323: Be Present and Mindful with Dr. Michael Gervais, High-Performance Psychologist

Dr. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist working with some of the best in the world, training the mindset skills and practices essential to pursuing and revealing one's potential. His clients include world record holders, Olympians, internationally acclaimed artists and musicians, MVPs from every major sport and Fortune 100 CEOs. Dr. Gervais is also the co-founder of Compete to Create, a joint venture with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, which has built a framework to enhance high performance cultures by focusing on mindset training for individuals. More than 30,000 employees from across Microsoft and AT&T have completed the High-Performance Mindset Training Course. A published, peer-reviewed author and recognized speaker on optimal human performance, Dr. Gervais has been featured by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN, NBC, NFL Network, Red Bull TV, Extra, The Huffington Post, Outside Magazine and others. He is also the host of Finding Mastery, a podcast that takes you inside the rugged and high-stakes environments of those on the path of mastery to explore how they train minds to be at their very best. Gervais unpacks and decodes each guest's journey, psychological framework and mindset skills and practices.  Dr. Gervais received his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University. He completed his Ph.D. while studying under Dr. Bruce Ogilvie, at San Diego University, Integrative Studies. In this podcast, Cindra and Mike talk: The journey Cindra went on after hearing Mike keynote in September Strategies to deal with changes and adversity What to do with the excessive anxiety we may feel right now How to care less about what other people think What mastery is to him Why we need to live on the edge between vulnerability and courage each day Lessons he has learned from some of the best athletes and coaches in the world To view the full show notes, visit here. To join Cindra's webinar mentioned in the podcast, visit here.