From the book Step Into the Arena by Steve Magness

The Arena Assessment

No one is immune. When we step into the arena, we all face the nerves, pressure, doubts, and that voice in our head screaming “what if I'm not good enough?” Even an Olympic champion once muttered on the starting line, “What the hell am I doing here?” Research tells us the best of the best feel the same intensity of stress, but navigate it better.

One reason is they realize that stress isn't just stress. Performance breaks in different places. Sometimes we try to force it, other times we feel lost and scattered. That's why I developed this 25-question survey to give you a competitor profile across five dimensions, drawn from the science in Step Into the Arena.

Step one is figuring out your pattern, where performance breaks. After that, I'll give you the exact tactics and tools to navigate it better.

Dimension 1
Pressure Response
Dimension 2
Effort Bottleneck
Dimension 3
Time Travel Default
Dimension 4
The Switch
Dimension 5
Competitor Type

25 questions · ~6 minutes · no wrong answers

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How You Compare

Your scores vs. the average competitor who's taken this assessment.

You Average
Pressure
clarity
Effort
clarity
Time travel
clarity
Switch
clarity
Competitor
clarity

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