A cornerstone of this podcast is exploring why we should all Do Hard Things—which just so happens to be the title of today’s guest’s latest book. Meet Steve Magness.Making his third (but first solo) appearance on the show, Steve is a former elite track and field athlete (4:01 miler), elite coach turned author, and world-renowned expert on all things high performance.In addition, Steve consults on mental skills development for professional sports teams—including some of the top teams in the NBA—and has coached numerous professional athletes to the Olympics and world championship level.Today Steve walks us through a new approach to unlocking true toughness and physical and mental resilience—and how to best lead others to optimal performance.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/stevemagness686More about Steve + show notes: bit.ly/richroll686Today’s Sponsors:Squarespace: The easiest way to create a beautiful website, blog, or online store. Visit Squarespace.com/RichRoll for a FREE trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code RichRoll to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Athletic Greens: 75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to: athleticgreens.com/richroll to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D ​AND​ 5 free travel packs of AG1 with your first purchase.Calm: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life with guided meditations, sleep stories, and more. Right now, listeners can get a special limited-time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/richroll. Get started today!BetterHelp: The world’s largest therapy service, 100% online. Professional, licensed, and vetted therapists who you can trust. Listeners get 10% off their first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/richroll.Birch Living: The best, most affordable, organic, and sustainable mattresses on the market with a 100-night risk-free trial. For 400$ off ALL mattresses and 2 free eco-rest pillows visit birchiving.com/richroll.Outerknown: Founded by pro-surfer Kelly Slater, Outerknown creates high quality, sustainably produced, and great looking men’s and women’s clothes, ethically manufactured in the world’s cleanest solar-powered factory. Go to outerknown.com and enter my code ROLL at checkout to get 25% off your full-price order.This one is a combination of great stories and actionable takeaways—I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.FInal note: Do Hard Things hits bookstores June 21 but is now available for pre-order here.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another edition of ‘Roll On’, wherein Rich Roll and journalist & author Adam Skolnick riff on matters of interest across sports, culture, entertainment, and self-betterment. Given the heartbreaking number of mass and school shootings this year—punctuated by the horrific events in Uvalde—today’s discussion centers on gun violence in America, culminating with a conversation with Senator Cory Booker, who joins via Zoom to help us understand why this problem is so intractable, and what we can do about it.Specific topics discussed in today’s episode include:Kristian Blummenfelt’s stunning Sub7 Project performance;the downfall of legendary UC Berkeley swimming coach Teri McKeever;the release of Robbie Balenger’s movie The Colorado Crush: 63 Days of Endurance;American gun culture, alarming statistics behind mass shootings, and the political barriers that make it difficult to enact stricter gun laws; andSenator Cory Booker’s take on what’s needed to change firearm legislation.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: https://bit.ly/rollon685Today’s Sponsors:Athletic Greens: 75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to: athleticgreens.com/richroll to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D ​AND​ 5 free travel packs of AG1 with your first purchase.Whoop: The world’s most powerful fitness tracker is now waterproof! Get the WHOOP 4.O at WHOOP.com and use the code RICHROLL at checkout to get 15% off.Native: Protect your skin this summer with Native’s mineral-based Sunscreens. Native offers lightweight, non-greasy formulas that are easy to spread and blend seamlessly on all skin tones—leaving a matte finish with zero streaks. Visit www.nativedeo.com/rrp or use promo code rrp at checkout, and get 20% off your first order.ROKA: Cutting-edge eyewear & apparel built for top performance. Ultralight construction. Arms-Up Design. Official USAT Partner. If you’re active like me and wear prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, ROKA combines the no-slip performance you’ve been waiting for with fashionable frames. Visit roka.com and enter code RichRoll for 20% off.LMNT: A science-backed electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. The formula is super high-caliber, it’s plant-based with no sugar, fillers, gluten or sketchy ingredients. Right now LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase—that’s 8 single serving packets FREE with any LMNT order. Try it out at drinkLMNT.com/RICHROLLPeace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drug trafficker. Kidnapper. Alcoholic. Addict. Gang member. International criminal turned sober screen star.Richie’s story is also the subject of his new book, The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety—a chronicle of his descent into the abyss and the redemptive slog that followed. It’s a tale so absurd and darkly comic, that it’s currently being developed for television by the creators of the hit show Silicon Valley.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/richiestephens684More about Richie + show notes: bit.ly/richroll684Heads Up: This conversation is packed with expletives, profanity, and tales of violence. So just an alert that this episode is neither family-friendly nor workplace approved. So pop on the earbuds if you got kiddos in the backseat. And If you’re easily offended, perhaps this one isn’t your cup of tea.Today’s Sponsors:Athletic Greens: 75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to: athleticgreens.com/richroll to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D ​AND​ 5 free travel packs of AG1 with your first purchase.Whoop: The world’s most powerful waterproof fitness tracker. Get the WHOOP 4.O at WHOOP.com and use the code RICHROLL at checkout to get 15% off.Daily Harvest: Daily Harvest makes it easy to eat more fruits and vegetables with thoughtfully sourced, chef-crafted foods that are ready in five minutes or less. Go to dailyharvest.com/RICHROLL to get up to $40 off your first box.Seed: The DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic combines 24 clinically verified and naturally-occurring, probiotic strains with plant-based prebiotics. Visit seed.com/RICHROLL to learn more.Masterworks: Anyone can invest in blue-chip artwork without being a millionaire. Start building a diversified art portfolio at masterworks.ART/richroll.Olipop: Plant fiber, prebiotics, botanicals, and a touch of magic, Olipop is a healthier and more delicious version of the soda you grew up with the added benefit of microbiome and digestive health support. Receive 20% off plus FREE Shipping on your order at drinkolipop.com/richroll.Chock-a-block with wall-to-wall stories that will blow your hair back, this conversation will make you realize that if Richie could go from where he was to where he is today, truly anything is possible.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author of the instant #1 NYT bestseller entitled From Strength to Strength—today Arthur C. Brooks shares the ​​roadmap for finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in our later years.A professional French horn player turned social scientist, Arthur served as president of the American Enterprise Institute think tank in DC for a decade—and is currently a professor of public leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School.In addition, he writes the popular How to Build a Life column at The Atlantic, which is also home to his podcast, The Art of Happiness. Needless to say, this guy and his work are featured in every prominent media outlet there is.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/arturbrooks683More about Arthur + show notes: https://bit.ly/richroll683To celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'Finding Ultra', Rich is giving away 50 personally inscribed copies. Enter to win by signing up for his mailing list HERE.Today’s Sponsors:BetterHelp: The world’s largest therapy service, 100% online. Professional, licensed, and vetted therapists who you can trust. Listeners get 10% off their first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/richroll.Blinkist: Unlimited access to read or listen to a massive library of condensed non-fiction books from self-help, to business, health, and history—all for one low price. Try Blinkist FREE for 7 days AND get 25% off a Blinkist Premium membership at blinkist.com/richrollROKA: Cutting-edge eyewear & apparel built for top performance. Visit roka.com and enter code RichRoll for 20% off.Liquid Death: From sparkling, still, to flavored libations, murder your thirst with water made by nature, not in a lab. Get free shipping on all water and merch at LiquidDeath.com/RICHROLL, or grab some at Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Target, Albertsons Safeway, or Amazon.Levels: Making continuous glucose monitoring mainstream for the first time ever. Learn more about your metabolic health by monitoring your glucose with Levels. Learn more at levels.link/RICHROLLSeed: Stewarding the future of how we will use bacteria to restore and sustain human and planetary health. Visit seed.com/RICHROLL to learn more.Arthur is as charismatic as he is whip smart. This one is packed with priceless wisdom and actionable takeaways for everyone regardless of age.I hope you learn as much from Arthur as I did.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another edition of ‘Roll On’, wherein Rich Roll and journalist & author Adam Skolnick riff on matters of interest across sports, culture, entertainment, and self-betterment. Today we dissect top headlines from the world of endurance, celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Rich’s book Finding Ultra, talk about what makes an impactful memoir, and announce an exciting new giveaway. NOTE: this episode was recorded one day PRIOR to the Uvalde school shooting, so this topic is not discussed.Specific topics discussed in today’s episode include:the murder of star gravel cyclist Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson ;the upcoming sub-7-hour Ironman triathlon project;advice from 90 year old runners;pop star Cody Simpson making the Aussie World Championship Swimming Team; andwhat Rich learned about writing, publishing, life, and success on the 10th anniversary of Finding Ultra.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: https://bit.ly/rollon682Giveaway: To celebrate a decade of Finding Ultra, we’re giving away 50 personally inscribed copies of the book. If you would like to enter, go to richroll.com/subscribe, join the mailing list, and await an email with further instructions. Enter by June 9th to secure an entry. No purchase is necessary, see official rules for details.Today’s Sponsors:Birch Living: The best, most affordable, organic, and sustainable mattresses on the market with a 100-night risk-free trial.For 400$ off ALL mattresses and 2 free eco-rest pillows visit birchiving.com/richroll.Navitas Organics: Fine purveyors of delicious organic superfoods.For a limited time you can get 30% off your entire order by using the code RICHROLL at navitasorganics.com/richroll.Salomon: The creators of the world’s best road and trail running footwear & hydration gear, perfect for any runner, on any terrain, no matter the challenge. Check out my top picks at salomon.com/richroll and use the code RICHROLL at checkout to get 20% OFF—exclusions apply.Ten Thousand: The world’s most durable training shorts + kits, built for your needs and designed for performance. Save 20% OFF your purchase at tenthousand.cc/richrollWhoop: The world’s most powerful waterproof fitness tracker. Get the WHOOP 4.O at WHOOP.com and use the code RICHROLL at checkout to get 15% off.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.