Taylor Milton - Traveling The World One Contract At A Time

Flashback to 2020 and the year is almost over. COVID has made a
huge impact on all industries including the world of sports. In
this episode, Jacolby Gilliam interviews Taylor Milton about her
journey to becoming a pro volleyball player to how she has
continued to make positive opportunities during times of
adversity. Taylor is an experienced professional volleyball
player with a demonstrated history of working in the public
relations and communications industry. And, when COVID caused her
to stop before the season’s end there was definitely a mix of
emotions, especially the feelings of uncertainty. In order to
express these emotions among team members, friends and fans,
Taylor and her friend, Courtney Felinski, created a space,
MATCHPOINT COVID, to encourage athletes to virtually share their
emotions so they can virtually experience what is going on and be
there for each other. MPC gave these players an opportunity to
view volleyball from its different perspective while keeping
their dreams uniquely alive. If you wanted to share your story,
what will write?


In this episode, Taylor shares her journey of sport realization
from childhood till becoming a pro player. Although starting off
as a multi-sport athlete, Taylor decided, in high school, to
stick with volleyball. Being a lover of so many sports make it
very heartbreaking to pick one so, why did Taylor decide to pick
volleyball. It’s not an easy journey but it’s been reaffirming
and quite fulfilling. She talks about her diverse experiences and
how its all aided in shapening her personal and professional
life. Regardless of the current situation, Taylor believes that
being able to keep that spirit of belonging up makes a huge the
difference. 


Key points:


Taylor’s athlete goal as a younger multi-sport athlete and how
she went on to achieve it (00:56)


Being athletic over an athlete will make you better 


How Taylor decided that volleyball was what she wanted to 


The club level v the high school level of volleyball why it
matters


Taylor’s first recognition and how it affected her performance


The kind of growth she experienced in college and how she was
adapt 


Taylor’s advise to her younger self


The decision play pro abroad and what it’s been like so far
(18:08)


Impact of COVID on the season


What MATCHPOINTCOVID is and why it was created


Taylor’s future plans and the kind of interesting skills she has
been developing during this period


Sometimes, beautiful results spring from bad situation. It
doesn’t make the situation better but it definitely enhances our
experience. 


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