Make Change Work for YOU | Brad Stulberg, Being Well Podcast
We all know that change is inevitable in life, and getting good at changing is one of the most important skills we can develop. It’s also one of the most difficult to master. On today’s episode writer and coach Brad Stulberg joins me to explore how we can reshape who we are, navigate and embrace change, and become more resilient.
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Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 How Brad has come to think about change
3:25 Re-understanding homeostasis and allostasis
7:00 Suffering, resistance, and rugged flexibility
13:10 Creating a more flexible identity
20:50 Not going ‘all in all the time’
23:55 Constraints that support a healthy amount of ego
27:50 Brad’s personal challenges, and what's helped him find insight
33:45 Waiting to find meaning until after moving through a difficult change
39:15 Our perception of time slows during distress
41:30 Pounding a stone, and sticking with a process
46:15 Developing and retaining a sense of self-efficacy
49:50 Expecting discomfort
51:35 Turning hobbies into work, nurturing curiosity, and being a beginner 55:35 Values and perspectives
1:00:10 Shaking the snow globe, then letting it settle
1:03:55 Five questions from Brad’s book to ask yourselves
1:05:00 Recap
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