A Conversation With The Mentor Who Changed My Life | Gary DeBlasio
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Today we have a very special conversation.
As we chart our path through life, there are those rare anchors that help to hold us steady and also point us to new horizons. In this special conversation, I have the privilege of introducing you to my mentor and someone who has been a guiding force in the lives of countless individuals across a spectrum of industries for over forty years.
Gary DeBlasio has this incredible knack for unlocking potential in people. It’s incredible how he does it. And he’s been doing it with leaders in aerospace, healthcare, elite sports and academia for decades.
Gary's wisdom is earnestly earned. I’ve had an upfront seat on how he works – the alone, internal work that he’s done for himself, is one of the greatest investments he’s provided to his larger community. He is a bellwether for me. His approach to mentorship—being both a teacher and a student, listening deeply to one's inner voice, and fostering a connection with something greater—has profoundly shaped my own path.
Today, we dive deep into the heart of our relationship, exploring the transformative power of being seen and nurtured. Gary opens up about his philosophy on life transitions, the challenges of the next generation, and the critical role of recovery and creating safe spaces for oneself and for others.
This conversation has so much emotion in it – for both Gary and me….I love you Gary. Thank you for what you’ve done for me, and for the Finding Mastery community.
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| 0:00.0 | This will be like no other interview that I've ever had. |
| 0:05.0 | There's not many people that know me the way you know me. |
| 0:08.0 | Let's talk about mentorship. |
| 0:09.0 | You have to help a person from the inside out. |
| 0:11.0 | What is your understanding of men and emotions? |
| 0:13.9 | Most men are afraid of their emotions. |
| 0:15.8 | How do you not judge and critique |
| 0:17.5 | when you clearly saw that I was a mess? |
| 0:20.0 | That's not my job. |
| 0:21.0 | My job is to hold a mirror up and say, is this who you want to be? |
| 0:24.1 | You have something to teach me? I have something to teach you. |
| 0:27.3 | And we both have to pay attention here. |
| 0:29.1 | Oh, you're feeling it, aren't you? |
| 0:30.3 | Oh, yeah. Oh oh yeah. Welcome back, or |
| 0:47.4 | Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I am your host Dr Michael Jervay by trade and training a high-performance psychologist. Today we have a very special |
| 0:52.4 | conversation. |
| 0:54.0 | As we chart our path through life, there are those rare anchors that help to hold us steady and also point us to new horizons. |
| 1:04.9 | In this special conversation, I have the privilege of introducing you to my mentor and |
| 1:11.5 | someone who has been a guiding force in the lives of countless |
| 1:15.0 | individuals across the spectrum of industries for over 40 years. |
| 1:20.3 | Gary de Blasio has this incredible knack for unlocking potential in people. |
| 1:26.0 | It's incredible how he does it and he's been doing it with leaders in aerospace and health care, |
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