Steve Magness

Steve Magness is an author and performance coach who has worked with athletes and other professionals. His book Do Hard Things challenges conventional ideas about toughness and explores a more flexible approach to resilience and performance.

Books by Steve Magness

Do Hard Things

Steve Magness

Do Hard Things asks what genuine toughness looks like when fear, fatigue, pain, and uncertainty are real. It replaces stoicism and brute-force persistence with accurate appraisal, emotional awareness, flexible choice, supportive conditions, and meaning—helping readers decide when to persist, adapt, or stop.

7 chapters