Becoming A New Person By Chipping Away At The Old One With Connor Tarrant - #127

Content note: This episode includes discussion of mental health, suicide and depression. If you’ve been affected by any of these topics, please take care while listening. If you’re in Australia and need support, Lifeline is available on 13 11 14.A lot can happen in a year. Connor is back on The Paths We Take, almost to the day since his first appearance in Episode 81, to share what the last 12 months have taught him about resilience, reflection and showing up when you don’t want to.As the founder of Empower Health and Fitness, Connor has gone from leaving his 9-to-5 to building a thriving coaching community. That includes hiring Brad, his very first client, as a coach. But growth came with real tests. He opens up about nearly giving up at the start of the year, falling out of love with the gym for the first time in his life, and the sudden upheaval that forced him to call 30 to 40 clients and start again in a new space.In this conversation we talk about:Why “this too shall pass” became Connor’s mantra in the hardest momentsWhy failure is only failure if you learn nothing from it“What we don’t change, we’re choosing”The Michelangelo’s David lesson: becoming a new person by chipping away at the old oneWhy motivation fades and discipline is what carries youHow the gym changed from a place of survival to a place of purposeWhy reflection is a skill, and why it’s so hard to see your own progressTreating a major setback like a grieving process, with an end dateConnor also shares the one thing he’d leave every listener with: nothing is promised, everything is earned, and you can’t become who you’re about to be until you let go of who you used to be.Listen to Part 1 (Episode 81) if you haven’t already.Find Connor: Empower Health and Fitness on Instagram @connortarrant_healthcoachThis episode is brought to you by:Kova Haus Running: Adelaide’s new running apparel brand, built by runners for runners. Shop at kova.haus and use code jordan10Re your run: sunglasses with adaptive lenses and a bounce-free fit. Use code JORDAN10 for 10% off. https://reyourrun.com.au/Buy Me a Coffee: help keep the show running: https://buymeacoffee.com/pathswetake