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
Nicholas McCarthy: Music, Insight, Investing in Craft
The conversations we have with ourselves either facilitate or slow down the pursuit to understand potential. It is not the external obstacles that determine one’s path, rather, the process of working…
01:30:25 |
Wed 15 Jun 2016
Alyssa Roenigk: Writing About and Living Adventure
Alyssa lives fully – thinks deeply – and captures the point of view and insights from people who have chosen adventure as a way of living. She’s trusted by elite action and adventure sport athletes
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01:43:07 |
Wed 08 Jun 2016
Pat LaFontaine: Being Ignited and Igniting Others (Part 2)
There are no short cuts on the path of mastery and those that carve a path - that has yet be carved - have much to teach us about pushing the accepted norms of what most people think is possible. Pat…
00:43:38 |
Fri 27 May 2016
Pat LaFontaine: Being Ignited and Igniting Others (Part 1)
There are no short cuts on the path of mastery and those that carve a path - that has yet be carved - have much to teach us about pushing the accepted norms of what most people think is possible. Pat…
00:52:34 |
Wed 25 May 2016
Angela Duckworth: Passion and Perseverance
Dr. Angela Duckworth studies grit and self-control, two attributes that are distinct from IQ and yet powerfully predict success and well-being.
In This Episode: -The value of process vs. outcome -H…
01:00:11 |
Wed 18 May 2016
Ian Walsh: Big Waves, Facing Fear, Giving
When humility, passion, risk taking, mother nature and service collide: Ian Walsh.
In This Episode: The purpose of surfing etiquette -Importance of persistence -The moment when everything clicked -…
01:42:38 |
Wed 11 May 2016
Pete Carroll: Competing to Be Your Best
Coach Pete Carroll has a philosophy. It's clear to him. He's found it to be extremely powerful to help himself and others to become the very best version of themselves: Always Compete. He doesn’t tal…
00:45:13 |
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Kayt Sukel: Sex, Risk, and the Brain
As a cultural scientist, passionate traveler and science journalist, Kayt Sukel has no problem tackling interesting (and often risky) subjects spanning love, sex, risk taking, neuroscience, travel an…
01:18:38 |
Wed 20 Apr 2016
Katie Holloway: Fire in the Eyes
Fire in the eyes. What does that thought conjure up for you? Katie Holloway describes it as what she feels like when she's at her best. She outlines how she thinks and trains her mind to advance her …
01:41:12 |
Wed 13 Apr 2016
Tim Ryan: Congress, Mindfulness, and Real Food
Congressman Tim Ryan knows how to laugh — and — how to serve. He’s designed his life efforts to help our country be better. I hope you’ll enjoy both in this podcast.
In this episode: -Dealing with …
01:15:35 |
Wed 30 Mar 2016
Nate Boyer: Going for It (Part 2)
Nate graduated high school unsure about his path in life. Looking for a challenge and to make a difference, he made his way to the Darfur region of Sudan to help in the refugee camps. The experience,…
00:47:47 |
Wed 16 Mar 2016
Nate Boyer: Going For It (Part 1)
Some people think about adventure — and others make their life a living adventure. Nate graduated high school unsure about his path in life. Looking for a challenge and to make a difference, he made …
01:13:41 |
Wed 09 Mar 2016
John Donahoe: eBay, PayPal, Bain... Leadership
John Donahoe served as president and chief executive officer of eBay Inc. from 2008-2015. In this role, he was responsible for growing each of the company's business units, which included eBay Market…
00:59:39 |
Wed 02 Mar 2016
Liz Wiseman: Multiplying Genius
Liz Wiseman shares her insights and research on the art and science of leadership. She walks us through her journey that has allowed her to understand how leaders can diminish or multiply the genius …
01:37:49 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Clint Bruce: On Becoming Tribal - Navy SEALs to Entrepreneurship
What allows one man to move from elite sport (NFL) to elite special forces (Navy SEALs) to serial entrepreneurship? Clint Bruce shares his approach toward life and performance, and his search for eli…
01:42:54 |
Wed 10 Feb 2016
Carli Lloyd: Purpose Driven Work
Imagine there was a global award for what you do, whatever you are most passionate about: parenting, marketing, coaching, law, giving to others, teaching, etc. Imagine being recognized as being THE B…
00:53:57 |
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Rich Roll: Change
If you've ever thought, “If I would have known then, what I know now, I’d shift gears in a heartbeat” — or — If you've ever wanted to shift gears and blaze a new path, but quickly stepped on the exci…
01:58:05 |
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Steven Kotler: Ultimate Performance
Steven Kotler, a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning journalist, teaches us about "going for it" -- and the path through chronic pain that has led him to explore the neurobiology of …
01:25:55 |
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Jon Gordon: Storytelling
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if you’ve made the mistake of trading your deepest talents — for the security of a good-paying-gig — I think you’ll appreciate the shift that Jon Gordon made m…
01:42:10 |
Wed 16 Dec 2015
Elizabeth Lindsey: Elders' Wisdoms
Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey is the first female and first Polynesian to become an explorer for the National Geographic Society. She has made it her mission to find, preserve and share the knowledge and tra…
01:41:29 |
Wed 09 Dec 2015
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