EP746 - Why Successful People Still Struggle With Health and Life Balance
The Brad Jensen Show
Brad Jensen
4.9 • 792 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The Brad Jensen Show, I'm joined by my regular cohost Craig Smith and we dive into a pattern we see all the time with high performers.
A lot of people are crushing it in business, leadership, or other areas of life… but their health, relationships, or personal life are falling behind.
Craig and I break down some of the biggest reasons this happens. From getting completely lopsided into one area of life to neglecting the habits that actually keep everything running well long term.
Between my experience coaching thousands of clients and Craig's background as a therapist, we unpack why high achievers often struggle to transfer the same discipline and focus they have in business into their health and other meaningful goals.
If you feel like you're winning in some areas of life but other important areas keep slipping through the cracks, this episode will help you understand why and what to do about it.
Topics we cover:
- Why high performers often struggle with their health
- The problem with living a "lopsided life"
- Why success in business doesn't automatically translate to health
- The identity shifts required to level up all areas of life
- How to start creating balance without losing your edge
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are now listening to the Brad Jensen show with Health and Mindset Optimization podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | Let's go. Welcome back to another episode of the Brad Jensen show. |
| 0:28.3 | We're grateful you're here. |
| 0:31.1 | With Craig Smith, with Craig Smith. |
| 0:33.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:34.6 | There you go. |
| 0:35.7 | That was the thing. |
| 0:58.9 | Yeah. Virtually. I don't like this virtual thing. I like to sit in the room with you. But we got to do what we got to do. Busy, busy, busy therapist here, huh? I don't know if it's that as much as no, I'm not got openings 801 357 9475 send me a text we will get you in that's my real phone number why did I just do that that's your real phone number |
| 1:02.6 | I follow eight zero zero oh hit Mike Jones up on the low was that really Mike Jones |
| 1:10.0 | number remember when he used to say that all the time? |
| 1:13.2 | No. |
| 1:14.1 | What do you say? |
| 1:14.6 | 334. |
| 1:17.2 | Remember I listen to Avril Levine and air supply? |
| 1:21.7 | It's more my thing. |
| 1:23.3 | Yeah, that's true. |
| 1:26.1 | I don't even know what air supply is, but that's cool. |
| 1:28.6 | What? |
| 1:30.0 | Are you? |
| 1:31.2 | Come on. |
| 1:32.5 | I'm sure I do. |
| 1:33.5 | Let me think harder. |
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