How To Overcome Fear and Trust Yourself | Record-Breaking Highliner, Faith Dickey
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 17 January 2024
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Imagine standing on the edge of a cliff, facing an inch-wide line of webbing that stretches across a vast expanse. It’s tensioned between two secure anchor points but it’s a dynamic surface that will bounce, sway, and stretch when you step out on it. This line isn't just a piece of equipment; it's a gateway to mastering fear and discovering your true potential.
This is the world of highlining, and Faith Dickey stands at its forefront – embodying resilience and mental fortitude.
Since 2008, Faith has been redefining what's possible in highlining, a sport that demands extreme focus and courage. She's not only one of the few women excelling in this field but also a record-setter and a barrier-breaker. From free soloing a highline 3,000 feet off the ground to crossing a 100-meter highline and walking a highline in high heels, Faith's achievements are a testament to her extraordinary capabilities.
But Faith's impact extends beyond her highlining feats. She's an advocate for women in extreme sports and has created the first US business offering highline experiences, making this exhilarating sport accessible to more people.
Whether you're facing your own metaphorical highline or seeking to manage fear more effectively, Faith's journey offers invaluable lessons in courage, commitment, and the power of the human spirit.
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| 0:00.0 | I think it's easy to try to kind of beat these voices down and think we need to be |
| 0:05.8 | absolutely fearless to achieve anything or do anything that's hard. You don't need to |
| 0:10.0 | be fearless at all. You just need to not let fear be the one steering your ship. Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I am your host Dr Michael Jervay |
| 0:30.3 | by trade and training a high performance psychologist. |
| 0:33.0 | I am thrilled to bring you this week's conversation with Faith Dickie. |
| 0:38.0 | And I think the best way to introduce her is to get you to imagine her world. |
| 0:43.0 | So imagine standing on the edge of a cliff, |
| 0:46.0 | facing an inch wide line of webbing |
| 0:49.0 | that stretches across a vast expanse. |
| 0:52.0 | Now, it's tensioned between two secure anchor points, but it's dynamic |
| 0:57.7 | and its surface, and that surface will bounce, it will sway, it will stretch. |
| 1:03.9 | When you step on it, it's got that tension on it. |
| 1:08.0 | This is a line that isn't just a piece of equipment. |
| 1:11.2 | It's a gateway to mastering fear to discovering your potential. |
| 1:17.6 | This is the world of Highlining and Faith Dickie is a pioneer and a legend in this incredible sport. |
| 1:26.1 | Now Faith isn't just a highliner, of course, |
| 1:29.0 | nobody can be defined by what they do. |
| 1:31.4 | She's a symbol of resilience and mental fortitude. |
| 1:35.0 | Since 2008, she's been redefining what's possible in a sport that demands extreme focus and demands courage. |
| 1:45.0 | She's one of the few women to excel in highlighting |
| 1:48.0 | and has set multiple world records |
| 1:50.0 | and achieved a series of groundbreaking first. |
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