Nick Bare, founder of Bare Performance Nutrition and noted endurance racer, dives into the importance of consistency over occasional greatness. He shares lessons on overcoming setbacks, navigating doubt, and the drive behind his 5 AM mornings. Nick discusses balancing parenthood with fitness, hiring for cultural fit, and the necessity of passion in motivation. He emphasizes the value of resilience and accountability in personal and professional growth, encouraging listeners to define success on their own terms.
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Marathon Journey
Nick Bare ran a 2:48:11 marathon, achieving a sub-2:50 goal after previous failures.
He wasn't surprised, emphasizing belief and hard work guarantee results.
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The Power of Doubt
Doubt from others is unimportant; self-doubt is dangerous.
Nick Bare faced constant doubt but succeeded because he never doubted himself.
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Shifting Priorities
Impending fatherhood shifted Nick Bare's focus from business to family.
His morning runs became reflections on raising his daughter and her future.
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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...
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