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Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Reading Time: 6 min
The parent of a high school baseball player recently asked us for tips to help his son manage nerves before critical at-bats. We’ve been asked a version of this question…
You Don’t Have to Feel Great to Perform Well
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“I said to myself: what the hell am I doing here… I just didn’t want to be there.” “All I want is to get this over with.” As a big…
A Shining Example of True Greatness
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We often write about actual greatness versus pseudo greatness here at The Growth Equation. Often, it’s from a distance, an example of an elite athlete or world-renowned artist who gives…
The Power of Having Your Own Back
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A common theme among high performers—ourselves included—is a drive to keep pushing for progress. You never want to become complacent. You always want to ask yourself, “What can I do…
False Promises of The Manosphere: A Crisis of Mattering and Status
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It’s easy to brush off the struggles of men or the rise of the online “manosphere” as a last gasp of the patriarchy or an overblown and manufactured crisis solely…
How to Cook Without Burning Down the Kitchen
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Steve and I recently spoke at a conference that included some of the world’s top investors. Many, if not all, were type-A pushers—smart, driven, ambitious, and wanting to be the…