Meet Joey Szolowicz | Fitness, Nutrition, and Health Coach

We had the good fortune of connecting with Joey Szolowicz and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Joey, we’d love to hear what makes you happy.
Autonomy and freedom with my time.

I spent years working in an environment that provided for my family but demanded most all of my attention. I grew up believing that settling into a career and earning a respectable living was what would bring ultimate happiness. However, as I grew in my professional field, I couldn’t help but feel a nagging and consistent feeling that something was missing. The income and benefits were nice, but days off and vacations spent answering emails and worrying about work left me feeling anxious. And the knowledge that my schedule was owned by others left me feeling consistently constricted.

It’s been a gradual process but I learned that ultimately… freedom with my time is what brings me the most happiness. I do not mind hard work, in fact on a lot of levels, i work as hard as ever now. But it is with the knowledge that I am choosing the work and I can build out my week in a way that works for me and my children. That autonomy and freedom with my time has exponentially increased my net happiness day to day.

What should our readers know about your business?
I am a fitness, nutrition, and health coach. Like many in this industry, i got started by virtue of experiencing my own journey to a healthier lifestyle. As a corporate director in a high stress industry I spent years making work my priority while everything else (especially my health) came second. I looked in the mirror one day and realized that I didn’t recognize who I saw staring back at me. The person in the mirror looked unwell, overweight, unhappy, and as though he needed a change.

In that moment, I decided to prioritize my health. I started small, by picking up a hobby that I had once had a passion for, boxing. While attending classes, I had a chance to see that some of the most competitive athletes in the gym were far more than just fitness nuts. They were living this stuff inside and outside of the gym. How they slept, who they spent time with, what they ate… it all mattered.

And this is where my journey to become a premier health coach to entrepreneurs, executives, and high level professionals began.

What sets my coaching apart is that I have been where my clients have been. I understand what it feels like to have a busy and stressful job, kids, a household to run, and a marriage to keep healthy. I also understand that by virtue of this, the change process will take time.

In many cases people have a general idea of the ‘what’. My coaching focuses largely on the ‘how’ and ‘why’. As a coach, I help my clients focus not on everything they ‘should do’ but on the smallest possible thing ‘they can do’ in order to start moving their health in the right direction.

And once my clients start to feel the energy that arises from the smallest possible wins, I am able to leverage that toward further actions… each one building upon the last, until one day the client looks in the mirror and they are exactly the person they deserve to be inside and out.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
This one makes me smile. I have a lot of family and friends who live in Europe and visit regularly. So I have what I call the Arizona circuit that I take them on when they come to the state.

We start in Phoenix, where my home is, and enjoy Barro’s Pizza for dinner on their first night… sorry to you NY Pizza lovers, but Barro’s is the best pizza in AZ, hands down.

From there we get in the car the next day and drive north. I love to be outside. Fossil Creek in Camp Verde, the Red Rocks in Sedona, the mountains in Flagstaff… these are all must see locations for folks coming into town.

We’ll usually spend a night or two at my folks’ cabin in Munds Park. Munds Park is a small mountain town south of Flagstaff, but its quaint and a wonderful place to spend a few nights in the fresh air.

While there, we’ll drive into Flagstaff for a beer at Beaver Street Brewery and a night in downtown Flagstaff on Route 66.

Once we come back to Phoenix, we’ll usually round it out with a weekend morning at one of the Farmer’s Markets (Roadrunner Park Farmer’s Market is my personal favorite). I am a huge fan of supporting the local farm scene in any place I visit. If you stop by Roadrunner Farmer’s Market make sure to say hi to Willow at Desert Willow Botanicals and Dorota at Dorota Botanicals. Each are amazing herbalist who will help people live their healthiest lives.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My children. From the moment they were born my decisions and day to day actions have been with them in mind. I don’t always get it right, but I want them to know that every single day, I am living with the intention of being better for them.

My mom and brother, Mike. I always thought that writing, creating content, and fitness were hobbies. Since I started the journey to becoming a fitness professional and leveraging blogging and content creation as a means to build my business, they have offered unconditional support, editing, and feedback on my work.

Website: https://mailchi.mp/39771abd639c/daily-unsolicited-advice

Instagram: https://instagram.com/joeyszolowicz

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephszolowicz/

Twitter: @JSzolowicz

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