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WHO IS TAHJ HOWELL?

From The Kid Behind Bars to the IFBB Pro, CEO, Father & Performance Coach I am today… This is my Story.

Intro

My Name is Tahj Howell.

For the past decade, I have transformed the body + minds of over 675 people. But my journey did not start that way. ** Warning – My story is raw and honest. I tell it so that you can see what’s possible for you if you commit yourself to self-improvement, fitness, and personal mastery.** If I can do it, ANYONE CAN. From the kid behind bars… To the man I am today.

For hours I sat in a 10×10 foot white room shackled to a table with no windows and headache-inducing fluorescent lights that made my eyes burn… Having no idea what was going to happen, nor if I was ever going to get out of my holding cell. I just sat there. Alone with my thoughts. “Who am I,” I thought “how could I possibly have fallen so far from grace…” See, growing up, I was the golden boy—the eldest of 3 siblings.

I was adored by my family and the boy that would always get bragged about by my parents. But, I was a great kid, a loving older brother, and an excellent example to those around me.

But as I sat there in that cell. Everything was different. It was not me. I didn’t know who I was…

Back in those days, my mind was weak. I was addicted to drugs and alcohol, constantly getting myself into trouble, and now I was facing two misdemeanor charges…

And I was only 18 years old.

Looking back, I realize that I was living two completely different lives.

People only saw the person that I wanted them to see…

A confident young man
A University student with a bright future
A responsible, positive role model
A beautiful girlfriend
And the list goes on…

But behind the facade and fake smile I put on for my friends and family I was empty. I was a broken man with an infected mind.

It felt like no matter how hard I tried, or how badly I wanted to be better, I simply wasn’t mentally strong enough to break the mold.

The reality was bleak…

I was failing out of University
I couldn’t keep a job
I was out of shape and extremely unhealthy
My relationship was full of friction
I hated everything about myself

I felt like the human equivalent to a piece of garbage.

I couldn’t follow through on my word, no matter who it was for.

I couldn’t keep a routine let alone work or University.

I couldn’t recognize myself in the mirror because I was so gaunt and unhealthy.

I couldn’t get out of bed in the morning without feeling negative thoughts flood my mind.

I was utterly lost, alone and depressed.

Sitting there in that cell I knew… Things had to change. Otherwise I was going to end up dead or locked up…

And so I did (or at least tried to) for years.

I started setting goals for myself.

I started exercising regularly.

I tried multiple programs and hired various trainers to learn about exercise and nutrition and slowly my knowledge grew.

However, something was still missing…

No matter what online program I would use or coach I would try, I couldn’t stay motivated. I would workout during the week only to find myself getting blackout drunk, doing drugs and fighting with my Fiance on the weekends.

I couldn’t figure out this never-ending YO-YO I was on. One day I’d wake up goal oriented and ready to work hard, the next I’d wake up depressed, de-motivated and searching for a vice.

I was still a mess… No matter how much I trained in the gym, I couldn’t feel myself changing. Yes, I was building some muscle and losing fat, but that doesn’t equate to change… See, I wasn’t changing… Not really.

You see, like most people I thought that being fit would make me a happier, more dedicated and well-rounded person. Let me tell you right now from experience that it doesn’t. Not if your mind is sick…

I felt like giving up. And if it wasn’t for me meeting my very first mentor at the time, I probably would have.

See, my mentor taught me that the only way to achieve success in any area of life is by through strengthening your mind and doing the fucking work.

He explained to me that everything I do and everything that happens to me, is my own responsibility, my own fault and directly related to the positive/ negative aspects of my mindset.

This was it… The missing piece. The big catalyst that if I could change, would systematically make everything else fall into place.

Finally it all made sense to me.

I now realized why I couldn’t follow through on anything. I realized why I needed a vice. Why I felt depressed, anxious and un-motivated. And most importantly I realized what I needed to do in order to change…

So, I devoted my life to self development.

I read hundreds of books, rid myself of my addictions and poor habits and hired 7 high level business mentors & 5 world-class bodybuilding coaches over the past 10 years.

As I literally modelled, researched and BECAME like the most successful people in history something became very clear…

They all had 1 thing in common 110% commitment in their pursuit of MASTERING THEIR MINDSET…

As I continued to dive deeper, my practical knowledge grew and I began to master the processes that successful CEO’s & High Achievers use to achieve tremendous goals.

And now…

This is my life.

I’m married to the woman of my fucking dreams. The same one who stuck with me through good times and bad.

I have two brilliant and beautiful boys that mean the World to me.

I live in a Villa on the beach in Dominican Republic,

I’ve transformed the mind + body of over 500 people to date,

I’m a WBFF Pro, IFBB Pro and magazine cover model.

And I’m committed to helping you step into the ultimate version of yourself physically and mentally so you can perform like a BEAST in business & life.