How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Peak Performance What drives success? Getting dirty and overcoming obstacles. Here are some tips from an endurance racer.

By Lewis Howes

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What drives success?

Getting dirty and overcoming obstacles.

At least that's the way Joe De Sena believes it to be. As an endurance racer, his resume is legendary.

With more than 50 ultra-events overall and 12 Ironman Events in one year alone. Most of his races are 100 miles or more with a few traditional marathons in the mix (but those are like an average human's two-mile jog in the park for him).

He turned his passion into a global movement building obstacle courses for millions of people all over the world. His mission – to get people off the couch.

Welcome to the 68th episode of the School of Greatness with Joe De Sena.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • How the founder defines "Spartan"
  • The "why" behind the Spartan Race
  • About the wildfire growth of the Spartan Race
  • The surprising goal of The Spartan Race that sets them in front of the competition
  • The three most important prep tools for the Spartan Race
  • Why mud is important
  • What Joseph learned about himself during the Death Race
  • Developing a "Frame of Reference" to deal with junk blocking your frame of mind
  • The biggest mistake people make when trying to achieve a goal
  • The key to success in the Spartan World
  • What Grit is and how to develop it
  • The story of 10,000 burpees
  • The process of creating an olympic sport
  • The breakdown of the amazing experience that is Spartan Race
  • The two most important factors to personal success
  • Upside Downside Decision Making
  • How parenting has changed everything and the Spartan Parenting
  • The importance of team
  • Plus much more…
Lewis Howes

New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Coach

Lewis Howes is a New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness and The Mask of Masculinity. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men’s National Handball Team athlete. He hosts a top 100 iTunes ranked Apple podcast, The School of Greatness. Howes was recognized by the White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. Details magazine called him one of “5 Internet Guru’s that can Make You Rich.”  Howes has been featured on Ellen, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The New York Times, People, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Men’s Health and other major media outlets.

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