Stop Self-Sabotaging: How to Get Out of Your Own Way
Today, we unpack one of the most universal performance problems: getting in your own way. Drawing on the "Self 1 vs. Self 2" framework from The Inner Game of Tennis, neuroscience, and child psychology...
19 Mar 43min
Unstuck Yourself: The Art of Building and Keeping Momentum
What do success and failure have in common? They can both trap you. Success can lead to complacency or a plateau, and failure can render you so discouraged or apathetic that you don't feel ready to tr...
12 Mar 34min
Beautiful Suffering: How Elite Athletes Find Joy in the Grind
How do you have fun while working really hard? For many elite athletes, figuring out how to balance joy and suffering is the key to a long and successful career. Today, we explore how they do it — and...
5 Mar 49min
Back to Work: Navigating Success, A.I., and the Unknown
Today, for our monthly round-up, each of us shares a reflection from February: Brad explains what his chaotic book launch taught him about achievement, fulfillment, responding not reacting, and puttin...
26 Feb 29min
Olympics Review: Lessons in Pressure, Courage, and Going All the Way
The Olympics are the ultimate laboratory for human performance. So today we're diving into some our favorite moments from the 2026 edition—and the lessons we can take from them. Between the bizarre "p...
19 Feb 32min
How to Pursue Excellence Without Sacrificing Your Values
Why do so many people sacrifice their values to make it to the top? People in business who commit fraud; writers who plagiarize; athletes who dope — the list goes on and on. At the core of understandi...
5 Feb 24min
How to Get Out of Your Head and Into the Zone
This past weekend, when Alex Honnold climbed Taipei 101's 1,667-foot tower without ropes, he wasn't thinking his way up; he was doing what elite performers across disciplines—from musicians to surgeon...
29 Jan 32min
