How Joe Decker used GOALS to go from homeless to World's Fittest Man / ENDURANCE

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At age 27, Joe Decker was out of shape and out of hope.  He was an alcoholic and drug addict who had just hit rock bottom. Three years later, Joe broke the Guinness Record for World’s Fittest Man. He got there - from out of hope to Fittest Man - by mastering the goal setting process, and that’s the focus for today’s conversation. Host Johnny Waite talks to Joe about: </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Joe’s starting point. As we said, he was at rock bottom and could barely run a mile. He decided to fill the void with fitness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Using baby steps as you climb to reach your goal.  As Joe says, “you have to be able to run a 5k to run 150 miles.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Balancing patience with optimism. What we mean here is, often times the optimism when first setting a goal makes you overwork yourself and potentially burnout.  Joe is all about patience and setting manageable goals. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Executing: After you’ve set a goal, prepared and are at the event, it’s time to get robotic. Get out of your head and focus on the next task. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Background on Joe Decker: Joe Decker is recognized as “The Worlds Fittest Man,” an ultra-endurance power athlete, renowned fitness trainer, and syndicated columnist who has helped thousands of women, men, kids and seniors get into shape and lose weight.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This outdoor workout format that Joe created is the same that he used to break the Guinness World Records® 24-Hour Physical Fitness Challenge in 2000. It works like no other program out there, getting people into the best shape of their lives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Joe believes in leading by example and is a personal testament to overcoming addictions and obstacles. Once overweight and out of shape, Joe transformed his body and his life through an