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Chasing Excellence

#035: The Secret to the Good Life

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

Health, Education, Mindset, Crossfit, Wellness, Self-improvement, Holistic Health, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In this short episode: I talk about the two questions you should be asking yourself consistently if you want to live a fulfilled life, and why you shouldn't always trust your feelings in pursuit of your goals. Show Notes: 00:01:55 - The first question everyone should be asking themselves 00:04:04 - The second question everyone should be asking themselves 00:04:30 - Grab Stephen Covey"s "7 Habits" [http://amzn.to/2miHUMI] & "First Things First" [https://amzn.to/2KJU9LR] 00:06:05 - Why your feelings can be misguided 00:08:00 - The role of fear // Grab the book: http://amzn.to/2vSjU4q Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. On each episode, we'll deep dive on various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential. Web: http://www.benbergeron.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachbenbergeron/

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you constantly put that most important thing first,

0:04.6

if you do that, directed towards that North Star,

0:08.6

that to me, when you get to the end of your days,

0:12.0

the secret to the happy life,

0:13.9

when you look back on yourself and you're gonna say,

0:16.8

everything I did was exactly in line with the values

0:19.7

I set up in the mission I had for my life.

0:22.7

What confidence is has nothing to do with winning

0:25.8

or the leaderboard.

0:27.0

What confidence is is knowing that you, giving your best efforts,

0:33.4

is enough.

0:34.6

What is your...

0:37.7

Hello and welcome back to Jacing Excellence.

0:40.2

How are you been?

0:41.1

I'm doing good, Patrick.

0:42.4

I have a very simple question for you that is simple to ask

0:45.3

and probably very hard to actually live.

0:48.1

But what is the secret to the good life?

0:51.2

So what is the secret to the good life?

0:58.0

What is the secret to life?

0:59.0

What is the meaning of life?

1:00.7

It's all that, you know,

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