009: Zach Fucale - The Importance of Creating a System and How to Live Sisu (Pro Hockey Player)

Zach Fucale is a professional hockey goaltender currently under contract with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. At just 25 years of age, Zach has already had an illustrious hockey career, appearing in nearly 200 professional games since being a second round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2013. Prior to being drafted, Zach was among the winningest goalies in QMJHL history while winning QMJHL and Memorial Cup Championships. Internationally, Zach has also won gold medals with Canada in three different tournaments, the Ivan Hlinka U18 (2012), World Junior Championships (2015), and Spengler Cup (2016, 2019).

Off the ice, Zach is equally impressive. He is a co-founder of Living Sisu, a company dedicated to educating people about the importance of daily physical activity and making it more accessible to all (Membership is free!). In addition to the company, he has been an active voice in the community and podcasting, using his platform to spread positive messages and share valuable information. He epitomizes the values of Learn II Perform: He’s an avid reader, high performer, great personality, and a wealth of knowledge.

In this episode, Zach shares his strategy to achieving and sustaining high performance, the significance of improving 1.5%, his personal nutrition journey, and how “Sisu” applies to everything in life.

Topics:
[4:00] What constitutes high performance: “Being a high performer, you deliver”
[6:53] The number one pillar to high performance is to create a system
[12:11] 1.5% can make or break your career
[15:33] Why sleep is Zach’s top performance habit
[21:32] Better than biohacking: Listen to your body
[32:10] Experimenting with nutrition: From vegan to carnivore
[40:36] Forget vegan vs carnivore: The enemy is processed foods
[44:00] Lifelong learning and Living Sisu
[52:53] Getting in touch with Zach and Living Sisu
[55:09] Zach’s advice for optimizing health, happiness, and performance

Get in touch with Zach:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach_fucale/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fucale31

Find out more about Living Sisu:
Website: https://www.livingsisu.com/en/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living.sisu/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/livingsisu

Find out more about Learn II Perform:
Website: https://learniiperform.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com//braedenostepchuk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braedenostepchuk/

Thank you all for joining me on this journey to lifelong health, happiness, and higher performance. And remember, always be grateful, love yourself, and serve others.