ICYMI: Unconditional love, grading your complaints, & class vs. 1:1 programming
Everything we shipped over the last few weeks
👋 Chasers!
I’m going to start sending this recap email out every couple weeks now, instead of weekly like I’ve been doing. In truth, they’re pretty self-serving little things — and, on top of that, it’s a perpetual challenge to figure out if these are helpful or just more internet clutter for you.
Anyway, thanks as always for being here. High fives all around.
Let’s get into it everything we shipped over the last few weeks, ICYMI.
🎧 Listen
Unconditional Love Isn’t Soft. It’s What Makes Our Kids Brave
A breakdown of the six factors that shape whether a teenager drifts toward resilience or self-destruction — and why saying unconditional love out loud might be the most powerful parenting move there is.
Accepting Adversity & Eating Clean When Going Out
Ben goes solo in another rep of our 5x5 series, answering your questions about staying mentally strong through weeks of unavoidable chaos, why slowing down fixes a stuck fitness test, and the real math behind eating clean at restaurants.
Individual vs. Class Programming: What Actually Matters
Ben breaks down how programming really differs between coaching one person and running a full class — from time and equipment to the psychology of compliance. This one’s short and straight to the point.
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📚 Read
The Weather Report for Your Complaints
A simple way to sort your daily complaints like a meteorologist sorts storms, so you stop treating a light drizzle like a dang hurricane.
📼 Watch
Male Friendships Are BUILT. They’re Not Found. — Ben explains why adult friendship has to be built instead of found, and why initiative beats waiting for community to show up.
The Flywheel Trick That Gets Kids to Do What’s Good for Them — We tackle a listener’s question about using rewards to get resistant kids moving, and why the right incentive can build toward real internal motivation.
Should You Switch Gyms? Answer This One Question — We weigh loyalty against growth to help a listener decide whether it’s time to leave his longtime gym.
Got a couple great episodes with some friends-of-the-show coming in the next few weeks, plus a new essay and a big update to the ChaseTracker app that I’m super excited about.
Until then, keep chasing.
🤙🏼 Patrick