Welcome to my monthly Science Digest.This month we're diving into the psychology of competition versus cooperation. Are they zero-sum, or mutually beneficial? We'll turn to our primate cousins for some insight. We'll also go into the role of testosterone in competition: is it about aggression? And finally, how Tetris might help us deal with stress and trauma...and may be the thing we need to be playing after a tough loss. As always, these monthly digest pull from the most interesting research...
9 days ago • 7 min read
The Messiness of Greatness Read on TheGrowthEq.com Reflect: If we want to do well, we need to care. We need passion. Yet, in a world that encourages us to define ourselves by our outcomes, we all too easily move from loving a pursuit to marrying it. From wanting to do it, to needing to do it. From "I failed at..." to "I am a failure." A hyper-focus on the external causes our perspective to become overly narrow. We start protecting our sense of self and avoiding challenges, instead of daring...
13 days ago • 9 min read
How to Save Youth Sports: A Manifesto Read on TheGrowthEq.com Reflect: Staying Human in an Automated World The reason I write and deadlift is because Elon Musk can’t design a robot that can feel this way for me. Maybe the robot can write more elegantly or lift more weight. But it can’t make me feel the aliveness of a great idea. It can’t make me feel the rhythm of a great sentence. It can’t make me feel the heavy-ass weight starting to move. This feeling is what makes us human. Find it in...
20 days ago • 19 min read
The Case for Mastery and Mattering in a Chaotic World Read on TheGrowthEq.com Reflect: The Resilience of Jalen Hurts Jalen Hurts just led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl. Eight years ago, he lost the College Football National Championship to Clemson. Seven year ago, he was benched at halftime in the College Football National Championship in favor of rising star Tua Tagovailoa. Five years ago, four quarterbacks were drafted before him. Two years ago, he lost the Super Bowl. Now he is a...
27 days ago • 8 min read
Welcome to a BONUS edition of my monthly Science Digest. As you know, my new book WIN THE INSIDE GAME just came out! The reception has been fantastic. At its heart the book is about how to free ourselves up to find and perform up to our potential. It combines my personal experience as an athlete, coach, and whistleblower with lots of cutting-edge science. As you are aware, I'm a science nerd at heart, so with every book I read hundreds of studies and talk to dozens of scientists. I figured...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
A Letter to My Younger Self: On Regret, Resilience, and Dealing with the Messiness of Life Read on TheGrowthEq.com Read: Growth Eq Original Feature: A Letter to My Younger Self: On Regret, Resilience, and Dealing with the Messiness of Life (Read this on the Growth EQ website here.) “Was it worth it?” “Would you do anything different?” “What advice would you give your younger self?”I get these questions a lot. And despite knowing that they are coming, I often struggle to give an answer on the...
about 1 month ago • 14 min read
Win the Inside Game is Out Now!! Today is the day that I, Steve—with plenty of help from Brad—have been working toward for the past few years: the release of my new book, Win the Inside Game. Today is the LAST day to get your exclusive bonus items when you buy the book. Order now and receive a 100+ page e-book on the Principles of Coaching, an online masterclass, guides to striving in your career and sport, and much more. If you are going to get the book, now is the time. PLUS, just today I...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
Welcome to my science digest!At the start of every month, I dive into research studies that have caught my eye. The goal is to summarize them and provide a few actionable insights for you to carry into your own performance, be it in sport or life. This month we are going deep about YOU! I'm going over how our identity impacts our health, leadership, and performance. One of the reasons why is in my new book, Win the Inside Game, I outline how when we look at choking in sport, or under...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
What Aging Can Teach Us About Sustainable Success Read on TheGrowthEq.com 5 days to go: Win the Inside Game is almost here! Get your Bonuses before they EXPIRE! What's this book about? Who is it for? Let's keep it simple. Are you a striver, pusher, or someone who is driven for success? It'll teach you how to strive in a harmonious way where you can achieve without it making you miserable. Do you face performance anxiety, pressure, or worse, choking? I go deep into the science and psychology,...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read