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b'Today\\u2019s guest is Sebastien Sasseville. Sebastien was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2002, the most severe form of diabetes. Sebastien vowed that the obstacle would never keep him from living life to the fullest, and today his story is a testament to how challenges can be turned into opportunities. In 2008, Sebastien reached the summit of Mount Everest. He then completed six Ironmans and the mythical Sahara race, a 250 kilometer, self-supported ultra-marathon over five days through\\xa0the Sahara Desert. In 2014, he faced the biggest challenge of his life: run across Canada from St. John\\u2019s, Newfoundland, to Vancouver: 7,200 km, or 170 marathons in nine months. His next big adventure is coming up very soon, (hint: it involves lots of cycling), but you\\u2019ll have to listen to the interview to get the details. Sebastien also spent 10 years in the corporate world and blends that experience with his unique athletic achievements to deliver inspirational and motivational keynotes to large organizations. Per his LinkedIn profile, he works with performing organizations that have reached base camp, but are looking to transform, so as to dictate rhythm, stay at the forefront and get to the top. Some of his clients include Cisco, SAP, and Johnson & Johnson. In this interview, we get into what it\\u2019s like for Sebastien to live with Type 1 diabetes, his corporate career and transition to keynote speaking, what it means for him to make a real impact, and his many feats of endurance.\\nTimestamps\\n00:02:48 Growing up in Canada\\n00:05:05 What he wanted to do for a career\\n00:07:28 Is he an extrovert or an introvert? \\n00:09:59 When he got diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes\\n00:12:10 Difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes\\n00:15:17 Did his diagnosis change the trajectory of his life? \\n00:18:46 When he started to get into endurance sport\\n00:21:58 A "bad resiliency day" and how overcomes them\\n00:23:46 Corporate career and working in sales\\n00:27:20 Biggest takeaways from his corporate career\\n00:28:27 Why he left the corporate world \\n00:30:46 His role as a keynote speaker\\n00:34:23 Fear around raising his fees and how he overcame that fear\\n00:37:59 Types of companies he speaks to and why his keynotes resonate \\n00:43:04 How companies can overcome unintentional complacency\\n00:45:21 What he enjoys most about being a keynote speaker\\n00:50:11 Why endurance sport was appealing to him\\n00:52:40 What it\'s like to be an endurance athlete with Type 1 diabetes\\n00:56:38 His Run Across Canada in 2014\\n01:02:01 His next big endurance quest\\n01:04:47 How long it took him to run across Canada and the importance of pacing\\n01:08:46 Out of his 3 epic endurance quests, which was the hardest in terms of managing his diabetes?\\n01:10:51 How he\'s adjusted to the pandemic\\n01:16:29 What he wants to accomplish 5 years from now\\n01:18:34 His daily routine\\n01:20:02 His driving force\\n01:21:06 Parting words of wisdom around motivation'