Episode #40 - Life Long Learning with Cody Kessel

About this episode

Cody Kessel discusses confidence, self-worth, and his journey to achieving national team dreams later in his career.

In this episode we learn where confidence comes from and how to maximize your potential. Why you have to be careful what you're basing your self-worth on, why mastery and self-expression go hand in hand, and when is it a good time to be intentionally delusional? We discuss the ups and downs of Cody’s career and what kept him chasing his national team dreams, despite not getting a start for the program until he was 30 years old. Check out our website: https://pit2pro.com/ Click here to begin y...

People in this episode

Host: The Elser Brothers

Guest: Cody Kessel

Topics covered

• confidence
• self-worth
• mastery
• self-expression
• career development
• national team dreams

Keywords

• confidence
• self-worth
• mastery
• self-expression
• Cody Kessel
• volleyball
• career

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