Accepting Where You Are

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The best way to move forward into excel is to start from a place of fully accepting where you are. If you don't accurately appraise your situation, whatever steps you take to improve aren't going to be the best because you're not working on reality. Most people perform better from an openness rather than tightness and constriction. In acceptance and commitment therapy, ask you to do two things. The first except where you are, be clear headed about it. The second is to know your corps values, the things that define you, that make you who you are, and really commit to practising them day an in, day out.

Brad Stulberg discusses the fundamental mindset shift that helps us feel more fulfilled every day.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The deeply-rooted belief that explains why we’re often dissatisfied

2) The simple secret to feeling more fulfilled every day

3) The hidden costs of efficiency

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— ABOUT BRAD —

Brad Stulberg is an internationally known expert on human performance, well-being, and sustainable success. He is coauthor of the bestselling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Wired, Forbes, and more, and he is a contributing editor to Outside Magazine. In his coaching practice, Brad works with executives and entrepreneurs on their performance and well-being, and he regularly speaks to large organizations on these topics as well.

• Brad’s book: The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds—Not Crushes—Your Soul

• Brad’s Twitter: @BStulberg

• Brad’s website: www.BradStulberg.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Article: “Track Your Happiness iPhone Study Finds That Your Mind Is Wandering Too Much”

• Book: The Bulletproof Diet: Lose up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Energy and Focus, Upgrade Your Life by David Asprey

• Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot

• Previous episode: 164: Sustaining Your Peak and Avoiding Burnouts with Brad Stulberg

• Previous episode: 415: Pursuing Your Passion the Smart Way with Brad Stulberg

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