Kevin Cape - My Business & Life Coach - How to Achieve your Goals & Somatic Healing

My Business and life coach, Kevin Cape joins the show to teach us all about how to achieve our goals, about the power of Somatic healing, and how to do the work!<br /><br />00:00 - start<br />3:00 - His experience as a middle blocker for Long Beach State<br />6:30 - Kevin’s favorite David Lee story <br />12:45 - How to become ungovernable <br />23:00 - Relationship between play and work <br />26:00 - Kevin’s problem with “professionalism” in the work environment <br />31:00 - Producing content, and my internal battle with the fear of judgement <br />36:30 - How to manage a team with so many different personalities.<br />41:30 - How somatic therapy changed my life <br />42:00 - How to manage your emotions during training <br />46:30 - Somatic experience explained and why it’s a game changer for us<br />55:00 - The Dorrito effect?!<br />58:00 - How I changed my relationship on money and true value <br />1:03:00 - The importance in investing in yourself <br />1:05:00 - Privilege<br />1:10:30 - How Kevin incorporated his eastern beliefs into a very western business world <br />1:11:00 - Being “salesy”  <br />1:19:00 - Accepting where your at in life through doing “the work”<br />1:26:00 - Kevin’s leadership project <br />1:32:00 - How to relieve mesquite itch<br /><br />Learn more about Kevin at dogoodwerk.com<br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

01:34:29

Mike (The Holdup) Garmany and Grant (My borther/exbf) Averill

Ever wondered what I was like as a kid? Here is my brother to tell you first hand! We've got Mike (The Holdup) Garmany and Grant (My borther/exbf) Averill on the pod today to talk about volleyball, music, and a whole lot of life.<br /><br />00:00 - Start<br />00:30 - Why my brother and I hated each other <br />12:00 - What was Taylor like as a kid? Well his brother is here to tell us first hand<br />23:00 - Music Industry<br />49:00 - What kind of music do volleyball players listen to? <br />56:00 - How Grant almost killed Taylor <br />1:05:00 - Addiction <br />1:06:30 - Lofting vs lobbing <br />1:21:00 - Pro wrestling, prayer, and spirituality - why our culture craves it <br />1:29:30 - Collaborating with a setter <br />1:36:00 - What are Grant and Mike inspired by musically  <br />1:39:00 - Creativity <br />1:50:00 - Best advice: “Where you look is where you’re gonna go”<br />1:51:30 - loving the cringe <br />1:58:00 -Owning your shit is cool <br />2:04:00 - Censoring your content because of what others might think <br /><br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

02:17:54

Micah Maʻa - Jack of all Trades, Master of None

Micah Maʻa (and another surprise guest) join me to discuss all the important stuff - Growing up, family, nutrition, philosophy, volleyball, relationships, and we of course have some friendly competition at the end of the episode. <br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

02:11:27

Dustin Watten - Dirty truths of playing pro volleyball, how to be a better athlete, & mediation

Dustin Watten is here to talk dirty truths of playing pro volleyball, the key to being a better athlete, all about his 10 day mediation journey, and NOEZBUCKETS!<br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

02:00:03

The Ultimate Chess Match with Max Holt & Jake Hanes - Team USA, Relationships, and Trusting Your Gut

Join Max Holt, Jake Hanes and I as we engage in the ultimate Chess match! We also talk about volleyball...<br /><br />What's it like being 7 feet tall? How do you maintain relationships as a pro volleyball player? How to use Data? How honest should you be with the general public? How was playing in China? How was returning to team USA? Check this one out - I promise, it's a good one.<br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

01:14:32

Jaidin Russell - The Secret to Growth in Volleyball

Jaidin Russell joins the show to talk all about his experience finding volleyball and how he made a name for himself in the sport. He also dishes on some tips, tricks, and secrets to growth in the sport. We're back with a good one here guys.<br /><br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

01:59:37

Riding Solo: My battle with depression

What's up volley friends. It's been a while... Been going through it a bit. So I forced myself to share what I've been going through. Sometimes, the greatest things come from the darkest places. It's hard to share some of the emotions I've been experiencing lately. Which for me, in the past, being afraid to share how I feel is a virtually impossible task. We keep the book open baby. So when I started to feel ashamed for how I felt and it started interfering with my life in a way that crippled me from doing virtually everything. I knew it was time to confront those feelings. My hope in sharing this is to be vulnerable with you as a way to connect and more so, to force myself to confront my feelings of discomfort when it comes to the subject of my own depression. Stay up. #youwont <br /><br />In this episode I discuss...<br /><br />- Why it's so easy to make excuses not to do things<br />- My experience with depression<br />- Why we stand in our own way<br />- Feeling embarrassed <br />- My insecurities <br />- Not being afraid to admit I don't have it all figured out<br />- Pressure of being on the national team<br />- Why it's important not to get too attached to success<br /><br /><br /></p>

00:27:02

Dr. Adam Silberstein - Mental Health & Addiction

I am back! Don't worry, I will explain. <br /><br />I have licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Adam Silberstein on the pod today. We talk all about mental health, addiction, and how athletes can to begin to resolve feelings of depression.<br /><br /></p><ul><li>How to become a better listener </li><li>The bullshit story we tell ourselves </li><li>Why I cried in the weight room </li><li>Impact of our childhood </li><li>Profound boredom. A strong cause for addiction. </li><li>Is all addiction negative?</li><li>Addiction for athletes</li><li>Don’t be a slave to volleyball</li><li>What being an intense competitor can do to you… </li><li>How can we find balance </li><li>What would you say to an athlete who knows their career is ending and they have no idea what they’re gonna do when they finish playing </li><li>The potential downfall to being a professional athlete. From structure to unstructured </li><li>How to begin to resolve feelings of depression</li><li>Depression makers </li><li>Meditation</li><li>Learning to surrender </li><li>Do we all need a therapist?!</li><li>The importance of a healthy environment </li><li>What to do if you have an addictive personality </li></ul>

01:53:56

Cody Kessel - How to stay confident & grounded, Artificial intelligence, and the power of self talk

Another great conversation on Tallest Pod - this week with Cody Kessel! We talked about how he developed his confidence, how he stays grounded, and  important messages for volleyball players, and humans across the world!<br /><br />00:00 - Intro<br />14:05 - Cody’s youth<br />17:48 - Call of Duty<br />23:37 - Cody’s mental journey <br />33:00 - What inspired Cody to write a book <br />46:42 - How to begin applying the concept of JOY into your life<br />1:01:30 - How Cody developed confidence <br />1:04:00 - The power of self talk <br />1:13:00 - How Cody stays grounded<br />1:15:20 - Learning to chill and manage energy <br />1:23:00 - AI<br />1:28:04 - Cody’s obsession with Owls?<br />1:32:10 - How much longer is Cody going to play?<br />1:34:55 - Why Cody decided to stay in Berlin<br />1:36:20 - An important message if you're stuck on the bench.<br />1:40:00 - Cody’s thesis on the history volleyball<br /><br />Cody's book: “11 Ways to Get an Edge”<br />- https://codykessel11.gumroad.com/l/codykessel11?layout=profile<br />- https://worldofvolley.com/blog/314961/new-book-11-ways-to-get-an-edge-by-cody-kessel.html<br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

01:48:19

Lincoln Williams - Playing pro volleyball in Korea, Australia & tips for being a better server

Lincoln joins the show to talk all about playing pro volleyball in Korea, what it was like growing up in Australia, tips and tricks for improving your game and being a better server - and most importantly, how to fart on command!!<br /><br />Follow our IG! https://www.instagram.com/tallestpodcastonearth/</p>

01:51:48