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:
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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.
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
