#556 Joe De Sena

Episode 556 Joe De Sena is a First Class Father, Founder and CEO of Spartan Race. Spartan Race is a series of obstacle courses with varying degrees of distance and difficulty. Spartan hosts more than 200 events in 45 countries across the world, with over one million annual participants. Joe is also a New York Times best selling author of “Spartan Up”, “Spartan Fit” and “The Spartan Way”. He currently has a new book available “10 Rules For Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families”. Before becoming involved in Ultra Events, Joe was a businessman and stock trader. His passion for long-distance events grew so rapidly that In one year he completed fifty ultra events and fourteen Ironmans. In this Episode, Joe shares his fatherhood journey which includes four kids. He describes the importance of teaching his kids resilience and self discipline. He discusses the need for kids to fail-forward in order to grow. He talks about how Spartan Race managed through the pandemic and his plans for the future. He offers some great advice for new or about to be Dads and more! 10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0063063360/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0063063360 Subscribe to First Class Fatherhood and watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCD6cjYptutjJWYlM0Kk6cQ?sub_confirmation=1 SPONSORS: SeatGeek - https://seatgeek.com Promo Code: FirstClass Save: $20 off tickets MY PILLOW - https://www.mypillow.com Promo Code: Fatherhood Save Up To 66% Off 1-800-875-0219 More Ways To Listen - https://linktr.ee/alec_lace Follow me on instagram - https://instagram.com/alec_lace?igshid=ebfecg0yvbap For information about becoming a Sponsor of First Class Fatherhood please hit me with an email: FirstClassFatherhood@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support