Zachary Garner on Survival, Service, and High-Stakes Endurance After Near Death
A stiff knee looked like a minor problem. Two days later, it was swelling toward the size of a basketball. Then doctors opened it and found an infection eating him from the inside out. Zachary Garn...
29 Apr 27min
Jim Baird on Arctic Survival, Alone, and Owning Bad Decisions
Pinned against Arctic cliffs with no way out, Jim Baird realized the truth too late. One bad decision had put him and his brother in a position where no one was coming to help. In this episode of T...
22 Apr 21min
Discipline After Amputation: Green Beret Nick Lavery on Ownership and Performance
Machine gun rounds took his right leg in Afghanistan. Nick Lavery decided that wasn't the end. He's an active-duty Green Beret with 5th Special Forces Group, and he went back to the teams as an above-...
15 Apr 23min
Dr. Layne Norton on Intensity, Nutrition, and Why Consistency Wins
Most people in the gym aren't training hard enough. Dr. Layne Norton has competed in bodybuilding and powerlifting for over two decades, holds a PhD in nutrition, and says the biggest driver of progre...
8 Apr 21min
Discipline After Combat Injury: Rules for Ownership and Resilience
When everything breaks, excuses disappear and standards are exposed. Joe De Sena sits down with Johnnie Yellock, Air Force Combat Controller, combat search and rescue operator, IED survivor, Spartan ...
24 Mars 20min
Discipline at 8,000 Meters: David Göttler on Everest, Ego, and Turning Back
Quitting at the right time takes more discipline than pushing to the top. Elite high-altitude mountaineer David Göttler talks with Joe De Sena about turning around 100 meters from Everest without ox...
17 Mars 23min
Under Fire: Discipline When Everything Breaks
Hard moments expose your standards fast, and this episode shows what discipline looks like when the stakes are life or death. Retired Staff Sergeant Jose Sanchez sits down with Joe to break down the m...
11 Mars 21min
Standards Over Wins: Discipline, Recovery, and Growth in Competitive Youth Sports
Winning early often creates weak habits later. Veteran coach and founder of Changing the Game Project, John O'Sullivan, joins Joe De Sena to explain how coaches and parents lose athletes by lowering e...
3 Mars 22min
