Does high-performance require us to sacrifice our well-being? How can we make our first principles tangible and express them effortlessly in everything we do? Is there an integrative method to truth-seeking that’s applicable to all pursuits, and is there a place where truth resides and reveals itself on its own? And what steps can leaders, managers and coaches take to lead their people toward transformation?

Find out from Michael Gervais, a leading expert on the relationship between the mind and human performance, as he busts many 20th century myths about self-mastery through the art of craft-mastery, exclusively in conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.

Michael Gervais is one of the world’s top high performance psychologists and leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. He is the founder of Finding Mastery, a high performance psychology consulting agency that works with leaders, teams, and organizations so they can thrive at the intersection of high performance and wellbeing, including Fortune 100 CEOs, Olympic athletes and gold medalists, Super Bowl winning NFL franchises and the best in the world of business, sport, arts and science. Michael's work has been featured in leading media including HBR, FOX, CNN, ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Outside Magazine. He's also an acclaimed keynote speaker, co-creator of the Performance Science Institute at USC Marshall School of Business, author of the national bestselling book, The First Rule of Mastery, and host of the Finding Mastery podcast.

In this episode, Michael reveals:

- The invisible world of our minds, thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and how they all can be attuned and pointed towards our chosen path of excellence

- How leaders, managers and coaches can learn to tap into collective wisdom and lead their people toward transformation

- The greatest constrictor of human potential and why high-performance doesn’t demand the sacrifice of our well-being

- An integrative approach to truth-seeking and where truth resides and reveals itself on its own