How Do You Optimize Your Performance When Everything Sucks? | Pete Carroll & Michael Gervais

Jul 22, 2020

Pete Carroll, the innovative football coach of the Seattle Seahawks, shares his insights on leadership and team-building, emphasizing mindfulness and compassion. Alongside him, high-performance psychologist Michael Gervais discusses how to optimize performance during challenging times, including the impact of confidence and optimism as trainable skills. They explore the importance of authentic relationships, the dangers of superficial positivity, and the transformative power of personal purpose, providing actionable advice for both personal and professional growth.

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ADVICE

Finding Your Best

Strive to be your absolute best by finding your center and quieting your mind.
Focus intently to unlock your full potential in any sport or performance.

INSIGHT

The Power of Caring

Build relationships and cherish the unique qualities of each individual.
Caring for people unlocks their maximum potential and empowers them.

INSIGHT

Three Trainable Aspects

Coach Carroll's system emphasizes personal philosophies and principles.
Training your craft, body, and mind are crucial for maximizing potential.

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How do you optimize your performance when life is utterly disrupted by a pandemic? Are optimism and confidence trainable skills? Can we get over our fear of other people’s opinions? These are some of the questions we tackle in this episode. We have two guests. Pete Carroll is our first interviewee who has a Superbowl ring. He’s been the coach of the Seattle Seahawks for ten seasons. He’s also the co-author and co-founder of Compete to Create, which is many things: a firm that works with companies to create high-performing teams, an online course that anyone can take, and a new Audible Original audio book. Coach Pete’s partner in all of this is our other guest. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist who has worked with MVPs from every major sport and Fortune 100 CEOs. He’s also the host of a podcast called Finding Mastery. Where to find Pete Carroll online: Website: https://petecarroll.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeteCarroll Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachpetecarroll/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petecarroll/ Book Mentioned: Compete to Create Audible Origional: https://www.amazon.com/Compete-Create-Approach-Leading-Authentically/dp/B08911JMJX Where to find Michael Gervais online: Website: https://findingmastery.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelGervais Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MichaelGervais/ Podcast Mentioned: Finding Mastery: http://smarturl.it/finding-mastery On July 27, we're launching the Summer Sanity Challenge: a free 21 day meditation challenge. The goal here is to help you build resilience so that you are less buffeted by circumstances you can’t control -- and are therefore calmer, happier, and better prepared to show up the way you want to for your family and your communities. To join the challenge, you can visit tenpercent.com/challenge. Other Resources Mentioned: Compete to Create: https://competetocreate.net/ Additional Resources: Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live Coronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide Free App access for Frontline Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/pete-carrol-michael-gervais-267