099: An Honest Conversation After a Near-Death Experience

The Nick Bare Podcast

Nick Bare

Health & Fitness

5 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a raw and unfiltered take as I recount a life-changing experience from December 11th, 2024, where I miraculously survived being hit by a car during a morning run.

I share my reflections and lessons learned from this event, emphasizing the importance of embracing contentment without complacency. As an entrepreneur and athlete, I've always struggled with balancing ambition and presence. This experience has prompted me to reassess my life's pace, appreciate what I have, and commit to a future that values both growth and gratitude.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:28 Full Story

20:46 Reflections on Contentment and Ambition

26:26 The Addiction of Doing: A Personal Struggle

31:54 Balancing Sacrifices and Values

37:38 Building a Life to Be Proud Of

47:55 Conclusion: Embracing Contentment and Moving Forward

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0:00.0	I have titled this podcast episode within my notes as an honest conversation with myself.
0:09.2	And at the time of this recording, it is December 12th, 2004.
0:16.6	And on December 11th, 2004, yesterday was the closest experience to death that I have ever experienced.
0:29.9	And I want to share that story.
0:32.7	I want to share what I learned through it.
0:35.8	And there's just a lot of takeaways and reflections coming off of the last 24 plus hours
0:46.4	that I've really sat with during that time.
0:50.7	I just want to share it.
0:52.1	This is an opportunity, one, to have a conversation
0:54.5	with myself, an honest conversation with myself that I'm then going to share with you guys
1:01.1	to listen to, digest, consume, and hopefully use and incorporate into your life.
1:12.6	Now, before I dive into what happened,
1:14.9	I have a goal for 2025.
1:17.9	We're approaching the end of 2024.
1:20.3	And my goal for 2025 is to be more content with my life.
1:27.8	Contentment.
1:28.3	I am pursuing contentment.
1:30.3	It is something that I have struggled with forever,
1:34.3	especially as an entrepreneur, a bootstrapped entrepreneur,
1:39.3	I'm always looking for the next thing.
1:44.5	The grass is always greener.
1:46.3	The next challenge, the next big chase, the next goal, the next obstacle.
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