Welcome to Pursuit with Purpose.

I'm your host, Melissa Griffin, and I know firsthand that it's way too easy to slip into

the rat race of competition and comparison.

This podcast is all about meaning and fulfillment and how to bring it to your life today

and every day.

So let's get into it.

Welcome back, Pursuit with Purpose Family. So I have to tell you,

right after I recorded today's interview with Dr. Michael Jervais, I immediately texted my boyfriend

to say that I just did one of my absolute favorite interviews for my podcast ever because this conversation

that you're about to listen to is seriously that good. And that's because Dr. Michael Jervais is a

high performance psychologist with over 20 years experience working in really high stakes

environments with some of the top athletes, musicians,

artists, and executives in the world. Now, he's known for his work with the Super Bowl-winning

Seattle Seahawks, Microsoft executives, Olympic Beach volleyball star Carrie Walsh Jennings,

and more. Now, Dr. Jervais has also appeared on Tim Ferriss's Fearless and has been featured in

places like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, among tons of other outlets.

Now, he also has a podcast called Finding Mastery, where he's interviewed top guests like New York

Times bestselling author Ryan Holliday and Lakers head coach Luke Walton.

Now ultimately, Dr. Jervais' mission is to discover the mindset skills of the world's best

athletes, business minds, and musicians to change our perspective of what's possible in our own lives.

And in this interview, he definitely delivers on that promise.

Now, you'll learn things like the common challenges that all high performers face and why most

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