The Essence of Becoming | Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon

Krista Scott-Dixon (0:00)

For me, one of the games of coaching and curriculum is saying, and mastery of coaching is asking myself, what is the one question that I can ask someone, or the one tiny task that I can have them do that will stimulate growth?

And that's the game. Can I distill 10 pounds down to one ounce or one gram? What is the essence of what I need here to make something happen?

Michael Gervais (0:37)

Okay, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Gervais, and by trade in training, a support and performance psychologist and the co-founder of Compete to Create. And the whole idea behind this podcast really was to have conversations with extraordinary people.

And the most extraordinary thinkers endures across the globe. And the thought guiding it was like, let's learn from them, but not like turn them over by their ankles and shake out the tactics and the secrets. There are no secrets, there's no tricks, there's no tips and hacks. It's like, let's just really learn the deep stuff. What are they searching for? How do they organize their inner life?

And what are the mental skills that they've used to build and refine their craft along the path of mastery of craft and mastery of self?

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Now, this week's conversation is with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon. She's a former university professor and researcher who now designs curriculum for Precision Nutrition. Precision Nutrition is one of our partners on the podcast.

I'm so bullish on this product. For those of you who want to invest and understand the mechanics underneath how to structure your life to get the right nutrition in place, as well as what is right nutrition for you. They've got a full curriculum. It's beautifully designed. It is thoughtful in that it's the user experience that matters most to them. They've got all the science and all the good stuff backed in to make that thing work. But the user experience and the learning experience is extraordinary.