For the Next Time You're Faced with Adversity || Chasing Excellence

We're answering a listener question today about responding to adversity, the balance between staying Stoic & being complacent, & how to know when you're reaching for something beyond your control.

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Show Notes:

Here's the full question we're answering:

"I have always strived to focus only on what I can control and let everything else go, however, I’ve been struggling to decide where the line between 'focusing on my circle of influence' and 'accepting defeat too easily' lies.

For example, recently my wife and I had our connecting flight canceled and we were looking at having to spend the night at the airport.

I have always embraced stoic philosophy and was ready to 'accept what I couldn’t control' and focus on making the best of the situation...

My wife, however, was unwilling to accept this situation, and as a result had a lengthy negotiation with the customer service rep to get us home tonight, via a couple of connections.

Had she also been thinking stoically and focused on accepting our situation, we would have ended up trapped in the airport overnight…

How do you ensure that striving to accept what you can’t control doesn’t lead you to accept defeat too quickly?"

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Chasing Excellence is a show dedicated to dissecting what it means to live a life of excellence, both inside the gym & out. In each episode, we'll deep dive into various aspects of running a CrossFit affiliate, becoming a better coach or athlete, & maximizing your potential.

[angelrangel]

From the realesed of your book I tried to understand your words is difficult but your podcast make me better in a certain way in some point I will reach that answer. thanks ben and patrick

[maxwillson]

I guess that means my dreams of being a professional video game player is out the window 🤣 that crap makes me so angry when I lose 🤣