The Monika A. Mazur Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with Kate, a certified hand specialist, private practice owner, and single mother of two daughters, to discuss the journey we have been on together through fitness coaching, performance coaching, and business mentorship.When Kate first came to me, she had the clinical expertise and work ethic to build something of her own, but like many professionals, she was spending too much time thinking about the next step instead of taking it. One of the biggest hurdles was simply making the decision to move forward. At one point, she was afraid to rent a space for her practice. Today, she owns a thriving private practice in California.Over the years, our conversations evolved from fitness and strength training into business growth, decision-making, leadership, visibility, pricing, confidence, and the realities of building a business while raising two daughters.This episode is not about overnight success. It is about what happens when someone continues to show up, implement feedback, make decisions, and keep moving forward year after year.We talk about:Building a private practice from the ground up while raising two daughters.Moving from overthinking to execution when making business decisions.The fear that comes with investing in yourself and taking the next step before you feel ready.Creating content consistently to stay visible and attract the right clients.Pricing services with confidence and communicating the value of specialized expertise.Why surrounding yourself with the right people matters when you’re building something of your own.Using strength training, discipline, and personal standards to lead by example at home and in business.How fitness coaching, performance coaching, and business mentorship often overlap more than people realize.What I admire most about Kate is her willingness to implement. She asks for help when she needs it, takes feedback seriously, and continues to take action even when the next step feels uncomfortable. Those qualities helped her build a successful practice, create greater financial independence, and become an example for her daughters of what is possible through consistent action over time.If you’re building a business, considering a side hustle, growing a professional practice, or looking for guidance on closing the gap between knowing and doing, this conversation is for you.If you’d like to pick my brain and ask anything business related- book one time business sessionhttps://monikaamazur.as.me/BusinessConsultation

In this episode, my client Leonor shares how she quadrupled her daily steps and built a consistent lifting routine using a focused, short-term challenge. By moving away from an all-or-nothing approach and staying committed through a demanding season of work travel, she broke through a long-term slump.As a busy human resources executive navigating perimenopause and an intense travel schedule, finding time for fitness was a major challenge. Leonor explains how she stopped avoiding the scale, started tracking her protein, and began banking her steps before 10 a.m. to gain more control over unpredictable days.We talk about:* Bank steps early by hitting 7,500 steps before 10 a.m. to create a buffer against travel disruptions.* Track daily numbers to build honest self-awareness through food logging, scale weight, and protein intake.* Use short-term targets to stay engaged and committed when long-term goals feel overwhelming.* Prioritize protein by making simple changes, such as adding protein powder to morning coffee.* Focus on small daily wins, including 15 to 30 minutes of lifting, to build strength and support activities like pickleball.CloseIf this hits where you are, take the next clear step.DM me if this resonates or book your complimentary Coffee & Goals consultation here:📍monikaamazur.as.me/CoffeeandGoals

What makes someone leave a perfectly good life and start over?When Tim invited me onto his podcast to talk about personal branding, the conversation quickly turned into something much bigger. We spent 90 minutes talking about the decisions behind the life I’ve built, the risks I was willing to take, and why I often chose a path that made very little sense to the people around me.We talked about solo immigration, bodybuilding, entrepreneurship, growing up with post-communist money beliefs, building a business from scratch, and creating a life based on what I wanted rather than what was expected of me.We also spent a lot of time discussing personal branding and how I’ve used content and social media for years to create opportunities, attract clients, and stand out online without relying on viral posts.If you enjoy conversations about business, independence, entrepreneurship, and creating opportunities for yourself, I think you’ll enjoy this episode.And if you’re building a business, navigating a major transition, or looking at a goal that feels bigger than your current reality, this is the same work I help my clients do every day. My coaching is about turning ideas into action, making decisions fast, and creating momentum in the areas of life and business that matter most.Let’s work on it: https://monikaamazur.as.me/PerformanceCoachingMonikaConnect with Tim:Instagram: @timdrummond_comPodcast: Behaviour Change CoachLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/timdrummondcom

In this interview for an upcoming book, Monika shares the side of her life people rarely see online.The conversation covers the private and rarely discussed parts behind building confidence, discipline, independence, and success: growing up in Poland, family dynamics, especially with her parents, moving to the United States alone at 21, navigating immigration, financial issues, bodybuilding, relationships, business ownership, reinvention, and the reality of evolving beyond previous environments, expectations, and versions of yourself.Monika also explains the mindset, standards, and thought patterns that shaped the way she handles pressure, makes decisions, leaves relationships that no longer work, rebuilds after major changes, and continuously evolves her identity, standards, business, and lifestyle.This conversation gives a much deeper understanding of Monika beyond fitness content or social media clips. It explains the experiences, decisions, and years of self-development that shaped her approach to business, discipline, relationships, freedom, and high performance.If you are aware that there are things in your life that needed to be changed yesterday, and you know you are not living the kind of life you thought you would or deserve, you need Monika in your life.Book a one-off performance coaching session:https://monikaamazur.as.me/PerformanceCoaching