Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr Benjamin Hardy, he's an

organizational psychologist and an author. Many high achievers are unhappy because the same motivation

which drives exceptional performance often also leads to feelings of insufficiency,

jealousy and comparison. So how can driven people reframe their world view to come from a place

of gratitude and happiness whilst still keeping that competitive edge? Expect to learn how

comparing your performance to your potential is a recipe for disaster. Why success without

happiness is a pointless pursuit, bends best triggers for realizing when you've fallen into

the gap, how to protect yourself against complacency when feeling happy with your performance,

and much more. I think I first heard Ben talk about the gap and the gain which is the concept

his new book's based around at the start of this year and it's been in my head ever since then.

This is one of those fundamental frame shift concepts that everybody that is a driven individual

needs to get into your arsenal. If you are the sort of person that sometimes feels dissatisfied

no matter how much you achieve, this is a it's a must have in the toolkit of mental models that

you've got and the book is 160 pages. So if you want to pick that up it is linked in the show

not below and I highly highly recommend it. Also if you want to join the conversation with me and

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