Brad and Steve are both professional coaches, Brad working with executives, physicians and entrepreneurs and Steve with professional and collegiate athletes. On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve tackle the question: What makes a good coach? They discuss the importance of pattern recognition; understanding the general toolkit and applying it to the needs…

How do you build and maintain motivation? On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve endeavor to answer that question. First, they discuss the difference between internal motivation and external motivation and why the former sets you up for longer-lasting success. Next, they discuss the power of behavioral activation, or the ability of your actions…

Now, perhaps more than ever, it is important to move. On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve go deep on the diverse and far-ranging benefits of movement, including improved physical health, sleep, sleep, cognitive function, emotional health, and creativity. Then, they offer a framework for how to develop a personal movement practice. They examine…

Traditionally, athletes who speak out on cultural or political matters are told to “stay in their lane.” Today, however, the convergence of culture, politics and sports is more palpable than ever. On this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve are joined by Jojo McDuffie, a coach at the University of Virginia who…

The ability to focus without distraction is seemingly harder than ever. In this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve speak with Cal Newport, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and author of several books, most recently Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (2016) and Digital Minimalism: Choosing…

This podcast gets its name from a simple but powerful equation: stress + rest = growth.  In this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve revisit this equation.  They discuss its origin, define stress and rest, and discuss how the growth equation can be applied at a macro and micro level; on a…

The NBA’s proposal to return to play next month has Brad and Steve thinking: what will all of our returns from COVID-19 quarantine life look like? In this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve discuss what a return to the office, the classroom or the arena might look and feel like, and…

For coach, physical therapist, author, and speaker Kelly Starrett, sports and fitness have always been about inclusion and diversity, about creating safe and progressive places.  That’s why when the CEO of CrossFit sparked outrage this month with his tweets related to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, Kelly knew he had to make a…

The first rule of routines is to develop one that works for you. The second rule of routines is to release from it when it no longer works. In this episode of The Growth Equation Podcast, Brad and Steve talk about all things routines; the benefits, the costs and how COVID-19 is changing our routines.…

Something we think about often is what I call “Guru Syndrome,” when someone becomes an untouchable expert with an inability to even consider how they might be wrong. Run the opposite way! In this episode, we discuss Crossfit, the recent controversy involving their CEO, and how that relates to Guru syndrome. Resources: Profile of Crossfit…