Power Through: Recent Episodes
Keith Kern
Life and Fundamental values from Coach Keith, (ObstaCourse Fitness), and Sergeant Hanna, (ret.) Real talk, true stories, and uncut.
Mission achievement. Setting new missions. Fitness. Soldiers. Veterans. Courage. Fear. Failure. Confidence. Self assurance. Catalyst of courage. Courage to achieve. Evaluation of successful actions and areas to improve
Push through. Schedule time for your self care. Find your why. Stop sacrificing your health and fitness for work and family. You are important. You deserve to have good health.
Tenacity. Motivation vs Dedication. Every day ends in Y. What’s your why? What are you dedicated to? The process of needing external motivation to becoming fully dedicated and self motivated
What does that even mean? Ride the edge. Macro and micro changes. Ego. Perception. Improvement. Injury. Going too far. Mindset. Clear mind. Training mentality. Being the best you. Proper nutrition for maximum performance.
We’re back! Happy New Year! Grow. Running in circles. Daily improvement. Growth mindset.
What keeps you driving on, after you’ve completed your mission? Fear. Commitment. Figure it out. Commit before figuring it out. Daily improvement. Burying ghosts. Doing it for you. Motivation.
The power of words. Speaking it into existence. I don’t get tired. I will not quit. Soul. Never give your pain a voice. I feel outstanding. Year defining event.
Going into overtime. Moping. Purpose. Goals. Emotions. Nervous and excited. Sleeping in. Coffee. Morning people. Getting through it. Getting the most out of it. Empathy. Sympathy. Problem solvers. Offending people. Fixing the problem.
Courage. Adversity. Jesus? Team. Willpower. Strong. Badass. Spartan race. Community. Encouragement. Leadership. Shame. Fortitude. Longevity. Health and fitness. Lifestyle.
Hustle vs Sloth-y. Responsibility. Ethics. Integrity. Spartan race. Excuses. Meek. Blame. Motivation. Health and fitness. Lifestyle choices. Longevity. Challenging yourself. Waiting for the right moment. Procrastinating. Start.
Drive on. Integrity. Facing difficulties in life. Character. Leadership. Losing trust in people. Bullshit. Fake. Being real with yourself. Do it for yourself. One step at a time. Slap in the face. Making changes. Improvement.
Overcome it. Conquer it. Just start. Stop waiting for the perfect circumstances. Commit, persist, conquer. Have fun. Get fit. Savage behavior. Halloween. Spirit days. Complaining. Spreading negativity. Train to be ready for anything. Don’t worry. Worry never helps anything. Focus on what you’re doing. Be in present time. Jump in. Get out of your head. Stop justifying your excuses. Stop waiting. Conquer that shit
“I can” mentality. Pulling from the “I did” cookie jar. Emotions from breaking beliefs and accomplishing the impossible. Wasting away present time. Living for the weekend. Living for somebody else. Taking control of your life. Living your life doing the things that make you happy. Exercise. Stress relief. Goals. Suppression. Spartan and warrior mentality. Effort. Relating your struggle to a more difficult struggle. They can do it, so can I. My life.
Putting your heart and soul into everything you do. The meraki energy created from a group. The way meraki becomes infectious. How meraki ties into our mission of helping people become the best version of themselves. How a look from or mere presence of someone can motivate you. Finding your meraki. Leaving your mental junk at the door.
What happens when you dig deep. How does it effect the people around you. How does it effective all areas of your life. What attributes do you develop.
Feel Good Friday. Breaking your beliefs and creating your own truth. Self criticism. Focusing on accomplishments vs failures. Accountability, power, strength, intelligence, beauty. Good choices. What you tell yourself in the mirror. Mind over matter. Thick skin. Pride and accomplishments. Morning affirmations. Stop listening to the negative voices in your head. Stop telling yourself “I can’t”. Tell yourself “I can”.
Don’t devalue your goals because the road to get there is hard. Keep your Integrity in, respect yourself, and be responsible for your actions. The excuses and justifications for not doing the hard work, for not taking control of your time, for not making the difficult decision is invalid and unacceptable. If the goal is important enough you will make the hard choices. Not devalue the goal, not lower the target. We all go through the struggle. Get over it. You’re not alone. The successful ones make the hard choices. It’s your choice who you want to be…the achiever or the quitter, the strong or the weak, the one who gets the job done or the one no one can depend on. It’s up to you. Take control of who you are. Be the person you want to be. Day after day keep on killin it.
The importance of finding a Community. Feeling excluded. Getting out of your comfort zone. Asking. Inquiring. Having self assurance. Knowing you can figure anything out. Being positive and optimistic. Negativity. Assuming. HayTea Yoga. Meditation. Morning routines. Austin Texas. Awesome bartenders. Asking for what you want. Spicy margaritas. iPhone charger story. Waitlist story. Getting what you want. Meeting new people. Joining a new community.
Loving your life everyday. Living your life for the weekend. Wasting your time. Commit, persist and conquer. Figuring out your why. Journaling. Setting goals. Pain. Suffering. Attributes. Creating the life you want. Building self assurance. Building the best version of yourself.
The grind includes Friday. What does that mean? Rest. Living life to the fullest. Living for today not for the weekend.
Being selfish. Self sacrificing consequences. Mental and physical self care. Unsupportive family and friends. Support groups and community with common values. Your goals. Living a life full of joy and happiness. Spartacus. Following your dreams. Journaling. Pride in yourself. Acknowledging your accomplishments. Negative thoughts about yourself. Positive affirmations. Limiting beliefs.
Body image. Too skinny. Perception. Reality. Unreal. Malnourished. Healthy eating. Proper nutrition. People concerned about your weight loss. Dropping pant sizes. Over eating. Pressure to eat more. Society’s reality of proper nutrition. Why do people want you to eat more. Why does eating more have anything to do with being more healthy. What is essential nutrition for optimal health. What fuel does my body need to perform its best and look fit.
Commit, persist, conquer. Fighting for your survival. Movement and energy. The Swords Smith story from Coach Martin Rooney. Focus on your objectives. Tighten up or loosen up.
Being beautiful and ferocious. Food addiction and other addictions. Unsatisfied. Never enough. Feeling amazing and feeling like shit.
What keeps you fired up. Pride. Motivation. Inspiration. Memorial Day. Dedication. Freedom. Enthusiasm. Spartacus. Suppression. Goals. Improvement. Haters. Accountability.
Do whatever it takes. It starts with a decision. Decide what you want. Commit to it. Do whatever it takes to get there. The people in your life who support you and who sabotage you. Misconceptions of health and fitness. Forced to get fat. Forced to eat more than needed. Allies. Coaches. Support groups.
Transformation of the body and mind. Recap on the last two episodes plus more on nutrition, accountability and exercise. Food addiction. New regimen. Not giving up when it gets hard and uncomfortable. Staying strong. Not getting comfortable. Justifying bad habits. Sticking to the plan. Cheat meals. Limiting beliefs. The story you tell yourself. Self sabotaging to get out of a difficult task. Empathy. Breaking beliefs. Self esteem. Looking in the mirror. Possibilities. Discipline. Failure. Perseverance.
Being a fanatic to get results. Get fanatical. Staying focused on your improvements. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. Coaching to build self assurance. Food. Following the directions. Body transformation. Re-education on nutrition. Freaking out about low calories.
Food. Addiction. Habits. Eating healthy. Diet culture. Fad diets. Food prep. Over eating. Get fat and lazy. Staying comfortable and what it leads to. Heart disease. Obesity. American diet.
Food addiction. Meal plans. Support groups. The old you. Changing your habits and behavior. Reaching your goals and the obstacles along the way. Bad support.
Fire up the bird! The funny shit we say. Sleep. Confronting the day. Waking up early. Parenting. Habits. Journaling. Pride in yourself. Maximizing. Teenagers. Morning rituals. Secret challenge. Feeling good. Feeling like you’re floating. Inflammation. Power naps. Rest and recovery.
Belief system. Family and friends influence on your physical and mental growth. Encouragement. Chasing the pump. Not feeling it. Secret Challenge. Getting your mojo back. Too skinny. Bad temper. Sargent Syrup’s Moonshine Gym Candy
Making yourself a priority. The importance of your life. Self sacrificing. When shit hits the fan. Leadership and making change. Adapting to change. Taking action vs waiting to be told what to do. Kids, work, pets, boss, and whoever else you put before yourself. Feeling guilty for taking care of yourself. Being selfish. Military mentality. Freedom. Obstacles. Spartan race. Pandemic of 2020. The effects of COVID. Pissing off your neighbors. I’m sorry for existing. I’m sorry for taking care of myself. The inconvenience to others for your self care. Preach on Coach Keith
The magic words of a commitment. Changing mindset from “I can’t do this” to “how can i do this”. Inspiration from community. People believing in you. Being broke. Overcoming excuses. Training people for a very difficult challenge. Finding your grit. Believing in yourself. The pros and cons of empathy. A difficult challenge that broke me. Road to Tahoe. Team. Pride.
Going soft in 2020. Losing the callouses. Building your strength back up. Setbacks and injuries. Recovery from a broken foot. Depression. Lifting heavy objects. Finding friends. Nicotine addiction. The difficulty to quit using tobacco. Suffering and connecting with others who know real suffering. Injury upset. Going through the motions.
Owning the beast within you. Imposter syndrome. Old habits. Setbacks. Obstacle course race. Rugged maniac. Spartan race. Fitness lifestyle. Suffering. Pain. Identity change. Making exercise a normal part of life. Testosterone syrup cream. Finding your people. Finding your voice. Motivating others. Energy and vibe of certain people. Being you. Different levels of being a beast.
Where does self assurance come from? Ego. Parents. Keeping up with the Jones. Self Confidence. Cookie jar. Past accomplishments and success. Goals. Failures. Leading soldiers. Going into battle. Whatever it takes mentality. I can do it. Smoking. Nicotine addiction. Knowing you can do something. Believing in yourself. Bragging. Pride.
Where does willpower come from? Survival. Integrity. Quitting. Never giving up. Moving forward. Quit drinking. Quit smoking. Motivation. Whiter teeth. Healthy gums. Butt mouth. Challenges. Purpose and passion.
What do you want and finding your why. Drinking, smoking, numbing the pain. Marriage vows. Family. Present time. Getting sober. Loving yourself. Loving your family. Gratitude. Daily habits.
What do you want and why. Finding clarity. Finding purpose. Winning. Succeeding. Gratification and selfishness. Coaching and community. The impact of someone believing in you. Building your power. Changing lives.
Behave your way to success. Resetting goals. Being real. Over indulging. Super Bowl weekend behavior. Drinking. Smoking. Struggling. Community. In it together. What do you want? Follow up to Sarge’s story. Does he pass the 3rd test after failing the last two. Does he get kicked out of the army? What was his behavior during the 90 days leading up to the 3rd attempt of the army fitness test.
Self respect tips. Smoking during a 2 mile run. Does Sarge pass the Army physical? What tips does the Kernel give Sarge? Switching from McDonald’s to In’n’Out. Weight watchers. Failure. Can’t look at yourself in the mirror. No self respect. Friends. Motivation. Suffering and wanting to give up. What keeps you going? What small changes can you make to build respect for yourself?
Confronting your situation. Keeping your vows. Nagging Optimist. Gaining 150bs. Suffering. Food addiction. Alcohol addiction. Family. Purpose. Losing 80lbs. Finding motivation. Self doubt. Psych and medical evaluation. Meeting Army standards.
Finding confidence. How do you get it? Who you surround yourself with when you lose it. Finding passion and purpose. Feeling like a failure. People believing in you. Follow up on Sarge’s story. What happened in the hospital and the 2 years following. Gaining 175 lbs. Meeting Army standards.
Does choice come first? How do choices effect your commitments and character. How the people you surround yourself with effect your choices. We learn what happened to Sarge after he fell through a building. What choices did he have to make. To live or die. Why keep living? What purpose drives you to keep going?
Changing the mindset from “I can’t” to “I can”. Building confidence. Overcoming obstacles. Sarge gets vulnerable and we find out where his fear of heights came from.
On our first episode we (Coach Keith & Sarge) talk about Values. Conquering Fear with Commitment and Persistence. California natives.