Earn Your Edge: Decoding Excellence in Golf & Life

Dr. Michael Gervais | EP/074

Episode Summary

Is the fear of other people’s opinions (foopo) the kryptonite to self-belief? What’s the anecdote? Performance psychology can be trained to improve, evaluate, assess, and influence nine mental skills. Dr. Michael Gervais is a world-renowned high-performance psychologist. His mission is to help athletes and leaders thrive in pressure-packed environments to perform their very best.

Episode Notes

Is the fear of other people’s opinions (foopo) the kryptonite to self belief? What’s the anecdote? Performance psychology can be trained to improve, evaluate, assess, and influence nine mental skills. Dr. Michael Gervais is a world-renowned high-performance psychologist. His mission is to help athletes and leaders thrive in pressure-packed environments to perform their very best.

Topics:

Compete to Create: Alpha competitors with capabilities in a relationship-based culture
X’s and O’s: Create an ecosystem and shared practices to train athletes and coaches
Microsoft: Sport-to-business migration of science and stories to train your mind
Mental Superpowers: Three trainable skills for humans are their craft, body, and mind
High-Performance Playing Field: Environment, DNA, and effort toward development
Performance and Prowess: Sort out an identity as an athlete and what others think of you
Perceived or Actual Threats: Is it normal to be nervous?
Brain’s Dictum: Manipulate the world the right way to survive
Sets and Reps: Psychological parts of self-discovery and self talk for self-confidence
On Point: What are the three right experiences to reason why something’s true?
Break Belief Boundaries: Boost awareness by demonstrating vulnerability via the discomfort
Optimism: Uncommon mastering of what can be controlled to commit to the path of mastery
Core Values: Clarify conditions of first principles in life to go the distance
Level Up Efficacy: Everything will work out with a sense of self-power
Mindfulness: Engage on purpose in the present moment through awareness and wisdom
Deep Focus: Recognize when off-course and off-task to refocus
Imagery vs. Adversity: Close your eyes and use your imagination to make it feel real

Links and Resources:

Finding Mastery

https://findingmastery.net/

Compete to Create by Michael Gervais and Pete Carroll

https://competetocreate.net/

Dr. Michael Gervais on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaelgervais

Felix Baumgartner

https://felixbaumgartner.com/

Albert Bandura

https://albertbandura.com/

Rickson Gracie