John Donahoe discusses how he balances talent and culture within an organization. He believes it's possible to get key people to "buy in" and align the team...
Pete Carroll explains why creating a relationship based culture in Seattle is vital to their success. He believes his job is to help others become their best ...
During his Finding Mastery conversation, ABC’s Dan Harris described how to best surrender to the process of meditation.
Dan explained that you can get into t...
Neuroscientist Caroline Leaf describes the process for atomizing one’s thoughts and building successful habits.
As our mind responds to the incoming and ...
On Saturday, September 17, the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team completed its historic Paralympic Games with the team’s first-ever gold medal on Saturda...
Congressman Tim Ryan describes his mindset during the early campaigning days and how it took grit that he learned from playing sports.
He remembered one ...
Ryan Holiday explains why the cost of mastery for him is not being able to “turn it off." He thinks it extends to many successful people in their respective...
Classical violinist Kai Kight believes mastery comes down to two concepts: curiosity and intention. In Kai’s Finding Mastery conversation, he explained the ...
Pete Carroll discusses how he helps others take a shot.
He believes great performers dwell in the moment of risk. They look for it because they have beco...
Welcome to Minutes on Mastery -- simple and applied insights from those on the path to Mastery. This has been designed to be an adjunct to the full Finding Ma...
In Dan Harris’ Finding Mastery conversation, he discussed how it’s easy to take for granted all the good things we have in our respective lives.
This is why ...
James Bond believes in sharing his philosophy up front with his colleagues. The key is both communication and trust.
“This is how I need it to be. I’m go...
I am obsessed with watching the Olympics right now – there are so many lessons to learn. It’s funny, I used to watch the Olympics when I was a kid with admirati...
Legendary volleyball player Karch Kiraly discusses how he was able to focus deeply and perform in uncomfortable environments.
Challenging practices were ...
The Summer Olympics kick off in Rio De Janeiro today and Finding Mastery plans on celebrating past and present Olympians over the next two weeks.
This week's...
Green Monday founder David Yeung believes failure is a very useful and positive thing. He experienced failures and setbacks with the first company he founde...
In the conversation with Katie Holloway, she discussed how she's been able to turn the pain of being bullied throughout her childhood into a positive.
Sh...
Former Navy SEAL Clint Bruce made it clear in his Finding Mastery conversation that there are two things he cares deeply about: relationships and having a p...
NHL great Pat LaFontaine speaks to incoming NHL rookies on how to consistently perform at a high level and maintain success in the league. He believes it co...
Advertising legend Jimmy Smith shared a story on the podcast about Nike passing on the Space Jam movie and how it applies to risk taking.
Nike had run a ...
Elizabeth Lindsey has traveled around the world and learned from some of the wisest elders from indigenous societies.
She has gained priceless insights a...
In the conversation with advertising legend Jimmy Smith, he discussed why embracing the concept of "stresswood" helped him endure tough times with his busin...
In the conversation with Nicole Davis, she discussed where confidence comes from. She believes confidence doesn't come from preparation, but rather from th...
Liz Wiseman explains how she helps leaders bring out the best in other people.
The "diminisher mindset" is nobody is going to figure it out without me ve...
Being where your feet are at is a skill. Pete Carroll talks about why being present is vital to the success of the Seattle Seahawks.
“When we’re at our best, t...
Kayt Sukel explains how to help a child become a better risk taker. A key is to let them explore and experiment.
"We need to let them mess up, which is som...
Michael Gervais joined Colin Cowherd on his radio show "The Herd" to shed some light on the challenges Jordan Spieth faced trying to stay in the moment at The M...
In Part 2 of the conversation with Nate Boyer, he discussed his latest endeavor -"MVP"- in which he teamed up with NFL Insider Jay Glazer to create a program th...
Pete Carroll and Michael Gervais recently spoke at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference about "Mastering the Mental Game."
"You can't be at your best if you're not totall...
Nate Boyer talks about the importance of controlling one's thoughts - while there may be limitations on physical ability, the same cannot be said for the mi...
Nate Boyer wanted to make a difference.
He decided he wanted to go help people in Darfur, yet getting over there wasn't as easy as he initially imagined....
In the conversation with John Donahoe, he discussed why facing adversity is imperative to growth...
That's when you learn, that's when you grow. That's whe...
In this week's edition of "Ask Mike," previous guest of the show, Jon Gordon, had a question for Mike...
Jon Gordon:
What did you learn most from our podc...
It's amazing to hear from Finding Mastery listeners who take lessons they have learned from the podcast and apply them to their own lives.
Eric is a health i...
Clint Bruce has no place for shame in his life. He measures shame in time- there's the event and then the period of time after where you're unwilling to do ...
Each week going forward, Michael will be answering questions on Facebook and Twitter. In the debut session, there were some great questions asked.
One questi...
Since Finding Mastery launched in September, a common theme among guests has been a willingness to become uncomfortable in order to grow.
Carli Lloyd echoed ...
If you enjoyed the conversation with Rich Roll, you may be interested in hearing another conversation between Rich and Michael with the roles reversed.
Micha...
Rich Roll discusses how quitting his corporate law job was one of the most frightening moments in his life...
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"I knew in my heart of hear...
In the conversation with Steven Kotler, he talks about the value that comes with making lists for both what you've been successful at and what's caused you ...
In my conversation with Steven Kotler, we got right into strategies to enhance both flow (one of the most optimal states a human can be in) and creativity. Belo...
Today the next generation of game-changing technology is being launched at CES2016 Las Vegas.
One of our former guests, Sean Hutchison, and founder of IKKOS,...
Finding Mastery guest, Fik-Shun, recently took the stage at World of Dance in Las Vegas and his performance was powerful, yet again.
He understands music and...
Pressure comes from…
The outside world, from the expectations of others.
It all comes down to…
Me
What do you do to cultivate the ability to be present?
Wh...
A major theme of the conversation with Kevin Levrone, was how he channeled the pain of losing those closest to him- his father, mother, and aunt - to become an ...
Ashley Merryman on what separates the elite from the rest of the pack..
"Shouldn't everyone perform at the same level if they already have the skills?"
Ca...
The Huffington Post recently published a video featuring Dr. Michael Gervais and Coach Pete Carroll discussing the importance of sleep for recovery.
"The scien...
Ashley Merryman on the differences between how men and women approach competition..
"Women are really good at calculating their odds of success and men are...
Recent guest, Luke Tyburski, completed the Ultimate Triathlon journey from Morocco to Monaco. Every day Luke shared video footage from his adventurers via the a...
Dr. Gervais discusses the value in creating practice environments that welcome "progressively made mistakes." Rather than avoiding failure, it's important to st...
What do people do who are interested in learning? They search for people and experiences that offer different perspectives, sometimes unconventionally so. On Ju...
Coaching is such a powerful role in people's lives. It takes up so much space. And the things that go into making a great coach are first being a really compass...
Michael Gervais, PhD High Performance Psychologist for the Seattle Seahawks, NBA Players, Olympians, and more, shares advice on the best method for building sel...
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll sits down with WinForever's high performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais to discuss some of the behind the scenes ...
