Ken Blackburn: Success Strategies Interview by Ronda
Ronda’s guest on Success Strategies with the Experts is all-around fitness and martial arts training expert Ken Blackburn. Ken is the Director of Operations with the International Kettlebell & Fitness Federation and travels the world teaching certification workshops. He strongly advocates helping children improve their fitness, self-confidence and overall health. Listen now and start building mental muscle.
The Goal Of Being Congruent
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Ask yourself these questions before listening to the audio:
● What component does Ken emphasize that most competitive athletes and general fitness enthusiasts neglect drastically reduce results?
● What six other things does Ken’s kettlebell training system focus on besides just fitness?
● What is the importance of mind-body holistic fitness?
● What’s the importance of being congruent in your expectations, according to Ken?
● What’s the importance of mindset?
● Who are the people who usually fall out of exercise programs after a
short time?
● What does Ken consider healthy fuel for a goal? What does he not
consider healthy fuel for a goal?
● Why does Ken think too much focus on any outcome is bad?
● Does Ken believe there’s a magic pill that will counterpunch an
unhealthy lifestyle?
● What process does Ken say we have to do when changing
behaviours to a healthy lifestyle?
● What are some variables that will determine your exercise outcomes?
● To improve your fitness maximally, what else must you do?
● What types of comments are obvious signs that something is going
on with the person preventing them from being successful?
● Is over-training better if you want to speed up your fitness?
● What were some of Ken’s big mistakes early in his training
career?
● Over-communication as a trainer is the cure for what, according to
Ken?
● What was Ken waiting for before starting his own fitness business?
● What did Ken mean when he said, “Save nothing for the swim back”?
● Ken’s business partner had what special skill?
● What were some of the limiting beliefs and negative thoughts that
Ken had when he started his fitness business?
● What did someone say about conviction to Ronda in the early days of
her NLP coaching career that was so helpful?
● Ken says not to reinvent the wheel; find someone who is successful
doing what you want to do and then do what?
● Anchoring, reframing, and adjusting sub-modalities are all
things we can use to maximize what, according to Ken?
● How does Ken use a metaphorical car to explain the value and
benefits of knowing NLP?
● Can you coach yourself with NLP?
● What other areas of the NLP certification course did Ken find so
much fun?
● People think it will take therapy and a lot of money to make a personal
change. But Ken says it’s practical and efficient to use NLP to assist in
making changes. What are some of the points he covers?
● What does Ronda say changes instantly?
● What is the little game Ronda plays with herself when dealing with
difficult people?
● What does Ken say is behind his using the words “always and
never”?
● Ken said, ultimately, the things that didn’t go so well in his life were a
tremendous what?