The Nick Bare Podcast

I’m no longer the CEO of BPN.

In this Q&A, I explain why I brought John Childs into the role, how my work as founder is changing, and why my family is moving back to Tennessee. I also answer questions about career transitions, business growth, books, training, wellness, and fatherhood.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 What This Q&A Covers
03:06 Leaving the Army for BPN
09:31 Losing and Rebuilding Purpose
13:06 Change Is a Muscle
16:15 Own the Business, Don’t Let It Own You
24:32 Finding My Zone of Genius
27:07 Why We’re Moving to Tennessee
28:20 BPN’s New CEO
34:39 The Visionary–Integrator Model
39:15 Why This Move Is Different
45:05 Eight Books I Recommend
48:28 Business Decisions That Drive Growth
50:39 Five Wellness Purchases Worth It
54:50 Building a Minimal Home Gym
57:34 Why I Train Barefoot
1:00:43 Exhausted for a Good Cause

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The way I work in my 30s looks different because of what I did in my 20s.

In this episode, I break down five things that shaped that decade—from acting on the “what ifs” and pursuing genuine interests to ignoring the wrong opinions, embracing pressure, and learning from people who had already been where I wanted to go.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Why My 30s Look Different
02:30 Ask “What If?”
05:04 Put Action Behind the What If
08:49 Say Yes Before You’re Ready
12:41 Pursue Genuine Curiosity
16:27 Stop Outsourcing Your Interests
18:56 The Signal-to-Noise Ratio
21:19 Build Around What Won’t Change
24:04 Not Everyone’s Opinion Matters
26:29 “It’s All Cringe Until It Works”
27:50 Doubt Is Only Dangerous When It Becomes Yours
32:46 What Going All In Actually Feels Like
36:45 Risk, Reward and Uncertainty
38:31 Can You Do It for 10 Years?
41:24 Learn From People Who Have Done It
43:57 Look for Patterns Worth Adopting
45:56 Who Is Actually Worth Learning From?
47:34 Why I Started Reading in South Korea

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Nick Saban’s “Importance of Nothing” speech got me thinking about entitlement—what we believe we’re owed and how that mindset shapes the way we work, respond, and live.

In this episode, I break down why hard work doesn’t guarantee success, why process matters more than outcomes, how to remove the habits and interferences holding you back, and a simple three-part entitlement detox: audit, shift, respond.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Go One More Method
01:56 Nick Saban's “Importance of Nothing”
04:12 You Are Entitled to Nothing
06:49 The Pain of Discipline vs. Disappointment
08:33 Hard Work Does Not Guarantee Success
11:00 When Nobody Bought From BPN
13:13 The Just-World Trap
14:42 Intentions vs. Outputs
17:37 Process Over Outcomes
20:44 Win the Next Play
24:20 Stop Adding. Start Subtracting.
27:07 Your Words Become Your Rudder
30:03 Why People Fear Success
34:17 Internal vs. External Locus of Control
36:35 The Entitlement Detox: Audit, Shift, Respond
41:16 Courage Requires Uncertainty

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Stef joins me again to talk about marriage, faith, family, community, and the season we’re currently walking through.

We unpack how following Christ has changed our relationship, what we’re learning about love and respect, why we’re craving deeper community, our desire to move back to Tennessee, and learning to fear God over people.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:50 US Open Tennis Obsession
04:10 Kids, Cookies & Family Routines
06:56 The Sweet Treat Debate
11:16 How Faith Changed Our Marriage
17:51 Love Languages, Love & Respect
24:49 Our Current Social Life in Texas
30:19 Why We’re Craving Real Community
31:38 The Tradeoffs of This Season
33:25 Brotherhood, Friendship & Accountability
37:09 Why We’re Moving Back to Tennessee
40:09 Our Favorite Memories Together
50:56 Our BPN Supplement Staples
56:19 Fearing God Instead of People
01:03:58 Closing

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Over the last 90 days, I lost about 10 pounds and got leaner without crash dieting, starving myself, avoiding social situations, or sacrificing my training and recovery. I did it by locking in - not through extreme restriction, but by narrowing my focus, reducing unnecessary decisions, and giving the process enough time to work.

In this episode, I explain what it really means to lock in, why some people may underperform to avoid raising the standard expected of them, and the difference between moving with urgency and living in a hurry. Then I break down the five changes I made.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:34 The Marathon Prep Analogy for Locking In
03:58 What Locking In Is NOT
04:56 Relaunching the App
08:40 The Winter Arc
13:22 Why People Are Afraid to Lock In
17:19 What Locking In Actually Means
18:14 Minimizing Decision Fatigue
21:42 Urgency vs. Hurrying
24:25 How I Got Leaner
30:07 Why Slow, Sustainable Weight Loss Wins Long-Term
33:21 Change One Variable at a Time
38:39 The 5 Things I Did to Get Leaner in 90 Days
49:06 Closing: Lock In, Get It Done.

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