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Chasing Excellence

What We’re Reading #02

Chasing Excellence

Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings

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

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Patrick & I talk about the last five books we’ve each read, some of our biggest takeaways, my experience with dyslexia, how to strengthen the habit of reading, and more.

Find us on Social: Ben | Patrick

Books mentioned:

  • Life Force by Tony Robbins
  • Indistractible by Nir Eyal
  • The Talent War by Sarraille & Randle
  • The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey
  • Insanely Simple by Ken Segall
  • The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia
  • Marketing Full Circle by Wayne Mullins
  • Free Time by Jenny Blake
  • Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz
  • The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef

👉🏼 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain.

👉🏼 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.

0:28.7

Hello and welcome back to another episode of chasing excellence.

0:32.7

How are you, Ben?

0:34.0

I am very good, Patrick.

0:35.7

Thank you, excellent.

0:37.2

For those folks who are watching, they'll see that we are remote.

0:39.0

We're going to do a little bit of remote for the next, I don't know, some number of episodes.

0:45.8

But you're in your office.

0:47.3

It's kind of like we have a new location for you.

0:49.7

Yeah.

0:50.7

You're in the new home train offices.

0:51.7

Yeah.

0:52.7

Yes.

0:53.7

So when we get back to in person, which again, will happen soon, we still got to figure out

0:56.8

a new home for chasing excellence, but we will do that.

1:02.0

This week we are going to, we did something, gosh, it's probably months ago now, where

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