The Psychology Secrets of Extreme Athletes, NFL Teams & The World’s Top Performers with Dr. Michael Gervais

In this episode we explore what it takes to succeed at the highest possible levels, we get science and data from years in the trenches with top performers to uncover the strategies that really work for achieving results, we dig deep into the life long quest of discovering your own personal philosophy and much more with Dr. Michael Gervais.      Dr. Michael Gervais - Michael is a high performance psychologist who trains mindset skills and practices that are essential to revealing one’s potential. Michael has worked with some of the world’s top performers including sports teams such as the Seattle Seahawks, Felix Baumgartner (The Red Bull Sponsored Athlete Who Completed the Stratosphere Jump)Olympians, musicians, and more! His work has been featured on ESPN, CNN, The New York Times, and much more!     NOTES:    Years in the trenches with top performers to get the best strategies The importance of rugged and hostile environments to cultivating presence and peak performance The value of working hard and getting right on the edge of capacity in order to grow Our ancient brain is the thing that gets us stuck, keeps us safe, and keeps us small There are only 3 things you can train as a human You can train your body You can train your craft - this varies by person - can be anything from writing to motorcross to partening You can train your mind Everything falls into those buckets when we talk about the development of the human experience A personal philosophy is one of the most significant anchors you can ground yourself with. Great achievers always have clarity of personal philosophy Line up your thoughts, words, and actions across any environment - there is a sense of power that comes from that - an inner knowing and being that is so rock solid that you can move eloquently in any environment when you have that mindset The life-long quest of discovering your own personal philosophy - and the 3 methodologies Mindfulness - being present with your inner experience Being around wise people - people who are switched