K and I discuss growth, how we can adjust our perspective towards growing, some pitfalls and challenges we might face when we care about growth and some personal struggles we face in our own growth journey.

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I recently posted a construct I developed a couple years ago and folks seemed to really like it, so figured it would be cool to do a podcast episode talking about it. In this episode, we discuss the 3 types of archetypes: The Hoarder, The Old Guard, and The Student that help raise people's awareness with how they approach learning with doing. We dive into some personal experiences with each and also how coaching enters the picture for you if you are good with identifying the archetype, but want help becoming another.

You can find the written version of "Application vs. Acquisition" here. This was sent out in the weekly BTE Insider newsletter, so please consider subscribing and getting the Monday morning delivery here.

If you are interested in coaching and want to explore working together, please email me at [email protected].

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K and I discuss some lessons learned after 11 years of CrossFit affiliate ownership, training thousands of athletes and coaches, as well as our own experiences to shape where we are going. Our passion and purpose in life is to provide opportunities to make people better in their lives through fitness and mindset coaching. Our gym is an outlet for this and I think this conversation does a good job of capturing the years worth of conversations we've had, experimentation, and core values we want to express.

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K and I discuss her 2019 Lake Placid Half Ironman experience this past weekend. This is an incredibly open and honest conversation where we discuss some serious challenges leading up to and during the event, the coaching discussions, practical application of mindset, and alot more. I believe this is one of the most valuable episodes recorded.

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K and I discuss a topic we touched on last week and have been digging into in our own lives over the past month or so. What is the difference between confidence and belief? We get into it and give some personal examples of our experiences with both, how her Ironman training has brought this to the surface, and some thoughts about how to build belief and confidence.

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K and I are back at it and we open up about why we skipped last week. We share some of the things we failed to do over the past few months that we know are helpful and our take on the value of "falling off the wagon." 

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There's no episode this week. I feel compelled to hop on and let you know that, versus hide behind some 20 min bit I'm not into. Frankly, I'd be doing it for me, not you, and that's not something I'm willing to do this week. Thanks for understanding. Chat with you next week.

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K is back from the CrossFit Games. We sit down and discuss her job, what makes it unique and challenging, how she has improved as a result of the work she's been doing, and observations about the CrossFit Games. 

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Support is something we can all benefit from taking a deeper look at. I think there are nuances and pitfalls that come about when we aren't 'clear' on supporting, which takes the form of enabling, being a fixer, or just being selfish - the worst of all and the opposite of support.

Are you truly supporting by being your authentic self or are you supporting for yourself? 

What are some things that make true support challenging?

How do you know how you can support?

These are but a few of the questions to look at as we seek to improve human connection through Support.

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It's only appropriate to have the first guest be none other than my wife. We have shared in so much over the past 10 years that we want to share with others too. 

In this episode, we talk about what we mean when we say 'improving humans' through our pursuits of BTE and Motown. That might sound like 'we know', so it's important to clear up that we don't know what improvement looks like for the individual, but are very good at guiding the process of self-discovery.

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