Useful But Rarely Taught Skills (HopperTalk #04)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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HopperTalk is back! This time around, Patrick and I are giving our thoughts on normalizing naps, what we'd change about CrossFit's early days, whether we think first impressions are usually accurate, our favorite Games events, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | I would teach somebody the process of defining what you are seeking. |
| 0:07.2 | Because I think once you, if they're going to be an apprentice, they're going to start |
| 0:13.1 | climbing the ladder. |
| 0:15.0 | And I think what happens a lot of times is that people climb ladders only to get to the |
| 0:19.6 | top realizing that the ladders were leaning up against the wrong wall. |
| 0:23.4 | And I think the most important thing we could all do at a young age is determine what wall |
| 0:29.1 | do we want our ladders leaning up against. |
| 0:31.8 | From there, if there's something that I've been successful at, it is climbing those |
| 0:37.6 | rungs. |
| 0:38.6 | And the goals that I've set forth for myself, I've been incredibly intentional about arranging |
| 0:46.2 | my time and efforts to be able to achieve those goals. |
| 0:51.2 | We are here because we know the outcomes in our lives are within our control. |
| 0:55.6 | But taking absolute ownership of how we eat, sleep, train, think and connect with each other |
| 1:00.7 | is how we'll optimize our health and happiness. |
| 1:03.9 | That chasing excellence is how we grab hold of what is possible. |
| 1:08.1 | Our mission is to live on the run. |
| 1:10.9 | Always chasing. |
| 1:11.9 | Never stop. |
| 1:12.9 | Go! |
| 1:13.9 | Go! |
| 1:14.9 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of chasing excellence. |
| 1:20.0 | How you doing Ben? |
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