The Explorer's Guide to Self-Discovery | 7x World Champ, Rebecca Rusch

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 September 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Rebecca Rusch, a 7x-world champion in the ultra adventure/endurance realm and a member of the prestigious international Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

Rebecca has been recognized by Outside Magazine among the Top 40 Women Who’ve Made the Biggest Impact and by Men’s Journal as one of the 25 Most Adventurous Women.

Known for seeking the toughest challenges imaginable and pushing herself into unknown territory has yielded Rebecca many firsts...

Notably, the first female ascent on Yosemite’s 3000-ft. El Capitan Bermuda Dunes route and a first descent river boarding 300 miles of the entire Grand Canyon in 18 winter days.

On two wheels, she is the only female competitor to win the iconic Leadville 100 four times and is a two time, first female finisher at the Iditarod Trail Invitational, pedaling 350 self-supported miles through the Alaskan wilderness.

Most recently she completed a previously unattempted North to South route traversing Iceland in winter by fatback alongside Chris Burkard and Angus Morton.

So I think it begs the question.. why?

Why go to these lengths? What is she searching for? What do these expeditions reveal?

That’s what this conversation is about.

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0:00.0	I need that because when I push myself really hard physically, that is my teacher. That is where I
0:06.4	learn about myself. It's where I understand what's next. It's where I solve of my problems, whether
0:11.7	it's a bike ride here in my backyard, or the really deep philosophical questions of why am I here?
0:19.2	What am I doing? What is this world about? That happens for me in places where I'm physically
0:25.6	at my limit. All right, welcome back, or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael
0:41.2	Jervé, and by trade and training, I am a sport and performance psychologist, and I am fortunate
0:47.0	to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet. And the whole idea
0:50.9	behind this podcast, behind these conversations, is to learn from them, is to pull back the curtain,
0:57.4	to better understand how they've committed fundamentally committed their life efforts towards
1:03.6	mastering both their craft and their minds. And as you know, your mind, our minds are our greatest
1:10.0	asset. We need to train them though. And if you want to learn more about how you can train your
1:15.1	mind, this is just a quick little flag, a little reminder right here to check out the online
1:19.2	psychological training course that I built where literally we pulled together the best practices
1:23.8	to meet that unique intersection of high performance psychology and well-being. And you know,
1:29.9	we just walk through mechanically the 16 essential principles and how you can train those skills
1:35.2	and principles to be your very best, just like we train world class athletes. And you can find
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1:47.9	optimizers. If you've been listening to this podcast, you know how bullish I am on magnesium.
1:53.2	It's hard to overstate how important is for our overall health and well-being, especially when
1:59.0	it comes to enhancing sleep. So if you're struggling with sleep in any way, I want to invite you to
2:04.7	try a solution that has been a game changer for me. I take a glass of water and two magnesium
2:10.1	breakthrough capsules 30 minutes before hitting the pillow. It's part of my sleep routine.
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