EP62 - Conversation with Joel Green, pro athlete turned CEO - Turning struggle into strength

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do we let challenges cloud our successes? Why do we overlook the tough work it takes (and lots of hard times) to reach a successful endpoint? And how can we overcome our feelings of failure and stuckness so we can move into action toward the next goal? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s answer these questions in today’s episode of Leadership Live. In a fascinating conversation with Joel Green, CEO and Founder of Pro Level Training we hear about Joel’s retirement from professional basketball to focus on building a business that really makes a difference. He’s the National Director of Nike’s Sports Camps and the author of the book, Filtering, The Way to Extract Strength from Struggle. Listen to his story and how you can learn to filter.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Timestamps:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1:44</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Athlete turned CEO - Joel Green</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2:34</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Success doesn’t happen overnight - it takes time</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3:30</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">We overlook the in-between: the darkest times</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">4:45</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hardest of times - losing a family member at the early age</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">7:18</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Questioning immortality - facing the timeline of your own life</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">9:08</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shifting mindset to challenge yourself </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:50</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Filtering</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">14:09</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Using energy from anger </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">17:16</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anger is a catalyst of change - u