151. Dr. Michael Gervais, High Performance Psychologist
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Top athletes. Actors. CEOs. Dr. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist who has worked with some of the best to help them master their mind and better their craft. For episode 151, we talk about how he got to where he is today. The Finding Mastery podcast host and author chats with me about how his experience surfing growing up actually lead him to getting more interested in the mind, and the memorable #hurdlemoment that taught him how to navigate hard times and get brave in front of large crowds. He also details how we can decipher our purpose, articulate our philosophy, and separate the two different types of thoughts.
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| 0:00.0 | So if you want to live a fulfilled life, part of that is wrestling with the hard questions in life. |
| 0:05.3 | Like, what is your purpose? And if that feels too big right now, no problem, |
| 0:09.1 | thin slice it, like what's your purpose today? What's your purpose this week? |
| 0:18.7 | Hey, everyone. Emily, a body here bringing you episode 151 of Hurtle. A wellness |
| 0:32.8 | focus podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about their big wins, |
| 0:37.7 | tough moments, and everything in between. On the show, what you can expect, vulnerability, |
| 0:42.9 | motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes and CEOs to aspiring |
| 0:49.1 | entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple, |
| 0:54.4 | to inspire you to be your best self-move with intention and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:01.7 | Today on the show for episode 151, I am chatting with performance psychologist Dr. Michael Jervé. |
| 1:10.0 | Now, Jervé, if you have not heard his name before, I would be maybe a little surprised. |
| 1:16.7 | He has worked with some of the biggest names in sports, top athletes, actors, |
| 1:22.4 | actresses to help them learn how to navigate their mind. I've seen him speak so many times. |
| 1:28.8 | I'm a huge fan of his podcast called Finding Mastery, and it was really fun for today's episode |
| 1:35.6 | to get some insight into the man that helps everyone else perform better. Dr. Jervé talks to me |
| 1:43.2 | about his upbringing and how surfing actually was what led him into getting more interested |
| 1:49.2 | in the mind. He talks to me about the battles that he had with his own education, |
| 1:53.4 | being pretty enthusiastic about the whole thing in high school, just wanting to go out, |
| 1:58.4 | wanting to surf, and it wasn't until college when he was starting to learn about subject areas |
| 2:03.8 | that he was truly invested in, that he was ready to grab the reins and take advantage of his own |
| 2:09.2 | learning. Oh my goodness, so many interesting topics. We talk about how to define your purpose. |
| 2:14.4 | We talk about how to articulate your personal philosophy, how to handle these hurdles, |
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