How to Stop Drifting Through Life & Start Directing It (Vision, Anti-Vision, & Values)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 171 minutes
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Summary
Most people drift through life reacting to whatever comes their way. But what if you could stop drifting and start directing — building a life that moves toward something meaningful instead of just away from discomfort?
In this episode, we walk you through the three-part system that makes that possible: your vision (where you're headed), your anti-vision (what you refuse to become), and your core values (how you make decisions in between). You'll learn how these three elements work together as an integrated framework for clarity, intention, and direction.
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| 0:54.7 | Hello, and welcome back to the show and welcome to 2026. |
| 1:00.1 | The new year is here. |
| 1:01.7 | And with it comes the familiar poll of the resolutions, the fresh starts, the promises |
| 1:06.8 | we make to ourselves about who we're going to become. |
| 1:13.3 | But if you're like most people, those resolutions will be gone by February, maybe even sooner. Not because you lack motivation, not because you don't |
| 1:18.6 | want to change, but because you're building on sand instead of bedrock. You're setting goals |
| 1:23.6 | without clarity, you're chasing outcomes without understanding who you are becoming or who you |
| 1:28.7 | refuse to become. We recently, just last week, published a brand new essay called Excellence is a |
| 1:35.7 | direction you face, not a destination you reach. You can find it at the link in the show notes. |
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