Ep 240 Interview Sessions with Dr. Michael Gervais | The First Rule of Mastery

On episode 240 I welcome Dr. Michael Gervais to the show.   Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20-year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure-packed environments. Gervais’ influence can be felt across many touchpoints of popular culture. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world record holders, Olympians, MVPs from every major sport, internationally acclaimed music artists, and Fortune 50 CEO’s.   Gervais has worked across three summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Rio, London) and two winter Olympic Games as a high-performance psychologist supporting Team USA, most recently for USA Surfing in Tokyo 2021.   Dr. Gervais is the host of the Finding Mastery podcast that explores the psychology of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers. In the top 1% of podcasts globally, Finding Mastery crossed the 25 million downloads milestone in 2021.   Gervais has an upcoming book, The First Rule of Mastery, that’s being published by Harvard Business Review Press in November 2023. Previously, Gervais wrote an Audible Original, Compete to Create: An Approach to Living and Leading Authentically, with NFL coach Pete Carroll (2020).   Pre order The First Rule of Mastery here: https://findingmastery.com/book/   In this episode you will hear:   00:00 intro 04:20 Mastery of self 07:50 Michael’s path 11:30 Suffering is inevitable 17:00 A hidden epidemic - the human energy crisis 22:10 Belonging is safety 25:55 FOPO - the number one constrictor of human potential 31:50 working from your first principles 37:08 three phases of FOPO 41:20 Michael’s top tip for parents 53:09 Seattle Seahawks back-to-back Super Bowls 01:02:50 Michael’s Heartprint 01:04:59 Everything you need is already inside you   Please do share this episode with a heart-centred leader you wish to inspire and encourage.   Those with ears, let them hear.   Always love Ryan     Connect with Michael   Website: https://findingmastery.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/findingmastery IG: https://www.instagram.com/michaelgervais/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FindingMastery   Connect with Always Better than Yesterday   Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareabty   Join our mail list here for exclusive content here: https://abty.co.uk/contact   Sign up for our coaching here: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Thank you to our sponsors MattMedia Online Marketing and Exhale Healthy Coffee.   Matt Media are an independent agency who specialise in content marketing helping business owners get their message seen by the right audience.   If you want to get your business seen through the power of social media, head to https://mattmedia.online/     Exhale is the first coffee to be sourced, roasted and lab tested specifically to maximise its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potency.   An independent lab test showed one cup of Exhale coffee has the same antioxidant power as 1.8kg of blueberries or 55 oranges!   Get £10 off your first bag when you visit https://exhalecoffee.com/abty   Please email your questions and comments to [email protected]   #MichaelGervais #FirstRuleofMastery #Mastery #FOPO