Eric Zimmer, behavioral change coach and podcast host, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Eric talks about how he overcame a severe drug and alcohol addiction and was able to pull himself up after hitting rock-bottom in his early 20s. He covers the darkest times of his life, including homelessness, being arrested, and weighing 50 pounds lighter than his normal weight because of drug abuse. Eric talks about what he did to turn his life around and how he dealt with his internal demons and was able to overcome them. If you’re wondering how to win the war that resides within you and within all of us and how to overcome life’s darkest days, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• Eric’s past struggles with drug addiction and homelessness
• The Tale of Two Wolves parable and it’s profound meaning
• What this parable did for Eric Zimmer and how it helped him overcome his addiction
• Feeding the good wolf and taking care of yourself by doing the right things
• The fact that the “bad” wolf may not actually be bad
• The issues that led Eric into becoming an addict and how he dealt with them after stopping his addiction
• Taking responsibility for your issues and owning the fact that it’s up to you to make change
• Eric’s last day of using drugs and what made him finally commit to getting off drugs for good
• The different addictions to heroin and alcohol and how they both act differently but can be equally devastating to your health long-term
• Recognizing your emotions and choosing to react in a specific manner
• The benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous and how it can really help people with addiction
• The areas that AA doesn’t really help with and often overlooks
• The physiological response to addiction and how to deal with not getting your neurotransmitter fix through taking drugs (and what to replace this with)
• The power of supplements and their ability to help people with conditions like depression and anxiety
• Whether or not Eric Zimmer still gets an itch to do drugs or alcohol
• How he gets his mind off using drugs and alcohol and how it’s gotten easier and easier with time
• What addiction means to Eric and why he’s replaced his addictions with other activities, healthy addictions per se
• Why people psychologically give in to things like procrastination
• Being specific with your plan and your intentions and how this can lead to success when trying to make a behavioral and life change
• Making and keeping your commitments to yourself
• The fact that making positive lifestyle changes becomes easier with time
• The psychological trick that you can use on yourself to get more done and follow through on your goals (it’s very effective)

Check out Eric on:

Website:  oneyoufeed.net

Facebook: facebook.com/1ufeed

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Jackson MacKenzie, co-founder of psychopathfree.com, and author of the new book Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Jackson talks about the emotional trauma and unresolved issues that we hold onto from past relationships and experiences in life. He dives into the steps to take to overcome these issues, overcome relationship PTSD, and get yourself back on track and free of emotional burden. Jackson also covers a multitude of psychological issues that partners insidiously harbor for years and talks about the red flags and warning signs to look out for. If you’re wondering how to avoid wasting years of your life suffering from the pain of past emotional abuse and how to actually heal yourself so you can move on and become truly whole again, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• Why Jackson wrote a book about toxic relationships and why he came up with the Psychopath Free movement
• Jackson’s past experiences with bad relationships and the emotional trauma he’s dealt with
• Identifying the red flags early on of potential psychopathic, sociopathic, or narcissistic partners
• The general tendency for men to be more inclined to have narcissistic and sociopathic tendencies and women to have borderline personality disorder
• The differences between sociopaths and narcissists and how to identify each in someone you know or may be dating
• Why oversharing information in the very beginning of dating is a huge red flag that the person you are seeing may have some serious psychological issues
• The first step to take after a serious breakup or emotional trauma
• The power that mindfulness can have and its incredibly useful role for healing emotional trauma
• Self-hypnosis and other powerful tools that can help with the healing process
• Where the emotional trauma usually stems from and why so many people have recurring issues in their relationships
• Shifting your mindset into the viewpoint of learning from your pains, your mistakes, and your struggles in life
• The role introspection plays in healing and getting over past pain
• Radical self-acceptance and why this is perhaps the most important aspect of all to the healing process
• How to practice radical self-acceptance
• Self-love and why loving yourself is the best thing you can possibly do to heal past trauma and find true happiness in life
• The mind-body connection and the fact that we hold and store memories, feelings, and trauma throughout different parts of our body
• Releasing the blockages that you have
• Getting past relationship PTSD in your life so that your future relationships are not doomed
• Why a good therapist is worth their weight in gold and why most people would benefit from seeing someone, even if very periodically
• How to rediscover your true self

Check out Jackson on:

Website:  psychopathfree.com  

Book: Whole Again

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Alan Stein, Jr., corporate performance coach and world-renowned speaker, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Alan talks about his incredible background training some of the most elite athletes in the world including NBA superstars like Kevin Durant. He talks about what he learned by working for decades with some of the most elite athletes in the world and studying their training habits, their mindset, their work ethic, and their desire for success. Alan shares what he taught many of these top performers about improving their games on and off the court and also what he learned from them about taking his own game to the next level. If you’re wondering how to become more productive, win more in whatever you do, and master your life both professionally and socially, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• The very unique background that Alan Stein, Jr. has and why he’s had the pleasure of working with some of the most elite athletes in the world
• Why having a true love or passion of something is the key to mastering it and why it’s the one key that separates the elite from the average, or even moderately successful
• Balancing the things you really love with the things you can actually excel in or get really good at
• Working with your natural, God-given talents
• Why a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle and why we all should help others and give back if we have the opportunity to
• Why falling in love with the fundamentals and mastering the basics is essential to success on the basketball court and in life
• Why our success is directly based on the things that we do all the time
• The most powerful currency in business and why you absolutely must cultivate this
• Active listening and truly engaging with people in work and in personal life
• The importance of being trustworthy and how to develop this as quickly as possible with others
• Focusing in on the one main thing you’re great at and mastering that
• Fitting into a team, and developing the perfect team where others complement each other and everything flows
• Working with your team and doing the things that benefit everyone – and how this is actually quite attainable when you hire or work with the right people
• The power of living in the present moment and living where your feet are no matter where you go or what you’re doing
• The genius of coaches like Bill Belichick and many of the others who focus on the game in front of them and forget about their bad past performances
• How to raise your game no matter what game you're playing
• Working hard and going 100% on your work even when nobody else is around or if they can’t tell
• Using constructive criticism to your advantage and how to decipher good criticism from bad, hater-fueled criticism
• Having constant self-awareness in everything you do in life and in work

Check out Alan on:

Website: raiseyourgamebook.com

Twitter: twitter.com/alansteinjr

Book: amazon.com/raise-your-game

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