EPISODE 094 | Choosing Happiness with Taylor Rochestie
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EPISODE 094: Choosing Happiness with Pro Basketball Player, Taylor Rochestie
About Taylor Rochestie’s Interview
Happy April listeners! This month on the podcast, we’re shifting from a theme of self care and body to the power of choice. And we have several guests lined up on this topic all month. First of which, I’m incredibly excited to introduce you to, Taylor Rochestie. He’s a professional basketball player, husband, dad, world traveler, best-selling author of the book A New 20/20 Vision, and today he’s talking to us all about choosing happiness and trusting the process of your life.
He appeared on our blog this past summer with some other amazing insight, so if you’re interested in hearing more about authenticity, embracing being the underdog, and gratitude read his blog interview titled, “Reprogramming Adversity.”
In this episode, Taylor really dives deep into how happiness is a choice, what he personally does to choose happiness, and how you can incorporate some of the same practices into your own life, from noticing the little details and finding the good to placing bets with your friends and family to add some excitement to a personal growth goal you may have.
We begin the conversation by following up with what Taylor’s been up to since we last spoke, move into a bit about Taylor’s book, and then he really gives you some actionable take aways with tips around gratitude and creating habits to build confidence. We finish up by talking about celebrating wins, the importance of accountability, and the roles of trust and even addiction when choosing a positive life path.
You’ll come away from this episode empowered, inspired, and will have next steps you can take to start choosing happiness more in your own life, even when bad things are happening in the world around you.
Quick note: We recorded this episode before the Winter Olympics took place and before Taylor started his latest basketball season in China. So, this will make sense after you listen, but just know, Taylor did make it to China.
The Highlights
Getting to know Taylor Rochestie and what he’s been up to since the last time he was on Human Amplified
The beginning of his China contract
Trying to get a visa right before the Winter Olympics with covid ongoing
Periodically and intentionally re-evaluating choices in life to determine if your choices are working for you
Taylor’s bucket list back up plan if his basketball contract were to fall through (spoiler alert: he made it to China after we recorded this episode!)
A New 20/20 Vision major themes: happiness, authenticity, choices, having a positive filter, and the power of your mind
Taylor originally wrote this book for his daughter
Trusting the process - try to live for the normal 95% of your life, not the 5% that’s big. In other words, each day has potential.
Realizing a practice day could be better than a game day
What Taylor planned to do during his two-week quarantine when he arrived in China
Breaking down the journey versus the destination
How Taylor notices the details in life and why they’re important
Setting the day up with gratitude + trying to find all the reasons you’re thankful throughout the day
Tips for how to be more grateful and enjoy your day more
Starting your day right
Realizing that you have a choice
Looking for the good
Examples of what Taylor is grateful for during the podcast interview
The importance in building the right habits to increase confidence
How Taylor takes stock of his wins to celebrate
How trust plays into it all and is a choice
How to build more trust if you’re having trouble with it
Why Taylor touches on addiction and gambling in his book
Taylor opens up about having an addiction to making people happy
The role of readers’ discernment
Harnessing addictive personalities into positive actions
The importance of great accountability partners in your support system to maintain connection over disconnection
Examples of being held accountable
The importance of evolution
Placing bets to create excitement and fun around personal growth
Watch Taylor Rochestie’s Human Amplified Blog Interview
About Taylor Rochestie
Taylor Rochestie is the best-selling author of A New 20/20 Vision: Cultivate Joy, Reprogram Your Mind, and Define Life Through an Authentic Lens, who shares a unique perspective of the uncertainty of tomorrow, and an active vision for the future.
As a professional athlete who has traveled the world playing basketball, Taylor Rochestie’s message is a humble road map to design a new reality, reprogram your thoughts, and to define life through authenticity. Taylor Rochestie uses his own underdog role and humble approach to meet people where they are at, and to embolden others to strive for more and commandeer every opportunity.
Taylor’s Links
To learn more about Taylor visit, www.taylorrochestie.com. Follow him on Instagram @trochestie and on Twitter @Trochestie.
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CREDITS: INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC AND EPISODE EDITING BY RYAN SAULS. EPISODE PRODUCTION AND GRAPHICS BY BRANDI FLECK. SOUND EFFECTS FROM ZAPSPLAT.COM. MID-EPISODE MUSIC IS “Liturgy of the street” BY SHANE IVERS AT SILVERMAN SOUND STUDIOS. BIO AND PHOTOS PROVIDED BY TAYLOR ROCHESTIE.
About the Host
Brandi Fleck is a storyteller. She’s a writer, artist, and a recognized communications and interviewing expert. She is also an avid student of human nature who’s overcome past trauma and is founder of Human Amplified where she helps you embrace being your true self so you can expand more fully into your own humanity without the fear of being seen and heard. Brandi hosts the top-rated Human Amplified podcast (formerly the On Being Human podcast.) READ MORE