Minutes on Mastery

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 FIFA player of the year and US Olympian Carli Lloyd this question and passed it along to Canadian Olympian Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe... What percentage of the game is mental? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Legendary volleyball player Karch Kiraly discusses how he was able to focus deeply and perform in uncomfortable environments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Green Monday founder David Yeung - on the Finding Mastery podcast with Michael Gervais explains - why for him - failure is a very useful and positive thing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 best of the situation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 event called HeavenSent. Advertising legend Jimmy Smith was a part of the team that made HeavenSent a success and prior to the jump joined Michael Gervais - on the Finding Mastery podcast and explained why Heaven Sent is the biggest risk he’s ever been a part of - ultimately the trust he has in the quality people working on the project including skydiver Luke Aikens make him believe everything would go according to plan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author & Professor Angela Duckworth gives her definition of grit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 tone for the way he lives his life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 paraplegic volleyball players in the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kayt Sukel explains the importance of making little movements forward to take you the distance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

World record holder, Colin O'Brady, explains why he believes consistency was the key to setting a mountaineering record in the Explorers Grand Slam See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 mind. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former Navy SEAL Clint Bruce explains the difference between a team and a tribe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pat LaFontaine discusses the importance of finding your optimal mindset where you have an even keel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

National Geographic Explorer Elizabeth Lindsey speaks about an interaction she had with an island chief who made her think twice about rushing around. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Advertising legend Jimmy Smith explains how learning about the concept of “stresswood" helped him endure tough times with his business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kai Kight discusses why he believes curiosity and intention are two qualities that embody mastery. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Ashley Merryman discusses what factors separate the elite from the rest of the pack. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 importance of understanding where confidence comes from- something she feels is completely neglected in youth sports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Liz Wiseman describes the mindset of a multiplier leader. “Who doesn’t want to go work where someone recognizes what you’re uniquely brilliant at, lets you do it, shines a spotlight on it, and challenges it, so it gets grown and stretched?" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Gervais explains how to put into practice some of the mental skills- specifically breathing training and imagery that were foundational to Olympic Swimmer Ariana Kukors success To hear more, check out the Finding Mastery podcast with Ariana Kukors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 reminds him of the causes, the symptom he’ll experience for each, and provides the solution since it’s difficult to come up with the solution when he’s in the thick of it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 have a wresting match with that, but when you got two cars in the garage and everything's pretty good, maybe you don't like your boss, but it's a lot harder to really deal with that." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Gervais introduces "Minutes on Mastery" and previews what can be expected moving forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.