205 Brad Stulberg - Passion, Performance, and The Practice of Groundedness (Part 1)
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Matt welcomes author, speaker, coach, and podcaster, Brad Stulberg for a compelling discussion on the nuances of performance and potential pitfalls of "heroic individualism."
Stulberg's latest book, The Practice of Groundedness looks deeply at this character trait through many lenses.
(30:00) Heroic Individualism is the ongoing game of one-upsmanship against self and others where the goalpost is always 10 yards down the field, and you think you’ll eventually arrive and be content, but when you get there you realize you’re not.”
Questions they discuss include:
- How can you hold on a little more lightly without sacrificing performance?
(31:00) "If you truly feel confident and grounded where you are, that opens you up to perform more from a place of freedom and from a place of love."
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What are some of the pitfalls that have the potential to hold high-performers back?
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What is the relationship between grit and the courage to switch things up?
(34:20) “Grit is a really good tool for some circumstances, and switching is a really good tool for other circumstances. Wisdom is learning what tools to use when.”
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How can distraction benefit or hurt my performance?
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Why is rigid thinking so limiting?
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What are your thoughts on a "growth mindset?"
(39:25) “When you narrowly look at growth mindset as a finite game tool, it’s much less powerful than when you look at it as in infinite game tool."
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Why should patience be a practiced trait for success?
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How do I balance the tension of event chasing vs. embracing the journey?
This is a conversation for anyone seeking sustainable and successful performance with a long-term lens.
(31:45) "The point of our striving should be the striving itself. This is learning to live in the process instead of needing that outcome."
Heroic Individualism can certainly take a toll, but these lessons in groundedness will feed your soul and create a healthier, more sustainable model for success.
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0:00-03:10 Welcome, Episode Introduction, and a word from our sponsor, Inside Tracker - use code PURPLEPATCHPRO25 for 25% in the InsideTracker Store.
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07:45 The Meat and Potatoes - A Coaches Conversation on Performance, Patience, Passion and Remaining Grounded
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The Growth Equation with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:03.5 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 0:09.3 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 0:12.8 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 0:20.6 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon. |
| 0:25.1 | And today we talk about a single word, performance. |
| 0:29.5 | That word is the heartbeat of this show. |
| 0:31.7 | And so it makes sense. |
| 0:33.0 | But we're going to dig in with a very special guest, the one and only Brad Storberg. |
| 0:38.7 | Brad's not only a long-time friend of mine. |
| 0:40.8 | He's also the best-selling author of three books, peak performance, the passion paradox, |
| 0:46.2 | and the practice of groundedness. |
| 0:49.0 | He's also the co-owner of the growth equation, along with elite running coach Steve Magnus. |
| 1:01.3 | Now, Brad has traveled an amazing personal journey navigating OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder, |
| 1:07.9 | but emerging to be a leading voice in high-end performance. From world-class athletes to market maker CEOs, Brad provides great wisdom and insights. |
| 1:12.1 | And so, of course, we're delighted to have him join us on the show. |
| 1:15.6 | So on the show today, we're not just going to go and do a nice book review of the practice |
| 1:20.6 | of groundedness, which I will say is a super book and is a must-read for any performance-minded |
| 1:26.5 | enthusiasts. |
| 1:29.3 | But instead, Brad and I have what we label a Coaches talk. |
| 1:32.6 | We hit on some key topics, performance, the key to patience, so that you can find your |
| 1:38.1 | quickest high performance, making sure that you can create sustainable and predictable performance, the importance of community |
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