Weekly ideas about living a good, meaningful and high performing life in a chaotic world from Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. Best selling authors of PEAK PERFORMANCE, DO HARD THINGS, and THE PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS.
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Weekly ideas about living a good, meaningful and high performing life in a chaotic world from Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. Best selling authors of PEAK PERFORMANCE, DO HARD THINGS, and THE PRACTICE OF GROUNDEDNESS.
Reflect: Not Just About the Destination Excellence is not just about the destination. It's an internal standard of giving something your best shot, a process of becoming. The real reward isn't a bigger deadlift, a faster mile, a fancy promotion, or a sturdier table. The real reward is that you become a better version of yourself and experience the deep satisfaction and fulfillment that comes from giving something your all. -- The Way of Excellence Go Touch Grass: A Real World Survival Guide...
Reflect: The Key to Leading? Be Authentic A new analysis of over 17,000 athletes analyzed what type of leadership style correlated best with performance. It wasn't the authoritarian, or even the rah-rah leader with the best speeches and slogans on the wall. It was the person who was consistently themselves. Authentic leadership performed best. People want to know what to expect. They want to know that you actually care (instead of putting on a performance that you do). In a world of filtered...
Reflect: Excellence is not a Destination "Excellence is not a destination. It is a standard of giving something your best shot, a process of becoming. The real reward isn’t a bigger deadlift, a faster mile, or a sturdier table, it’s that you become a better version of yourself." Seemingly trivial activities such as deadlifting a certain amount of weight or running a faster mile can be filled with meaning insofar as they align with your values. That’s because when you are working on an...