If you need to make a hard pivot, lean into the pain to create more urgency around the momentum

that you must create. And that is the foundationally important factor, which is the hard work.

You do that consistently. You lean into that. You use it. You recalibrate. You try it again.

Okay. Welcome back. We're welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm your host,

Dr. Michael Jervé, by trade and training a high performance psychologist. And for this week's

conversation, I'm very excited to welcome back to the podcast, the one and only Apollo Ono.

A 2019 inductee into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. Apollo still holds the title for

the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics with eight medals as a short track speed skater.

So after hanging up his skates in 2010, Apollo found himself struggling with purpose and confused

about how he was going to navigate his transition from sport. Transitions are real for all of us.

And as we all know, a lot has gone down in the last four years where we have all had to navigate

some real shifts. And there's been a ton of uncertainty. So Apollo was first on the podcast

back in 2019. And it's a privilege to have him back on the studio to hear how he's taken his

mastery of the hard pivot in speed skating and applied it to life. His bestselling book,

aptly titled hard pivot, Embrace change, fine purpose, show up fully details this journey.

While offering up five golden principles for practical and psychological steps toward success,

when it comes to reinvention and resilience and vulnerability, Apollo has walked the walk.

And I can't wait to share his insights around navigating transitions, the constant pursuit of

new goals and how managing energy and attitude are integral to high performance. So with that,

let's dive right into this week's conversation with a finding mastery favorite, Apollo,

Apollo. It is great to have you back on. It's great to see you. It's good to see you.

You look great. You sound great. Like life is pretty good for you. It feels like life is good.

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