Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

The ABCDs of Real Health: Attitude, Basics, Consistency & Discipline

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Sep 09, 2025
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🎧 In This Episode

We dive into the paradox of social media health advice: how to find real wisdom in a sea of misinformation.

Using a simple ABCD framework discovered on TikTok (yes, TikTok!), we explore how to cut through the noise of health trends and focus on what actually works.

This isn't about perfection — it's about building the identity, habits, and discipline that create lasting change.

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Quick Preview

  • The Identity Shift: How "that's not like me" becomes your most powerful phrase for change

  • Essential vs. Non-Essential: Why we get distracted by supplements and cold plunges when the basics work better

  • 10 Seconds of Toughness: The micro-discipline approach that makes hard choices easier

  • Algorithm Awareness: How to use social media as a tool instead of letting it use you


❤️‍🔥 A Deeper Dive

Big Ideas

The Paradox of Information Access

We live in an unprecedented time where we have access to the world's best experts, yet 82% of people can identify health misinformation but 67% can't distinguish truth from fiction. The problem isn't lack of access — it's the overwhelming volume and our inability to discern quality from noise.

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