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MOAM 011 : Adam Bohach | Being different gives you competitive advantage

Jun 10, 2015 · 42 minutes

Adam spent his early life growing up in a rural Iowa town called Spillville (pop.350). Adam began running in 10th grade when his friends convinced him to choose cross country over football. That fateful decision would change his life forever. Since then Adam hasn't stopped running. He has competed on all levels and at all distances, ranging from the mile to the 56 mile Comrade's Ultra Marathon. Adam has also combined his love of running with swimming and biking to become a professional triathlete, a title he has held since 2012. Aside from endurance sports, Adam is a passionate high school biology teacher, coach and massage therapist. Having served two years in the U.S. Peace Corps, he also loves traveling and learning about other people and places around the world. “You need find something thats gonna make you different, you gotta create some kind of separation between and everybody else that’s out there." In this episode you'll learn... His Journey after college in the peace corps in South Africa for 2 years How he became a professional Tri-Athlete, he spent years training, then personal coach/trainer How he finds balance in his life as a coach, His realization that instead of viewing life as a sprint its really a marathon. We sometimes need to just slow down and enjoy it. His transition from college to the “real world” and how it is super influenced by our previous generation. It is up to us to define what the “real world” really is. Why it was important for him to expose himself to different things instead of the homogenous nature of small-town Iowa. The importance of listening and observing those around you to get feedback and apply it to your present circumstance The importance of patience and how his experience abroad opened him up to this perspective. Advice he got on finding and pursuing your passion and how to develop it so that eventually you become an export in a specific niche. The Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset and how failure contributes to growth Don’t seek affirmation from other people because it will mess with your own personal definition of success. He tells the story of how he and his parents conflicted with his decision to go to the peace corps How productivity isn’t only about work. It’s about building your relationships What he teaches his runners as a coach The misconception of happiness. Happiness shouldn’t confused with being comfortable. Hard work and goal setting parallels wit

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