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title: "Growing with Purpose Podcast: Joe Cirulli"
description: On the Growing with Purpose podcast, Paul Spiegelman chats with Joe Cirulli, Owner of Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, about his business and his life.
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# [Growing with Purpose Podcast: Joe Cirulli](https://blog.smallgiants.org/-growing-with-purpose-podcast-joe-cirulli)

 Written by [Joe Cirulli](https://blog.smallgiants.org/author/joe-cirulli) | January 25, 2018

Today on the **Growing with Purpose podcast**, Paul Spiegelman interviews Joe Cirulli, Owner and Founder of [Gainesville Health & Fitness Center](https://www.ghfc.com/). For Joe, leadership comes down to finding what you're passionate about and giving it your all. Though his company is now a [Forbes Small Giant](https://www.forbes.com/companies/gainesville-health-fitness/), Joe's journey has included hardships and lessons learned, from early childhood lessons on the fragility of health to how he finally uncovered what was truly important to him — inspiring people to become their best. This episode, Joe engages in a genuine, authentic conversation about the time and effort he's invested in building a business that makes the world a better place. [**Tune into Joe's story here**](https://www.smallgiants.org/content/podcasts/).

**Show Notes **

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**[8:10]** Childhood Lessons: As Long As You Have Your Health, You Have Everything

**[12:00]** What You Learn When You Lose a Parent

**[16:40]** Setting Inspiring — and Audacious — Goals

**[21:55] **Switching the Focus from Selling to Helping People

**[27:00] **Expanding, Remodeling, and Redesigning the Business

**[30:50]** The Stuff that Keeps You Grounded — the Human Impact

**[38:00]** The Most Important Characteristic of a Leader: Connection to People

#### **Selected Links from the Episode**

Inspiring Leaders: [Vince Lombardi](http://www.vincelombardi.com/), [Jim Collins](http://www.jimcollins.com/)

Books that Influenced Joe's Leadership Style: [The Power of Positive Thinking](https://www.amazon.com/Power-Positive-Thinking-Norman-Vincent/dp/0743234804), [Think and Grow Rich](https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Resent-Poverty/dp/1503081036), [The New Rules of Retail](https://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Retail-Competing-Marketplace/dp/1137279265), [The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons](https://www.amazon.com/Success-Sixteen-Lessons-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1617201782)

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**Looking for more episodes of the Growing with Purpose Podcast? [Tune in](https://smallgiants.org/growing-with-purpose-podcast/)!   
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