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Chasing Excellence

High Expectations, Low Stress

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

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

4.8 โ€ข 2.2K Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 9 August 2022

โฑ๏ธ 32 minutes

๐Ÿงพ๏ธ Download transcript

Summary

Weโ€™re talking this week about how to maintain high expectations without getting overwhelmed by self-induced pressure. We discuss the relationship between disciple and surrender, peak performance, judgment, and learning.

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๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, podcaster, and creator of Functional Branding.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:10.4

That taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think and connect with each

0:14.9

other is how we'll optimize our health and happiness.

0:18.7

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

0:22.8

Our mission is to live on the wrong.

0:25.6

Always chasing.

0:26.8

Never stop.

0:28.2

Go!

0:29.2

Hello and welcome back to another episode of chasing excellence.

0:33.5

How are you been?

0:34.5

I'm doing great.

0:35.5

Thanks Patrick.

0:36.5

Good man.

0:37.5

We are going to talk about something today.

0:38.8

This was triggered in some part by a question that listen or sent in.

0:43.4

It was just, at least enough close enough to this that I'm going to give him credit.

0:47.5

The idea was like, you know, we talk a lot about excellence, about chasing excellence,

0:52.4

about all of these things.

0:54.4

But what happens when we have, whatever, however we define excellence, right, whatever

1:01.6

we might be aiming for or chasing?

1:04.5

What happens when we do that is we tend to have really high expectations for that thing,

1:07.8

for ourselves in pursuit of that thing.

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