Level Up Your Life

Have you ever attended a seminar, workshop or any other live event? If so, then you remember how memorable it was to listen to the excellent speakers on stage, and how fun it was to make friends with the other attendees! What about the awesome things you learn and take home with you? Live events can be a pretty amazing experience. They can be completely life changing for you in a lot of different ways! Never been to one? This episode is for you. In this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark Black talks about why he believes everyone should attend a live event at least once. Listen in as he shares the 3 most valuable aspects of a live event, and how to find an event that’s worth checking out!   What kinds of live events are out there and why should you go to them? Why Mark invests a lot of time and money into live events While you may not need more information, would you pass up the right information? The quality of connection from live events is simply phenomenal. Live events can be massively inspiring and mot

Ever hear the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day”? Well neither are good habits! Consistency takes time simply because consistent is the act of making the same decision over and over again! It sounds simple when it’s explained that way, but the truth is that consistency takes a lot of willpower, determination and discipline. That’s a lot less attractive. Luckily, on today’s episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark Black is taking us through 3 key strategies to becoming a more consistent person!    Consistency plays a bigger role in significant impact than most people think! How do you build patience and develop consistency?  3 tactics that you can immediately implement to become more consistent and create long term results! Just Do Something!   “Can you do what is required of you to get the results that you want, and can you do it with consistency?” “Common sense is not common practice” “The mindset around consistency needs to be process not product” “How quickly can you get back on track?” “It’s very easy to fa

We all need help sometimes. It is foolish to think you are the exception. You will always go further, faster if you have the support of other people. It isn't always convenient or comfortable so ask for help, but in the long run, the result is always better. So why don't you do it more often? Maybe it seems inconvenient. Maybe you are too shy. Maybe you don't want to "bother" someone. Whatever the story is you are telling yourself, stop. When you ask for help you show the person you are asking great respect; you demonstrate humility; and you increase your odds of success. So listen to the episode for helping tips on how to ask, and then go ask someone to help you!   Level Up! www.levelupimpact.com Use code PODCAST   Share the show! www.markblack.ca/podcast   More Mark: Your Best Year Yet transformation Program  Mark's website  Mark's LinkedIn profile  Mark's Twitter profile Mark's Facebook profile   Click HERE for one month FREE Audible  

This week on the podcast, our guest is Dr. Greg Wells!

Dr. Wells is a health and performance expert, scientist and physiologist. He has dedicated his career to making the science of human limits understandable and actionable. For over 25 years, Dr. Wells has worked with some of the highest-performing individuals on the planet, including Olympic and World champions, and with organizations ranging from General Electric to BMO, Deloitte, KPMG, BMW, Audi, Sysco Foods, YPO and Air Canada. A veteran endurance athlete, Dr. Wells has participated in the grueling Nanisivik Marathon 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Ironman Canada and the Tour D’Afrique, an 11,000 km cycling race that is the longest in the world.  Dr. Wells is author of three best-selling books: Superbodies (Get it here: https://amzn.to/2Ss7xZr) The Ripple Effect (Get it here: https://amzn.to/2YkSKF7 Focus Effect (Get it here: https://amzn.to/2St9PHy) In this episode, we talk to Dr. Wells about his advice on how to level up our lives. He gave many

Do you remember being at the pool, and watching the other kids jump off the high dive? Do you remember the courage it took to work yourself up to the point when you were ready to do it yourself? Do you remember the rush you got when you finally did it? Or did you do it at all? The high five is pretty terrifying when you’ve never done it, and like most things in life that we’re afraid of: it can be mastered and even enjoyed once we break through that initial fear induced paralysis! Fear has the ability to freeze us, and keep us from acting on the things we truly want to do, but it doesn’t have to. If you’re willing to face that fear, and walk through it, you have the potential to live the greatest and most fulfilling life available to you! In this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark Black talks us through what fear is, and how to move beyond it into a place of courage, power and even enjoyment when doing the things you were once afraid of!   Is fear actually False Evidence Appearing Real? Different types of f

How do you react to criticism? Do you get angry? Do you feel discouraged and think about quitting? Or do you use it as a stepping stone for something greater? Anyone who has ever reached any notable level of success has experienced some form of critic on their journey to the top. So what is the difference between those successful people and you? How they chose to deal with the criticism they received. Not all critics are created equal, however, and it would be worth your while to pay attention to the source of the feedback as much (or even moreso) than the feedback itself. Want to know what valuable criticism looks like? Want to know how to deal with critics? Tune in to this week’s episode of Level Up Your Life and let Mark Black map it all out for you!   The sad truth about criticism. How do we cope with critics? Listening to criticism can be hard on the ego and great for our lives. Who do we take feedback from? The absolute best way to grow. What constitutes “good criticism”?   “It’s a strange phenomenon

Have you ever felt like you just don’t feel like it? Have you had the kind of day where you don’t even want to get out of bed? Maybe you’ve been burning the candle at both ends and are exhausted, or maybe you’re just feeling unmotivated. Whatever the cause, we all have days like this one, and while it’s not permanent, sometimes you actually do need to get things done. Even when you don’t want to. In this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark Black shares tips, systems and strategies to ensure that you’re getting everything done, even when motivation, time, and energy are working against you. Put your earbuds in, click play and accomplish great things while you listen to this amazing episode!   When you just can’t stand taking out the garbage! How do you get yourself to do the things that you don’t want to do? How successful people make it look so easy to get things done. Making your calendar work for you instead of the other way around. Having a great reason for doing something makes motivating yourself a lot

In this truly unique episode, Mark interview's the grandson of one of the world's greatest leaders; Nelson Mandela. In the interview, Siyabulela Mandela shares the lessons learned from his grandfather, and how he is continuing his legacy.   More Mark: Your Best Year Yet transformation Program Mark's website Mark's LinkedIn profile Mark's Twitter profile Mark's Facebook profile   Click HERE for one month FREE Audible

Greatness Magnified’s Sarah McVanel joins Mark on today’s episode of Level Up Your Life to discuss the Flip Side of Failing. Why is it so important to experience hard times? Why are we almost required to go through tough experiences before things get better? Mark and Sarah go in depth about failure, and why the most successful people on earth (well, in Canada) have attributed their biggest successes to it. They also talk about their own personal experiences and share stories about their own moments of crisis and how they lead to amazing transformations in their lives.   A crisis moment that lead to a massive life transformation. A wacky idea that ended up being a great one. What’s conditional, what’s optional, and what’s not What does leveling up look like to you? What is the Flipside of Failure?   “Once you truly start to look around at your life, and all of the things that you have been putting up with, you actually realize that you’ve been settling” “We didn’t want to create new problems while we were tr

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Level Up Your Life! This week, Mark Black dives deep into why having a growth mindset and why it’s a crucial thing to have if you want to experience success in your life! While someone with a fixed mindset may experience hardships that knock them down and keep them there, often they hold themselves back before ever really trying! A person with a growth mindset is more likely to see the opportunity to improve their situation and go for it! When then fall, they fall just as hard, but often choose to see failure as a something to learn from, pick themselves up and try again! Tune in to learn more about having a growth mindset, and how to develop one of your very own!   Let's get ready to level up! In This Episode: Growth Mindset: The most important thing to work on. The differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Are you really bad at math? Why a fixed mindset is detrimental. What goes a growth mindset look like? What if a 1 year old had the same mindset

Welcome to this week’s episode of Level Up Your Life with Mark Black. This week, Mark wants to know: Are you in a funk? If you are, do you know how to get out of it before it becomes a downward spiral? If you do, that’s great! But if you don’t, don’t worry, this episode will help you get an idea of how you can combat those blues and get yourself into a better state of mind and being. Everyone on earth has bad days, and sometimes even bad weeks. You’re not alone on this one, but do you have the tools you need to get back on track? Tune in and learn a few for yourself.   Are you in a funk right now? For better or worse, everything is temporary. This too shall pass. The higher you fly, the harder you crash, and it’s difficult to predict when. Challenge your beliefs, change your outcomes. Knowing what you want and why you want it.   “We all have periods in our lives where we struggle” “How do you get yourself back on track?” “As human beings we horrible at having a good sense of what the future will really be l

Welcome and thank you for checking out another episode of Level Up Your Life! Today we’re talking about problems. More specifically solving problems. Mark is here this week to burst our bubbles when it comes to ever getting rid of all of our issues, dilemmas, obstacles and challenges. It turns out: we’re always going to have them. While that may sound a little bit depressing at first, it’s actually not a bad thing. Problems make us smarter, stronger and overall better at dealing with things in our lives as we learn to overcome them, and Mark is keen to share 3 key steps to dealing with any problem you ever encounter! We all have problems, but not all of us are dealing with them as effectively as we could be. Using these steps, you can figure out where you may be lingering too long on any given issue, and potentially come up with an even better solution than you thought possible! Tune is and get a handle on some of the more difficult things life throws at you!   Why is problem solving a valuable skill? How ca

Today’s episode is going deep into the topic of relationships! How do we create that thriving relationship we all want and yet still find the time to do everything we need and want to do in our lives. When you work full time or run a business, have children (the more, the merrier) and still have to devote time to your wife, to friends and to other family members, how do you keep the whole thing from crashing down? In this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark Black gives us a look into his life, marriage, and fatherhood. He shares the details on what he’s doing right, where he’s failed, and what he’s learned about the whole thing. Being a husband, a father of 3, and an international speaker and coach may not make him an expert, but he has a pretty good idea of what to avoid! Tune in and turn your relationship in the direction you want it to grow!   The myth and misconception of work/life balance Is it ever going to be perfect? It’s not about you! Communicate, communicate, communicate! Giving what they need ins

At some point in your life, you’ve been coached through something. You know that life is easier when you have someone to talk to, who can provide you with perspective and help usher you through the issue at hand. But what would you look for in a coach? What results can coaches actually help you get? Who do you trust enough to hire? How long should we work together? There are plenty of things to consider when you decide it’s finally time to invest in someone who can help you go the distance. In this episode of Level Up Your Life, Mark goes over the benefits of having a personal or professional coach, and gives 5 things to look out for when choosing the right coach for you.   What coaching really is and why you might want to have one. What are the major benefits of having a coach? What does a good coach cost? 5 Things to be looking for when choosing to hire the right coach for you. What format of coaching would suit you best? “A coach is somebody you hire who is trained to help you get results” “There is a

When we think about discipline, it often comes with a less than pleasant feeling attached to it. It’s not sexy, and a lot of people struggle with self discipline for a number of reasons. But why does discipline matter? Why would you want to do without the things you want now? Why would you deprive yourself of the things you could go out and get right now? In order to have the things you’ve always wanted. Discipline is the ultimate tool to losing those extra pounds, saving all of that money, and even seeing that business success you’ve dreamed of. It doesn’t even need to be unpleasant in the moment! Here are 5 tips to help you build a little more discipline into your day to day life, so that you can start having better tomorrows.   Discipline doesn’t have to be a dirty word Why do we want to be disciplined? Practicing self denial self-denial Rewarding yourself when it’s appropriate to do so! The subtle art of planning ahead The secret is in the structure: Make your life a little harder on purpose Gamification

It’s said that we should have mission statements in business to know what we stand for, but they can also be helpful in our personal lives too. How can we grow consistently in the right direction? First, we need to know what we want to achieve and second, what kind of person we want to become. The best way to ascertain this is to list out our core values. Knowing our values and what direction we want to go in gives us massive clarity that we didn’t have before. During this episode, Mark instructs how to find your core values and how to best live by them.   How to identify what your values are: What do you value most? What makes you come alive? What do you appreciate most in others? What do you enjoy most in life and work? Where do your strengths lead you?   Mark’s Five Core Values Contribution Service Making an impact on family, community, and world I want to be better at loving I want to be better at giving love I want to be better at receiving love Love   Health Wellb

How do you view time and timing? Does it correlate to how you plan to meet your goals? Do you feel like your best years are behind your or that there was no room left for you to grow? Do you need a reboot?   We need to change the way we look at success Culture views success primarily in the form finance & achievement Making lists and crossing items off When all of our sense of value is put into goals, it’s a non sum game Focus on the growth that occurs as you strive to meet your goals Progress becomes the goal As long as we’re alive we still have opportunity Don’t write yourself off You have a lot of years of productivity left Examples Stan Lee Vera Wang Suggested Strategies Life is not about goal attainment for the sake of goal attainment Checking boxes Failure does not always mean negativity Failure is a necessary, required part of the journey We grow more from our failures We have to reframe failure in our minds Attain success again Redirection We have to be willing to hustl

Do you have trouble saying no? During this episode, host Mark Black breaks down five times it’s imperative to say no, mean it, and how to do it. It doesn’t need to be easy, but we need to recognize when something is worth our time and energy! Understand when we say “no” we’re saying “yes” to something else.   Say no to excuses Stop allowing ourselves and those around us to make an excuse Differentiate between legitimate reasons and excuses Don’t accept excuses Unnecessary meetings Phone/Computer Be more cognizant of where we’re spending our time Say no to time wasters Make exercise an intentional part of your day Stop being sleep deprived Chronic dehydration Nutrition Say no to ignoring our health Everything is quick, now, don’t wait in our culture Anything that matters takes time What are you willing to sacrifice Practice denial in small ways Say no to short-term gratification Remove negative people from your life as much as possible Protect yourself from negativity Say no to negative people

Welcome to the Level Up Your Life Podcast hosted by the inspiring and down to Earth, Mark Black. During this weekly podcast, Mark will tackle topics that span every area of your life. From personal, relational, and professional, Mark has always got you covered. Mark’s messages are always real, honest, and resonate with his audience. Get ready to level up! During this episode, Mark tackles the difficult topic of failure while sharing his top three fails in his life thus far. He shares these anecdotes and lessons learned with the hope that you can apply them. Fails: Missouri FFA Speaking Event Monetization Books not going over well with students Catch slogan graphic t-shirt “Maybe you should test the market?” Sold 43 shirts of 600 (Less than 10% of what was ordered) Value Greed Selfishness Coming from the right space Being self aware Act in accordance with who you want to be Lessons Working constantly Help Ego blow Being present Easy to be selfish Focusing on business Supporting family Provid

Welcome to the Level Up Your Life Podcast hosted by the enthusiastic and impassioned Mark Black. Each Week Mark will lift your spirits with great recommendations and inspiration to help you get where you're going. This podcast is for everyone! Mark isn’t a one trick pony. In fact, he’s got a lot up his sleeves. Get ready to see amazing changes in your life.   In this episode, Mark asks us to change our mindset surrounding problems and challenges in our lives. Instead of seeing these as bad times, Mark recommends turning things around and looking at it from a training perspective. Much in the way a professional athlete does.   Three things you can do today to change your mindset toward adversity:   Intentionally challenge yourself more often Intermittent Fasting Convenience Exercise (physical/mental) Helps us endure Teaching moment Intentionality Practice gratitude Preparation Reminds us what we have accomplished Capability and capacity to overcome Connect with the times you overcame major challenges