Brad Stulberg on The Practice of Groundedness

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on health, well-being, and sustainable performance. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, and more. In his coaching practice, he works with executives, entrepreneurs, and physicians on their performance and well-being. He is bestselling author of the new book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds-Not Crushes-Your Soul

In this episode, Eric and Brad Stulberg discuss several tools to develop a practice of groundedness.

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Brad Stulberg and I Discuss The Practice of Groundedness and…

His book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds-Not Crushes-Your Soul
Defining groundedness and the metaphor of a mountain
The importance of not letting the outcome supersede the process in our minds
Bridging the gap of knowing versus doing
How community is one of the most influential factors of doing hard things
Heroic individualism is the constant game of one-upmanship and is the opposite of groundedness
Learning to accept “good enough” rather than perfect
Patience is having the restraint to slow down for sustainable progress long term
His experience with OCD of repetitive thoughts that started with a panic attack
His work with exposure and prevention therapy and his meditation practice
Working with your thoughts and knowing which are worth engaging or letting go
Asking yourself what advice you’d give a friend when dealing with difficult thoughts
The benefits of naming your thoughts and continuing to do what you planned
The importance of clearly defining your values and creating practices to live your values

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0:00.0	We want to see changes in our lives, in our minds, and in our hearts.
0:04.8	So we read inspirational authors, we listen to podcasts like this one, and get fired up to apply what we've learned,
0:11.5	but then inevitably we fall back into old patterns.
0:14.9	It can be so frustrating and maddening.
0:17.7	When we can stick to our spiritual practices, we see real change, but without enough consistency, we barely scratch the surface.
0:25.5	In the Spiritual Habits Group Program, I apply behavioral principles to powerful spiritual wisdom,
0:31.3	to help you live this wisdom so that you can experience the benefits on a deeper level.
0:36.7	This is your chance to get accountability, ongoing support, and a proven system,
0:42.0	as you journey towards a greater understanding of yourself, and start to bridge the gap between knowing what to do,
0:48.4	to access the life you desire, and actually doing it.
0:52.0	And you do this in our group setting in which community, connection, and friendships are all created, which support you along the way.
0:59.7	This program is open for enrollment until March 7th.
1:02.8	Head to Spiritual Habits.net to learn all about it and sign up.
1:06.9	Go to Spiritual Habits.net to learn all about this opportunity for us to connect,
1:12.0	and dive deeper into how Spiritual Habits can transform the way you experience your day-to-day life.
1:18.2	That's Spiritual Habits.net.
1:20.5	I hope to meet you in this special program that starts very soon.
1:24.5	There is a linkage between being and doing, between love and putting yourself on a way when you're doing the dishes.
1:38.3	Welcome to the One You Feed.
1:40.4	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
1:44.9	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, and yet for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
1:54.8	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
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