The Why Not Now? Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Why Not Now Podcast is a podcast about how to start your business the right way. Bryant Sharifi and Joe Salazar sit down with each other as well as guests to share insight and stories about how be a successful business owner while doing what you love.
When things don't go your way, what's keeping you going? We are all going to have days where we don't feel inspired to go to work, work out, or get anything done which is why it is so important to train yourself to be mentally tough. This means that you must find ways to motivate yourself intrinsically so that on these difficult days, you have a reason for working, training, or doing whatever you have to do. Bryant goes into detail about harmonious passion vs obsessive passion and which one we should be focusing on when on comes to reaching goals or getting through hard times. Another component to becoming mentally tough is realizing that your mind is the most powerful performance tool so shifting your mindset to the positives will set you up for success. Also remember to find frequent inspiration and surround yourself with a challenging and supportive environment so that when hard times come up, you are constantly motivated to keep moving forward.
Summary: How do you handle tough situations and challenges that come your way? Would you say that you're just surviving during tough times or are you thriving? Mental toughness is our ability to not only survive, but thrive in these situations and today we are teaching you how! In this episode, Bryant shares a few of the best ways to become mentally tough in any given situation that you can control. Tune in to learn how you can apply these methods to your life!
How can Mobility improve our performance and keep us injury free? Coach Brandon Woo guest stars again to explain how increasing our range of motion within our joints helps create a stronger body and a foundation for specific movements and activities! Especially now because of the pandemic, a lot of us are feeling cooped up inside all day and sedentary. So when we jump right back into exercising again without maintaining our mobility, our bodies might not be ready for the movements we used to do so easily. Even if you only have a few minutes in the morning, at lunch, or before bed, Brandon recommends incorporating a daily mobility routine so that you can feel better, move pain-free, and prevent injury!
There are a lot of things that the pandemic has affected, but something we may not always think about is how it has affected our mobility. Mobility is being able to move freely and pain-free in your joints and muscles. Coach Brandon Woo joins Bryant and Joe today to talk about the importance of mobility, especially in the pandemic where for the most part, we are sitting down all day. He also challenges us to increase our mobility because after all, the more mobility you have, the stronger you can become. Find out how to get more steps in if you feel like you don’t have the time to work out and what 3 areas of the body Brandon recommends to focus on! You can also check out Brandon’s e-book: Mobility for a Stronger Body and follow him for more movement and exercise tutorials!
What better way to learn how to stay on track toward reaching your goals than to hear from a clinical sports psychologist? This week, Bryant and Joe welcome back Dr. Claire Reclosado Baclay (CRB) to talk about the 5 Ws (not the starting 5 lineup for the Golden State Warriors), but the 5 Ws that are important in our day to day life in order to stay motivated and work toward reaching the goals we set for ourselves. First there's the why. Why do you do what you do, what is your purpose and how does it come into play into your life. Then there's worth which is all about knowing what you deserve and that you have value. Third is will-power which is which is identifying your own limits and capacities. After that, is well-wishers. This reminds us to surround ourselves with authentic people who support us and give us honest feedback. Lastly, there's when to walk which is knowing when something is no longer beneficial for you and being able to walk away. Check out our youtube video to hear if there is a specific order to the 5 Ws, which one is most important, how to narrow your goals down and more! Also tune in this week for a bonus: Bryant, Joe, and CRB give their predictions for the Bachelor winner as this was filmed the night of the finale! Want to learn more about mental health, performance and well-being? Contact jcbperformanceandwellness.com
How do you get to the gym or complete a workout when you don’t have much motivation to do so? Today Bryant and Joe host Professor Claire Reclosado Baclay from Holy Names University. First, Claire describes what sparked her interest in sport psychology and led her to get her master’s, doctorate, and become a clinical sport psychologist. She highlights the importance of mental and physical health in performing at our best and how the pandemic has disrupted our routines and motivation. To help with this loss of motivation, Claire introduces us to behavioral activation where we start with doing a certain action that is meaningful to us to activate the rest of our systems and improve our mood. Tune in to see how to apply behavioral activation to reach your goals! Dr. CRB info: www.jcbperformanceandwellness.com and IG: @dr.clairerb
What is Bioenergetics? Why is it important and how can it be used to reach different types of fitness goals? In this episode of the Why Not Now Podcast, Bryant and Joe welcome back Professor and Creator of the P4L Run Lab, Trevor Short! Trevor introduces us to Bioenergetics and describes 3 out of the 4 systems we use to convert energy from one form to another. He also touches on which forms are primarily used during specific types of exercise. Lastly, Trevor explains that different fitness goals and athletes have different needs, therefore, different energy systems should be utilized to reach different fitness goals. Find out which system you should be primarily focused on using to meet your goals! Also, see how you can improve your running by participating in a run analysis with the P4L run lab! Contact trevor@performforlifesf.com for more information about the run lab analysis!
Are you curious to know how COVID-19 affects your immune system or how your immune system can better protect you from the virus? In today’s podcast, Bryant and Joe host Trevor who is earning his master’s in Kinesiology at the University of Hawaii. Trevor describes how the virus affects our immune system, and the difference between a mild or severe response. He also speaks about how staying active strengthens your immune system and what this means for adapting to the virus as well as gives his opinion on concurrent training and finding a balance for the intensity of your workout. Tune in to hear the science behind why the intensity and type of your workouts can help you better adapt and stay healthy!
Are you still motivated to achieve the goals you made in 2021? It’s been 2 months since New Years resolutions began. On this weeks episode coach bryant and uncle Joe discuss goal setting. It’s important to have three types of goals. Process goals are the foundation and they help you stay on course on the path to mastery. Performance goals give you a taste of success and help keep the drive going. Lastly outcome goals are only sustainable if you have a plan for process and performance goals.
Has the pandemic been tough for you to stay motivated to stay healthy? Well, this episode is for you! Tune in to hear Bryant talk to Joe about the self-determination/basic needs theory in psychology. He applies autonomy (having choice), competence (growing your skills), and relatedness (social connection) to staying and getting motivated to exercise and be the best version of yourself.
It's more important than ever to help your body's immune system. Today on the "Why not now?" Podcast, functional medicine expert Dr. James Wang, ND returns to share simple measures you can take to defend against Covid-19. Learn which supplements are his favorites, which may need to be re-examined and why you need to share these tips with your neighbors. Join us for a quick info-packed podcast that can protect you and your family.
Don't struggle another day with putting in the effort and not getting results. Today on the "Why not now?" Podcast, we speak with functional medicine expert Dr. James Wang, ND about all the different ways your body can be secretly hampering you from the inside. Listen and find out which hormones you need to test, what behaviors you can adopt, and what nutrients you must add to help you reach your goals.
Hypertrophy (muscle gain) helps you perform for life. Listen as Bryant & Joe invite Zach Hurley (Movement Specialist & General Manager of Perform for Life) back onto the WNN podcast for part two of their conversation about the benefits of muscle gain. Whether you are working from home with two kids or an elite runner, muscle gain and retention is critical to improving your performance, metabolism, and well-being. Hear how Zach coaches his clients to use hypertrophy and habit change to perform for life.
Hypertrophy (muscle gain) is critical for weight loss. Listen as Bryant & Joe invite Zach Hurley (Movement Specialist & General Manager of Perform for Life) onto the WNN podcast to discuss keys to muscle gain, weight loss, and the benefits of increased muscle mass! Bryant talks about his own experience with hypertrophy and weight loss. Zach shares a story of one of his clients who lost 50 lbs and the key driver behind her success.
On this week's episode, Jacob talks about the relationship between sleep and performance in both the physical and cognitive realms.
This week, Bryant and Joe sit down with sleep expert Jacob Albittron. On the episode, Jacob discusses how sleep can affect fat loss and how sleep deprivation in the week leading up to getting a vaccination can blunt the body's response to the vaccine.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with Dr. Krystal Drwencke. Krystal is a chiropractor that has created and manages her own practice (Ascent Sports Chiropractic). For 6 years, Krystal has assisted hundreds of clients with rehabilitation and performance. On this episode, Krystal explains how she has been able to keep her business afloat during the pandemic as well as how she has had to make adjustments to her marketing strategy and the importance of referrals.
Happy Thanksgiving Week! On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with Michael McLaughlin. Michael is an eviction lawyer who has been in law for over 30 years and has assisted hundreds of landlords and tenants alike, both in commercial and residential. On the episode, Michael explains how the pandemic has not only affected his clients’ businesses but his own as well. He explains why he misses the courtroom so much and reveals his superpower which he accesses to serve his clients in the best way. Finally, watch how Joe, Bryant and Michael partake in the first annual Thanksgiving Dinner Dish Fantasy Draft.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with Kimberly Bailey the creator of Charcuterie by Kimberly. Kimberly was able to use her corporate background to help takeoff her new found passion. She started making charcuterie boards for her family and posting pictures of them on her Instagram 5 years ago. She finally began selling to the public, April of this year. Growing up her mother was a florist who taught her the basics of color contrasts and texture matching, from that she was able to translate it into charcuterie boards. During the pandemic, Kimberly has been able to expand through her following on Instagram as well as being able to connect with other people that are part of the charcuterie community.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with Justine Sharifi! Justine is a mother, wife and Co-founder of Perform For Life San Francisco along with Bryant. In 2014 Justine and Bryant opened P4L and since then have expanded to three locations. They made the bold move of opening up shop in San Francisco with the intention of developing a respected establishment and brand in the fitness industry that promotes superior quality service, coaching, and education. Justine talks about her experience from being a nurse to taking a leap with Bryant and building the P4L community. She and Bryant discuss how during the pandemic it has been important to build the P4L wellness team. The pandemic has magnified just how important self-care in the sense of holistic wellness and Bryant and Justine have worked tirelessly to make P4L the "one stop shop" to be able to provide their members with access to nutritionists, massage therapists, chiropractic care, as well as personal training.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with Dietician and chef, Alicia Connor. Alicia does in home cooking classes, cooking demo’s, meal planning strategy sessions, the list continues. She has a YouTube series called ‘Quick and Delish’ where she uses simple ingredients to make food that you will enjoy. During the pandemic, Alicia has been able to transition to Zoom and FaceTime and in a way she says that it has become more time efficient. Alicia talks about her journey from being a chef to becoming a registered dietician. Bryant, Joe, and Alicia discuss how individuals have dealt with the pandemic in terms of their day to day habits, what they’re eating, and if it has or hasn’t been working. Alicia talks about her virtual meal-planning workshop series, that is all about building the foundation for your meal-planning system.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with entrepreneur and Life Coach, Desiree Kaye. As a life coach, Desiree focuses on reparenting, helping adults, specifically women today, reflect on their parental relationships and how it translates into their navigation of everyday life. She best describes reparenting as being your own parent or your own best cheerleader. Desiree shares her experience from working for a Fortune 500 Company to becoming a full-time Life Coach. She offers 1:1 Life Coaching as well as an 8-week group coaching program. During the pandemic, Desiree was able to transition to online Life Coaching, where the sessions take place over Zoom calls. Stick around to the end where Bryant, Joe, and Desiree play a fun game “Drake Lyric or Pepe Le Pew?”
Today we are joined by Maryam Sharifzadeh. Her accomplishments are far and wide including being only the second person in history to swim around San Francisco Bay and swimming across Lake Tahoe. She often regards her proudest accomplishment as founding Office Yoga in 2014. They are now the #1 workplace yoga program in the nation, they serve over 300 companies, lead more than 4,500 Office Yoga sessions, and trained over 50 instructors worldwide. Today, Office Yoga positively impacts 2,500 employees per week. Maryam’s love of health, family, and fitness and laser-focused on eliminating the rampant stress epidemic. She has accomplished miraculous things and continues to improve countless lives.
On this week’s episode, Bryant and Joe chat with fitness business guru, Thomas Plummer. Tom has been in the fitness industry for over 40 years, he’s been able to see gyms go through different trends from body building to self-care. Tom talks about how the pandemic has forced individuals to either get better, see what’s next or it has revealed and amplified weaknesses making individuals angry and bitter. Tom also explains reclassifying the fitness industry, many people nowadays aren’t looking to be body builders, but they are looking for holistic care. During times like this, Bryant and Tom describe how imperative it is to be able to provide multiple services that can serve the ever evolving client.
This week Bryant and Joe chat with Summit Seth, who is joining them all the way from India. After college Sumit went to work for an IT outsourcing that worked with healthcare company in India that sent him here to the states. From there in 2005 for the next ten years began a staffing company with a few friends, and were growing exponentially year after year. As an entrepreneur he was so consumed by his career that when he took a step back he saw that he was neglecting his personal life. Once he left the business and focusing on himself, through personal training, he found that health is wealth. From his experience with his personal trainer, Jake, Summit began a start up called Naamly. Naamly is developing a web-based solution that assists fitness professionals and studio owners to deeply connect with their clients and support them in realizing their health goals.
This week Bryant and Joe chat with Shaynna and Jurucia. They have a performing arts center for adolescents and youth in the East Bay, I Can Do That, with a new facility opening up in January. What started as a non-profit in Danville, is going to be expanded from a tiny studio into a 6,000 sq ft facility, including a lounge area and outdoor that the kids can enjoy. Shaynna and Jurucia want to makethe I Can Do That performing arts center, a space where the kids feel included and empowered. Look out for I Can Do That in January of 2021
This week Bryant and Joe chat with "Boba Guys" owner, Andrew Chau about how to fulfill your PURPOSE, while running your small business. Andrew owns and operates 18 different Boba Guys stores across the Bay Area. His path in life has crossed many different cultures from the east to the west and that became the core to his vision as an entrepreneur which is "bridging cultures" He also discusses how growing pains prior to the pandemic led him to focus on building a stronger business infrastructure focused on employee culture and operational management at the core. Andrew is committed to making a difference in the small business world and has been a mentor to Bryant.
This week, Bryant and Joe chat with Steven "Stu" Gerry of Corcoran Global Living. Stu is a commercial real estate agent in San Francisco who has completely changed how he does business, both as an agent and as a restaurant owner. On the episode, Stu discusses how the pandemic has impacted his business and how he is fighting for the survival of his clients during these unprecedented times. The three of them also play a fun"Real Estate Show" trivia game.
This week, Bryant and Joe sit down with Dance Coach, Rory Davis (Roryography). On this episode, Rory shares what he thinks his superpower is and how the pandemic has actually helped grow his business. Rory talks about how he was able to adapt to the "new normal" in order to be successful and puts Bryant and Joe through some Roryograpy at the end of the episode.
On this episode of The Why Not Now? Podcast, Bryant and Joe chat with Bay Area boxing legend Karim Mayfield. On this episode, Karim talks about opening his new cannabis dispensary (Authentic 415) and discusses bringing the tenacity he learned from boxing and applied it to starting his own business. Bryant and Karim share a funny story about how they met and Karim talks about what the future holds for cannabis.
In the pilot episode of the “Why Not Now? Podcast” …. Bryant and Joe share why this is the perfect time to start a business, Bryant shares the most important things for your business' success during the pandemic and Joe quizzes Bryant on his pop culture knowledge.