9 Flares Facebook 8 “/> 1 Google+ 0 (function() var po = document.createElement(“script”); po.type = “text/javascript”; po.async = true; po.src = “https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); )(); “/> Reddit 0 “/> 9 Flares × Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJohn Romaniello, one of the most highly regarded experts in the fitness industry, has written for a myriad of publications, ranging from Men’s Health to Fast Company, and has been featured as an expert on a number of television programs, including Good Morning America. Romaniello is an angel investor in addition to his writing, and serves as an advisor to nearly a dozen fitness and tech companies.Clinically incapable of taking himself seriously, Roman lives in New York’s West Village, shares a strained relationship with the NY Jets, and loves unicorns, sarcasm, poker and writing about himself in the third person.Favorite Success Quote“Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.”  – Johann Goethe“Fortune favors the bold.” – Virgil“There are no statues built to those who lived lives of mediocrity, and on the tomb of NO heroes will you find the words, he played it safe” – John RomanielloEarly ChallengeJohn was a thicker kid growing up and when he got to college he became even more overweight, which made him feel like something was out of balance in his life.Ah-Hah MomentJohn saw this photo of himself at Disneyland and felt that who he was internally was not externally manifested. He knew he was this hardworking diligent guy who made things happen for himself but on the outside he looked quite the opposite. That moment was a turning point which brought John to Alvin Bautista who would become his mentor and teach him about fitness and life.Influential BooksThe Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R TolkienThe 4 Hour Work Week by Tim FerrisConnect with John Romanielloromanfitnessystems.com@johnromanielloThis episode is brought to you by Squarespace.

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43: John Romaniello: Engineering the Alpha – Knowledge For Men