Don't Stop Until You're Proud
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
We've got my co-writer on Unlocking Potential, Christine Bald, on to talk about the process of writing a book, getting things wrong until you get it right, balancing patience and ambition, and a bunch more.
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👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.
👉🏼 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, how are you Patrick here? The quick introduction to this week's episode. If you listen to or |
| 0:07.1 | watched last week's episode, you will know that Ben has a new book out called Unlocking Potential. |
| 0:13.1 | You can find it on the Amazon's. Just give it a quick search or I'm sure at this point. Ben has |
| 0:19.5 | posted on Instagram so you can find some links there as well. Either way, Unlocking Potential is |
| 0:24.3 | the name of the book. In the last week's episode, we talked about some of the big ideas inside the |
| 0:28.4 | book. And this week, I'm really excited. We're joined by Christine Bald. Christine is Ben's co-writer |
| 0:34.4 | on this project. I really wanted to have her in to talk about the process of writing a book. |
| 0:41.0 | We talk a lot on this show about focusing on the process. And from my perspective, watching Ben |
| 0:46.7 | and Christine work on this book for the last few years, I thought it was a great example of what |
| 0:51.6 | it means to focus on the process. And so that's what we're going to talk about in this episode. |
| 0:56.6 | Again, if you haven't yet, check out the book. It's called Unlocking Potential. Let's get into the |
| 1:00.4 | conversation. We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control. |
| 1:06.7 | That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think, and connect with each other |
| 1:11.9 | is how we'll optimize our health and happiness. That chasing excellence is how we grab hold |
| 1:17.6 | of what is possible. Our mission is to live on the run. Always chasing. Never stop. |
| 1:24.3 | Hello, and welcome back to another episode of chasing excellence. Today we are joined by |
| 1:31.6 | mutual friend. And somebody I think a lot of folks know of, but probably haven't heard the |
| 1:37.3 | voice of in a before. We're joined by Christine Bald. How are you, Christine? |
| 1:42.5 | I'm great. Thanks so much for having me. |
| 1:44.8 | Please, we're pumped for it. So obviously you are, the three of us are good friends. |
| 1:49.6 | This will be your introduction to the show. But like I said, I think a lot of people at least know |
| 1:54.0 | you, maybe your name and certainly your work. A lot of folks will know, we'll have read much of |
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