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Brad Stulberg

The Practice of Groundedness

Build lasting strength, calm, and clarity by rooting your success in stillness—not speed.
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What Will You Learn?

Sustainable excellence requires deep roots, not just high performance – The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg reveals how to achieve without burning out.

This comprehensive Groundedness summary and main ideas explain:

  • Presence Over Productivity - Focus on being where you are instead of constantly striving elsewhere
  • Process Over Outcomes - Commit to daily practices rather than obsessing over results
  • Community Over Competition - Build supportive relationships that sustain long-term performance
  • Values-Based Action - Align daily choices with core principles for authentic success



What most summaries miss: Stulberg's "Heroic Individualism Trap" explains why solo achievement leads to emptiness.

Get grounded with Click.Apply.Grow™: Define three core values tomorrow. Design daily practices. Build support community. High performers practicing groundedness maintain 91% career satisfaction over decades.

Deep roots. Lasting fruits.

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About the Author

Brad Stulberg is a bestselling author and performance coach who researches sustainable excellence for executives, physicians, and elite athletes.

Author of "The Practice of Groundedness" and "Master of Change." Regular New York Times contributor, featured in Wall Street Journal, Atlantic. University of Michigan School of Public Health faculty. Former McKinsey consultant. Expert in mental health, well-being, sustainable performance.

What sets Stulberg apart: He exposed how "passion" becomes toxic—revealing why 80% of high achievers burn out and how to prevent it.

His groundedness practice helps leaders achieve 30% better long-term performance without sacrificing wellbeing. Influences how Silicon Valley defines success.

The researcher redefining peak performance for the burnout generation.

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