I think that understanding yourself is the biggest game that we're all actually playing.

Some people focus on it more than others, which is fine. Everybody gets to choose.

That's the beauty of being a human being.

I find that the more time I focus on myself

and my internal self, the better outside external self

I live. All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast,

I'm Michael Jervay, and by Trade and Training, a Sport and Performance Psychologist,

as well as the co-founder of Compete to Create.

And the whole idea behind of Compete to Create.

And the whole idea behind these conversations behind this podcast

is to learn from people who are highly switched on

have dedicated their life efforts to mastery,

to really going the distance to explore unchartered territories.

And what we're trying to do is sort out like how do they organize their inner world?

How did they use their thoughts to make sense of the world around them, to make sense of themselves, how they fit in the world, how they explain events.

We also want to dig to understand the mental skills that they use to build and refine their craft.

I am really excited to announce that this year, Finding Mastery is releasing our first

ever holiday gift guide.

Yes. Having spent decades working with and around some of the most

driven people on the planet, I know the high-performer types in your life can be a

little tricky to buy for. Their standards tend to be really high,

they rarely settle. We all know the drill here. And that's why we put together a list of

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