Episode
Ep. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
47:14
Published: Tue Jul 01 2014
Description
Joe De Sena is the co-founder of The Death Race, Spartan Race (1M+ competitors), and more. Among other things, he has personally completed the famously grueling Iditarod dogsledding race...by FOOT. What about the Badwater Ultramarathon, Vermont 100, and Lake Placid Ironman? He did all of those in ONE WEEK. The man is a maniac, but he's also strategic and tactical. This episode covers his story, as well as his approaches to grit, endurance, and building empires.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapters
This podcast features a conversation about the parallels between competing in a Spartan Race and thriving in one's personal and professional life.
00:00 - 04:48 (04:48)
Summary
This podcast features a conversation about the parallels between competing in a Spartan Race and thriving in one's personal and professional life. The hosts also discuss the mnemonic device "during hardship, the devil eats flies," and the current offer from Athletic Greens.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The host shares his personal journey of how his mother’s influence led him to focus on health and wellness.
04:48 - 11:54 (07:06)
Summary
The host shares his personal journey of how his mother’s influence led him to focus on health and wellness. He also talks about his family and their connection with organized crime.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker reflects on how he learned to apply his education from Cornell to his swimming pool and construction business, as well as the valuable advice he received from a judge who took an interest in his business.
11:54 - 14:59 (03:04)
Summary
The speaker reflects on how he learned to apply his education from Cornell to his swimming pool and construction business, as well as the valuable advice he received from a judge who took an interest in his business.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The founder of a pool business shares how a order from a man who became one of his great friends and inspirations helped him turn his business around right before it went out of business.
14:59 - 19:35 (04:36)
Summary
The founder of a pool business shares how a order from a man who became one of his great friends and inspirations helped him turn his business around right before it went out of business.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Joe De Sena shares how he left Wall Street to start a family and become an entrepreneur through creating the Death Race and Spartan Race events that offer opportunities for people with fire in their belly.
19:35 - 27:59 (08:23)
Summary
Joe De Sena shares how he left Wall Street to start a family and become an entrepreneur through creating the Death Race and Spartan Race events that offer opportunities for people with fire in their belly.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Death Race was a race created by the founders of the Spartan Race as an extreme endurance challenge, with very few people successfully completing it each year.
27:59 - 34:22 (06:23)
Summary
The Death Race was a race created by the founders of the Spartan Race as an extreme endurance challenge, with very few people successfully completing it each year. The Spartan Race was created to bring that same level of challenge and grit to the masses, with a focus on getting people healthy and off the couch.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker describes his experience running the Badwater Ultramarathon, which is known as the world's toughest foot race.
34:22 - 37:54 (03:31)
Summary
The speaker describes his experience running the Badwater Ultramarathon, which is known as the world's toughest foot race. He also reflects on his skills and what people consider him world-class at.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, the host and guest discuss the influence books have had on their lives and explore the correlation between a strong work ethic and success, using examples from their personal experiences.
37:54 - 43:47 (05:52)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the host and guest discuss the influence books have had on their lives and explore the correlation between a strong work ethic and success, using examples from their personal experiences.
EpisodeEp. 16 - Joe De Sena on Grit, Endurance, and Building Empires
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss discusses the impact his work has had on people's lives and the importance of reaching more individuals to inspire them to make positive changes in their own lives.
43:47 - 47:10 (03:23)
Summary
Tim Ferriss discusses the impact his work has had on people's lives and the importance of reaching more individuals to inspire them to make positive changes in their own lives. He also encourages listeners to check out his podcast and website for more content.