Author Jon Gordon on Team Building, Relationships, Connection

Jon Gordon (0:00)

I believe we strive for greatness because we were never meant to be average. It's in our DNA. We ultimately, if you ask people if they want to be great or do great things, everyone says yes.

No one ever says, I haven't found anyone who says, yeah, I want to be mediocre. Now, whether we take actions to do those things are different, but we all have this desire in our heart and our soul. I think God planted it in our soul to strive for greatness because that's what being human is about. What is it about?

Michael Gervais (0:33)

All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Gervais. And the idea behind these conversations is to learn, to learn from people who are on the path of mastery, to better understand what they're searching for, to understand their psychological framework, which is how they see the world and themselves in it. And we also want to work to understand the mental skills that they use to build and refine their craft.

I want to take a minute here to announce a really exciting event that we have coming up. As you continue to navigate the challenges and opportunities of 2024, I want to pose a question. What are you doing right now to be great with stress? How are you working with stress on your pursuit towards your most important ambitions and goals? And I just want to get right to the heart. Of the key elements, one in particular, for what it takes to excel in today's high heat, high stakes world. Because stress is not the problem that we think it is. Stress is a synonym for change. And our ability to be agile with change, that is the real opportunity at hand. So if you're wanting to unlock extraordinary results and sustainable performance in your life, it's not about avoiding or reducing stress. And as simple as that sounds, it's very tricky to do. But it is about fundamentally changing your relationship with it.

And that's why I'm so thrilled to invite you to a special event. It's a free virtual event that we're offering. And it's called The Power of Embracing Stress. It's on Wednesday, March 6th at 2 p.m. Pacific. So to sign up, just head over to findingmastery.com/training. Whether it's advancing in your career or improving your health or cultivating stronger relationships, I think a new approach to stress can be one of the most powerful unlocks for you and your life. So join us for this free virtual training, The Power of Embracing Stress, on Wednesday, March 6th at 2 p.m. Pacific. Go to findingmastery.com/training to sign up once again. That's findingmastery.com/training. And I'm really excited to see you there.

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Now here's a quick little note. Recently I was interviewed by Tim Ferriss on his new TV show called Fearless. And the episode, it's an hour long episode. It airs on June 27th at 8 p.m. both Eastern and Pacific time. And it's on the Audience Network.

So if you have DirecTV, it's channel 239 And then if you have AT&T U, you can find it on those channels as well.

We talked about the mechanics of confidence, ways to build capacity, psychological capacity, specific thoughts on how to explore potential and how people in high stakes environments work with fear.

And I'd love for our group, the Finding Mastery Tribe, to surprise the network with an outstanding showing. And it would be phenomenal if you ask a handful of your friends to do the same.