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Welcome to Michael Hicks: The Liv2Thrive Podcast. In this powerful episode, Faith, Fitness, and Follow-Through, Michael Hicks connects the dots between spiritual growth, physical training, and the identity work required to stay consistent when life gets loud.

If you’ve been stuck in the cycle of starting strong and falling off, this episode will challenge you with a Liv2Thrive truth: you don’t rise to your goals, you fall to your identity. We talk about why vague goal-setting is often self-deception, how discipline is built through standards (not moods), and why fitness can become a form of stewardship, resilience, and worship.

Michael also breaks down a trauma-informed insight many high achievers miss: for some people, constructive criticism doesn’t feel like information, it feels like danger. That sensitivity can sabotage confidence, relationships, and follow-through unless you build nervous-system capacity and learn to separate feedback from identity.

🔥 In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why faith without follow-through becomes fantasy (and how to shift)
• How fitness builds more than a body, it builds self-trust and consistency
• The real reason you keep negotiating with yourself and losing momentum
• How to handle constructive criticism without spiraling into shame
• Why your WHY matters (identity-driven purpose) and what happens when it’s missing
• Liv2Thrive “Order of Operations”: Identity → Environment → Schedule → Execution

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In this episode of Michael Hicks: The Liv2Thrive Podcast, Michael breaks down the real truth about triggers, why they feel so powerful, and how they quietly hijack your relationships, confidence, discipline, and peace. This isn’t “soft talk” and it’s not blame. It’s the Liv2Thrive reframe: your trigger is a signal, not a sentence.

You’ll learn why being “triggered” isn’t a personality trait, how stress and unresolved identity wounds amplify your reactions, and why the goal isn’t perfect emotional control. It’s capacity: the ability to stay grounded, lead yourself, and choose truth over feelings when life pokes the bruise.

Michael also speaks directly to the “strong one who’s tired,” the leader who’s overwhelmed, and the person who keeps saying “I’m fine” while internally spiraling. If you’ve been stuck in cycles of overreacting, shutting down, people-pleasing, anger, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion, this episode will challenge you and give you clarity on what’s really happening beneath the surface.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

What triggers actually are (signal + story + identity pressure)

Why stress makes your fuse shorter and your reactions louder

How unhealed pain turns small moments into big explosions

The difference between valid feelings and reliable truth

Why isolation, guilt, and shame keep triggers in charge

The Liv2Thrive mindset shift that helps you respond instead of reacting

If this episode hits home, share it with someone who’s been feeling reactive, stretched thin, or disconnected from who they really are.

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How to activate and re-brand your high-achieving self through the synthesis of mind, body and soul. Living to thrive versus living to survive by becoming 1% better daily over the course of 12-weeks. Do you know your purpose?
Schedule a free call with coach Michael
https://pensight.com/x/liv2thrive/new-meeting/a8bbd3c4-adae-40c2-9cd9-14ac2c44d10f

Join the 1% Better Facebook community
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Check out his website:
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In this episode of Framing New Heights, now called Michael Hicks the Liv2thrive podcast sits down with Harry Edward Bassant for a real talk on a simple truth most people fight: you can not lead, love, or serve at a high level if you’re running on empty.

This conversation flips the script on “self-care” and replaces it with something sturdier: self-leadership. Harry and Michael break down why becoming the best version of yourself isn’t selfish, it’s strategic, and how your habits, mindset, and boundaries become the foundation that everyone else benefits from.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why “being the best for yourself” multiplies your impact in relationships, family, and work

The difference between healthy self-prioritization and ego-driven self-focus

How to build discipline when motivation disappears

The boundary shifts that protect your energy without guilt

A practical framework to refill your tank so you can pour into others consistently

If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, over-responsible, or burned out from always showing up for everybody else, this episode is your reset button.

🎧 Listen now and share this with someone who’s always strong for everyone but rarely supported themselves.

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L.I.V.2.T.H.R.I.V.E
How to activate and re-brand your high-achieving self through the synthesis of mind, body and soul. Living to thrive versus living to survive by becoming 1% better daily over the course of 12-weeks. Do you know your purpose?
Schedule a free call with coach Michael
https://pensight.com/x/liv2thrive/new-meeting/a8bbd3c4-adae-40c2-9cd9-14ac2c44d10f

Join the 1% Better Facebook community
(Do you want to be 1% better Facebook Group) click below
https://bit.ly/41Ue7tJ

Check out his website:
www.liv2thrive.com for more info.
or email: michael@liv2thrive.com

Please if you have been enjoying the content -leave us a 5 star review. :)
Want to be a Sponsor? Please email us your proposal @ framingnewheights@gmail.com
Sponsorship
How is your sleep? Do you need better sleep? Do you suffer from pain? Are you a work out fanatic and need a good recovery? You must check out -Pure Amish Hemp.
3rd party tested. The best.
Go to: www.superfungummies.com
Thanks to Elite Nutrition
Enter: “NEWHEIGHTS” as the code.
You will get over 50% off any of the CBD oils. They have the 1500mg and 3000mg CBD oils.
Regular retail is $139 for the 3000mg and $101 for the 1500mg.
With our Promo Code you will p...