Performance Psychologist: The Hidden Things That Are Keeping You From Being a High Performer

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode, Ken sits down with author and performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais. Learn practical ways to prevent burnout, the core mental skills elite performers train, and how to rebuild motivation. Next Steps: · 🪑 Join the Front Row Seat live audience! · 📝 Take the Get Clear Career Assessment. Connect With Our Sponsors: · Head to Avocado Green Mattress today for $50 off with code KEN50. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Explore More From Ramsey Network: 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 📈 EntreLeadership 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💰 George Kamel Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The most constricting factor for your potential is the fear of people's opinions.
0:11.0	That's why when people go on stage, their heart starts to pound.
0:14.0	It's readying to fight or flight.
0:16.0	That's not right.
0:17.0	You can completely undo it.
0:18.0	But you can't do that unless you have the psychological skills.
0:22.8	And I don't think we're aware of how an audience can experience us or identify.
0:30.2	Boy, we're getting vulnerable today.
0:32.3	When pressure hits, champions rise or fall by mindset.
0:35.3	Dr. Michael Jervais has trained Olympic athletes and Fortune 100 leaders,
0:39.3	and he's here to reveal how mastering your mind is the key to mastering your life.
0:43.3	There's only three things that we can train as humans.
0:46.3	We can train our technical skills, we can train our body, and we can train our mind.
0:50.3	If you invested in training the mind, it is a massive transformational experience.
0:56.0	What I've learned from the best in the world is...
0:58.0	All right, Michael, it's good to be with you again.
1:03.7	One of my favorite conversations of all time, and I truly mean that.
1:06.8	I love where we're going to go today, but to get started, put you on the spot.
1:10.8	You can only pick one word. You can change just five minutes from now, so there's no
1:14.3	pressure.
1:15.0	But only one word to describe you as a professional right now.
1:20.1	Contemplative?
	...

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