excellence, actually
Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, & Clay Skipper
"excellence, actually" is a podcast from The Growth Equation, hosted by Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper. Drawing on their years of working and corresponding with Olympians, coaches, executives, world-class physicians, and other elite-level achievers in their coaching practice and professional careers, they give you the mental and physical tools, practices, habits, and frameworks used by the best in the world in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode will give you concrete ideas a...
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Episodes (369)
SUBTRACT: The Power of Less
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Productivity vs. Productive Activity and Time Management
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Closing the Empathy Gap
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Focusing on the Process When Results Matter
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Finding Stability in a Frenetic World
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The Mind Outside of Your Head
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Determining the Greatest of All Time
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How to Spot Guru Syndrome (And What to Do About It)
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Olympic Lessons For All of Us
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) — It Depends!
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How to Get Going When You Don’t Want To But Know You Should
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Unpacking The Best Press Conference Ever
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Growth Academy #10: Transitions
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Growth Academy #9: Self-Awareness (And Self-Distancing)
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Growth Academy #8: Harmonious Passion
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Mental Health in Athletes (And Beyond)
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Growth Academy #7: Obsessive Passion
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Growth Eq Academy #6: Motivation and Drive
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CAL NEWPORT on The Moral Weight of Working, Not Working, and Bragging About Both
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Growth EQ Academy #5: Purpose
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Growth EQ Academy #4: Routines
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Growth EQ Academy #3: Rest and Recovery
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Growth EQ Academy #2: Stress Yourself
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Growth EQ Academy #1: Stress + Rest = Growth.
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Fascinating Insights About Aging and Performance
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The Instagram Filter Theory of Life and Doing Real Things in the World
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Load Management (In Sport, Work, and Life)
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Divorce in High Performers
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How to Read More and Read Better
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Right Thinking
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Hero Worship and Performative Everything
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Skill vs. Luck vs. Hard Work
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An Honest Rant on College Admissions
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Inside Baseball: Book Publishing
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Slaying Sacred Cows in Health and Fitness
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Unwinding Anxiety
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What “Good Sleep” Really Means and How to Get It
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Why Practicing Humility is the Key to True Confidence and Belonging
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A World Without Email (And a More Optimal Life) With Cal Newport
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Coaching Beyond Sport
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Getting Beyond Hack Culture
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The Science of Pacing (And Not Just For Sport, But All Big Projects In Life)
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Teamwork, Flow, and Peak Performance on K2
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Tom Brady and the Relationship Between Peak Performance and Age
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Factors of Resilience
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The Secrets of Lasting Change
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We Finally Made it to 2021—Now What?
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How to Make Your Brain a Better Place
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Taylor Swift and the Principles of Hot Streaks
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The Trappings of Unchecked Striving: Zappos and Tony Hsieh’s Tragic Death
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