The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul

Join thousands of readers and learn about a powerful antidote to today's epidemic of burnout---and a path to achieving success with deeper satisfaction--from the bestselling author of Peak Performance

"A thoughtful, actionable book for pursuing more excellence with less angst." --Adam Grant, author of Think Again

Playing into the always-on, never enough hustle culture ultimately takes a serious toll. While the high of occasional wins can keep you going for a while, angst, restlessness, frayed relationships, exhaustion, and even substance abuse can be the unwanted side effects of an obsession with outward performance.

In The Practice of Groundedness, bestselling author Brad Stulberg offers a path for which peak performance and well-being and fulfillment can emerge and prevail for a lifetime. At the heart of this model is groundedness--a practice that values presence over rote productivity, accepts that progress is nonlinear, and prioritizes long-term values and fulfillment over short-term gain. To be grounded is to possess a firm and unwavering foundation, an internal strength and self-confidence that sustains you through ups and downs and from which deep and enduring success can be found. Groundedness does not eliminate ambition and striving; rather, it situates these qualities and channels them in more meaningful ways.

Interweaving case studies, modern science, and time-honored lessons from ancient wisdom traditions such as Buddhism, Stoicism, and Taoism, Stulberg teaches readers how to cultivate the habits and practices of a more grounded life. Readers will learn:

• Why patience is the key to getting where you want to go faster--in work and life--and how to develop it, pushing back against the culture's misguided obsession with speed and "hacks."

• How to utilize the lens of the wise observer in order to overcome delusion and resistance to clearly see and accept where you are--which is the key to more effectively getting where you want to go

• Why embracing vulnerability is the key to genuine strength and confidence

• The critical importance of "deep community," or cultivating a sense of belonging and connection to people, places, and causes.

Provocative and practical, The Practice of Groundedness is the necessary corrective to the frenetic pace and endemic burnout resulting from contemporary definitions of success. It offers a new--and better--way.

ISBN-13: 9780593329894

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Date: 09-07-2021

Pages: 288

Product Dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

Brad Stulberg is an internationally known expert on human performance, well-being, and sustainable success. He is coauthor of the bestselling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Wired, Forbes, and more, and he is a contributing editor to Outside Magazine. In his coaching practice, Brad works with executives and entrepreneurs on their performance and well-being, and he regularly speaks to large organizations on these topics as well.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Principles of Grounded Success

1 Grounded to Soar 3

2 Accept Where You Are to Get You Where You Want to Go 25

3 Be Present So You Can Own Your Attention and Energy 57

4 Be Patient and You'll Get There Faster 87

5 Embrace Vulnerability to Develop Genuine Strength and Confidence 115

6 Build Deep Community 139

7 Move Your Body to Ground Your Mind 171

Part 2 Living a Grounded Life

8 From Principles to Action 203

9 Focus on the Process, Let the Outcomes Take Care of Themselves 229

Conclusion 239

Acknowledgments 241

Recommended Reading 245

Notes 251

Index 271

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