Minutes on Mastery
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Activist Michealene Risley - Why events don't define her
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is activist Michealene Risley - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - sharing why she doesn’t let events, no matter how painful...
Congressman Tim Ryan - Why he loves being a politician
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is congressman Tim Ryan - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining what it was about politics that he found so rewarding....
Entrepreneur Max Baumann- Overcoming Early Challenges in Business
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is entrepreneur Max Baumann - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing some early challenges he faced in starting his bus...
Former eBay CEO John Donahoe - Valuing Culture Over Talent
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This former eBay CEO John Donahoe - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - discussing how he balances talent and culture within an orga...
Advertising Legend Jimmy Smith - The Difference Between Those Who Say and Do
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is advertising legend Jimmy Smith - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining the challenge he faces in clients unwilling ...
Entrepreneur Max Baumann - Advice on Getting Started
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is entrepreneur Max Baumann - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - sharing advice on how to take a leap and start something new....
Author Jon Gordon - The Meaning Behind Each of His 12 Books
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This author Jon Gordon - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - giving one line to describe each of his 12 books. Full podcast availabl...
NFL QB Drew Bledsoe - The Moment That Changed Him Forever
31 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is former NFL quarterback and entrepreneur Drew Bledsoe - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing the moment in which hi...
Neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - The Most Common Toxic Thoughts
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing the most common types of toxic thoughts that g...
2x Olympian Nicole Davis - Seeing the Positive in Failure
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is 2x Volleyball Olympian Nicole Davis - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why learning how to see the good in fai...
NFL QB Drew Bledsoe - Why his goals weren't results oriented
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why the goals he set were tied to perso...
Coach Vern Gambetta - What's essential in becoming your best?
25 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Coach Vern Gambetta - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing the most essential qualities necessary for someone to b...
Psychologist Anders Ericsson - How to Implement Deliberate Practice
20 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Psychologist Anders Ericsson - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - giving an example of how to implement deliberate practice...
Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll - Relationship Based Approach to Coaching
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing his relationship based approach to...
World Record Mountaineer Colin O'Brady - Physical vs. Mental Strength
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is world record mountaineer Colin O’Brady - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing why having a hyper awareness to de...
Advertising Guru Lee Clow - Creating a culture that empowers bravery
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is advertising guru Lee Clow - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining how a company or team's culture can dictate wheth...
One-armed Pianist Nicholas Mccarthy - Why he believes anything is possible
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is one-armed pianist Nicholas McCarthy - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining how his parents instilled the confidenc...
Author Ashley Merryman - The Effect of Gender on Competition
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is author Ashley Merryman - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - shedding insight on the differences between how men and women r...
Advertising Guru Lee Clow - The Story Behind Apple's "Think Different" Campaign
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Advertising guru Lee Clow - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - sharing what went down behind the scenes with Steve Jobs, th...
Navy SEAL Clint Bruce - Why there isn't room for shame in his life
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Navy SEAL Clint Bruce - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why his experience in the military has taught him the...
Olympian Anthony Ervin - Learn to express yourself in written form
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais. Early in Anthony’s career he struggled with an...
Coach Paul Assaiante - Utilizing Practice as a Time for Failure
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Coach Paul Assaiante - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why he sees practice as the perfect time to create con...
ESPN's Alyssa Roenigk - Coining the "Madden Curse" Phrase
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - telling the story of how she coined the term, “The Madden Cu...
Coach Paul Assaiante - Experiencing Imposter Syndrome
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is legendary college coach Paul Assaiante - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing his biggest fear in life. Full podca...
ABC's Dan Harris - Surrendering to the Process of Meditation
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is ABC’s Dan Harris- on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing how to best surrender to the process of meditation. Full ...
Ultra Athlete Rich Roll - Why he quit his job
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is ultra athlete Rich Roll- on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why he knew he needed to take a risk and quit his jo...
Neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - Explaining the Conscious vs Unconscious Parts of the Mind
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining the conscious vs unconscious parts of the mind...
Author Ryan Holiday - The Mistake Many Successful People Make
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is author Ryan Holiday - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - discussing the mistake many successful people make. Full conversat...
Neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - The Process of Atomizing Thoughts
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is neuroscientist Caroline Leaf - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing the process for atomizing one’s thoughts. Fu...
Author & Professor Angela Duckworth - Passion vs. Perseverance
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is author and professor Angela Duckworth - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why she believes passion is more diff...
Psychologist Anders Ericsson - Applying deliberate practice to less quantifiable facets of life
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is psychologist Anders Ericsson - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - providing an example of how we can apply deliberate pract...
Leadership Executive Liz Wiseman - Asking the right questions
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is leadership executive Liz Wiseman - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining some of her favorite questions she asks to...
Psychologist Anders Ericsson - Malcolm Gladwell's 10k Hour Rule
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is psychologist Anders Ericsson - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining how his research supports and differs from Mac...
Author Kayt Sukel - How to Become a Better Risk Taker
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author & researcher Kayt Sukel explains how to raise your kid to become a better risk taker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...
Watermen Kai Lenny - Carving his own path
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is watermen Kai Lenny - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - explaining why he’s never been afraid to stand out and carve a di...
Author Steven Kotler - Discovering the flow state
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is author Steven Kotler - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais - describing how he discovered the flow state and why it proved lif...
Watermen Kai Lenny - The moment he's fully present
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Watermen Kai Lenny describes the moment in which he’s fully present. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...
Volleyball Paralympian Katie Holloway - Importance of imagery
14 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Holloway discusses her fear of serving and her concern over not having enough time to practice her craft. Mike recommends the practice of "image...
Congressman Tim Ryan - Translating grit from sports to politics
12 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Congressman Tim Ryan describes his mindset during the early campaigning days and how it took grit that he learned from playing sports See Privacy Pol...
Author Ryan Holiday - The inability to "turn it off"
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author Ryan Holiday explains why for him, the cost of mastery is not being to “turn it off." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...
Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll - How to be a better risk taker
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Carroll discusses how he helps others become better at risk taking. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...
ABC's Dan Harris - Defining mastery
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
ABC's Dan Harris gives his definition of "mastery." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...
Green Beret Nate Boyer - Making a difference
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Green Beret Nate Boyer discusses wanting to make a difference and his determination and will to get to Darfur despite the continuous hurdles he faced....
ABC's Dan Harris - Why he has a gratitude practice
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
ABC’s Dan Harris discusses how it’s easy to take for granted all the good things we have in our respective lives and this is why he has a gratitud...
Michael Gervais - No one moment should ever define us
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Gervais shares his experience from the Rio Olympics in which he worked with two volleyball teams and specifically why we shouldn’t allow one...
Undefeated founder James Bond - Importance of having a philosophy
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Undefeated founder James Bond explains why he values sharing his philosophy up front with his colleagues See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...
Olympian Swimmer Anthony Ervin - The cost of mastery
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Olympian swimmer Anthony Ervin sheds light on what the cost of mastery was like for him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...
USA Swimmer Ariana Kukors - Falling an Inch Short of the Olympic Team
11 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Olympian Swimmer Ariana Kukors describes the moment where she fell an inch short of making the Olympic team in 2008 See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Olympian Swimmer Anthony Ervin - It's Never Too Late To Learn
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Olympian swimmer Anthony Ervin explains why it’s never too late to revisit a previous passion or learn a new skill. See Privacy Policy at http...
USA Volleyball Olympian Nicole Davis - Dealing with the Pressure of the Olympic Games
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Former USA Volleyball Olympian Nicole Davis describes the pressure of the Olympic games and how she dealt with it. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
Olympian Stephanie Labbé - What % of the game is mental?
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In some of the Finding Mastery conversations, Michael Gervais will ask the guest about one question they have for another master of craft. He asked FI...
Volleyball Legend Karch Kiraly - Focusing Deeply & Performing in Uncomfortable Environments
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary volleyball player Karch Kiraly discusses how he was able to focus deeply and perform in uncomfortable environments. See Privacy Policy at ...
Green Monday Founder David Yeung - Why he embraces failure
04 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Green Monday founder David Yeung - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais explains - why for him - failure is a very useful and positive ...
Olympian Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé - How she handled being rejected
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian soccer goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe discusses a pivotal moment in her life - the first time she faced rejection and what she did to make the be...
Advertising Legend Jimmy Smith - Heaven Sent, the biggest risk he's taken
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, Luke Aikins became the first person ever to attempt and complete a skydive with neither a parachute nor a wing suit in an ...
Author Angela Duckworth - Defining Grit
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author & Professor Angela Duckworth gives her definition of grit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...
Movement Maker David Yeung - Why he believes in always giving back
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Green Monday Founder David Yeung's family motto is centered around looking out for others. David describes a story from his grandfather that set the t...
Paralympian Katie Holloway - Inviting Stress to Grow
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Holloway discusses how she's been able to turn the pain of bullying during her childhood into a positive as she's becoming one of the greatest p...
World Record Holder Colin O'Brady - Making an Impact Beyond his Personal Success
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
World Record Holder Colin 0'Brady explains the meaning beyond his project, Beyond72, and discusses why he set out to make an impact beyond his person ...
Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh - Defining Failure
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Walsh explains why for him, failure isn’t falling on a wave, but rather not going on the wave at all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...
Kayt Sukel - Little Movements Forward
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kayt Sukel explains the importance of making little movements forward to take you the distance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...
Colin O'Brady - Consistency as the Key to the Explorers Grand Slam
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
World record holder, Colin O'Brady, explains why he believes consistency was the key to setting a mountaineering record in the Explorers Grand Slam S...
Carli Lloyd - The Moment She Almost Quit
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Carli Lloyd on the moment she almost gave up on soccer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...
Nate Boyer - Pushing the Mind
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Clint Bruce - Team vs. Tribe
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Former Navy SEAL Clint Bruce explains the difference between a team and a tribe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...
Pat LaFontaine - Finding Your Optimal Mindset
14 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pat LaFontaine discusses the importance of finding your optimal mindset where you have an even keel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
Jimmy Smith - Nike Passing on Space Jam
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Advertising veteran Jimmy Smith shares the story behind Nike passing on the Space Jam movie and how it applies to risk taking. See Privacy Policy at ...
Elizabeth Lindsey - Wisdom On Appreciating Time
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
National Geographic Explorer Elizabeth Lindsey speaks about an interaction she had with an island chief who made her think twice about rushing around....
Jimmy Smith - The Concept of Stresswood
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Advertising legend Jimmy Smith explains how learning about the concept of “stresswood" helped him endure tough times with his business. See Privacy...
Kai Kight - Defining Mastery
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kai Kight discusses why he believes curiosity and intention are two qualities that embody mastery. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
Jimmy Smith - Standing up for his beliefs
07 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Advertising veteran Jimmy Smith explains how he stood up for what he believed in during his first successful ad campaign for Nike. See Privacy Policy...
Ashley Merryman - What Separates The Elite?
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author Ashley Merryman discusses what factors separate the elite from the rest of the pack. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
Nicole Davis - Understanding Where Confidence Comes From
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Davis represented the United States at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics as a libero for the Women's National Volleyball Team. She discusses the impor...
Liz Wiseman - Mindset of a Multiplier Leader
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Wiseman describes the mindset of a multiplier leader. “Who doesn’t want to go work where someone recognizes what you’re uniquely brilliant a...
Michael Gervais - Practicing Breathing Training + Imagery
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Gervais explains how to put into practice some of the mental skills- specifically breathing training and imagery that were foundational to Oly...
John Donahoe - Embracing Adversity + Finding Your Calling
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Donahoe discusses why facing adversity is imperative to growth and why each of our jobs is to figure out, "what is right for me?" See Privacy Po...
Steven Kotler - Externalizing Your Database
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Kotler talks about the value that comes with making lists for both what you've been successful at and what's caused you trouble. The list remin...
Pete Carroll - His Unique Approach to Coaching
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Carroll touches on the first moment he noticed he had a unique approach to coaching football. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
Rich Roll - Pain Drives Change
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Roll explains how pain led to change in his life. The true question really comes down to who are you? "When your in pain you're really ready to h...
Minutes on Mastery Introduction with Michael Gervais
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Gervais introduces "Minutes on Mastery" and previews what can be expected moving forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...