353. How To Define Your Personal Philosophy: Understanding The Mind & Embracing the Path Of Self-Discovery With Performance Psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 58 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 this replay of my 2021 episode with Dr. Gervaid, we're talk about how he got to where he is today. The Finding Mastery podcast host 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.

IN THIS EPISODE

(4:03) Dr. Gervais talks about growing up in remote Virginia

(6:20) How surfing brought Dr. Gervais to performance psychology

(11:46) How to be more absorbed in the present here and now

(18:56) The three different parts to purpose and how to decipher these themes

(26:25) How someone "upgrades" and embraces mental training

(33:18) Dr. Gervais talks about how he felt his first time public speaking and how he overcame imposter syndrome

(44:44) Why Dr. Gervais doesn't speak on the big-name athletes he works with

(46:47) How Dr. Gervais got to a place where he's at peace with where he's been and where he's going next

(50:10) Dr. Gervais talks about how to adopt a philosophy to clarify your guiding principles

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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?
0:06.9	And if that feels too big right now, no problem.
0:09.2	Thin slice it.
0:09.9	Like, what's your purpose today?
0:11.1	What's your purpose this week? Another week, another week, another hurdle.
0:28.6	Hey, everyone.
0:29.7	Emily Abadi here.
0:30.8	You are listening to episode 353 of hurdle, a wellness focus podcast where we talk to
0:37.3	inspirational people about everything from their highest ties and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live, a healthier, happier, more motivated life.
0:46.9	We all go through our fair share of hurdles. My goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with
0:54.8	intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential.
0:58.0	And of course, have some fun along the way.
1:03.3	For today's episode, I am excited to bring back to the feed one of my favorite conversations
1:10.2	from 2021. And that is with Dr. Michael
1:14.1	Jerva. He's a high performance psychologist. He's also the host of the Finding Mastery podcast.
1:21.2	He's worked to some of the best of the best to help them master their mind and better their craft.
1:25.9	And in today's episode, we talk about how we got
1:28.0	to where he is today. He tells me about his experience surfing growing up and how that actually
1:33.0	led him to become more interested in the mind. Plus, he dives into a very memorable hurdle
1:41.0	moment that really instilled in him how to keep showing up during difficult moments.
1:46.7	And I really appreciate so many of his takeaways that he offers about how to decipher our purpose,
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