said that, right? Because I believe everything in life is about momentum. You can go on the greatest date of your life, right? And then just not follow up after or go on a vacate, whatever you do, whatever you're doing.

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27:44And then like, let three weeks, a month pass. And then like, it's gone. You know, like, that's why when there's something, when something is good, or you like something or whatever it is, it is so important. I hate to say it again. I'm like a broken record to keep the momentum up by following through, by doing the next step, by continuing, because everything in life is momentum. It could be a relationship. It could be your fitness. Like we tend to like count ourselves out before we even give it a shot long enough. That's just human nature too. Right? So if we can just figure out a way or people can figure it away to realize that if it's just that, that in itself will, will, will take you so much further than skill, right?

28:28Just momentum, right? It's not talent. It's not skill. It's literally just consistency, which is the same thing as momentum, being consistent, doing the same thing, doing the thing over and over again. Consistency gets you to the finish line way more than talent, way more than skill, way more than anything else. And so if we can just drill that into somebody with anything, I mean, the most successful people on the planet, and I've interviewed a thousand of them, right? When you really kind of break it down and peel away all the layers, what did they do so differently than anybody else? Well, they believed in themselves just a little bit more than the person beside them and they kept going.

29:09And if they failed, okay, they brushed it off and just got right back up. They like mastered the art of consistency and momentum.

29:19Shawn Stevenson:How do you know how to do this though? You know, like you knew how to do this very young, somehow, some way, you know, I watched one of your other Ted talks and it's that story about Keanu Reeves. Tell the story. Oh, good. Okay. Well, that's like a long, how much time do I have? I mean, that's a long story. People want to know the T, this has to do with Keanu. Yeah, that was like - National treasure. Well, first to answer your question, I'm going to tell you the story. And I think anything in life requires practice. if you want to get good at it. You can, you don't need to just practice baseball to get good at baseball.

29:54You don't need just to practice karate to get good at karate. You can practice the art of consistency. You can practice the art of anything, and it will get you from a two out of 10 to at least a seven out of 10, just by practice. So to answer your question or to kind of tell you the story, when I was really young, I must've been, um, like 17 years old, six, 17, 16, 17. I was like obsessed with music. Right. And not to date myself, but you'll know there was I'm from Canada. And so we had a version of MTV called Much Music back in Canada, which is MTV. But for for Canadians, much music, much music.

30:33And they were having this like country worldwide, not worldwide, but like search for their next BJ video disc jockey, like kind of like a Carson Daly at the time. You know, for those of you who listen and know what I'm talking about. and I was I just thought I love I wanted I want that job right like they were doing like a like I said like a huge search and I'm like well how am I going to get this opportunity like why I mean I want these people like the people who are looking like you need to the whole idea was you needed to send in a demo tape of how and why they should pick you to be the new vj right and of course I was a kid I had no experience I'm like a nothing and a nobody like just finishing high school, whatever.

31:17And I just got it in my brain. Like, why not me? Like, it's, you know, that's really, I live by that motto. Like, why not me? Like, if it's going to happen to someone, why can't it be me? And like, it's that audacity and delusion that really gets people far. That's really what it is too, which we can get to later on. And this story will kind of be a precursor to this whole thing. And I thought, okay, like, what am I going to do? Like, what am I going to put on this demo tape. And it was right. Keanu Reeves was coming to my small town, Winnipeg, because he was like the biggest star of the time.

31:52Like he was massive. He just finished Speed. Do you remember? And he really wanted to do like a Shakespearean play, but didn't want to go and do it at some like big place in London or New York. So he came to Winnipeg to do this play. And I'm like, this is my perfect shot. Keanu Reeves is going to be in the, in, in my, in my city. I'm just going to get him to be on my demo table. Why not? Like it didn't even occur to me that that was crazy. It didn't, delusions of grandeur, I'm telling you. And I told my friends and I told my mom and my dad, I'm like, mom, I'm, I'm, I have to get to Keanu. Keanu's performing at the Manitoba theater center i need to go and meet him and it was like by the way winnipeg if people don't know it's minus 40 in the winter it's very it's colder than the north pole did you know that winnipeg is the coldest place on the planet literally with like a windshield that's crazy it could be like

32:49Shawn Stevenson:minus 70 i'm not joking it's like unbelievable beyond you have to plug in your car to for it to to start uh if you if you if any if any bare skin is out for too long you get frostbites it's horrible. So in the dead of winter, I asked all my friends to come with me and wait for, for Keanu outside. And by the way, at this time, there was no social media. So like, it was all like entertainment, like all the news outlets, you know, we're all waiting for him too. I like, but basically I bribed some girl that I was friends with at the time to come with me outside and like, wait for him. Well, after four and a half minutes, it was so cold.

33:29She bailed on me. And I was like by myself. And I'm like, okay, well, uh, I'll just wait by myself. And I was like literally frostbitten. And finally, after 45 minutes, almost at, I think maybe even closer to an hour, Keanu comes out of this, the back door of this building. And there's like tons of press that like, you know, basically just run to him and all the girls are running. Everyone's running to him. You know, do you like, just remember that time, time, you know what I mean? very different than now. And so I'm like, Oh my God, there he is. So I'm one of the people who are running over there.

34:01And I like kind of weasel my way into the crowd, like, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, you know, like everyone's just pushing and pushing. And I finally get to him and I like kind of tug on his jacket. And I'm like, excuse me, can you excuse me? And he's like, kind of like distracted. And then I kind of like trying to like talk like Stein autographs. And then he like kind kind of looks at me and like kind of does this kind of like, like kind of like stop pulling on my jacket. Exactly. And I'm like, he's like, I'll be with you in a second. I'll get I'll sign an autograph in a second. And I'm like, autograph?

34:33No, no, no. What would I do with an autograph? I don't need your autograph. I have a very specific ask for you. I really want to be a VJ for much music. And I you're gonna you're my ticket. Like I need you to be on my audition tape. So I can, I want to, like, I want to interview you for a bit. And he was so confused. He's like, what? Huh? And I repeated myself and he looked at me again and, and then I had to repeat myself for the third time. And he would, he's such a nice person. He didn't want to be so rude. He's like, just, you know, can you just write down your phone number and I'll just call you because I don't even know what you're talking about.

35:10And I didn't have a pen. And I was like, phone number. I'm like, are you really going to call me? because, you know, I don't want to like give you my number and then I'm going to be sitting by the phone and then like, you're not going to call. He's like, I'll call you. And I was like, quick, quick, anyone have a pen? And some girl had like an eyeliner. And so she said here, and I had like a gum wrapper in my bag or like my, my pants, whatever. And I wrote my phone number on this like gum wrapper and I handed it to him. And I'm like, you said, you're going to call me. Remember, I'm like the 17 year old girl who's going to be waiting by the phone.

35:42So don't forget. and he's like don't worry I'll call you and I went back to school or whatever the next day and I told my friends and my family and they're like oh my god I cannot believe you did that like how embarrassing like aren't you like embarrassed I'm like no like I didn't even like feel embarrassed I was just like why wouldn't he call me like and also like what's the worst that can happen right like that's not like that's the other thing another motto I always live by like what's the worst that can happen And I'm no better off today than I or worse off than I was then. And so day one goes by day two goes by no call.

36:16Day three goes by no call. Everyone now is making fun of me. Really? Like, like everyone's like, oh, the Keanu call you, like, you know, like laughing at me. And I'm like, no. And I started to feel really kind of stupid and dumb. And then on the fourth day, I went home and my mom was like, you know, Jennifer, did you check your answering machine? I'm like, because at the time I had an answering machine. I'm like, no, why would I? And she's like, well, you should check it. I think that's, I don't know, you should check it. And I press play or whatever. And there's like this message on my answering machine.

36:50It's like, hi, hello, hello. And like, you know, when you, in an answering machine, when if you answer it on the last ring, someone answers the phone. Do you remember that? So I hear on the message, my mother being like, hello. and then I hear another guy saying hello and they're like going back and forth this hello hello and then my mother is like who is this and this I hear um this is Keanne Reeves calling for Jennifer is she available and my mom was like oh who who's this and he says his name again and my mom's like thought it was like a joke and she's like don't be ridiculous and like hangs up the phone and then like another message and it happened kind of the same twice it happened and then the third message I was like oh I was like freaking out listening as I said screaming and the third message was like hi um this is Keanu Reeves calling for Jennifer I met you at blah blah blah you were asking me a question I didn't know what you were talking about but if you get this, call me at this phone number.

38:01Of course, I call the phone number. And I mean, cut to I go pick up Keanu Reeves three days later with my mother's Cutlass Supreme in the middle of winter at his hotel, bring him back to my house where my mom made him lunch. And I did a three hour interview with him. And I set up all the cameras, very amateur style, not like this, of course. And I did an interview with him and then I edited it myself into like a 10 minute audition, sent it into MuchMusic, cut to, do you think I got the job? Got the job? Yeah.

38:44Shawn Stevenson:I mean, I think you had some huge like leverage in getting it. I got the interview, I got the call and I became runner up for that job. Dang, yeah. And I missed out by like, you know, to one other girl. But I would never even had that opportunity. Of course, like they would never, they were like, they watched the tape and they're like, how in the heck did this girl get Keanu? And that was how I got the interview because I showed audacity and I showed grit and I did the editing myself. So like taking that extra step and like living in delusion only proved to me that being bold and really chasing what you want and not just taking what you get is the recipe for actually living the life that you want.

39:33And so that was a very pivotal moment. And that's what it taught me. And I've lived my life like that ever since. And I try to instill that and teach these things to other people so they can do the same and not be stuck.

39:48Shawn Stevenson:Well, for those who are watching the video version, Spotify, YouTube, you could see a bit of that, that moment. Because when I watched the TED Talk and I saw that moment, because it's one thing to tell the story. It's another thing to show little you sitting there with Keanu Reeves. It was crazy, crazy. So, but the question is, where did you get that audacity? Like, again, people are making fun of you. You know, just even audacity be like, oh, this is like, why not? You know, where did this come from? I really, I honestly, I'm going to tell you, I think that being mediocre is a huge strength in life.

40:25So I grew up not really feeling so great. Like I, I wasn't spectacular in any way. It wasn't the best student. I wasn't the best athlete. I wasn't the best looking kid. I was like in the middle, which is where most people are, right? Like I'm like, fine. So I had to like really work for anything I really wanted to be really good at. And that taught me like resourcefulness and like working for things and putting effort in. And that was kind of trained in me at a very young age. Like I wasn't a good student. So if I wanted to even like do okay, I had to like work for it. Like I wasn't, like I said, the greatest looking.

41:03So everything I had, I learned really quickly that I didn't want, like, what can I do to optimize what God gave me as opposed to, and that was like how I live my life. Okay. If I want to be much more attractive, how can I optimize? How can I, what can I do naturally to like be the best version of what I have? Right. So like, for example, I was born normal. So like, I'm not, I was not naturally skinny. I wasn't fat. I wasn't skinny. I was like normal again, everything normal. So what can I do? so exercise. I'm like, okay, I want to get strong. Not everyone can be skinny, but everyone can be strong.

41:44Everyone can be fit. So I was very, I always was like, like kind of like processing the world or like viewing the world in that, in that lens of taking what you have and making the best, making you the best version of what you have. And so if I was given everything in life, And if I was like super hot, always at 12 and 13, 14, 18, whatever it was, and I was, I was the best student, then like it, it wouldn't make it wouldn't make me feel like I had to work that hard. Like I would get lazy in a way, right? Like I would, I would like rest on my laurels. I never had laurels to rest on. So I had to work for them.

42:24And that work created character and grit. And like, to me, that is like why I think that when people count themselves out, it's a big mistake because it is the mediocre that usually rise to the top if they just reframe how they live their lives and go after things. That's so powerful.

42:48Shawn Stevenson:That's so good. You mentioned also the power of delusion in a way. I was delusional. Still am actually. But I got to talk about that because, you know, that's again, it has a negative connotation. Yeah. Let's talk about the power of being delusional. I'm OK with it being having a negative. I think a lot of things can have a negative connotation or a positive connotation, depending on how what your perspective is. Right. But I think that I think I think audacity and delusion get you really far. and where did my delusional, I think that me being delusional was the best asset I was given, right? Like thinking that at a young age, if I can just like maximize this thing and that thing, well, why can't it happen?

43:39Like I, again, it was, it was the, um, becoming very immune to the feeling of failure that made me feel that that became that made me feel more audacious and more delusional. Like, I think the problem is people are so afraid of failing. And this sounds like a broken record because you hear it so often now. Right. But the truth is, it's so true. People rather not try than fail. Like, you know, and the reality is, I don't care how many times I fail. I think that I create this whole thing, you know, I don't know how much you know about me or whatever, but I call this thing this 10 % target, which is making 10 attempts at whatever you want most in life.

44:24Because the truth is, do you know that most people, 95 % of people don't even make one attempt at what they want. And almost 99 % don't even make, don't make two attempts. So if you're somebody who makes three attempts, four attempts, heck, even 10 attempts, your chances of success and succeeding are just multiplied by just by it's a force multiplier. It will the chances of you succeeding are so good in your favor. So I just kind of became immune to it. And how do you do that? You're going to ask. Right. Because you practice the failing over and over and over again. You practice by asking for what you want, by going after what you want.

45:22I don't believe that there's a whole thing right now. Things have ebbs and blows in the ether. Sometimes it's about the hustle culture. Now the hustle culture is not good. it. It's about like, it's about manifestation and sitting back and letting things come to you. That's not how I, I don't operate like that. I don't believe, I believe you can manifest by having a good vision of what you want, but you have to like follow it with a chase and movement and action. So I, I tell people all the time that they need to figure out what they want and then make 10 attempts at what that is. And, you know, the truth is either one of two things happen, either you're going to get that thing, or another opportunity will present itself that you never even knew existed by just going through that process.

46:14And with that also comes the immune to feeling failure, right? Because the more you feel it, the less it bothers you.

46:23Shawn Stevenson:Yeah, I can see how that's so valuable in so many areas of life. I love that. That's so great. Now I want to circle back a little bit to the fitness because this very powerful principle of keeping the promises that you make to yourself, for you, you're about that life. You're very fit. It's apparent when people see you, how did you get there? What are some of those things? And again, it's going to be different from person to person, but I would imagine for most people, there are some micro things that you could start making certain promises to yourself and starting to to kind of reinforce that positive momentum so what are some of those simple things for people to be mindful of are you asking me more about what i do personally habit wise because there's two parts to here let's go for the general pop first okay and be as boring as possible if you want to seek results be as boring as possible like people don't like people don't want to realize that there's no magic pill or potion doing the same things day in day out get heed the best results boring boring boring boring boring boring i think creating structure and routine daily super important so it's like the rinse and repeat formula right i'm going to do this monday at between this time and this time tuesday one day Like, I think veering away from what your habits are that keep you in check is very dangerous.

47:57And I think that discipline hurts way, way less than dissatisfaction. And I'd rather be disciplined and be satisfied than be satisfied for a moment but have zero... It's fleeting.

48:17Shawn Stevenson:That's so good. So good. Now for you personally, so what is your, what does your fitness look like? So my, I'm, I, so there's a couple of things. I'm not a fancy person and I think fancy doesn't work. So I'm not going to say, I don't, I'm not going to say I do not, I don't do a 97 peptides in my morning routines, 47 hours. I think that's super unrealistic and hard to maintain long-term, especially if you've got kids and you've got a family. So what I, I kind of keep it simple, stupid, and I've been doing the same things for a hundred years. Um, I think number one, I wake up every morning and this is also because I'm, I'm, I'm doing the same things that keeps me in check.

48:59Sometimes it's not even about like, I don't even know anymore what's doing what, but these things combined keep me in check. So I wake up in the morning, I drink a massive 32 ounce thing of water room temperature with lemon. I squeeze like a lemon in there. I travel with lemons if I have to, because it's just part of my, my routine, right? Easy. I take the same supplements, nothing fancy. I take aminos, as you know, the key on aminos, which I think are great for maintaining, especially now that I'm like old, maintaining my lean muscle mass, building my muscle mass, keeping my energy stabilized, body composition.

49:41It's great for body composition. I take vitamin D, very basic. I take magnesium at night. I take true niagen NAD. Like I take that. What else do I take? Supplements. Very basic. Omega threes. I take those as well. That's it. I don't take, I'm not like, I'm not taking 97 things. I go exercise after I exercise, I start my day. So I need to sweat.

50:08Shawn Stevenson:What do you exercise? I need to do, and you can, we can fight about this, but I'm going to tell you this. I'm a big, when I say a big, I believe in cardio, but I do cardio for my brain, not my body. So to me, my first priority is getting my brain right, right. Getting myself psychologically, like right, kind of like in check and weights will only get me there if I sweat beforehand. So like, I know this is a lot of this is trial and error. So for me, I have to do some cardio to kind of like, activate something in my brain. So that would be either I do like an incline walk with a weighted vest, and then I jog or I do the assault bike for sprints.

50:54Or I will do some type of like movement my bike where I'm moving my body that way. Then I'll do strength training. I do both, like usually five, six times a week. I work and I try to walk. This is one of the big things I do, to be honest. I do, if anything is two miles or under, I walk there. It's a non-negotiable for me. I don't care if it's a meeting. I don't care if it's to pick up groceries. I don't care if it's going to the bank. I will not get into a car if it's two miles or under. It's just, I don't care. It's non-negotiable. That's just one of these things. That's how I get my steps in.

51:37That's why I get fresh air. So I will walk. If I'm going to the gym, I'm going to walk to the gym. If I'm going to a lunch meeting, I will show up. I will wear my little sneakers. If it has to be a little bit more formal, I'll take shoes with me in a bag. But who am I kidding? I don't really care that much. I'll show up a little sweaty. I rather I will not sacrifice these non-negotiables for aesthetics in terms of like wearing a nice like a nice, you know, shirt or like having perfect hair. Like to me, those aren't as important. So my priorities are, again, like creating these like these non-negotiables and disciplines that I know will get me the best results long term.

52:22And so, and I don't ever, ever, or I try not to veer from them. So that walking one, I think is a really important one. And also, sometimes I walk with a weighted vest. Sometimes, you know what I prefer sometimes is walking with these little weights that you see all the time. I find sometimes the like it's a more you get more bang for your buck sometimes if you walk with these little weights so you work your arms as well um but that's just the side thing uh so that's a that's another habit and at night I'll take my magnesium and or I'll do a sauna but not always so it's very basic exercise to me is the core the core habit the most fundamentally a most important habit to do every single day.

53:12I'm not saying you gotta like, you know, kill yourself with intensity, but that to me rewires and is the most important thing for your brain, for your body, for your confidence, for your success. I will never, ever not do something unless I'm traveling and I don't have a chance, but then I'll just go back to it the next day. Wow.

53:34Shawn Stevenson:This is, there's so many things people can like sample from there. that two mile rule is incredible. Like I've never heard that before. Really? It's a good one. You should try it. That's a great one. Maybe you want to do a mile. Yeah. I do a mile. Don't, don't negotiate with yourself. That's my point. So I, I don't, I'm also being realistic for myself where I would start. Oh, that's true. And that's what, yeah. So for me, for anybody, it's all about where, where they are right now, right? Start with where you are. Some people to half a mile, right? A quarter of a mile, just make, make a commitment to yourself and then stick to it.

54:09But, you know, I think that the, I think walking to me is the best exercise on the planet. I know that there's like a lot of like controversy around some of that sometimes. I think it's the, it's the best thing to do. It just gets everything moving. Like, I feel like it gets your circulation. It's good for your brain. It's like, I get my best ideas and I've had my best, uh, thoughts, business strategies. Everything has happened when I was like in motion, in motion. I used to do my podcast, you know, on treadmills. Did you know that?

54:43Shawn Stevenson:I did not know that. Yeah. You missed that. You missed that though. I had two. So you had another, your guests on a treadmill? Yeah, we both were on. So we had two, uh, treadmills facing each other and we would work out and it was, it was like a hot box in there. It was because there's no air conditioning because you couldn't hear with a treadmill and the air conditioning. So people were, I'm not joking. They were dying on these treadmills. Like people were almost at the place of passing out because of the air conditioning, like it, like in the summer. Oh my God. People were like, it was, and then if I had guys on, which I have on like 50 60 percent of the time right whatever half the time they would get competitive so if i was at like a 2.6 let's say on the treadmill they would be like 2.7 without just not even knowing you know what i mean like oh 2.7 she's at 2.6 i'll be at 2.8 and then i would see that 2.8 and i'd go to three and it would be like a whole thing happening kind of like subliminally kind of like subconsciously You know what I mean?

55:47It was hilarious. It was, I should, honestly, I'm thinking of bringing it back because it was, it was actually really fun because you also see people when they are like, because the casual walk turned out to be more, it became like a much more rigorous thing sometimes. and you see how people actually respond in those moments, right? Because you have to like pay attention to not following, to talking. I think it was really, it was great. I loved it actually.

56:18Shawn Stevenson:I'm saying it's like, it's a unique thing. I know. I know, it's before my, it was like, this was like six years ago. Yeah. You can be my first guest if I bring it. You know what? I'll do it. Yeah, okay, good. You can be my first guest And you'll like be like, we'll start at 2.5. We'll end up at like 7.8 sprinting. I want to ask you about this because, you know, as you just mentioned, your access and interviewing some of the most successful people, you've obviously learned a lot, gained a lot and shared a lot. And so I want to know some of these secrets in particular, when it comes to getting results, right?

57:00Shawn Stevenson:Your show is Habits and Hustle, right? So I think that a lot of people unconsciously believe that successful people tend to have these different habits that nobody else has. But what are those consistencies? Can you reveal that for us? Like across the board, what are the most consistent habits you see with some of the most successful people? You know what, like consistency, so the most consistent habit I've seen with the most successful people is the habit of consistency. that's the habit what i've noticed is nobody i hate to say this is any more special than anybody else and the people that you think are the most successful that oh they must have this like superpower no they just train themselves to lock in and just do the same mundane crap day in and day out and stay on track even if it failed one day even if they were unhappy they did it scared They did it lonely.

58:03They did it sad. They did it mad. They did it frustrated. They just did it. And so what I like what I always and like what I kind of gleaned from that is exactly that. It's not rocket science. None of this is rocket science. There's no secret. The secret is there's no secret. That is the secret. You can watch a million reels on Instagram and you could, you You know, you could watch everything, every YouTube video and how to. But the reality is at the end of the day, the only thing that you need to do is do. Do whatever that thing is and just keep on doing it and don't stop. And if you stop, get right back up and start again.

58:45Don't compromise. Do not compromise what that goal is. If it's not working, don't change the goal. Change the strategy. But keep doing that. Still keep going for what that is.

58:55Shawn Stevenson:Come on. Come on. This is fire. Thank you so much. This has been incredibly enlightening. And I mean, I've already got some ideas I want to put into place for myself. Real talk, the one mile rule, like I love that because I like to have a purpose. Yeah, me too. You know what I mean? Like if I'm just going to the store, but for me, my, my negotiator is like, well, you know, my wife won't come with me or whatever, you know, like sometimes she might come, but I don't need somebody else just to do it, you know? So it's just like, I can make that a rule for myself. If it's within a mile, I'm just going to walk there.

59:28Absolutely. And put yourself in positions to win. Like to me, that's a really important thing, right? Like figure out ways that you can like figure out ways to win. Like I purposefully live in a place where I have to walk. That's why I don't live in a, I like to live in the middle. So I, there's a Ralph's or there's like a grocery store.

59:47Shawn Stevenson:After I've walked to the Ralphs, after I've left your house both times, I walked to the Ralphs. Exactly. And get a bottle of like good water. Right, exactly. So like, that's another non-negotiable. Like for me, it's like, give yourself every opportunity and chance to succeed. Right? Don't be yourself's worst enemy. Like, right? Don't self-reject yourself, right? Always put yourself in a position to win. Yeah, yeah. This is amazing. Can you let everybody know where to follow you? Tell them about your show, all that good stuff. Oh, yes. Thank you. So my podcast is called Habits and Hustle. If you have not seen it or heard of it, please take a listen.

1:00:27The Real Jen Cohen is my Instagram and my TikTok and I guess all the things. What else? JenniferCohen.com is my website. People know how to find it. In today's time, you guys will figure it out, I'm sure. And if not, Sean will tell you. Yeah. Oh, and my last book was called Bigger, Better, Bolder.

1:00:45Shawn Stevenson:Yes, yes. I mean, you don't have to be Nancy Drew to find people today. Although you were Nancy Drew-ing it as soon as you came in here. Who is that? Was he here? I see the shoes and I put this together. You were right. Exactly. I'm Inspector Clouseau, Nancy Drew or whoever, Inspector Clouseau, whatever. Yes. Well, I appreciate you so much. And, you know, again, this is incredibly inspiring for me as well. And we'll put all of the links and access to you in the show notes. and you're the best. You're amazing. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. This was so fun. Yeah. Yeah. We'll do this again.

1:01:22Shawn Stevenson:Good. A time or 20. I love the calm. His person, by the way, I love his energy. I told him he should, if calm, if you're listening, put him on your app as a meditation person. Hey, you never know. Yeah. Well, everybody out there in dreamland, I appreciate you for hanging out. The one and only Jen Cohen, everybody. Thank you. Thank you so much for tuning into this episode today. I hope that you got a lot of value out of this. If you did, you already know what to do. Share it out with somebody that you care about. And please know that I am not playing around. We've got some incredible masterclasses and world-leading experts coming your way very, very soon.

1:01:57Shawn Stevenson:So make sure to stay tuned. Take care, have an amazing day, and I'll talk with you soon.

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Having a regular fitness practice isn’t just about getting your body in shape. Training can also transform your mindset, your habits, and the way you approach life’s challenges. On today’s show, you’re going to learn how the principles of training can help you grow in your career, relationships, and more. 

Jennifer Cohen is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. She specializes in habit formation and the psychology that makes top performers excel in business, fitness, and life in general. Jen’s mission is to help others show up bigger, better, and bolder through actionable strategies. She’s joining us on this episode of The Model Health Show to share how developing a consistent fitness practice can improve all aspects of your life, and how traits like consistency and boldness can help you reach your goals.

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In this episode you’ll discover:

What the confidence loop is. (5:45)

The #1 habit for overcoming self-doubt. (6:02)

What percentage of people have a consistent fitness routine. (8:26)

Why negotiating with yourself can sabotage your goals. (11:07)

The importance of making realistic commitments. (15:18)

An inextricable link between fitness and success. (18:06)

Why being uncomfortable can help you grow. (23:01)

The power of creating momentum. (27:34)

Why consistency is more important than talent. (28:30)

How having audacity can help you reach your goals. (42:50)

Jen’s simple fitness routine and what the two-mile rule is. (48:27)

The #1 habit of all successful people. (57:24)

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