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Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance. He is author of the best selling books Do Hard Things and Win the Inside Game. And the co-author of Peak Performance. His latest book, Step Into the Arena, comes out in April 2027.

Magness has served as a performance coach to numerous professional sporting teams, executives, entrepreneurs, artists, and more. He's worked with Olympians, athletes from every professional sports league, and the U.S. military.

His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Runner’s World, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, and a variety of other outlets. In addition, Steve's expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York T ...more

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	Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness 3.81 avg rating — 10,428 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance 4.11 avg rating — 1,148 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Win the Inside Game: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving, and Free Yourself Up to Perform – A Science-Based Self-Improvement Book on Redefining Success 3.91 avg rating — 910 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Na vrcholu: Posuňte své možnosti, vyhněte se vyhoření a dosáhněte nejlepších výsledků by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author), Brad Stulberg (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Win the Inside Game, The Power of Your Subconcious Mind & Unleashing Your Inner Power 3 Books Collection Set by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author), Joseph Murphy, N.K. Daniel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Gana tu juego interior: Desarrolla tus capacidades para rendir al máximo y prosperar by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author), Carmen Peláez Ortiz de Solórzano (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gana tu juego interior: Desarrolla tus capacidades para rendir al máximo y prosperar (Psicoemoción) by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author), Carmen Peláez Ortiz de Solórzano (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Step into the Arena: How to Master Pressure, Quiet Your Doubts, and Show Up When It Matters Most 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Consistency vs. Variety: The Secret to Peak Performance in Running

Steve Magness and John Marcus discuss how record-level training requires consistency paired with deliberate variety, warning that repeating the exact same workouts can lead to physiological staleness and psychological burnout, while random novelty becomes a “drunkard’s walk” that’s hard to replicate. They emphasize the body’s “weird” time horizons for adaptation, arguing the coach’s eye and…

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Twin Tracks: The Autobiography

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“True Confidence Is Quiet; Insecurity Is Loud”
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“real toughness is experiencing discomfort or distress, leaning in, paying attention, and creating space to take thoughtful action. It’s maintaining a clear head to be able to make the appropriate decision. Toughness is navigating discomfort to make the best decision you can. And research shows that this model of toughness is more effective at getting results than the old one.”
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“We tell our children to believe in themselves, without explaining how to develop that belief. We’ve fallen for the Instagram version of confidence, emphasizing the projection of belief, instead of working on the substance underneath. We need a new approach to building confidence, one focused on the inside.”
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