What’s the difference between those who quit and those who commit? At the core it’s one’s ability to tolerate discomfort. Discomfort is the price we pay for resilience. Today, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder of Spartan, a series of high endurance obstacle courses and NY Times bestseller, is here to share techniques to help us build a resilient mind. We discuss:

• Rewiring our minds to run embrace discomfort 
• Tips for  practicing “hard” in everyday life
• Why we need to increase our fear IQ, and 
• Techniques for building resilient families

In our very soft society we need to manufacture some adversity, we need micro doses of tough. - Joe De Sena

Come along with us as we learn how to build a more resilient brain. Listen in now! 

Read Joe's latest book:
10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

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