How Do You Find Community in Your Life?

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Sally Kohn: The thing that seems to stand in the way most is taking too big of a swing right off the bat. Any kind of behavior change has a much higher likelihood of succeeding if it's done with others, she says. How have you found that community in your life? Or where are the places you've found that community and your life?Kohn: Even prior to the covid pandemic, productivity cannibalizes time for building community cause.

Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on health, well-being, and sustainable performance. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, and more. In his coaching practice, he works with executives, entrepreneurs, and physicians on their performance and well-being. He is bestselling author of the new book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds-Not Crushes-Your Soul

In this episode, Eric and Brad Stulberg discuss several tools to develop a practice of groundedness.

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Brad Stulberg and I Discuss The Practice of Groundedness and…

His book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds-Not Crushes-Your Soul
Defining groundedness and the metaphor of a mountain
The importance of not letting the outcome supersede the process in our minds
Bridging the gap of knowing versus doing
How community is one of the most influential factors of doing hard things
Heroic individualism is the constant game of one-upmanship and is the opposite of groundedness
Learning to accept “good enough” rather than perfect
Patience is having the restraint to slow down for sustainable progress long term
His experience with OCD of repetitive thoughts that started with a panic attack
His work with exposure and prevention therapy and his meditation practice
Working with your thoughts and knowing which are worth engaging or letting go
Asking yourself what advice you’d give a friend when dealing with difficult thoughts
The benefits of naming your thoughts and continuing to do what you planned
The importance of clearly defining your values and creating practices to live your values

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