Have you ever found yourself stuck (in business, in life, in sports) and looked around at others that are succeeding and wondered to yourself ‘how do I break out of this rut that I’m in?’ Adam Atler has been studying breakthroughs for decades and has assembled his findings into an accessible book that has just been released, "Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most" . He lays out what is required in order to get past the obstacle that you have had issues getting around. In this episode, we review the book, uncovering the secrets and transformative insights within its pages. From exploring the paralysis of getting stuck to conducting a friction audit, we examine practical strategies that propel us towards breakthroughs. Join us as we unravel the psychological issues that hinder progress and discover the power of help, heart, head, and habit in breaking free. Explore the immense value of automation and checklists, and how they streamline success in our daily lives. This episode is a must-listen for high-performing teams seeking valuable insights for collective growth.

About “Anatomy of a Breakthrough” (from the publisher):

A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even business models that prevent us from achieving our full potential. Almost everyone feels stuck in some way. Whether you’re muddling through a midlife crisis, wrestling writer’s block, trapped in a thankless job, or trying to remedy a fraying friendship, the resulting emotion is usually a mix of anxiety, uncertainty, fear, anger, and numbness. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Anatomy of a Breakthrough is the roadmap we all need to escape our inertia and flourish in the face of friction. Adam Alter has spent the past two decades studying how people become stuck and how they free themselves to thrive. Here he reveals the formula he and other researchers have uncovered. The solution rests on a process that he calls a friction audit—a systematic procedure that uncovers why a person or organization is stuck, and then suggests a path to progress. The friction audit states that people and organizations get unstuck when they overcome three sources of friction: HEART (unhelpful emotions); HEAD (unhelpful patterns of thought); and HABIT (unhelpful behaviors). Despite the ubiquity of friction, there are many great “unstickers” hidden in plain sight among us and Alter shines a light on some exceptional stories to share their valuable lessons with us. He tells us about the sub-elite swimmer who unstuck himself twice to win two Olympic gold medals, the actor who faced countless rejections before gaining worldwide fame, the renowned painter who became paralyzed and had to relearn to paint with a brush strapped to his wrist, and Alter’s own story of getting unstuck from a college degree that made him deeply unhappy. Artfully weaving together scientific studies, anecdotes, and interviews, Alter teaches us that getting stuck is a feature rather than a glitch on the road to thriving, but with the right tweaks and corrections we can reach even our loftiest targets.

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Podcast published May 16, 2023

Podcast video available here: https://youtu.be/9mfDQoGftHI

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