EP 149: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles to Win In Life - Joe De Sena
Gritty. Resilient. Passionate. Spartans aren’t soft. Spartans overcome obstacles.
Joe De Sena is the CEO & Co-Founder of Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle race with over 1 million global participants, and author of Spartan Up: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life. Joe believes the Spartan Race is more than a race; it’s a way of life. As Joe says, we cannot have a strong body without a sharp mind, and obstacles shift our frame of reference and make us more resilient. Joe, a lifelong entrepreneur, started selling fireworks at age eight, built a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, and founded a trading firm on Wall Street. What a great guest to start Rocktober!
Here's what we discuss with Joe in this show:
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
Joe De Sena is the CEO & Co-Founder of Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle race with over 1 million global participants, and author of Spartan Up: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life. Joe believes the Spartan Race is more than a race; it’s a way of life. As Joe says, we cannot have a strong body without a sharp mind, and obstacles shift our frame of reference and make us more resilient. Joe, a lifelong entrepreneur, started selling fireworks at age eight, built a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, and founded a trading firm on Wall Street. What a great guest to start Rocktober!
Here's what we discuss with Joe in this show:
- When people ask Joe what he does, how does he reply?
- What is the Spartan Code?
- Spartan mission "to rip people off the couch and change lives”
- Hurdling the gap between good intentions and getting it done
- What does it mean to Spartan up?
- Joe's philosophy on life
- What is obstacle immunity?
- Why are people able to deal with life better after discovering Spartan?
- The moment when Joe realized all you need is water, food, and shelter.
- The perspective that carrying a kettlebell everywhere gave Joe?
- Where does the fire in the belly come from?
- What did Joe discover about himself in the Badwater race?
- Joe says he is addicted to business, how does he create a healthy family life?
- Why did Joe have a hunger for cold showers and go to the hurt locker at such a young age?
- What can we learn from suffering?
- What is "sneakers on philosophy?"
- Gratitude
- How do we pass on Spartan to our kids to help them manage their way in the world?
- The most important thing we can say to our children
The Mojo Radio Show - © Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson
Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It’s just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
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https://www.spartan.com/en
Rocktober Rocket Fuel thanks to Chillibom
https://chillibom.com.au
Rocktober Rocket Fuel thanks to Bear Brewing Sydney
https://www.bear-brewing.com
The Mojo Radio Show
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