Nicole Davis: Volleyball and Making a Ripple

Dr. Michael Gervais (0:09)

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Now, Nicole is known as being one of the best, if not the best in the world at her craft. And just for a moment, think about what it's like to be the best at the thing that you care most about, whether that be parenting or business or entrepreneurship, or maybe it's just as simple as being the best version of you. And if you're into that concept, which I think we all are, then you're just going to love this conversation. Now, to be successful at her craft, at the position of the barrel, you need to be a great communicator, you need to be able to handle pressure, and you need to be able to be the one that sets up the proper offense or that sets up the offense in the best position. The concept behind that is that you have to be right to be able to take care of others. That's woven inside of this conversation.