Ep 240 Interview Sessions with Dr. Michael Gervais | The First Rule of Mastery

<p>On episode 240 I welcome Dr. Michael Gervais to the show. </p> <p> </p> <p>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. </p> <p><br></p> <p>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.</p> <p> </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>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).</p> <p> </p> <p>Pre order The First Rule of Mastery here: <a href="https://findingmastery.com/book/">https://findingmastery.com/book/</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode you will hear: </p> <p> </p> <p>00:00 intro </p> <p>04:20 Mastery of self </p> <p>07:50 Michael’s path </p> <p>11:30 Suffering is inevitable </p> <p>17:00 A hidden epidemic - the human energy crisis </p> <p>22:10 Belonging is safety</p> <p>25:55 FOPO - the number one constrictor of human potential </p> <p>31:50