How Elite Performers Build Toughness - Steve Magness - #517

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, an author and a consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams. All elite performers have the rage to master their chosen pursuit. But the difference between the ones who continue to succeed and those who fall away is their toughness and durability. Thankfully, Steve has spent his career deconstructing the mental habits of the world's best athletes and executives. Expect to learn how to accept your achievements without believing your limitations, why Steve blew the whistle on Nike Oregon Project's unethical practises, why your emotions are messengers not masters, how obsession can be both a tragedy and a gift, the difference between responding and reacting to difficulties and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) (USA - https://amzn.to/3b2fQbR and use 15MINUTES) Get 10% discount on all Optimal Carnivore’s products at www.amazon.com/optimalcarnivore (use code: WISDOMSAVE10) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:56) The Nike Whistleblower (11:33) Becoming Elite at a Young Age (19:23) How Advantageous Is Obsession? (28:43) Self-Awareness of Elite Performers (35:39) Fascinating Studies in Steve’s Book (49:21) The Importance of Picking One Thing (1:01:02) Where to Find Steve Extra Stuff: Buy Do Hard Things - https://amzn.to/3QwNupI Follow Steve on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stevemagness Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's happening people? Welcome back to the show.
0:02.8	My guest today is Steve Magnus, he's a world-renowned expert on performance and author and a consultant
0:08.4	on mental skills development for professional sports teams.
0:11.9	All elite performers have the rage to master their shows and pursuit, but the difference
0:16.2	between the ones who continue to succeed and the ones who fall away is their toughness
0:20.8	and durability. Thankfully, Steve has spent his career deconstructing the mental habits
0:25.8	of the world's best athletes and executives.
0:28.6	Expect to learn how to accept your achievements without believing your limitations.
0:32.8	Why Steve blew the whistle on Nike Oregon Project's unethical practices?
0:37.2	Why your emotions are messengers, not masters?
0:40.1	How obsession can be both a tragedy and a gift?
0:42.9	The difference between responding and reacting to difficulties… and much more.
0:48.9	In other news, this episode is brought to you by the 6 Minute Success Journal.
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