
Most people aren't stuck because they lack information. They're stuck because they know what to do and can't quite do it consistently. The slow drift keeps winning.
Chasing Excellence is for people who are already trying — working out, eating well, staying positive — but find themselves in the one-good-week, one-bad-week cycle.
Ben Bergeron, Patrick Cummings, and a crew of authors, thinkers, and d... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 557 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessEducationSelf-Improvement | |||

We're building a clear and compelling vision for our lives - pulling apart values, purpose, mission, and the one big audacious goal that ties them together.
By getting specific about what we want our days to actually look like, not just what we want... more
We're exploring how to mentally survive an endurance challenge so long and grueling that it can swallow your identity before you even begin.
By breaking a daunting event into a beginning, middle, and end - and leaning on simple mantras instead of st... more
We're exploring how our beliefs quietly set the ceiling on our actions - and why shifting what we believe is possible might matter more than any strategy we chase.
By tracing our results back through our actions to the beliefs underneath them, we bu... more
We're answering a listener's question about letting go of anger after being wronged, without slipping into a victim mindset that keeps us stuck in the past.
By leaning on the awareness-intention-action framework and honestly asking ourselves whether... more
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These new ones are too short and you don’t get in depth enough. They just don’t feel as worth it to me to listen to anymore.
Still good content, but too short. Bring back the 45min to hour plus ones.
A Must Listen for anyone. I’m a 64 year old woman.
Ben and Patrick make learning so easy with thier top notch delivery of curated information, thier amazing insights and thoughtful perspectives. If you seek a great life, Chasing Excellence is a must listen.
Una fonte di ispirazione continua. Dopo aver letto i libri di Ben e scoperto il suo podcast la mia mentalità è cambiata. La mia vita è migliorata. Io sono migliorato. Per me loro sono un dono! Grazie!
Found this podcast when I was looking for a way out of a dark place.
Introduced me to stoic philosophy and showed me that my mindset (and where I was) wasn’t fixed.
This was back in 2017.
I survived a year I didn’t think I would and I’m still living by those values and principles I sat listening to 7 years ago.
Thanks lads!
Absolute lifesavers
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Conversations and practical reflections on building consistent habits across health, fitness, mindset, relationships, and rest. Ben Bergeron and Patrick Cummings connect training and nutrition with broader questions of focus, emotional resilience, personal values, work, and family life. Episodes alternate between host discussions and solo essays or advice, with listener questions shaping guidance on issues such as training around injury, busy schedules, and everyday frustrations.
The distinctive approach is to emphasize foundational choices over quick fixes: sleep, movement, food, attention, and meaningful connection. CrossFit and athletic training provide a recurring point of reference, but the advice is intended to apply beyond gym perfo... more
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Recent guests on Chasing Excellence include:
1. Sean Waxman
2. Calum Marsh
3. Cal Newport
4. Christina Watka
5. EC Synkowski
6. Trevor Ragan
7. Ben Bergeron
8. Robert Waldinger
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