Mikaela Shiffrin | The World's Best Skier on Pressure, Passion & Perseverance
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Success - in any arena - often demands a delicate dance between fearlessness, finesse and dedication. Mikaela Shiffrin, a true luminary in alpine skiing, has mastered this equilibrium like no other. With an astounding 88 World Cup wins to her name, Mikaela stands as the greatest alpine skier in history. Period.
She's a two-time Olympic Champion, seven-time World Champion, and five-time Overall World Cup champion. But Mikaela's influence extends far beyond the slopes. In 2023, Time Magazine recognized her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and the ESPY Awards named her the Best Athlete in Women's Sports. And she’s done all of this before the age of 29.
Clearly Mikaela has talent. Confidence. Discipline. But what sets her apart, as you’ll hear, is her commitment and honesty to work from the inside out. She’s developed incredible abilities to tune out toxic mental noise, perform at the knife’s edge, and bounce forward when it gets hard. More than anything, her success comes from her unflappable courage in the face of challenge - or as she says, “the confidence to try” - and try again and again, even if things don’t work out.
Off the mountain, and in this conversation, Mikaela is equally impressive. We delve into Mikaela's remarkable journey, from her early days on the slopes to her unparalleled achievements in alpine skiing. She shares insights into handling external pressures, maintaining a process-oriented mindset, and embracing an honest approach to self-coaching. Join us as we explore the mindset of a true champion and learn from Mikaela's clarity, intensity, and passion for the sport she loves.
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| 0:00.0 | I know I can do the work it takes to win again. |
| 0:04.1 | That's the most free I've ever felt in my career. |
| 0:06.6 | It's just standing here being like, |
| 0:08.2 | I don't care that I didn't win. |
| 0:10.1 | I know I can work hard enough to get back into position. |
| 0:13.0 | I might never win again |
| 0:14.2 | and I don't really care about that either. |
| 0:15.8 | I just care that I'm willing to work hard enough to do it. |
| 0:18.8 | Okay, welcome back or welcome to the show. |
| 0:30.0 | The Finding Mastery podcast. |
| 0:31.6 | I'm your host, Dr. Michael Jervet, |
| 0:34.0 | by trade in training a high performance psychologist. |
| 0:36.3 | And I'm so stoked to welcome the absolute legend, |
| 0:39.5 | Michaela Schifrin to the podcast |
| 0:41.4 | for this week's conversation. |
| 0:43.6 | She's earned the title the most successful skier |
| 0:47.1 | in the modern era. |
| 0:48.5 | She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist. |
| 0:51.4 | She's won 14 medals from 16 world championship races |
| 0:56.1 | as a February of this year. |
| 0:57.8 | And she's been named one of time magazines, |
| 1:00.3 | 100 most influential people in the world. |
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