Meet Aaron Leventhal

We were lucky to catch up with Aaron Leventhal recently and have shared our conversation below.

Aaron, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

I get my resilience from my mom. She is an immigrant. Her mother escaped concentration camps in Poland and brought my mom and her three siblings to Mexico, where they grew up in poverty. My mom moved to the U.S. in high school, put herself through college, and worked two jobs. She showed me never to give up and that, day by day, if you want something bad enough, you can have it.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I am the author of The New Fit, I work for AKTIV Against Cancer USA, and I am a coach and educator. My work on health, wellness, and exercise oncology has impacted thousands. I am an ex-professional soccer player, performance coach, gym owner, and cancer survivor. As a consultant, I help bring to market fitness and wellness concepts through management, education, and content creation. My Longevity Fitness Tests, “The Fit Standards,” have provided clear direction and guidance to help educate thousands on the type of exercise that will most impact their personal wellness. Through my work with exercise oncology, professional athletes, and everyday people, my goal is to help patients and clients, doctors, and healthcare professionals re-frame how exercise can improve physical and emotional outcomes in people’s lives and help with the side effects of medical treatments.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

The skill of connection is the pillar of finding your passion. I learned this through having solid and connected relationships with teammates and coaches. Through these relationships, I understood how to create community and drive passion.
The skill of knowledge has taken me a long way. I don’t have to know everything or be the smartest person in the room, but I do have to know what I am capable of. As long as I have the knowledge to know what I can do, I can be confident and honest in any situation.
Lastly, knowing that I don’t need anything except my health and close relationships sets me at ease. Knowing I can be emotionally available for the ones I care about is the real juice. So, chasing things that seem rewarding is excellent, but it doesn’t define me.

Okay, so before we go, is there anyone you’d like to shoutout for the role they’ve played in helping you develop the essential skills or overcome challenges along the way?

My biggest challenge in life has been going through this cancer journey. My friend Ethan Zohn, CBS Survivor winner and 2 x cancer survivor, has been the voice in my life that has gotten me through everything. He has taught me the skill of patience. Life will turn out how you want it to, but not tomorrow. It takes time and thought to build the life you want. It seems so easy to look at what everyone else is doing and want what they want, but Ethan taught me that I have to be patient. I have to decide what is important to me, what I like, and what I want, and I have to go back to those things to shape my daily choices so they align with those values.

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