Episode 61

Finding Mastery with Dr Michael Gervais | Win the Day™ podcast
October 26, 2021
Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist and expert on the mind's influence on human performance.
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In this episode of Win the Day:

You’re in for a treat today!

Dr Michael Gervais is the world’s leading expert on the relationship between the mind and elite performance. As a sport and performance psychologist, Dr Gervais has spent his 20-year career with world class performers and organizations in every field.

Through this work, Dr Gervais developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow athletes to thrive in pressure-packed environments.

His clients include world record holders, Olympians, internationally acclaimed music artists, Fortune 50 CEO’s, sporting organizations like the Seattle Seahawks, and MVPs from every major sport.

In his spare time, Dr Gervais is host of the top-rated Finding Mastery podcast that explores the psychology of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers. His book, Compete to Create, is co-authored with Seahawks coach, Pete Carroll, to help people train their own mind for massive success.

Dr Gervais holds a PhD in psychology, specializing in sport performance, and a master’s degree in kinesiology. There’s nothing airy-fairy here. All his work is research-based and is the proven guide to elite performance.

In this episode:

    • What the top 0.1% of the world’s best performers do differently

    • How to achieve mastery in the home

    • Why ‘purpose’ beats ‘goal-setting’

    • What the research says about the ideal morning routine, and

    • And how you can begin your journey to mastery right now.

Before we begin, remember that the right bit of inspiration can completely change the trajectory of someone’s life, so if there’s a friend or loved one who needs to hear this episode, share it with them right now.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dr Michael Gervais!

 

Resources / links mentioned:

📷 Dr Michael Gervais Instagram.

⚡ Dr Michael Gervais website.

📚 ‘Compete to Create’ by Dr Michael Gervais and Pete Carroll.

🧠 ‘Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence’ by Gary Mack.   

Timestamps

00:00 Who is Dr. Michael Gervais?

2:36 Interview starts

9:13 The power of the mind

12:17 The frontier and the laboratory

15:54 What's at stake

21:01 What's your purpose

25:53 Psychological edge

30:06 Staying in it

37:19 Morning routines

41:07 Finding mastery in the home

52:57 Affirmation

55:47 Rocket round

Inspiring quotes in this episode:
  • "Get back to the real rules that nature provides, rather than the artificial rules that humans provide." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "I didn’t have a proper threshold to manage what other people might be thinking of me." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "Technology and psychology are at an interesting convergence." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "What is a high performance life for you? Write it down, and let it serve as a guidepost." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "When our purpose is off, it makes it harder for us to do the hard things." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "If you don’t frontload the psychological skills practice, it’s not there for you when you need it." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "When purpose is crystal clear, goals just become markers on the path." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "One thought of gratitude feels so good that it leads to more." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "It’s really important when I cross the threshold that I’m the husband and father that I’ve designed." — Dr. Michael Gervais
  • "Never turn your back on the hard things you’ve experienced and the lessons you’ve learned from them." — Dr. Michael Gervais
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