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🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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0:00.0 | Over the years we've talked to plenty of incredible outdoor athletes |
0:03.8 | people who've walked across America, scaled al-Kapitan, |
0:07.8 | or highlined over some of the world's largest canyons. |
0:11.0 | Though they train physically for months or even years, a huge part of the preparation |
0:16.1 | is psychological. These athletes have to train their minds to perform under pressure, to push |
0:21.6 | through self-doubt and overcome anxiety. |
0:25.0 | Dr Michael Jervay is one of the world's top high performance psychologists. |
0:30.0 | He's the co-creator of the Performance Institute at USC, and he's the host and creator of the podcast Finding Mastery. |
0:38.0 | Today I'm talking to Michael about how he can use psychology to help us pursue our wild ideas. I'm Shelby Stanger and this is |
0:45.3 | Wild Ideas Worth Living, an REI co-op studios production. |
0:50.3 | Michael Jervay grew up as an athlete and in college he became fascinated by how humans |
0:57.8 | perform under pressure. After getting his PhD in performance psychology Michael went on to work for the Red Bull |
1:04.7 | Stratis Project. |
1:06.6 | There he famously helped Felix Baumgartner manage his mind and body for his record-setting |
1:12.3 | skydive from 128,000 feet in the sky. |
1:16.4 | In 2011, Michael signed on with the Seattle Seahawks. |
1:20.4 | His primary objective was to help head coach Pete Carroll build a mindset-based culture. |
1:25.3 | He worked with the Seahawks for nine seasons including two back-to-back Super Bowl appearances. |
1:31.7 | Now Michael works with all kinds of athletes and he's |
1:34.7 | spent the past three Olympic Games working with athletes on Team USA. |
1:40.3 | Michael Gervais, welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living. |
1:45.0 | I'm so stoked to be here. |
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