# Life, Volleyball, and the Olympic Mindset | Carl Massey, Tri Bourne

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Podcast: [SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753)
Published: 2026-01-28T11:57:54+00:00
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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where Bourne sits down with his personal life and mindset coach, Carl Massey, a strategist, coach, author, former Army Major and consultant to multiple Olympic Games Chapters with Carl Massey 00:00 Introduction to the Journey 05:57 Transitioning from Military to Coaching 12:36 Personal Growth Through Adversity 19:56 The Reality of the Olympic Experience 26:10 Navigating Identity and Expectations 32:03 The Importance of Consciousness in Performance 39:02 Managing Expectations and Stress 46:12 The Role of Recovery in Athletic Performance 52:56 Mindfulness and Creativity in Sports 01:00:00 Conclusion and Future Directions Bonus for SANDCAST listeners: Carl is offering all listeners a free audio copy of his latest book. To download it, visit: www.18waysbook.com/audio (http://www.18waysbook.com/audio) Carl is also launching an Online Workshop: Overcome Self-Imposed Limitations starting February 6. The workshop follows a choose-your-own-price model (minimum $5), with a strong charitable component: 100% of ticket sales at $10 or under go to Bali Street Mums, and 25% of any amount over $10 is also donated. Learn more about the workshop here: https://www.balicocreation.com/overcome (https://www.balicocreation.com/overcome) SHOOTS! *** WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!! Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10 Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products! If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in o…

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