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Episode 116

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29th Oct 2019

116. David Tao- Your Passion and Finding Focus on Your Aspirations

In this episode, we meet David Tao, the Co-Founder of Barbend, Partner at Jakk Media, and proudly a “Forbes Under 30” awardee.  David joins us in sharing his experiences in his journey to where he has found himself today.  David expresses his passion of CrossFit and how it’s status in the fitness industry has evolved, and how it led to him co-founding his fitness and strength sports news site, Barbend. We explore David’s insight of discussing how to find your inner passion and why having a focus in life is a helpful foundation in life.  Being a fitness enthusiast, David passionately shares his thoughts on nutrition and dietary science in a modern age.



🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM ADVERSITY 

David answered, “It's completely okay to hit a dead end. The first step is recognizing that they exist, and they exist for everyone at some point in life.”                                                                                                                                                                                                      

      

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Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.