Steve Siebold

As a former professional athlete, I can tell you the traits that seperate the good from the great. It’s not what most fans think. It’s not sexy, but it’s the one thing you must have to succeed. It’s a combination of mental toughness and emotional stability, day-in and day-out. In this episode of the Mental Toughness Podcast, we dive into this critical, under-appreciated aspect of peak performance. Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur or proud parent, this is the single tenet you must lock down. #mentaltoughness #personaldevelopment

When you compare good performers to great performers, there are rarely major differences between them in terms of skills and knowledge. On the surface, they appear the same. It’s no different with professional athletes: when you watch them go head-to-head, they look similar in terms of physical prowess and athletic skill. Yet the difference in results between good performers and great performers is huge. In professional sports, it’s the difference between the bench warmer and hall of famer. In business, it’s the difference between earning a good living and earning a fortune. The one difference that separates the good from the

Most performance experts agree that emotional motivation is the most powerful form of energy. This is the mother risking her life to save her child. It’s the entrepreneur putting everything on the line to achieve his or her dream. It’s the man or woman who enlists in the military who is willing to die for his or her country. The old adage is true: emotion motivates and logic steers. The sad truth is that most of us are simply going through the motions of logic-based motivation, attempting to eek out a living while similtaneously rotting away from the inside out. The

Back the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale popularized the phrase, The Power of Positive Thinking. It was later the title of his best selling book, which sold over 15 million copies and started an international movement. Dr. Peale was correct: positive thinking is a powerful concept. What’s often left out of the positive thinking discussion is the inverse, which is the power of negative thinking. Positive thinking will make you happy and successful. Negative thinking will save your life. They’re both powerful. In this episode of the Mental Toughness Podcast, we dissect this concept and make the argument