13 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Fitness coach and content creator operating in the evidence-based fitness community adjacent to Modern Wisdom.
American football coach turned business executive and coach who became the most important executive coach in Silicon Valley history — coaching Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Sundar Pichai, Sheryl Sandberg, and many others — serving as a board member and advisor while demanding no payment.
American NFL head coach — San Francisco 49ers (1979–1988) — creator of the West Coast Offense — 3 Super Bowl titles — considered the greatest NFL coach alongside Vince Lombardi and Bill Belichick.
American productivity consultant who developed Getting Things Done (GTD) — a systematic method for capturing, organizing, and executing tasks that became the dominant personal productivity framework for knowledge workers globally.
Sport and performance psychologist whose work applies psychological research to elite athletic and professional performance — appearing in MW discussions of mental skills and high performance.
British neuroscientist and executive coach whose work applies neuroscience to leadership development — and who has also advocated for the neuroscience of manifestation and visualization, a more controversial position within the scientific community.
American educational coach and author — author of The Art of Coaching and Onward — who works on resilience and coaching in educational settings.
UCLA basketball coach (1948–1975) — who won 10 NCAA championships in 12 years including 7 consecutive — creator of the Pyramid of Success — widely considered the greatest coach in any sport in American history.
American nutritionist and founder of Clovis — a metabolic health coaching platform — who has appeared on Modern Wisdom discussing nutrition, carnivore-adjacent diets, and metabolic optimization.
Personal development podcast focused on young men's development — masculinity, purpose, relationships, and personal growth — operating in the self-improvement podcast space adjacent to Modern Wisdom.
Elena Aguilar's 2018 book on cultivating resilience in educators — providing frameworks for sustaining energy, purpose, and emotional wellbeing in teaching.
Bill Walsh's posthumous leadership book — arguing that focusing on process (the Standard of Performance) rather than outcomes (the score) is the secret to sustained excellence — the most widely read American football coaching book.
Pepe Imaz is a tennis coach and sports psychologist who has worked with several prominent players, including Novak Djokovic, and is known for his holistic approach to the sport, emphasizing mental and emotional well-being as much as technical skill.