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The World's Strongest One Armed Man Logan Aldridge May 05, 2020

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At 13 years of age Logan lost his arm in a wakeboarding accident - has that limited his life? Nope- not at all! You may not be able to control the adversity you face, but that doesn't mean you don't control your destiny! In this interview, he discusses how he will never accept the expectations of others and is dedicated to spreading awareness and opportunities through education. Logan says you have to accept the reality of the situation, be grateful for the abundance that you have, be mindful what you focus on, and always keep learning. As he states, "the deterrent or the interest (of what I do) does not come or stem from having one arm or what I'm capable of doing- it's just what I'm interested in and I will figure out the rest later." As his mom said right after the accident- "Logan, it's just an arm." You are more capable than you believe and can conquer any obstacle on the course or in life.

LESSONS

Accept the reality of the situation
Be mindful of the words you use
Be grateful for abundance
Be mindful what you focus on
Live in a "growth mindset"
Always keep learning
Don't accept the expectations
You're more capable than you believe
Conquer obstacles on the course and in life

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LINKS - Adaptive and Inclusive Training Certificate Course https://www.adaptivetrainingacademy.com/adaptive-inclusive-training-course/ - Adaptive Training Academy homepage https://www.adaptivetrainingacademy.com/ - ATA Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/adaptivetraining/ - My personal Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/aldridgelogan/

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Sefra Alexandra introduces this episode at Bob Ross's lake

0:34 5.11 TACTICAL intro

1:00 Joe introduces this weeks guest

2:00 Losing his arm at 13

3:15 Accepting the reality of the situation

4:30 Dealing with initial disbelief

5:45 It's just an arm

7:45 Having a supportive community

9:15 Fixed versus growth mindset

11:15 Adaptive athletes in competitions

12:20 5.11 TACTICAL Break

13:40 Weight training & corporate America

15:00 Starting a 3D printing company with prosthetics

16:00 Working to inspire others around health & wellness

17:00 Functional training for quality of life

19:00 Spreading awareness and opportunity for adaptive education

20:40 Demonstrating what's possible & motivation

22:30 Believing in your capabilities

24:00 A tale from Normandy beach

25:30 Unstoppable ambition

27:00 Adaptive Training Academy goes online

29:50 Sefra the Seed Huntress reviews lessons learned

31:30 5.11 TACTICAL Close

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Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena & Sefra Alexandra

...Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are social distance canoeing

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra

Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

Learning to Walk Again //SPARTAN COMBAT ep 003 May 02, 2020

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Mike Barwis is a strength and conditioning guru. He's trained Olympic athletes in over 40 sports, works with pro teams such as the Red Wings and Mets, and is the CEO of Barwis Performance Centers. On this episode, we focus on the work Mark did with Brock Mealer. Brock was involved in a car accident in 2009 and was paralyzed from the waist down. After 2 years of physical therapy, Brock was unable to walk. Then he met Mike Barwis. Tune in to hear the full story.

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Kwame Christian How to Negotiate Everything - Live ZOOM recording May 01, 2020

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Kwame Christian is a master negotiator, and he is all about helping you become one too. He is the bestselling author of "No One Will Play With Me - Finding Confidence in Conflict", and host of the #1 negotiation podcast in the world, "Negotiate Anything". We cover much more than just business negotiation in this episode, focusing on family and personal dynamics that may be especially challenging in current times.

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wine 4 Runners, learn more at Wine4Runners.com/spartan

Key Takeaways

We are always negotiating

Generosity is on of the best negotiation techniques

Listening is so important

Unarticulated expectations lead to disappointment

Negotiation skills can be learned ad practiced

Shifting from Fear of Failure to Fear of Regret

Best Things in Life are on Other Side of Difficult Conversations

Time Stamps...

1:20 Interview starts

3:00 What drew Kwame to negotiation

4:00 What is Negotiation

5:07 Negotiation skills

6:31 Kwame's Podcasts - A FREE resource, including one specifically for women

7:30 How to recognize a negotiation situation

8:43 How to best approach a negotiation

9:18 Why generosity is one of the best negotiation techniques

10:34 Importance of listening

12:10 How to build reciprocity

14:30 Everything is a negotiation

15:20 Family negotiations during lockdown

16:06 UNARTICULATED EXPECTATIONS

16:45 #1 Reason for Breakdown of Relationships

17:58 Best way to initiate sensitive conversations

19:01 Different communications styles and needs

21:07 Giving somebody something they can't give themselves

21:55 What is empathy and why it matters

25:00 Ike's Question : mistaking my kindness for weakness

27:15 Framing the conversation

29:35 Two Parts of Negotiation : Value Creation and Value Dividing

31:10 Marion's Question : elaborating on how to approach value dividing part

32:08 Example of sticking to your position while still being curious

36:28 How to Practice Your Negotiation Skills

37:30 Asking for Feedback after difficult conversations

39:30 Being successful without being articulate

40:42 Shift from Fear of Failure to Fear of Regret

42:13 Viewing Conflict as Opportunity

44:00 Biggest myth about body language

45:55 Letting go of a bad opportunity to find the right opportunity

47:00 Best things in life are on other side of difficult conversations

50:20 Importance of perspective and space

53:18 Recognizing our patterns of conflict and pre-negotiating challenging situations

54:10 Jen Goodman book : "Freeing Yourself From Conflict"

55:24 Kwame's contact info and resources

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Zoom Session producers – Marion Abrams & Johnny Waite

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Marion Abrams, Sefra Alexandra & Colonel Nye

Mini: How to Get Things in Control with Dr. Lara Pence / MIND Apr 29, 2020

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When things feel really out of our control, we often move into a position of helplessness. We can operate from a victim mindset, throw our hands up, and believe that we've got zero power. The truth is, there are absolutely going to be times in your life when things happen outside of you that are not in your control. However, there are ways that you can shift your perspective to give yourself a sense of greater control. By considering the things that are in your control and implementing greater agency over your emotional response, you can put yourself in the driver seat again.

LESSONS: Sometimes there will be things in your life that you cannot control - when this happens perspective is key. Exercise self-agency by thinking of all the things that you can control, rather than what is out of your control. Remember, something that you can always control is your emotional response. So respond to your own emotions with clarity and strength.

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James Altucher and Joe De Sena: What are They Doing Now? Apr 28, 2020

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Entrepreneur, chess master and angel investor James has had a number of great successes, used his winnings and then found himself back at zero again. Each of these times he used his creativity and ingenuity to find another opportunity and make it happen. Life is like an ultra marathon with many peaks and valleys to ascend and descend. Enjoy it all! Sometimes it's not even about being the smartest, but about being the most agile.

LESSONS 90% of communication is non-verbal Be able to play with possibility not certainty Three skills to money: making it, keeping it, growing it Investment decisions and deciding correctly Combine skill sets to create something unique Podcasts are the wild west of radio When you get knocked down, keep getting up Take "two steps back" to observe your situation Exercise your creativity muscle daily | write 10 ideas a day Enjoy difficult situations You don't have to be the smartest, be the most agile

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LINKS The James Altucher Show https://omny.fm/shows/the-james-altucher-show

TIME STAMPS 1:25 GONEROGUESNACKS.COM intro 3:15 Changing behaviors 6:00 The backdoor into the Ivy Leagues 10:00 College Card start-up 12:00 Changing business climates in quarantine 13:30 Shifting to the remote landscape 15:00 Owning a comedy club 16:15 HBO & building websites for Fortune 500 18:15 Three skills to money 20:15 Going broke & 9/11 21:05 GONEROGUESNACKS.COM break 22:20 Software to model the stock market 23:30 Writing financial books 25:20 Combing skill sets to forge something new 27:00 The Wild West of radio 28:45 bad economy & uncertainty 30:34 Taking two steps back 31:30 Exercising creativity & 10 ideas a day 36:00 How to start a podcast 39:45 Cultural ultra marathon runner

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CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena. Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are at his comedy club, social distance of course. Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty * 300 is a number we honor here at Spartan ;)

Even Olympians Have Self-Doubt // SPARTAN COMBAT ep 002 Apr 25, 2020

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Do you ever sit and wonder if the elite among us experience self-doubt? I know I do and on this episode we talk with 2008 Olympian Andy Hrovat about a trying 14-month period of his life leading up to the 2008 Olympic trials. During that time Andy lost and regained his place on Team USA. The big takeaway for me is that we all experience self-doubt and by battling through those fears and insecurities, we become a different person in the process.

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Fear is Nothing to Fear with Kristen Ulmer - Live Zoom recording Apr 24, 2020

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Kristen Ulmer knows a lot about fear. As one of the top extreme skiers in the world, Kristen has stared at death and dropped in anyway. But she says her scariest time ever was when she thought her marriage was over, and that the prospect of starting a speaking career was as terrifying as any mountain. In this episode, Kristen shares experiences and lessons that appear in her bestselling book "The Art Of Fear : Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What To Do About It" and personal stories from her extraordinary life. She also says "Smart people learn from their experience. Really smart people learn from people who have learned from their experience, and I have a LOT of experience!"

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CREDITS: Zoom Session producers – Marion Abrams & Johnny Waite Hosts: Johnny Waite, Marion Abrams, Sefra Alexandra & Colonel Nye

Mini: Building Mental Flexibility Apr 23, 2020

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We train our bodies and focus on flexibility so that we prevent injury, recover better, and perform at our optimum. But we must also build mental flexibility for the same reason: It prevents us from getting stuck, helps to build resilience, and allows us to perform better in life. There are a few ways that you can work on building this cognitive flexibility. First, challenge the norm. Certain ways of thinking may be in place because "it's always been that way." Challenge this by exposing yourself to new ways of doing and thinking. Practice tolerating the discomfort you feel by doing this more regularly and your capacity for mental flexibility will increase!

LESSONS:

Mental flexibility is important because it allows you to shift perspective and tolerate that which feels different.

Increase your mental flexibility by doing things a new way and putting yourself in a position of challenge.

The more exposed you are to situations that challenge your current line of thinking the stronger your cognitive flexibility will be. .

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Production Team: Heather Knox, Knox Creative; Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Host: Dr. Lara Pence

Synopsis: Dr. Lara Pence

How Spartan is Facing Challenge: Joe De sena, Carola Jain & Mike Lunardeli Apr 21, 2020

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The world is facing a new paradigm and as a global events / racing company we at Spartan have had to pivot and pivot quickly to adapt. Today Joe De Sena, our host & the CEO of Spartan, speaks with Spartan's Chief Marketing Officer Carola Jain and our host Col. Tim Nye speaks with Spartan's VP of Merchandise Mike Lunardeli. We ask how Spartan as a company and a culture is stepping up to face its current business challenges. We have been learning & talking about resilience, performance under pressure, and facing up to difficult challenges for years on this podcast - now we get to see Spartan put these lessons into action. What has been going on from the inside and how as a company and global community we are forging forward and taking on obstacles as they arise. Until we can race again, the trends have shifted to online content, home gyms and a massive surge in the desire to own your own equipment. Spartans will come back from this, a stronger community than ever. Take care of eachother, take care of yourself and keep moving! Aroo.

LESSONS

Pivot quickly
Take care of your community
Be creative with content
Try new things
Build a good team
Train where you are
Find the best version of yourself
Keep moving!
Give it your all

LINKS

https://shop.spartan.com/

This episode is brought to you by WINE4RUNNERS.COM/SPARTAN

TIME STAMPS

0:00 The pod team introduces this special episode via zoom

2:35 WINE4RUNNERS.COM/SPARTAN intro

3:05 Interview begins with Spartan CMO Carola Jain

3:55 the reality for Spartan

5:05How to keep a largely furloughed staff motivated

6:40 How kids are understanding this situation

7:40 How do we take care of our community

8:55 A 50,000 ft view of what's going on at Spartan

9:05 Shifting to online content & demand for equipment

13.55 Spartan at the forefront of social media reframing

15:40 Assessing the "new normal"

17:25 Two areas Joe feels like he "failed"

19.25 WINE4RUNNERS.COM/SPARTAN break

20:25 Part 2 begins with Colonel Nye & VP of Merchandise Mike Lunardeli

19:25 Getting people to find a better version of themselves

21:55 How Spartan Merch began & developed

23:55 Positioning Spartan as a global fitness brand

25:55 Best sellers - and providing global access

27:25 Shifting landscape with the shutdown

28:55 New trend of creating home gyms

33:55 working overtime and giving it our all

35:55 discounts & race deals- optimism & hope

38:05 The Colonel, Johnny, Marion & Sefra discuss the interview

42:35 Spartan Up community leaning in everyday at 2pm EST on zoom : 510-734-9695

44:25 WINE4RUNNERS.COM/SPARTAN Close

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Define Your Ethos // SPARTAN COMBAT ep 001 Apr 18, 2020

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Learn how to build and define your personal philosophy with the Iron Cowboy, James Lawrence. James completed 50 Ironman distance races in 50 states in 50 days. As a kid, James wrestled throughout high school and into college before embarking on a life as a world-renowned ultra-distance athlete.

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