Joe Green, a former Olympic pole vault hopeful, shares how his journey from ambitious athlete to purpose-driven entrepreneur taught him valuable life lessons about failure, faith, and finding peace.

• Growing up in a small mountain town, Joe developed an "aggressive curiosity" that fueled his various pursuits
• Joe describes how witnessing a customer die from a heart attack at 24 sparked his realization that a job isn't everything in life
• "You always end on a failure" – a pole vaulting lesson that taught Joe resilience and quick recovery from setbacks
• "Full speed is safest" – why halfhearted commitment is more dangerous than full commitment in both sports and life
• Finding peace at 28 when retiring from Olympic training to align with his evolving values and purpose
• Joe outlines his "four tethers" theory for stability: physical health (downward), relationships (side-to-side), career (forward), and spiritual (upward)
• The suicide epidemic among youth stems from lack of purpose and self-worth – how to help others find meaning
• Joe and his wife's businesses focus on free enterprise and business ownership as vehicles for positive change
• The importance of creating spaces for civil discourse where people can disagree respectfully and learn from each other

"Whatever you're about to do, you have to be all in."

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