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Now, what exactly is standing in the way of you accomplishing your ultimate dreams? Do you not

have enough money or time? Are you too young or too old? No doubt there are plenty of obstacles

in your way, but if you want to find the primary culprit, I suggest you take a look in the mirror. That's right. For most of us,

it's our own attitudes or mindsets that are holding us back. Steve Magnus is a performance coach.

He's worked with Olympians as well as athletes in the MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL, plus the U.S. military and numerous companies. He co-hosts the podcast, Farewell,

and is co-founder of The Growth Equation. He's written for The Atlantic, Runners World,

and Sports Illustrated, and his previous books include Do Hard Things, The Science of Running,

Peak Performance, and the Passion Paradox.

Now, he's back with Win the Inside Game, How to Move from Surviving to Thriving and Free Yourself

Up to Perform. Steve's going to join us with his big ideas right after this quick break.

Thank you. ideas right after this quick break. Hi, I'm Steve Magnus, author, exercise physiologist, and performance coach to elite athletes.

I'm going to share with you five insights from my newest book, Win the Inside Game, how to move from surviving to thriving

and free yourself up to perform. Insight number one. We are all experts at self-sabotaging.

I've worked with Olympians, medallists, professional athletes from every major

sport, and rule number one is to help them get out of their own way. As humans, even the best of

the best of us, are really bad at this. Think back to middle school or high school. Chances are

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