The Rich Roll Podcast Reclaim Your Excellence: The Path To A Meaningful & Joyous Life w/ Brad Stulberg
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Jan 19, 2026 
Brad Stulberg, a sustainable excellence expert and bestselling author, dives into the world of personal development. He talks about balancing discipline with self-compassion and why curiosity is essential to overcoming fear. The conversation emphasizes building a resilient identity, the importance of community in pursuing excellence, and how satisfaction from mastery transcends fleeting happiness. Brad also shares insights from his own struggles, advocating for authenticity and the practice of joy to fuel long-term achievements.
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Small Steps Beat Big Ambitions
- Break big goals into tiny, consistent daily steps and focus on winning more small workouts than you lose.
- If a goal misaligns with your core values, release it and set a new one that fits you.
Goals Should Shape Your Identity
- Choose goals that align with 3–5 clear core values and define what each value means to you.
- The pursuit of those goals sculpts your identity because most life is spent on the sides of the mountain, not the peak.
Forget The Peak, Win The Day
- Set a big goal, break it into component parts, then forget the peak and win the daily micro-actions.
- When you worry about the distant outcome, return to the small steps in front of you.
