What if real success is measured not by what you achieve, but by how deeply you give?On today’s episode, we sit down with Gary Sinise—Emmy Award–winning actor and director best known for his roles in Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, and CSI: New York, and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation—to explore his lifelong arc from self to service.Gary takes us back to the accidental spark of belonging he found in high school theater, the early days building Steppenwolf, and the quiet battle with inadequacy that forged a bias for action and leadership. We trace how portraying Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump became an inflection point—culminating in a life-altering moment on stage with 2,000 wounded veterans—and how 9/11 transformed his work into a full-fledged mission to support service members and their families.Gary also opens a tender window into his home front: his wife’s battle with breast cancer and his late son Mac’s courageous 5½-year fight with chordoma. He shares how showing up—again and again—became a practice, a purpose, and a way through grief.In this conversation, you’ll learn:<ul><li>How to turn inadequacy into action—and why a bias toward doing builds real confidence</li><li>The key to shifting from achievement to contribution without losing your drive</li><li>How to lead with presence when others seem steps ahead</li><li>Why purpose expands through loss—and how faith, family, and service hold the line</li><li>What it means to show up as a caregiver and “battle buddy” through life’s hardest seasons</li><li>How to transform creativity into service—and why art can be an act of healing</li></ul>If you’re craving a reminder that meaning is made in the moments we choose to serve, especially when it’s hard, then this conversation will move you.__________________________________________________________Links & ResourcesSubscribe to our YouTube Channel for more conversations at the intersection of high performance, leadership, and wellbeing:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingMastery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/c/FindingMastery</a>Get exclusive discounts and support our amazing sponsors!&nbsp;Go to: <a href="https://findingmastery.com/sponsors/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://findingmastery.com/sponsors/</a>Subscribe to the Finding Mastery newsletter for weekly high performance insights: <a href="https://www.findingmastery.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.findingmastery.com/newsletter&nbsp;</a>Download Dr. Mike's Morning Mindset Routine:<a href="https://findingmastery.lpages.co/morningmindset2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://findingmastery.com/morningmindset" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">findingmastery.com/morningmindset</a>!Follow on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/findingmastery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/findingmastery/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaelgervais/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a>, and<a href="https://x.com/michaelgervais" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;X</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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