Robert Greene on Power, Purpose, Struggle, and Love

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to develop mastery of self and mastery of craft? That’s a foundational question.

Today, I’m really excited to welcome back to the podcast, one of the great minds of our time—Robert Greene. You probably know Robert as the author of some of the most influential books on human behavior—The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature.

Today, we go beyond the pages to dive deep into his unique approach to understanding self-discovery, mastery, and love. We also dig into how he’s navigating his recovery from a major stroke in 2018. It is so inspiring.

Robert’s wisdom is practical, sharp, and transformative. In this conversation, he unpacks some of the most important lessons from his life and his work—lessons that can help all of us better navigate the messy, exhilarating, and winding adventure to becoming our best selves.

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0:00.0	What does it mean to develop mastery of self and mastery of craft? That is a foundational question.
0:07.2	Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast where we dive into the minds of the world's
0:12.4	greatest thinkers and doers. I am your host, Dr. Michael Jervais, by trade and training, a high
0:17.5	performance psychologist. Today I'm really excited to welcome back to the podcast
0:21.5	one of the great minds of our time, Robert Green. You probably know Robert as the author of some of the
0:27.3	most influential books on human behavior, like the 48 laws of power, mastery, and the laws of human
0:33.5	nature. Today, we go beyond the pages to dive into his unique approach to understanding
0:39.7	self-discovery, mastery, and love, and how he's navigating his recovery from a major stroke in
0:47.3	2018. It is so inspiring. Robert's wisdom is practical. It's sharp and it's transformative. In this conversation,
0:57.1	he impacts some of the most important lessons from his life and his work. Lessons that can
1:01.8	help us all better navigate the messy and exhilarating and windy adventure to becoming
1:07.9	our best selves. So with that, let's dive into this week's conversation
1:11.4	with the one and only Robert Green. Robert, I have been a student of your ideas, and I love reading
1:23.9	your books. Thank you for what you've introduced to the world. And I'm honored to
1:28.9	be here with you today. Well, thank you for having me, Michael. My pleasure, I'm honored to be here.
1:32.4	How long ago was it when we did this? I think it was like, 10 years ago. Yeah, it was early days for me
1:37.8	in the pod. And it was a great conversation. Yeah, I had a lot of fun. Yeah. And I still get feedback from people who listen to it.
1:46.5	I'm friends with some of the people who listened to that interview who contacted me.
1:50.2	Oh, really?
1:50.7	Over the years, yeah.
1:51.6	Oh, great.
1:52.7	Like yoga instructors and people like that.
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