Stay at the Top Jess Spendlove

This week I am shifting gears, and instead of talking from the expert space, I am having a personal episode and sharing the lessons and mistakes I have made from my journey.
After doing a number of different podcast episodes as a guest I have identified some key takeaways from my story that can serve as lessons you can learn, rather than have to experience yourself.
In this episode I share:
-      The time period 27 years ago that started my life trajectory
-      The point where I started to get very run down because of how hard I was working
-      How this experience helped me become a sports dietitian
-      The first sports opportunity I got after graduating
-      The impact that my mentor had on my career
-      The first mistake I made around the idea of hard work
-      How I made the mistake of thinking I was invincible
-      The danger of prioritising other people before yourself
-      How we can have it all and not burn out
-      Why I thought I was being healthy when I wasn't
-      How sickness was a big warning sign that I was doing things wrong
-      How all the ways I wasn’t caring for myself caused an 18 month recovery journey post covid
Key Quotes
 
“This isn’t about dedicating all of your time and energy to health and wellbeing, but this is about having your life work for you.”
“There is no job, no business, no career that should come at the cost of your happiness as a human.”
 
WAITLIST for NEW group program (launching late May) 
https://jessicaspendlove.com/group-course/
High-Performance Profile Quiz
https://jessicaspendlove.com/quiz/
 
More about the podcast and me
 
Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com 
 
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/ 
 
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
 
See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/ 
Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/
 
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  
 

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Welcome back to season 2 of Stay At The Top!
I thought a great place to start this season on would be to discuss the 4 main warning signs that our body and brain give us when it comes to our health and wellbeing. If you are like my clients, chances are you’re living a busy, hectic life, often having to look after other people and this makes it very easy to miss these warning signs. So if you want to catch yourself before you fall, this episode is going to provide the signs to look out for and how to act on them.
In this episode I share:
 
Why the ‘energy crash and burn’ is one of the big warning signsWhat can cause the energy crash and burnHow to avoid or handle this change in energyWhy the one size fits all meal and exercise plans don’t workHow to figure out your individual routine to avoid the crash and burnWhy the actual craving for sugar is a warning sign for your healthWhy eating sugar doesn't actually help with your energy levelsHow gut issue work as the third warning sign for your healthWhat is often actually causing gut issuesThe importance of FODMAPSWhy low immunity and frequent illness is a big warning signHow under eating can lead to illness and bad healthMy experience with under fuelling and how it affected my performance
Key Quotes
 
“I believe every single person has an operating system and a routine and d a rhythm that works for them.”
 
“If you are getting sick often, take that as a huge sign from your body and brain that something is not quite right.”
 
WAITLIST for NEW group program (launching late May) 
https://jessicaspendlove.com/group-course/
High-Performance Profile Quiz
https://jessicaspendlove.com/quiz/
 
More about the podcast and me
Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com 
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/ 
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/ 
Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

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Can you believe we have made it to episode 20?
This is the final episode of season 1 of Stay At The Top before I take a few weeks break.
This episode brings everything from season 1 together, and also gives you some things to work on while I take a short break
Today I wanted to talk about Six high performing habits you should look to add, form or optimise in your life.
In this episode I share:
 Why you need to implement a ritual or routine to start the dayThe different chronotypes and how your type will influence your ritual to start the dayExamples of different rituals you can haveWhat not to do as a ritual to start the dayThe importance of taking regular breaksWhat to actually include in a brain breakWhat not to include in a brain breakWhy you need consistency in meals and in sleepHow regularly you should be eating depending on your lifestyleHow to manage sleep consistency if you travel or have childrenWhy you need to ‘find your non negotiable’Examples of some non negotiablesHow to figure out how many non negotiables to include in your day and how to do soWhy you should have a ‘progress over perfection’ mindsetHow athletes use wind down routines Examples of what a wind down routine can includeThe one habit out of the 6 I recommend you pick if you can only pick one 
Key Quotes
 
“If you start to consistently sleep within 30-60 minutes, that is going to have such a huge impact on how your energy levels are”
 
“Taking a break means taking a break from having lunch at your desk.”
 
Take the high-performance profile quiz here
 
https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz 
 
More about the podcast and me
 
Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com 
 
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/ 
 
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
 
See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/ 
Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/
 
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

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Intermittent fasting and time restricted eating is a diet trend that continues to appeal to a huge number of people hoping to change their health and fitness.
But is this the magic bullet to all your health problems or is it a gimmick that is leading people astray?
As is often the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Today, I wanted to talk about the pros and cons and simply weigh in on this topic which feels like it is just getting louder and louder
In this episode I share:
 
-      How I've seen some people using fasting
-      What IF and TR actually is and what it does
-      The gut health benefits to fasting
-      Why time restricted eating is not the answer to fixing your gut health
-      Why these trends can be a band aid measure for some people
-      Who can benefit from using this
-      Who wouldn’t actually benefit from using fasting and why
-      An example of how fasting helped an afl player short term but not long term
-      What I require from clients before I consider fasting for them
-      The work out routines that fasting won’t work with
 
Key Quotes
“I'm seeing a lot of people subscribing to intermittent fasting as a way to put a band aid on their poor lifestyle choices.”
“If you are someone training like an athlete, at a high intensity, maybe intermittent fasting isn’t the thing for you to be doing all of the time.”
If you don’t address your nutrition and what you are eating, please don’t kid yourself and think, I'm intermittent fasting so I'm all good here.”
Take the high-performance profile quiz here
 
https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz 
 
More about the podcast and me
Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com 
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/ 
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/ 
Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

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When I take on a new client there is one thing I do every time before anything else. I do it before sitting down for a deep dive, I do it before planning, and it drastically accelerates their success.
That one thing is a ‘life audit’ and today I’m going to explain exactly what that is and how you can do it for yourself as well.
In this episode I share:
 
-      The first step that I go through with all high performing clients
-      What exactly is a "life audit"
-      What I as a support person get from an audit for my clients
-      How the information captured can change depending on the part of your life or year you are in
-      Where people go wrong when trying to achieve consistency
-      The most important thing to get from capturing life audit information
-      How a life audit can help with consistency
-      An example of how this audit works with athletes
-      The first step you can take to completing your own life audit
 
Key Quotes
“Since I’ve started using life audits with my clients the rate of which they have had success has been extremely accelerated.”
“Fundamental to helping people achieve their goals, it's about consistency.”
“A high performance life doesn’t have to be suffering, difficult or unenjoyable.”
More information
If you want to undertake a life audit for yourself you can use the template I work with here: https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/life-audit-template
Take the high-performance profile quiz here
 
https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz 
 
More about the podcast and me
Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com 
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/ 
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/ 
Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

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When it comes to nutrition, no one leverages it’s power quite like an elite athlete. They (along with their coaches) know that the best outcomes for wellbeing and performance can occur when you are utilising nutrition in its best form.
But what exactly does this look like?
For me and my clients this means using the 5 levels in a sort of pyramid plan and layering them on top of each other in just the right way so that they all work together.
For this episode I want to give you a peek behind the curtain to see exactly what these levels look like and how you can use them as well.
In this episode I share:
 
-      How learning about nutrition can be compared to exploring a new city
-      What a 'life audit process' is’ and why you should do it
-      The 5 levels of the ‘performance nutrition hierarchy of priorities’
-      Why we need to look at energy balance first
-      The importance of timing and periodisation
-      How gut health optimisation is also vital to your wellbeing and performance
-      What exactly it means to look at your ‘performance levels’
-      The areas and ways to look at supplements
 
Key Quotes
“If you’re not sleeping properly, not eating properly, if you’re not moving and you want to just layer in all the supplements they are going to be a drop in the ocean.”
“Whether you’re an Olympic athlete, business owner or CEO, for you to perform at your best you need to be the healthiest version of yourself”
Take the high-performance profile quiz here
 
https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz 
 
More about the podcast and me
If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/speaker-kit-download
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en
You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/
See my range of current services here https://www.jessicaspendlove.com/services
If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

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