Ep 29: Joel Runyon on Pushing Yourself to do the Impossible

Joel Runyon is an endurance athlete and entrepreneur. He's the founder of IMPOSSIBLE ®, a performance lifestyle brand dedicated to helping people push their limits and do something impossible. In 2017, Joel became the youngest person to run an ultra marathon on every continent while raising $200k+ for education non-profit initiatives around the world.

Quotes:

"What is the most difficult thing you can do relatively soon?"

"How you do anything is how you do everything."

Topics Discussed:

Early beginnings of life & entrepreneurship The start of IMPOSSIBLE Getting into endurance racing Not being able to get a job at StarbucksSoftening failure - good or bad idea?The stories we tell ourselves that hold us back Quitting not being an optionUsing commitments to accomplish goalsBuilding trust with yourselfOverriding painGoal setting - the IMPOSSIBLE ListFinding hard things that are worth doingAsking the question - "What would make my life a good story?" Running a marathon on each continentLessons learned from nature & our relationship with it Getting stuck in Doha, Qatar, without a passport 

Resources Mentioned:

Book: A Million Miles in a 1000 Years - Donald MillerBook: Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber - Mark TwightBook: Mindset Podcast: Lex FridmanPodcast: Michael MaliceJoel's websiteJoel's BlogJoel's Performance Apparel + SupplementsJoel's Fitness TrainingJoel's PhilanthropyJoel's InstagramJoel's TwitterJoel's FacebookIMPOSSIBLE Instagram IMPOSSIBLE Twitter IMPOSSIBLE FacebookIMPOSSIBLE YouTubeCamelbakOncloud shoesShot BloksPatagoniaGORUCK BagsArc'teryx

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