#348: From Felonies to Fitness with Doug Bopst

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Doug Bopst is an award winning personal trainer, author, speaker, and business owner.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A former felon and drug addict, he achieved his credentials through his personal journey of transformation.  With a lot of help from an unlikely mentor, he used his time locked up in jail to beat his demons and reinvent himself.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keeping a promise he made to his mentor and former cellmate, Doug has helped hundreds of people improve their lives through the power of fitness.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen as we discuss:  </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Doug’s past struggles with childhood obesity, anxiety, and drug addiction.  [3:09]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the darkest day of his life turned into his biggest blessing.  [9:28]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How an incarcerated Tyler Durden helped change Doug’s life. [12:15]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How exercise helped him overcome his anger and pain.  [21:41]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of having mentors and people who believe in you.  [22:34]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How did he transition from spending time in jail to becoming a successful trainer?  [26:13]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mastermind groups - the power of paying to get in the room.  [29:12]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to meet people of influence and build relationships with them.  [32:10]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to establish and keep habits that will make you successful.  [35:18]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">