"A wise, entertaining book...winning is about unshackling ourselves from our expectations. Highly recommend!"
Adam Alter
New York Times Best-Selling 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 Best-Selling 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 Best-Selling 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
New York Times Best-Selling Author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
How to Get Unstuck and Move From Surviving to Thriving.
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11 Things Win the Inside Game Will Teach You
1. How to get unstuck and fulfill your potential, regardless of the pursuit.
2. How to break free from negative thought and behavioral patterns.
3. The power of exploration and curiosity as a path to self-discovery and a more fulfilling life.
4. That embracing the messiness and imperfections of your identity is the path to increased resilience.
5. How to reframe failure as an opportunity for growth and learning, and how to lose well.
6. The importance of balancing passion and detachment, caring deeply about your pursuits without letting them consume you.
7. The importance of using your environment to invite actions. You are only as driven as your surroundings allow you to be.
8. How to cultivate genuine belonging and connection with others, without sacrificing your individuality.
9. A process to confront your fears and use them as a tool for drive and resilience.
10. The distinction between security and safety, and how to create an environment that fosters exploration and growth.
11. The power of activating your moral self and align your actions with your values, even when faced with external pressures.
And much more!
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
"Magness is an accomplished athlete and coach, and WIN THE INSIDE GAME has much to offer readers seeking tips on improving their competitive performance. But the principles Steve outlines in the book aren’t just a foundation for winning — they’re a formula for living a more balanced, satisfying life in every realm. Steve’s advice is generous, practical, wise and most importantly, attainable.
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