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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Do you have trouble pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone? Are you afraid of failure?

Do you avoid doing hard things because you doubt yourself? If you answered yes to any of those questions,

today's episode is for you. I'm talking to Steve Magnus. He's a world-renowned expert on health and human performance. He's the co-author of the best-selling books, peak performance,

and the Passion Paradox. Now he's written a new book called Do Hard Things. Some of the things he talks

about are why it's so important to challenge yourself, the science-backed strategies you can use

to push yourself when the going gets tough, and the steps you can take to reach your greatest

potential. Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist take. This is the part of the show where I'll break down Steve's mental strength building strategies

and share how you can apply them to your own line.

So here's Steve Magnus on how doing hard things and help you grow mentally stronger.

Steve Magnus, welcome to the very well-minded podcast.

Oh, thanks so much for having me.

So as you know, I've been a big fan of your work for a long time,

and I really enjoyed your other books,

Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox,

that you co-wrote both of those with Brad Stahlberg.

Brad's been on our show.

So I'm thrilled to now have you on the show to talk about your new book,

Do Hard Things.

Yeah, thanks. Thanks for having me.

It's funny. Your work has inspired our work. So it's this nice thing we have going on.

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