Veteran Firefighter & Station Officer: Haisley O'Leary | Effective leadership. Channelling grief into super powers. Methods to thrive under pressure.

“I feel like I’ve been doing it my entire life, and I still have that passion. When I wake up in the morning and go into the fire station I... I’m, you know, living the dream!”Haisely O’Leary is clearly stoked to be Station Officer at New Plymouth Fire Station 61, New Zealand. Husband to legendary Ultra Marathon Runner; Lisa Tamati, it’s no surprise that Haisely is also not a stranger to pavement pounding across disturbing distances - we catch-up whilst he’s in training for an upcoming, EPIC 100-mile race. Good luck with that, Haisely!What’s the driving force behind Haisley’s storied 25-year career in the FENZ and what can be learned from an individual who has fostered long-term comradery and respect from colleagues without the ‘Alpha’ style approach to leadership?What makes one choose to run for that long?!Having ran (limped..) a measly marathon distance myself and experienced the loopiness that can go on in the brain department during 4 hours+ in the hamster wheel, I’d long ago formed the opinion that people who were willing to spend THAT much time in the saddle are just as likely to be running away from something as they are ‘toward’…There’s a lot to unpack and learn from this unassuming everyday hero. I hope you enjoy the episode.Show notesHaisley’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haisleyj/?hl=enFor anyone interested in getting into running, improving your times and technique or you might already be in-training for an event: Lisa Tamati (Haisley’s Wife) is offering Doing Epic Stuff listeners a FREE 8-week, strength and conditioning course. You can check it out on her website: www.strength.lisatamati.comIf you enjoyed this episode of the DES podcast or are onboard with our mission of empowering more people to find and follow their extraordinary, more of the time, please consider subscribing to the fortnightly eNewsletter. It features some snackable epic content, the latest DES developments and a heads-up on upcoming episodes: https://mailchimp.doingepicstuff.com/subscribedoingepicstuff.comWe out!#DoingEpicStuff #startuplife #lockdown  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit doingepicstuff.substack.com