From Chaos to Clarity: Own Your Mind, Lead Your Life

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Joe De Sena sits down with performance coach and father of five, Joe Greco, to talk about what it really takes to build grit in your kids, your career, and yourself. From Spartan-style parenting to leading high-performing teams, Joe shares battle-tested strategies for mastering discipline, staying purpose-driven, and unlocking your full potential. Whether you’re a parent, a leader, or just tired of making excuses, this one’s for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:27 Meet Joe Greco

01:55 Early mornings & discipline

02:34 Five daughters & Death Camp invitation

04:30 Redefining success beyond money

06:33 Expressions of gratitude

09:07 Joe’s life tools and values

10:46 Mentors, teens & leadership

13:24 Understanding People Better

15:30 How to add value in life

17:48 The story of the Naval Academy

20:57 The meaning of tradition at military academies

21:43 Where to find Joe Greco

22:15 The origin of the name Palio

23:24 The horse race in Siena

Connect to Joe Greco:

Website: palioinc.com

Instagram: @palioinc

LinkedIn: Joseph Greco

Transcript

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0:00.0	Every employee matters, every person, even the most, you know, junior operational, new hire really matters.
0:07.0	When you can help the real leadership, when you can help the real stakeholders understand how they just need to unlock, like, better ways to lead and a little bit more humility and maybe even a new opportunity to bring somebody else in.
0:19.0	You know, and the risk reward becomes way more favorable.
0:22.6	Spartans, listen up.
0:24.1	We need to sleep better.
0:25.1	How do you sleep better?
0:26.6	Never thought about it before.
0:27.6	And so I met Jack.
0:29.1	I met Ascentia.
0:30.1	Pay attention to the mattress to sleep on because it's loaded with chemicals.
0:34.1	Recovery, cooling, and pressure relief, all in one mattress. Up to 60% more deep
0:40.8	and REM sleep. Less inflammation. Faster bounce back. No toxins. No EMFs. No BS. My buddy Jack,
0:49.0	over at Ascentia, he's kind enough to give us a code for the Spartan community. That's Deca.
0:53.6	That's top mother of all of us.
0:55.1	Use Spartan 25, get a discount, prioritize your sleep so you can sleep faster, you can do more
1:00.8	burpees, you can train more, you can get healthier. When you sleep well, you live well.
1:05.5	Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Ducena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.
1:11.3	We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our 10
1:15.9	million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course.
1:19.1	With insight from the smartest, most accomplished experts from every corner of the world.
1:23.4	Get ready to elevate your life today.
1:26.8	Joe DeCenter here, CEO and founder of Spartan, hosted a Hardway podcast.
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