"When I was reading this, I was relating back to moments when I played and getting into that (flow) state; I remember this sort of quiet calmness where I would have these conversations in my head and everything else was in slow motion." Devan McConnell, Head Sports Performance Coach at University of Massachusetts at Lowell is on to talk about The Rise of Superman. From the publisher: In this groundbreaking book, New York Times–bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of...

"Why do I feel bad about taking money? Pink talks about Re-framing. I had to re-frame my role as a trainer to 'I am helping that person feel better and I am giving them health care instead of them going to get sick care.'  It makes me feel better about what I am doing and why I am charging for that service." Brendon Rearick, owner of Movement As Medicine and Certified Functional Strength Coach, is on to talk about To Sell Is Human. From the publisher: From the bestselling author of...

"Their advice is to work less. You're going to get more done and be more focused. That was a big change that I made in my business a couple of years ago and it's been incredibly successful." Elsbeth Vaino, owner of Custom Strength, is on to talk about Rework. From the publisher: Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf. Read it and...

"One of the lessons for me was to never be too big to do the small things, especially around my facility." Brian Sipotz Brian Sipotz, owner of Advantage Strength, is on to talk about Legacy. From the publisher: The All Blacks are the world's most successful sporting outfit, undefeated in over 75% of their international matches over the last 100 years. What is the secret of their success? And what can we - as individuals, companies and teams - learn from them? The All Blacks are the...

Nick Winkelman, Head of Athletic Performance & Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union, is on to talk about Deep Work. From the publisher: One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results. Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep...

Kevin Carr, owner of Movement as Medicine and Certified Functional Strength Coach, is on to talk about Extreme Ownership. From the publisher: Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, they learned that leadership―at every...

Geralyn Coopersmith, Chief Content Officer at Flywheel, is on to talk about Brains on Fire by Geno Church. From the publisher: Develop and harness a powerful, sustainable word-of-mouth movement. How did the 360-year-old scissor company, Fiskars, double its profit in key markets just by realizing its customers had already formed a community of avid scrapbookers? How is Best Buy planning to dominate the musical instruments market? By understanding the Brains on Fire model of tapping...

Mark Fisher, owner of Mark Fisher Fitness, is on to talk about The Four Agreements, A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. From the publisher: In The Four Agreements, bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and...

  Rachel Cosgrove, owner of Results Fitness, is on to talk about Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz From the publisher: In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its financial health and bring the company back to its core values. In Onward, he shares this remarkable story, revealing how, during one of the most tumultuous economic periods in American history, Starbucks again achieved profitability and...

  Devan McConnell, Head Sports Performance Coach, U Mass Lowell is on to talk about "GRIT, The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth Every episode, we provide a free Readitfor.me summary of the current book we are discussing.  Get the "GRIT" summary here  

  Alwyn Cosgrove, founder of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, CA, is on to discuss the book, "The Perfect Day Formula" Craig Ballantyne.   Every episode, we provide a free Readitfor.me summary of the current book we are discussing.  Get The Perfect Day Formula summary here.  

  Steve Cunningham, founder and CEO of Readitfor.me is on to discuss his Number 1 book summary service, as well as the book, The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan Every episode, we provide a free Readitfor.me summary of the current book we are discussing.  Get The One Thing summary here.

  Anthony Renna does an overview of what he will be doing here on this podcast. Basically, we discuss some of the best book out there on motivation, business, self-help and inspiration with some of the leaders in the fitness industry. Make sure you subscribe to the show, leave us a review and a rating.