Today I speak with IFBB Pro Megan Long, who has been competing as a bikini bodybuilder since 2014, earning her IFBB Pro Card by winning 1st place at 2021 NPC Universe. She has been a sponsored athlete since 2016, and featured in publications such as FitnessRx. She has been on Team FitBodyFusion since 2018, coached by Jami DeBernard. She recently made her Pro Debut at the 2023 Nashville Fit Show.    Outside of bodybuilding, Megan Long is the owner of Second First, a consulting and coaching company that specializes in the Second In Command. She is an experienced COO and CPA, having most recently served as the Second In Command for a $10 million IT company. Megan's achievements have been recognized through several professional awards, including the Nashville Business Journal’s "40 under 40" and Stevie "Woman of the Year"" award.   TOPICS COVERED -pursuing professional goals while also prepping -having a long path to turning Pro (7 years!) -mental health and therapy -feeling satisfied from competing -bridging the gap between COO and entrepreneur -the courage to launch -emotions during prep -using the On-Demand Platform -growing for the division   CONNECT WITH CELESTE: Website: http://www.celestial.fit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html CONNECT WITH MEGAN: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megan_ifbbpro/ Website: https://secondfirst.com/   TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 5:57 deciding to retire 11:27 feeling fulfilled with being a Pro 16:45 advice to earlier self 20:40 evolving mindset with competing 25:36 proudest memories  28:45 competing and having a profession 34:55 starting her own business 38:02 difference between executive assistant and COO 46:15 book recommendations 48:31 mental health and managing depression 60:08 dealing with judgement 69:55 stress in her prep 72:04 building in improvement season 80:03 things outside of competing  86:04 advice for competitors   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES   LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM   FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE