175: Best of 2017: No Excuses
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2017
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
There are no valid excuses for staying on the couch, all 52 Spartan Up guests of 2017 agree. The panel is on site in Iceland for the Spartan Ultra & Agoge 007 on the cusp of winter solstice, in the midst of a brutal storm, and in imminent peril from an active volcano. In other words, the perfect race scenario and an ideal backdrop for the theme of this week's episode: no excuses. Which 2017 podcast stories epitomize this the best and why? How can you eliminate excuses for 2018 and beyond? Listen; watch; find out, then get moving.
Lessons:
1. It's better to fail on the stage than on the couch.
2. "Sneakers on, " I.e., prime bigger actions through smaller ones that are easier to take each and every day.
3. If you're serious about meeting your goals, you can't say yes to everything.
4. Pain is inevitable, so instead of trying to avoid it, harness it in service of a better life.
5. As Robert Fulghum said, "... I may give my life meaning by throwing myself recklessly into it daily, as if something astonishing is happening and I am part of it. It is and I am."
Links:
Spartan Agoge - https://www.spartan.com/en/race/endurance-events/endurance-events-overview?article=29031
Not To Do List https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/140-dean-graziosi-the-not-to-do-list/id952870930?i=1000384753987&mt=2
Better to Fail on the Stage than the Couch https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/134-robert-herbst-powerlifting-champion-irrevocable/id952870930?i=1000382599754&mt=2
Pain is Inevitable, don't let that stop you https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/162-sean-stephenson-has-discovered-simple-ways-to-overcome/id952870930?i=1000392719709&mt=2
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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, & Dr. Delle with gust Mike I
Synopsis – Matt Baatz
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Health IQ. |
| 0:03.2 | Health IQ is an insurance company that helps Spartans like you get lower rates on your life insurance. |
| 0:08.2 | Go to Health IQ.com slash Spartan Up to see if you qualify. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome back to Spartan Up, see if you qualify. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome back to Spartan Up, the podcast. And we are in Iceland right now at the World Championships. |
| 0:19.0 | This is some raw and epic weather out here. |
| 0:21.0 | The Ultra World Championship. The Ultra World world championships and this is pretty ultra ultra if ever |
| 0:26.1 | Ultra was ultra I think. |
| 0:28.6 | Does anybody know what ultra means because there's people out there listening that haven't |
| 0:31.8 | necessarily done a sport. |
| 0:33.1 | Joe, what is old to mean? |
| 0:35.6 | This particular race is 100 miles. |
| 0:38.0 | Participants are going to go out, they're going to do loops, and they're attempting in 24 hours |
| 0:42.0 | to get done 100 miles. |
| 0:44.5 | And what, it's like 98 degrees out there, |
| 0:46.6 | right? Should we explain that we're doing a little bit |
| 0:48.6 | of a different show this week? |
| 0:49.6 | Yeah, we are doing a little bit of different show. |
| 0:51.7 | Marion is on the show. |
| 0:53.4 | She's a little nervous. |
| 0:54.1 | Normally, she is holding the camera. |
| 0:55.8 | She's behind the scenes. |
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