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Living on God’s Timing ft. Pacemaker Chené | Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby
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Shane
So go all the way back to the beginning. I was born with a second degree AV heart murmur. Pretty basic now, but at the time when I was born in 1998, it was very rare to see in an.
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Joe Pace
Infant you had to have a pacemaker installed in your heart at the age of 16.
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Shane
16.
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Joe Pace
Welcome to another episode of Coffees. Tell the audience what is, what is your company all about? And what was the intention behind Pace Fitness and kind of like the vision for it.
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Shane
Okay, so to begin, I started out as just a basic personal trainer. You know, once you have done that for a little bit, you kind of question, what is the actual goal? Because after a while, you meet a lot of people who have different areas of where they need help in, and you ask yourself, how can you make yourself beneficial for them? So a lot of it, I realize it's more mental for a lot of people than just physical. And as a new personal trainer, I thought it was just about lifting weights, the physical aspect of it, and diet. But a lot of people come into the gym with a lot of different issues, family history, health conditions. And once I started to explore my health condition, I kind of related it back to me how I got over that hump. So then I started to compare other people. It's like, okay, well, how can I get this person to point A, to point Z a lot quicker than just lifting weights? So then I realized that if their mind is right, if you feel good about yourself, you're more likely to put more effort in to your overall workout. So if you take that same work ethic you apply to your workout, to your whole life, it can take you so far. So that kind of brought me to the name Pace Fitness, derived from me having a pacemaker and pace and pacing yourself at life. Don't rush it.
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Joe Pace
So, so yeah, so you, you had to have a pacemaker installed in your heart at the age of 16.
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Shane
16.
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Joe Pace
Let's go, let's talk about that. So what was the catalyst for getting a pacemaker? And then, you know, and how did you transform your life after?
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Shane
So to go all the way back to the beginning, I was born with a second degree AP heart murmur. Pretty basic now, but at the time, when I was born in 1998, it was very rare to see in an infant. So I'm giving you the whole story. So I was born at Providence Hospital, located in Southfield, Michigan. When they noticed I had a heart murmur, they freaked out. They wanted to airlift me to a different hospital, University of Michigan. My mother was like, we're not Taking a helicopter, we're going to drive. It was a lot safer for her. So to put her at ease, we drove over to University of Michigan. That's when they declared that I had a second degree AV heart murmur. So life after that, they didn't really see affecting my life. They. They knew at some point it was gonna maybe turn into stage three. They just didn't know when. So they didn't wanna give me a pacemaker too soon. Cause at the time, pacemakers were a lot bigger at the time. So walking around as an infant or a toddler or a young teenager would actually limit me a lot. So Fast forward to 16 years old. I was at a trampoline park, and I tore all four ligaments in my knee. So keep in mind, six months prior, I just had a checkup with my cardiologist and everything was fine. Still stage two heart murmur. So from that time until I hurt my knee, they found out that my stage two moved into stage three. So that means a leakage of blood. So if it wasn't for me hurting my knee, I would never found out that the stage two moved into stage three. So that's where I go back to saying it's all God's timing, because I wouldn't have had another checkup for like, another six months and I would have had to find out the hard way. So life after having a pacemaker, I would say first off, the recovery process for the surgery was like two weeks. I had my arm in a sling because the incision is above the chest or the pectoral muscle on the left side. So if you rip it, you know it's going to rip that incision open, which could be a detrimental. So I have to keep my arm like this for two weeks. It was pretty simple, pretty smooth. But I would say it didn't really hit me to, like a year after, to be honest, that, like, wow, I have a pacemaker. Like, okay, looking in the mirror, I'm already kind of skinny. I can see it, you know, the type of looks I'm going to get when I take my shirt off, go to the beach, go to the gym. So it became like a huge mental battle for sure. But once I realized, you know, I started getting more included in my faith. And I think that's when it hit me the most. I grew up in church just physically going. But I think when life happens, you really realize what to fall back on and how to stay grounded. And that was definitely through my spirituality. So once I saw this as not a curse, but rather than a gift. My whole mind changed, and it was like, okay, what's better than life? I'm here, right? You know, so pacemaker or not, I'm blessed to be alive. So that shifted my whole mindset.
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Joe Pace
Now you've decided to kind of commit yourself to helping people who have, you know, some sort of ailment. Health. Ailment, yeah. What was. What was the point? You realized that. That this was my mission, this was my purpose.
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Shane
Once I was able to overcome my mental battles, you know, I just started feeling the best I've ever felt, maybe like, three years ago. And I understood what that took. And it took a lot of looking myself in the mirror and understanding that there's no problem too big to handle. Like, here I am, I have a pacemaker, and I use 90% of it. Without it, I'm basically done. So it kind of made me. It put pressure on what is my purpose, And I had to ask myself, what makes me happy? And it's just simply getting people to whatever they want to get to, Whether that's physical, mental. They all tie into each other. So that kind of put a spotlight on what my mission was, and it's just simply to help people and to simply coach them through whatever they're going through. So I know what it feels like to have something like a health condition. Stop you from. Stop you from feeling like you're good enough to do what you're setting out for. So once you're able to get over that hump, like, just imagine yourself on the other side of those issues. You're an incredible person. Like, we're all incredible. Like, when I speak to you, I'm speaking to the God in you, because God is in all of us. And I want to get that out of people. Because society now, we don't talk about it enough.
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Joe Pace
That's something we connected about immediately.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
One of the things that the pacemaker has done for you has just made you really aware of how precious life is.
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Shane
Yes.
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Joe Pace
And it's very rare that I come across someone, especially a young guy like you, that's like that thankful.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
For every breath he takes. And that's what intrigued me. I'm like, listen, it's a new business. I want you to come on the show, talk about it, talk about the vision and, you know, and there just needs to be more awareness, especially for young people, about how blessed they are to be alive. Because everyone takes it for granted, of course.
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Shane
Even just like, health. Health in general, I think we wait till it gets too late, especially men and especially people in their 20s, we wait till we were 40 until we get anything checked, you know, or we wait till something bad happens.
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Joe Pace
Yeah.
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Shane
You know, just because you may physically look good on the outside doesn't mean your insides match. So that's where I come in. Because a lot of people in their 20s, especially even 30s, they don't talk about it enough until it's too late.
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Joe Pace
Now, how does Pace Fitness differ from any other fitness company?
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Shane
Well, there's no one else representing, I feel their health condition like a pacemaker the way I am. Especially because when you think of a pacemaker, you think of people generally in their 80s and 90s. So it kind of reshapes what you think about pacemakers. Like, oh, wow, you were 16 when you got yours. And it kind of makes you think, well, maybe I should get checked, maybe I should look inside and see what's going on until it gets too late. Because again, that was all God's timing and there's nothing I could have done about that because I just had a checkup. But again, it sheds. Like there's, there's no such thing as going to the doctor's office too much, you know. Well, maybe there is. But as far as checking in on yourself, I think we check in on ourselves when it gets too late or we feel like we're about to fall off the bed. So my company really sheds light because it talks to all age groups. So you would think a pacemaker, it's just 90, 90 year old category, but no, everyone, because again, I was 16 when I had mines put in. Usually when people get theirs put in, they're usually 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s. Here I am 16, going on 10 years now.
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Joe Pace
Wow. Yeah, that's, that's crazy. So that's crazy that you went through such a, an experience of eye opening experience. And now I'm going to take it back to the beginning. So you've moved a lot. Growing up, you lived through your parents divorce and relocated from North Carolina to California. Now what part of that constant change do you think shaped you the most? Hmm.
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Shane
I would say so. I also lived in Georgia after I lived in so timeline, I lived in Detroit, then I moved to Greensboro, North Carolina. Then I moved to a place called Summerford, North Carolina. And then I moved to Georgia. In Georgia I lived in a place called Duluth and Johns Creek. And in Johns Creek I was in a sophomore year of high school and I played the violin. So my mother and my grandmother put the money together for me to go overseas to Italy to play with my orchestra. And I think that shaped me the most because that was the first time I've ever been out the country. I'm from a place called Detroit. You know, not a lot of people make it out, and if they are, it's usually for the same reason. So a kid from Detroit, you know, walking around the streets of Italy playing the violin in itself was like, wow, there's more to life, you know? So after that, I think that trip made me think a lot bigger.
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Joe Pace
You still play the violin?
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Shane
No. No, I don't. But that's all I listen to classical music and jazz music, and I thank my parents for that.
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Joe Pace
That's awesome. That's the best music.
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Shane
It's the best music.
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Joe Pace
And that's real music.
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Shane
Yeah, it's real music. Words get kind of boring.
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Joe Pace
Yeah. So how did you know? How did really getting a pacemaker at 16 shift your relationship with life, your body, your faith?
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Shane
So as far as my body, it made me realize that I have a couple of things to overcome. As far as feeling comfortable in my own skin. It took me a long time to feel comfortable in the mirror or even just taking my shirt off. I don't tell a lot of people this, but I guess I'll tell everyone now. So I had a little bit of identity issue as well. I would wear. I was super skinny, and I think this was right after the heart. No, right before the heart surgery. I would wear a bunch of shirts under. Like an Under Armour shirt. Because I was so skinny, I wanted to seem bigger, you know, so I'd walk around a bunch of shirts on. Doesn't matter if I was hot, sweating my butt off, you know, whatever it was. Then my mom saw me one day, and she was like, why do you have all those shirts on? Take all that stuff off. You know, you need to be comfortable in your own skin. And that kind of. I think her calling me out on something so vulnerable actually pushed me in the correct direction, like mothers are for. So I look at where I am now. You know, four surgeries later, I have the body that I want, and all it took was just looking myself in the mirror and being comfortable with who I am as a person. It doesn't matter, you know, comparing yourself to other people. There's always somebody better at you than something. Instead of downing yourself, ask them how did they get to where they are? Because you might not know how they got to where they are. They might not even be happy, for all we know. Because we always look at the physical image and the aspect instead of Understanding how that person got there. So that's how the pacemaker kind of shifted my body because it made me realize I have some work to do as far as self love. And I think once you love yourself, life gets a lot more clearer, especially today, like Instagram society, you know, so quick to compare yourself to a 10 second image and you don't know what's going on behind that image at all. And as far as faith, you know, I couldn't get out here, I couldn't get here without God at all. And I was always going to church physically, but mentally, I was never there. And I think when I asked myself, okay, why do I keep coming to the same halt in life? It's because I'm not really giving myself completely to Jesus. You know, I'm posting the quotes, it all looks nice, but what does it mean to actually give yourself to the Lord? And I look around and I say, okay, it's easy to say what's wrong in your life, but I'm still breathing right now. I woke up today, and that means I have another chance to make it better. And that's all because of God. This right here was all because of God. So what am I complaining for?
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Joe Pace
That perspective that you have, it takes decades. I mean, men don't learn that perspective until they're in their 40s. Yeah. So there's a lot. That wisdom that, that God gave you at a young age is really priceless because you can wake up a lot of youth.
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Shane
Yeah, for sure.
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Joe Pace
You could wake up a lot of youth who are listening now or, you know, just kind of falling to the wayside or falling into their own fleshly desire. You're, you're kind of, you're, you're staying away from that stuff.
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Shane
Yeah, I think that's, I think without this, I would be that guy too. And that's why it sheds light on this so much more. Because it's like I'm so thankful to go through something like that because it really woken me up in places I needed to be woke up in.
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Joe Pace
Now, when you first, when you were first diagnosed, did you ever feel like these limitations might define your future or you're always, you know, ready to push past them?
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Shane
I would say they always thought they would define me in a good way. I just didn't know how. And I think that positive mindset just, it becomes from me having a good family and them being there throughout the whole way, especially my mother, she never let me go through a day where I kind of doubted myself or questioned my pacemaker she always reminded me, this is a blessing. You need to make something of it. She was always on my. Always on my butt about it until this day. So I think having her in my corner and just the rest of my immediate family, but specifically my mother, she's a real expert in all this. So I owe it all to her. She never let me think down on myself at all. And I think your support system really says a lot about where you'll go in your future, you know, so. And I think another thing is I was afraid to ask for help. And I think because I grew up super quiet and super shy, so I would wait till things get super bad until they're unable to be helped to get help. So with her in my corner having conversations with me that I didn't want to have, it pushed me, and it opened doors for me to be okay. It's okay to talk about what's going on inside, because I want to feel good. That's the goal. So if this is something that I have to do that's maybe slightly uncomfortable, but also gives me the rest of my life happy, I have to go through it.
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Joe Pace
I love that now. Pace Fitness is such a dope brand name. When did the vision for building something personal and powerful first take shape? Hmm.
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Shane
I would say soon as I moved out to California. I think that's when it became more real. The reason for moving out to California, because I felt I was wasting time living in North Carolina, I think that I learned all I could have learned. And I think sometimes in life, we are afraid to pick up and go because we feel like we're running. But, no, I just really exhausted all my resources there, and I know what type of life I want to live, so I have to go get it. So thankful enough, I have my brother out here, Chris Staples. So, first off, he's the world's best dunker for former Harlem Globetrotter.
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Joe Pace
One of the world's best dunkers, I would say.
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Shane
He is the world's best dunker.
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Joe Pace
Really?
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Shane
Yeah. Because when I think of the world. Yeah, you did. He was at the event.
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Joe Pace
So does he. So he was. He's the famous Snapchatter.
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Shane
Yes. Yeah. Among other things. Yes.
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Joe Pace
Oh, right on.
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Shane
Yeah. So he already built a huge platform even when I came out here three years ago. So I think it was a little pressuring because it's like, okay, this is his world, like. But also in a positive manner. I could see how it works from behind the scenes. You know, there's no gatekeeping, because this is my Brother, he's going to tell it to me how it is. Even things I didn't want to hear, but they obviously work. So it put a little bit of pressure on me. But once I realized to again accept help where needed, it put me in the right direction, and I'm able to cut so much more corners, like the me and you met, because that was the event that was his, you know, so that all just took me saying yes. So, again, coming back out here, I wanted to scale my business and kind of just like, how can I incorporate, you know, what could be seen as a curse, but is really a gift into my future? Because this. I have to live with this the rest of my life, and it's a blessing, and I want to show people that. So how can I incorporate pace, fitness, overall health, and just the technology behind it, and religion as well?
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Joe Pace
It's a beautiful mission, man. It's a beautiful mission. So, you know, you're. You're young, you're building from scratch, and you're in la. What's been the hardest part of staying consistent and keeping your mission clear?
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Shane
I would say there's a lot of distractions in California.
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Joe Pace
You're in la, you're in Woodland Hills, so it's not that distracting.
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Shane
Yeah, but Woodland Hills is very suburban, and I'm used to suburban, so I will leave the suburbs. LA is everything that they say it is, positive and negative, but more positives. The opportunity out here is just. Yeah, it's unreal.
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Joe Pace
I'll make a suggestion. Get out of LA and come to Newport if you want the ultimate opportunity.
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Shane
Yeah. Okay.
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Joe Pace
Because this is. This is where it's at. This is where all the people from LA are moving.
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Shane
Oh, yeah, Yeah. I see why so far. The drive here was amazing.
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Joe Pace
Yeah. We'll wait till you spend your day out here and you'll. You'll kind of be like, yeah, Joe's right. But I've done a podcast with someone I look up to a lot named Larry Sands, and he's the founder of a company called Chrome Hearts.
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Shane
Oh, like the actual Chrome Hearts?
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Joe Pace
Like the Chrome Hearts, yeah.
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Shane
Wow.
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Joe Pace
Chrome Hearts. But he founded the glasses portion.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
What's his name? I forget the other guy's name him. But I always were. I'm a big fan. Collector of the glasses. Anyways, I did a podcast with him. He's 86.
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Shane
Oh.
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Joe Pace
And he's in great health.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
His wife's 49. He still works every single day. And I asked him, I said, larry, what's the best place in the World to live. Because he's 86, he's traveled the world. He's been a rock star for 60 years. And he said there's two places. Number two was Monaco.
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Shane
Monaco.
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Joe Pace
Little town outside of Monaco, like in the hills. And then number one, he said, was Lido, which is, you know, Lido in Newport Beach.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
Which is a little island where he lives on the water.
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Shane
It's called Lido.
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Joe Pace
Lido Village. Yeah. Which is a great place, by the way. Josh Altman, I saw him last week. Big. From the show, Million Dollar. Listen. He lives in Lido as well. Yeah. I mean, you know, so it's a amazing place. The weather's amazing. I suggest you guys go there. Go have lunch, you know, in Lido Village. And that's the first stop. Should be.
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Shane
Okay.
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Joe Pace
Maybe hit CDM after. You'll kind of see, like. Oh, wow. Yeah, yeah. Huh.
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Shane
Definitely. You're.
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Joe Pace
So you're traveling. You don't know what you don't know.
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Shane
Yeah, exactly.
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Joe Pace
And, you know, I'm gonna tell you from the people I've interviewed, you know, like, who are people I've, you know, I've interviewed so many different billionaires and so many different, you know, founders. And I always ask, like, what's your favorite place to live? You know, what's your favorite place to visit? And. And it's intriguing, some of that someone's that's that age with that much knowledge and wisdom.
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Shane
Yeah. Out of all the places in the.
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Joe Pace
World, you know, he has done a million fashion shows, Right.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
So, yeah, he picked Lido of all places, which is where I live. So I'm like, I agree, though. I always knew that in my heart of hearts. I. Just kidding.
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Shane
After you, did you know that before moving to Lido or took you, like, actually being there, it was like, I.
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Joe Pace
Mean, like, the weather's amazing. The. The water's right in front of you. The people all take care of themselves. There's just a ton of. I just walk downstairs. There's restaurants, there's coffee shops. There's, you know, everyone's walking the dog. Everyone's in a happy mood. Everyone's, like, out exercising. It's just, you know, the vibe is like, everyone's successful and, yeah. You know, works their tail off. So there's the hustle kind of culture that New York has, but it's more laid back. Yeah.
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Shane
Okay. So it's not just laid back. Yeah. It's the best of both worlds right there.
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Joe Pace
Yeah. Kind of like the best of both worlds. So you kind of have the So a lot of folks from the Palisades have moved here to Port beach, obviously, as you know, and from Malibu as well.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
And there's a reason why. I mean, they're like, they left the Palisades. Like, these are the wealthiest people in la.
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Shane
Yeah.
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Joe Pace
So they all came to Newport.
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Shane
Like it's kind of crazy. Like if you weren't affected by the Palisades, how quickly life just goes back to normal for you. Like the whole city of LA was basically on fire and then like a couple months later, forget about it.
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Joe Pace
Yeah. You know, I like to say that God was sending a very, very serious message to la. You know, he was sending a very serious message to LA and woke some people up. And some people just blamed it on natural causes. I think it was God talking la.
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Shane
Yeah, it takes a certain type of person look at it that way too, huh?
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Joe Pace
Yeah, yeah. But we all know, like God was speaking to la. That was not normal.
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Shane
That was not like, that was not normal at all.
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Joe Pace
That was not normal. So what do you think makes your training approach different? Not just the exercises, but the emotional and spiritual foundation behind it.
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Shane
Taking the time to understand, like it's all about balance. So I think with a lot of other personal trainers, it's just about the physical aspect. But I always ask my clients, you know, what is your life like? What are things that would stop you from coming here if they're comfortable talking about it? What's your spirituality like? What's your family life like? Because again, it's beyond just lifting heavy weights. It's about longevity of life and to be able to just simply walk around. You know, I kind of changed my whole workout routine. I don't lift super duper heavy anymore. You know, as most men, we're happy with lifting £315, you know, on the bench press. I've done that already and it's like, okay, well, doing this long term is going to put a lot of stress on those tendons. And you see a lot of bodybuilders now, they can barely walk in their 40s and 50s because their training has never been correct. And I think this is a society where we're all about getting big, but we don't care how quick we get big and we don't care about the health behind it. Me, keep it simple, keep it natural. You know, your health, your diet is super important, your mental is super important because if you go in feeling good, you're able to perform a lot better. And also the gym is a way of therapy for a Lot of people, you know? So I think everything that I said all kind of circles into each other. Religion, gym, your family life. If all those things can be on the same playing field, you're able to reach that full potential a lot quicker. So once I was able to answer a lot of those questions and bring it all together, I just felt a. I don't know, a shift in my energy, for sure. Like, I want to get up in the morning, you know, there's no need for me to be sleeping until 10am especially at 26 years old, you know, I know what type of life I want. And while I have all this energy, young energy, let me use it to progress myself so I can live a life where I can just lay back, you know? So I think the gym has helped me with that mindset a lot more, because I think people just kind of keep it as, oh, it's just the gym. That's it. I know this can take you so many places.
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Joe Pace
Yeah, it's a lot more. So you have a true holistic approach.
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Shane
Yeah, for sure. So I think just taking the time to talk to my clients, not just three, two, one. All right, see you next week. It's like, no, you're gonna get something more than just being tired with me. You're gonna feel good mentally. And I think me being relatable again, having my pacemaker really opens people's eyes. It's like, because sometimes we need to see it before we just open up to people. And for me, you can see it right through the shirt.
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Joe Pace
How can you scale that, though, and make it, like, more of a macro approach? Like.
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Shane
That'S the big question. And I think that's what kind of led me here. And I think it's okay to say, you don't know, but the direction that I'm going, it's kind of happening before my eyes. And I don't think it's a question I really ask myself, because God's just kind of showing me the way. And I'm just saying, okay, let me take that step before I don't see the stair.
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Joe Pace
I love that answer. Now you. You've said the story. It's always God's timing. How does your faith shape the way you lead, the way you train, the way you show up for people?
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Shane
Again, when I speak to people, I speak to the God in them. You know, I don't hate people. We can hate what they do, but I don't hate people. So learning to have more patience with people has definitely helped me shake the right hands. A lot more and just create an energy around me that people are attracted to. So not only do I have the story, but I can make it more relatable, because whether it's a pacemaker or a death in the family and whatnot, we're all going through something. And I think through my journey, I've been able to express myself a lot more easier. A lot of people struggle with expressing themselves and just talking about what affects them in their daily life. Me, you can ask me anything you want and I'll tell you, you know, And I think that's refreshing for people to hear because we wear a lot of masks, especially in today's world. You know, all about the clicks and the likes and the best picture. You know, we post on our page, but we don't really post what we're really going through. So I kind of see through that, and I think I've become a lot more relatable to people.
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Joe Pace
The Instagram Society.
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Shane
Yeah, the Instagram Society. It's a very good thing. Can also be a curse.
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Joe Pace
Now, what's your advice to someone who's been hit with a setback, physically, mentally, spiritually, and they don't know how to start over?
- [25:47]
Shane
First, become grounded. Like, look at your surroundings. Be thankful, you know, because again, you're alive to talk about it. And what's, you know, better than life? You know, nothing. So to be able to talk about whatever that you're going through is a blessing in itself. So I think you have to remind ourselves that we are blessed. Look at the people around you who want to help you. It's okay to receive help and just tell yourself in the mirror that it is okay. You know, there's nothing too big for you to handle. And I think that if we had a life where we had no issues and nothing happening, it'd be super boring, and you couldn't have the opportunity to grow as a person. I can talk about all the things that I've been through in my life, but also how that's helped me get to where I am now. It wasn't just like, oh, why, God? Why'd you do this to me? I found the blessing in it, you know, because it's easy to just latch on to how it affects us. But what can this do for me, you know? So throughout that whole journey, I would say patience is something that definitely was a big thing for me. I had no patience before. Now, I think before I speak, I don't just act off of emotion because it's normal to feel a certain way but let me just blurt out how I just feel. You know, let me take a second to really understand what's going on and how to progress. And I think that comes with being grounded as well.
- [27:08]
Joe Pace
Now a couple last questions. What's a personal goal that you have for yourself? A family goal you have for your family, and then a business goal you have for Pace Fitness?
- [27:16]
Shane
Okay, so the first one is a personal goal. Just continue to keep doing the best I can and understand that. Pace yourself. There's no rush. Whatever is supposed to happen for you is supposed to happen, but make sure you're doing the work on the back end. So I'm happy with where I'm going because I mentally feel the best I felt in a while. And before, I kept trying to rush to get to where I'm supposed to be at 30 years old. But in doing that, I'm forgetting that these years right now are the most important. Like, these are going to shape me to be 30 years old one day. I can't just skip to 30 years old. Like, let me enjoy these years. So just slowing down has definitely helped me a lot and make me feel more comfortable with where I am. Because where you are is not all you are. Just the change that I've made in the last two years is incredible. I never saw myself even being here right now. You know, two or three years ago, I was sitting on my butt in a whole different state. But here I am in, you know, close to Newport, the place to be. So. And that was all just talking to God, including him in your everyday mission. Cause you're not doing it by yourself. Family, you know, continue to push my immediate family like they've pushed me. I understand the importance of family because I couldn't imagine doing that all by myself. Even though I felt that way at some point, that was on me. But they always did their part, and that's why I thank them. So I was like, okay, well, how can I do this for my family one day? Literally, the building blocks is what I just saw. If I do the same thing they did with me, put that onto my family, you can break generational curses, you know, and you want to bring a healthy baby into the world one day, you know, And I think that comes with a lot of your spirit. And for my business, I would say a huge goal of mine is I've always had a goal to work with the brand who put the pacemaker in my body. I would love to be the face of it, you know, because I think it. I look different than Most people you would expect to have a pacemaker. I have neck tattoos. I'm doing muscle ups. I'm 26 years old. I got it at 16. I think that's the most diverse you can get, you know, so that's definitely a huge goal of mine. But also just take this around the world, you know, people are going through something anywhere in the world. I just happen to be here in California, but the word travels. God, words travels. And we're in 2025 and there's many ways to get a message out there. So I definitely want to take advantage of that.
- [29:36]
Joe Pace
One last question for you. When you're in front of the pearly gates, what do you think God's going to tell you?
- [29:42]
Shane
Welcome home. Love it. You did a great job.
- [29:46]
Joe Pace
Shane, you've been such a pleasure to have on the show. If people want to connect with you, how do they find you?
- [29:50]
Shane
You can follow me on any platform. Pacemaker Shane. Very simple. Instagram, Tick tock, Snapchat.
- [29:56]
Joe Pace
C h e n e though. C h e n e. Pacemaker Shane. C h e n e. I messed that up because. Sounds like Shanae.
- [30:02]
Shane
You know, it's okay. Story of my life.
- [30:05]
Joe Pace
Pacemaker Shane Pace Fitness. Thanks for being on the show today. It's been a pleasure. God bless you. I hope you hit all your goals, continue to dominate and I look forward to seeing what you can do for helping so many people in the future. God bless, man.
- [30:17]
Shane
Thank you.
- [30:17]
Joe Pace
Joe Pace. Make Shane make sure to follow him. God bless.
- [30:37]
Shane
It.