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Professional athletes require unique financial planning due to the amount of compensation and timing of the earning career. Athletes, with their families, should create a financial plan that spans the playing career, transition to post-play career and long-term life goals.
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40 Percent Rule
“Nothing mattered but your will to succeed.”
Long-Term Strategy
Jeff Bezos on managing the business based on a long-term strategy pic.twitter.com/IkhG0OtXGk
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) January 24, 2018
“Leaders Eat Last.”
Lessons in leadership from US Marines that everyone can learn pic.twitter.com/TSgsKdT64f
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) January 23, 2018
On Mentors
Attitude of Gratitude
Here's how @terrycrews says he stays positive every day pic.twitter.com/AYsbm5ctLE
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) December 26, 2017
“I had to earn it.”
On Entrepreneurship
Wanna be an entrepreneur?
Take some advice from @ChicagoBooth's own Waverly Deutsch (@ProfWD) on startup basics. pic.twitter.com/CqMyP0vIcn
— Chicago Booth Review (@chicagoboothrev) January 9, 2018
Industry: Technology
Animated timeline shows how Silicon Valley became a $2.8 trillion neighborhood pic.twitter.com/pTOZ8cCpU4
— Tech Insider (@techinsider) January 18, 2018
Mindfulness Meditation
Take 15-minutes to relax for more restful nights pic.twitter.com/BUPU5x7u8I
— Tech Insider (@techinsider) January 18, 2018
NFL Players’ Salary
Happy #NFLDraft Day! Here's how the salaries of NFL players stack up against other professions pic.twitter.com/buiUU8Lgwo
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) April 27, 2017
“For me, football, it helped and hurt in a lot of ways.”
Here's how Terry Crew's NFL career helped and hurt him in preparing for the entertainment industry pic.twitter.com/NrUU9nnMsS
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 29, 2017
Mental Resilience
Athlete & podcast host @MelvinEchard talks mental resilience in this ALTIS 360 Short, FREE w/ the new ALTIS 360 app: https://t.co/0Wo2RpFefV pic.twitter.com/uAl4L9l9fM
— ALTIS (@ALTIS) July 8, 2017
Mindful Napping
Mindful Napping:
10-30 min = ⬆️ creativity/energy
90-120 min = restorative sleep
In Between = BAD!!! pic.twitter.com/GRP9Zaf7qJ
— ALTIS (@ALTIS) May 12, 2017
Naps
Naps can actually be a double-edged sword pic.twitter.com/uE2Jf3A7Qd
— Tech Insider (@techinsider) January 15, 2018
On Leadership: Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 – 1922)
Power of “not yet”
Deliberate Practice
In twenty years how will I look at today?
How to turn your fear of failure into a motivator pic.twitter.com/HuhitJSzRT
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) January 11, 2018
Know What You Can Control and What You Can’t
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: some things are within our control and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquility and other effectiveness become possible.
Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, desires, and the things that repel us. These areas are quite rightly our concern, because they are directly subject to our influence. We always have a choice about the contents and character of our inner lives.
Outside our control, however, are such things as what kind of body we have, whether we’re born into wealth or strike it rich, how we are regarded by others, and our status in society. We must remember that those things are externals are therefore not our concern. Trying to control or to change what we can’t only results in torment.
Remember: The things within our power are naturally at our disposal, free from any restraint or hindrance; but those things outside our power are weak, dependent, or determined by whims and actions of others.
– Epicetus (50 AD – 135 AD), A Manual for Living