excellence, actually

Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, & Clay Skipper•thegrowtheq.com

"excellence, actually" is a podcast from The Growth Equation, hosted by Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper. Drawing on their years of working and corresponding with Olympians, coaches, executives, world-class physicians, and other elite-level achievers in their coaching practice and professional careers, they give you the mental and physical tools, practices, habits, and frameworks used by the best in the world in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode will give you concrete ideas and tips to use in your life immediately to help you become more meaningfully engaged in the pursuits that support your goals and your values. This is not the performative nonsense that is peddled online by grifters and influencers, but the evidence-based systems that work for the best in the world. This is excellence, actually. (This podcast used to appear under the name FAREWELL.)

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Episodes

Listener Mailbag with Brad & Steve: Routines, Reading, and Suffering

You asked, they answered! On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve take questions from their listeners. The pair discuss strategies for staying positive when the news is seemingly all negative, how to balance multiple passions, and how to be patient with long-term goals. Steve tackles the importance of pausing training when injury lingers and Brad considers whether sacrifice and suffering is essential to achieve the highest levels of performance. Finally, Brad and Steve off...

Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min

Amelia Boone: Obstacle Racing and Mental Health Warrior

Amelia Boone is one of the most accomplished obstacle race athletes in history, having won the Spartan Race World Championship in 2013 and the World’s Toughest Mudder in 2012, 2014 and 2015. She’s also struggled with OCD and an eating disorder that resulted in hospital and treatment center stays. On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve speak with Amelia Boone about her highs, lows and what she’s learned along the way. Amelia shares advice on recovery (including what to do ...

Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min

She’s Back! Life with Shalane Flanagan, Marathon Champion, Olympian and Coach

She’s back! This week on The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve check in with NYC Marathon Champion, Olympian, coach, and friend Shalane Flanagan. The trio first discuss the challenges that come with transitions. Shalane candidly describes the hard and dark days she faced when transitioning away from being an athlete and how she struggled to see her purpose and meaning. Brad, Steve and Shalane then turn to how to cope with impostor syndrome. Shalane offers tricks such as finding your specif...

Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min

Growth EQ Principles: Self-Compassion

On this week's episode of Growth Equation Principles , Brad and Jojo explore self-compassion, and explain why cultivating it is key to lasting performance and wellbeing even, and perhaps especially, for high-achievers. The post Growth EQ Principles: Self-Compassion appeared first on The Growth Equation . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 06, 2020•11 min

Six Hot (and Thoughtful) Takes on Performance

On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve offer six hot (and thoughtful) takes on topics related to performance and well-being. They discuss whether it's better to have low expectations and if inspiration can actually help performance. The two debate how much of performance is luck versus skill and how our perceptions change when our knowledge changes. Finally, they turn to why constraints are actually a good thing and how anyone can cultivate courage. Inspiration has limits...

Sep 02, 2020•49 min

Growth EQ Principles: Patience

Understanding that most important things in life are nine-inning games can help support happiness, performance, and satisfaction. On this week's episode of Growth Equation Principles , Brad and Jojo explore patience. The post Growth EQ Principles: Patience appeared first on The Growth Equation . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 30, 2020•14 min

The Pandemic and the Burnout Epidemic

In the United States the COVID-19 pandemic is slogging away, now entering its sixth month, making it the perfect time for Brad and Steve to discuss one of their favorite topics: burnout. On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, the pair dive into why so many of us are feeling burnt out at this time—from lack of temporary boundaries (e.g., work time v. family time) to lack of physical boundaries (e.g., lack of office v. away) to simple lack of control (e.g., ability to return to “normal”)....

Aug 26, 2020•54 min

Growth EQ Principles: Process over Outcome

On this week's episode of Growth Equation Principles , Brad and Jojo explore what it really means to focus on the process — and how this mindset can be powerful in everything from work, to sport, to parenting, to all of life. The post Growth EQ Principles: Process over Outcome appeared first on The Growth Equation . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 23, 2020•13 min

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