excellence, actually

Education Podcasts

"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...

Episodes

How to Endure, According to a 4-Time Tour de France Cyclist

You Can't Have It All: A Guide to Making Sacrifices

Six Books That Changed How We Think About Performance

How to Come Back, from the Greatest Playoff Run in NBA History

Longevity, Actually (with Brian Koppelman)

Lessons on Excellence: Caring, Doing the Work, and Being Antifragile

Dream Big, Start Small: Lessons from World Record Miler Jim Ryun

How to Get Small Wins out of Bad Days

Is It All in Your Head? The New Science of Pain

The Cost of Keeping Your Options Open (with David Epstein)

How to Break Through Barriers (Lessons from the Sub-Two-Hour Marathon)

How to Save Your Brain (with Cal Newport)

What Every Athlete Can Learn from Elite Distance Runners

How to Change, Actually (with Eric Zimmer)

Use the “Zero-Zero Reset” to Perform Under Pressure

How to Coach Anyone, Including Yourself

Stop Self-Sabotaging: How to Get Out of Your Own Way

Unstuck Yourself: The Art of Building and Keeping Momentum

Beautiful Suffering: How Elite Athletes Find Joy in the Grind

Back to Work: Navigating Success, A.I., and the Unknown