Description

In this episode of the Dope Living Podcast, host Janay sits down with Bradley Hook, author of Start With Values (Penguin) and Head of the Resilience Lab at the Resilience Institute, to explore the powerful connection between success, fulfillment, and living in alignment with your core values.

This insightful conversation dives into why fulfillment—not grit—is the strongest predictor of sustainable success, how negativity bias keeps us stuck in survival mode, and why high performers intentionally create space to reflect on what truly matters. Bradley introduces the concept of centropy—a return to universal values like wisdom, love, beauty, and peace—as a practical framework for resilience in today’s high-pressure world.

If you’re feeling successful on paper but disconnected internally, or striving for more without feeling fulfilled, this episode will challenge how you define success—and help you realign with what actually fuels long-term performance and wellbeing.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why fulfillment is the foundation of sustained success
• How aligning work with core values boosts resilience and recovery
• What negativity bias is—and how it silently drives stress and burnout
• Why high performers prioritize reflection and meaning
• How value-based habits are built through small, consistent actions
• What centropy means and how it reconnects us to universal values
• How breathwork can help regulate stress and restore clarity

💡 Key takeaway:
True success isn’t about doing more—it’s about living and working in alignment with what matters most.