Elite Foundations

Thank you for listening to the Elite Foundations Podcast. Emil and I hope it’s served you on your way to having an elite life and business!What’s next is a bit different. Emil is taking a break from podcasting and Itamar has just launched The Emotional Fortitude Podcast.It’s a new podcast about his expertise: Forging an Effective Mindset and creating the Emotional Fortitude a

It’s the final episode and Itamar and Emil ask each other clarifying questions from the series.They discuss the difference between therapy and the Arena, optimizing for energy rather than just fat-loss and aesthetics, and how to take action and make a difference to your life to level up.This finale episode of series 1 reviews goals, values, effectiveness, intentionality, the ener

We’re almost ready to wrap up season one with Itamar and Emil discussing their main lessons learned from this process and how they’ve implemented changes in real life.Emil shares how he has learnt to identify his true self, how to operate and how to define boundaries.Itamar discusses his learnings on nutrition and both discuss Emil’s time in the Arena, the Mindset Accelerator

This one is a bit different, there isn’t a case study but a deep dive into the subject of boundaries. Itamar has seen boundaries be a problem with a lot of clients and success usually comes from redefining them, including Emil.They discuss comfort, limits, wasting energy with setting boundaries, self-reflection, acceptance, clarity and more.Follow Itamar on Twitter (https://twitt

In this episode, Rory, a graduate of The Arena Mindset Accelerator joins Itamar and Emil. Rory talks about the transformation he had and how he came to terms with the fact that he didn’t need to become more, but just realized that he already is more than he gives himself credit for. As a trained therapist himself, the co-founder of Counselling tutor, and an award-winning educator

Dr. Emil steps into the interviewee's seat in this episode. He talks about his transformation after going through Itamar’s program and what led to him getting his first tattoo. Emil shares what caused him to relinquish his old values, what caused him to initially resist signing up for the program, and the main takeaway he thinks all entrepreneurs should think about.Follow Itamar

In a more conceptual episode, Emil covers optimising for enjoyment. Once you’ve established a foundation and started making progress, Emil recommends optimising for enjoyment to make your new habits sustainable and work long term rather than making an extreme, short-term change that fades away over time.Follow Itamar on Twitter (https://twitter.com/itamarmarani) and Facebook (htt

In the second episode of the Success Killers series, Itamar talks about the one other client he felt he failed. He shares a case study of a smart entrepreneur who wasn’t willing to let go of his successful past and honestly accept his current position in life. He talks about the concept of adaptability and why we struggle with it. Emil and Itamar explain the short emotional safet

Emil talks about the holy grail of gaining muscle whilst losing fat. He covers a range of misconceptions, “hacks”, social media hype, various approaches, overtraining and bulking.Emil discusses how he worked with his client, Chris, to achieve great and sustainable results by separating the two contradictory processes out, focusing one at a time, and building the right habits.Li

In this 2 part series, Itamar shares a case study of one of his coaching failures. He talks about one of his first clients who insisted on being a victim. Beyond stating the obvious that victimhood will get us nowhere, Emil and Itamar introduce the concept of “micro victimhood.” They explain where they find this happening to them and also share a framework to help the listeners