Prescribed To Death: How To Get Off Your Meds with Doug Morneau – Ep. 257
Prescribed To Death: How To Get Off Your Meds with Doug Morneau
Author, Marketer, Speaker, and Podcaster, Doug Morneau, joins us to share how he went from being ill and stuck in bed with double pneumonia to turning his life around, losing weight, and getting in the best shape of his life by going off his prescribed medications, eating healthy, and begging an exercise regime of cardio and lifting heavy weights which would lead to CrossFit and Olympic weightlifting training.
You can soon learn more about his journey with his upcoming book, Prescribed To Death: How I Got Off 5 Medications And Saved My Life.
Tune in as Doug shares:
- His bought of double pneumonia in both lungs and how that forced him to take another look at his lifestyle.
- The new life mission to get back on his feet with the help of personal trainers who focused on nutrition, lifting heavy, and cardio.
- Why you don’t have to be a biohacker to live a healthier life by simply focusing on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mindfulness.
- His new approach to work and what tricks helped him get tasks done while balancing life.
- How to find your peak performance time to be your most productive self.
- His and his wife’s transition from working with personal trainers to trying other activities on their own such as CrossFit and Olympic weight lifting.
- The importance of realizing when you need to step back, relax, and remind yourself to enjoy the process
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About Doug Morneau
Regardless of the economy, there are opportunities to generate leads and make sales.
During the biggest financial crisis in the history of the world since the great depression, Doug helped his clients raise over $100M in venture capital for their publicly traded companies by sending their story to multiple rented permission-based email lists, using online pay per click advertising, and social media.
His bold aggressive strategy grew his client’s businesses massively and made – Doug the largest single purchaser of rented email lists in North America booking as much as $16M per year
With Doug’s extensive experience renting permission-based third-party email lists he has helped his clients to reach millions of potential investors online. He has used this targeted and responsive email media to identify and market to many industries, sectors, and consumer group matching his client’s avatar or ideal customer.
Currently, he hosts the new podcast Real Marketing Real Fast and consults with clients wanting to expand their b2b and b2b sales in the United States using email lists, social media, celebrity endorsements, and online advertising.
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00:00 Open Sky Fitness Introduction
1:15 Opening comments with Rob and Devon
3:00 Rob’s love of coffee, the start of OCD Coffee, and why he began roasting his own coffee beans that he will dive more into in next week’s episode.
4:00 Biggest takeaways from today’s workout, warming up, and lifting weights with a college friend.
9:00 Introduction to Doug Morneau
11:30 His average day as a busy entrepreneur and balancing his health.
15:00 What his regular routine was like before balancing it and focusing on not only work but himself as well.
17:00 His bought of double pneumonia in both lungs and how that forced him to take another look at his lifestyle.
22:00 His mission to get back on his feet with the help of personal trainers who focused on nutrition, lifting heavy, and cardio.
24:20 Why you don’t have to be a biohacker to live a healthier life by simply focusing on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and mindfulness.
26:00 His new approach to work and what tricks helped him get tasks done while balancing life.
26:50 How to find your peak performance time to be your most productive self.
30:40 The benefits of outsourcing help from other people.
36:00 His and his wife’s transition from working with personal trainers to trying other activities on their own such as CrossFit and Olympic weight lifting.
39:30 Why business and fitness are actually very closely intertwined.
41:20 The importance of realizing when you need to step back, relax, and remind yourself to enjoy the process.
45:00 How he keeps himself motivated with big goals that he keeps to himself or in a small circle.
47:00 What his childhood was like growing up with his father and grandfather never getting along and the biggest takeaways he took from his relationships with both of them.
50:00 His favorite morning routines that he has implemented in his new healthy lifestyle.
56:00 How to separate life and work for better wellbeing.
57:00 His new book, Prescribed To Death: How I Got Off 5 Medications And Saved My Life, coming out soon!
59:45 Final comments with Rob and Devon.
1:01: Open Sky Fitness Closing
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