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Chasing Excellence

Competing vs Comparing

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

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

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Is comparison the thief of joy? That's the question we pose at the start of this week's episode, talking about intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, what a true competitor looks like, and how to use our ambition for good.

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πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So what's a true competitor? What is a true competitor?

0:04.5

Or in the bookcase, what's a true artist?

0:09.3

Is a true competitor a true competitor?

0:15.4

Is it all about just being on the top of the podium or is it a

0:20.8

Real competitor? A real competitor wants to like in that if that was the case

0:24.7

You would want hope and pray that your competition stumble falls in dreams

0:29.7

That's what you would want because what you're looking for is that is the thing at the end the accolades and the awards and the

0:36.4

people justifying where you are

0:38.9

If you're an artist or an author

0:42.3

Is it about the book sales is about someone like the public saying yes? You are good or are you doing this form the intrinsic?

0:49.3

motivation because it's what makes fulfills you

0:54.8

It's one of those it's that they're saying like don't ask what the world needs do it set your heart on fire because what the world needs is more people with their heart on fire

1:03.0

The people that are doing the thing with their heart on fire are going to get the side effects

1:08.1

They're going to get onto the podium. They're gonna sell a lot of books

1:12.4

But when we chase the extrinsic

1:14.4

We may miss the thing that truly is going to evolve us as a species

1:21.1

Which is us doing what we are so ultimately passionate

1:26.6

We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control

1:31.0

That taking absolute ownership of how we eat sleep trained think and connect with each other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness

1:39.3

That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible

1:42.9

Our mission is to live on the wrong always chasing never stop

1:50.2

Hello and welcome back to chasing excellence as always here with Ben. How are you sir?

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