The version of success you’ve been sold is really just stress with better branding.
Brad Stulberg has spent 20 years researching and reporting on the top 1% in their field - Olympians, powerlifters, bestselling authors - and has written 5 books on what he’s learned, including Peak Performance and his newest, The Way of Excellence.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why work-life balance fails
- Whether your obsession with work is fueling you or burning you out
- Why hitting a goal you've chased for years can leave you empty
- Why positive self-talk doesn't actually work
- Why you can't feel fear and curiosity at the same time
- How elite performers rest without feeling guilty
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Chapters:
[00:00] Intro
[01:47] What Actually Counts as Excellence?
[03:45] The Two Ingredients for Meaningful Work
[07:03] The Science of The Last Percent
[10:15] Why Fear and Curiosity Can't Coexist
[15:10] Self-Soothing Doesn’t Work. This Does.
[21:55] Good Passion vs. Obsessive Passion
[24:55] Why Does Winning Feel So Empty?
[28:03] Is An Identity Crisis Inevitable?
[35:02] The Importance of Recovery
[41:45] The Value of Inefficiency
[47:03] Your Challenge This Week
Links & Tools from This Episode:
• The ONE Thing Operating System
• Brad Stulberg
• Follow Brad Stulberg on X
• The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg
• Free Resources
