How to Take Risks with Shane Sparks / COMBAT

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

“I looked in my rearview mirror and said to myself ‘you made $4k today but you hate your job.’ The next day I moved to Arizona and enrolled in radio school,” says Shane Sparks, hall of fame broadcaster and former wrestler.

Spartan Up Combat Series host, Ryan Warner, talks with Shane about taking risks, how to evaluate risk taking and when to pull the trigger. In this episode you’ll learn:

-The right time will never come: You have to seize the opportunity and take a leap of faith

-Fake it until you make it: Even if you lack experience, use your passion and long-term goal to push you through uncomfortable moments

-Cross the Rubicon: If you want something, you have to take it

-What happens if you don’t take risks

About Shane:

Shane Sparks is a hall of fame broadcaster. He’s appeared on ESPN, Big 10 Network and numerous regional wrestling outlets.

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0:00.0	And I looked in the mirror and I just looked at myself, I said,
0:03.7	Shane, you sold three cars today. You made $4,000.
0:09.6	And you hate this.
0:13.0	That was it. Next day,
0:16.0	got enrolled at a radio school in Arizona.
0:18.0	You're listening to Spartan Combat on Spartan Up.
0:28.3	Learn from battle tested combat athletes with your host Ryan Warner.
0:34.0	Spartans! Welcome back to the combat series. This is Ryan Warner, your host. Shane Sparks Hall of Fame Broadcasters back with us today.
0:37.0	And this conversation focuses on how to take risks by telling a story of
0:42.0	Shane moving to Arizona to get into the radio
0:45.0	business which ultimately launched his career. We'll see you next time.
0:49.8	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Headspace.
0:53.4	You deserve to feel happier and Headspace is meditation made simple.
0:58.2	Go to Headspace.com slash Spartan
1:01.0	for a free one month trial with access to head space's full library of
1:05.4	meditations for every situation.
1:08.0	Shane welcome back to the combat series this time I want to talk about taking risks. So let's start with
1:15.9	what was the worst job you had in your 20s before you moved to Arizona to become a
1:20.2	broadcaster? Easiest, that's an easy question I had a couple so I find out that Austin you know find out we're pregnant and I'm 19 almost 20 I believe, if I remember right.
1:33.6	But, um, wow.
1:36.2	I went to work on a forklift and I sucked at it.
1:41.0	I mean, I got these big these big like these humongous pallets of you know
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