Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dive into the minds of the world’s greatest athletes, leaders, thinkers, and doers with Dr. Michael Gervais—a high performance psychologist and world-renowned expert on the relationship between high performance and the mind. Dr. Gervais’s client roster includes Super Bowl winning NFL teams, Fortune 50 CEOs, Olympic medalists, internationally acclaimed artists, and more.
On Finding Mastery, Dr. Gervais sits down with the best at what they do, like David Goggins, Brene Brown, Toto Wolff, soccer legend Abby Wambach, neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — translating their life stories, mental skills, and personal practices into applicable tools you can use to unlock your potential.
Walk with us to the edge of human possibility and learn what you are capable of. New episodes every Wednesday.
Education
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 573
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Former Pixar CFO Lawrence Levy on Decision Making & Relationships
Lawrence Levy is the author of To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History. It was named Amazon’s Best Business and Leadership Book of 2016 Formerly a Silic…
01:17:53 |
Wed 22 Mar 2017
Part 2: TEDx Creator Krisztina "Z" Holly on Innovation, Impact, and Manufacturing
Krisztina "Z" Holly is an MIT-trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, and pioneer. She was curator and host of the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) and founder of two university innovation centers at MIT and U…
00:57:40 |
Thu 16 Mar 2017
Part 1: TEDx Creator Krisztina "Z" Holly on Innovation, Impact, and Manufacturing
Krisztina Holly is an MIT-trained engineer, tech entrepreneur, and pioneer. She was curator and host of the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) and founder of two university innovation centers at MIT and USC. …
01:11:02 |
Wed 15 Mar 2017
Flow Genome Project's Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler on Altered States of Consciousness and Stealing Fire
This conversation is with Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler. Many of you will remember Steven from our conversation about flow state -- if you missed that, check out episode 16 on Ultimate Human Performa…
01:17:24 |
Thu 09 Mar 2017
Dr. Judson Brewer on Habits, Mindfulness, Addiction
Dr. Brewer is the Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness and associate professor in Medicine and Psychiatry at UMass Medical School. He is also adjunct faculty at Yale University, and a r…
01:20:11 |
Wed 01 Mar 2017
Part 2: Journalist Cal Fussman on Questions, Storytelling, Adventure
In part one, Cal took us deep and he took us into many different parts of his life that were wonderful and surprising. We also had a banter back and forth about questions and responses to questions a…
01:17:09 |
Fri 24 Feb 2017
Part 1: Journalist Cal Fussman on Questions, Storytelling, Adventure
This conversation, just like Cal Fussman, gets better as it goes. I really enjoy the conversations, that at the end, I walk away saying, man I'd love to spend more time him/her….This was one of those…
01:33:31 |
Wed 22 Feb 2017
Navy SEAL & Endurance Athlete David Goggins on Being the Hardest Human Alive
This conversation is with David Goggins. It's real. This podcast is not for kids -- it's for adults -- who want to understand toughness and authenticity. David is clear. Very clear. He lives in true …
01:12:50 |
Wed 15 Feb 2017
Singer-Songwriter Jewel on Music, Insight, Community (ft. Wisdom 2.0's Soren Gordhamer)
This conversation is with Soren Gordhamer and singer-songwriter, Jewel. This week’s podcast is a bit unique. It’s with singer-songwriter Jewel and also features a guest appearance from Wisdom 2.0 fou…
01:10:06 |
Wed 08 Feb 2017
Microsoft CFO Amy Hood on Purpose and Progression
Amy Hood is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft Corporation — whose corporate mission is: “Empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.” This convers…
01:21:11 |
Wed 01 Feb 2017
Author Robert Greene on Mastery & Research
Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and his fifth book, Mastery, which takes a deep dive …
01:23:59 |
Wed 25 Jan 2017
Entrepreneur Anne Devereux-Mills on Leadership, Philanthropy, Parenting
Anne Devereux-Mills is an incredibly accomplished human. She was the chairman and CEO of a number of ad agencies in New York City – which is a massive undertaking. She then transitioned from the corp…
01:41:08 |
Wed 18 Jan 2017
Entrepreneur Mark Divine on SEALFIT & Mindset Training
This conversation is with Mark Divine. Mark and I first met a number of years ago at a high performance camp (Elite11). Mark served 20 years in the Navy SEALs, retiring in 2011 -- and has taken his i…
01:21:43 |
Wed 11 Jan 2017
Seahawks President Peter McLoughlin on Negotiation, Change, Management
This conversation is with Peter McLoughlin - the president of the Seattle Seahawks. When most people think of professional franchises, they think of the athletes, coaches, or general managers. I want…
01:35:04 |
Wed 04 Jan 2017
Big Wave Surfer Nic Lamb on Training For Risk, Making Choices, The Ocean
Nic Lamb surfs very large waves. He’s a professional surfer on the Big Wave Tour, and was ranked number 4 in the world last year. A native to the Santa Cruz area in California, Nic is no stranger to …
01:23:31 |
Wed 14 Dec 2016
Hall of Fame Coach George Raveling on Progression and Being Relevant
George Raveling, referred to by many as “Coach”, is Nike’s Director of International Basketball and has been inducted into numerous hall of fames, including the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of F…
01:37:42 |
Wed 07 Dec 2016
Lt. Col. Jannell MacAulay on the Air Force, Parenting, Health
Lieutenant Colonel Jannell MacAulay is currently the Commander of the 305th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. She leads a joint team responsible for suppo…
01:26:10 |
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Author Karan Bajaj on Mindfulness, Marketing, Sabbaticals
Karan Bajaj is a #1 bestselling Indian novelist with more than 200,000 copies of his novels in print, both optioned into major films. Karan has also worked in senior executive roles at companies like…
01:06:55 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Social Psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner on Emotions, Awe, Power
Dacher Keltner is a social psychologist who focuses on the prosocial emotions, such as love, sympathy and gratitude, and processes such as teasing and flirtation that enhance bonds. He is Co-Director…
01:19:04 |
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Activist Michealene Risley on Storytelling, Empathy, Sexual Abuse
Michealene Risley is an award-winning writer, director and human rights activist.
In This Episode:
-Being a “master” of empathy
-Why she’s hesitant to include dominance in the definition of mas…
01:32:04 |
Thu 10 Nov 2016
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