Break Free From The Opinions Of Others & Live A Life Of Purpose | Dr Michael Gervais
SuperLife with Darin Olien
Darin Olien
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2024
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Are you struggling to find your life’s purpose? We can get stuck looking for it in our work, our jobs, or other people, only to come up empty-handed. If you’re frustrated that you don’t seem to be doing as well as your peers (...or complete strangers on the internet). Know that you’re not alone and that there is a way out.
In the latest episode of The Darin Olien Show, I sit down with Dr. Michael Gervais, a high-performance psychologist, author of “The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You," and world-renowned expert on the relationship between high performance and the mind. Together, we unravel the complexities around finding and honoring your life’s purpose. We explore the tangled web between personal battles, the pursuit of genuine self-expression, and finding freedom in the present moment.
In this episode, we dive into…
(12:19) Breaking free from the opinions of others: how to unpack and overcome the deep-seated fear of judgment to unleash your true potential.
(27:57) How trials and adversity are key to a purposeful life: and the critical role of a strong 'why' in maintaining motivation
(32:10) Pursuing the mastery of self: learn from the world of high-caliber athletes to define the difference between purpose and performance
(39:28) The power in finding your purpose: and how to move from a performance-based life to a purpose-driven existence
(55:25) Overcoming your personal fears: learn how aligning personal purpose with a company mission can revolutionize a workplace and personal growth
(01:00:24) Navigating performance and purpose in your most intimate relationships: a discussion on showing up authentically and the dangers of suppressing your true self
(01:13:01) Finding personal freedom and living in the present: a call to embrace mindfulness, address global deficiencies, and practice ways to strengthen your inner awareness.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Are you struggling to find life's purpose? We can get stuck looking for it in our work, our jobs, other peoples, other points of view, only to come up empty-handed. |
| 0:18.2 | If you're frustrated that you don't seem to be doing as well as your peers, or even find yourself competing with strangers on this |
| 0:27.3 | weird internet. |
| 0:29.8 | Know that you're not alone and that there is a way out. This is what we're going to dive into in this very |
| 0:37.2 | interesting episode of the Darren O'Lean show with my really good friend. |
| 0:42.4 | I love this guy. Dr. Michael Jervace. Dr. Jervace and I give you a clear |
| 0:48.8 | pathway and how to break free from the opinions of others how trials and adversity are the keys to |
| 0:58.0 | the purpose of life. How to overcome your personal fears, how to navigate performance and purpose in your most intimate relationships, and how to find personal freedom by living in the present. |
| 1:11.6 | Dr. Michael Jervace is one of the world's top human |
| 1:14.8 | performance psychologists and leading experts on relationship between the |
| 1:20.0 | mind and human performance. Dr. Jervais has spent his career being called on by the best of the best |
| 1:29.9 | around the world and business sports, the art, science, when they need it and they need it the most |
| 1:39.1 | to achieve at the highest levels. |
| 1:41.8 | Dr. Jervais also is the founder and host of Finding Mastery Podcast and co-host |
| 1:48.6 | of Performance Science Institute at USC and his work has been featured by NBC, ABC, Fox, |
| 1:57.8 | CNN, E-P-N, NFL, Red Bull, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Outside Magazine, Wired E-SPN magazine, |
| 2:06.6 | and so much more. |
| 2:09.0 | This was a fantastic conversation. |
| 2:11.6 | I love this guy, hooking and hold on, and also discover his incredible |
| 2:17.7 | knowledge that he put into his new book. So you will want to listen and you want to load yourself up full of this |
| 2:25.4 | knowledge and his wisdom and guidance to guide you on your life's purpose and |
| 2:31.1 | mission. Before we dive in today's episode, I want to thank my sponsor, |
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