Mental Conditioning Gym: Recent Episodes
Elliot Allen
On the Mental Conditioning Podcast, Coach Elliot will discuss how our Mental Conditioning (aka mind-set) effects every aspect of our lives. Mental strength is just as important as physical health. Let's build out mental muscles together through solo episodes and interviews. A stronger mindset leads to a stronger you leading to a better world.
To commemorate Father's Day, in this week's episode of the Mental Conditioning Gym podcast, Elliot speaks with Mike Dorsey. Mike is a Personal Development coach and host of the Black Father's NOW! podcast. When you have a Mental Conditioning coach and Personal Development Coach on the same episode AND speaking about such a powerful topic as fatherhood then you know this is going to be a GREAT episode filled with a lot of takeaways. Gentlemen get your pen and paper!
Episode Highlights:
Influences and examples of manhood growing up
Love is commitment
Manhood foundation for Fatherhood
What is a "quality" man?
Family Structure
Raising Sons
Raising Daughters
To learn more about Mike and his podcast Black Father's NOW! visit his website
Support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you listen. Share episodes with others. To learn more about the Mental Conditioning Gym and our services visit our website
In this week's episode, Elliot speaks to fitness trainer and studio owner Brittany Cole to bring together the parallels of physical fitness and mental fitness.
Highlights:
Linking physical conditioning to mental conditioning
Being "wild" as a child
Effects from her parents divorce
Surprising career before finding fitness
Failure vs Setback
Joys and challenges about being a fitness trainer
Creating community and a "safe place" for women
Multitasking business with being newly married and being a new mom
Brittany's Fitness Studio---
Website: Killer Body Fitness
Instagram: Killer Body Fitness
You can support the podcast by sharing episodes with others, subscribing, and leaving reviews wherever you may listen. To learn more about the Mental Conditioning Gym and any upcoming sessions visit our website.
May is the month to celebrate motherhood. In today's episode, Rhoda Brown-Blackburn shares with us her story of adopting her son. Elliot speaks to Rhoda about her family's road to adoption. This episode is for anyone that may be thinking about adoption or just curious how the process goes.
Some highlights from today's episode:
- The mindset needed to prepare being an adoptive parent
- Rhoda and her husband's "WHY" for adopting
- 3 types of adoption
- Adoption misconceptions
- The selection process for choosing your child
- Being adoptive parents in their 50s
- The step by step process in adopting
- State adoption vs Private adoption agency
- Meeting their son for the first time
- Why their son chose Rhoda and her husband as his parents
- Dealing with the foster parents during the transition phase
- Advice for anyone interested in adoption
You can support the podcast by leaving a comment, subscribing, and sharing the episode with others. To learn more about the Mental Conditioning Gym and any upcoming events/classes visit the website .
In this week's episode of the Mental Conditioning Gym Podcast, Elliot is emphasizing what mental exercises are needed to build mental muscle in managing Mental Debt Consolidation. He uses the example of everyday financial issues to help you better understand the mind-set aspect needed.
Highlights include:
- Mental Debt Consolidation vs Financial Debt Consolidation
- Bills = Life Challenges
- The Overwhelm
- Applying the 4 Principles of Mental Conditioning to help manage mental debt consolidation
- Mental Exercises to build Mental Muscle dealing with Mental Debt Consolidation
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This week's podcast, Elliot speaks with Clarine Henderson. Clarine is a Mental Health Awareness Advocate and an advocate for families. Right in line with our beliefs here at the Mental Conditioning Gym and the Mental Conditioning Movement.
Some Highlights:
Being a Mental Health Awareness Advocate
The value of family
Being the oldest of 6
Managing anxiety as a youth
Men vs Women managing mental health
Mental Health Awareness and Dating
Conflict Resolution in relationships
Transitioning Careers
Managing Fear
Results from ignoring your mental health
You can support the podcast by subscribing and leaving a comment. Also share the podcast with anyone that you feel would benefit. Don't keep us a secret!
To learn more about the Mental Conditioning Gym and any upcoming events/trainings visit the website.
In today's solo episode, Elliot talks about how the Pressure of life affects us all.
Some highlights include:
- Evander Holyfield's interesting response to the "bite fight" with Mike Tyson
- The Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscar Slap
- The New York City Subway Mass Shooting
- Men are susceptible
- Marriages are susceptible
- We all have busted a pipe or two in our lifetime
- How we learn-- no judgement
You can learn about the Mental Conditioning Gym by visiting the website to get more information and see upcoming workshops/discussions.
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This week Elliot speaks with two sister who both work in law enforcement. Take a listen to how this all came about and the mindset needed to make it happen.
Highlights:
- Growing up in Harlem in New York City Public Housing
- The inspiration and mindset for both to choose to work in law enforcement
- Middle Child Syndrome
- Youngest Child Syndrome
- Who sent who to the emergency room as kids
- Influences in life of what NOT to do
- Fulfilling childhood dreams
You can learn more about the host Elliot aka the Mental Conditioning Coach and the Mental Conditioning Gym by visiting the website.
You can support the podcast by subscribing, leaving a comment, and sharing an episode or two with others. Feel free to email us your feedback. If you want to be on the podcast or want to recommend someone please email mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com
Welcome back to season 4 of the podcast. New name but same host and the same all important message on the importance of our mindset and mental conditioning. A place to build our mental muscle. Formerly the Life's GPS Podcast.
Highlights:
- Why the name change?
- Composer reveal behind the new intro/outro music
- What is the Mental Conditioning Gym?
- How we all have a Mental Conditioning Gym but don't realize it
- Season 4 expectations
You can support by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing episodes with others.
For more information visit the Mental Conditioning Gym website.
In today's episode of Life's GPS Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kateri Clark. Kateri is the creative brain behind the design our first Mental Conditioning Gym. I had a vision of how I wanted things to look and she made it come to life. Such a talent!
Some highlights of what we discussed:
- What led her to becoming an artist?
- What is her creative process?
- What are some influences in her life?
- Mindset being a Millennial
You can listen to today's episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or directly on the website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
In today's episode I share details about our first physical space-- Mental Conditioning Gym. This type of gym is the first of it's kind in NY and maybe even in the United States. A place to come and work out your mind and mindset.
I also answer some frequently asked questions I've been getting recently. Those start at 20 minutes in.
You can find out more details on the website www.mentalconditioninggym.com
In today's episode, my wife Michele is our special guest. Michele (with some input from myself also) discuss what it's been like being family caregivers to aging parents these last 10 years especially in the last 1 year. We discuss what we've learned and she gives us some tips to help you if you too are in this phase of life caring for aging loved ones.
In today's episode we have special guest Julie Cunningham of Julie's Star Travel Agency and Star's Spice N Tea Shop in Elmont, NY. We discuss how Julie pivoted in her career/business over the years and especially during the Covid-19 Pandemic. We also tackle the current state of the travel industry during the Pandemic.
It's been a while and I apologize for the unplanned hiatus, but life took my family on a rough journey these last 6-9 months. In today's episode I do a quick recap of the Life's GPS podcast and what the purpose is for the podcast. In this episode I share some great clips from past episodes over the past 3 seasons that help showcase Mental Conditioning and how we all have it.
You can listen to this episode and any other past episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or directly on my website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
In today's episode, Elliot speaks with Brian Adams. Brian is a former professional boxer. Currently he does boxing commentating and is the Community Liaison for the NYPD. Mindset and Mental Conditioning is covered from childhood foundation to present day.
Today is Part 2 of 2.
In this episode we cover
Goals
Traveling
Business of boxing
Boxing commentating
Mindset to deal with a loss
Transitioning out of being an active boxer
Being a Community Liaison with NYPD
You can hear this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or directly on Elliot's website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com/podcasts
In today's episode, Elliot speaks with Brian Adams. Brian is a former professional boxer. He is currently a boxing commentator and the Community Liaison for the NYPD. Mindset is covered from childhood foundation to present. This is a 2 part episode.
In today's episode they cover
Growing up in Brooklyn, New York
Childhood Influences
Thinking QUICK vs Thinking FAST
Influence from his parents
Winning vs Getting Beat
Mindset Needed to Train for a fight
You can hear this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or directly on Elliot's website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com/podcasts
In this week's episode of Life's GPS, Elliot shares about the recent passing of his older brother over the holidays. He shares how he's been getting through this time of grieving and shares some tips that can help the next person going through a loss of a loved one.
In this week's episode, I had the pleasure to interview one of the best DJs I know and respect... Jarell Greene aka DJ CEO. We talk about all things music and dig deep into his foundation. We covered many things including...
- How DJ CEO got started?
- Growing up in talent rich Brooklyn, NY
- The influence from his Dad
- When he realized he interpreted music differently
- Having 2 "first gigs"
- The vibe he gets when he dj's
- Music's effect on society and radio
You can follow him on IG @DJ CEO
In today's episode, I discuss ways to do goal setting and how I set my own yearly goals. Let me know if this episode was helpful starting off 2021.
This is a dual episode with our sister podcast You Gotta Love Love. My wife and I were fortunate to have Ken and Janice back on for a second show but this time we focused on parenting and in their case parenting with adult children. It was a great episode with many ah-ha moments (as Oprah would say). In this episode we discuss
- what a quality parent was to them when the kids were babies and now as grown men
- raising African-American boys
- raising boys to become men
- how respect is maintained in the home
- parenting adult children
Ken has a new children's book out titles "The Me That Needs To Be". You can purchase on Amazon.
Janice is a interior, floral, and event designer. You can see her amazing her on her FB or IG page Janice Harvey Designs. You can also visit her website www.janiceharveydesigns.com for more information on how to work with her.
Hello everyone. Life challenges in 2020 but Life's GPS is finally back and we're back for SEASON 3! In today's episode I discuss what to expect from this season.
You can email any questions or feedback at mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com
You can listen to current and past episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or directly on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
In today's episode I speak with retired Lieutenant Dave Siev. He has been running NYPD boxing events for many years now and even in retirement is still involved. During this interview we cover
- his decision to retire after 28 years with the NYPD
- being a boxer with the NYPD
- Cops and Kids Boxing program
- growing up in Queens, NY as a bi-racial child
- childhood influences
- how boxing influenced his childhood
- why he chose to go into law enforcement
- producing his first boxing event
- law enforcement suicide rates
If you would like to make a donation or learn more about the Cops and Kids Boxing program which allows kids and cops to come to the gyms for free and learn boxing then you can visit www.nypdboxing.com . Community policing at its best.
To learn more about the smoker events visit the Facebok page Smoker Talk
In today's episode we speak with the Rodney's about their experience with the entire family being diagnosed with Corona Virus and it's effect on the marriage and family. This interview is needed today. To hear from people that are living this. Please listen and share with others as we all are effected by the pandemic in some way. We thank Team Rodney for sharing their story with us and being transparent. We covered a few things including...
- Pre-diagnosis thoughts/beliefs about Covid-19
- Symptoms
- Fear factor
- Day to Day experience
- Explaining to the kids about Covid-19
- Recovery process
- How Covid-19 effected their marriage
Today's episode is something a little different. My wife and I have been dying for a vacation and lets be honest....after all this Covid-19 pandemic. Due to Covid-19 we won't be able to have our annual Family Fun Challenge as usual. So we decided to do something a bit different and challenged our kids to plan our family vacation for 2021. Whoever has the better presentation is the trip we will do next year in 2021. Today's episode is each of us presenting our trips.
We also wanted to include you all, the listeners, to join us two ways on this challenge. First we encourage you to also to do a similar challenge with you family. Each of you come up with a family vacation for next year. Email us how that goes. Second we are asking you all to email which vacation presentation from our family do you think is best. We would love to hear your opinion.
email: mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com
Over the next few weeks I am going to re-air podcast episodes that are relevant to today. We are going through chaotic times right now and it's going to be necessary for us to stay in the Mental Conditioning Gym. Mental strength is what we need to get through. I hope this will help someone out here today struggling with the new norm.
In today's episode of Life's GPS we are in the Mental Conditioning Gym working out the need for resistance.
We cover resistance in the body, Spirit, and mind. What it is and why we need it?
In today's episode, we conclude our Millennial Men's Panel. These young men really came with some great perspective. We covered
- As a man what is femininity to you?
- What is masculinity?
- Gender roles
- Are there "quality women" out here today?
- Social media and dating
- Dealing with the independent of women
- Financial stability in relationships
- Being "submissive"
- Thoughts on marriage today
In today's episode I finally am able to bring the men's millennial panel to complement the two part women's millennial panel that aired a couple weeks ago. All I can say it's another great episode with some amazing young men. We covered many topics including
- What is a quality man?
- How important is appearance as a man?
- Are there any pressures from peers/family/society as a man?
- What's giving you that drive to stay focused?
- What's a quality woman?
- Maturity level of young men today
So today we continue with our female millennial panel conversation from last week. We light the fire even higher with part 2. Take a listen!
We covered:
- How men respond to independent women
- Male vs female maturity today
- Dating today with the invention of social media
- How men deal with women making money
- Men executing or not executing their goals
- The idea of "submission"
- The idea of wanting to be married today
Today we continue with the male/female panels discussing relationships and life in today's society. For the next two episodes we will play a panel we had with younger women from the Millennial generation and their take on things. Some questions repeat from the first panels but it's eye opening to hear their take on the answer to these questions posed to them.
- What is a quality woman?
- Challenges with being a quality woman today
- What makes a quality man?
- What is femininity?
- What makes a man masculine?
- Deciphering what a "bad boy" is
- Do men today show qualities of being a quality man?
- What is important to you in a relationship?
- How friends/family effect your dating life
In today's episode I am diverting from my usual set up and decided to air my Mental Conditioning Monday episode from this week. I recorded this the day we all learned Kobe Bryant had suddenly passed away in a helicopter crash. Continued prayers are going all to all the families effected by this tragedy.
In today's episode I was inspired by a clip of an interview I watched with Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Take a listen!
What better way to start off 2020 than with another great guest interview. In today's episode I spoke with Phil Ager. We had so much to cover that this ended up being a 2 part interview. The next part will be part of our Informational series. Today we covered
- his childhood in Queens, NY
- influence of his father being an entrepreneur
- life lessons from his father
- high school life attending the famous Andrew Jackson High School
- life skills learned participating in high school COOP Program
- his first impression of meeting Elliot while at the FOCUS Retreat summer 2019
- joining the Air Force and lessons learned
- transitioning from the Air Force into the family business
- self-evaluation as a father
- growing a money mindset
Today I went into the crates to re-play a fan fave interview from Season 1.
In this week's episode I speak with long time friends Raymond DeLeon and Trevor Goulbourne. Full disclosure Raymond is my father-in-law and Trevor has been around the family as far back as I can remember. In this episode we cover quite a few topics including:
- How their friendship started
- Transitioning from living in Jamaica and coming to the United States
- Racial tensions growing up in New York
- The positive influence of their grammar school teacher Teacher Saams
- Becoming entrepreneurs
- Advice for today's youth
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Today we are doing a re-wind of one of my favorite episodes from Season 1. New content coming after New Years.
In today's episode we spoke with one of my Mental Conditioning Hall of Fame-ers Todd Jones aka The Donutologist. This man's Mental Conditioning is like no other. So enjoy a powerful packed show.
In this episode we cover a lot but here is a list of just some of the things we spoke on:
what lessons his mom and dad taught him
his love for reading
his job at the local donut shop as a teenager
working at Dunkin Donuts
being the Lebron James of donut making
how Cuzin's Duzin got started
learning and applying lessons on entrepreneurship in business and life
importance of having a faith foundation
his business partnership with Eric "Easy Glaze" Santiago
Website: www.cuzinsduzin.com
Social Media
IG: @cuzinsduzin @thedonutologist @easyglaze @sweetdreamsminidonuts
FB: Cuzin's Duzin
Locations: Queens Center Mall and Dekalb Market Mall
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In today's episode, Elliot discusses some steps we can follow to get things moving for 2020.
A new year...A new decade!!
1. Honest self-evaluation of where you are-- journal, vision board, writing things down
2. Decision-making
In our first episode in the Informational series for Season 2, I sit with NY state licensed realtor Yadlynd Cherubin-Eide and discuss the in's and outs of home ownership. These informational episodes are meant to educate. No one knows everything so these episodes are to help you learn. In this episode we covered:
- How and Why she became interested in real estate
- The process of becoming a realtor
- Home buying process
- Pre-approval process
- Credit Scores
- Real Estate taxes
- Down payment amounts
- Home selling process
- Short Sales
You will find out Yadlynd has realtor connections in other states so if you're interested in buying/selling a home contact her.
email: yadlynd@gmail.com
website: www.yadlynd.com
FB: Yadlynd Cherubin-Licensed Realtor
IG @yadlynd
In this episode we are preparing for the holidays and I discuss the mindset for the holidays 4 different ways:
Positively
Negatively
Introspectively
Exploratory
In today's episode I continue with part 2 of my interview with my childhood friend Mustafa Gill. A lot of foundation principles are revisited from part 1 and we also discussed...
- Becoming a Production Assistant on Judge Judy television show
- Getting a full ride to editing school
- Moving back to NY after being let go and the Big Picture it set
- The message from God that transitioned him to becoming a mortician
- Mastering jobs and becoming "bored"
- The want to starting a family and being married
- What commercial gave him the idea as a child to move to California
- Getting back into security and working on the production of the movie "Salt" and working with Angelina Jolie
- Making security an official business
- Expanding Whole Armour Protection to Las Vegas in 2020
For your executive protection services needs you can contact Mustafa at http://www.wholearmourprotection.com/
In today's episode, I am so happy to have interviewed a childhood friend who was a mentor to me growing up (unbeknownst to him)--Mustafa Gill. It was so much we covered I had to break this interview in to two parts. In Part 1, we covered
- Growing up in Brooklyn, NY and moving to Queens, NY
- Being one of 3 Black families on the block
- Influences of his Father and Mother
- Coping with his father passing away from cancer
- Executing to get his first car and transitioning into manhood
- LL Cool J story
- Entering the entertainment industry
- Going to the Million Man March
- Moving to California
- Being security for Mary J. Blige
Mustafa's executive protective services: Whole Armour Protection LLC
In today's episode I am wrapping up the State of Manhood and Womanhood Panels. The panels inspired today's topic of mentally connecting the dots. In the show I discuss...
- Mentally connecting the dots through conflicts and disagreements
- 4 Steps to Mentally Connecting the Dots
- Getting the language right in our lives
In today's episode it's part 2 of the Women's panel discussing the state of womanhood. Man the grease gets even hotter than part 1. In this half we cover...
- The decision making process in your marriage
- Discussing Fantasia's comments about submission in marriage
- Having vision and importance of men having vision
- What are the gender roles in marriage
I had the Men Panel just a few weeks ago so it's only fair to hear the ladies opinion on the state of womanhood today. In part 1 the ladies and I cover
- What do you consider to be a quality woman?
- What do you consider to be a "real" man or a quality man?
- How can you identify good qualities in a man when dating?
- Dating "broken" men/"bad boys"
- How's today's society changing the definition of womanhood
In today's episode we recap the last two episode which was an all male panel that discussed the state of manhood today. We discussed it from the context of listening to one another.
In today's episode, we are airing the last half of the all male panel conducted by Elliot discussing manhood today. We continue on the topics for part 1 but also dive into the topics of:
- Singer, Fantasia Barrino, statement made during an interview about submission in marriage
- Statement made on radio about marriage rates declining
- Is having a career oriented woman a problem?
Welcome back to the first official episode of Life GPS second season! We are starting it off with a bang. In this episode I have a panel of men and we discuss the state of manhood today. Some topics in this episode include:
- What do you consider to be a "real man"?
- What do you look for in a woman?
- What are you looking for your daughters to be as women?
- How has social media/TV altered the definition of what a quality man or woman is?
- What is the decision-making process as a man?
Take a listen and join in the conversation. Comment, inbox, or email us your thoughts. We love open dialog.
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In today's episode we discuss the importance of having a relationship with SELF. We discuss
what are some things to build that relationship
relationship with self requires work
the rewards for having a relationship with self
In honor of the Focus Retreat my wife and I will be attending this weekend I am re-airing Dino's episode.
In this episode we speak about
- Being raised in Queens, NY and attending Andrew Jackson High School
- The power of your dress and self presentation
- Family foundation vs the drug world
- 3 Books that changed his life's direction
- Starting a consulting firm
- Emotional Intelligence
www.beautifulmenandwomen.com
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
This week I am releasing the audio version of an interview I did earlier this year with Verdel Jones on her online show "Conversation with Verdel Jones". Take a listen and enjoy.
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In today's episode, I talk about how life will always throw you curve balls to throw you off course. The question is how do we deal with them? We use the example of road construction to help us cover this topic.
- Recognizing where we want to go in life
- Dealing with detours on our path
- The importance in knowing your final destination
- Direct vs Indirect Construction
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this interview I spoke with a very good friend Bobby Minda. Bobby's story will demonstrate how to use the all the different "tools" we find in our lives.
We talk about
- him transitioning from Ecuador to the US
- how he had a brush with the law as a teenager
- how his grandfather and now wife helped his change paths in life.
- when he decided entrepreneurship was the pathway for him
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this week's episode I speak with long time friends Raymond DeLeon and Trevor Goulbourne. Full disclosure Raymond is my father-in-law and Trevor has been around the family as far back as I can remember. In this episode we cover quite a few topics including:
- How their friendship started
- Transitioning from living in Jamaica and coming to the United States
- Racial tensions growing up in New York
- The positive influence of their grammar school teacher Teacher Saams
- Becoming entrepreneurs
- Advice for today's youth
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
This episode is in two parts. Part 1 is the Mental Conditioning Monday on this exact topic then in the second half of the episode I expand on the idea of having circle of alignment tight. Take a listen....
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
Today I get to speak with Dino about his growing up and how he got to where he is now. This is only part 1. We have Dino back later in the summer.
In this episode we speak about
- Being raised in Queens, NY and attending Andrew Jackson High School
- The power of your dress and self presentation
- Family foundation vs the drug world
- 3 Books that changed his life's direction
- Starting a consulting firm
- Emotional Intelligence
www.beautifulmenandwomen.com
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
Today's episode was influenced by the unfortunate news of 2 officer suicide deaths in 24 hours here in NY. My condolences to the families of Deputy Chief Steven Silks and Detective Joseph Calabrese. You guys know i work in law enforcement so this hits close to home.
The focus of today's episode is on the Big Picture. We discuss:
- Big Picture helping us during the hard times in life
- How a GPS is a symbol for our life
- We have to answer to ourselves
- We need to have a life's destination for our life's GPS
- How to get back on track when we are thrown off the course in life
If you are having suicidal thoughts or know someone who is please forward the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In today's episode we spoke with one of my Mental Conditioning Hall of Fame-ers Todd Jones aka The Donutologist. This man's Mental Conditioning is like no other. So enjoy a powerful packed show.
In this episode we cover a lot but here is a list of just some of the things we spoke on:
what lessons his mom and dad taught him
his love for reading
his job at the local donut shop as a teenager
working at Dunkin Donuts
being the Lebron James of donut making
how Cuzin's Duzin got started
learning and applying lessons on entrepreneurship in business and life
importance of having a faith foundation
his business partnership with Eric "Easy Glaze" Santiago
Website: www.cuzinsduzin.com
Social Media
IG: @cuzinsduzin @thedonutologist @easyglaze @sweetdreamsminidonuts
FB: Cuzin's Duzin
Locations: Queens Center Mall and Dekalb Market Mall
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-- Elliot Allen
In this episode we speak with Jay Velz of J. Velz Promotions.
We talk about
- gaining siblings later on in life
- how he did not become a product of his environment growing up
- opportunity to play with the Brooklyn Cyclones
- how he got the name Jay Velz
- transitioning into event promotions
- relationship with singer R.Notes and pro boxer Titus Williams
Social Media: IG @Mr.Velz @jayvelzpromo ; FB Jay Velz
How to support the podcast:
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- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this episode I quickly go over the difference between Mental Conditioning and Mental Health in the intro. The bulk of the episode is discussing the Family Fun Challenge. How it started? Why it started? Stories from various families.
How to support the podcast:
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- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this episode I speak with Cambria Center for the Gifted Child and Cambria School of Excellence founder Sheree Palmer. Sheree has been an educator for over 40 years and has founded 2 schools in Queens, NY. Listen to as she takes on her journey through being a student growing up and now being an educator herself.
Cambria Center For The Gifted Child
Cambria School of Excellence
How to support the podcast:
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- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
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-- Elliot Allen
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this first interview for Life's GPS podcast I spoke with a very good friend Bobby Minda. Bobby's story will demonstrate how to use the all the different "tools" we find in our lives.
We talk about
- him transitioning from Ecuador to the US
- how he had a brush with the law as a teenager
- how his grandfather and now wife helped his change paths in life.
- when he decided entrepreneurship was the pathway for him
How to support the podcast:
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- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
This is the audio of the Mental Conditioning Monday that aired on 4/8/19.
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- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen
In this episode I introduce myself and what Mental Conditioning is.
How to support the podcast:
- Subscribe to this podcast and share with others. Don't keep it a secret!
- Leave a comment and/or rating in Apple podcasts
- Send in questions or comments to mentalconditioningmovement@gmail.com and it may be chosen to be read on the air.
- Any information about the Mental Conditioning Movement can be found on our website www.mentalconditioningmovement.com
Thank you in advance for the support! We appreciate you!
-- Elliot Allen