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Again Money Making Conversations, My 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: next guest is going to talk about his New York 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: Cities destination for mind body spirit transformation. Again Mind Body 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: Spirit Transformation. He is a celebrity fitness trainer or Dame minister, 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: former ballet dancer, Weldness expert motivational speaker, founder, owner of 40 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: Braced Life Studios, and founder of the Twenty Day Challenge 41 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: wellness program. He's known in the fitness community as the Mind, Body, 42 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: Soul Connector. He has been seen on Good Morning America, 43 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: The View, The Food Network, Shape Magazine, Self Magazine, New 44 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: York Daily News, Bloomberg Business Week, and b ET dot Com. 45 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: Please welcome to Money Making Conversation for the very first time, 46 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: Mr Robert brace Hey. Thank you for having me and 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: to lay out there. Man. Yeah, a lot that's going 48 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: on in your life, man, for credits are all about 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: huh yeah, yeah, but it's still good show. Okay, gotta 50 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: gotta give us the background on the accent. Okay. On 51 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: originally from London, England, and I moved to New York 52 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: in my twenties to be a professional ballet and modern dancer. 53 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: So that's where that's where the accents comes from. Now, 54 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: I was reading your by always a soloist ballet dancer. Yes, 55 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: I was a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera ballet Um. 56 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: That was one of the things I did during my career. 57 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: I actually paying in scholarship to the Albany School just 58 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: for the summer, I'm supposed to go back to England 59 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: and I just never made it back. I've been her 60 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: under since so um so yeah, well you know, I 61 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: really I brought that up solo wids. You know that 62 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: you have that by yourself. That means that you know, slouch, 63 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: you have to have your skill game together, oh for sure. 64 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: Well yeah, coming to New York, New York, New York 65 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: as a beast and uh, you know, to to compete 66 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: here and especially to come from an other country, you 67 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: got to be serious affective game. Um so yeah, it was. 68 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: It was good. I had a good trying perform in 69 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: New York. Well great New York is one of my 70 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: favorite cities. It was the funny story I would share 71 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: with you. I was in New York yesterday being interviewed 72 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: by London Rio my man Brian Rose. He was in 73 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: town and uh, he was doing an interview on one 74 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: one oh two Mulberry Street, and I realized that, I say, 75 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: you know, I do all my my research, and I 76 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: looked up and I went, I think Robert Robert prices 77 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: on the street at one thirty two. So I rolled 78 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: down to one thirty two, you right above Birt Toe's clamhouse. 79 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: Uh tweet two E walked up the stairs at one level, 80 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: knocked the ring wrong, the bell a couple of times. 81 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: You know, they want to be banging, banging, banking, banging, 82 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: And I said, okay, I was surprised if with a 83 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: good story that I oh, you know, that's how I am, man. 84 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I I try to really relate to the people who 85 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: come on my show of half time to go by 86 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: and shake their hands and say Hi, that's what all 87 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: I was doing yesterday. Awesome. Next, that would have been great. Well, 88 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: you said it was impromptu because of the fact that 89 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: my original interview was at one and then it was 90 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: that big parade that was going on in that area 91 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: yesterday and they pushed it down to three o'clock so 92 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: they can avoid the noise. And that allowed me to 93 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: really sit down and research where I was at. And 94 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: I just noticed your address and I went, I got 95 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: at least I got at least tell him I came by. 96 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: At least even I don't see him. Now, Now, why 97 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: did you choose your studio location at one thirty two 98 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: Mallberry Street, Unit to eat? You said, yes, uh number two, 99 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: You said, why did I choose that location? Sir, uh. Well, 100 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: we originally were in Soho and I had two partners 101 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: and great people, but the business was more parlates and 102 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: it wasn't really really aligned with what we were doing, 103 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: and we came to the end of our least. Now, 104 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: one of the things that's unique about our business, which 105 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: were very proud of, we train all everybody's welcome, were inclusive, 106 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: but we have a very strong African American high performing 107 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: female clientele UM and we you know, we'll get into 108 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: it in a bit. I imagine that we're about the mind, 109 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: body and soul. With my career as a dancer and 110 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: then I was also a minister in home for six 111 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: years where my wife I wanted a space where we 112 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: could explore how to connect mind, body and soul in 113 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: the place that especially black women, women of color could 114 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: feel safe. And you know, the Leader is a great location. 115 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: People can get to it and anywhere our specific location 116 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: and you know, and more practically, it was one of 117 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: the only spaces in New York that already had the 118 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: soundproofing UM already built in. So I saved quite a 119 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: bit of money doing that, but but that was it. 120 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: That was it. Now you're you're saying something interesting. You say, 121 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: we're women of can feel safe. What does that mean? Well, listen, 122 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: UM a few things. One I'll tell us storry deborately, 123 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: who's you know, pharmacy of the t She invited me 124 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: to do a wellness workshop. She has this accomplished call 125 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: leading women to fined. It's a hundred and fifty of 126 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: the highest profile women in business and entertainment and the anthropy. 127 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: So UM, we went out there and I did a 128 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: workshop which was fitness, but there was also a meditation, 129 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: There was also affirmations. UM, there was those spiritual as well. 130 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: And in that um, in that worldshop, we had I 131 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: had people coming up to me, UM, crying and saying, 132 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: thank you so much for seeing us, thank you so 133 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: much for thinking about us. And then when I go 134 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: to events, we had different corporate partners. We had partners 135 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: with the Athletic Store and done stuff with rebook then 136 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: and and then in women coming up and saying, you know, 137 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: we don't have a place that weekly go that celebrates us, 138 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: that celebrates connects who we are, where our bodies. We 139 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: don't have to steel like we are other and and 140 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: so for me it's um, it's just a badge of 141 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: honor to be able to support uh black women. And 142 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: we have an incredible clientele, like I said, Double Lee Angela, 143 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: Ry June Ambrose, Um, we have all of these fantastic women, 144 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: Lisa Price, Carol's daughter, and so if don't forget my 145 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: girl w BLS Days of Dasa, who has been with 146 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: us from day on when we had no gym we had, 147 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: we were just in, you know, renting out spaces Desil 148 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: who's awesome, UM, so shout out to her and she's 149 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: doing awesome things as well. But but yeah, we um, 150 00:08:56,240 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: they felt like they wanted a community that selled related them, 151 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: and we even created a book called The Magic, which 152 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: celebrates the rollers journeys of Black women and and so yeah, 153 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: that's that's a badge of honor for us. Look, I'm 154 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: married to a beautiful Black women and the two beautiful 155 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: black daughters, and my life is also an entrepreneur um 156 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: and so I see daily the struggle that she goes 157 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: with in terms of uh doing doing what she needs 158 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: to do out there with her business, but also managing 159 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: her stress levels and all that. So I'm surrounded by it. 160 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: So it's just you know, something I'm very touching about. Well, 161 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: you should stay that where I have six sisters, so 162 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: I feel and it it can relate to being able to 163 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: UH their pain that their pain is women and pain 164 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: is African American or black women. Is a different experience 165 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: and it should be understood as a different experience. It should, 166 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: but in the study needs to be communicated differently, handled differently, 167 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: and realize that their challenges should be recognized and also 168 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: appreciated their efforts to overcome those challenges. Then that's part 169 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: of the whole mind body and soul connector you know 170 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: that you have that, that's your monica known in the 171 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: Finnish community, is the mind body soul connector talk about that? Yes? Well, 172 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,959 Speaker 1: I think when it comes to mind body and soul 173 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: it can almost seem ethereal. Like you, you can't put 174 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: your finial on exactly what it is. And so I 175 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: think it's really important to clearly define it for people 176 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 1: and make the connection. And so what do I mean 177 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: in the most basic form is this? You know, like 178 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: I said, I have a church background, and when you 179 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 1: think of any kind of faith based organization or doesn't 180 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: have to be an organization, any spiritual part right, what 181 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: people are typically looking for is UH spiritual qualities like joy, 182 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: like peace, a sense of control over their life, a 183 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: sense of control over their mind, and clear thinking. And 184 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: so we go to these built on the spiritual part 185 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: in search of these qualities. What I found when I 186 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: was dancing and when I started to move is that 187 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: I would I would be feeling these things that I 188 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: just thought it was because I was enjoying my dance 189 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: career and living my life. But once you really connect 190 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: with movement, you start to understand that when you move, 191 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 1: your body produces serotonin. Sarah Toonin is known as the 192 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: joy hormone because it produces joy. So if you've ever 193 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: had a workout and you come out feeling great about yourself, 194 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: that's the Sarah tolingly what and dolphins are also produced 195 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: when you work out, and in dolphins are known to 196 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: give you a sense of calm and peace and actually 197 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: relieve the symptoms of depression and anxiety as much as 198 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: prescription meditation. So you move your body, you you work out, 199 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: you get joy, you get peace. Exercise gives your gives 200 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: increases the prioritizing function of your brain. So if you 201 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: are prone to eating too much, shocking, too much, whatever, 202 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: too much and you need a sense of control over 203 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: your life and your decisions. Exercise does that for you. 204 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: It gives you and also more options to the brain 205 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: so you can think more clearly. I could go on, 206 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: but those qualities of joy, a peace, sense of control, 207 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:12,599 Speaker 1: thinking can all be accessed through the temple of your body. 208 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: And what we try to do in our workouts is 209 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: everything from when you walk in, the energy producing drinks 210 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: that you're given, the workout that you're given, where you're 211 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: connecting with other people, increasing that sense of joy, love 212 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: and connection. We meditate at the end of every single workout. 213 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 1: Um the inducers we give at the end to give 214 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: you that sense of control over your appetite and a 215 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: sense of calm over your well being. So even at 216 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: the end of each session we meditate. We give our plants, cooling, 217 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: agil masks, our calm the spirit they get chills. I 218 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: like the fact that can I just tell you this, uh, Robert, 219 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: that whole meditating thing I think is important because I'm 220 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: a guy. I'm just talking about right now out and 221 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: I know you're dealing with women of color, but you know, 222 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm so hyper in the system. I gotta go. I'm 223 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: tied to time I woke up at the same time 224 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: every day. That to me really calms you. You know, 225 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: I think that's the de stressor in your whole process, 226 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: is telling you, hey, don't run out the door. Let's 227 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: let's relax, let's let's let's bring all that down and 228 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: let's think about Well you're that's the that's the soul 229 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: connecting part of it, is it? Well, absolutely absolutely, and 230 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: and what you just said is absolutely correct. Is helping 231 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: people understand it's okay to slow down for five to 232 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: ten minutes, to meditate, get your breathing right, focus your 233 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: mind because you know people maybe something well I don't 234 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: know how to meditate. I can't do it. And what 235 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: we have is more of a guided meditation, so it 236 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: helps you through um. But yeah, it's so important to stop, 237 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: take a moment and be present. And yeah, that's what 238 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: we try to give our clients because you know, it's 239 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: important at all. You know, we all want to be successful, 240 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: we all want to drive and and New York is 241 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: already everybody stays it's in high stress. It's a high 242 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: stress city. You know, people push you around, its crowded, 243 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: you have traffic. You know, you can eat on the 244 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: streets you can eat. You know, there's so many different 245 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: layers of movements, so many ethnic groups just just keeps crossing. 246 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: As you cross the street, you can be amongst five 247 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: or six different ethnic groups. And so when you when 248 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: you speaking different languages as well, and so when you're 249 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: dealing with that level of stress, you know, I get 250 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: up in morning, like four o'clock, and I think about 251 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: incorporate what you're talking about more so because I do that, 252 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: I kind of go downstairs and my my room, I 253 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: stretch and and but I turn on the TV. I 254 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: think I'm ana turn off the TV and then just 255 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: start talking to myself more and just just getting myself 256 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: more and more focused for the day. Because that's good 257 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: advice that you're giving to everybody, and and it's relatable 258 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: with everybody. Slow it down, think about what your day is, 259 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: think about what you just accomplishing, Like appreciate who you are, 260 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: Appreciate your surroundings, connect with your body, and feel good 261 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: about the opportunities that this day is giving you that 262 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: you're being blessed with. That's the that's the that's the 263 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: minister side of you that comes in and and moves 264 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: us forward, which is awesome. Absolutely, absolutely. I think the 265 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: first hour of your day and the lost hour of 266 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: your day are very important. I'm loving this interview, my friend. 267 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: I'm talking to Robert Brace, my man. He's the money, mind, body, 268 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: soul connector. We'll be right back with more and talking 269 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: about this Day Challenge wellness program that he has started, 270 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: and talking about the influences that are tied to that program. Again, 271 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: we'll be back with more with my man, Robert Brace. 272 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: We'll be right back with more from McDonald. The money 273 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: making conversations don't touch that down. 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We know Where's the 317 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,360 Speaker 1: first quarter? People always talk about I got a resolution. 318 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: I want to change my life, whether it's weight or gain, 319 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: or dating or habits they feel they need to break. 320 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: And it's always good to capture people when they have 321 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: that mindset that they want to create change. Isn't that correct, 322 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: Robert Oh, that is absolutely correct. You know, this is 323 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: the time of the year when everybody's thinking about that 324 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: change and excited about it and so I think if 325 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: we can just harness that feeling so it doesn't it 326 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: doesn't feed her out by the end of the month, 327 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: and then we can do some good things. We'll talk 328 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: to talk about this twenty eight days of workouts for 329 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: my twenty eight day Challenge program that you created. Okay, So, 330 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: first of all, the original twenty eight day Challenge was created. 331 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: I had a friend of mine who was as a 332 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: comedic filmmaker. He wanted to make saw all of these 333 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: magazine articles where they said you can get six pack 334 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: ads in thirty days. Right, it comes to me, it says, 335 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: I want to do a video where and I want 336 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: to see if this connectually happened. So we went at it. 337 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: I took on the challenge and instead of thirty days, 338 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: we totally transformed his body in twenty eight days. And 339 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: so that was in two thousand and eleven, and at 340 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: the time, we got postal a million views on that video, 341 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: and so people started to seek me out and my 342 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: team or to do the twenty eight day challenge. So 343 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: we've been doing that for years. And then as I 344 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: transitioned more into mind, body and soul um that twenty 345 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: eight day Challenge now includes the meditations, the affirmations and 346 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: also UM Mindset, Mindset and make Over points, which are 347 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: little motivational stories from my training experience, from my life 348 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: that help you kind of see fitness in a different way. 349 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: And so what we're doing at the beginning of the 350 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: year is if anybody goes to my Instagram which is 351 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: at Robert brace be our a CD, and you hit 352 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:17,959 Speaker 1: the link in a buyer, you will get twenty eight 353 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: days of workouts from my twenty challenge program, twenty eight 354 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: days of guided meditations with affirmations that relieve stress, fining 355 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 1: peace and set your intentions for the year, as well 356 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: as twenty eight days of the wellness motivation chips and 357 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: insight from our personal life right. And we're also doing 358 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: in studio events which we live stream with some of 359 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 1: your favorite influences. We're just in one with Nourish Cross, 360 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: who is the first plus size model winner on projects 361 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: we're on wing UM and so it's a lot of 362 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: complimentary free content that you yet it's just to give 363 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: you everything you need for a complete mind, body and 364 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: soul transformation UM, including everything that we do in our 365 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: twenty eight challenge, so that before you added exactly because 366 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: you know this is what exactly is that? What what 367 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: did you do? What were you did you change the 368 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: food eating habits or was it specifically as she worked 369 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: on in the day period. Are you still use the 370 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: same technique or I know you've said you added the 371 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: the the the meditation and the condition and all that. 372 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: What was that original challenge about? Well, the original challenge, Yes, 373 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: it's food and it's exercise. The background to that story 374 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: as when I was dancing. I started to dance late 375 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: my dance career. I started at fifty and I was 376 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: lost enough to get into a program because I was 377 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: still athletic and I had some flexibility. But part of 378 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: that is I was on an accelerated program and um, 379 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: it was great, but some of it they didn't really 380 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: teach me profit technique, so I ended up I was 381 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 1: always getting injured, and then I was one day I 382 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: was in a nun's class where they're doing the big tricks. Um, 383 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: and you're doing all these giants and turning in and 384 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: I came down from a jump and I heard a 385 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: crack in my back and yeah, in my back, and 386 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: I developed a terrible back injury. I couldn't walk, I 387 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: can't move my net foward or back in the school 388 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: at that time, because I was on spolarship, so that 389 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: if you didn't, if you don't heal um, you're gonna 390 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: lose your scholarship. And all I wanted to do at 391 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: that time was dance, and so I dedicated that summer 392 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: um six weeks to coming into the studio, and my 393 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: job was to hear my body, deconstruct movement, strengthening it, 394 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: make it more flexible so that I can be exactly 395 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: what I needed to be to gain my sponsorships that 396 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: but also to be the best dance for I could be. 397 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: Got a sad effect of that was I transfer. I 398 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: mean I came out and I was my absolute rich 399 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: and my body was rich, and that the core right 400 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 1: got that core right, huh, that care was I mean, 401 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: it was intense. And so those principles are what I 402 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 1: moved over into the challenge. Not that anybody is doing dance, 403 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,159 Speaker 1: but the principles of how a deconstructive movement, how we 404 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: have a very serious attention to form and engaging the 405 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: right muscles and a very detailed assessment of how we 406 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: use the body is what I took that velocity and 407 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: transferred it into weight training, resistance training that anybody can do. 408 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: And that's how we came about with the twenty Day 409 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: Challenge physical format, and then we have different meal plans 410 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: that meet different people's needs. Um. So that's that's the 411 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: story of how you know, times resformed. It was probably 412 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: the scared, one of the scariest times in my life 413 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: that you know what times you're mess into a message. So, um, 414 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: that's what we're using now. But you know, the thing 415 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: about it is there sometimes the best moments happened when 416 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: you walk through fear and like I said, fear and scary, 417 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: being being afraid, in overcoming that and not being not 418 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: being pushed back because like you said, you were challenged 419 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 1: by the fact physically if you don't if you don't 420 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: get it, get yourself physically right, you can lose your scholarship. 421 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: Out of that result became what we can we won't say, 422 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: we can use the word your perfect body, your core 423 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: is right, you were tight and then lead you to 424 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: this whole, this whole system that you have now which 425 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: is the basis of your brand. Yeah, that's exactly it. Wow, 426 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: that's exactly it. So we're not so so when you 427 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: talk about all these different formats. You know, because I'm 428 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: talking about the twenty eight day workout program, then what 429 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: is the resource solution? Is that still part of the challenge. Yes, 430 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: So the twenty resolutions is a little bit about what 431 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: I described earlier, setting your intentions for the year, right, 432 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: So just resolutions, right, We want to you have resolutions 433 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: who want to build a little deeper. We set your body, 434 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: refocus your mind, and refresh your soul. Right. So withoud 435 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: that you get all of the physical part of the 436 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: challenge that I just described, but you get the guided 437 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: meditations that will focus your heart, your spirit, your mind, 438 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: as well as the affirmations and wellness. It's we're all 439 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: about changing the perspective of how people see their bodies. 440 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: You know, you hear the phrase your body is your temple, right, 441 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 1: and yes, we have been We've got proven track record 442 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: of changing bodies really quickly. But the interesting thing about 443 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: that phrase is that when you think of a temple, 444 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 1: um it's beautiful on the outside and and it's it's Onnate, 445 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: But the temple is not a temple without the worship 446 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: and the self discovery that goes on inside that time. Right. 447 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: And so what we're focused on is helping you access 448 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: the best qualities of yourself, the self discovery that's going 449 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: to lead you to greatness, all of your the vine 450 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,120 Speaker 1: given gifts. Focusing on that and letting that be the 451 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: reason why you work on the outside of your temple, right, 452 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: because we want the outside to reflect all of the beauty, 453 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: the glory and the ability dibility that's inside. And so 454 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: I think once we take away, um, you want to 455 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: help people focus inwards because for us, it's not just 456 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: about working out, it's about working in And once we 457 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: help people focus inwards, typically they feel better about themselves 458 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: than motivation is right, and they're able to get great results, 459 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: but not just get great results, but to live a 460 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: lifestyle of healthy living. Really this is really great. Uh, 461 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 1: let's let's go back to this because I want to 462 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: make sure that people take advantage of what you want 463 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: to have you on the show, in studio and live 464 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: stream events because you know, Peloton they really a lockdown 465 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: that market in the sense you know, when you pelling 466 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: on the bike you can participate with somebody. New Yard 467 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: called Another part of the World, is really gets people 468 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: enthusiastic about they're just just riding by themselves, they're actually 469 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: competing and being motivated by other people than they have 470 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: this new uh thing called the mirror. Well, you know 471 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 1: you'll be in front of the herror and can add 472 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: with somebody simultaneously. Because I think, so I want to 473 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: make sure that this is something you're saying you're doing 474 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,959 Speaker 1: right now in studio, out of your New York studio. 475 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,439 Speaker 1: There's on Mulberry Street these livestream and in studio events. 476 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: Correct talk about that more detailed, because I wanted people 477 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: to understand that they can go there be engaged physically. 478 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: Our online that can be engaged as well, for sure. 479 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: So what we do is we work for the many 480 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: different influences and another influenced people, people who have connected 481 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: in some way to the mind, body, soul connection. And 482 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: we have events in our studio where they share their stories, 483 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: they share their high as they say their loads, and 484 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: we really get to the bottom of what motivates them 485 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: to stay well and healthy. I mean live seeing those 486 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: events as well as the workout, So you do different 487 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: We do different kind of interactive workouts. It's yet really 488 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: fun um different ways for people to explore their body 489 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: as well as do the actual workout. And so if 490 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: you sign up or if you go to my instagram 491 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: Rubbert Brace and you hit the link in the bio 492 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: and part of UMU and we send you twenty eight 493 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: days of the workouts and the meditations. You will also 494 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 1: get notified of when we're having these events, so you 495 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: can show up to the studio or you can live 496 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: stream them and get this so much wisdom out there, 497 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, I think if we connect with other people 498 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: who who are on their own wellness mind, body, soldiourney 499 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 1: and learned from their wisdom, it elevates all of us. 500 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: And so they can connect to that from just signing 501 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: up through the website there or just checking their Instagram, 502 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: because they're always amounting the same thing, right right, Uh. 503 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: Always my show is money making Conversation and always like 504 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: for my guests to provide some information or some tidbit 505 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: or some opportunity to show that you know, we always 506 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: see the end results, but they're always there's always a 507 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: journey to get to the end, because when you get 508 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 1: to the end, you're still moving forward now absolutely, and 509 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: people approach me about starting their business businesses type like this, 510 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: what if vice would you give them? And to move 511 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: forward a business plan to make sure that these these 512 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: things are in place, and I think first and foremost, Um, well, 513 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: I guess it's a two different things you're you're asking about. 514 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: You know, what we should think about when starting a 515 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: business or when starting a business business, which is understanding 516 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: the principles of starting this type of business or some 517 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: of the challenges you went through, like you said you 518 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: were were some previous partners and now you're by yourself, 519 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 1: so you know, those are different conversations. Yeah, I think 520 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: that you have to trust your talents and your interests, 521 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: and that sounds very basic, But what I mean is this. 522 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: I came, I came out of the ministry, and I 523 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: came back to did a bunch of different things that 524 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: came back to training. I was training for other people. 525 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: I had my own clients, and I would bounce around 526 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: the city training, sending people in different locations. And you know, 527 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: I used to have the mindset of man, you've done 528 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: too many things. You were a dancer, and when you 529 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: were a minister, and when I tried this entrepreneurial thing 530 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: that didn't work out. You know, I was going through 531 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: a period in my life. I was like, what are 532 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: you doing all these different things? How do they fit together? 533 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: And the more that people people started to connect with me. 534 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: UM for the different stages of my journey. People started 535 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: connect with me because they were attracted to the ballet background. 536 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: Other people started to connect with me because oh, here's 537 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: somebody who wants to stands the spiritual background. And then 538 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: entrepreneurs started connecting you with me because you know, I 539 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: had had a business and even though it didn't work 540 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: out the first one, UM, I understood their struggle. And 541 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: so then as I progressed, I started to see, I 542 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: just need to be me. One of the things that 543 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: I've been through m on what makes me and what 544 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: make my brand? And you know the needs that I see, 545 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: I see the need um all people. I don't want 546 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: to say our gens just for black women. We train everybody. UM. 547 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: And but you know the specific journey I had. I 548 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: was raised by a single, single mother and UM, you know, 549 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: she fought to give me the very best she and 550 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: she was an immigrant from Africa and moved to England. 551 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: She had dyslexia, so she was written off. She um 552 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: started to make dresses for a living. She only made 553 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: fifty cents address and that salary, she decided to put 554 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: me through private school. And you know, I saw her 555 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: work so much and not have the time to work 556 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: on her own wellness until much later in life. And 557 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: so even that experience of seeing my mother now enjoying 558 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: wellness and then a few times she she stopped to 559 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: play with us outside, how how much joy she had. 560 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: You know, all of those things in my life and 561 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: are real to me. And so that is what I 562 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 1: used as the basic inspiration from my business. Now beyond that, um, 563 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: then you just have to learn. It's just because you 564 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: have the respiration and you have a certain talent. What 565 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: I learned very quickly is you need to learn essential 566 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: business principles. And I spent money on insultants. I spend 567 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: money on courses. I spent money on books to try 568 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: and learn from the best people. And sometimes you know, 569 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: you're spending this money and you said, you know, I'm 570 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: not seeing an immediate you know, r O, I, I'm 571 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: not seeing an immediate return of my investment. But over 572 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: the years, you know, those things come together, and it's 573 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: about having the discipline to put the basic business principles 574 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: into practice and what's your business grow from there? Because 575 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: you know, one thing I'm a fund believer in is 576 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 1: just because you have a talent and an experience does 577 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: not necessarily make you an entrepreneur. Or makes you an 578 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: entrepreneur is learning those business principles that you put into practice, um, 579 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,239 Speaker 1: you know, in the beginning, middle and end of your 580 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: journey exactly. So so that's some I guess that's in 581 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: my philosopy on that. That's that's an awesome philosophy. And 582 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: that's all I needed to hear and as all my 583 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: listeners needed to hear, because you're success. I'm talking to 584 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: Robert Brace. He is the mind, body, soul connector of 585 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: New York City, world renowned celebrity fitness trainer. His studio 586 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: Brace Life Studio, located in Little Italy at one thirty 587 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: two Malberry Street, Unit to E. Now tell us again 588 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: how they can register for classes so we can get 589 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: out of here. They can register for classes go to 590 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: the website brace life Studios dot com that Embrace the 591 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: R a C. E like Studios dot com. Go to 592 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: my Instagram Robert Brace and sign up there as well 593 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: for the free content. You can also get the free 594 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: content on the recent recents page of my website and 595 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: just join us, whether it's online, whether it's in person, Uh, 596 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 1: you're definitely gonna go on a journey nine Body and Soul, 597 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: so we welcome everybody. I appreciate you, Robert, get those 598 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: banners up to me so I can support it on 599 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 1: my social medi to you again, another great interview. I 600 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: appreciate you taking your time to being on my be 601 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: on my show. If you want to hear more great interviews, 602 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 1: just go to Money Making Conversation dot com. Sean McDonald, 603 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: I'm your host. 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