The Art of Accomplishment

What can we learn about ourselves from the way we engage in relationships?

Brett and Joe address curiosities from listeners about how to approach relationships in a healthy way, riffing on the observation that we find ourselves attracted to the people who most perfectly hook into our triggers, traumas, and projections. Seeing this pattern as a feature rather than a bug, relationships become a vessel for deep healing and personal growth.

Examine how an agreement that “we’re together to make each other happy” leads to resentment and kills a relationship. Consider a relationship built on each partner finding their own freedom while being kind and supportive to one another.

Learn how relationships involve a continuous grieving process for our identity and bring us into contact with the helplessness of loving another without trying to change them.

• How can we welcome one another’s needs without neglecting parts of ourselves to make them happy?
• What does it look like to be authentic and open-hearted in the face of an attack?
• When a relationship ends, how do we not close down and repeat the same pattern next time?

We’ll be following this episode up with others in a new series on relationships.

Learn more about our free workshops and online courses at artofaccomplishment.com

We invite you to experience our work. Reserve your spot at view.life/explore

Brett and Joe explore how we cope with life’s unpredictability—from global events to personal crises—highlighting why some of us thrive while others falter. In a world of rapid change and unpredictable outcomes, embracing the present moment and adopting clarity in intention can transform uncertainty into a powerful opportunity for growth. They delve into how uncertainty shapes us and how, surprisingly, facing it openly can deepen our relationships and resilience. Join them as they explore:

• Human tendencies toward control versus adventure
• Common pitfalls: optimism, pessimism, and "realism”
• Practical tools for thriving amid unpredictability
• The relationship between uncertainty and personal evolution
• Real-world stories of navigating uncertainty

Send us your questions on Twitter, through our website, or in our Circle community!

Joe on X: @FU_JoeHudson

Brett on X: @airkistler

AOA on X: @artofaccomp

Visit Us: www.artofaccomplishment.com

We invite you to experience our work. Reserve your spot at www.view.life/explore

In Episode 49, Brett interviews Joe Sanok, a business consultant and productivity researcher who, until recently, lived full-time in a camper with his wife and children. When he and his wife decided to uncouple, it changed both Joe’s and his children’s lives in a big way. Learn how Joe used his meditation practice and other self-exploration tools to allow his world to unfold beautifully through surrender to reality as it was rather than clinging to what he thought it should be.

Joe’s latest book is "Thursday is the New Friday,” a book about the four-day work week. He’s also the host of the Practice of the Practice podcast.

"As soon as the sun came up at 5:30, I was wide awake. And so to say, I'm awake, what can I do to ground myself to be the dad I want to be? To be the person I want to be? To be the business owner I want to be? My strongest meditation practice started then and it came from a place of need rather than a place of, 'I should be doing this.'"

What We Discuss in Episode 49:

2:48 The pivotal moment that changed the direction of Joe’s life.

9:40 Finding an internal locus of control and how it allows things to naturally unfold.

12:22 Parenting as a single dad in the midst of a major life transition.

18:46 Teaching nuance, healthy rewards and handling difficult emotions to children.

24:59 Boosting creativity and productivity by adopting a 32 hour-or-less work week.

29:09 Why slowing down is the first step to productivity.

32:06 Showing children how to find their own purpose without pattern matching to their parents.

**Full transcript can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/AoAEpisode49

We invite you to experience our work. Reserve your spot at view.life/explore

Our guest Christofer returns with his wife Sadie for a powerful couples coaching session with Joe. They uncover how a pattern of self-reliance and appearing strong for each other has created stress in their relationship. What happens when they try a different approach?

Learn more about our free workshops and online courses at artofaccomplishment.com

We invite you to experience our work. Reserve your spot at view.life/explore

We invite you to experience our work. Reserve your spot at view.life/explore