

excellence, actually
"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 elite-level achievers in their coaching practice and professional careers, they give you the mental and physical tools, practices, habits, and frameworks used by the best in the world in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode will give you concrete ideas and tips to use in your life immediately to help you become more meaningfully engaged in the pursuits that support your goals and your values. This is not the performative nonsense that is peddled online by grifters and influencers, but the evidence-based systems that work for the best in the world. This is excellence, actually. (This podcast used to appear under the name FAREWELL .) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes


New Year, Same BS: How to Build Habits That Actually Stick

26 Lessons on Excellence to Jump Start 2026

Best Of: Courtney Dauwalter — Inside the (Joyful) Mind of an Elite Ultrarunner

How to Push Your Limits, with World-Champion Climber Sasha DiGiulian

"It's Never All Bad:" How to Suffer (with Matt Fitzgerald)

The Talent Episode: Is Greatness Born or Built?

Q+A: On Bad Habits, Post-Race Fitness, and “Boring” Work

The Mental Fitness Playbook: Resilience, Regulation, and Flexibility

Doing it All: The CEO Who Ran a 2:29 Marathon (with Nick Thompson)

The Optimization Trap — and How to Escape It

The Marathon Mindset: How to Endure, Actually

Everything You Need to Know About Managing Fatigue

7 Lessons to Help You Unlock an Elite Competitor's Mindset

How Curiosity Can Take Your Performance to the Next Level

Is Self-Improvement Just Making Us More Selfish?

It's Time to Move Past Bullsh*t "Toughness"

The Sports Psychologist Who Taught MJ and Kobe How to "Manage the Moment"

Fall Performance Syllabus: 3 Ideas to Help You Thrive

How Hard Should You Be Working?
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