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Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, coauthor of Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success and The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life, and the author of The Science of Running: How to Find Your Limit and Train to Maximize Your Performance. Collectively his books have sold more than a quarter-million copies in print, ebook, and audio formats.

Magness has served as a consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top teams in the NBA. He has also coached numerous professional athletes to the Olympics and world championship level. He has coached seven at
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Steve Magness It's about setting up your environment to entice you to read. I look at writing in the same way that I do running. I'm going to lace up my shoes and h…moreIt's about setting up your environment to entice you to read. I look at writing in the same way that I do running. I'm going to lace up my shoes and head out the door each day. Some days I'm going to suffer through the run and only make it a few miles, others I'm going to feel fantastic and hammer out a great workout. But each day, I'm going to run. The same holds true for writing.

My other tip is to expose yourself to as many different experiences and viewpoints as possible. I get flashes of inspiration from reading books that have nothing to do with the subject I'm thinking or writing about. Connection is the key to inspiration.(less)
Steve Magness Peak Performance developed out of the notion that, being really good at something is incredibly difficult. And most of us who get there only stay on t…morePeak Performance developed out of the notion that, being really good at something is incredibly difficult. And most of us who get there only stay on top for a short bit, and often suffer from burn out and end up hating what we once loved. Peak Performance was the quest to find out if we could achieve that level of success, but do so in a healthy, sustainable way.(less)
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Coaching the New Runner. Part 1: In a team setting.

In this episode of the On Coaching podcast, hosts Steve Magness and John Marcus discuss the challenges and strategies of coaching new runners in a team setting. They emphasize the importance of creating an inclusive environment where newcomers feel integrated, see progress, develop intrinsic motivation, and avoid burnout. The hosts share practical tips for introducing…
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“True Confidence Is Quiet; Insecurity Is Loud”
Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

“Research consistently shows that tougher individuals are able to perceive stressful situations as challenges instead of threats. A challenge is something that’s difficult, but manageable. On the other hand, a threat is something we’re just trying to survive, to get through. This difference in appraisals isn’t because of an unshakable confidence or because tougher individuals downplay the difficulty. Rather, those who can see situations as a challenge developed the ability to quickly and accurately assess the situation and their ability to cope with it.”
Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

“We tell our children to believe in themselves, without explaining how to develop that belief. We’ve fallen for the Instagram version of confidence, emphasizing the projection of belief, instead of working on the substance underneath. We need a new approach to building confidence, one focused on the inside.”
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