'A conversation with Steve Magness' - Real toughness and how we get resilience wrong

Parents in Sport Podcast

In this episode author and world-renowned performance expert Steve Magness joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss 'Do Hard Things', his latest book, which takes a deep dive into real toughness and how we can get resilience so very wrong.

During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:

• The motivation for writing‘Do Hard Things’
• Defining 'resilience' and what it actually means and looks like in reality
• Dealing with the reality of the 'struggle' and embracing it
• Helping our children develop a toolbox to navigate the inevitable obstacles and challenges they will encounter during their sporting journey
• Normalising the experience of loss and disappointment and giving our children space to process these moments whilst recognising our role in supporting them
• Recognising the sensitive period immediately after competition and reacting accordingly as sports parents
• Giving our children the opportunity to share their perspectives and experiences
• Helping our children 'raise the floor' and recognise the importance of improving the consistency of their performance
• Recognising the importance of intrinsic motivation and the drive for sporting success coming from our children

Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, well-being, and sustainable success. His most recent work is Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. He is coauthor of the best selling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. In his coaching practice, Steve has worked with some of the best athletes in the world.