Steve Magness
@stevemagness.bsky.social
Author of the NEW book: Win the Inside Game: https://www.stevemagness.com/win-the-inside-game/
Co-Founder: http://TheGrowthEq.com
Performance Coach
Co-Founder: http://TheGrowthEq.com
Performance Coach
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Steve Magness
@stevemagness.bsky.social
· Nov 15
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Striving is in our nature. We all want to perform at our best when it matters most. But in today's world, many of us feel lost, isolated, and overwhelmed. We're paralyzed by fear of failure and crippl...
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Hi! Is this thing on?
Since I'll be posting more here. Let's start with:
My new book WIN THE INSIDE GAME is available for preorder!
Learn to:
-Perform under pressure
-Find Courage
-Come through in the clutch
-Free yourself from insecurity
Order & get bonuses: www.stevemagness.com/win-the-insi...
Since I'll be posting more here. Let's start with:
My new book WIN THE INSIDE GAME is available for preorder!
Learn to:
-Perform under pressure
-Find Courage
-Come through in the clutch
-Free yourself from insecurity
Order & get bonuses: www.stevemagness.com/win-the-insi...
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
New deep dive video: My coaching philosophy explained!
It's time to unpack my training model of: Build, Maintain, and Connect.
A simple way to think about training that will help your performance.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFn...
It's time to unpack my training model of: Build, Maintain, and Connect.
A simple way to think about training that will help your performance.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFn...
My Coaching Framework | A Comprehensive Guide
YouTube video by Steve Magness
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New deep dive video: My coaching philosophy explained!
It's time to unpack my training model of: Build, Maintain, and Connect.
A simple way to think about training that will help your performance.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFn...
It's time to unpack my training model of: Build, Maintain, and Connect.
A simple way to think about training that will help your performance.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFn...
Do Real Things
Our brain is predictive. It adjusts to its environment. If you feed it social media, news, and entertainment all day every day it starts to use that information to predict how to respond to the world.
Doing real things in the real world is your reset.
Our brain is predictive. It adjusts to its environment. If you feed it social media, news, and entertainment all day every day it starts to use that information to predict how to respond to the world.
Doing real things in the real world is your reset.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Do Real Things
Our brain is predictive. It adjusts to its environment. If you feed it social media, news, and entertainment all day every day it starts to use that information to predict how to respond to the world.
Doing real things in the real world is your reset.
Our brain is predictive. It adjusts to its environment. If you feed it social media, news, and entertainment all day every day it starts to use that information to predict how to respond to the world.
Doing real things in the real world is your reset.
Recent research shows that seeking out discomfort leads to personal growth. It increases our motivation and our pursuit of goals.
Not just physical acts, but writing about difficult emotions, talking to others with opposing views, etc.
Not just physical acts, but writing about difficult emotions, talking to others with opposing views, etc.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Recent research shows that seeking out discomfort leads to personal growth. It increases our motivation and our pursuit of goals.
Not just physical acts, but writing about difficult emotions, talking to others with opposing views, etc.
Not just physical acts, but writing about difficult emotions, talking to others with opposing views, etc.
In a world of filters, spin, and curated narratives, sport is stubbornly real. You can’t fake it. The scoreboard doesn’t care about your “personal brand.” Physics doesn’t care about your story.
Why we need the brutal, beautiful realness of sport more than ever: open.substack.com/pub/stevemag...
Why we need the brutal, beautiful realness of sport more than ever: open.substack.com/pub/stevemag...
The Brutal, Beautiful Reality of Sports
Why we need real things more than ever.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a world of filters, spin, and curated narratives, sport is stubbornly real. You can’t fake it. The scoreboard doesn’t care about your “personal brand.” Physics doesn’t care about your story.
Why we need the brutal, beautiful realness of sport more than ever: open.substack.com/pub/stevemag...
Why we need the brutal, beautiful realness of sport more than ever: open.substack.com/pub/stevemag...
FYI: I created a 10 day video course to explain the science of training.
Everything from Lactate Threshold, Zone 2, Intervals, and what it actually means in your training.
All for free. Check it out: thegrowtheq.kit.com/6e02d7303f
Everything from Lactate Threshold, Zone 2, Intervals, and what it actually means in your training.
All for free. Check it out: thegrowtheq.kit.com/6e02d7303f
Free 10 day E-Course: The Science of Training
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
FYI: I created a 10 day video course to explain the science of training.
Everything from Lactate Threshold, Zone 2, Intervals, and what it actually means in your training.
All for free. Check it out: thegrowtheq.kit.com/6e02d7303f
Everything from Lactate Threshold, Zone 2, Intervals, and what it actually means in your training.
All for free. Check it out: thegrowtheq.kit.com/6e02d7303f
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Don't Expect Things to Feel Good all the Time
Oftentimes, you don not need to feel good to get going, you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.
If I waited for motivation to exercise or write...I'd seldom do either. Get going.
Oftentimes, you don not need to feel good to get going, you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.
If I waited for motivation to exercise or write...I'd seldom do either. Get going.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Don't Expect Things to Feel Good all the Time
Oftentimes, you don not need to feel good to get going, you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.
If I waited for motivation to exercise or write...I'd seldom do either. Get going.
Oftentimes, you don not need to feel good to get going, you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.
If I waited for motivation to exercise or write...I'd seldom do either. Get going.
Team culture does not form during meetings or scheduled activity.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete and you have got hours to kill in a different city.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete and you have got hours to kill in a different city.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Team culture does not form during meetings or scheduled activity.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete and you have got hours to kill in a different city.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete and you have got hours to kill in a different city.
Novice runners tend to go too hard on the easy days and too easy on the hard days.
Same thing occurs in the office. We spend too much time, energy & effort on emails, meetings, etc.
We don't block off enough time for the deep work that leads to actual progress & growth.
Same thing occurs in the office. We spend too much time, energy & effort on emails, meetings, etc.
We don't block off enough time for the deep work that leads to actual progress & growth.
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Novice runners tend to go too hard on the easy days and too easy on the hard days.
Same thing occurs in the office. We spend too much time, energy & effort on emails, meetings, etc.
We don't block off enough time for the deep work that leads to actual progress & growth.
Same thing occurs in the office. We spend too much time, energy & effort on emails, meetings, etc.
We don't block off enough time for the deep work that leads to actual progress & growth.
Getting in shape is hard. And expectations can kill the motivation to do so.
It's easy to compare yourself to some prior fitter you, but all that does is set you up for disappointment & frustration. Be kind to yourself. Try to get a little bit better from where you are right now
It's easy to compare yourself to some prior fitter you, but all that does is set you up for disappointment & frustration. Be kind to yourself. Try to get a little bit better from where you are right now
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Getting in shape is hard. And expectations can kill the motivation to do so.
It's easy to compare yourself to some prior fitter you, but all that does is set you up for disappointment & frustration. Be kind to yourself. Try to get a little bit better from where you are right now
It's easy to compare yourself to some prior fitter you, but all that does is set you up for disappointment & frustration. Be kind to yourself. Try to get a little bit better from where you are right now
Take on Just Maneagable Challenges
When life is too easy, we get bored and unmotivated. When we don't have a shot at winning, our motivation wanes and we give up.
Find challenges that are in the sweet spot of just beyond your current capabilities. A slight stretch.
When life is too easy, we get bored and unmotivated. When we don't have a shot at winning, our motivation wanes and we give up.
Find challenges that are in the sweet spot of just beyond your current capabilities. A slight stretch.
November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Take on Just Maneagable Challenges
When life is too easy, we get bored and unmotivated. When we don't have a shot at winning, our motivation wanes and we give up.
Find challenges that are in the sweet spot of just beyond your current capabilities. A slight stretch.
When life is too easy, we get bored and unmotivated. When we don't have a shot at winning, our motivation wanes and we give up.
Find challenges that are in the sweet spot of just beyond your current capabilities. A slight stretch.
Everyone is going through something difficult.
The world is a tough place.
Lead with empathy & understanding.
The world is a tough place.
Lead with empathy & understanding.
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Everyone is going through something difficult.
The world is a tough place.
Lead with empathy & understanding.
The world is a tough place.
Lead with empathy & understanding.
We all face pressure. We all need resilience.
We need to develop our mental game. It's hard to do.
That's why I created a FREE 14 day course on mental toughness.
A new video every day explaining a key concept that helps you master the inner game: thegrowtheq.kit.com/978cd6a31d
We need to develop our mental game. It's hard to do.
That's why I created a FREE 14 day course on mental toughness.
A new video every day explaining a key concept that helps you master the inner game: thegrowtheq.kit.com/978cd6a31d
Master Your Mind: Free Course on Mental Toughness
The Psychology of Competing and Winning.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We all face pressure. We all need resilience.
We need to develop our mental game. It's hard to do.
That's why I created a FREE 14 day course on mental toughness.
A new video every day explaining a key concept that helps you master the inner game: thegrowtheq.kit.com/978cd6a31d
We need to develop our mental game. It's hard to do.
That's why I created a FREE 14 day course on mental toughness.
A new video every day explaining a key concept that helps you master the inner game: thegrowtheq.kit.com/978cd6a31d
We've convinced ourselves that our individual opinions, because of our strong feelings behind them, hold the same weight as those who've quietly studied the problem for decades.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We've convinced ourselves that our individual opinions, because of our strong feelings behind them, hold the same weight as those who've quietly studied the problem for decades.
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
One of the biggest mistakes people make is taking work home with them.
They don't have a boundary and can't detach.
According to research, if you can psychologically detachment from work, you'll see improvement in mood, lower fatigue, and better next day performance.
They don't have a boundary and can't detach.
According to research, if you can psychologically detachment from work, you'll see improvement in mood, lower fatigue, and better next day performance.
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
One of the biggest mistakes people make is taking work home with them.
They don't have a boundary and can't detach.
According to research, if you can psychologically detachment from work, you'll see improvement in mood, lower fatigue, and better next day performance.
They don't have a boundary and can't detach.
According to research, if you can psychologically detachment from work, you'll see improvement in mood, lower fatigue, and better next day performance.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We spend too much time experiencing the feeling of busyness and not enough time actually being productive.
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We spend too much time experiencing the feeling of busyness and not enough time actually being productive.
I put together a free guide: How to Design Better Workouts.
I dive deep into my philosophy of creating workouts that help get the correct stimulus for the right adaptation.
Grab a copy:
I dive deep into my philosophy of creating workouts that help get the correct stimulus for the right adaptation.
Grab a copy:
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October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I put together a free guide: How to Design Better Workouts.
I dive deep into my philosophy of creating workouts that help get the correct stimulus for the right adaptation.
Grab a copy:
I dive deep into my philosophy of creating workouts that help get the correct stimulus for the right adaptation.
Grab a copy:
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As a parent or coach, the hardest moments come when you clearly see someone’s potential, yet they can't. You can’t force motivation—but you can plant seeds.
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Here's what to do about it:
thegrowtheq.com/you-cant-fo...
Elite performers are masters at manipulating their physiology.
They know when to turn the volume up, get hyped & excited.
They know how to turn the volume down, let go, & refocus on the next task.
They are masters at getting into their zone of optimal performance.
They know when to turn the volume up, get hyped & excited.
They know how to turn the volume down, let go, & refocus on the next task.
They are masters at getting into their zone of optimal performance.
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elite performers are masters at manipulating their physiology.
They know when to turn the volume up, get hyped & excited.
They know how to turn the volume down, let go, & refocus on the next task.
They are masters at getting into their zone of optimal performance.
They know when to turn the volume up, get hyped & excited.
They know how to turn the volume down, let go, & refocus on the next task.
They are masters at getting into their zone of optimal performance.
We don't mind being criticized or challenged. We mind feeling threatened.
When our ego, our sense of self, our status is under threat, we default towards protection.
When we are challenged in a secure, supporting way, we experience a positive stress response.
When our ego, our sense of self, our status is under threat, we default towards protection.
When we are challenged in a secure, supporting way, we experience a positive stress response.
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We don't mind being criticized or challenged. We mind feeling threatened.
When our ego, our sense of self, our status is under threat, we default towards protection.
When we are challenged in a secure, supporting way, we experience a positive stress response.
When our ego, our sense of self, our status is under threat, we default towards protection.
When we are challenged in a secure, supporting way, we experience a positive stress response.
With the rise of GPS watches and other gadgets, we're slowly losing the ability to listen to our body. Understanding the feedback your body is giving you and how to lock into a rhythm based on that feedback alone is a valuable skill.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
With the rise of GPS watches and other gadgets, we're slowly losing the ability to listen to our body. Understanding the feedback your body is giving you and how to lock into a rhythm based on that feedback alone is a valuable skill.
A great coach once told me that good coaches take complex ideas and make them simple, while a bad coach who wants to appear like they know what they are doing takes ideas and concepts and makes them more complex.
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A great coach once told me that good coaches take complex ideas and make them simple, while a bad coach who wants to appear like they know what they are doing takes ideas and concepts and makes them more complex.