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E063: 10 Big Ideas On Reclaiming Conversation To Become More Connected To Your Team, Clients, and Relationships

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Luka

We have sacrificed conversation for mere connection. At work, at home, with friends, and in love, we find ways around real conversations – instead choosing to engage with people via text, social media, email and other communication methods where we don’t have to engage with people in real life (and reveal our true selves).

Without conversation, there can be no genuine connection. I don’t believe that technology is the problem. But the unintended effects of technology are contributing to the problem.

Decreased empathy, feelings of alienation, superficial connection, and poor attention spans. Significant drops in productivity, creativity, and deep thought. Essential traits to innovation and participation in both business, relationships and life. Our generation is in serious danger of never experiencing the irreplaceable benefits of true/meaningful conversation.

Learning to use technology deliberately is essential to reclaiming relationships.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • Why conversation is an essential building block of emotional, psychological, and intellectual development, and what is making you lose it
  • Why you must stop making conversation “easy” because it’s crushing your ability to grow and deepen connections
  • Why solitude is more important than you think
  • How mindlessly surfing social media is robbing you of three things you need in your life
  • What a “device free space” is and how it can help you connect with your family, friends, and team on a much deeper level
  • How my belief of multitasking stopped me from getting things done
  • Why you shouldn’t abandon technology, but instead learn to use it deliberately so that you can avoid its adverse side effects
  • How mentors can help you learn and teach new generations how to use conversation to connect, grow, and learn empathy

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel (Subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram (Follow): https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Book: Reclaiming Conversation – The Power of Talk In A Digital Age: https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Conversation-Power-Talk-Digital/dp/0143109790

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E062: The 5 Leadership Myths That Are Stopping You From Building A Powerful Team

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Luka

The road to a disengaged team is paved with good intentions. Nobody sets out to make their team overwhelmed, stressed out or miserable. But unfortunately, that often happens when people manage people.

As hard as it may be to accept, that horrible boss, manager or owner that you know likely isn’t a bad person. In fact, if you got to know them, I’m sure you’d find them to be a good hearted person who genuinely cares about the well being of others.

So how do good people become bad managers?

It’s actually something that happens unconsciously.

The problem is, “bad managers” have internalized a set of powerful unconscious ideas about:

(1) Why people don’t do what they ask, and
(2) What tools they have at their disposal to change that

Statistically 7 out of 10 workers either disengaged or actively undermine the efforts of their organization. Yes, you read that right. You’ve probably also read countless articles, blog posts and books filled with tactics to change that. But what you probably haven’t read — and what is shockingly entirely absent from the discussion — is the other side of the relationship: manager / team leader engagement.

As a business owner, I use to operate under the assumption that lack of team engagement was the employees fault. When the truth is it’s a 50 / 50 split between the manager and the employees.

In this episode I share 5 myths that are stopping you from building a powerful team, and how to flip the coin in your favor.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • The mistakes I made leading a team for over a decade and the powerful lessons I learned from them
  • How believing that “you can’t find good people” will keep you stuck under a glass ceiling
  • The number one reason you have team members leaving and the bottleneck to growing a powerful team to fulfill their vision and yours
  • Why investing time and energy into someone even if they will leave is the ONLY way you can improve your business
  • The formula to show you how much energy you’re wasting and how to turn it into a team growth catalyst
  • The reason a system and checklist won’t save you – I share the real problem
  • Why communication is extremely important, but also a crutch we tend to blame everything on when we’re faced with a specific problem
  • The big mistake of separating yourself from helping your team grow professionally AND personally

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Say Less, Ask More and Change The Way You Lead – Coaching Habit Podcast: http://vigorgroundfitness.com/ep059-say-less-ask-more-and-change-the-way-you-coach-and-lead/

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E061: Sports Performance for Soccer, Youth Training and Lessons from Traveling the World w/ Matej Hocevar

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Luka

Some call him the most interesting man in the world, I just call him my brother. From becoming a core justice translator at a record breaking 23-years old, to speaking seven languages fluently, traveling to almost 80 countries across the world, and coaching some of the highest level soccer players in Europe, you could say the title fits.

In this episode we dive into the topics of sports performance for youth and soccer athletes, coaching, heuristics, as well as lessons from traveling the world. There’s plenty of lessons to take and apply, one of the main ones being how to live life on your own terms.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • How Matej chose to pursue a career where he saw an opportunity and created a business that helped support his lifestyle, which also led to a business of passion
  • What made us start a gym in a market that didn’t exist with only the belief we could make it happen
  • Coaching high level professional soccer athletes and the challenges that come with it
  • How you can build trust by creating “results in advance” in just one training session
  • The keys to understanding who you’re working with and everything associated with them so that you don’t drop the ball and lose them as a client
  • Why you should use heuristics in program design and how not doing it may be hurting your clients results
  • Building relationships with clients so that what you know turns into what they DO
  • What spurred the “travel bug” and how it has turned into a lifestyle along with lifelong learning
  • Why you should travel and how it’s the secret to building compassion and empathy
  • 3 of the biggest lessons from traveling the world

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel (Subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram (Follow): https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Matej Hocevar Instagram (Follow): https://www.instagram.com/hochodervish/
Matej’s Website: http://www.entreprenurialnomad.com/

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EP060: Creating Relationships To Upgrade Your Life and Spheres of Control

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Luka

Have you ever created an assessment of who you’re around and how they affect your mood, behaviors, and energy? Assessing how the people you surround yourself with make you react/respond is crucial to not only the direction of your life, but also the quality of your experiences.

In this episode I explore the mindset around the reality that your life is strongly influenced by the people you choose to surround yourself with. I also share why I believe you have much more control over this than you think.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • How you might be stopping yourself from growing and how to regain control
  • How I was able to upgrade my life by surrounding myself with the “right” people (I share two experiences)
  • Why/how we tend to take inventory of the wrong things in our lives and how to assess if you’re putting too much weight on the wrong things
  • Why deliberately choosing who you surround yourself with is a super power
  • How you may be unknowingly moving away from your goals, and how to fix this
  • The three spheres of control and how they are a blind spot in your road to success
  • How shifting things from one sphere to another can reduce your stress, and anxiety, while improving your ability action taking (I share a three step process that will help you make things happen in your life)
  • A method that will help you determine your path to surrounding yourself with the right people (so you can live your best life and grow your business)

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel (Subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram (Follow): https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/ Precision Nutrition: www.PrecisionNutrition.com
17 Lessons and Rules to Building Phenomenal Relationships That Enhance Your Life: http://vigorgroundfitness.com/ep015-17-lessons-rules-building-phenomenal-relationships-enhance-life/

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EP059: Say Less, Ask More, and Change The Way You Coach and Lead

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Luka

Everyone now knows that managers and leaders need to coach their people. There’s endless articles about it, yet hard to find actionable steps that outline HOW to become a good coach. Surprising given the fact that coaching continues to prove that it has  “markedly positive” affects on performance.

You’re probably not getting very effective coaching, and you’re probably not delivering very effective coaching. But the truth is if you have the right tools and resources it’s not that hard to change that. Really you just need to want to be better than what you are right now.

In this episode I share a framework that will help you become a better coach, whether it’s with your team, clients, bosses, family, or anyone else. Apply these steps today and see how you can improve on every level.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • The three vicious circles that plague your workplace and the solution to solve them
  • Why shifting the focus from “the fire” to who’s managing the fire is key to team success and how to make that shift
  • How to move from performance coaching to development coaching and why doing the former too much is the reason why people are leaving your team
  • The seven essential coaching questions and the step-by-step process that will allow you to start using them today to get better results
  • How taming “The Advice Monster” is critical if you’re ever going to lead and succeed as a coach
  • Why your advice is not as good as you think it is and why you should talk less and ask more
  • The five key things you need to build a coaching habit and how I use them in my gym, with my team and clients (both fitness and business coaching clients)

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.vigorgroundfitness.com
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel (Subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram (Follow Me): https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

EP058: Why Fitness and Nutrition Are Failing Us and What To Do About It

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Luka

Americans have become some of the most active humans in the world. In the last 20 years, there’s been a huge increase in gym memberships and people are training more than ever.  It may sound like things are (finally) headed in the right direction. The only thing is: they’re not.

Obesity continues to climb as do cardiovascular related diseases, while general health is declining. So what’s wrong? How does it relate to the lack of success in your body transformation?

This week I share the reasons behind the lack of transformation as related to your fitness, nutrition and lifestyle and give simple actionable steps to help you change and finally breakthrough the plateaus.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • How much people REALLY exercise and why it’s not enough… or is it?
  • Whether or not you’re training too much or too little
  • The study that shows the main reason people over eat and how to prevent it
  • Why changing this one factor in your lifestyle can help you get stronger, put on lean muscle, and lose body fat
  • Why the brain can only distribute so much energy, and why doing more may not make sense for you
  • How to improve your performance and why you’re focusing on the wrong one
  • The 5 success strategies that have nothing to do with training but will supercharge your performance
  • The “sweet spot” to training and how you find it
  • The reason you’re doing too much and how slowing down will help you speed up your results

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Luka’s Nutrition That Works (For Good) Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrEkovPNUbw&t=2s
How Sleep Changed My Body, Mind And Life and Strategies To Change Yours: http://vigorgroundfitness.com/ep017-sleep-changed-body-mind-life-15-strategies-change/
8 Weeks Out Bio-force Conditioning Certification: https://www.8weeksout.com/

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EP057: The Hidden Key To Having A More Committed Team, Clients and Business

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Luka

After I got off my 16th strategy call for fitness business coaching this month, and hearing that one of the bottlenecks in their business was lack of commitment from coaches and clients, I realized I needed to shoot this podcast.

While it’s a possibility that coaches and clients are not as committed as you’d like them to be. It’s probable that the reason behind this is something else. It wasn’t that long ago that I tripped over my own truth when dealing with this mindset… later realizing that it was in my control to change it.

In this episode I discuss a hidden key that is crucial to have success in building trust, commitment, engagement and drive in your team.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • The true foundation of any business and why it’s one many owners skip – leading them to failure
  • The reason you’re most likely the bottleneck holding yourself back from your team rising to the highest performance
  • The story of the hen and the pig and how it relates to the leadership in your business
  • The 4 stages of awareness and why you won’t achieve success until you take control of the first two
  • Why commitment sometimes means making tough, uncomfortable and unpopular decisions
  • How to develop the gifts of your team to then develop the business

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Vigor Life Podcast w/ Martin Rooney: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep055-everyone-is-coach-how-to-become-great-at-it-w/id1180256583?i=1000415714573&mt=2

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EP056: 3 Big Lessons In Creating A Fulfilling Business, Relationships And Life

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Luka


I have been in the gym business for almost a decade in a half. After reflecting deeply on where I am right now, I realized that there are some key principles and lessons (that I’ve learned along the way) that are crucial to not only building your vision long-term, but also to enjoying the journey along the way.

Some of the lessons come in the realm of personal mindset. Others come from creating deeper connections with others and helping people win. While others are actionable leadership strategies that you can implement into your business.

This week I explore them all.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • Why doing fulfilling work and the people you’re doing it with are the secret to long-term success and happiness
  • Why I spend 10-15 hours a week meeting people for breakfast, lunch and dinner — and how it has helped me create a super network
  • What “listen to yourself less and talk to yourself more” means, and how this concept is a game changer when it comes to taking action on your purpose rather than holding back because of your fears
  • How every person has a sign on their forehead that says _______ and how this is the secret to engagement, connection, and improving results with your team and clients
  • The 3 levels of conscious leadership and living and how to go from one that is holding you back, to one that is empowering you to live your best life
  • How your expectations shape happiness and unhappiness in life. I share the happiness equation
  • Why going from “to me” to “by me” is the key to creating meaningful work and relationships
  • How building from fear, even if you build success, will make you more afraid of losing it, all. I’ll also teach you how to change
  • Why you might be creating from scarcity instead of abundance and how to build a legacy
  • How the only way to create the greatest work is through love, not fear

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.vigorgroundfitness.com
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram: www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

EP055: Everyone Is A Coach And How To Become Great At It w/ Martin Rooney

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Luka

Do you believe that you’re a coach? Do you believe becoming a better coach would help you improve your business, family, profits, and lifestyle – not to mention how much you enjoy what you do?

I certainly do, and it’s at the foundation of all my businesses. This time around I sit down with my friend and one of the people that’s influenced me more than anyone else — to become the greatest coach I can be — Training for Warriors founder, Martin Rooney.

After hosting the Coaching Greatness course at Vigor Ground we dove into principles of personal growth and becoming a great coach and fulfilling your potential in every area of life.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • Why Martin loves coming out to Seattle and the lesson you must learn to become a super connector as well as super connected
  • How flying in a helicopter around Seattle turned from something with fear associated to it into an amazing experience
  • The secret ingredient missing in most businesses and one that no one taught you about in school
  • Listening to yourself is killing your dreams and what you should do about it
  • 3 principles of coaching greatness and why you’ll never fulfill your potential without applying them
  • Why you should travel more and make a focused effort to connect with people you want to learn from
  • What’s difficult is scarce and what’s scarce is valuable; why growing your business is simple and learning this lesson will give you a competitive advantage
  • How to create a business that is different and unique based on what will stand the test of time (even if the internet goes down and there’s no more social media)

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Training For Warriors: http://www.trainingforwarriors.com/
Coaching Greatness Course: https://www.trainingforwarriors.com/coaching-greatness/
Martin Rooney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themartinrooney/
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.

EP054: How To Live A Better Life – 37 Lessons In 37 Years On Earth

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Luka

A couple of weeks ago I turned 37. While I was sitting there on my birthday I was suddenly overwhelmed by a feeling that I needed to document the life lessons I have learned over the years. So I did. Staying up to the wee hours of the morning to write them out.

I didn’t think much about it but then, but when I sent out my list of lessons to Vigor’s email subscribers, I got an overwhelming response from people expressing how much my life lessons had helped them. Well, I decided to dig a little deeper into the subject. These are the 37 lessons I’ve leaned in my 37 years on earth.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • How you can become your most powerful self by telling the truth and stopping your lies
  • Why you should consider changing your nutrition to become the best human you can be
  • Squat lighter, deadlift heavier, cycle loads and do more single leg work and you’ll be more muscular, less injured, and more athletic
  • What “Movement Hygiene” is and how it can change your mornings and your low back
  • How to become the director of your own movie and stop making excuses
  • Why helping someone achieve their dreams will fulfill yours
  • The secret to having the greatest mentors in the world for just a measly couple of bucks
  • How to become a better cook and get leaner while raising your relationship stock

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/
Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber
Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/
Detox From Diets Blog Post: http://vigorgroundfitness.com/detox-diets-truth-diets-fail/
Luka’s Mobility Exercises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgkL4kyD9vA&t=128s

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