CYLS 140: Life Or Death: Her Journey To Joy, Fulfillment and Health with Cassandra Nuahmah
Summary: About our Guest: Cassandra Nuamah is a danceaholic, travelista, and a fitness guru. As a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and health and wellness coach, she lost 50lbs and transformed her lifestyle. Using her infectious energy, Cassandra has made it her mission to help individuals, groups, and organizations to live happier and healthier lives using methods and techniques that she uses herself. Originally from Ghana, Cassandra and mother, the founder of Kukuwafitness.com, organize yearly fitness and cultural excursions to Africa. These trips allow clients to travel Africa without a passport through music and dance. Episode Summary Cassandra practices what she preaches, using fitness and nutrition to help others create better lives for themselves. Her business is built on making others happy and healthy while giving them an unforgettable cultural experience. Insight from this episode: Secrets to getting your A game together early on in your career. Cassandra shares the resources she learned at the Institute of Innovative Nutrition. How a conversation with her boss led Cassandra to quit her job and become an entrepreneur. Strategies for creating loyalty with your clients. Cassandra explains the importance of travelling and how it can change your perspective. Secrets to staying accountable to your clients. Cassandra shares her strategies for handling criticism in a positive way. The 4 things Cassandra does every day to be happy: 1) Dance 2) Workout 3) Pray 4) Help someone Quotes from the show: “You don’t know what you don’t know.” - Cassandra Nuamah, Episode 140 “That’s why I’m Coach Cass. I coach you to be and see your best self.” - Cassandra Nuamah, Episode 140 “Success was not an optional thing.” - Cassandra Nuamah on her parents expectations when she was growing up, Episode 140 “Time and tide waits for no one, Cass.” - Cassandra Nuamah quoting her dad, Episode 140“ “You can’t help what they feel or think. But you can help how you receive it.” - Cassandra Nuamah on how she feels about people’s perception of her based on skin color, Episode 140 “No matter how hard it gets or how challenging it is, I’m living in my purpose and on purpose.” - Cassandra Nuamah, Episode 140 “If you’re not in your lane, looking at other peoples lanes, that’s how you’ll crash” - Cassandra Nuamah, Episode 140 “If we could be that gateway, we could be that bridge for somebody to go [to Africa], then why not? ” -Cassandra Nuamah #140 “The doctor says she’s dying, we gotta go” -Cassandra Nuamah #140 “She’s literally like living dead. Like she looks like you could see skeletons everywhere” -Cassandra Nuamah #140 “Business owners come in all different shades and people that you might not think are in levels of authority are. You need to know how to speak to everyone at the same time of level and deal with everyone at the same time of level.” -Cassandra Nuamah #140 “You have to have your niche, and you have to stay true to that niche, and you have to stay in your lane, you’ll literally crash.” -Cassandra Nuamah #140 Episode Sponsor: This episode was sponsored by http://www.podcastlaundry.com Stay Connected: Create Your Life Series: https://www.facebook.com/cylseries/ https://www.instagram.com/cylseries/ Kevin: www.kevinybrown.com www.instagram.com/kevinybrown www.twitter.com/kevinybrown www.facebook.com/kevbrown001 Cassandra Nuamah: www.kukuwafitness.com Africawithus.com wellnesswithcoachcass.com www.instagram.com/kukuwafitness www.instagram.com/africawithus www.instagram.com/coachcassfit twitter.com/kukuwafitness twitter.com/africawithus twitter.com/cassandranuamah www.facebook.com/KukuwaFitness www.facebook.com/africawithus www.facebook.com/coachcassfit www.linkedin.com/in/kukuwa-fitness www.linkedin.com/in/cassandra-nuamah www.youtube.com/channel/kukuwafitness www.youtube.com/channel/coachcassfit spotify.com/cassandranuamah Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on itunes, google play, stitcher and www.createyourlifeseries.com/podcast
