In today’s episode, Niraj chats with Olympian Goran Nava! Goran is a middle-distance runner who represented Serbia at the Beijing Olympics in the 1500 meter track and field event. Niraj and Goran go back to the year 2007, a year before the Beijing Olympics, when Goran had been a corporate employee for 2 good years and suddenly decided to pursue his dream of becoming an Olympian. And what crazy chain of events that set off, leading him to qualify for the Olympics by a margin of 0.17 seconds. They discuss that success is about being able to go after what you really want, and not just taking home a medal. Goran also mentions 4 important elements to achieve success: Courage, Persistence, Ambition, and Sacrifice.
