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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

From Tennis Champion to Trailblazer | Katrina Adams

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

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Katrina Adams, the first African American to lead the United States Tennis Association (USTA), the first two-term Chairman and President of said organization and the first former player to hold that honor. 

Under her guidance, the USTA achieved a number of major milestones, including the opening of the 100 court USTA National Campus in Orlando, the strategic transformation of the $600 million USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. and an unprecedented outreach effort into underserved communities in an effort to share the sport of tennis with more people. 

Prior to this role, Katrina competed for 12 years on the WTA Tour, winning 20 career doubles titles and reaching the quarterfinals or better in doubles at all four Grand Slam events. 

Katrina’s hard work in tennis, leadership and philanthropy has earned her many accolades including: being named on Adweek magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Sports” list twice (2016 and 2017), Forbes magazine’s “Most Powerful Women in Sports” list in 2017 and Ebony magazine’s “Power 100” list. 

So, in short, Katrina is a flat-out trailblazer, and it’s why I was so excited to have this conversation.

We discuss her journey - the sacrifices she made to become head of the USTA, the obstacles she overcame while successfully leading an organization with 700,000+ members, and why athletes like Naomi Osaka are helping to evolve the narrative around mental wellbeing.

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0:00.0

Because in arena can be anywhere, your arena is where you are right now in your home or in your office, in your car, on your court, on your field, you know, at the beach, wherever it is, that's your arena, on the space that you are filling.

0:16.0

And I think everyone needs to understand that because if you can own your arena, then you're owning your own presence, your own in your own will as to what it is you're trying to accomplish.

0:28.0

Okay, I love that music. I don't know what to tell you. I love that music. Welcome back. And welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Jure.

0:47.0

By trade and training, I am a sport and performance psychologist. And I'm fortunate to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet. And the whole idea behind this podcast behind these conversations is to learn from people to pull back the curtain to explore how they've committed to mastering both their craft and their minds.

1:06.0

Our minds are our greatest asset flat out. And if you want to learn how you can train your mind is just a quick low reminder little note here to check out the online psychological training course where we've pulled together the best practices to meet the intersection of both high performance and well-being.

1:23.0

And literally we just walk through the 15 essential principles and skills for you to train your mind in the same way that we train world class athletes. You can find all of that at finding mastery.net forward slash course.

1:37.0

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3:00.0

Hey, Dr. Michael Jervet here. I have a really exciting announcement that I want to share this fall on November 7th.

3:07.0

I'll be releasing my first book, the first rule of mastery. Stop worrying about what people think of you.

3:13.0

It's all about understanding and overcoming what I believe to be one of the greatest constrictors of human potential.

3:20.0

Our fear of people's opinions, also known as photo.

3:24.0

I am so excited to introduce this book to you and to our community. If you feel like you're on a treadmill chasing after the approval of others,

3:33.0

the first rule of mastery is an off ramp to a better life.

3:37.0

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