Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks Quarterback on the Power of Self-Belief
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 6 September 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
When it feels like the whole world has written you off, do you give in or keep going?
Today's guest, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Geno Smith, kept going. After spending 10 seasons in the NFL—enduring frustrating injuries, several trades, and the threat of becoming a “lifetime backup quarterback” —Geno stepped in as starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks last season. With the media deeming this as a “rebuilding year” for the Seahawks, Geno put forth a stellar performance that surprised many. He logged his first winning record, a playoff berth, led the league in completion percentage, and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the very first time.
This impressive career resurgence earned Geno 2022’s Comeback Player of the Year (which probably should have been renamed Comeback Player of the Decade).
I know Geno from my 9 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, and let me tell you… he is special.
Geno’s career journey is marked by the kind of patience and resilience we can all marvel at, but it’s his mindset — the one that helped him navigate moments where many counted him out — that is truly remarkable. Geno recognized that his “tough times” could be seen as someone else’s “dream come true.” This humility coupled with confidence and a steadfast desire to keep learning through his challenges are what make Geno’s success story one that we can all learn from.
It’s an honor to know Geno, and he brought it for this conversation. We cover so many powerful topics — from imagery to leadership, self-talk to competitive mindset, the path of self discovery to self-belief, and so much more. If you want to hear someone who is fluent in the language of mastery, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | think a true competitor is never satisfied no matter what he does because to me it's about the |
| 0:05.9 | next mountain you climb right you you get to the top of the mountain and you don't get to stay there |
| 0:10.2 | right you got to come down and then you got to go climb another one if you want to get that feeling |
| 0:13.6 | again so for me it's like continuing to find new mountains to climb okay welcome back |
| 0:27.7 | or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast I'm your host Dr. Michael Jervé by trade and training |
| 0:34.4 | a high-performance psychologist and I am thrilled to welcome Geno Smith to the podcast for this |
| 0:40.4 | week's conversation I know this man personally from my nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks |
| 0:46.8 | and let me tell you he is special as many of you know Geno is the starting quarterback for the |
| 0:53.5 | Seahawks his NFL journey it's unlike anyone else that I know Geno experienced a notable career |
| 1:02.7 | resurgence that earned him 2022's comeback player of the year which in all practicality should have |
| 1:10.2 | been renamed comeback player of the decade that's how special this is so after spending ten |
| 1:15.9 | seasons in the league enduring frustrations and adversities that come with injury and several |
| 1:21.8 | trades and the threat of becoming a lifetime backup quarterback Geno stepped in as the starting |
| 1:28.0 | quarterback for the Seahawks last season and put forth a stellar performance that surprised many |
| 1:33.8 | it didn't surprise me it didn't surprise the head coach coach Carroll or anyone that knows him |
| 1:40.2 | he logged his first winning record a playoff birth led the league in completion percentage and |
| 1:45.2 | was selected to the pro bowl for the very first time I mean I'm on the whole thing it feels magical |
| 1:52.8 | it's just it's it's awesome Geno's career journey is marked by the kind of patience and resilience |
| 2:00.9 | we can all marvel at but it's his mindset the one that helped him navigate moments where many |
| 2:06.8 | counted him out the one that was able to help him navigate the hard times that's the part that's |
| 2:13.7 | truly remarkable Geno recognized that his tough times could be seen as somebody else's dream come |
| 2:20.1 | true he never lost that perspective his humility coupled with confidence and a steadfast desire |
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