What happens when your identity gets ripped away in an instant?
Dan Marchese was training for the Olympic weightlifting stage when a brutal shoulder injury shattered everything he thought he was. Instead of giving up, he found purpose through pain—becoming a five-time 100-mile ultramarathoner and founder of Infinite Coaching.
In this episode, we talk about how a defining failure can launch you toward your true calling.
🔥 Topics We Cover:
- The injury that ended Dan’s weightlifting career
- How running became his spiritual and mental therapy
- Building Infinite Coaching to help others find purpose
- Identity, faith, and becoming more than what you do
- The discipline of self-auditing your habits
🧠 Quote of the Episode:
“There’s more to running than running. It’s who you become when you keep showing up.”
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