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Listen "Ep 240 Interview Sessions with Dr. Michael Gervais | The First Rule of Mastery"
Episode Synopsis
On episode 240 I welcome Dr. Michael Gervais to the show.
Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20-year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the
mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure-packed environments.
Gervais’ influence can be felt across many touchpoints of popular
culture. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world record holders, Olympians, MVPs from every major sport, internationally acclaimed music artists, and Fortune 50 CEO’s.
Gervais has worked across three summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Rio, London) and two winter Olympic Games as a high-performance psychologist supporting Team USA, most recently for USA Surfing in Tokyo 2021.
Dr. Gervais is the host of the Finding Mastery podcast that explores the psychology of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers. In the top 1% of podcasts globally, Finding Mastery crossed the 25 million downloads milestone in 2021.
Gervais has an upcoming book, The First Rule of Mastery, that’s being published by Harvard Business Review Press in November 2023. Previously, Gervais wrote an Audible Original, Compete to Create: An Approach to Living and Leading Authentically, with NFL coach Pete Carroll (2020).
Pre order The First Rule of Mastery here: https://findingmastery.com/book/
In this episode you will hear:
00:00 intro
04:20 Mastery of self
07:50 Michael’s path
11:30 Suffering is inevitable
17:00 A hidden epidemic - the human energy crisis
22:10 Belonging is safety
25:55 FOPO - the number one constrictor of human potential
31:50 working from your first principles
37:08 three phases of FOPO
41:20 Michael’s top tip for parents
53:09 Seattle Seahawks back-to-back Super Bowls
01:02:50 Michael’s Heartprint
01:04:59 Everything you need is already inside you
Please do share this episode with a heart-centred leader you wish to inspire and encourage.
Those with ears, let them hear.
Always love
Ryan
Connect with Michael
Website: https://findingmastery.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/findingmastery
IG: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgervais/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FindingMastery
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Thank you to our sponsors MattMedia Online Marketing and Exhale Healthy Coffee.
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content marketing helping business owners get their message seen by the right audience.
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#MichaelGervais #FirstRuleofMastery #Mastery #FOPO
Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20-year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the
mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure-packed environments.
Gervais’ influence can be felt across many touchpoints of popular
culture. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world record holders, Olympians, MVPs from every major sport, internationally acclaimed music artists, and Fortune 50 CEO’s.
Gervais has worked across three summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Rio, London) and two winter Olympic Games as a high-performance psychologist supporting Team USA, most recently for USA Surfing in Tokyo 2021.
Dr. Gervais is the host of the Finding Mastery podcast that explores the psychology of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers. In the top 1% of podcasts globally, Finding Mastery crossed the 25 million downloads milestone in 2021.
Gervais has an upcoming book, The First Rule of Mastery, that’s being published by Harvard Business Review Press in November 2023. Previously, Gervais wrote an Audible Original, Compete to Create: An Approach to Living and Leading Authentically, with NFL coach Pete Carroll (2020).
Pre order The First Rule of Mastery here: https://findingmastery.com/book/
In this episode you will hear:
00:00 intro
04:20 Mastery of self
07:50 Michael’s path
11:30 Suffering is inevitable
17:00 A hidden epidemic - the human energy crisis
22:10 Belonging is safety
25:55 FOPO - the number one constrictor of human potential
31:50 working from your first principles
37:08 three phases of FOPO
41:20 Michael’s top tip for parents
53:09 Seattle Seahawks back-to-back Super Bowls
01:02:50 Michael’s Heartprint
01:04:59 Everything you need is already inside you
Please do share this episode with a heart-centred leader you wish to inspire and encourage.
Those with ears, let them hear.
Always love
Ryan
Connect with Michael
Website: https://findingmastery.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/findingmastery
IG: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgervais/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FindingMastery
Connect with Always Better than Yesterday
Website: https://abty.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareabty
Join our mail list here for exclusive content here: https://abty.co.uk/contact
Sign up for our coaching here: https://abty.co.uk/coaching
Thank you to our sponsors MattMedia Online Marketing and Exhale Healthy Coffee.
Matt Media are an independent agency who specialise in
content marketing helping business owners get their message seen by the right audience.
If you want to get your business seen through the power of
social media, head to https://mattmedia.online/
Exhale is the first coffee to be sourced, roasted and lab
tested specifically to maximise its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potency.
An independent lab test showed one cup of Exhale coffee has
the same antioxidant power as 1.8kg of blueberries or 55 oranges!
Get £10 off your first bag when you visit https://exhalecoffee.com/abty
Please email your questions and comments to [email protected]
#MichaelGervais #FirstRuleofMastery #Mastery #FOPO
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