What does it take to become an Olympian and do those things carry over into success in other endeavors? If anyone knows it’s Mike Miller. He’s CEO of the World Olympian Association, which brings together the 120,000 living Olympic alumni. How do these athletes transition into the business world? Will Spartan become an Olympic sport? The Olympic spirit is strong in SPartan’s international competitions! LESSONS Set a plan. Work hard to achieve the plan. Be motivated by your values. Push yourself in training. Be curious. Keep positive people around you. GO FOR IT - don’t overthink. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying. Approach life the way you would approach training for the Olympics. Be a part of someone else's success LINKS World Olympians Association https://olympians.org/ This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by Powerful Foods. Fuel your active lifestyle with high-protein, no sugar added products, made with natural ingredients. Visit Shop.Spartan.com/Powerful for a 10% OFF any Powerful product, with code SPARTANPOWER. TIME STAMPS 00:00 Introduction with Johnny, Sefra and Col. Nye 00:47 Powerful Foods shop.spartan.com/powerful code SpartanPower 1:17 Interview with Mike Miller 2:45 Transitioning from being an Olympian 4:00 How athleticlic skills translate to business 5:15 Who are you after retirement 6:30 Mentoring programs 7:25 Pushing yourself in training 8:45 Olympic games as a platform to bring people together 10:00 Spartan in the Olympics? 10:32 Powerful Foods break 13:00 Mike Miller Interview continues 14:30 Believe in yourself 15:15 Be determined in life 18:00 Help others to succeed 20:20 Everyone has skills 21:40 Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, and Col. Tim Nye discuss the interview. 26:43 Performance Foods close SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2018 Spartan