How Elite Performers Build Toughness - Steve Magness - #517

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
What's happening people? Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Steve Magness. He's 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 the ones 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 practices, 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. In other news, this episode is brought to you by the Six Minute Success Journal. If you are planning to spend a period of time focused on productivity, on being more efficient, on planning your to-do list and working through your days, making sure that over the space of three months, you have got all of the individual actions every day contributing to a longer-term goal, the Six Minute Success Journal is a great solution. You can be less stressed and more productive by blending practice-proven mindfulness exercises with productivity-boosting strategies. It's not only a work planner, but also a mindfulness planner, and it has helped more than 200,000 people around the world to achieve their goals, not only more consistently, but also more calmly. It takes three minutes in the morning and three minutes in the evening. It is a great warm up and cool down procedure before and after work. It'll help you to format your day and ensure that you're doing every single step correctly. And you can get 15% off everything from your best self by going to bit.ly slash diary wisdom in the UK and use the code MW15 at checkout for 15% off. And in the US, just search on Amazon for the Six Minute Success Journal, and use the code 15minutes at checkout. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Optimal Carnivore. Organ meats are some of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, but they are difficult to find in the right quality and to prepare and to make tasty. The founders of Optimal Carnivore understood the amazing benefits, but wanted to make it easier to consume, so they started sourcing 100% grass-fed organ meats from New Zealand, freeze-drying the organs and encapsulating them, so that it is much more convenient for you to take. Their grass-fed organ complex is a unique blend of nine different organs, including beef liver, brain, thymus, heart, kidney, spleen, pancreas, lung and gallbladder. These products are perfect for people who are still trying to develop an appreciation for organ meats. So if you've heard people on the internet telling you just how good organ meats are for you in terms of your gut microbiome, in terms of your brain health, in terms of your physical health, this is a really easy way to introduce them into your diet. And you can get 10% off everything from Optimal Carnivore on Amazon by going to amazon.com/optimalcarnivore and using the code wisdomsave10 to receive 10% off all products at checkout. That's amazon.com/optimalcarnivore and the code wisdomsave10 at checkout. And in final news, this episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. You are not eating enough fruit and vegetables in your diet. And you know it, and this is going to help. One scoop every day of Athletic Greens contains 75 vitamins, minerals and whole food sourced ingredients, including a multivitamin, multimineral, pre and probiotic, green superfood blend and more that all work together to fill the nutritional gaps in your diet. It increases energy and focus, aids with digestion and supports a healthy immune system, all without the need to take multiple products or pills. If you have been looking to upgrade your nutrition, this is a great place to begin. It means that no matter what you've eaten throughout the day, you know that you have filled in those holes in your nutrition. The recipe has been updated 53 times over the last decade and it is only the highest quality products that go into it. Also, you get a 60 day money back guarantee. So you can buy it and try it for 59 days. If you don't like it, they will give you your money back. Plus you get a year's free supply of vitamin D, five free travel packs, free pots, shakers and more if you go to athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom. That's athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Steve Magness.
Steve Magness, welcome to the show.