Alan Stein Jr: Sustaining Success, Managing Stress, And Overcoming Burnout

This week Andrew welcomes world-renowned performance coach, speaker, and author Alan Stein Jr. back to the show. Over a span of 15 years, Alan worked with some of the best basketball players on the planet including Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant. Today, Alan helps companies, teams, and individuals implement the same time-tested strategies that make world-class athletes successful.  In this conversation, Andrew asks Alan all about his new book Sustain Your Game which is filled with lessons about improving focus, managing stress, and overcoming burnout. At a time when many feel extreme levels of stress and burnout, this conversation is incredibly timely. 

Show Highlights:
2:40 - What it means to "sustain your game"
5:35 - Why most stress is self-induced
10:01 - Managing stress
10:50 - Shrinking your window
13:32 - Reframing negative events
15:05 - Preparation
18:54 - Being kinder to ourselves
21:29 - Avoiding assumptions
23:48 - Why Steph Curry practices off-balance
24:28 - Steve Nash's offseason workouts
25:47 - Visualization
30:05 - Being lucky vs fortunate
33:30 - Alan's handwritten notes to hotel staff
34:00 - Recognizing work in "unseen hours"
38:10- Showing appreciation for others

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