Podcast exploring human optimization and lifestyle change and how we facilitate that in adults as well as students. All in support of our For Purpose, 501(c)3, with the mission of changing the lives of at-risk and deserving youth through fitness and education.
I am excited to dive deep into the topic of change in the world of education with Jonathan Alsheimer. A middle school educator at Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge, VA. He is a passionate leader who not only transforms the students inside his classroom, but also his whole school atmosphere.
Follow him on Instagram and Twitter: @mr_Alsheimer
"Think of yourself dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly." -Marcus Aurelius
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristolte
Derek Lopez is a father who wasn't willing to settle for taking the easy way out. He is the founder of Stand Up Our Kids and has taken on the mission of providing stand up desk to every classroom in America. Enjoy the episode and be sure to check out Derek on the following platforms:
Instagram: @standupourkids & @standupdad
Twitter: @standupourkids
YouTube: Stand Up Dad
"No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself." -Seneca
"The second greatest gift is to be able to see yourself clearly. The greatest gift is to like what you see."
-Neil Strauss
"Is's unfortunate that this has happened. No. It's fortunate that this has happened and I've remained unharmed."
-Marcus Aurelius
When a child is learning to walk and falls 50 times, they never think to themselves, "Maybe this isn't for me."
"A man can fail many times, but he is not a failure until he begins to blame someone else." -John Burroughs
"I have experienced a lot of horrible things in my life...some of which actually happened." -Mark Twain
"Decide how the person you want to be would act, then act like that - even when it gets really hard." -Tom Bilyeu
You are not one person but 3: Who other people think you are? Who you think you are? Who you really are?
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you that it’s going to be a butterfly.” Embrace the journey.
“Fear feels the same as excitement. The only difference is the story I tell myself in my head.” -Nick Maier
“10 out of 10 times in life, if you wait to build the arc until it’s already raining, you are fucked.” -Rick Alexander