The Knowledge Project podcast with elite performance psychologist Dr. Gio Valiante
How to manage discipline, resilience, failure, and success on the road to mastery.
As a coach obsessed with learning how to unlock high performance in your career, The Knowledge Project podcast hosted by Shane Parrish, has a conversation with elite performance psychologist Dr. Gio Valiante where he shares deep insights into techniques and mindsets working with world-class athletes and entrepreneurs.
You will find two podcast episodes below helpful for improving performance in your particular craft. If nothing more, it will give you something to meditate as you navigate toward goals in an ever changing world.
Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 1): Discipline and Resilience
Dr. Valiante offers his thoughts on the five ways to gain an advantage and win and how to change your habits. He also discusses the role your environment plays in discipline and how you can develop resilience in yourself and your children.
I especially liked the following:
thinking broadly about what your environment beyond physical space.
the benefit of blending domains (career and hobbies) by top performers
the five ways to win with example stories - talent, work ethic, differentiated perspective, rigous disciplined process, hire effectively.
strengthening discipline: become a student of yourself > going all in > behavior change > every dayness to it.
Dr. Gio Valiante (Part 2): Failure and Success
Dr. Valiante discusses thoughts on failure and the fear that holds you back from making the most of your talent, shifting from an ego orientation to a mastery orientation, common misperceptions about success and failure, and how we learn when it’s time to cut our losses and move on to a different challenge.
I especially liked the following:
love of craft first - learn and problem solving.
failure is woven into the fabric of success.
when mastery-oriented individuals fail, the reaction is curiosity vs. when eog-oriented individuals fail, the reaction is embarrassment and humiliation.
Thanks for reading and listening!
- James