Helping Who We Can Help, Navigating Negativity, Sunday Runday, & More
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
We’re diving into the importance of maintaining endurance while doing CrossFit, the balance between promoting health and allowing indulgences and managing the emotional journey of job hunting. We also answer a listener's question about how to navigate long-time friendships as people change. To end the episode, we share some of our recent favorite books, podcasts, movies, and activities.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Every Tuesday, we answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters.
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, writer, and podcaster. Find him on Instagram.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What puts the mighty in Macmillan mighty hikes? |
| 0:03.0 | The adventure with my mates. |
| 0:05.0 | All the different emotions you go through. |
| 0:07.0 | The memory of my late wife. |
| 0:08.0 | Knowing that I'm helping support people living with cancer. |
| 0:12.0 | Grab your boots and take on one of 15 stunning hikes across the UK. |
| 0:16.0 | Do it as a team, with friends and family. |
| 0:19.0 | Or rise to the challenge by yourself. |
| 0:21.0 | Every step, sweat, tear and and smile will make a difference to people's lives. |
| 0:27.0 | Search mighty hikes to sign up today. |
| 0:30.0 | Nobody's just hardwired for grit. No one's just hardwired for grit. |
| 0:33.5 | No one's just hardwired to withstand negativity, negativity, negativity. |
| 0:37.5 | It's a learned thing. |
| 0:39.0 | Now, some people are lucky enough to get it really young through really good mentorship or parents or siblings or |
| 0:44.5 | incredible environments that's not the most of us most of us need to absorb this and |
| 0:50.2 | whether you absorb it in your 30s or 40s or you absorb it when you're in elementary school, |
| 0:56.6 | the wind doesn't matter. |
| 0:57.8 | Like the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. |
| 1:00.0 | The next best day is today. |
| 1:01.6 | Like we just start the journey now. |
| 1:03.8 | Hello and welcome to another episode |
| 1:05.6 | of Chasing Excellence. |
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