Ep. 008 

As a former multi-major sponsored triathlete, Chad Cooper competed on the Ironman race circuit and consistently ranked in the top 10% of his bracket nationally. Offered a tryout for the U.S. Ski Team, Chad has an accomplished background in what it takes to perform on the highest levels of athletics and now coaches professional and aspiring athletes from venues such as the NHL, MLB, USAT, and Cyclo-cross fields.

Show highlights:

- Detaching yourself from the pain/excuses you’re going to feel during training or a marathon because it is necessary

- You can’t rely on discipline and talent alone to keep you in the game but more the dedication to your purpose

- Your purpose should not be to attain certain material items but to achieve how you want to feel in the completion of your mission

 - We’re conditioned by society to see the treetops as our goal, the fame, material items, instead of the roots - our drive and effort in the everyday struggle to achieve our goals 

- Do you use the bad hand you were dealt as an excuse or an explanation for why you’re going to overcome?

- Life is about how much you can take and keep moving forward. If you’re focusing on the bad things that happen it will keep you down

- What are you going to do to make the impossible possible

- Why we root for the underdog