38 min
3. Katie Smith: Resilience On and Off the Court Happiness through Hardship
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- Society & Culture
Professional athletes can have fame, often good fortune and the great ones take being a role model seriously. Three time Olympian, Women’s Basketball and Naismith Hall of Famer and WNBA superstar, Katie Smith, is that and more. She has always been an authentic spark of positive energy on and off the court. Katie dominated women’s basketball in high school and college as well as the ABL & WNBA professional leagues. In addition, she's also embraced being a leader and is highly decorated with awards and championships. On top of it all, she’s been a true team player at every level and an advocate to inspire girls to be positive, motivated and strong.
Today on Happiness through Hardship - The Podcast, we talk about resilience...especially during job transitions. Katie Smith, shares her story going from a player to coach in the WNBA. I smiled throughout the interview knowing that so many of her comments were incredibly relatable. We often have to pivot our lives, when something bad happens. When we lose a job, lose a loved one or just lose direction on what we want in life...having some advice on how to handle those hard times can make putting one foot in front of the other easier. Katie Smith has wise words on how she did it in the WNBA...and how we can all do it, as well.
Listen and enjoy this episode where Katie shares her gems of wisdom on mindfulness, a personal and professional network. Make sure you stay until the end when we play "The Grateful Game." She talks about being grateful for good mentors, great family/friends and HULU. We also reminisce about the inaugural season of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, our appreciation for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx organization and her true gratitude toward the fans.
Please also take a minute to rate, review and subscribe. You leaving a review helps us with our podcast ranking. The higher we are ranked, the more people can discover our show. Tune in every Wednesday for new episodes.
Show Notes and Links:
You can follow Katie with the Minnesota Lynx: https://www.facebook.com/minnesotalynx/
Katie Smith Website: https://www.katiesmith30.com
Minnesota Lynx: https://lynx.wnba.com/
WNBA: https://www.wnba.com/
Connect with Katie via The Ohio State University Zoom Call - Thursday, June 11th - Register HERE
https://sportsandsociety.osu.edu/events/ssi-huddles-katie-smith-talk-womens-sports?utm_campaign=asc_alumni-event_fy20_Microbiology-Event_Digest_Webinar_06-02-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EOACLK&fbclid=IwAR0C-_ZFxZvJZOu7CXZnydjC3vpC5XEtk9jaoNVF5tO6zpUGtGZIQGe0PDs
www.PrettyWellness.com/podcast - for more information on the podcast episodes
www.PrettyWellness.com/cancer-resources - easily accessible cancer information
www.Instagram.com/prettywellness - for daily wellness tips
www.CarynSullivan.com
www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness
www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness
Happiness through Hardship - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT
Professional athletes can have fame, often good fortune and the great ones take being a role model seriously. Three time Olympian, Women’s Basketball and Naismith Hall of Famer and WNBA superstar, Katie Smith, is that and more. She has always been an authentic spark of positive energy on and off the court. Katie dominated women’s basketball in high school and college as well as the ABL & WNBA professional leagues. In addition, she's also embraced being a leader and is highly decorated with awards and championships. On top of it all, she’s been a true team player at every level and an advocate to inspire girls to be positive, motivated and strong.
Today on Happiness through Hardship - The Podcast, we talk about resilience...especially during job transitions. Katie Smith, shares her story going from a player to coach in the WNBA. I smiled throughout the interview knowing that so many of her comments were incredibly relatable. We often have to pivot our lives, when something bad happens. When we lose a job, lose a loved one or just lose direction on what we want in life...having some advice on how to handle those hard times can make putting one foot in front of the other easier. Katie Smith has wise words on how she did it in the WNBA...and how we can all do it, as well.
Listen and enjoy this episode where Katie shares her gems of wisdom on mindfulness, a personal and professional network. Make sure you stay until the end when we play "The Grateful Game." She talks about being grateful for good mentors, great family/friends and HULU. We also reminisce about the inaugural season of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, our appreciation for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx organization and her true gratitude toward the fans.
Please also take a minute to rate, review and subscribe. You leaving a review helps us with our podcast ranking. The higher we are ranked, the more people can discover our show. Tune in every Wednesday for new episodes.
Show Notes and Links:
You can follow Katie with the Minnesota Lynx: https://www.facebook.com/minnesotalynx/
Katie Smith Website: https://www.katiesmith30.com
Minnesota Lynx: https://lynx.wnba.com/
WNBA: https://www.wnba.com/
Connect with Katie via The Ohio State University Zoom Call - Thursday, June 11th - Register HERE
https://sportsandsociety.osu.edu/events/ssi-huddles-katie-smith-talk-womens-sports?utm_campaign=asc_alumni-event_fy20_Microbiology-Event_Digest_Webinar_06-02-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EOACLK&fbclid=IwAR0C-_ZFxZvJZOu7CXZnydjC3vpC5XEtk9jaoNVF5tO6zpUGtGZIQGe0PDs
www.PrettyWellness.com/podcast - for more information on the podcast episodes
www.PrettyWellness.com/cancer-resources - easily accessible cancer information
www.Instagram.com/prettywellness - for daily wellness tips
www.CarynSullivan.com
www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness
www.Twitter.com/PrettyWellness
Happiness through Hardship - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT
38 min