Dr. Michael Gervais on Curiosity and Purpose in Running

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Anyone looking for motivation or greater fulfilment in running (or life) needs to listen to this episode with Dr. Michael Gervais, author of the upcoming book The First Rule of Masteryand host of the popular Finding Mastery Podcast. With hosts Sarah and Coach Liz, find out: -what FOPO is, and how we can use it to our advantage; -how to shift from a performance-based identity to a purpose-based one; -how + why to find your personal values; -how to stop playing life on someone else’s terms; and, -how Taylor Swift comes up in the conversation. Before the guest joins around 11:50, Liz shares about her recent 70.3 triathlon and Sarah tells how she “found” concert tickets on a run. Listen to the end of the show to hear Coach Liz talk about two anecdote-rich books in the bonus segment Miles of Books. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! GU-od discount: Save 25% on any $50+ GU purchase w/ code AMR25 at GUenergy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you exclusively by Goo Energy Labs.
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0:10.1	Save 25% on all goo orders of $50 or more, with code AMR25 at gooenerg.com.
0:18.1	Please stick around to the end of this episode to listen to the latest miles of books, my
0:21.5	monthly conversation with Coach Liz Waterstrat about the nonfiction book she's been reading,
0:25.8	and the insight and advice she's learned from them.
0:43.3	Welcome to another Mother Runner.
0:44.5	This is Sarah Bowen Shea.
0:45.7	I am joined today by Liz Waterstrat.
0:47.9	Hello Liz.
0:48.9	Hi Sarah.
0:50.3	You are fresh off a race.
0:52.4	Are you not?
0:54.0	I am.
0:55.0	Yes.
0:55.7	Oh, the enthusiasm and excitement in your voice.
0:57.9	I can hear it.
0:58.9	Oh, you know, I just love talking about me.
1:02.2	I do not.
1:03.2	All right.
1:04.2	Well, we want to hear how did it go in Waco.
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