Finding Your Why - Diren Kartal - #260

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Oh, yes, you beautiful, beautiful people. Welcome back. My guest today is Diren Kartal. I bumped into him in Ibiza and Dubai this year, and we finally locked in a date where we could sit down, and I'm really glad that we did. I think it's quite timely. Diren works as an online coach for a lot of clients, delivering them overall accountability. Now, he works in the fitness industry, but what he's trying to do is behavior change. And as we approach the end of 2020, many people will be looking to make changes in their lives. So given that Diren assists hundreds of clients with their lifestyle design, he's got a unique insight into this process. So today expect to learn why your why is so important, the most common issues that Diren sees his clients encountering, how he broke off an engagement in Australia with no one to support him, his advice for a successful relationship and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, hit the subscribe button. I can see you all. I see you playing the episodes without pressing that subscribe button. And it is Christmas. Come on. Speaking of Christmas, this Monday is the fated yearly Christmas edition. Myself, Jonny and Youssef got together to discuss our three main lessons. Sorry, two lessons each. So six in total from 2020 And there's some really, really beautiful insights. The boys, I miss them so much. I miss recording with them. And hopefully, as we get into 2021, we will have more regular meetups between us all. In other news, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. It is nearly 2021 and spoiler alert, hairy nuts are still gross. Step into the new year with the tree standing taller and shave your boys. Manscaped is here to give you a New Year's resolution that you'll actually want to keep.
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**Diren Kartal** (3:27)
I'm excited to be here, man. I'm not gonna lie. I was disappointed you didn't have a studio lined up for me in Dubai, but I don't wanna talk about that. Ha ha ha ha.

**Chris Williamson** (3:35)
A little bit of a different environment to the last time that we were together on a boat outside the Burj Al Arab.

**Diren Kartal** (3:41)
Bro, how good was that day? I was hanging. I was hanging, but it was such a good day, man. It's just a vitamin D, man. It's good for everything. It solves all problems.

**Chris Williamson** (3:53)
That's one hell of a wake up call. You get up at finally sort of surface half past 10 in the morning, and you've got a couple of WhatsApp saying, you have 45 minutes to get ready. I need to see you down at the marina because we're getting on a boat for the next five hours.

**Diren Kartal** (4:07)
Bro, y'all got the same.
I didn't know. I was like, yeah, we're going here. We're meeting with who? With the boys, with the guys, you know, and those guys are crazy, man. Those guys can drink for days. And I'm just such a lightweight, which I'm proud of, by the way. Everyone's like, oh, you're lightweight. I'm like, I'm proud of it. I'm like, oh, you're lightweight. I'm like, yeah, bro. So what have you achieved by saying that? I don't care. But it was a great time. It was a great time. Those lads are funny people.

**Chris Williamson** (4:34)
Yeah, they are, man. It's when you get that group of people together, it's a recipe for chaos. So today I wanted to talk about motivation. So we're approaching a new year. People are going to be making resolutions, wanting to change their routines. This is a lot of what you do with your work. People might even be looking to change their lives, create the foundations upon which their new life is going to be built. What are the principles that you give your clients when they want to make big changes in their lives?