{"podcast":{"title":"ABetterU: 52 Books A Year by Brad Young","slug":"abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515","podcast_index_feed_id":7127515,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7094740/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e2b8ac426b099e39622a0cff6d0c80f0.jpg","author":"PodCentral Publishing Inc","episode_count":223,"summary":"Welcome to ABetterU: 52 Books A Year by Brad Young, the podcast inspired by an extraordinary challenge undertaken in 2024. Brad Young wrote and published a remarkable 52 paperbacks and 52 ebooks, each focusing on crucial aspects of health, wealth, happiness, and skills training. In this podcast, Brad dives into the wealth of insights, strategies, and lessons gained from his prolific year of writing. Join us as he breaks down key takeaways from each book, offering you invaluable advice on how to enhance your personal well-being, financial acumen, and everyday skillsets. Whether you're striving for a healthier lifestyle, aiming to achieve financial success, or eager to learn new skills, this podcast is your ultimate resource for personal enrichment and self-improvement. Embark on this journey with Brad, and discover how you can apply the transformative principles from these 52 books to create a better you. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T20:23:38.372367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515"},"episode":{"title":"Making Change Stick: Why Transformations Fall Apart Right After They Succeed","slug":"making-change-stick-why-transformations-fall-apart-right-after-they-succeed","published_at":"2026-08-20T16:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/making-change-stick-why-transformations-fall-apart-right-after-they-succeed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-change-stick-why-transformations-fall-apart-right-after-they-succeed--73093868","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73093868/elevenlabs_making_change_stick_why_transformations_fall_apart_right_after_they_succeed.mp3","summary":"Most transformations do not fail at the beginning. They fail at the end—right after the breakthrough, right after the victory, right after the moment everything finally starts working. This episode explores the hidden psychological and behavioral forces that cause people, teams, and organizations to slide backward immediately after achieving success. Modern research shows that the brain craves familiarity, even when familiarity is harmful, and that the period after change is the most vulnerable stage of the entire transformation process.Listeners will learn why motivation drops after goals are reached, why old patterns regain strength, and why identity often lags behind new behavior. The episode breaks down the science of habit regression, the danger of the post‑goal void, and the subtle ways people sabotage their own progress without realizing it. It also explores how leaders and individuals can stabilize new routines, reinforce identity shifts, and build systems that prevent backsliding.This is an episode about the second half of change—the part most people ignore. Success is not the finish line. It is the beginning of consolidation, reinforcement, and long‑term anchoring. Those who understand this phase make their transformations permanent. Those who do not often find themselves right back where they started. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young--7094740/support .","meta_description":"Most transformations do not fail at the beginning. They fail at the end—right after the breakthrough, right after the victory, right after the moment ever…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":867,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/episodes/making-change-stick-why-transformations-fall-apart-right-after-they-succeed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abetteru-52-books-a-year-by-brad-young-7127515/making-change-stick-why-transformations-fall-apart-right-after-they-succeed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}