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Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare

Nick Bare is the founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, an endurance racer, YouTuber and a podcaster. Being consistently good will beat being occasionally great. But consistency is hard to find when life throws setbacks, business failures, injuries and babies at you. However, Nick has found a way to balance everything and today we get to discover how. Expect to learn why doubters shouldn't affect your performance, why Go One More is a useful rule for everything in life, how Nick avoids burnout when juggling lots of projects, where the drive to get up at 5am every day comes from, how gut instinct can beat brain-power and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Upgraded Formulas Test Kit at https://upgradedformulas.com/ (use code: MW15) Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Nick's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVEx9qG_hLrb6FrWQJz_Tg Follow Nick on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbarefitness/ Check out Nick's supplements - https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #fitness #endurance #business - 00:00 Intro 00:43 Nick’s Marathon Progress 08:46 Preparations for Fatherhood 14:04 Choose What to Suck At 18:29 How to Avoid Burnout 22:18 Hiring the Right People 34:15 Framework for Being Consistent 41:04 Modern Definition of Success 49:16 Consistency in Hard Times 1:02:40 Define Personal Success 1:08:14 Moving Towards Intentional Parenting 1:18:18 The Price Paid for Success 1:23:41 Where to Find Nick - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Nick BareguestChris Williamsonhost
Jun 18, 20221h 24mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
June 18, 2022
Duration
1h 24m
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Modern Wisdom
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Nick Bare is the founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, an endurance racer, YouTuber and a podcaster. Being consistently good will beat being occasionally great. But consistency is hard to find when life throws setbacks, business failures, injuries and babies at you. However, Nick has found a way to balance everything and today we get to discover how. Expect to learn why doubters shouldn't affect your performance, why Go One More is a useful rule for everything in life, how Nick avoids burnout when juggling lots of projects, where the drive to get up at 5am every day comes from, how gut instinct can beat brain-power and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on Upgraded Formulas Test Kit at https://upgradedformulas.com/ (use code: MW15) Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Nick's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbVEx9qG_hLrb6FrWQJz_Tg Follow Nick on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbarefitness/ Check out Nick's supplements - https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #fitness #endurance #business - 00:00 Intro 00:43 Nick’s Marathon Progress 08:46 Preparations for Fatherhood 14:04 Choose What to Suck At 18:29 How to Avoid Burnout 22:18 Hiring the Right People 34:15 Framework for Being Consistent 41:04 Modern Definition of Success 49:16 Consistency in Hard Times 1:02:40 Define Personal Success 1:08:14 Moving Towards Intentional Parenting 1:18:18 The Price Paid for Success 1:23:41 Where to Find Nick - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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  • Nick Bare

    guest
  • Chris Williamson

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Nick Bare and Chris Williamson, Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare explores consistent Effort, Shifting Priorities: Nick Bare On Enduring Success Nick Bare discusses how a decade of disciplined consistency—rather than flashes of brilliance—built his athletic achievements and his Bare Performance Nutrition (BPN) brand. Using his progression from a four-hour marathoner to a 2:48 finisher, he illustrates the power of slow, patient compounding in running, business, and life. He and Chris Williamson explore impending fatherhood, redefining success, avoiding burnout, hiring and culture, and why values and intentional trade-offs matter as responsibilities grow. The conversation emphasizes that what gets you from zero to 75 in life or business won’t get you from 75 to 100—you must evolve, delegate, and deepen your foundations.

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