Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais Ask Me Anything: Finding Purpose, Raising Resilient Kids & Navigating Workplace Politics | Vol. 27
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Jul 2, 2025 Yogi Roth, an author, podcaster, and football analyst, joins the conversation to tackle pressing questions about authenticity and parenting. They discuss how to maintain integrity in tricky workplace politics and emphasize that a meaningful purpose can be as simple as being a great parent. Insights into empowering children through resilience, self-efficacy, and allowing them to face challenges are explored. Roth also highlights the value of connecting to something bigger than oneself to combat achievement addiction and foster true fulfillment.
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Navigate Workplace Politics with Integrity
- Avoid playing political games at work by staying true to your core values.
- Focus on consistent great work and helping others shine to increase your value and protect your team's expertise.
Three Pillars of Authentic Purpose
- Purpose doesn't have to be grand or publicly admired to be meaningful.
- It must personally matter, be bigger than yourself, and have future orientation to be authentic.
Raise Resilient Kids with Self-Efficacy
- Let children face challenges and struggle safely to build self-efficacy and resilience.
- Celebrate their effort and attitude rather than just outcomes to empower their inner control.