Modern Wisdom

#517 - Steve Magness - How Elite Performers Build Toughness

Aug 25, 2022

01:04:26

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The Stoic Virtues

03:51

Is Your Inner Confidence a Contributing Factor?

02:24

How Much Does Confidence Play in Sports Science?

02:24

Are There Controls in Non-Professional Sports?

02:34

Introduction

4min

Steve Magnus, Welcome to Athletic Greens

2min

The Nike Whistle Blower

2min

Is It the Nike Oridgon Project That's Putting Undue Pressure on Athletes to Lose Weight?

2min

Anti-Doping Performance Enhancing Drugs - What Happens if You Test Positive?

3min

Are There Controls in Non-Professional Sports?

3min

Is There a Vulnerability Disadvantage to Obsessiveness?

3min

Do You Wanna Go to University or Do You Want to Make It Go of This Cricket Thing?

5min

The Stoics and Stoicism as a Philosophy

4min

10.

Doing Hard Things Is Important, It's Valuable

5min

11.

Are You Prepared for the Demands of the World?

4min

12.

The Individual Zone of Optimal Performance

3min

13.

How Do We Resiliently Deal With Stress?

3min

14.

How Much Does Confidence Play in Sports Science?

2min

15.

Is There a Threshold for Overconfidence?

3min

16.

What Was the Second Study That Blown Your Mind?

2min

17.

The Story of a Texas A&M Football Team

3min

18.

You Can Be Anything You Want, but You Can't Be Everything You Want

3min

19.

You're a Serial Monogamist With Obsessions

2min

20.

How Much of the Insights We Really Care About Just Come Along for the Ride as a Byproduct of Aging?

3min

21.

How to Develop Toughness and Resilience

2min

22.

How Do We Create That Space?

3min

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...

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