17 Brad Stulberg - Achieving Global Performance Improvement

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

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Brad Stulberg has been in the spotlight a lot recently. Last Fall, his book, “Peak Performance,” written with co-Author, Steve Magness, captivated the attention of many an endurance athlete. I mean, who wouldn’t be captivated with a subtitle like, “Elevate your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success?”

Most recently, however, this speaker and regular columnist at Outside Magazine, has garnered attention in a much different way. In March, Stulberg, in an article entitled, “When a Stress Expert Battles Mental Illness,” opened up about his sudden and terrifying diagnosis with a rare mental illness known as Pure O. Pure O, it turns out, is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder without the physical manifestations of the illness that many know. This display of vulnerability has opened the door to even deeper conversations about performance, success, fulfillment, and happiness.

That’s where this conversation with Matt Dixon picks up. Yes, they do talk in depth about Stulberg's diagnosis, but rather than having a traditional Q&A about the book, Matt and Brad give their own perspectives on the landscape of improving performance by focusing on just a few keywords that lead to even deeper discussion; words like: balance, excellence, self-awareness, hacking, routine and more.

How do these words apply to global performance improvement? And, even more importantly, how are they often misinterpreted?
Can you really achieve balance?
When do you know if you’re balanced?
What does it mean to have “excellence” in something? Does it always mean you’re the best?
How does self-awareness define your passions?
What does it mean to be fully self-aware?
Can you truly simplify complex situations by hacking them?
Are daily routines and rituals good or bad?
How do you know if a routine is enhancing or inhibiting your life?

This ultimately is a conversation about self-discovery and honesty.

Stulberg has provided two FREE GIVEAWAYS in this podcast!

The 10 Commandments of Peak Performance - key takeaways from the book
The Peak Performance Quote Book - 57 pages of key quotes from the book

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:00-:21 Matt’s Weekly Welcome

:21-1:50 Episode introduction and cheat sheet giveaway

1:00- 5:20 Word of the Week - Elevate - Elevate your performance by elevating your mindset by helping others

5:20 The Meat and Potatoes: Matt Dixon and Brad Stulberg

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:20.1	And welcome once again to the Purple Patch podcast.
0:23.2	This is your host as ever, Matt Dixon.
0:25.9	And this podcast is all about performance.
0:28.9	And today's episode is about performance.
0:32.2	Yes, indeed.
0:33.3	We have an intriguing and interesting discussion with one Brad Storberg.
0:37.1	A good friend of mine is a regular columnist for Outside Magazine, the co-author of the book,
0:43.0	Peak Performance.
0:44.3	And we have a very interesting discussion today.
0:47.0	I think Brad has a wonderful perspective on the landscape of improving performance globally across many disciplines.
0:52.7	And you may have listened to my coaching talk a few
0:55.2	weeks ago with Steve Magnus, elite running coach. Well, Brad is Steve's co-author. But today's episode
1:01.6	is very different. What we're going to do today is focus on just a few words. And those words
1:07.6	lead into all sorts of discussion and roundtable about the topic of performance.
1:13.0	I think you're going to enjoy it.
1:14.4	Now, before we get into the discussion, I don't expect you to remember all that we talk about today.
1:20.1	So you can always grab the book, Peak Performance.
1:23.2	Again, author's Brad Stolberg and Steve Magnus.
1:26.2	I highly recommend it.
1:27.4	It's on my bookshelf.
1:29.2	But also today, Brad has generously provided two cheat sheets for us. High value education around
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