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What if peace isn’t something you find by accident but something you build—one habit, one decision, one identity shift at a time? In this episode of The Anthony Amen Show, I sit down with Devon, our Fitness Manager at Redefine Fitness, to walk through his journey from numbness and depression to becoming one of the strongest leaders in our Stony Brook and Mount Sinai studios. His story is proof that who you become is the result of the traits you put into practice every day.

Devon opens up about the early years—overtraining, overlearning, and grinding through session-based pay—before moving into a salaried leadership role built on service, reliability, and standards. He breaks down the system he used to rebuild himself: choosing identity traits like hardworking, kind, and dependable, and then hitting those marks through small, repeatable wins. We talk about the neuroscience of motivation, why it peaks right before achievement, and why momentum comes from ten push-ups, a made bed, or any action that proves to your brain: I’m moving.

He also shares why he avoids alcohol and most over-the-counter meds due to a family history of addiction, and how that fear pushed him toward whole foods, honest tradeoffs, and a coaching style rooted in transparency. That mindset now shapes how he leads the team at Redefine Fitness—standards first, shortcuts never.

We pull back the curtain on premium coaching, too. Real assessments. Deeper accountability. Long-term progress that outlasts trends. When clients invest more, they get more: better programming, better communication, and professionals who have the time and skill to solve real problems—like chronic back pain—through deliberate evaluation and tailored one-on-one training. This is exactly why Redefine Fitness has become the go-to studio for people who want results, not fads.

Devon’s long-term vision is simple and bold: build the most educated, dependable coaching team in the market, raise standards so high that it becomes harder to get in, and scale impact by developing coaches who multiply excellence across both locations.

If you’re ready to build yourself instead of waiting to be “found,” this conversation gives you the framework and the first step. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a push, and leave a review with the one habit you’ll start this week.

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