NFL QB Drew Bledsoe on Being a Life Student, Entrepreneurship, Wine
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
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🗓️ 25 October 2016
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Drew Bledsoe was a star quarterback at Washington State University before he skipped his senior year to go professional. In 1993, he was the No. 1 NFL draft pick and joined the New England Patriots. After nearly eight years he was traded to the Buffalo Bills, then moved to the Dallas Cowboys, before retiring in 2007. Post NFL, Bledsoe pursued a longtime aspiration of owning a winery, which would allow him to combine his passion for fine wine and love of the Walla Walla Valley. In This Episode: -How his parents fueled his curiosity growing up -Why public speaking was the most important class he ever took -The moment where his mentality on going for it changed forever -Why a strong family structure allowed him to not be afraid of failure -Why football was never on the list of his top 3 goals -Putting an emphasis on the minutia on and off field -The most important interview question he asks -How he dealt with losing his job to Tom Brady -Leadership in understanding when people needed a hug vs. the whip -Visualization leading to confidence -Comparing his situation to Dak Prescott & Tony Romo -Embracing pressure rather than seeing it as negative
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Master Podcast, my Michael Jervay. |
| 0:13.0 | And the idea behind these conversations |
| 0:15.0 | is to learn, and it's to learn the psychology |
| 0:18.0 | of people who are on the path of mastery, |
| 0:20.0 | how they think about the world, |
| 0:21.0 | how they think about their craft, how they think about their craft, |
| 0:23.3 | and the mental skills that they use to build and refine their craft |
| 0:26.6 | that they've invested so much time and energy in. |
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