Steve Magness on Doing Hard Things and Why We Get Resilience Wrong | All Great Stories Have One Thing In Common
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<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Steve Magness about his new book <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Things-Resilience-Surprising-Toughness/dp/006309861X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=crX9x&content-id=amzn1.sym.91202c6f-1c11-4e3d-b51a-3af958cedd30&pf_rd_p=91202c6f-1c11-4e3d-b51a-3af958cedd30&pf_rd_r=9NGJ29ZDAPBHAVZ3C6N3&pd_rd_wg=0zzdP&pd_rd_r=70882e84-27dd-48ab-8513-d4f977d2f2ad&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk'>Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness</a>, how to lead people effectively, embracing the long game instead of quitting, and more.</p><p>Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, coauthor of <a href='https://geni.us/aCpN'>Peak Performance</a> and <a href='https://geni.us/vgnig6F'>The Passion Paradox</a>. Collectively his books have sold more than a quarter-million copies in print, ebook, and audio formats. His writing has appeared in Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, and a variety of other outlets. Steve's expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and ESPN The Magazine.</p><p>To learn more about the pre-order bonuses and pre-order your signed or unsigned copies of <em>The Girl Who Would Be Free, </em>head over to <a href='http://dailystoic.com/girl'>dailystoic.com/girl</a></p><p><a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist</a> takes top nonfiction titles, pulls out the key takeaways and puts them into text and audio explainers called <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinks</a> that give you the most important information in just 15 minutes. Go to <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist.com/STOIC</a> to start your free 7 day trial and get 25% off of a <a href='https://blinkist.com/STOIC'>Blinkist</a> Premium membership.</p><p><a href='https://www.tenthousand.cc/'>Ten Thousand</a> makes the highest quality, best-fitting, and most comfortable training shorts I have ever worn. <a href='https://www.tenthousand.cc/'>Ten Thousand</a> is offering our listeners 15% off your purchase. go to <a href='https://www.tenthousand.cc/'>Tenthousand.cc/stoic</a> to receive 15% off your purchase.</p><p><a href='https://insidetracker.com/STOIC'>InsideTracker</a> provides you with a personalized plan to improve your metabolism, reduce stress, improve sleep, and optimize your health for the long haul. For a limited time, get 20% off the entire <a href='https://insidetracker.com/STOIC'>InsideTracker</a> store. Just go to <a href='https://insidetracker.com/STOIC'>insidetracker.com/STOIC</a> to claim this deal.</p><p><a href='https://bambee.com/stoic'>Bambee</a> is an HR platform built for businesses like yours –– so you can automate the most important HR practices AND get your own dedicated HR Manager. Go to <a href='https://bambee.com/stoic'>Bambee.com/stoic </a>right now for your FREE HR audit.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href='http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail'>https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛Check out the <a href='https://store.dailystoic.com/'>Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱Follow us: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/dailystoic'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic'>YouTube</a>, <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic'>TikTok</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic'>Facebook</a></p><p><br/></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>
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