My years in the NFL have been a blessing.
I've learned from the smartest and most talented people on the planet.
But...what if I didn't go pro and just had a normal career?
Here's the advice I'd give younger me to find happiness and success 🧵
I've learned from the smartest and most talented people on the planet.
But...what if I didn't go pro and just had a normal career?
Here's the advice I'd give younger me to find happiness and success 🧵
1) Build relationships with purpose
Don't be afraid to find mentors. Everybody needs a guide.
Align yourself with like minded peers, who have long term goals that match yours.
Hard work gets you ahead, if it's shared with the right people.
Don't be afraid to find mentors. Everybody needs a guide.
Align yourself with like minded peers, who have long term goals that match yours.
Hard work gets you ahead, if it's shared with the right people.
2) Become self sustainable
Freedom is defining your own future.
If you're in debt, or hitching your success to someone else, that choice disappears.
Take help when needed, but make sure you aren't totally relying on others to achieve your goals.
Freedom is defining your own future.
If you're in debt, or hitching your success to someone else, that choice disappears.
Take help when needed, but make sure you aren't totally relying on others to achieve your goals.
3) Be passionate about what you do
Find something you'd love doing, even without the paycheck.
Would you wake up excited and committed to do this thing if you weren't worrying about money?
For me, this would be construction.
Find something you'd love doing, even without the paycheck.
Would you wake up excited and committed to do this thing if you weren't worrying about money?
For me, this would be construction.
4) Have an employer mindset
Start as an employee, become an employer.
The jump from employee to employer is the gap between a paycheck and ownership.
If you focus on the employer mindset from the start, you'll be learning everything you need to make that move.
Start as an employee, become an employer.
The jump from employee to employer is the gap between a paycheck and ownership.
If you focus on the employer mindset from the start, you'll be learning everything you need to make that move.
5) Integrity above all else
Integrity is about reliability, followthrough, and execution.
Be reliable and eventually you'll become invaluable.
Follow through on your promises, and you'll be trusted.
Execute well and you'll get more responsibility.
Integrity is about reliability, followthrough, and execution.
Be reliable and eventually you'll become invaluable.
Follow through on your promises, and you'll be trusted.
Execute well and you'll get more responsibility.
6) Patience in all aspects of life
This was the greatest lesson from my time with Buffett.
I was a very impatient youth until I realized it's the long term that matters.
Being patient means being forward thinking, living in the present to plan for the future.
This was the greatest lesson from my time with Buffett.
I was a very impatient youth until I realized it's the long term that matters.
Being patient means being forward thinking, living in the present to plan for the future.
I hope these lessons apply to everyone, not just those people starting out.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
What advice would you give to your younger self?
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