Tallest Podcast on Earth

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!

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

Learn more about Kevin at dogoodwerk.com

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**disclaimer - “Adult swim” episode... 

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.

00:00 - Start
00:30 - Why my brother and I hated each other 
12:00 - What was Taylor like as a kid? Well his brother is here to tell us first hand
23:00 - Music Industry
49:00 - What kind of music do volleyball players listen to? 
56:00 - How Grant almost killed Taylor 
1:05:00 - Addiction 
1:06:30 - Lofting vs lobbing 
1:21:00 - Pro wrestling, prayer, and spirituality - why our culture craves it 
1:29:30 - Collaborating with a setter 
1:36:00 - What are Grant and Mike inspired by musically  
1:39:00 - Creativity 
1:50:00 - Best advice: “Where you look is where you’re gonna go”
1:51:30 - loving the cringe 
1:58:00 -Owning your shit is cool 
2:04:00 - Censoring your content because of what others might think 


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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. 

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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!

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Join Max Holt, Jake Hanes and I as we engage in the ultimate Chess match! We also talk about volleyball...

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.

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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.


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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 

In this episode I discuss...

- Why it's so easy to make excuses not to do things
- My experience with depression
- Why we stand in our own way
- Feeling embarrassed 
- My insecurities 
- Not being afraid to admit I don't have it all figured out
- Pressure of being on the national team
- Why it's important not to get too attached to success

I am back! Don't worry, I will explain. 

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.

• How to become a better listener 
• The bullshit story we tell ourselves 
• Why I cried in the weight room 
• Impact of our childhood 
• Profound boredom. A strong cause for addiction. 
• Is all addiction negative?
• Addiction for athletes
• Don’t be a slave to volleyball
• What being an intense competitor can do to you… 
• How can we find balance 
• 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 
• The potential downfall to being a professional athlete. From structure to unstructured 
• How to begin to resolve feelings of depression
• Depression makers 
• Meditation
• Learning to surrender 
• Do we all need a therapist?!
• The importance of a healthy environment 
• What to do if you have an addictive personality 

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!

00:00 - Intro
14:05 - Cody’s youth
17:48 - Call of Duty
23:37 - Cody’s mental journey 
33:00 - What inspired Cody to write a book 
46:42 - How to begin applying the concept of JOY into your life
1:01:30 - How Cody developed confidence 
1:04:00 - The power of self talk 
1:13:00 - How Cody stays grounded
1:15:20 - Learning to chill and manage energy 
1:23:00 - AI
1:28:04 - Cody’s obsession with Owls?
1:32:10 - How much longer is Cody going to play?
1:34:55 - Why Cody decided to stay in Berlin
1:36:20 - An important message if you're stuck on the bench.
1:40:00 - Cody’s thesis on the history volleyball

Cody's book: “11 Ways to Get an Edge”
- https://codykessel11.gumroad.com/l/codykessel11?layout=profile
- https://worldofvolley.com/blog/314961/new-book-11-ways-to-get-an-edge-by-cody-kessel.html

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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!!

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