SHOW INTRODUCTION:
Today I’ll be speaking with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, co-authors of the bestseller Peak Performance, and authors of a brilliant book on finding success, The Passion Paradox.
And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, going all in, finding success, and discovering the benefits of an UNBALANCED life.
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BOOKS BY BRAD STULBERG & STEVE MAGNESS:
MORE ON BRAD STULBERG:
BRAD STULBERG researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and human performance. His coaching practice includes working with athletes, entrepreneurs, and executives on their mental skills and overall wellbeing. He is a columnist at Outside Magazine and has written for The New York Times, New York Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Forbes and The Los Angeles Times. Previously, Stulberg worked as a consultant for McKinsey and Company, where he counseled some of the world’s top executives on a broad range of issues. An avid athlete and outdoor enthusiast, Stulberg lives in Northern California with his wife, son, and two cats.
MORE ON STEVE MAGNESS:
STEVE MAGNESS is a coach to some of the top distance runners in the world, having coached numerous athletes to Olympic trials, world championship teams, and the Olympics. Known widely for his integration of science and practice, Steve has been on the forefront of innovation in sports. He has been a featured expert in Runner’s World, the New York Times, the New Yorker, BBC, the Wall Street Journal, and ESPN The Magazine. His first book, The Science of Running, was published in 2014. He lives in Houston, Texas.
Key Topics:
- What really is passion?
- What’s the dark side of passion?
- What’s the biology of passion?
- What’s the danger on relying upon your success for happiness?
- What’s the danger of our obsessions?
- What’s a “fit mind-set of passion”?
- What’s the importance of lowering the bar to perfection when it comes to finding your passion?
- What’s the danger of “go big or go home”?
- What is harmonious passion?
- What’s the mastery mindset?
- What does it mean to “drive from within”?
- What’s the importance of focusing on the process?
- Why don’t we want to worry about being the best?
- What does it mean to embrace acute failure for chronic gains?
- What’s the importance of patience when it comes to your passion?
- What in the world does watching paint dry have to do with anything?
- Why are passion and balance antithetical?
- Why might unbalanced be the way to go?
- How do we cultivate self-awareness, particularly when “lost” in our passion?
- What’s the importance of having a close relationship with ourselves?
- What can we learn from the Buddhist practice of five remembrances?
- To find out more visit: ScienceOfRunning.com and www.BradStalberg.com
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