"A wise, entertaining book...winning is about unshackling ourselves from our expectations. Highly recommend!"
Adam Alter
New York Times Bestselling Author of Irresistible
"If you feel like you're constantly chasing success without ever getting anywhere, you need this book."
Liz Fosslien & Mollie Duffy
National Bestselling Authors of No Hard Feelings
"A propulsive tour of how modern life has left us in a perpetual state of defensiveness...and how to break out of the rut and chase your biggest goals with vigor."
David Epstein
New York Times Bestselling Author of Range
"A breath of fresh air that teaches how to shift the focus from external achievements to inner fulfillment. It’s an essential read!"
Amy Morin
National Bestselling Author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
How to Get Unstuck and Move From Surviving to Thriving.
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Who is this book for?
- The athlete who underperforms under pressure, crumbling when the stakes are high and unable to access their true capabilities.
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- The perfectionist who feels paralyzed by the fear of failure, unable to take risks or pursue their dreams because they're afraid of making mistakes.
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- Those who are struggling to do the right thing, to find the COURAGE to stand up, when they know deep down they should.
About The Book
Striving is in our nature. We all want to perform at our best when it matters most. But in today's world, many of us feel lost, isolated, and overwhelmed. We're paralyzed by fear of failure and crippled by insecurities. We know we’re capable of more, yet no matter how hard we try, we feel stuck. We’ve been sold the wrong path to success.
Renowned performance scientist and bestselling author Steve Magness reveals a new path to sustainable success. In Win the Inside Game, Magness argues that excellence and fulfillment are not mutually exclusive; we can and should seek both. When we measure our worth by our achievements, cement our identities to our careers, and sacrifice our well-being in the pursuit of external validation, it backfires. We default to survival mode, protecting and defending ourselves instead of being free to fulfill our potential.
He provides a three-part framework to help us to escape survival mode, and achieve lasting sustainable success:
Be—Clarity on Who You Are
Do—Clarity in Your Pursuits
Belong—Clarity on Where and How You Fit In
In a world that constantly pressures us to chase external validation and achievements, 'Win the Inside Game' offers a refreshing perspective on how to achieve lasting success and fulfillment by focusing on our inner world. This book provides a roadmap for self-discovery, authenticity, and personal growth, teaching us how to navigate challenges, embrace our vulnerabilities, and cultivate meaningful connections with others. It's a guide to winning the game of life by mastering our inner selves.
Praise for Win the Inside Game
"Win the Inside Game is a propulsive tour of how modern life — from credit reports to TikTok — has left us in a perpetual state of defensiveness. Magness deftly guides the reader in how to break out of the rut of feeling threatened and chase their biggest goals with vigor."
-David Epstein
New York Times bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene
"WIN THE INSIDE GAME is a wise, entertaining book that makes the excellent case that winning is more about unshackling ourselves from our expectations and knee-jerk defensiveness than it is finding minuscule competitive edges and flavor-of-the-month performance hacks. Highly recommend!"
-Adam Alter
New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and Anatomy of a Breakthrough
"If you feel like you're constantly chasing success without ever getting anywhere, you need this book. Packed with relatable stories and science-backed principles, Win the Inside Game is an essential guide for learning how to build a healthy and personally meaningful life. Magness gives clear, practical advice for how to stop simply surviving and start thriving."
-Liz Fosslien and Mollie Duffy
Co-authors of the bestsellers No Hard Feelings and Big Feelings
"Win the Inside Game is a breath of fresh air that teaches how to shift the focus from external achievements to inner fulfillment. It’s an essential read for anyone interested in self-discovery and meaningful success."
-Amy Morin
Author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
"The lessons Steve shares in WIN THE INSIDE GAME were learned through real-life experience, and his authority comes from the fine example he sets with the principled way he lives his life. When faced with difficult choices, Steve has always chosen the most ethical path, even when it required tremendous personal sacrifice. As a coach, he’s seen the ways that competitors can become their own worst enemies by fixating on the wrong things, and in WIN THE INSIDE GAME, he shows readers how to achieve success by focusing on the things that truly matter."
-Christie Aschwanden
“Nobody distills the hidden principles of high performance better than Steve Magness. But WIN THE INSIDE GAME isn’t just about achieving success; it’s about finding happiness along the way, which is far more important.”
—Alex Hutchinson
Author of Endure
About the Author
Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, author of the bestselling Do Hard Things and Peak Performance.
He is the co-host of the podcast Farewell, and co-founder of The Growth Equation, an online platform dedicated to the understanding and practice of performance and well-being. He has written for The Atlantic, Runner’s World and Sports Illustrated, and he has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, on NPR, and others.
Magness has served as a performance coach and speaker for teams and individuals in the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, the US military, and numerous companies and organizations. Once upon a time, he ran a 4:01 mile in high school. He lives in Houston, Texas.