What Do the Ironman, Death, and More Than 600 Advisors Have in Common with John Hyland

Between Now and Success · Apr 2, 2018 · 53m

John Hyland was unhappy.

Fresh out of college, the big firm lifestyle of late nights and steak dinners had taken a physical toll. John felt unhealthy and out of shape.

At a tailgate party he heard some friends talking about Ironman races, how impossible they seemed, how no average person could complete one.

"I just had this a-ha moment in my mind," John told me on a recent podcast. "I just had this moment of clarity and said to myself, "I need to do this."

John finished the first of eleven Ironman Triathlons in 2000. The lessons from that transformative experience didn't just improve his…