{"id":2386,"date":"2022-08-09T16:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T23:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2022-08-26T09:41:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:41:56","slug":"359-steve-magness-building-toughness-and-seeking-discomfort-in-do-hard-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/359-steve-magness-building-toughness-and-seeking-discomfort-in-do-hard-things\/","title":{"rendered":"359: Steve Magness | Building Toughness And Seeking Discomfort In &#8220;Do Hard Things&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" width=\"345\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Steve-Magness-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Magness&nbsp;is a world-renowned expert on performance. He is the author of the new book&nbsp;<em>Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness<\/em>.&nbsp;He is the coauthor of&nbsp;<em>Peak Performance<\/em>, <em>The&nbsp;Passion Paradox<\/em>, and the author of&nbsp;<em>The Science of Running<\/em>.&nbsp;Collectively his books have sold more than a quarter-million copies in print, ebook, and audio formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magness has served as an executive coach to individuals in a variety of sectors. His work serves on applying the principles of which he writes. In addition he&#8217;s served as consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top teams in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His writing has appeared in&nbsp;Outside, Runner\u2019s World, Forbes,&nbsp;Sports Illustrated,&nbsp;Men&#8217;s Health, and a variety of other outlets. In addition, Steve&#8217;s expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in&nbsp;The&nbsp;New Yorker,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;The Guardian,&nbsp;Business Insider, and&nbsp;ESPN The Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"359: Steve Magness | Building Toughness And Seeking Discomfort In &quot;Do Hard Things&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M89C98gp5RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and a graduate degree from George Mason University. He currently lives in Houston, Tx with his wife Hillary. 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