Episode #353

A Masterclass on Risk-Reward with Certified Badass, Father, Husband, and Champion Endurance Athlete Travis Macy

Key Takeaways

Weigh the risk of action against the often-overlooked risk of inaction when pursuing meaningful goals.

Life is a team sport—intentionally choose your inner circle and both give and accept support.

Failures from bold risks become valuable lessons that shape future success and living life on your terms.

Top Quotes

Life is a team sport.

You get to pick your team.

Look for reasons why you can, not reasons why you can't.

Episode Summary

The path to success is riddled with risk. I invited the one and only Travis Macy to share with you true stories of success and failure and how to leverage risk for greater success.

Travis Macy is a speaker, coach, professional endurance athlete, and author of “The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life.”

This finisher of over 130 ultra-endurance events in 17 countries was a former classroom teacher with a Master’s degree in Education.

His racing and adventure exploits have been covered by The New York Times, ABC, Penthouse Magazine, Runner’s World, Adventure Sports Magazine, Competitor Magazine, UltraRunning Magazine, Trail Runner Magazine, and Breathe Magazine, among others.

After six long years, Travis is finally back on the Success Through Failure podcast!

This special crossover episode with The Travis Macy Show is all about risks. Here, Travis and I will share some personal risks we’ve taken and the lessons we’ve learned when things worked and— more importantly— when they didn’t.

If you’re currently contemplating on taking a big risk— or if you’re afraid of taking one— this episode is for you, so don’t miss it. Tune in now!

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