How to Do Hard Things with Steve Magness • 239
Mind Love™ • Consciousness, Spirituality, and Science for Awakening
Melissa Monte | Conscious Coach
4.9 • 906 Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
We will learn:
- What we got wrong about toughness that actually was toxic.
- How to create inner confidence.
- Four pillars of toughness that we need to step up and do hard things.
Struggle is a powerful catalyst for transformation. Some of the strongest, most fascinating and complex people in the world are people who have survived big life-changing things.
But does that mean that those of us on top of the privilege pyramid - which is really anyone with a roof over their head and food on the table - are just doomed for dullness or apathy?
I don’t think so. I think the key is to create our own struggle. But first, we have to remember how to be up for a challenge. We have to know how to sit in discomfort and willingly weather the storm.
So that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Steve Magness. He is a world-renowned expert on performance, well-being, and sustainable success. His most recent work is Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. He is also co-author of the best-selling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Mind Love, episode 239. |
| 0:03.0 | Today's episode is all about how to do hard things. |
| 0:07.0 | When we think about control, we often think, |
| 0:10.0 | oh, I need to be able to control the entire thing. |
| 0:14.0 | Like it needs to be all on me. |
| 0:16.0 | And that's not the case. |
| 0:18.0 | The science, the research, the experience, |
| 0:20.0 | all clearly shows that if you can find control in even the smallest of things, |
| 0:27.0 | then that almost like opens you up and frees you up and it's like your mind says, |
| 0:31.0 | oh, like I can make an impact. I do have input on this. |
| 0:36.5 | Turn up your frequency with mind love. |
| 0:42.6 | Bight-sized brain hacks for seekers, dreamers, and doers. |
| 0:46.6 | It's time to give your mind a little love |
| 0:49.4 | with your host, Melissa Monty. If you're new to mind love, |
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| 1:16.7 | Today I'd love to share a review from M goddess who says, I love mind love. |
| 1:21.9 | Melissa has amazing guests who share their stories and practical advice for living a more mindful and heart-based life. |
| 1:28.0 | I love Melissa's soothing voice. She has a knack for asking questions that take us deeper into fascinating topics. |
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