Chasing Olympic Gold with Stoic Virtues | Greg Harden, Kate Courtney, & Chris Bosh

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<p>The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are coming to a close and it’s been incredible watching the world’s top athletes compete for gold. Today, Ryan talks with Greg Harden, who has worked with Tom Brady and 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, about how he helped them stay mentally focused. Kate Courtney, who competed in the Tokyo Olympics, talks about seeing moments of failure as opportunities for growth. Chris Bosh and Ryan dive into how Stoicism helps elite athletes stay on top of their game and get out of their head.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Greg Harden is a life coach, motivational speaker and executive consultant who is best known for his work with 7-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady, Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.</p><br><p>🎙️Listen to Greg Harden’s’<a href="https://dailystoic.com/coach-greg-harden-on-the-mindset-of-champions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> full episode </a>on<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dawes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Connect with <a href="https://gregharden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg Harden</a> on <a href="https://x.com/realgregharden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;X</a>: <a href="https://x.com/realgregharden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RealGregHarden</a> and on his website: <a href="https://gregharden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gregharden.com/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://dailystoic.com/kate-courtney/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Courtney</a> competed in the Tokyo Olympics in Women’s Cross Country Mountain Biking. After not doing as well as she hoped, Kate<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/olympics-mountain-biking-kate-courtney/2021/08/06/ac909d14-f646-11eb-a49b-d96f2dac0942_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> wrote about in the Washington Post</a>, on seeing moments of failure as opportunities for growth, the important distinction between optimization vs. maximization, and more.</p><br><p>🎙️Listen to Kate Courtney’s<a href="https://dailystoic.com/kate-courtney/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> full episode</a> on<a href="https://dailystoic.com/bob-bowman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>Connect with Kate on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/coach_bowman/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://katecourtney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Homepage</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/kateplusfate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/sparkleaddict" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://facebook.com/katecourtney130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><br><p>Chris Bosh was on the USA Basketball team that won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. In the Olympics: Bosh averaged 9.1 points and a team-leading 6.1 rebounds across the eight games, grabbing a joint-game-high seven boards in the gold-medal game.</p><br><p>🎙️Listen to Chris Bosh’s<a href="https://dailystoic.com/george/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> full episode</a> on<a href="https://dailystoic.com/george/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic&nbsp;</a></p><br><p>Follow Chris Bosh: <a href="https://www.chrisbosh.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Homepage</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/chrisbosh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisbosh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialChrisBosh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiWS1VEYfznFrWc8c9zeDsA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>