#039: 10 Ways to Lead from the Front in Your Gym
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2018
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode: I'm going through ten of the ways I try to lead in my affiliate, including taking our own classes, welcoming feedback, & following through on what I say. Show Notes: 01:50 - #1: Take your own classes & follow your own programming 04:53 - #2: Move well 06:25 - #3: Eat clean 10:04 - #4: Use people's names & look them in the eye 17:14 - #5: Follow through on what you say 19:46 - #6: Welcome feedback & don't be defensive 22:04 - #7: Admit when you don't know something 24:05 - #8: Be the first to arrive & the last to leave 25:38 - #9: Never complain, never whine, never make excuses 27:44 - #10: Smile // Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lCdeWb Subscribe on Google Play: goo.gl/VPYj3G Grab the book: 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: www.benbergeron.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/benbergeron/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachbenbergeron/
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| 0:00.0 | I started doing a Marshall Brazil Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. |
| 0:05.9 | And I was taking classes for the better part of a month |
| 0:09.5 | and knowing every once in my name. |
| 0:11.8 | And I was really, I was kinda into it. |
| 0:13.9 | I bought the whole Ghee and you know, |
| 0:15.9 | had the unlimited membership and I left. |
| 0:18.6 | I was like, nobody, never seems to care. |
| 0:20.9 | No one, that's exactly what it is. |
| 0:24.2 | Using someone's name is saying you care. |
| 0:26.3 | So when you say, big guy, what's up chief? |
| 0:28.5 | You know, how you doing? |
| 0:30.1 | What's up girl? |
| 0:31.1 | Like what you're saying is you're just not important |
| 0:34.3 | enough to remember your name. |
| 0:35.9 | So as you said, it's a way to build relationships, |
| 0:37.9 | a way to build trust. |
| 0:38.9 | What you're doing is every single time you say someone's name, |
| 0:40.9 | you're putting a little deposit in that person's |
| 0:42.8 | emotional bank account. |
| 0:44.2 | What confidence is, it has nothing to do with winning |
| 0:48.0 | or the leaderboard. |
| 0:49.2 | What confidence is, is knowing that you giving |
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