How I Turned Life’s Worst Moments into Awesomeness

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Summary:

In this episode, Joe De Sena and Joshua Peach dive into how to turn your toughest challenges into triumphs!

Joshua shares his journey from rock bottom to unstoppable, proving that being awesome is all about resilience, mindset, and taking action. With Joe’s unique perspective, they explore the power of positivity and the simple steps you can take to crush your limits and start living with purpose.

Tune in for actionable insights that will inspire you to wake up and be awesome every single day!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Joshua’s background & his immigrant roots

01:55 ADHD & hyperactivity as a strength

04:32 Embracing failure & moving on quickly

06:01 The impact of Joe’s podcast on Josh’s life

08:42 Invitation to a Spartan Event

10:49 Joshua’s journey and his family influence

13:29 Joshua’s mission of inspiring others

15:02 The power of positivity

16:39 Changing lives is more rewarding than money

19:05 Social media & online toxicity

20:30 COVID, social media, and daily struggles

24:30 Three daily rituals for a better life

26:38 The story behind "Be Awesome"

Connect to Joshua:

Website: https://www.beausm.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beausm_teetka/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuapeach/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beausm6029/featured

Transcript

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0:00.0	I fail a thousand times. I just don't pay attention to it because I look to find the success.
0:04.0	And people just miss that. And the biggest thing is, I hate the word pivot, but we had to pivot so many different times to live just again in fulfillment, not success.
0:12.0	Everybody talks about success, like this achievable trophy. But to find fulfillment, to choose your tribe right, it's all about reminding people that they're awesome and to be awesome and to do awesome things. And it doesn't mean you need to climb a mountain or do any of that stuff.
0:25.5	It just means be a better human.
0:27.1	Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe DeCena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.
0:33.0	We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our 10 million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course.
0:40.7	With insight from the smartest, most accomplished experts from every corner of the world.
0:44.9	Get ready to elevate your life today.
0:48.5	Joe Descente here, CEO and founder of Spartan and hosts of the Hardway podcast.
0:54.1	I've got my buddy Joshua Peach on.
0:56.3	This guy inspires the world.
0:58.7	Somehow he's got an energy like no other.
1:01.0	He gets people up out of bed, gets some moving, gets them doing things that they otherwise don't want to do.
1:06.5	How you doing?
1:07.0	Welcome aboard.
1:07.9	Doing awesome.
1:08.7	And thank you for the honor to be here.
1:10.6	This is a lot of fun. I like high energy people. So where'd you grow up? Like, did you grow up
1:15.8	next to a power plant maybe and some of that electricity rubbed off? Like, what happened?
1:19.5	Yeah, no, I grew up just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I was raised primarily early years by
1:25.6	my mom and my grandparents, all immigrants I'm first born here
1:28.6	in the United States. Everybody was born in an island off the coast of Morocco, Madeira, and I migrated
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