A cornerstone of this podcast is exploring why we should allDo Hard Things—which just so happens to be the title of today’s guest’s latest book. MeetSteve Magness.Making his third (but first solo) appearance on the show, Steve is a former elite track and field athlete (4:01 miler), elite coach turned author,andworld-renowned expert on all things high performance.In addition, Steve consults on mental skills development for professional sports teams—including some of the top teams in the NBA—and has coached numerous professional athletes to the Olympics and world championship level.Today Steve walks us through a new approach to unlocking true toughness and physical and mental resilience—and how to best lead others to optimal performance.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/stevemagness686More about Steve + show notes: bit.ly/richroll686Today’s Sponsors:Squarespace:The easiest way to create a beautiful website, blog, or online store. VisitSquarespace.com/RichRoll for aFREE trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer codeRichRollto save10% offyour first purchase of a website or domain.Athletic Greens:75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to:athleticgreens.com/richrollto get aFREE year supply of Vitamin D​AND​5 free travel packs ofAG1with your first purchase.Calm:The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life with guided meditations, sleep stories, and more. Right now, listeners can get aspecial limited-time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscriptionatcalm.com/richroll. Get started today!BetterHelp:The world’s largest therapy service, 100% online. Professional, licensed, and vetted therapists who you can trust. Listeners get10% offtheir first month by visitingBetterHelp.com/richroll.Birch Living:The best, most affordable, organic, and sustainable mattresses on the market with a 100-night risk-free trial. For400$ offALL mattresses and2 free eco-rest pillowsvisitbirchiving.com/richroll.Outerknown:Founded by pro-surfer Kelly Slater, Outerknown creates high quality, sustainably produced, and great looking men’s and women’s clothes, ethically manufactured in the world’s cleanest solar-powered factory. Go toouterknown.com and enter my codeROLLat checkout to get25% offyour full-price order.This one is a combination of great stories and actionable takeaways—I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.FInal note: Do Hard Things hits bookstores June 21 but is now available for pre-orderhere.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.