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Episode 83 features Dr. Michael Gervais for the second time - Dr. Mike is a world class high performance psychologist, the host/Founder of the Finding Mastery Podcast, and the author of his new book which just made the USA TODAY best selling list, “The First Rule of Mastery. Stop Worrying about what other people think of you.”

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Link to Dr. Mike's new book: "The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You." https://a.co/d/4jDHwFX

Link to Dr. Mike on the Rich Roll Podcast (mentioned) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwGtu-RhDeo

In this episode we discuss:

• The Inspired Athlete/person defined
• Alignment
• The appreciation of all things
• The zen story of the farmer and the son
• Meta Awareness - being aware of EVERYTHING
• How FOPO plays a role in your relationship to the present moment
• How this awareness can create an entry way into flow-state
• FOPO defined in athletics
• Identity: Performance Based vs. Purpose Based
• How to set your purpose in life. Thin Slice it!
• Difference between carrying & worrying when it comes to FOPO
• Antidotes to FOPO: The Roundtable
• Anticipation, Checking, & Responding to FOPO
• *Social Media - the broth for FOPO, how to create discipline with it
• First Principles, Core Values, & Virtues = Your personal philosophy
• Commit to Mastering what's 100% in your control
• Pursuit of Mastery - working from the inside out
• The messy edge defined