IAM2417 – Certified Health and Wellness Coach Helps People Build Health

Gwendolyn Jones

00:00 - 00:03

So I help people to get healthy on the inside. And

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when they

Gwendolyn Jones

00:03 - 00:05

get healthy on the inside, and I show you how to

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eat,

Gwendolyn Jones

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how to exercise, how to sleep, how to think, and come up with a plan to help meet the goals that they want. Everybody have different goals. But the ultimate goal that most people have is, I want to get rid of this fat. So I show them how to do it.

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Gresham Harkless

00:51 - 01:04

Hello, hello, hello. This is Gresh from the IMCEO podcast, and I have a very special guest on the show today. I have Gwendolyn Jones of eliminatebellyfat.com. That's P-H-A-T dot com. Gwendolyn, it's awesome to have you on the show.

Gwendolyn Jones

01:04 - 01:09

Oh, thank you. It's an awesome time to be here. I'm so glad you that I'm on your show.

Gresham Harkless

01:10 - 01:12

Well, I'm super excited to get the opportunity to meet you. And this

Gwendolyn Jones

01:12 - 01:13

has been

Gresham Harkless

01:13 - 01:19

a phenomenal conference. So I wanted to hear a little bit more about, you know, how the conference has been for you, some of the things you feel like you got out of it.

Gwendolyn Jones

01:20 - 01:55

Oh, this has been absolutely magnificent. What I really got out of it is how God will give us a dream or a vision. And when we actually say yes and give birth to that vision and that dream, something really miraculous happens. You know, we talked about how that that birthing of that vision is actually a birthing of God's vision in the earth and that it's really God's baby, so to speak. and he protects it, and he anoints it. And you know, I found that to be true, but that was just so awesome.

Gresham Harkless

01:56 - 02:04

Yeah, it puts everything in perspective as well, too, because I think a lot of times, it kind of puts the pressure on us to make sure we execute on that vision that

Gwendolyn Jones

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he

Gresham Harkless

02:04 - 02:08

has, because it's not ours. It's not something we can push away. It's something that he's given to us.

Gwendolyn Jones

02:08 - 02:24

Yes, yes. And I think the key point I got out of it is that it really is God's, and We don't want to stand too much in the way. We need to allow ourselves, our spirits to be open to hear from God on directions and hear clearly what he wants done in his ministry.

Gresham Harkless

02:25 - 02:25

Yeah,

Gwendolyn Jones

02:25 - 02:25

it

Gresham Harkless

02:25 - 02:36

was awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome. I'm glad this has been such an inspiring event, and I'm glad you've had an opportunity to take so much away from it. So I wanted to hear a little bit more about your story. What led you to get started with your business?

Gwendolyn Jones

02:36 - 03:18

Well, it's my story. At around 50 years old, I got really, really sick myself. And I started gaining a lot of weight. I was premenopausal, high blood pressure, diabetes hit, depression. It's just because of stress and everyday living. And so I got really sick. And so I needed help myself. So I started trying to find people that could help me. And it took a little while. But I finally found a doctor to work with. and I began to turn my life around. But I took the things that he was teaching and then with my own, I'm a nurse, so I already knew some medical things, but not the way he was teaching in a holistic way.

Gwendolyn Jones

03:19 - 03:25

So I was able to, as a result of going through, I was able to start helping others to go through.

Gresham Harkless

03:26 - 03:45

That's awesome, and obviously sorry to hear that everything started out that way, but kind of what we touched on earlier where a lot of times when you have the opportunity to fix something or work on something yourself, you find out that many other people are sometimes having that same issue. You've been able to reach back and kind of help people and reach up and help people as well too.

Gwendolyn Jones

03:46 - 04:20

Yes, one of the things that I recognized during that time is that I was about 10 size larger than I am now. I was more like a 16, 14, 16. Now I'm a size of six. So, but when I thought started losing weight and it took about a year, But when I started losing weight, I started building health. I started feeling better. I started controlling my life. And I realized that the belly that I had was one of the biggest indications that I had that there was a problem. So that's where the name Eliminate Belly Fat came from.

Gwendolyn Jones

04:20 - 04:27

Because the belly fat is something that a lot of people have. But they don't realize what's behind the belly fat.

Gresham Harkless

04:28 - 04:35

And I've heard that, um, I guess the best indicator of your health is if you, I guess you take the sub conference around your waist. Is that

Gwendolyn Jones

04:35 - 04:36

true? Yes. Yes.

Gresham Harkless

04:37 - 04:46

Okay. Yeah. Cause I, so that speaks to kind of like exactly what you were talking about. Okay. So, um, I guess tell me a little bit more about like how you're helping to support the clients and what are some of the things that you're doing?

Gwendolyn Jones

04:46 - 05:19

Well, right now I'm doing group coaching, which I prefer to do. I'm working with a church right now, and I'm going in helping a group of people there that have had problems with just overall health. So I help people to get healthy on the inside. And when they get healthy on the inside, and I show you how to eat, how to exercise, how to sleep, how to think and come up with a plan to help meet the goals that they want. Everybody have different goals, but the ultimate goal that most people have is, I want to get rid of this fat.

Gwendolyn Jones

05:21 - 05:38

So I showed them how to do it. We're in the sixth week right now with the group that I'm working with. And so the sizes are going down. They are feeling better. The clothes are really beginning to fall off. And that's a good sign. The belly is going down. So we have really good results.

Gresham Harkless

05:38 - 05:48

That is awesome. That is awesome. So now I wanted to ask you for what I call your secret sauce. And this could be what you feel kind of distinguishes either you or your organization. But what do you feel kind of sets you apart?

Gwendolyn Jones

05:48 - 05:49

The belly fat.

Gresham Harkless

05:49 - 05:49

The belly fat?

Gwendolyn Jones

05:50 - 06:33

Yes. We have a lot of programs out there that help with, you know, people get helping with health and wellness, losing weight. I target the belly because people don't really understand what's behind the belly. So I teach on, you know, this is what's there. I teach the cause of why you're having issues, whether it's fatigue or can't sleep at night. you know, mental confusion or forgetfulness because all that comes together, it goes together, arthritis or, you know, just aching of your joints. So I don't necessarily treat sickness or disease, but I help build health. And by building health, then your body will begin to, like, reset.

Gwendolyn Jones

06:33 - 06:38

It'll begin to say, oh, I like that. You'll start feeling really good and the energy will kick in.

Gresham Harkless

06:38 - 06:53

I absolutely love that. And I guess a lot of times, some of the issues or things or problems that people are going through, they kind of manifest themselves in a lot of different ways, and then they show up in your belly fat. So to be able to kind of tackle that, then that helps out on a lot of issues.

Gwendolyn Jones

06:53 - 07:27

Right, because it's internal. So the things that I help people with, you know, it's this adjustment with what you eat, how to eat a little differently. drinking, make sure you get your water and maybe some supplements if you need it, things like that. I make recommendations. But what usually happens after about a couple of days of just adjusting, the body begins to correct itself. You know, the Word of God tells us that a physician healed ourself. So eternally, God has given our body the ability to heal itself. So we have to give it some help.

Gresham Harkless

07:29 - 07:33

Yeah, so, and then you're empowering others to be able to see that, recognize that, and do that.

Gwendolyn Jones

07:33 - 07:59

Yeah, so in six weeks, the average person will be well on their way to establishing their health and wellness goals. So they will tell me what they want to do most of the time. It is, you know, lose weight around the waist, you know, get their energy back and things like that. So there are things that I can help them with in about six weeks, at least get them on. If they need to lose 20 or 30 pounds, of course that takes months, but they start dropping.

Gresham Harkless

08:00 - 08:11

Right. No, I absolutely love that. So I wanted to switch gears a little bit and ask you for what I call a CEO hack. And this might be an Apple book or a habit that you have, but it's something that makes you more effective and efficient.

Gwendolyn Jones

08:12 - 08:44

Well, my hat will be helping people, helping to empower people. They need to be empowered. And what I do is I teach, I educate, I show them causes of symptoms, and not just treating symptoms, but what's causing this to happen. And as a result, by empowering others, they are able to take back their own health and make decisions.

Gresham Harkless

08:44 - 08:47

Awesome. I absolutely love that. Yeah, being able to educate people and empower

Gwendolyn Jones

08:47 - 08:48

them so

Gresham Harkless

08:48 - 09:01

they're able to kind of, you know, do for themselves is absolutely huge and a great CEO hack. And now I want to ask you for a CEO nugget. And this is a word of wisdom or piece of advice. Or if you can hop into a time machine, what would you tell your younger business self?

Gwendolyn Jones

09:01 - 09:39

Take care of what you have right now. Set a goal. If you're 20 or 30 years old, look at where you are. Look at yourself in the picture and say, I'm staying right here. Don't go outside. In other words, if your body starts gaining a lot of weight, get on it right away. Change what you're doing. Change your habits, because it's about habits. It's a mindset. If you can maintain where you are as much as you can, then you will be preventing yourself from going where a grandmama and mama is. You don't want to have to go way out and have to come all the way back down in your health.

Gwendolyn Jones

09:39 - 10:05

Let's just stay where you are. Let's feed the body healthy foods. Let's sleep. Let's exercise. Let's find out. Get some information so you'll know. And on top of that, then you can pass it on to your own children. Right. So we need to empower the children. We need to empower in our community. We need to empower our people. So I give them the knowledge and information that they need.

Gresham Harkless

10:05 - 10:20

No, I absolutely love that because a lot of times you see such a far off goal and you're like, oh, it's going to take forever to get there. But just maintain yourself first and then you can start working on a little small things. But it's like that little small thing that takes place and then you can start to move on and build

Gwendolyn Jones

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on top

Gresham Harkless

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of that.

Gwendolyn Jones

10:21 - 10:22

Yes, absolutely.

Gresham Harkless

10:22 - 10:34

Awesome. I love that. So now I wanted to ask you my absolute favorite question, which is the definition of what it means to be a CEO. And we're hoping to have different quote unquote CEOs on this show. So Gwendolyn, I want to ask you, what does being a CEO mean to you?

Gwendolyn Jones

10:34 - 11:11

To me is a position of influence. It's a position that God placed me in so that I can help others, empower others and show them a way so that people in the body of Christ can actually show kingdom health God's way. Because we have to. There are things that we are assigned to do and the only way to do it is to make sure our body, our spirit, and our soul is strong in the Lord. And I show people how to do that connection. Let's bring it all together. It's a spirit, soul, body connection in our health.

Gwendolyn Jones

11:11 - 11:13

And I show people how to do that. I empower them.

Gresham Harkless

11:14 - 11:26

Awesome. Well, I truly appreciate the time that you took today and appreciate everything that you're doing to help out so many people. What I want to do is pass you the mic just to see if there's anything additional you want to let our readers and listeners know and how best they can get a hold of you.

Gwendolyn Jones

11:26 - 11:47

Well, I'm Gwen Jones on Facebook. I am Gwen Harris Jones, known as Dr. Gwen. I'm not a medical doctor. My Ph.D. is in theology. I'm a minister of the gospel. My website is www.eliminatebellyfatphat.com. And my slogan is, can you pinch an inch?

Gresham Harkless

11:48 - 11:51

I love that. And we'll make sure to have those links in the show notes

Gwendolyn Jones

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as

Gresham Harkless

11:51 - 11:53

well, too, so that everybody can follow up with you. Oh,

Gwendolyn Jones

11:53 - 12:29

I almost forgot. So I wrote a book and the book is called 50 Fat and Frustrated. And it is my autobiography. And it's all about The process that I went through from my pre-birth experience when my mother was sick, and the Lord showed me this. He walked me through that whole first 20 years of my life to show me that this is where the cause was. It really started when I was a child. and it showed up in my spirit, soul, body reactions. That's why I talk about connecting the whole man, and that had God, there's an answer.

Gwendolyn Jones

12:29 - 12:39

So when we look at health and wellness, we need to look at the whole picture, the root causes, because God will reveal that to us. And that is in my book, 50 Fat and Frustrated.

Gresham Harkless

12:39 - 12:41

Awesome. And they can find that on?

Gwendolyn Jones

12:41 - 12:44

That's at Bonds and Nobles. Is

Gresham Harkless

12:44 - 12:45

it Amazon as well?

Gwendolyn Jones

12:45 - 12:46

It should be by now.

Gresham Harkless

12:47 - 12:54

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. So we'll make sure to have those links in the show notes. And again, I truly appreciate you for all the awesome things that you're doing, the time that you took today. And I hope

Gwendolyn Jones

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you

Gresham Harkless

12:54 - 12:55

have a phenomenal rest of the day.

Gwendolyn Jones

12:56 - 13:01

Thank you. Thank you so much. I appreciate you being here. I mean, this is awesome. Thank you so much.

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