202 - Excellence Changes With Every Season

In this episode, I talk about something I've been thinking about a lot lately: what excellence actually means.For a long time, I thought excellence looked the same every day. Wake up early. Train hard. Work harder. Stay disciplined. Keep pushing.Then life changed.My health changed. My energy changed. I'm preparing to become a father. And I realized something that I hadn't fully understood before.Excellence isn't one fixed standard that stays the same forever.Every season asks something different of you.That doesn't mean lowering your character or making excuses. It means being honest about the season you're in while continuing to keep promises to yourself.In this conversation, I share what I've learned from running, marriage, disappointment, my parents, and the challenges I've faced over the last year. We also talk about why discipline still matters, how to avoid letting your identity become tied to performance, and why your standard should be built on character instead of circumstances.I don't think the goal is to become someone who impresses other people.I think the goal is to become someone you respect.If you've been in a season where life feels different than it used to, I hope this conversation gives you something to think about.Thank you for listening, and if you enjoyed the episode, I'd really appreciate it if you subscribed, left a review, or shared it with someone who might need to hear it.Keep Getting After It.–––––––––––––––––-Website: Keepgettingafterit.comFollow on X: @bcrossellSubscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcastFollow on Instagram: @bcrossellFollow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcastYou're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.Keep getting after it.Send us Fan Mail