Dr. John Berardi is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the largest private nutrition coaching, education, and software company in the world.

John has advised top organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, Titleist, the San Antonio Spurs (as NBA champions), Sloane Stephens (as US Open Champion), Georges St. Pierre (as 2-division UFC Champion), and numerous Olympic teams.

His work and research has been widely cited in the media, from the New York Times to the Harvard Business Review and he’s been named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness.

In addition, Fast Company named Precision Nutrition one of the most innovative companies in the world.

The focus of this conversation extends beyond nutrition.

It’s about the process by which people get better at anything.

It’s about what motivates people to change.

“When you take a coach and you help them learn to be client centered and put the person, the person who’s hoping to change, at the center of the story, they tend to thrive.”

In This Episode:

  • Precise Nutrition focuses on helping people get better in 4 main areas: food, exercise, stress, and sleep
  • Why helping people get better starts with creating a progression model
  • Experienced pain from an early age… was prematurely born, often sick suffering from allergies, asthma, and other illnesses
  • Was too skinny too play sports growing up, became very interested in nutrition
  • Quickly realized he wasn’t only interested in nutrition but the process by which people get better at anything
  • The key things he learned about what motivates people to change
  • Why confidence is so important when it comes to coaching
  • The importance of daily movement / exercise regardless of the diet
  • His views on intermittent fasting and the Keto diet
  • His advice for helping your children maintain a healthy diet
  • Why he’s so drawn to mastery
  • What amazed him during his time work with UFC legend Georges St. Pierre
  • How he manages self-doubt
  • Where he derives clarity and confidence: defining his priorities, unique abilities, and values
  • What he does when things don’t go his way
  • Why he’s a proponent of therapy
  • Becoming skillful in the art of transitions
  • His thoughts on CBD and Cannabis

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