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012 - The Coach Up: A Magness Masterclass on Feedback
Growth comes from facing weaknesses, and we learn about those weaknesses from getting feedback. But feedback has a way of raising our defenses. Which means helping others grow by giving feedback—or g…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
011 - Is Our Happiness Obsession Making Us... Unhappy?
We've always been a country obsessed with happiness. It was, quite literally, built into the promise of America (right there with life and liberty). But maybe you've noticed: the market for happiness…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
010 - The Coach Up: We're Talking About Practice(s)!
When it comes to thinking about how to design your days, weeks, and months, to get done everything you want to get done, we often think in terms of goals and routines. In the long-term, goals give yo…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
009 - Mental & Physical Skills of the World's Best Athlete (with Damian Warner)
Over the course of two days, Olympic decathletes participate in ten different track and field events, ranging from pole vault and shot put to long jump and a 1500-meter run. It’s a grueling competiti…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
008 - The Coach Up: This Concept Will Change How You Think About Motivation
Have you ever noticed that your behavior is sometimes misaligned with your goals? You go to school to learn, or take a job to do meaningful work, or join Instagram to keep up with friends. But instea…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
007 - Be Yourself and Go All the Way
What type of leadership builds a culture of winning and excellence? Is an approach that prioritizes joy, care, and love, more effective than one that's more demanding or authoritarian? Using examples…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
006 - The Coach Up: 5 Lessons on Focus, Leadership, and Greatness (with NFL coach Andy Reid)
A special edition of The Coach Up! In the wake of the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff victory over the Buffalo Bills, Clay revisits a 2020 conversation he had with the Chiefs' head coach, Andy Reid. Coac…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
005 - How the Cult of Wellness is Failing Us (with Kate Bowler)
What if I told you our country's approach to wellness was heavily influenced by the history of American religion? Kate Bowler, a professor of religious history at Duke, traces the self-betterment mov…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
004 - The Coach Up: Why You Should Stop Your Workout (Just) Short
Throughout his many years of coaching, Steve Magness has put together a unique set of tools for training mental toughness. In this week's Coach Up, he walks you through a clever way to approach the e…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
003 - Fantasy Draft: Our 12 Favorite Movies & Shows About Performance
We are living in an entertainment boom, which is both a blessing and a curse: there's more great content than ever before, but you have to sort through a lot of noise to find it. In an effort to help…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago