Building a Growth Mindset with Shantelle Flake

“Health is 99.9% about mindset.”

Summary of Episode:

Jenn speaks to Independent Certified OPTAVIA Coach, Shantelle Flake on why failing her AP European History exam in High School led her to quit Varsity Basketball her senior year and taught her the lesson of switching from a set mindset to a growth mindset. A mother of 5, Shantelle shares her struggles with a healthy mindset after giving birth to her first baby. How having a growth mindset has also helped her in her motherhood journey and working with her clients, and her goal of living a healthy life to 100!

Parenthood is the perfect example of a growth mindset, because, it is extremely humbling to be a parent. It can feel like sometimes that you have to do all the things wrong before you do anything right.

About Shantelle Flake:

Shantelle Flake has a bachelor's degree from Southern Virginia University. She worked as a fitness instructor for 4 years before becoming COPE certified through the Macdonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education to help people with their health. As a coach over the last decade, Shantelle has impacted thousands of people by teaching habits that help them succeed with their long-term health. She also is a business coach that trains and mentors other coaches who are working on the same goals. Shantelle enjoys working from home where she and her husband Tyler have 4 boys and a girl.

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