I’ve got exciting news! I’ve got a new book: Win the Inside Game!

And…I’m giving away a crazy amount of bonuses and content to you if you pre-order it (see below!)

In many ways, this is a sequel to Do Hard Things. It answers the question I kept getting from readers, “What do I do if I’m stuck underperforming, succumbing to the pressure, and not fulfilling my potential? Not just in sport, but in work and life. I feel stuck”

​Win the Inside Game​ is the answer. It’s how to find courage, come through in the clutch, and strive to our fullest without succumbing to the fear of failure, doubts, insecurities, and overwhelm that so many of us feel. What I discovered is that our brain is predictive. And when everything around it is telling it that we don’t measure up, don’t belong, and are constantly judged, our brain acts accordingly. We live in survival mode, and fear takes over. It’s why athletes choke, people shy away instead of standing up, and many of us seek out the comfort of the superficial instead of taking on meaningful pursuits with people we love and support. We’ve got to rewire our brains to make better predictions. So that we have the security to take risks and the freedom to fulfill our potential.

BONUSES: Pre-order now and you’ll receive:

  • Bonus Book: 70+ page ebook: The Principles of Coaching and Training. This is the book I put together to for my own personal use to guide coaching professional athletes.
  • Online Course: 40+ hours of content on how to improve your mental game. (A $300+ value!)
  • Free Guides on: The biology of winning and losing, understanding choking, how the people and information around you makes you stressed, and more.
  • Bonus Chapters: Lessons from a failed phenom and How Whistle-blowing redefined courage.
  • The Magness Method, Steve’s running guide, including a video walk through of training programs and how to adjust them.

How to Get Your Bonuses

1. Click to pre-order WIN THE INSIDE GAME

2. Fill out this form to receive your bonuses.

Read on for more about the book and great time-limited preorder bonuses:

Striving is in our nature. We all want to win, to reach our potential. 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.

In Win The Inside Game, Steve (with lots of help from Brad) 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.

Steve provides a three-part framework to help us to escape survival mode, and achieve lasting sustainable success. This book provides a roadmap for self-discovery, authenticity, and peak performance, teaching us how to navigate challenges, handle failure, thrive under pressure, embrace our vulnerabilities, and cultivate meaningful connections with others. It’s a guide to winning the game of life by mastering our inner selves.

Who is this book for?

  • The athlete who underperforms under pressure, crumbling when the stakes are high and unable to access their true capabilities.
  • The leader struggling with imposter syndrome, constantly doubting their abilities and fearing they’ll be exposed as a fraud.
  • 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.
  • The parent who is lost in conflicting information on how to help their child harness their gifts.
  • The person who has more to give, sensing untapped potential within themselves but struggling to break free from self-doubt and limiting beliefs.
  • The high achiever who can’t turn it off, constantly striving for success but finding themselves burnt out, anxious, and disconnected from what truly matters.
  • The person who constantly chases external validation, and feels like they can’t let go of a world that often prioritizes gain and fame over all else.
  • Those who are struggling to do the right thing, to find the COURAGE to stand up, when they know deep down they should.

If you find value in our newsletter you’ll love this book. We believe it is our best work yet. It is an engrossing deep-dive with all original thinking and evidence-based insights and practices. It is the perfect book for our current moment. If you don’t believe us, just check out some of the reviews below.

Pre-order WIN THE INSIDE GAME from ​Amazon​, ​Barnes and Noble​, ​Bookshop.org​ or wherever you buy books and then fill out ​this form​ to receive your bonuses.

PRAISE AND REVIEWS:

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.

-Christie Aschwanden, Author of the New York Times bestseller, GOOD TO GO.

Preorder now and get your FREE Principles of Coaching and Training ebook, performance under pressure course, and more:

1. Click to pre-order WIN THE INSIDE GAME

2. Fill out this form to receive your bonuses.


Bulk Orders for your organization or team!

Make a bulk order for your organization or team and you’ll get all the above bonuses, plus:

  • Steve will join you and your colleagues, team, friends, or family, for a live virtual book-discussion via Zoom.

Just fill out this form or reply to this email if you’re interested in a bulk order.


How Can You Help?

Launching a book is hard. It’s a sprint, then a marathon. My ability to continue to write is entirely in your hands! As each new book depends on the last ones success. If you would like to help, It would mean the world. Every little bit helps. How can you help?

1. Share the news with someone who would find WIN THE INSIDE GAME helpful! Even better, buy copies as a gift!

Did you know word of mouth and personal recommendations are what largely determines the success of a book? Do Hard Things wasn’t a best seller on week one. It sold a lot of copies and became a bestseller largely thanks to word of mouth. Consider passing along this email to someone who needs this book!

2. Do you have a podcast, newsletter, write for an outlet, or have a presence on social media? Please let me know. I’d be happy to come on your show, do an interview, or whatever may work best. You can simply ​FILL OUT THIS FORM​ and I’ll get back to you ASAP!


We appreciate you reading our work and we look forward to continuing to unpack and wrestle with the ideas and practices in Win the Inside Game. We hope you ordered the book today!

Thanks for supporting my work. It means the world to me,

Steve

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