This episode reframes work pressure through Eliot Feldman’s "Way of the Inner Dojo": treat obstacles as training partners, keep a beginner’s mind to stay adaptable, and use the three-step practice—Notice, Name, Neutralize—to manage your inner critic.

Applied simply, these ideas turn rejection and resistance into feedback, protect against burnout by rekindling curiosity, and build a mind that can act calmly under stress.

Step onto your mat this week: use friction as practice, stay a student, and catch the thoughts that try to steer you off course.