New Here? Start With These 5 Episodes
Welcome to the Chase!
A Quick Start Guide
If you found this show, we have a guess about you.
You already know what a good life looks like. You’re not confused about the basics — move your body, eat real food, sleep, invest in the people around you, do work that matters. You’ve known that for a while.
What you’re stuck in isn’t information. It’s the one-good-week, one-bad-week cycle. Always knowing it could be better. Never quite finding the consistency to feel like you’re actually getting there.
That’s what we call drift.
Modern life is a lazy river — it moves, it pulls, and unless you’re actively paddling, you end up somewhere you didn’t choose. Not because you’re weak or undisciplined. Because the current is real, and it doesn’t take a day off.
Chasing Excellence is for people who already know all of this — and want to finally do something about it. Not with more information. With a crew.
Here are five episodes to start with. They cover some of the core ideas we keep coming back to, and they’ll give you a solid feel for what this show is and who it’s for.
The 10-Point Drift Diagnosis: Modern Life Is Like a Lazy River
A deep dive into the concept of drift — how modern life pulls us off course like a lazy river — and the 10 countermeasures to fight back.
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The Hidden Path from Pull-Ups to Peace of Mind (The Complete Roadmap)
How daily health practices and habits create a path from physical fitness to lasting peace of mind.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving World-Class Health
Exploring our "100 Words of Health," inspired by CrossFit's "100 Words of Fitness."
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Harnessing the Power of Awareness, Intention, & Action
Examining our key Awareness-Intention-Action framework, and how it can lead to healthier and happier lives.
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The Simplest Recipe for Success: Show Up & Don't Complain
The most straightforward yet powerful recipe for success: showing up and maintaining a positive attitude.
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Ready to do the daily work?
The podcast is free. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.
If you want to go further — if you want a crew to do this work alongside, a daily practice built around the Five Factors, and monthly challenges to keep the drift from winning — that’s what the Chase Club is for.
Daily lessons Monday through Thursday. A 21-day challenge every month. A Friday crew conversation to keep the work alive.
The Chase Club is $28/month or $280/year.
If you just want the free episodes and our 5-3-1 listener guides — you’re in the right place either way.
🤙 Ben & Patrick