Positivity Through Tough Times, Re-Defining ‘Manhood’, and The Power of Humor | Ask Me Anything Vol. 15 with Dr. Michael Gervais

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Volume 15 of Finding Mastery’s Ask Me Anything (AMA) series. In this latest installment, O'Neil Cespedes and I explore the intricate dance between our physical and mental states, especially during times of challenge and change.

Key topics covered this week include:

The profound connection between our physical and mental health.
Strategies for maintaining an optimistic mindset during setbacks.
The role of psychological agility in viewing challenges as opportunities for growth.
The changing definition of ‘manhood’.
Best practices for coaches and teammates in supporting athletes through injury.
The transformative power of humor in relieving tension in high-stress situations.
Embracing mistakes and overcoming the fear of failure for personal growth and resilience.

As always, we are grateful for your questions and insights that continue to drive these meaningful conversations. Your engagement is what makes this series so rich and impactful.

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0:12.5	If a person doesn't know how to be vulnerable with something, they can never understand bravery and risk-taking and they can never understand the frontier because they're holding back. They're playing it safe.
0:13.6	And that safety that we play in that way,
0:16.6	one, never lets another person in.
0:18.4	Two, prevent you from understanding
0:20.7	what you're fully capable of. Welcome back or welcome to another ask me anything on finding mastery.
0:30.0	I'm your host, Dr Michael Jervay, by trade and
0:36.6	training a high performance psychologist. And the purpose behind these conversations, behind
0:41.8	these AMAs, is to hear from you to explore the topics and questions that
0:47.6	you have been wrestling with on your path to becoming. So we're back for AMA15 with our incredible co-host
0:56.4	O'Neil Cesbadus and we've got a fun one for you today. You hit us up with some
1:02.2	great questions. In this episode we're going to explore
1:05.9	how humor can be a powerful tool in high-performing environments. The
1:11.2	intimate link between physical pain and emotional well-being, the
1:15.8	changing definition of manhood, how to practice psychological agility, navigating
1:22.2	the shame of dealing with invisible struggles, setting intentions
1:26.8	or the new year. And we're getting there so much more than that as well.
1:30.3	So with that, let's jump right into volume 15 of Finding Masteries. Ask me anything.
1:37.0	Dr. Mike. Yeah, yeah. Happy New Year. I mean, what? how did it happen this fast?
1:45.0	I, we're getting older, that's why.
1:47.0	Yeah.
1:48.0	You know, I go.
1:49.0	Happy new year to you as well.
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