Weekly Quote: Michael Gervais on Our Greatest Regret
This week’s quote, from The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You by Michael Gervais, reminds us of the difference between what we think is important and what actually matters.
Weekly Quote: Finding Opportunities in Challenges with Dr. Michael Gervais and The First Rule of Mastery
I've just finished The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You by Dr. Michael Gervais, and I really enjoyed it. It's the right mixture of social science, organizational psychology, and personal development, culminating in actionable advice aimed at helping us overcome one of the more powerful external actors in our lives: FOPO, or fear of other people's opinions.
When I shared this week's quote with a few friends, we all arrived at a similar conclusion: the idea that we should see challenges to our beliefs as an opportunity and not a threat is a great idea, but it's also difficult to actually make it a part of our daily practice.
As you know, I believe in productive struggle and know mistakes are the language of growth. This aspect of development is worth working on, regardless of how difficult it is.
Weekly Quote: Living on Our Own Terms With Dr. Michael Gervais
This week's quote comes from The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You by Dr. Michael Gervais. Dr. Gervais is a high-performance psychologist who has worked with some of the top performers in sports, business, and the arts.
It is helpful to know that even the highest achievers in the world need help overcoming the struggle of weighing the opinions of others over our own. It's one of those character traits that many of us are so good at, and we practice it to our own detriment.
Here's another helpful note. It takes everyone's time and effort to get better at this, from the highest-performing athlete and Fortune 100 CEO to you and me. We all struggle with this, and we're all finding our way together.