A High-Performance Coach on the Key to Achieving Your Full Potential

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🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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What holds many people back from attaining the success they want - whether it's winning an Olympic medal or a seat in the C-suite - isn’t a lack of effort or talent. It’s the fear of other people’s opinions. That’s according to Michael Gervais, a performance expert and founder of the consultancy Finding Mastery. He works with top athletes and executives around the world to help them overcome FOPO and improve their performance and well-being. Gervais is the author of the book The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You.

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0:00.0	How do you navigate gender in your workplace?
0:04.0	HBR's fan favorite podcast Women at Work is back with personal stories, the newest research,
0:09.6	and practical advice on navigating divorce, disability, and career failures.
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0:16.0	Women at Work wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the H-B- Ideacast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Allison Beard. Beethoven mid-career, Carl Malone on the free-throw line in the NBA finals,
0:50.0	an MMA fighter walking into the cage, a CEO considering a big investment, a recent
0:55.8	grad deciding between job offers, you prepping for your next presentation.
1:01.2	What all these people have in common is the potential for masterful performance,
1:05.0	but they're also united by something else, the very real risk that they will be
1:10.2	derailed by what our guest today calls FOPO, fear of other people's opinions.
1:16.1	He says that true success only comes when you stop worrying about factors you can't control
1:20.8	and instead focus on your own values, worth, and goals.
1:24.7	And he's helped many people from extreme athletes to pro footballers to corporate executives
1:29.1	do just that.
1:30.8	Michael Jervais is a performance psychologist and the founder of the consultancy
1:34.2	Finding Mastery. He wrote the new book The First Rule of Mastery. Stop worrying
1:39.0	about what people think of you. Michael, welcome. Thank you so much for including me in your community and
1:45.9	hosting this conversation. Before we dive into FOPO and how to overcome it, I want to
1:51.9	ask about your background as a sports psychologist.
1:55.4	What overlaps do you see between your work
1:58.4	with Olympians, Seattle Seahawks, mountain marathoners,
2:02.6	and the work you do with people in the business world.
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