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Irish Fitness Entrepreneur Brian Keane answers your questions and interviews leaders in the world of fitness, health, mindset and natural wellness to share tips about all things that can support you on your journey to becoming the best version of yourself. Lose fat, build muscle, improve your health and build a bulletproof mindset to get whatever you want out of life. Come join the fun!
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What happens when the habits that once helped you cope become the things that keep you running? Kellie Fennell returns to The Brian Keane Podcast for a candid conversation about exercise, work, burnout and redefining success. After emergency back surgery changed her relationship with training, she threw herself further into work. She shares what followed, how therapy helped her face long-held grief, and why she now values a simpler life with her family and the freedom to choose how she spends her days. Brian and Kellie also explore the business behind her social media growth: why authenticity and consistency mattered more than a secret tactic, what it means to create rather than consume, and how clear values and long-form content attract the right clients. They discuss hiring from a coaching community, building trust through a podcast, the cost behind visible success, and making room for connection away from the screen. In this episode: burnout and recovery; feeling enough; the cost of success; authenticity and social media growth; creating rather than consuming; community, coaching and trust. Find Kellie: Kellie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kelliefennellfitness/ Kellie Fennell Fitness https://kelliefennellfitness.com/ The Kellie Fennell Podcast https://kelliefennellfitness.com/podcasts/ Find Brian and the podcast: Brian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brian_keane_fitness/ The Brian Keane Podcast https://briankeane.com/podcast/ Brian's 1:1 business mentorship https://briankeane.com/mentorship/ The Circle mastermind https://briankeane.com/mastermind/ Brian's business courses https://briankeane.com/business-courses/ 00:00 Kellie returns; training, identity and the cost to her body 01:31 Back surgery and replacing exercise with work 03:56 The day burnout stopped her in her tracks 05:06 Facing grief and beginning the inner work 08:41 Coming home to herself instead of comparing lives 13:10 Feeling enough without achievement or approval 14:48 A simple life and a new definition of success 17:57 Half a million followers, authenticity and hard work 21:37 Create, do not consume: finding space for ideas 29:35 Hiring people who know your philosophy 32:58 Clear positioning, no quick fixes and podcast trust 37:53 Escaping the "I'll be happy when" trap 40:42 The unseen price of someone else's success 42:56 Community and connection beyond a phone screen 54:28 Growing without feeding online negativity 1:00:04 Brian's content system and trust-building approach 1:02:37 Why success is not random 1:06:27 Advice to her earlier self and living now 1:09:07 Health, relationships and the person you become The conversation includes discussion of burnout, grief and suicide loss. #BrianKeanePodcast #KellieFennell #Burnout #SocialMedia #Mindset3
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Are you in the wrong job but unsure what comes next? In Ask Brian Episode 4, Brian answers a listener who realises their "ladder is against the wrong wall" and wants to know where to start. He shares why sunk cost keeps people in unfulfilling work, what he learned leaving teaching for personal training, and why a setback in business did not mean he was bad at fitness. Brian also offers questions to help you find a direction, a timeline that fits your circumstances, and the next rung to take without putting pressure on yourself to change everything today. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Ask Brian 00:25 The question: a ladder against the wrong wall 00:47 Brian's first day teaching 01:26 The sunk cost fallacy 02:00 Would you choose this again from zero? 02:43 Changing at a pace your life allows 04:18 The next step when you feel stuck 05:51 Reverse engineer a timeline 06:21 What would you do for free? 07:47 Going broke and returning to teaching 09:06 The difference between coaching and business skills 09:50 Self education, courses and mentors 10:57 Follow curiosity and find commercial fit 12:17 Your desire zone and drudgery zone 12:46 Give yourself a realistic timeframe 13:24 WIN: what is important now? 14:01 Check in with the direction you chose Follow Brian and work with him Instagram and Ask Brian questions https://www.instagram.com/brian_keane_fitness/ Website and newsletter https://briankeane.com/ The Circle mastermind https://briankeane.com/mastermind/ Business mentorship https://briankeane.com/mentorship/ Business courses https://briankeane.com/business-courses/ Books mentioned The Fitness Mindset https://briankeane.com/books/the-fitness-mindset/ Rewire Your Mindset https://briankeane.com/books/rewire-your-mindset/ Rewriting Your Story https://briankeane.com/books/rewriting-your-story/ Scaling Your Story https://briankeane.com/books/scaling-your-story/ #AskBrian #BrianKeane #CareerChange #Mindset #FindYourNextStep
Download the full audiobook on Audible- Scaling Your Story, The 5 Step Framework for Fitness Entrepreneurs Who Want Income and Income. Download the free PDF of the book here.
Bodybuilding prep can drain your energy, but your clients still need your support. In this Ask Brian episode, Brian answers a coach asking how to keep serving clients well while preparing for a competition. He looks at the service pipeline, the time of day when energy dips, how to arrange client calls around stronger hours and when to consider delegation. He also explains how recurring revenue can provide a more dependable business floor during a demanding period. The same ideas may apply when life outside work temporarily reduces your capacity. Chapters 00:00 The Ask Brian question: coaching during bodybuilding prep 00:36 Why reduced capacity affects a business 01:10 Protect client service and the business pipeline 02:39 Identify when your energy dips 04:09 Arrange calls around higher-energy hours 04:45 Time caffeine around client commitments 05:09 The demands of bodybuilding prep 05:52 Your business floor and ceiling 06:15 Recurring revenue and stable income 08:42 Match work to your own energy rhythm 09:41 Delegate, automate or step back Follow Brian and work with him Instagram and Ask Brian questions: https://www.instagram.com/brian_keane_fitness/ Brian's website: https://briankeane.com/ The Circle mastermind: https://briankeane.com/mastermind/ Business mentorship: https://briankeane.com/mentorship/ Business courses: https://briankeane.com/business-courses/ Books mentioned The Keane Edge by Brian Keane: https://briankeane.com/books/the-keane-edge/ Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176227/antifragile-by-nassim-nicholas-taleb/ The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176226/the-black-swan-second-edition-by-nassim-nicholas-taleb/9780812973815/ #AskBrian #BrianKeane #BodybuildingPrep #OnlineCoaching #FitnessBusiness
Download the full audiobook on Audible- Scaling Your Story, The 5 Step Framework for Fitness Entrepreneurs Who Want Income and Income. Download the free PDF of the book here.
Working hard on an online coaching business but still not seeing progress? In this Ask Brian episode, a personal trainer asks about burnout while juggling in-person sessions and a move online. Brian uses a marathon-training analogy to show how effort can be misdirected. He explains the importance of a specific audience and offer, talks through four levels of access in his business, and describes how he repurposes content for people who prefer to watch, listen or read. The second half looks at lead generation, delivery systems and the work a coach can delegate to create capacity. Chapters — draft elapsed times from the supplied SRT: 00:00 The trainer's question and the Ask Brian introduction 00:22 Frustration and burnout in an online business 01:06 The marathon analogy and activity versus progress 02:10 Finding the right business support 04:01 Defining the audience and its problem 04:49 Offers at different levels of access 06:58 Awareness and communication channels 08:06 Repurposing content and different audience preferences 08:42 Connecting podcast, Instagram, newsletter and YouTube 09:45 Leads versus delivery 10:17 A client example about systems and time 11:23 The problems change as the business grows 12:03 Desire zone, drudgery zone and delegation 13:21 Taking an outside view of the business Work with Brian and submit your question: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian_keane_fitness/ The Circle: https://briankeane.com/mastermind/ 1:1 mentorship: https://briankeane.com/mentorship/ Business courses: https://briankeane.com/business-courses/ #AskBrian #BrianKeane #OnlineCoaching #PersonalTrainer #FitnessBusiness
Download the full audiobook on Audible- Scaling Your Story, The 5 Step Framework for Fitness Entrepreneurs Who Want Income and Income. Download the free PDF of the book here.
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