Ep. 751 – Do Something Hard & Be Happier with Joe De Sena (@realJoeDeSena)

“You are a lot more fortunate than everybody in the cemetery.” - Joe De Sena

Today’s featured New York Times bestselling author is a father, husband, entrepreneur, ultra-endurance addict, and the Founder and CEO of Spartan Race, Joe De Sena. Joe and I had a fun chat about his books, his unconventional method of writing books, the importance of aligning actions with a higher purpose, and more!!!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

What helped Joe to develop his resilient mindset

Three important lessons he has learned from hosting his podcast

The importance of understanding your Why

How the brain is wired to avoid discomfort

Joe’s Site: https://www.spartan.com/

Joe’s Email: joe@spartan.com

Joe’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00I12B4UO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=30c0d53e-297e-4004-88a3-945cc3e185a8&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr

Joe’s Podcast, “The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hard-way-w-joe-de-sena/id952870930

The opening track is titled "Money Trees" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/

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