Underestimating Decades, Embracing the New Year, Negative Visualization, & More
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
As we reflect on the year coming to a close and look ahead to the new one, we explore the importance of finding stillness amidst adversities and embracing discomfort as a catalyst for growth.
Expect to Learn:
- The concept of negative visualization and its application beyond sports
- How to develop resilience in the face of overwhelming challenges
- Strategies for reframing situations and letting go of resistance
- The power of awareness in navigating triggers and maintaining inner peace
- Practical tips for setting realistic expectations and embracing change
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Every Tuesday, we answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters.
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📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You can get a better cardiovascular workout from cycling than you can from running. |
| 0:07.2 | So what we are trying to do is get the most beneficial workout that you can get. In that regard, this is an incredibly powerful |
| 0:18.1 | tool that we want to have in the toolbox. |
| 0:22.1 | Hello and welcome to another episode of Chasing Excellence. |
| 0:26.0 | My name is Patrick Cummings. |
| 0:27.0 | As always, I'm here with Ben Bergeron. |
| 0:29.0 | Every week on the show, we dedicate some time to explore |
| 0:32.0 | how we can live a life of better health and increased |
| 0:34.3 | fulfillment. We answer your questions about the five factors of health, dive deep on living a life of |
| 0:39.2 | excellence and explore the strategies and frameworks to help us chase what truly matters. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you so much for joining us this week. |
| 0:46.0 | How are you been? |
| 0:47.0 | Doing great, Patrick. |
| 0:48.0 | Excited chat with you. |
| 0:50.0 | You as well. |
| 0:51.0 | What we've got coming up this week. |
| 0:52.0 | We've got listener questions about the potential dangers of weightlifting inside of Metcon's, how we decide what books to read next and bringing the bigger you to classes that you're coaching. |
| 1:03.0 | Our workout, our main conversation will be one |
| 1:05.0 | about how to think about the year we're wrapping up, |
| 1:08.0 | the year we're about to enter, |
| 1:09.6 | and the value of negative visualization, and we will wrap up by giving you permission to do |
| 1:15.3 | something that you ought to be doing but perhaps are not yet. Cool, ready? |
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