Gabrielle Reece on Family, Healthy Living, and Having It All

Last week on  The School of Greatness I posted an awesome interview with legendary surfer Laird Hamilton.

I loved everything I learned from Laird (including the crazy breathing workout we did).

But that was only half of the fun I had that day.

After interviewing Laird, I got to interview his equally amazing wifeGabrielle Reece.

Gabby is accomplished on so many levels, including being a world-class sand volleyball athlete, model, fitness trainer, author, wife, and mother.

In talking with Gabby I really had the sense that she has it all.

But she is the first to admit that it hasn’t been given to her. She has worked incredibly hard for everything she has.

We first talked about her volleyball career and how she paid her way through college by modeling.

And then we got into her best relationship advice (she and Laird have been married 20 years and have 3 daughters).

I LOVED what insight she had on the importance of empowering alpha males to stand in their power.

We also discussed her views on the importance of knowing your own worth despite what anyone else thinks.

I couldn’t be happier to bring you a second incredible interview coming from the same visit in Episode 215 with Gabrielle Reece.

Some questions I ask:

• Were you comfortable in your own skin (being so tall at an early age)?
• Why is living a healthy lifestyle so important to you today?
• What’s it take from a woman to be with a strong, driven man and have a thriving relationship?
• How does a woman find inner happiness these days?
• What are some strategies to increase belief in yourself?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How Gabby got into pro beach volleyball before it was an Olympic sport
• How hard work helps your self-worth
• The story of how Gabby got into modeling to pay her way through college (and gave up her sports scholarship for it)
• Why having a real sense of self served her so well at a young age

“Exercise is way cheaper than therapy.”

• What she learned from trying to become a pro-golfer after her volleyball career
• Why it takes so long for volleyball players to transition from indoor to beach
• What she and her husband Laird have learned from the bumps in the road in their relationship (and how they have created a 20 year marriage!)
• Why it’s okay for a woman to yield to her husband in certain cases and why it’s important to honor his masculinity
• Gabby’s amazing relationship advice (so much wisdom here!)
• The philosophy behind Gabby’s HI X workouts that are now taught at 24 Hour Fitness
• Her approach to building her business (beyond fitness)
• How fear and doubt are part of being human and it’s okay to start over each day
• Plus much more…

“When you’re looking around, you’re not moving forward.”

Interested in learning how to build a life and business around doing what you love? So am I. Let's connect.

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Lewis Howes is an online marketing expert, sought-after business coach, hugely popular speaker, podcast and webinar host, and lifestyle entrepreneur. A former Pro Football player, Collegiate football record holder, two-sport All-American, and current National Champion in Team Handball, he is the host of The School of Greatness podcast, which has been downloaded by over 5 million people since it first went online in January of 2013 (and receives 750,000 downloads per month). He was recognized in a 2013 White House ceremony by President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. He is an author, angel investor and advisor to start up companies. He has built a multi-million dollar online businesses and named by Details Magazine as one of "5 Internet Gurus Who Can Make You Rich.”