“There’s a value in perception in life… being able to flip the script on something… to take something that was detrimental and say there’s some way to flip this around and make it a positive.”

"On your death bed when you're taking your last breath, would you regret not taking that chance?... If you think you're going to have that regret... send it."

"There's so many that take their family history as the reason or the excuse... but that's not how it works... the control we have over our body is much more than we thought possible."

"Food and hospitality and restaurants have such an impact on the image of a community. If you open nice restaurants, people think you're a nice community."

"Most people don't go anywhere where it's uncomfortable... and we find the most growth as a human when we step outside our comfort zone."

"Be bold. Be courageous. And don't apologize for shit."

"If you want to take advantage of your day and every single hour... plant-based is the best thing you can do for yourself..."

"I used to think that when you hit 60's, 70's that you were destined to be in a nursing home, it's genetic... but what you put in your body actually determines the outcome of your life.

"Growing up in and having love for nature, it stabs my heart thinking about all that going away... I don't want to live on a planet where you can't go into nature and breathe fresh air."

"Live in the moment. Every meal make a decision. Don't think about next week or next year, just think about today.... meal by meal, day by day."

Serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker Pat McAuley talks about how our food choices directly impact our ability to connect with and love the people in our lives.

The Instagram posts are just the highlight reel.  In reality, my life as an entrepreneur is far from sexy.  I thought it'd be cool to show you the real side to some of my posts, so you can see that the grind is very, very real.

Is there anything we can do as individuals and a community to help prevent extreme weather?  You might be surprised by the answer.

For many years I did all I could to "keep my metabolism going"... but what I should have been doing is trying to slow it down.

Part 1: You need protein. But are high protein foods actually good for us?