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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: Excellence is Not Hustle Culture Bullshit Excellence is not hustle-culture bullshit. It is not waking up at 4 AM to cold plunge and telling everyone about it. It is not a restrictive diet. It is not a chest-thumping act of look how great I am. It is not sacrificing your soul or bending the knee to make as much money as possible. Excellence is throwing yourself fully into things that support your values. It is caring deeply and giving your all. It is making the most of your unique...
Reflect: Go Local Instead of Global Comparisons are making us miserable. Part of the reason is that we were meant to compare locally, not globally. For millennia, it was all about finding a role and purpose among a few dozen people in your tribe. Now, we look around and feel insignificant because we're trying to measure up to the entire world. Shrink your comparisons. -Win the Inside Game The Cost of Safetyism To read or comment on the Growtheq site, click here When we were 11 and 12, we’d...
Reflect: Explore Your Weaknesses "Truly tough individuals don't mind exploring their weaknesses. They develop the capacity to express vulnerability and pain without fear of being shamed. Refusal to explore or acknowledge your weaknesses is a sign of insecurity, not confidence." -Do Hard Things The Freedom of Constraints To read or comment on the GrowthEQ site, click here At the beginning of Steve's coaching journey, a star high school athlete came down with mono heading into his senior track...