{"podcast":{"title":"The Hard Way With Joe De Sena","slug":"the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456","podcast_index_feed_id":741456,"rss_url":"https://spartanuppodcast.libsyn.com/rss?b43d=1590604861","website_url":"https://www.spartan.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/c/c/e/5ccebb675db9d90a88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Joe_High-Res.jpg","author":"Spartan Races","episode_count":1010,"summary":"Learn the Spartan mindset. Founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe seeking and answers authors, academics, athletes, adventurers, entrepreneurs, CEOs and thought leaders. It will shift your thinking, make you laugh and and give you the tools you need. He's on a mission to find the secrets to success in all aspects of life. Not only does Joe interview epic people, he has brought together an amazing panel to break down and analyze every aspect of these interviews. We give you the ultimate blueprint and action steps to assimilating these powerful conversations into your own life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T10:19:24.093126+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456"},"episode":{"title":"What Smart People Miss Under Pressure: Chitra Nawbatt on EQ, Pivots, and Unwritten Rules","slug":"what-smart-people-miss-under-pressure-chitra-nawbatt-on-eq-pivots-and-unwritten-rules","published_at":"2025-12-30T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456/what-smart-people-miss-under-pressure-chitra-nawbatt-on-eq-pivots-and-unwritten-rules","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456","url":"https://spartanuppodcast.libsyn.com/what-smart-people-miss-under-pressure-chitra-nawbatt-on-eq-pivots-and-unwritten-rules","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/spartanuppodcast/Chitra_Nawbatt_Full_Audio_-_V1.mp3?dest-id=227025","summary":"Being smart won't save you when pressure shows up. Why intelligence fails without discipline, ownership, and the ability to read what isn't written? CodeBreaker Mindset author, former investment banker, journalist, and venture partner Chitra Nawbatt talks with Joe De Sena about making decisions under stress, voluntary versus forced pivots, and why comfort keeps capable people stuck. The focus is on simple rules, earned judgment, and building discipline that holds when conditions get hard. Things You'll Learn: How to recognize unwritten rules before they cost you momentum How to make decisions under pressure instead of freezing or defaulting to comfort How to build discipline that allows you to pivot before life forces it Tools & Frameworks Covered : CodeBreaker Mindset: A discipline for reading unwritten rules before they break you Voluntary vs. Forced Pivots: A rule for moving early instead of waiting for failure to decide for you Pattern Recognition Under Pressure: A method for making cleaner decisions when stress and noise increase If this episode moved you, don't just listen. Do something about it. Sign up. Show up. Do the work. Spartan.com. No more excuses. Chitra Nawbatt is a multidisciplinary executive known for building businesses, guiding leaders through high-stakes decisions, and developing the CodeBreaker Mindset framework. Her career spans investing, media creation, and interviewing top leaders on growth, innovation, and resilience. She represents the themes of strategic pressure, personal reinvention, and disciplined mindset transformation. Connect to Chitra Nawbatt : Website: https://www.chitranawbatt.com/about-chitra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chitranawbatt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChitraNawbattPage LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com…","meta_description":"Being smart won't save you when pressure shows up. Why intelligence fails without discipline, ownership, and the ability to read what isn't written? CodeB…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456/episodes/what-smart-people-miss-under-pressure-chitra-nawbatt-on-eq-pivots-and-unwritten-rules/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hard-way-with-joe-de-sena-741456/what-smart-people-miss-under-pressure-chitra-nawbatt-on-eq-pivots-and-unwritten-rules.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}