Dr. Michael Gervais

So goals that are about winning that have to do with other people's participation are

There's a place for it, but it's kind of that light little dusting that I've found that the best in the world, they are not trying for the most part to be the best.

They are trying to be their best.

And they also believe that their best is so world-class that if they just string that together consistently, all of that podium, all of that money thing does happen for them eventually.

So when it comes to goals...

There's a place for outcome goals that by definition do not have your full control.

There's a place for it, no problem.

I would put 95% of my thinking power into the goals that are 100% in my control, and I would...

fundamentally commit to mastering those.

That's the way that I think we put ourselves in the greatest position for being powerful.

And so the way I think, the way I use my emotions, the way I work with other people, all of that is the stuff that is the broth, again, of mastery.

And so I would distill those.

Now, there is this mezzo layer about...

number of downloads maybe for your podcast network, revenue stream for whatever, or number of shows that you want to sponsor.

Okay, there is a thing there that's cool.

And it's not about the ultimate thing, but it's about steps along the way.

But underneath the surface, the magic happens when you figure out the things that you are 100% in control of that you can invest in every day that lead you to those objectives, to those outcomes.

That is not new.

That is not new information.

I just want to make sure that we're saying the most obvious as a regrounding.