The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan founder Joe De Sena talks with Brian Johnson, the Heroic Philosopher CEO, about building anti-fragile confidence, forging strength through challenges, and gaining emotional stamina. They discuss closing the gap between who we are and who we want to be, living each day with virtue and intensity, and taking control of one's life. The episode provides actionable advice for overcoming obstacles and living without regrets.

Bestselling author Michael Easter joins Joe De Sena to explore the dangers of our addiction to comfort in the modern world. They discuss how technologies like social media and junk food hijack our brains using psychological tricks. They debate controversial solutions like taxing junk food and mandatory military service. This thought-provoking discussion will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about comfort.

Motivational speaker and author, Craig Siegel, discusses the power of choice, the transformative effects of hard work, taking action to find your true self, work-life balance, and the importance of reinventing yourself in this entertaining podcast.

Joe De Sena sits down with Co-Director of Christspiracy, Kameron Waters who talks about his upcoming film which he and his co-director bought back from Netflix making it the first of its kind to do so. This is the sequel to the popular Seaspiracy, What the Health and Cowspiracy which explores The Spirituality Secret kept hidden for thousands of years. To help Kameron buy the movie back from Netflix they are launching a kickstarter which you can find here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christspiracy/christspiracy-the-spirituality-secret?ref=1l5hn3

Jessie Kanzer, author of UNLOCKING YOUR INNER ZELENSKY, shares life lessons from Volodymyr Zelensky. They discuss Zelensky's journey from actor to leader, the power of effective messaging, and the importance of hard work and gratitude. They also share experiences in an office fearing Russian kidnapping and a unique idea for protesting the war.

On this episode Joe De Sena interviews Eric Frohardt who is a retired Navy Seal and purple heart recipient. Eric talks about his time in active service and his transition to becoming COO of Defy. Episode presented by Mudgear.

On this episode of The Hard Way Joe De Sena sits down with Ed Hajim, a successful Wall Street executive who persevered through some of life's hardest tests as a young child.   Ed was kidnapped by his father at 3 years old and left in foster care and continued to fight through all the obstacles in front of him to now living a life of giving back to younger generations. In his latest book, The Island of the Four P's, he created a fable that helps prepare the youth for their future.    To learn more about Ed or buy a copy of his book visit: https://www.edhajim.com/

Joe brings on longtime friend and an original Spartan; Zach Even Esh. Joe and Zach talk about why it's important to toughen up in modern times and what the reasons are for the increase of softness in society.

Andrea Miller is the founder and CEO of YourTango, an independent, purpose-driven publisher focused on relationships, emotional resilience, love, and self-empowerment tha attracts more than 23 million unique visitors each month organically. Joe and Andrea talk about the loneliness epidemic and how the modern tools out there have made fostering relationships more difficult than ever. For more info head to: https://www.yourtango.com/ 

Joe interviews Angelo Poli who is the founder of Metabolic Profiling (MetPro), which is an advanced methodology that analyzes a person’s specific response to diet and activity, and adjusts based on their personal needs and goals. Angelo breaks down his process for helping thousands of people achieve their goal weight and how the metabolism works differently for every single person. For more info head to: metpro.co/spartan