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Today, you’ll learn how to control your mind and train it for extraordinary performance.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know the exact mental training techniques used by world-class athletes, Olympians, and elite performers to overcome fear, build resilience, and unlock the next level of your potential.
Mel’s guest today is renowned performance and mindset coach Steve Magness, who has coached Olympians, Division 1 athletic teams, and organizations at the highest level of performance.
Today, Steve is breaking down the science of mental toughness — and teaching you how to apply it in your own life starting now.
You’ll learn how to:
Rewire your mind to silence self-doubt
Perform under pressure
Train your focus like an elite athlete
Stop overthinking and take confident action
Build real mental resilience (without burnout)
Hack your mindset and unlock your personal power
This is your roadmap to extraordinary performance — grounded in science and designed to help you rise above whatever is holding you back.
Because when you change your mindset, you change the game.
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In this episode:
00:00 Welcome
01:16 How to Win The Mental Game
14:49 The Science-Backed Strategy to Bouncing Back from Failure
24:25 Train Your Brain to Win
30:42 This Mindset Shift Creates Mental Toughness
37:42 The Science of Mental Toughness
45:55 The #1 Habit of Mentally Tough People
50:11 How to Build Your Mental Toughness
59:51 The Whistleblower Who Shook Nike’s Empire
1:11:35 The Mindset Shift that Makes Mental Toughness Simple
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