This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, I will be speaking with my good friend Michael Gervais. In this episode we get into mindfulness, improving your focus, and how to re-program your brain for success. Michael is one of the best in the world at what he does and having him appear on our show for the second time is a true honor. If you really like the topics on this episode be sure to check out our first talk on Episode 52. Enjoy the show.   Topics of discussion:   03:30 - Working with Olympic athletes  07:27 - Managing the levels of pressure  10:30 - Programming your mental “software” 21:25 - Improving internal motivation 25:50 - Pillars of mindfulness 32:01 - Change your relationship with failure  36:40 - Is confidence overrated? 41:00 - Choosing good thoughts 49:25 - 3 practices to add to your morning routine   Links:   Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Finding Mastery Podcast Compete To Create   Books:   Deep Work - Newport The Way of the Champion - Lynch & Huang Man’s Search For Meaning - Frankl   Reviews: If you LOVE this podcast please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support. Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength.