Hey guys and welcome back to another episode of your Brains Coach podcast . My name is Angela Shurina , I'm your host , I'm your Brains Coach and it is my job here to bring to you all the best recent , cutting-edge insights from all the different fields and branches of brain , body work sciences so you could take better control of your emotions , of your thoughts and , most importantly , take better and smarter actions to make your hard work count and use it where it's truly needed , so you could get closer and closer to the life experience you absolutely love living Closer and faster . Today is all about being smart . Today's podcast is all about being smart and I think I was inspired by a few things today .
Speaker 1First of all , I had an amazing night of sleep . That is always an upgrade to your creativity . One of my clients today sent me a message in the morning . He's like oh , I got eight hours of sleep , did my personal best at swimming and just feeling happy . You know , great night of sleep can do so much for you . You cannot even imagine there is a reason why Olympic athletes try to get nine hours of great quality sleep , especially around most important competitions like Olympic games , and I definitely notice when I have a great night of sleep , eight or more hours . I'm just on fire . My brain is so creative . It's like , oh , I can do this and this and that I can combine this . It's like I'm channeling some universal energy and workouts are also a blast . It's like I can kill it . I can do a lot more reps . I did actually my personal best on pull-ups today . It used to be my least favorite move and now I'm getting better and better at it .
Speaker 1So sleeping boosts . It's a boost to absolutely every single area of your life . And the thing about sleep it's like that silent warrior we were talking with my client about that . It doesn't scream the next day or everything in your life is better because you just slept eight hours , but silently . It makes micro improvements to every single aspect of your health your physical , your mental , your emotional well-being and also to the way you perform , you show up for your work , for people around you , and that when you look at it backwards if we could only trace what impact sleep specifically had on your life , you're going to end up in a completely different space . So that's just a little bit about sleep and motivating you to get more sleep . Again , there is a reason why elite performers set their sleep as their priority , so want to set your personal best . Don't forget to set your personal best in sleeping .
Speaker 1So today , again , is all about being smarter , and one of the things about our world today , obviously on getting smarter , is AI . Right , I use it in my writing as my editor . For example , I'm really good at generating content like from on a blank page , like just putting it all out there , but then structure , spelling , grammar . Like you know me and my typos that always is a challenge , but with AI these days I can , in just a few seconds , correct all of it and there is no need for any other proofreader or editor . So AI definitely makes our world easier in so many subtle ways also that we don't even notice anymore .
Speaker 1But AI guys , ai is not the only thing that changed under the sun . Pretty much much every damn thing in life around you changed for the better . Now my question to you is are you using it or trying to use it , or learning about that in the areas , especially in the areas that are important to you , like , for example , getting in the best shape of your life , looking sharp , which adds to your confidence , which adds to your image , which is perceived by other people . And when I walk in the room and I have some shirt that is sleeveless , people are like , well , where have you been all this time In the gym ? And then I get this boost of confidence immediately , also because I know that obviously I did showed up in the gym . But that back to the point , that being in the best shape of your life doesn't just give you those fleeting compliments and boost to your confidence that might help with imposter syndrome . It's not just about that . It's also about the energy that you feel inside when you are in your best shape physically . It just radiates from inside out that energy , that vitality , that zest . Why am I speaking about that ? Well , did you know that you don't have to suffer that much and make it so damn difficult to get in the best shape of your life ?
Speaker 1A little bit of context here , perspective when I was 20 , going through my fitness modeling phase , trying to look like a magazine cover , I always thought that the only way those people and , by the way , those people actually did do a lot of that . So it's not just my fault , but I thought the only way you could look that sharp was to eat nothing but egg whites and broccoli . My mom still remembers and reminds me of that Like , oh remember , before you used to eat that many egg whites and tomatoes by the bucket . But literally that's what I thought . I thought I believed that getting in that shape had to be tough and difficult and that I'd always need to have starved myself to look like that . And fast forward to today . I eat chocolate almost every every day , pasta sometimes when I feel like it's not really a pasta person , um , and I feel stuffed after dinner like I'm never hungry . My workouts are stronger than ever , my looks are better than ever and if you want to see how I look , subscribe to my daily newsletter , one email a day that your best self will thank you for . So sign up Absolutely free , complimentary , with a ton of insights , links and books and strategies for work and life to leave it smarter again , so you could enjoy the life you want easier , instead of making it unnecessarily tough , just like me and my egg whites . Right , I thought I needed to start myself and eat egg whites and broccoli and basically live on that till the rest of my life , which obviously was a mission impossible , and I binged a lot and was ewing with my weight . It was a lot of craziness . Growing up isn't easy . Fast forward to today Again .
Speaker 1I eat chocolate , pasta , feel stuffed and not hungry . My workouts are strong and people always comment on how much I actually eat when I have good food in front of me , feeling happier than ever . My brain is sharper than ever . Sleep is amazing . I just want to get out there and conquer the world . Do you want to feel like that and look accordingly ? Listen up . Nutri-bullet for abs and mental sharpness . So fast forward .
Speaker 1I'm 37 . This July turned 37 , feeling like it's the best time of my life and it's just the beginning . 15 years of work in coaching , work with clients around the world literally that was nomadic lifestyle gave me contacts pretty much on every continent , in a lot of countries . So 15 years of work globally , certifications that were ongoing I'm always getting certified like literally nonstop , and personal experience under my belt and I wish more people knew and I wish I knew somehow back then that looking your best isn't about suffering . Guys Like you don't have to suffer . Did you know that ? It's about knowing the numbers just a few of them and being smarter about your options , like seeing that there are other options . For example , like swapping regular pasta for the cauliflower one , when I crave it and have a whole plate of pasta and no guilt or change to my looks whatsoever , just a little bit more fiber to feed that good gut . Microbiome Abs are sharp , mind is clear , no after-pasta sleepiness or food coma and my pasta craving is satisfied and I got additional cauliflower into my belly . So did you know , guys , that the world has changed quite a bit in the last decade , and not just AI , but the whole damn thing in every area of your life ? Did you know that ?
Speaker 1And then , using one of my favorite questions from Tim Ferriss , you know , I think , the most famous optimizer of everything that is under the sun . So check him out . Teamblog , not affiliated , just been a follower and learner of his work for I don't know 20 years , maybe like 17 . Anyhow . So his favorite question what if that , if this could be easy ? What if that , if this could be easy ? So my question to you is are you making things easier for yourself or are you still convinced that harder is always better ? Now , hey , guys , to reach great goals , to become a master of something like there is no way you have to work hard Mastery . You cannot buy that . To master any skill , to get good at anything , you have to work hard , but not everything has to be hard , like your nutrition .
Speaker 1A lot of my clients executive clients , who can afford any kind of food and food service out there , they go away for a couple of weeks and end up at first eating , you know , whatever . That doesn't work for their fitness and health goals . And I always ask them well , hey , did you actually know that you could have asked me and I could organize meal delivery service and you could have the best , proportionally accurate , totally fitting your goals and aspiration food delivered to there and you wouldn't have to do any cooking , shopping or worrying about food whatsoever . Like did you know that ? Right ? So things don't always have to be hard , like eating that pasta . I can still have my pasta , have my abs , have all the fun , enjoy my food and have an amazing quality of life . I don't have to live on egg whites and broccoli to get to the results I want .
Speaker 1So are you making it harder than it has to be ? Just look at where you're struggling and ask yourself am I making this harder than it has to be ? What if that could be easy ? And that is exactly what I'm going to leave you with , by the way , to know all the blows and whistles in nutrition world that happened in the last decade and even in the past couple of months . To put it into action , you can easily schedule one hour consultation with me . It's $120 , but it's going to be one of the best investment in your nutrition education you're going to make in the past decade . I guarantee you that . There are multiple testimonials of my many clients around the world , right ? So the link to this session is in the show notes .
Speaker 1Check it out , upgrade your nutrition , get your apps If that's something you want to do to look sharp , get all the compliments and just radiate that zest and drive into any room you enter . So check it out . But then , the most important thing , ask yourself this question are you making it harder than it has to be ? It's not just AI and the change , it's the whole damn thing . Angela , thank you for listening . Thank you for paying attention .
Speaker 1I'm executive high performance coach 360 , and today was helping your best self to make your hard work truly count . Are you making it difficult where it could be easy ? Thanks again . Don't forget to share this episode with one other person passionate about optimization and delivering mastery , but also wanting to do it in a smart way . Share this episode with that one person . Let's make the world a better place a little bit easier for all of us high performance , purpose and impact driven so we could get out there and spend more of our time creating the world we'd absolutely love living in . And again , if you want to master nutrition of the past decade and get yourself nutritionally upgraded , check it out the session and talk to you very soon .