The Growth Equation Podcast
The Growth Equation Podcast
The Art, Science, And Practice Of Success.
- 34 minutes 52 seconds105 - Building Resilience and Finding Resonance: How to Embrace Life's Chaos
Two topics for you today. On the back of the Super Bowl, Brad shares a message of resilience inspired by Eagles' quarterback Jalen Hurts. Then, a discussion, inspired in part by Hartmut Rosa's book "The Uncontrollability of the World," about the role of technology in helping us achieve peak performance and live a meaningful life. How can we use devices in such a way that they aid our objective performance without becoming so obsessed with control that we lose touch with our subjective experience? How do we know when the tools we're using are helping, and when they're hurting, the pursuit of our goals?
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13 February 2025, 8:00 am - 48 minutes 55 seconds104 - How to Win the Inside Game, and Move from Surviving to Thriving (with Steve Magness)
When we think of "choking," we usually think of a field goal kicker missing a clutch kick, or someone freezing up during an important speech. In those moments, the mind is overcome with fear, doubt, and anxiety, and the body, sensing danger, shuts down, overriding ability and preparation. In his newest book Win the Inside Game, Steve Magness makes the case that many of the aspects of modern living make us feel similarly threatened and frozen. It can underlie why we feel burnt out at work, stuck in a creative rut, or unfulfilled in our relationships. On today's show, he discusses his newest book, providing a deeper understanding of how we got here and sharing his three-step framework for moving from surviving to thriving: figuring out who you are, why you do what you do, and how to belong.
Buy the book: https://www.stevemagness.com/win-the-inside-game/
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6 February 2025, 8:00 am - 31 minutes 23 seconds103 - Steve's 5 Essential Rules for Training Physical Fitness
On today's episode, Steve breaks down his five foundational rules for building a training practice that he's used to coach world-class athletes to success. These five core principles provide a useful template for athletes of all experience levels, whether you're hoping to train in running, sport, or beyond (including outside the realm of physical exercise). We cover how to think about building a foundation, maintaining a broad base while sharpening specific skills, individualizing and customizing, and more.
Pre-order Steve's new book "Win the Inside Game" (out next week!) and receive free bonus content, including Steve's 99-page coaching bible:
https://www.stevemagness.com/win-the-inside-game/
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30 January 2025, 3:25 pm - 36 minutes 40 seconds102 - The Art of Attention: Breaking Free from Digital Distraction
Last week we heard the ways in which our fractured attention was keeping us from connecting and negatively impacting our society. So this week we're turning to some solutions by discussing ways to improve our attentional health in an increasingly distracting digital world. We struggle with this as much as anyone else, so we're going through the strategies, practices, and tips we've found most helpful in helping us reclaim our attention back from our devices.
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23 January 2025, 8:30 am - 52 minutes 50 seconds101 - From Solitude to Social Fitness: Rethinking Connection in the 21st Century (with Derek Thompson)
Americans are spending more time alone than we have in a long, long time. That wouldn't be such a big deal if we weren't also reporting feelings of increased anxiety and unhappiness. This is why journalist Derek Thompson, in his recent cover story for The Atlantic, titled "The Anti-Social Century" (link below), writes, “Self-imposed solitude might just be the most important social fact of the 21st century in America." Today, Brad and Clay talk to Derek about how we got here, the consequences it's having on our society and culture, and why we might need to think about taking "social fitness" as seriously as we take physical fitness. We discuss the difference between loneliness (which isn't such a bad thing) and aloneness (which is), the role that technology and dopamine plays in all of this, how to think about the purpose of solitude in your life, and how we can improve America's social fitness, individually and collectively. Plus: Derek is one of the most prolific people we know and we spend some time at the end breaking down the habits, routines, and philosophies that help him get it all done.
"The Anti-Social Century" by Derek Thompson (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/
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16 January 2025, 8:00 am - 51 minutes 44 seconds100 - Badwater 135 Finisher on Lessons from "The World's Toughest Foot Race"
Badwater 135 is a 135-mile race across Death Valley, where temperatures reach 125 degrees, runners cover an elevation gain of more than 20,000 feet, and where one of the primary injury concerns is organ failure. Today's guest, Kelaine Conochan, has completed it twice. Her most recent Badwater finish came this past July with Clay acting as one of the four members of her crew. She has also completed three 100-milers, nine 50-milers, and more than 20 marathons, with multiple Boston-qualifying finishes. Today, she talks about her training for Badwater—which included running 100+ mile weeks and heat training that require hour-long sits in a 160-degree sauna—as well as what her experience with endurance and performance has taught her about relinquishing control, vulnerability, problem-solving, and learning how to navigate extreme difficulty.
"Badwater ultramarathon: What I lost and found during 135 miles of the world's most impossible run" by Kelaine Conochan (ESPN):
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/32691727/badwater-ultramarathon-lost-found-135-miles-world-most-impossible-run
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9 January 2025, 8:00 am - 25 minutes 7 seconds099 - 25 Lessons (in 25 Minutes) for 2025
Happy New Year! To celebrate, we've put together a special edition of The Coach Up, looking and highlighting 25 of our favorite learnings from a year of FAREWELL. Plus: five questions to ask yourself to get closer to where you want to be in 2025.
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2 January 2025, 8:00 am - 37 minutes 37 seconds098 - Farewell, 2024: The Year's Best Tools, Lessons, Performances, & Books
We use the last episode of the 2024 calendar to reflect on the year, discussing the tools or mental frameworks we found most useful, the biggest lessons learned, our favorite performances, and the most impactful books we read. Thanks for helping to give us a great year! If you like the podcast, please consider giving us the gift of recommending to a friend (or three!).
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26 December 2024, 5:00 am - 44 minutes 57 seconds097 - Healing Internet Brain Rot: Tips for a Healthier Information Diet
Oxford's 2024 word of the year is "brain rot" (which appears, to us at least, to be two words). What does it mean? "The deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content)." It is a common symptom of living in an age where so much of our consumption takes place in the frenzied, distracted, and noisy digital world. So today, in an effort to carry healthier consumption habits into the new year, we discuss ways to take in information without losing your mental health.
00:00 Welcome and Weekend Recap
03:14 The Brain Rot Phenomenon
05:08 Defining Brain Rot and Its Impact
06:51 The Struggle with Internet Consumption
11:52 Personal Experiences with Brain Rot
17:14 Solutions to Combat Brain Rot
21:17 The Dangers of Snacking and Social Media
21:26 Creating a Healthy Routine
22:25 Connecting Feelings with Actions
23:41 Embracing Boredom for Creativity
24:56 Engaging in Real-World Activities
25:59 The Benefits of Reading Books
29:20 Balancing News Consumption
33:28 Designing Your Environment for Success
37:49 The Socioeconomic Impact on Information Diet
41:04 Training Resilience Against Distractions
43:56 Micro Challenges for the New Year
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19 December 2024, 3:10 pm - 32 minutes 25 seconds096 - "Go See God" Workouts and How to Stop Procrastinating
On today's episode, we discuss the role of intense workouts ("Going to see God" as Steve calls it): the physical and psychological benefits and how you should use them. Then we answer a listener voicemail about the surprising science of beating procrastination: why you might be framing the problem wrong in your head (hint: it's not about being lazy or having bad time management), tips for getting started when you really feel like you can't, and when it's actually okay to keep pushing things off.
"Procrastinate Much? Manage Your Emotions (Not Your Time)" by Adam Grant
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/smarter-living/tips-to-stop-procrastinating.html
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12 December 2024, 12:05 pm - 47 minutes 29 seconds095 - Strategies for Overcoming Bad Days
We all have bad days, when we can't get motivated, perform in the way we were hoping to, or adhere to the schedule we had planned. Contrary to popular belief, these are not roadblocks on the path to excellence. In fact, figuring out how to show up on days when you don't feel your best — and not allowing a bad day to spiral and become a bad week — is one of the keys to being a true pro. Today, we talk through physiological and psychological strategies for doing just that.
01:13 Understanding Bad Days
01:58 Strategies to Overcome Bad Days
04:19 Importance of a Short Memory
06:19 Tactical Approaches for Athletes
12:23 Applying Strategies Beyond Sports
16:21 The Myth of Perfect Routines
18:31 Flexibility in High Performance
22:35 Consistency Over Perfection
25:10 The Importance of Just Doing It
25:53 Training for Different Levels of Effort
27:31 Writing Tips and Tricks
28:54 The Sit-Stand-Lay Method for Focus
29:36 Mindset Shifts and Expectations
41:40 Strategies for Moving Forward
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