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#11 Jedidiah Collins: How do we build wealth and resilience using sports?
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#11 Jedidiah Collins: How do we build wealth and resilience using sports?

This episode is about resilience and building wealth.  We dive into what it means to keep going for your dream, but also what sports can teach as athletes as they transition into life after sports.

Jedidiah Collins CFP® is a former NFL player, Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, and adjunct professor at Washington State University who after being cut 12 times became the #1 Fullback in the NFL. He took many principles and behaviors away from the game of football but was also faced with the reality of how unprepared he was for the financial opportunity of professional sports. This dilemma drove him to study for his Certification in Financial Planning® while he was still playing in the NFL.

Transitioning away from football, Jed knew he would pursue real life experience with his CFP® and went to work in Wealth Management. Although a great career, Jed quickly discovered helping the wealthy was not his passion. His passion was delivering financial wellness workshops for those at the beginning of their financial journey, not the end.

The Money Vehicle workshops, best-selling book Your Money Vehicle, and virtual course are on a mission to empower young professionals how to U.S.E. money (Understand, Strategize, Efficient).

Jed is a passionate advocate for greater financial awareness and has worked closely with countless individuals in the hope they begin to own their financial futures.

In this podcast episode we discuss:

-How did you go from being cut 12 times to becoming the best fullback in the NFL?

-What was it like right after being cut? How did you train your mind to keep going and not give up?

-A lot of athletes don’t like to think about life after sports, however you were planning while you were playing? How important is it to have a plan B?

-In your opinion, how should we U.S.E money?

-What are some simple disciplines we can do today to get our money vehicle moving in the right direction?

-How did playing sports prepare you for what you are doing now?

-What are some skillsets and mindsets you have taken from your years of being a fullback to now being a CFP ?

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