Become Calm in the Many Faces of the Mind
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2022
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
This week, we’ve got a conversation Ben had recently with Danny Miranda. They chat about why focus is a more important resource than time, how to distinguish between inner and outer purpose, and hearing the voice in our heads.
EXPECT TO LEARN:
📍 When Ben decided he needed to live a life of impact
📍 How to avoid believing our own B.S.
📍 Why we need to listen, then learn, the help
📍 The spark that got Ben adding breath work to his routine
📍 Why we need to learn how to relax in moments of adversity
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ABOUT US:
📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding. Find him on Instagram.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of Chasing Excellence. My name is Patrick Cummings. |
| 0:06.8 | Every week here on the show we dedicate some time to exploring how we can live a life of better health |
| 0:11.3 | and increased fulfillment and we thank you for joining us. This week we have a great conversation |
| 0:17.2 | Ben had recently with a young and talented Danny Miranda. They get into a whole bunch of good |
| 0:22.7 | stuff including Ben's definition of success, why we need to remove the boulders from our lives |
| 0:28.4 | and the spark that may have been recognized the importance of breathwork. If you want to hear more |
| 0:33.2 | from Danny just search for the Danny Miranda podcast wherever you are listening to this, you'll find them. |
| 0:38.6 | The links are also in the show notes. Ben and I will be back with a new episode next week. |
| 0:43.6 | So if you are not, please be sure to follow or subscribe to the show and without further ado. |
| 0:49.2 | Let's get into the conversation between Danny and Danny. |
| 0:52.3 | Ben, thank you for coming on the show. You don't know this but in August of 2020 I went out to a |
| 1:03.6 | cabinet in the woods and for five days no technology just brought myself, my mind started to meditate |
| 1:12.0 | and started to just get clear on what I wanted out of life and one of the books that I brought |
| 1:18.2 | was Chasing Excellence and it hit me at that perfect time where I was so in it and I could fully |
| 1:26.0 | immerse myself in the book and it made a real impact on me. So I want to thank you for what you've |
| 1:30.5 | written and the life you've lived. That's amazing Danny. Thank you man. That's really cool. |
| 1:35.2 | When you accepted the request to come on the podcast a tear came down my eye and that hasn't |
| 1:43.2 | happened for any guest out of the 280 that I've had so far. So I'm really grateful for you. |
| 1:50.2 | I didn't know that that would happen and I'm curious from your perspective, have there been |
| 1:56.8 | any moments for you on your journey that have been so impactful that either a synchronicity or an |
| 2:04.5 | event that it caused you to cry unexpectedly? I wouldn't say I'm a cryer but I would say that |
| 2:15.7 | one of the most impactful and yes I cried when this happened and many times |
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