Episode 202 Addicted To The Climb with Kelley Tyan (Part 1)

John talks with Kelley Tyan — entrepreneur, transformation coach for women in faith, fitness, and mindset, speaker, founder of Addicted to the Climb, fitness model, 4X national bikini champion, breast cancer survivor, host of Addicted To The Climb podcast, author of The ONE Prayer and Addicted To The Climb: Faith-Fueled Stories of Hope, Courage, and Strength To Keep on Climbing, and proud wife and mother. Through her mastermind program, Kelley helps women in business and beyond become the courageous leaders of their lives. Listen to this episode to learn more:  [00:00] - Intro [01:06] - Kelley's bio [05:20] - Tough years in Kelley's marriage and how she restored it [12:26] - Learning how to agree to disagree in relationships [13:18] - The second thought process [15:04] - Story of Kelley climbing her way out  [22:21] - Kelley's fitness business [23:40] - Kelley as a bikini competitor [26:46] - John's experience eliminating sugar from his diet  [30:14] - How difficult but possible it is to make positive lifestyle changes [31:08] - Choosing life over fear [34:18] - Your life is worth climbing for [35:00] - Prayer is the greater work [38:16] - Addicted to the Climb brand [40:38] - Kelly's mastermind program NOTABLE QUOTES: "If you want to get to that point, you're gonna have to go through the toughest, hardest, most difficult pain you've ever been through in your life. And you have to be willing to not only go through it, but you have to process it so you can get to the other side. Because your why, your purpose is on the other side of pain." "If you want the relationship, the friendship, whatever it is to work, agree to disagree, and then get over it." "No matter what shape and size you are, you can get lean if you are dedicated enough, if you're consistent enough, if you can show showing up for yourself enough." "You want to feel great every morning when you wake up and you don't want to feel lethargic and low energy, and the only way to do that is by eating clean food that God made for us." "I have to choose myself. And nobody's going to come save me and pull me out of the pit. Except for me." "Listen, we all go through things. We either have a choice to stay in the pity party, and crumble. Or we have a choice to rise above our storms." "I don't want to crumble. I want to be a role model for my kids. I want to help other people, be an example to other people keep climbing." "Your life is worth climbing for. So why are you keeping yourself in this situation when you don't actually have to? You can talk your way out of it. It's work, but it can be done because I'm doing it." "Prayer does not equip us for greater works. Prayer is the greater work. Prayer isn't about I do this so I can get to that. It's about the submission of me." "Life is a climb for all of us. We're always climbing or facing a climb or coming off a climb, we're always in one of those areas." THE SECOND THOUGHT PROCESS: Taking a step back from your initial, instinctive reaction or first thought when a conflict arises. Your first thought is often an angry or emotional response. With the second thought process, you pause before responding, then consider the situation with a calmer, more rational perspective. This second thought is a more constructive way to have a conversation. USEFUL RESOURCES: https://www.addictedtotheclimb.com  https://www.addictedtotheclimb.com/mastermind  https://www.instagram.com/kelleytyan/  https://www.facebook.com/kelley.tyan  https://twitter.com/KelleyTyan  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-tyan-626580a1/  https://tinyurl.com/AddictedToTheClimbPodcast  Addicted To The Climb: Faith-Fueled Stories of Hope, Courage, and Strength To Keep on Climbing - https://a.co/d/gHYDQW2  The One Prayer - https://a.co/d/f4P0PkP  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com     Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen     Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen     Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen     LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen     YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA     EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/