Spartan Race Founder Joe De Sena On Why It's Important to Do Hard Things and Build Resilience

Today's guest is Joe De Sena. Joe is a bestselling author and the founder of Spartan Race. His new book called 10 Rules of Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families is out now. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about growing up in Queens, New York and working for some of the biggest mob bosses, how fitness changed his life, why it's important to do hard things, why people are scared to get uncomfortable, how he founded Spartan Race and bought their competitor Tough Mudder and much more!

Join me for our Spartan Race on January 30 in San Bernardino, CA. Email joe@spartan.com and cvv@chrisvanvliet.com to participate FOR FREE!

For more info on Spartan Race visit http://spartan.com

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