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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Ian Walsh: Big Waves, Facing Fear, Giving

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Mindset, Finding Mastery, Business, Sport Psychology, Education, Health & Fitness, Michael Gervais, Psychology, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self-improvement, Self Help

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2016

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

When humility, passion, risk taking, mother nature and service collide: Ian Walsh.

In This Episode: The purpose of surfing etiquette -Importance of persistence -The moment when everything clicked -Why being able to adapt is the key to surfing -How a vision became a reality -Overcoming a devastating knee injury in Patagonia -A surf trip to Fiji as a turning point in his life -Thriving in the state of discomfort -His process behind making a decision -What “being content” means to him -Why the fear of surfing big waves doesn’t stop him

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I'm Michael Jervais.

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The idea behind these

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I'm Michael Jervais.

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Aye.

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Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast.

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I'm Michael Jervais. And the idea behind these conversations

0:15.5

is to sit down with people and to celebrate their path of mastery and to celebrate their

0:20.9

point of view around it. Finding Mastery is brought to you by natural stex.

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It's been found to consume roughly around 20% of your energy every day.

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That means an important factor between the days you feel sluggish

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and the days that you feel sharp

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dopamine, among many other potential factors, of course.

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When dopamine is optimized, it's been linked to enhanced mood and motivation, focus, attention,

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mental clarity, learning.

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