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The Balanced Warrior Podcast

The Balanced Warrior Podcast

By: Chris Berlow
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The Balanced Warrior Podcast is here for high achievers, entrepreneurs, financial advisors, self-employed professionals, and driven individuals who are constantly producing, striving, and juggling it all. If you're aiming to earn between $250,000 and $1 million in annual revenue, while managing the demands of a successful career and a fulfilling family life, this podcast is for you. Hosted by Chris Berlow, Paul Melella Jr., authors of the best-selling book, “You Have Infinite Power” and Michael Mertens, founder of “World Class Taekwondo” and highly sought after business and martial arts consultant. They are all serial entrepreneurs and lifelong martial artists who have blended Eastern philosophy with modern business strategies to build lives that are prosperous, purposeful, and balanced. They've coached thousands of professionals to do the same, without sacrificing their health, relationships, or peace of mind. Whether you're a business owner who’s tired of trading personal time for professional wins, or a growth-minded leader looking to achieve multi-dimensional success, you’ll find practical, powerful guidance here. Each episode is packed with actionable insights, high-performance habits, and candid interviews to help you thrive in every area of life. Regular topics covered on the Balanced Warrior Podcast • High-performance habits for demanding careers • Work-life balance for entrepreneurs • Success without burnout • Time management for professionals • Business growth strategies • Peak performance • Entrepreneurial mindsets • Scaling an advisor business • Enjoying quality family time as a high achiever • High-income growth strategies • Productivity for busy professionals Get ready to be inspired, equipped, and energized….so you too can become a Balanced Warrior! Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • The Q4 Strategy That Changes Everything- How to Finish the Year Strong and Guilt-Free
    Oct 9 2025

    In this high-energy episode, Coaches Paul and Chris dive into strategies for crushing your Quarter Four (Q4) goals. With the year rapidly drawing to a close, they discuss how to effectively shift into "turbo mode" without burning out or sacrificing other vital areas of your life.

    Want to crush Q4? Be Better Every Day!

    Learn how to leverage acceptance, communication, and proactive planning to maintain a sense of equilibrium while maximizing your professional output.

    Discover the importance of establishing non-negotiables to work guilt-free and find out how a simple 50-day challenge can transform your productivity.

    Key Discussion Points

    • Q4 "Turbo Mode": Recognizing the limited window of time left in the year to achieve your goals and the need to push harder.
    • The Three Pillars of Success:
      • Acceptance: Acknowledging that increased effort and some sacrifices will be necessary.
      • Communication: Proactively informing loved ones about the demanding work season to gain their support and understanding ("get grace").
      • Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance (The 5 P's): Emphasizing the need for time blocking and advanced scheduling.
    • Establishing Non-Negotiables: Prioritizing and pre-scheduling personal commitments (family, health, relationships) first to work guilt-free during focused work windows.
    • And a ton more value!!

    Come hang out with Chris and Paul and implement the concept of Be Better Every Day to crush Q4!

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    34 mins
  • How a moral compass helps us be better every day
    Oct 2 2025

    "Who do I need to become to live a happy, healthy, fulfilling, and meaningful life?"

    That's what this powerful episode of the Balanced Warrior Podcast is all about.

    Finding your moral compass.

    Drawing from their work with business leaders in creating a "code of honor" for their organizations, Coaches Paul and Chris stress that this set of non-negotiable values is just as critical in our personal lives. Without one, we risk drifting, becoming distracted, and losing sight of the values that create peace, joy, and harmony.

    Having a moral compass helps us be better every day and create a pathway to not just financial success, but multi-dimensional success and internal character growth.

    Join Paul Melella and Chris Berlow, authors of the bestselling book You Have Infinite Power for a discussion about your moral compass.

    Key Discussion Points

    • The Necessity of a Moral Compass: Most people are chasing external success (money, status) but fail to define who they need to be to live a meaningful life.
    • Defining a "Code of Honor": A code of honor is a set of non-negotiable values and principles a person or team commits to living by both professionally and personally.
    • The Il Il Shin Philosophy…Be Better Ever Day: The discussion ties your moral compass to their mentor's principle, Il Il Shin (be better every day), which emphasizes small daily improvements in areas like respect, patience, love, and discipline.
    • Internal vs. External Success: True, lasting success operates on the "Be, Do, Have" principle, starting with internal character development before external achievements.
    • The Danger of Distraction and Low Awareness: External circumstances and social media can easily pull people from their center, emphasizing the need for discipline to focus on one's values and main priorities.
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    33 mins
  • The Seven Levels of Awareness-Go from Surviving to Thriving
    Sep 25 2025

    Coach Chris is back to discuss how to achieve multidimensional success, which is the process of thriving in the areas of life that are most important to you. In this episode of The Balanced Warrior Podcast, he shares concepts from their best-selling book book, You Have Infinite Power, which focuses on the seven levels of awareness.

    Coach Chris challenges you to evaluate your own level of awareness and find ways to create that multidimensional success you crave!

    Join Coach Chris as he unpacks one of the most important chapters of their bestselling book.

    Awareness!

    • Animal: The lowest level of awareness. This is a state of just surviving and existing, focused on meeting basic needs like food and shelter.
    • The Masses: This is the level where most of society exists. People at this level follow what everyone else is doing without thinking for themselves.
    • Understanding: At this level, you realize you want more out of life but are paralyzed by fear and worry about what others will think.
    • Individual: This is when you identify your unique ability or specialty and have a strong desire to express it.
    • Discipline: You have developed technical and physical skills to be an expert in your field. This is a level where you can begin to flourish in your career.
    • Recondition: This is a level where you become mentally and emotionally connected to what you’re doing and are driven by a worthy ideal or purpose. Your work becomes a mission rather than just a job.
    • Disassociation: This is the highest and most difficult level of awareness to achieve. At this level, external circumstances and situations don't affect your internal peace. You can remain calm and centered, reacting rationally to life's challenges.
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    21 mins
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