Within The Game

Episode 50: Trevor Crabb *UPDATED* 13x Beach Volleyball Champion having just won the AVP Chicago Open this past weekend (9/4/22)! That makes him a 3x champion in 2022. This episode was recorded prior to the Chicago event.

He played indoor volleyball at Long Beach State from 2009-2013 and started his professional beach career right after. He earned AVP’s Rookie of the Year award in his first full year in 2014. Since then, Trevor has made a name for himself on tour, both for his rivalry with his brother Taylor and for his athleticism on the court.

Website: www.trevorcrabb.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kingcrabb808/?hl=en

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Having Confidence
• Making a Guarantee and Backing it Up
• Dealing with Pressure
• Difference between Winning Mindset & Champion Mindset
• Being competitive at an early age
• Using Losses to your benefit
• Creating Momentum through Energy
• Time Management
• Split Blocking
• Being in the Flow
• Sustaining Focus
• Rivalry with His Brother Taylor
• Smack Talk
• The Future of the AVP
• Olympics
• Fulfilment

Aaron Wexler hosts Kenny Lofton for Episode 49 - The legendary Baseball player, Lofton was a six-time All-Star (1994–1999), four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993–1996), and at retirement, was ranked 15th among all-time stolen base leaders with 622. He played for 11 teams, and he made 11 postseason appearances, including World Series appearances in 1995 and 2002 with the Indians and Giants, respectively.

Lofton is now the founder and CEO of centerblock.co - a management company that assists legendary names in professional sports, entertainment, and top brands with the ideation and creation of high-end NFT projects. He also runs Proxime.io, an NFT marketplace geared toward former pro athletes.

Websites:

https://centerblock.co/

https://www.proxime.io/

Kenny's IG: @kenny.lofton

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Being a "Team First" kind of player
• Kenny's Mindset as a lead-off hitter & stolen base leader
• How to increase your speed as an Athlete
• Finding the zone as an entrepreneur
• NFT use-cases in sports for athletes
• Monetization for Athletes using NFT's
• The Minting process of NFT's
• How up and coming athletes can benefit using NFT's
• Fundraising for a cause
• Potential Metaverse Applications

Rob Dyrdek - former professional skateboarder. MTV Legend: Rob & Big, Fantasy Factory, Ridiculousness. He also is the creator of the animated series Wild Grinders, in which he voices the series' main character, Lil Rob. In 2014, Dyrdek was labeled as one of the "most influential skateboarders of all-time." Holder of 21 Guinness World Records. CEO of the Dyrdek Machine, Host of Build with Rob Podcast

www.RobDyrdek.com

www.dyrdekmachine.com

Episode Sponsor

Hiyo: www.drinkhiyo.com

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Personal Growth
• Finding Your Rhythm
• Applying the idea of Design, Automation & Optimization
• More Self Awareness & Strengthening your Self Belief
• "Gamifying" Your Discipline
• Benefits of Mastering Time & Buying more Time
• Seeking Harmony over Hustle
• Designing your ideal life
• Making your bigger reason your own happiness
• Expanding Harmoniously
• The Importance of Great Biomechanics & Having Great Energy
• The importance of Having a Plan
• Controlling your reality
• Being in the flow vs. being overwhelemed
• Kobe on Ridiculousness

Gabby Reece: Former professional beach volleyball player, model, and Host of the Gabby Reece Show Podcast. Married to waterman Laird Hamilton.

Website: https://www.gabriellereece.com/

IG:  @Gabby Reece 

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Hawaii Mindset
• Champion mindset
• How to define your definition of success
• Being Focused on your own Growth
• Nutritional Tips
• Mental Clarity & Emotional Flow
• Power of Nature
• The Journey of an Inspired Entrepreneur

Episode 46: Timothy Schultz & host of Within The Game podcast Aaron Wexler discuss how Timothy manifested winning the powerball lottery jackpot using the law of attraction, and how winning the lottery led him to explore the world of the spiritual expansion.

Link To Tim's YouTube Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TimothySchultz

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Manifesting
• Winning Mindset
• Spirituality
• Winning
• Wealth Management
• Staying on the path to becoming the best version of yourself!

19x NCAA Champion UCLA Men's Volleyball Coach AL SCATES - The Winningest Coach in any team sport in NCAA history!

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Creating a culture of Excellence
• Inspired Leadership
• How to create a winning formula through competitive practices
• The power of camps/clinics
• What is a perfect practice?
• The Flow/The Zone
• Mindfullness & Meditation
• The Impact of John Wooden

Aaron Wexler hosts Karsta Lowe, a former UCLA volleyball player & National Champion who is currently playing professionally overseas. Lowe won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and has played professionally in countries such as Italy, China, and Puerto Rico.

Team USA profile: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/karsta-lowe

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Staying true to yourself despite fear of not being accepted
• Being in the spotlight
• Mental Health
• The value of Taking Daily inventory of your values
• Mindsets and staying focused on the road ahead
• Manifesting in the quantum field
• The importance of visualization and controlling your nerves
• The mental aspect of the game/mental health
• Awareness of Your Self Talk
• The Value of Physical Health

Billy Allen: 2x AVP Champion, Author, Podcast Co-Host

Billy's Website: www.billyketchallen.com

Coach Your Brains Out Podcast: https://apple.co/3GmvrxA

Coach Your Brains Out Book: https://amzn.to/3HXWfog

Links to his other books: https://amzn.to/3r9DDef

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How to stay confident and focus on winning
• How to have emotional management
• "Mindfulness" Training & Self Talk Techniques like "Just Sitting" & "Just Playing"
• Identifying when you're in "Flow State"
• "Trusting Mindset"
• "Champion Mindset"
• The value of culture & relationships
• The value of Resiliency
• The value of "Framing"
• The power of Gratitude
• Coaching Tips
• Writing Tips

Episode 42: John Mayer - NCAA Champion, 4x AVP Champion, 2x FIVB Champion, Head Coach Beach Volleyball at LMU, Host of "Coach Your Brains Out" Podcast, Co-Author of "Coach Your Brains Out" Book

Coach Your Brains Out Podcast: https://apple.co/3mMU2nB

Coach Your Brains Out Book: https://amzn.to/3edr5MO

In this Episode we Discuss:

-How to identify and stay clear on your values

-The difference between Inspiration & Motivation

-The difference between Growth & Fixed Mindset

-Creating a Culture of Lifelong Learning as a coach at LMU

-Leadership/Inspired Leadership/Servant Leadership as a skill

-Champion Mindset: Identifying goals & tasks and writing them down in a journal

-The 3/2/1 Exercise - 3 things you did well, 2 things that were a challenge, 1 thing you want to get better at tomorrow

-The Power of Visualization

-Emotional Management Tools - The power of self awareness & finding the flow

-The Writing process - What am I really curious about?

-John's Why - "To help the people I care about grow."

Episode 41: Dr. Robb Kelly - Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery Expert, Founder of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, he has been featured on CNN, CBS, The Doctors, Dr. Phil, Oprah, Joe Rogan, Author of "Daddy, Daddy, Please Stop Drinking."

Book: https://amzn.to/3lPd0JH

Website: https://robbkelly.com/

*Disclaimer: Graphic Material in this Episode*

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Alcoholism & Athletes
• How Alcohol Has a Place in Sports
• How to Create Positive Change
• How to Understand how Powerful You Really Are
• When to identify a drinking issue in yourself or someone close to you
• "Trauma" as the main gateway drug
• How to safely use safely us medication for pain management
• How Meditation can help create Clarity in your recovery journey
• The Guidance Role for Coaches & Parents - Create Dialogue!
• Mindset Revamping through NLP, Visualizing, & Meditation