Performance Psychologist Michael Gervais - Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss

Fear{less} features in-depth, long-form conversations with top performers, focusing on how they’ve overcome fears and made hard decisions, embracing discomfort and thinking big.
It was produced by Wild West Productions, and I worked with them to make both the video and audio available to you for free.
Spearheaded by actor/producer and past podcast guest Vince Vaughn, Wild West Productions has produced a string of hit movies including The Internship, Couples Retreat, Four Christmases, and The Break-Up.
In 2020, Wild West produced the comedy The Opening Act, starring Jimmy O. Yang and Cedric The Entertainer. In addition to Fear{less}, their television credits include Undeniable with Joe Buck, ESPN’s 30 for 30 episode about the ’85 Bears, and the Netflix animated show F is for Family.
Please enjoy!
Intro [00:00]
Helping Felix Baumgartner mentally prepare for his 24-mile fall to earth [01:16]
What does extinguishing phobia look like? [04:17]
Michael’s childhood and how his parents helped him adjust to life in the big city? [06:58]
How Fight Club SoCal led to Surfin’ USA, and what kept Michael’s ambitions in check [09:58]
How Michael began to rein in this anxiety [13:34]
A life-changing week at the bottom of the Grand Canyon [14:47]
How Michael got into performance psychology [17:34]
Michael and I share our basic life philosophies [19:37]
Michael’s first paid gig with an athlete and the pitfalls of “potential” [22:35]
Effective pre-performance routines vs. superstition [23:41]
What ingredients facilitate a team’s culture toward success? [25:44]
Three rules (and a bonus) that govern the Seattle Seahawks [27:05]
What was it like to lose a Super Bowl? [29:18]
What role does mindfulness play in Michael’s world? [32:57]
Michael’s advice for someone new to mindfulness [34:57]
To avoid encouraging false confidence leading to overly risky or reckless behavior, how does When risky becomes reckless [39:11]
What Michael believes everyone should do every day [42:28]
What is the first step back from massive failure? [43:39]
Does Michael’s advice work for everyday people? [45:07]
How much of a role does Stoicism play in Michael’s life? [47:34]
What would Michael’s billboard say? [48:38]
Parting thoughts [49:31]
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About Tim Ferriss:
Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.
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I can highly recommend both his book "Compete To Create," as well as his course "Finding Your Best" to anyone here looking to better themselves, their craft, and/or their mindset. He is the real deal.

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This Tom Cruise guy knows his stuff.. but has the same psyho calm vibe as he had in oprah..

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Thanks man. I can't unsee.

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he really reminds me of Tom Cruise...

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This is a fantastic episode and I am stoked to continue to watch all the other episodes. Never heard about this show when it got aired but glad to finally see it now.

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Two of my favorite thinkers of modern times. Thank you both. Much love.

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This was great! thank you for sharing.

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This was just fun and informative. Love these two!

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Thank you

[@granitelcetronic]

Thanks so much Tim!

[@TheIvylee1]

That was wonderful thank you 🙏🏼💗

[@nicolasfabjan]

Very calm way to explain how to cope with fear. Great guys.

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Great interview thank you. Life changing. Dr Gervais is so wise and knowledgeable yet very humble. ❤️

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Best of the internet 🤩 Thank you all for this episode… it’s just what my heart needed 💚 LOVE DEEPLY 🥰

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Simply beautiful 🙌👏👏

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Impeccable Episode 🥇

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It's really strong what you can see here and the content is so fresh. You can study what they are talking about and it will be the best knowledge that isn't taught at school. Much love and respect Tim!

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[@courtneydaniel08]

Thank you guys. This was brilliant!

[@mittstewart5089]

Thanks Michael

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Thanks Tim

[@deaglanohaodha114]

Fascinating discussion. Learnt a lot. 👍

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Underrated stuff!!

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loved it

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thank you, this inspired me when it first hit.. thank you, truly

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Very deep and touching episode. My biggest takeaways. Embrace pain, make love a priority and be yourself.!

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Damn this is a great watch.

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Exquisite simplicity and authenticity of your guest. Loved every second of your show! Congrats!

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Hi Tim- You did a podcast in the last year and made reference to outsourcing every day business tasks to MBA grads from India. I am hoping you can point me towards that program, link, etc. I know this comment is not about this podcast but not sure how else to get a message to you. Love your work!

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Love

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Funnily enough, my pals grandmas fight advice to him as a kid was, ' kick em in the bollox'.

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Tim interviews a lot of interesting men

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completely underwatched one

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Chapters would help a lot when people get bored with a section

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09:00 it was peaceful 80s :)

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I would be really interested in re-interviewing this guys, because the Seahawks fell apart after that Super Bowl and the defensive players hate Pete Carrol now. Now Russel Wilson wants out. So clearly the philosophy that the Seahawks were built on only worked in good times and the way up but fell apart when adversity happened.

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Definitely Tom Cruise

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Suddenly Tom Cruise is sane?

[@MigueTran]

Fear is the absence of love.

[@AJ-ds5gf]

Rubbish. Tell me you lack love standing at the edge of a cliff. Or when a grizzly bear is looking at you like your its meal.

[@MigueTran]

@@AJ-ds5gf You are afraid of the edge of a cliff only because you lack love towards death. likewise with the grizzly bear. If your love was high enough, you wouldn't be afraid of these things.

[@AJ-ds5gf]

@@MigueTran You embody the absense of common sense 🤣Fear is not defined by the absense of anything; fear is fear. It is the most fundamental and irreducible emotion there is. One can be in love but still be fearful: you're in love with a girl but you fear losing her. No amount of love can reduce that fear, it always exists and should be framed as a signal for you to not to become complacent in the relationship. Don't abandon common sense in your pursuit of "spirituality" 😂

[@MigueTran]

@@AJ-ds5gf ​ @AJ This is not a personal attack but you are nowhere near the conscious level to realize any of what I'm saying. In your example, you don't love her. You are attached to her. She is the source of your happiness. You are leeching her. You are using her. That's not love but selfishness. Love = unselfishness.

[@AJ-ds5gf]

@@MigueTran Bro, I can smell the new-age "spirituality" all over you. You've fallen into a world of nonsense. If you believe as you do, go sit in a cave without food and people and see how "loved" and "loving" you feel. Reincarnate youself as the next Bhudda 🤣

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Tim and crew always on discovery what is already discovered but if you can do it with less responsability than it is in original, warm watter thing. Say it is Jesus Christ, you repeat same thing but isolated, without love and asceticism. Man, start to be borring...