Welcome to the show folks this is wrestling change my life here we go you know the ability to slog through no matter what's happening around you and continue to stay the course and stay focused on

You know despite the healbiting that you're dealing with are the pieces that are getting taken out of you you keep moving forward

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change

wrestling gave us that ability. I would say that nothing in life has impacted me or the thing is wrestling has taught me in terms of

self-reflection, resilience, toughness. Some guys have it some guys don't. Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.

And everything that is shaped my life and

And what I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.

For me wrestling is a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled natural talent helps but it's it's

5% of the ingredients and pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

It humbled me taught me humility. Nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling. I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems.

You know probably back in my time that's good wrestling if you did be one thing more than anything else it's toughness.

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast. This is your host Ryan Warner. Happy Thursday

to you all from the windy city my guest today is Chris LeBreck.

You may not know Chris from the wrestling circuit although he was division three all American back in the 80s.

But Chris is a business man and he frequently speaks to teams about leadership.

And that's how we got in touch. He did a presentation for you and I and some of the coaches there put us in touch to so that I could interview Chris and here we are.

So enjoy the conversation folks. This is Chris LeBreck. Before we get to it though faint of the week goes to a man coach Rankin left an awesome five star review on Apple.

Thank you very much and I really really appreciate it.

If any of you are listening to this podcast on Apple please leave a review and rate the show.

Last but not least folks if you want to keep up to date with the podcast please go to wrestling change my life dot com or you can visit our online store at store dot wrestling change my life dot com that's it folks let's give it up for Chris LeBreck peace.

So let's let's dive right into your background and then we'll kind of move to some of the talking points you sent over it so Chris.

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