{"podcast":{"title":"Chasing Excellence","slug":"chasing-excellence-927578","podcast_index_feed_id":927578,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/chasing-excellence","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/chasing-excellence","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/2b/03/e1/89/2b03e189-fb5c-4728-83e3-d7f1570b1f28/cb9139f9bfead507e6e17aab798360e80194cf5249c8070cdf8f56d7142bea224f988ce0e56683288f27fe36a9142c5717b91e94d8c980f7cf9b5bbca4a38f3e.jpeg","author":"Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings","episode_count":508,"summary":"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 doers explore the five factors of health — how we eat, move, think, connect, and rest — and what it actually takes to crowd out the drift and build the life you keep almost living. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Beyond the podcast: the Chase Club brings together a crew for daily lessons, monthly challenges, and the real work of crowding out the drift. The ChaseTracker app helps you track the Five Factors daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T22:21:09.386446+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-excellence-927578"},"episode":{"title":"10 Hard Truths for People Who Are Done Making Excuses","slug":"10-hard-truths-for-people-who-are-done-making-excuses","published_at":"2026-03-02T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-excellence-927578/10-hard-truths-for-people-who-are-done-making-excuses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-excellence-927578","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/f5d5e0d6-e4c3-4482-b624-3e477ef3fea6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/f5d5e0d6-e4c3-4482-b624-3e477ef3fea6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Are you ready to stop making excuses and start taking ownership of your life? We explore 10 hard truths that separate those chasing excellence from those stuck in blame—uncovering why we complain, defend our egos, and chase things that will never make us happy. We unpack the frameworks that reshape how you approach your relationships, priorities, and growth: learning to focus on changing yourself instead of others, recognizing the stories you tell yourself that aren't true, getting honest about what you truly value, and understanding why defensiveness kills progress. These principles guide you toward living with clarity, calm, and alignment with your highest potential—the core work of living a meaningful life. 👉 Get the full Listener's Guide here ❤️ Free Newsletter & the Chase Club 🏁 New to Chasing Excellence? Start here! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Are you ready to stop making excuses and start taking ownership of your life? We explore 10 hard truths that separate those chasing excellence from those…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3251,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chasing-excellence-927578/episodes/10-hard-truths-for-people-who-are-done-making-excuses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-excellence-927578/10-hard-truths-for-people-who-are-done-making-excuses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}