{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F863d6fbe-c86b-4217-aa24-675cd5e41228","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"084 AJ Mihrzad | Stepping Out of His Introverted Shell","description":"AJ Mihrzad is the author of the best selling book, The Mind Body\nSolution and interviews other online coaches for his podcast. As a\nself-proclaimed former fat kid and incredibly shy introvert, AJ\ntalks on how he transformed his life and worked towards a life he\nreally wanted. There\u2019s some great personal tidbits about\nfriendships, growing your business, and more in here that I really\nresonated with. Hope you enjoy the interview with AJ!\nShow Highlights\n\n05:00 \u2013 What does AJ mean by him\nbeing a \u2018situational\u2019 extrovert?\n05:10 \u2013 AJ has always had issues\nwith his self confidence and even feared people.\n06:35 \u2013 Because of AJ\u2019s shyness,\nhe missed a lot of opportunities, especially with girls.\n07:10 \u2013 Who was AJ\u2019s role model to\nhelp overcome this?\n08:10 \u2013 Toast masters also helped\nhim.\n08:55 \u2013 AJ is the oldest out of\nhis siblings and he\u2019s the only introvert.\n10:45 \u2013 AJ prefers not to go to\nfamily events, but he goes anyway and fake it till he makes\nit.\n12:55 \u2013 What made AJ shift gears a\nlittle bit in his career?\n14:20 \u2013 Why did AJ get into\nfitness coaching?\n16:15 \u2013 Despite making lots of\nmistakes, somewhere along the line something clicked for AJ.\n20:30 \u2013 Teaching is one of those\njobs that is under appreciated and under paid, but so\nimportant.\n20:35 \u2013 Everyone can name a teach\nwho made an impact on their lives.\n21:25 \u2013 AJ talks about a teacher\nwho inspired him.\n24:10 \u2013 Why did AJ start a\npodcast?\n26:35 \u2013 AJ talks about how the\npodcast has opened doors for him.\n29:10 \u2013 I completely agree with\nAJ. I have made unbelievable connections through my podcast as\nwell.\n32:10 \u2013 What\u2019s great about\npodcasting is that there are no rules.\n33:35 \u2013 AJ was a very private\nperson, but he started opening up because his role models were very\nauthentic\n36:45 \u2013 Video allows you to be\nraw, real, and authentic. Twitter and Instagram don\u2019t do this very\nwell.\n42:05 \u2013 Has AJ grown out of\ncertain relationships now that he\u2019s \u2018grown up\u2019 a little?\n44:15 \u2013 People need to be aware of\ntheir personal growth and they also need to align themselves with\nthe rig\n49:30 \u2013 What is the one most\nmisunderstood thing about AJ?\n51:40 \u2013 AJ spoke about being a\nformer fat kid, what made him want to change?\n53:44 \u2013 If AJ can do it, anyone\ncan do it!\n55:10 \u2013 What has AJ changed his\nmind about recently?\n57:40 \u2013 Text the word \u2018Amazing\u2019 to\n33444 to get a copy of AJ\u2019s book.\n\n\u00a0\nFULL SHOW NOTES:\u00a0http://www.podcastjunkies.com/84","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/762b60c7-3c57-43e6-b00c-37b272163701/full1544682989artwork.jpg"}