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. 0:00 Introduction 7:00 Where does the path to excellence start? 9:34 How and when our inner world is revealed to us 11:43 Can Olympians inspire and accelerate our spiritual growth? 15:47 How to live by and express our first principles in everything we do 19:13 A simple way to become better managers, better coaches and better leaders 22:52 Why mental skills are incredibly simple 24:04 Inner life disciplines of world-class athletes 27:09 Reaching critical mass of change in organizational transformation 38:38 Five steps to self-mastery 40:34 Does high-performance require us to sacrifice our well-being? 50:10 The greatest constrictor of human potential 55:41 Where truth resides and reveals itself on its own 1:01:56 How much time should we dedicate to our inner work? 1:14:11 How mastery can become effortless 1:18:49 Creating a living masterpiece everyday 1:29:10 Closing thoughts *** Hitendra works to empower every individual, team and organization to realize their full potential and operate from their inner core. As a Columbia Business School professor, keynote speaker, and Mentora Institute founder, he brings a mathematician’s rigor to some of the most compelling and challenging questions about life and leadership in today’s transformative times. As the BBC World Service put it, “[Hitendra]’s lessons are about how to become a master of yourself before trying to be a master of the universe.” His widely acclaimed research and teaching on leadership have been featured in Inc., Forbes, Fortune, CNN, Psychology Today, BBC World Service, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. On his Intersections webcast he invites accomplished individuals from diverse disciplines to explore what it takes to approach our full potential in life and in leadership, by dissolving boundaries - between theory and practice, science and faith, east and west, inner and outer, and more. *** Connect with Hitendra: *Website: https://www.hitendra.com/ *Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HitendraW... *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hitendrawad... *Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitendraw *Twitter: https://twitter.com/HitendraWadhwa Follow Hitendra in the Press: *Forbes, “Is This The Answer To Diversity And Inclusion?”: http://bit.ly/hw-forbes01282019 *Psychology Today, “Can One Man Save American Business?”: http://bit.ly/hw-psychologytoday07022013 *Fortune, “The Church of B-School”: http://bit.ly/hw-fortune09142011 Listen to Hitendra on these Podcasts: * The Art of Happiness Podcast with Arthur Brooks: http://bit.ly/hw-abguest *Parenting for the Future with Petal Modeste: http://bit.ly/hw-pmguest *Unmistakable Creative with Srini Rao: http://bit.ly/hw-srguest *Purpose & Principles Podcast: http://bit.ly/hw-sbguest Read Hitendra's Articles: *Inc.: The Wrath of a Great Leader - How Martin Luther King, Jr. wrestled with anger and what you can learn from his example: http://bit.ly/hw-inc01152012 *Fortune: Nelson Mandela and the evolution of great leaders: http://bit.ly/hw-fortune12062013 *What Anne Frank’s Diary Can Teach Us about Living in the Eye of a Storm: http://bit.ly/hw-insights122020 *Change Your Mindset, Transform Your Life: http://bit.ly/hw-fall2019 *** #IntersectionsPodcast #HitendraWadhwa #InnerMasteryOuterImpact

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