Overcoming Stress, Stagnation & Burnout - Alan Stein Jr - #472

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Bonjour, friends. welcome back to the show. My guest today is Alan Stein Jr. He's a high performance coach and a speaker. Alan spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet, including NBA superstars, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Kobe Bryant. Lessons on how to overcome stress, stagnation and burnout are some of the most important insights which has helped them to reach the top. Expect to learn what the common trait between all NBA superstars is, why managing time and energy should take priority over everything else, how stress can be used to enhance performance, the quickest way to overcome stagnation, why burnout might not be due to how hard you're working, why Steph Curry is the greatest shot taker of all time, what Kevin Durant's first ever strength session looked like and much more. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Aura. You might not know what the fastest growing crime in America is, but it has been surging and affecting millions of Americans. Every 14 seconds, there is a new victim of identity theft. And despite this, those who have had their identity stolen are often shocked when it happens. Imagine trying to log in to your email account one day, only to see that the password had been changed hours ago, and then you start getting notifications of activity from your bank, credit cards, crypto accounts and more. That's when the feelings of panic, guilt, fear and paranoia set in. That's why Aura are a hugely useful company. Aura is an anti-theft protection, fraud monitoring, password management and antivirus software, all combined into one easy to use app. Aura monitors the dark web for your emails, passwords and social security numbers and sends alerts fast right to your phone and email. When it comes to fraud, every second matters. Connect your credit card and bank accounts and get notified of any changes up to four times faster than every competitor. Their antivirus software will block malware and viruses before they infect your devices. It can protect you and your family from America's fastest growing crime. Try Aura for free for two weeks and you can have full use of it to see if any of you or your family's personal information has been compromised. You can start your free trial today by going to aura.com/modern. That's A U R a.com/modern. You can go and try it out for free for 14 days and use all of the services. aura.com/modern. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. We all need help at some point in our lives, whether it's because of stress at home or work or loneliness. It can be invaluable to know that there's someone professionally trained who can help us get through whatever we're facing. Over two million people have taken charge of their mental health with BetterHelp's online service. It removes all the hassle and awkwardness that can be involved in finding a therapist and gives you some essential simplified steps instead. There are a broad range of experts available categorized by their speciality or combination of specialities like addiction, social anxiety or relationships. There are hundreds of reviews being added every day for the counselors on BetterHelp's website, which means that choosing the right therapist for you is super easy. You can start communicating in under 48 hours and the service is available worldwide. You can log in to your account at any time and send a message to your counselor. You'll get timely and thoughtful responses. Plus, you can schedule weekly video or phone sessions so you don't even have to leave the house. It is the easiest, quickest, most convenient and cheapest way to start doing therapy. And you can get 10% off your first month if you go to betterhelp.com/modernwisdom.
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