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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Discipline and Mental Fortitude | Basketball Coach, Dawn Staley

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

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Dawn Staley, the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach and Team USA Olympic Head Basketball coach for the Tokyo Olympics.

Catapulting South Carolina into the national spotlight, Dawn has made the Gamecocks a mainstay in the battle for SEC and national championships. 

Under her leadership, the Gamecocks have reached many firsts – National Championship, NCAA Final Fours, No. 1 rankings, SEC regular-season and tournament titles, SEC Player of the Year, National Player of the Year, WNBA No. 1 Draft pick and No. 1 recruiting classes – to name the most notable.

While her coaching career is in full bloom, Dawn is still recognized for her body of work as a one of the most decorated participants in United States women’s basketball history. 

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame solidified that legacy with her enshrinement as part of the Class of 2013.

I wanted to speak with Dawn to understand her leadership style and learn how we can all apply those same insights – inside and outside the world of sport. We discuss the qualities required to become resilient and agile when adversity strikes — and — why relationships are at the center of her coaching philosophy.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If I chose to go the other route and not hurdle that,

0:04.3

I would not be a three-time Olympian.

0:06.8

I would not be a two-time assistant coach,

0:09.9

gold medal Olympian.

0:12.4

And I wouldn't be the head coach of an Olympic team today.

0:15.8

So I chose the gold the hardest route.

0:20.2

And not the easiest route.

0:22.2

And I got to the other side and it's been plentiful.

0:25.9

All right, welcome back.

0:36.5

Or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast on Michael Jervé.

0:41.3

And by trade and training, I am a sport and performance

0:44.0

psychologist.

0:45.2

And I am fortunate to work with some of the most extraordinary

0:48.7

thinkers and doers across the planet.

0:50.8

And the whole idea behind these conversations behind this

0:54.2

podcast is to learn from people, to pull back the curtain,

0:58.0

to explore how they've committed to mastering both their craft

1:01.2

and their minds.

1:02.4

And our minds are our greatest asset.

1:04.7

And if you want to learn more about how you can train your mind,

1:07.7

this is just a quick little reminder here,

1:09.9

to check out the online psychological training course

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