TP Elevates! Podcast

#decisions #businessinsight #circleofinfluence #successstories #2023recap #2024Goals #TPElevates #podcastersofinstagram #changeyourstory #elevateyourlife 2023 has closed out. Now, we can delve into the crucial art of reflecting on our past decision-making processes. What impact has your choices had on your life? Did your choices consistently lead to success or prove to be detrimental? Have you exa...

#impostersyndrome #athleticscholarship #confidence #sportspsychology #mentalhealth #athleteMentalHealth In this episode, we talk about the feeling of imposter syndrome that many athletes experience, especially after achieving a major goal like an athletic scholarship. We discuss how to deal with these feelings and how to build confidence in your abilities. We also talk about the importance of list...

In this episode of The Tap In Podcast, Tiawan Pinkney interviews Joshua Brown, the creator of the General Joshua Comic Book, Founder of Nerds and Hip Hop, co-owner of 951Vibes, screenplay writer and former boxer. Tiawan and Joshua journey through the process of Joshua becoming a boxer, dealing with fear and how his fears and frustrations ultimately transformed into reckless rage and emptiness as J...

Video premieres on Youtube, February 28, 2023 at 6pm. Link: https://youtu.be/XEQvtU0Y1pw

In this episode, Ty Pinkney will be exploring the power of words. Words can harm or heal, and they have the power to influence the world around us. So what are you saying? Are you using your words to build up others or tear them down? Are you using your words to spread a message of love or hate? Ty will also be talking about the power of positive self-talk and why it's so important to use pos...

Almost every athlete encounters the perfect storm. What’s that you ask? First, an injury and second, the process of re-bounding from a traumatic injury. For some, the damage may be so insignificant that they never miss a practice, game or team event. Others may suffer minimal damage, and may only require a day of treatment, three-quarters speed at practice and are lucky enough to be signed off med...

Everything you've been doing has worked up to this point, but for some reason you find yourself stuck in an unfamiliar place that you've never been or stuck in a mental state that you've only heard about. You've always exceeded the standard, but now the bar has been raised, the standards are high and things have changed in ways you hadn't foreseen. You're no longer me...

Invest in Rest Life can be demanding. We’re frequently pulled in different directions. Some do a really good job of taking time out to rest and recuperate while others struggle. Is rest just one more thing standing in the way of you knocking out another task? How high is rest on your priority list? The load on our lives can be heavy, and your time can be consumed daily activities. If you’re in col...

Committed to her goals, incoming NCAA Division-1 freshmen soccer player, Ka'ui Lani ("Ky") Pinkney is determined to embrace the many obstacles that life of a soccer player performing at the highest level while balancing her academics, travel, practices, having a social life and outlet, and staying connected with family. Episode #6, is a follow-up of Ep.5 where Ty first mentions havi...

Each year,  across the nation, a select group of student-athletes pack up their things and journey toward the next phase of their athletic lives; college pre-season training. It's been estimated that about 1 in 57 high school athletes will have the opportunity to play at an NCAA Division 1 program. That's about 2%., Only ab out 7% will have the opportunity to play a varsity, non-intramur...

Everybody around you seems to be having the craziest luck. Opportunities are falling out of the sky and into their lap. At every turn, someone you know is experiencing an upgrade in life. New car, house, relationship, position at work or on the team, pay increase, bonus, recognition or award. All the while, you're frustrated because that same luck seems to keep passing you by.  You need a new...

Learning new things and embracing new experiences can be  an awesome boost to one's self-confidence. Especially, when you share your excitement with others. Overcoming challenges by facing your fears head-on can be empowering, but not when you lack the confidence you need to stand tall, strong and firm amidst the obstacles we face along life’s journey.    How much do you trust yourself?  Your...

  Athletes who set expectations so high that they seem unrealistic and unattainable, so much so that even the thought of pursuing such lofty goals create self-doubt, leading to procrastination and avoidance. Perfectionist athletes display high levels of swinging confidence that ultimately diminishes when things begin to fall apart. Avoidance is at the core of many psychological conditions, includi...

Life as an athlete can be fun and exciting, but it's also stressful, mentally, emotionally, physically and psychologically demanding, and can be extremely taxing and overwhelming. Athletes spend numerous hours in the gym training their bodies, on the field or court practicing, traveling to games, showcases, tournaments and ID Camps. Standards are high and expectations are higher. Everybody ha...