Purple Patch Podcast

Matt welcomes author, speaker, coach, and podcaster, Brad Stulberg for a compelling discussion on the nuances of performance and potential pitfalls of "heroic individualism." Stulberg's latest book, The Practice of Groundedness looks deeply at this character trait through many lenses. (30:00) Heroic Individualism is the ongoing game of one-upsmanship against self and others where the goalpost is always 10 yards down the field, and you think you’ll eventually arrive and be content, but when you get there you realize you’re not.” Questions they discuss include: How can you hold on a little more lightly without sacrificing performance? (31:00) "If you truly feel confident and grounded where you are, that opens you up to perform more from a place of freedom and from a place of love." What are some of the pitfalls that have the potential to hold high-performers back? What is the relationship between grit and the courage to switch things up? (34:20) “Grit is a really good tool for some circumstances, a