Welcome back everyone. This is Dave Meltzer with Mikey Taylor on this episode of the

Playbook, Pro Skateboarder, entrepreneur, and investor and he shares his thoughts on

tricking his mind to make sure he stays on the right path, that

mindfulness that he had to play with during his transition from professional

skateboarding and finally why he no longer equates his value to his skateboarding.

This is entrepreneurs the playbook,

where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and

professional playbook to success and what made them champions on the field

and in the board room. I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing David Melzer.

I have another killer skateboarder. I was just starting off Mikey Taylor telling you how I don't have this courage to skate. I played college football. I pole vaulted. I do all kinds of crazy stuff. But I don't know what it is about skating and surfing I know because I can

drown but I don't know why ever and I grew up in San Diego with the world's most famous

skateboarder Tony Hawk and I am terrified of skateboarding.

And you're not.

No, well, you're afraid to do the things I do.

Yes, I mean, there's definitely points where I've been scared to skate.

Yeah.

But no, I would rather skate than like play football for sure.

And tell me about that though.

There's been points when you're afraid to skate because like pole vaulting for me was a progression.

You know you started eight feet and you keep going up to 16 feet and you know it

progresses what point and there were points where I got afraid I think we're

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