Embracing Beliefs and Overcoming Failure: A Vegan Bodybuilder's Journey
Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado shares his journey of embracing beliefs, finding purpose, and overcoming failure to become a successful vegan bodybuilder.
00:00:00 Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado discusses the importance of compassion and self-care, and how he became a successful vegan bodybuilder. He shares his morning routine and the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. A story of embracing beliefs and finding purpose.
💡 Compassion towards oneself while learning is a skill.
🌱 Nimai Delgado is a world's first vegan IFBB professional bodybuilder.
🧘♂️ Nimai emphasizes the importance of a plant-based lifestyle and exercise.
00:09:05 Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado shares how growing up in a spiritual community and being exposed to different cultures shaped his mindset and values, leading him to choose a plant-based lifestyle for vitality and well-being.
Growing up in a spiritual community influenced my values and perspective on life.
Transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle provided increased vitality and immunity.
Navigating different cultural communities shaped my identity and instilled compassion.
00:18:11 Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado shares his journey from engineering to pursuing his passion for veganism and fitness. He emphasizes the importance of aligning passion with career for personal fulfillment and impact.
💡 Growing up in a spiritually rich but financially poor family, the desire for financial stability drove me to pursue engineering.
🔍 On my first day of work as an engineer, I realized that it wasn't what I truly wanted to do and felt a deeper purpose in teaching people how to be vegan and in shape.
🤔 Reflecting on the decision-making process, I developed a methodology called ESM (Energy, Strategy, Money) to ensure alignment with my true desires.
00:27:17 Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado talks about his journey from being unhappy in his job to finding his passion in fitness. He shares how he used the gym as an escape and eventually built a successful career helping others. His story emphasizes the importance of finding fulfillment in your work and embracing the different experiences that shape your path.
📚 Finding a career that aligns with your passion is important, but it doesn't have to be as an entrepreneur.
💪 During difficult times, finding an escape or outlet, such as going to the gym, can provide mental and physical benefits.
🌟 Experiencing challenges and difficult moments in life can shape and lead to clarity in pursuing what you truly love.
00:36:24 Fitness coach Nimai Delgado discusses how failure and challenges have shaped him and led him to success in bodybuilding. He shares his journey from seeking validation to doing it for himself and promoting compassion and veganism.
💪 Facing challenges and overcoming them leads to personal growth and success.
🏋️♂️ The journey of bodybuilding starts with ego and validation, but evolves into self-care and personal fulfillment.
🌱 Being a vegan bodybuilder challenges stereotypes and inspires others to live compassionately.
00:45:30 Fitness coach Nimai Delgado discusses the importance of knowing when to quit and letting go of things that no longer serve us. He emphasizes the role of coaches in helping clients discover their own power and build confidence. Self-compassion and viewing failure as a part of success are key teachings.
🔑 Knowing when to quit something that doesn't serve you or others is an underrated skill.
💪 As a coach, it's important to help clients discover their own power and overcome subconscious beliefs that hinder their progress.
🌟 Being supportive and compassionate when teaching or coaching others is crucial for their growth and success.
00:54:36 Fitness Coach Nimai Delgado discusses the internal journey of fitness, focusing on overcoming inner criticism, finding intrinsic motivation, and enjoying the process. He emphasizes consistency, reflection, and self-compassion.
💪 Fitness and working out is an internal journey of overcoming criticism and judgment and being kind and compassionate to ourselves.
🔄 Focusing on the process and finding intrinsic motivation rather than relying solely on outcomes.
🧠 The importance of reflection, shifting behavior, and listening to oneself for personal growth and happiness.
🏋️♂️ Finding enjoyment in different forms of fitness to maintain consistency and avoid ego-driven workouts.
💖 Promoting kindness, acceptance, and compassion towards others as the basis for a better world.
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