Remembering Hilaree Nelson | Staying Confident in Life-Threatening Environments

Hilaree Nelson (0:00)

You're talking about having to make really hard decisions and scary, not forgiving environments. And so, I find that honesty is the best thing to bring to the table. And I'd like to think that I really know my skillset at this point, and I don't wanna overplay it, but I'm learning really hard to not underplay it either.

Michael Gervais (0:37)

Okay, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Gervais, and by trade in training, I'm a sport and performance psychologist, as well as the co-founder of Compete to Create. And I just want to take a note. I couldn't be more stoked to be part of this community than I am right now with the current conditions that we're all under. And I'm talking about COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic that we're experiencing. Our community is alive, it's strong, it's powerful. We are nimble. And like, I'm so stoked to be in it with you guys and to be part of this experience about what we're capable of. And to also celebrate those of us who have been for years investing in quality thinking and quality health. So I know that many of you, your immune systems are strong. And I know that many of us are worrying if we have what it takes. And I also know that there's real fear that's sitting underneath this thing. And I don't know how it's going to work out. Nobody knows. The uncertainty is high. I notice it myself. And all of that being said, I'm so happy to be in it with you guys. I feel part of something very special. And if you're not in it yet, punch over to findingmastery.net forward slash tribe, as well as find us on social at Michael Gervais on Insta, Twitter, LinkedIn as well.

And, you know, I just, I don't know.

There's a lot going on for all of us. And I'm thankful that we have this community that we can share together with. And I'm honored to be part of it and a curator of it. And with that, there, you know, these conversations are about helping understand how people have found incredible insight. Like, where do they come from? And I'm not talking about place in the world, but like their psychology, how do they think and organize their inner life to do the extraordinary, to understand the human experience at a deeper level? And that is all of the path of mastery. And let's just remember that the goal is to be on the path.

And I'd like to believe, although I don't know, if you're here and you're part of this community, you're on the path.

And at the same time, you know, no one's perfect. Like, you fall off the path. That's okay.

We'll figure it out. That's why we got each other, you know, to hold each other accountable at deeper levels.

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