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Why Not Almost There? I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. I’m feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance. Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run. Nonetheless, I’m fired up and feel better than ever. Then I see right in front of me— a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but can’t stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed. I have never stopped thinking about that sign but that’s fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves. Who am I? Southside Chicago kid. Young Father (20). Assembly line worker. Found 15 seconds between building cars to study. Graduated. Took 5 years. Created a few companies. Sold two. 800 employees. Created Refuel and Not Almost There to help others.
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
🎧 Joe Chura is an entrepreneur, inventor, and investor philanthropist. He founded and bootstrapped two companies, Launch Digital Marketing and Dealer Inspire, which both became two of the fastest-growing companies in America, earning the #39 spot on the Inc. 500 and #5 ranking on Crain’s Chicago Fast 50. In 2018, Joe sold both businesses to Cars.com in Chicago’s largest acquisition of the year, and he continues to lead their growth and innovation today as CEO. Joe’s passion is using his leadership and health and fitness experiences to help others achieve their goals, including starting an event REFUEL in December 2017, the Not Almost There Podcast in January 2021, and another event GO which was held in August of 2021.
→IN THIS EPISODE… Joe shares with you an incredible lesson he learned from a powerful documentary that has become a life-altering mantra, "If not now, when?" He also recaps his event, GO, a one-of-a-kind day that incorporated activity with motivation. He delivered on what he promised, which was to have those who attended sweat, reflect, and be inspired. Joe also had captivating speakers; Rich Roll, Jordan Burroughs, and Cedric King, and he breaks down who they are, what they talked about, and lessons they imparted to the audience that you can use as well.
🔍 Breakdown with Joe Chura:
Chapter 1 (0:00) Joe Introduces the episode
Chapter 2 (5:11) Learning from a documentary
Chapter 3 (12:16) Learning from event, GO.
Chapter 4 (13:16) Learning from Rich Roll
Chapter 5 (14:13) Learning from Jordan Burroughs
Chapter 6 (15:20) Learning from Cedric King
Chapter 7 (17:31) Joe Wraps up the Episode
Material Referenced in this interview:
→Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
→The Making Point by Cedric King
→https://www.notalmostthere.com/podcasts/rich-roll/
→https://www.notalmostthere.com/podcasts/jordan-burroughs/
→ https://www.notalmostthere.com/
👊 To learn more about Not Almost There by visiting this link
→ Not Almost There http://notalmostthere.com/
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→Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joe_chura/
→Facebook https://www.facebook.com/notalmostthere/
→Twitter http://twitter.com/joechura