Overcoming Stress, Stagnation & Burnout - Alan Stein Jr - #472 - Modern Wisdom

Alan Stein Jr. is a high performance coach and speaker.

Alan spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant. Lessons on how to overcome stress, stagnation & burnout are some of the most important insights which has helped them reach the top.

Expect to learn what the common trait between all NBA Superstars is, why managing time and energy should take priority over everything else, how stress can be used to enhance performance, the quickest way to overcome stagnation, why burnout might not be due to how hard you're working, why Steph Currie is the greatest shot taker of all time, what Kevin Durrant's first ever strength session looked like and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:28) Alan’s Background (04:51) Traits of Elite Basketball Players (13:56) How to Manage Stress (20:20) Think Like an Athlete (27:48) Refining Metrics of Success (32:32) Importance of Poise (39:15) Performance-Enhancing Stress (46:38) How to Escape Stagnation (55:47) Burnout from Misalignment (1:02:48) Working with Stephen Curry (1:06:41) Where to Find Alan

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