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Hey, this is Jedediah Collins from your money vehicle. And if you really want to learn how to level up your life you should be listening to the time to shine today podcast with my good friend Scott Ferguson.

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Time to shine today varsity squad to Scott Ferguson. We’re Episode 160 with my brother from another mother, Jetta diag Palin’s, the man played in the NFL. He made teams especially my Detroit Lions, where the Honolulu blue and silver and he’s just a fantastic human being that is a go giver at heart. He is an author, a speaker and just a total level upper. I don’t want to go too much into it because I extended this interview just because our flow was so locked in that it’s a little bit longer than I generally do. But I’m so glad I did because what he’s about to drop on you through his knowledge nuggets is just a totally above reproach. So without further ado, sit back, relax, break out your notebooks, because here comes my really good friend. Jedediah Collins from rookie to veteran. Let’s level up. Time to shine today varsity squatted is Scott Ferguson. And the guy that I’m bringing on today does not really need to learn earn a varsity letter from time to shine today. But because this guy played for the shield, and if you anybody out there knows what that means. He played for the NFL. He’s a frickin baller. He helps people level up all parts of their life but he really zones in and finance. He helps the youth he helps people that are playing. He’s across the board he played for my team here the Detroit Lions and everybody knows I’m all about Detroit vs. Everybody in Midwest boy relocated down here to South Florida. But I’m gonna bring on my guy Jetta diet Collins, and I can’t say enough about him. You have to check him out. Everything’s gonna be in the show notes down below. But his rookie veteran and his other programs that we’re going to dive into stand out. Above and beyond. He’s a former NFL player who was cut 12 times as way to become the number one player at his possession. fullback baby, the Lost Art of the fullback, current Certified Financial Planner where he studied for the each test and the offseason while playing the NFL. So basically, he leveled up during his offseason to keep crushing it because he knows that the NFL was finite. And what we talked about is overlapping happiness a lot here a time to shine today. Even the good times are finite, they’re going to end so Jed is a practitioner and leveling up and overlapping this happiness. He went on to writing the best seller, your money vehicle, which I’m going to give away a signed book from Jenny’s gonna happily sign it for me and mail it out to you. I’m going to purchase it, he’s going to sign it mail it out to you. It’s called your money vehicle, as well as Create Virtual Education course. And Jed, welcome to the squad brother, if you could come on and introduce yourself at first. What’s your favorite color? And why?

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Hmm, that’s a great question. It’ll

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be blue.

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It will have been Honolulu. So I would have to go with Crimson man. You’re a big believer in support and you’re so Washington State Kooks crimson and gray. Oh, yeah, they gave me so much including my wife that I got my first daughter, his name’s Palmer gray. And I always said if I had a boy, it would be Crimson but

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love that.

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My wife says go for Palmer krimson.

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I love it.

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So you level up through Mission Viejo High School VA Home high car blows it which is just a friggin place that people roll through to go to them go to this show, you know, at least to a visual in college because we got Dwyer literally right down the street here in Jupiter, Florida that a lot of guys roll to the show from there. So you know, you go there you go. And you play for the Cougars. And then you play for a bunch of different teams. You know, give us a little bit of your experience with that. But then rolling forward about how you start the origins where you’re at right now,

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please. Absolutely. So mission VA Whoa, I was very fortunate. I went 41 and oh, in my career at Mission VA High School. And I remember very vividly my coach coming up to me that before the championship game my senior year and said 41 and one or 42 and oh how do you want to go through your life? So I went 41 and one. So it taught me how to win. And truly being able to walk onto a field as a Diablo, I knew we were going to win and that mindset as a young man to be around winning is tremendous value. I went to Washington State had a tremendous experience and time, but it taught me how to deal with setback failure. You know how to struggle through and earn those victories. And then as I went into the league, I got to really define what De identified as a great failure, you mentioned I got cut 12 times that means 12 times, I was called told my dream was over. And it felt the same way every single time shot to the heart a gut punch and knocked down. But what I am most proud of is getting back up, continuing to tell myself that I believe continuing to put forth the behaviors and the principles. And that is really what the best gift the game of football has given me, is the rookie to veteran sequence of how I stole success. from watching and absorbing the best in the world. I would go away from each locker room I got cut from and say that eight years safety that 12 year offensive lineman that 19 year kicker, what were they doing, that I needed to take, and that is really what has changed both my success on the field and the NFL, as well as my success beyond the game of football in taking that approach. So it’s been a really neat thing. And I want to touch on something you mentioned around that finite mindset, going to abundance. One of the greatest tools I stole was this idea that even success or wins were fleeting moments gone by. And we really need to focus on enjoying the process and enjoying the build up. And so one of the quotes I took from a locker rooms was enjoyed the hunt. And that was the idea that success and greatness is boring. If you do it the right way.

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I love it. So

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you just mentioned you touched on the process. You know, the great coach Bill Walsh, they’re in the state of California where you’re from, you know, said the score will take care of itself, right? Yeah, the process and what we talked about here at time to shine today, my clients and my coaching groups and my listeners inch by inch, it’s a cinch by the yard is hard, right? So tell us a little bit about your process of you know, helping others level up and also keeping yourself leveled up.

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So what you mentioned bill washers, quote, squirrel take care of itself is one of my favorites because he understands outcomes are hard to impact inputs are where you get the true growth. So I have one concept called mow your grass, meaning your success is going to be found in your backyard under things that you control. And so we really try to control the controllables my favorite three are controlling your AP, your attitude, your preparation in your efforts. And so in that idea, I really can approach any new crisis any new opportunity and reevaluate myself is my attitude correct? What am I mentally dripping in my in my psyche? Is my preparation on point did I bring what I was supposed to to this event. And then once the ball you know gets rolled out the whistle blows effort is 100% takes zero skill and is a true measurable. So I look at that. And I say control the controllables is one of the easiest and hardest concepts to implement. But one of the things I love is when I meet people like yourself, and I see the similarities, inch by inch is a cinch. I got to work next to a 16 year linebacker and it was in Kansas City. This is towards the end of his career. And as we train together I observed him you know and you call it what you want. I love people I’m a curious person. And so I would watch and study the best. And when we would run 40 yards he’d run 45 we’d run 50 he’d run 55 we’d go into the weight room and I as a fullback linebackers we’re in the same group, I would do a set of 10 at 225 he would slide on two and a half on each side and he’d do it 11 and so finally I just asked I said man I don’t get it like five pounds. What is five pounds make a difference. And he smiled and said look around. Every player in here younger, cheaper, healthier. Every player in here is here to take my job. The only reason after 15 years I’m still here is because I come in each day and I steal this and he held up his fingers and he showed that little thing but he said I steal inches because I know an inch can lead to a yard a yard to at first down at first down to a touchdown a touchdown to win and a win gets us to Super Bowl which is why I show up every day and that mindset brother that can be translated and input into every aspect of our life Where is a little inch I love you know the the Financial Empowerment side you’ll get compound interest that is inches stacking up right but what I took about it on the field was my measurement in as a fullback as a lead blocking fullback. I wasn’t a pretty fullback I wouldn’t move people was a six inch battle. If I can move my opponent a big angry DeAndre linebacker six inches that was a plus that was a win for me. So I took that concept of stealing an inch Monday through Saturday. I would go and steal six inches Just throughout the week, so I can go out there on Sunday and win that six inch battle. And I am honored and proud to say that process that mindset is what took me to the number one spot and my position. I won that six inch battle more than anyone else in the NFL in that year. And it was truly through stealing that success.

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Wow, that’s amazing squat, you hear that? It’s a one inch battle. He just said Monday through Sunday, Monday through Saturday, there’s six days, we stole an inch a day, then he can move those six inches that that big beast of a man, that’s fantastic. So what do you think then makes a great coach or leader jeopardize their ability.

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So and this is something I again, going in and out of 12 different locker rooms, one of the best things I did and it was frowned upon, but I would take my playbook. And I’m a big journaler. So as the head coach was always up in front of the stands, or in front of the team, I would jot down things they did and say, and I really got to see different head coaches and how they ran their enterprises. What I think is the most important is their ability to have people see a different perspective of their goals. So most people see their goals through me my goal, the unit I’m on I’m an offensive lineman or linebacker group, and then the team and then let’s go win. If I as a coach can have not selfless players, but prioritize the impact of what a team unit knee looks like on a goal setting. And get them to unify around a team goal first, then I can go and achieve anything in the world. And it is amazing to me that a head coach has the job of corralling 50 grown independent ego driven men into believing in that one unifying goal. Yes, money plays into it. Yes, ego and pride and but you get the champions get guys to walk out onto the field and say, I know I have to do this because I don’t want to let that guy down. Or I don’t want to let everyone down. So if I can get a group of people to see team unit me, then we’re gonna go to several places.

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That’s amazing. You know, I just seven years in the military, you know, you go to boot camp, right? You got 80 guys that are all from different backgrounds, and some of the guys who’s either jail or the military, right. So you would have that in, you’d be by the end of boot camp, you’d be molded into 80 guys marching saluting everything together. And I understand it’s a big deal. But I think it’s even a bigger deal to take grown ass men that a lot of them are millionaires, you know, and then molding those people into champions. That’s that that you just said it, man, you nailed it. A great leader has ability to see different perspectives. But for the same to get to the same goal, that’s fine. Thank you for sharing that do that.

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Don’t get yourself there. Most of that not most of that locker room, but a large percentage, it was either jail or the NFL is not

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true. ever thought about like that brother. So if I’m out at a networking event, which unfortunately you’re at you, you can’t but if I’m out or even virtually networking with somebody, and you know, I’m using the golden rule of shut my mouth, and oh, you know, opened my ears to ears on the mouth for a reason. What am I listening for? That would make them a great connection, referral, or someone I need to introduce to you Gemini.

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So one one of my greatest networking, so one of our rookie investment principles is finding a gray beard, somebody who you can learn from and people will equip mentors with age, I learned more from 21 year olds today than any group of people in the world. Gen Z is crazy. It’s also the group I want to influence an impact. And I’ll circle back to that. But if I was at a networking event, I have three questions. I always and I don’t frame them the exact same way every time. But I have three questions that I walk through that will lead you if you’re curious if you’re truly curious, will lead you to a great 20 minute conversation. The first one and it’s why how what steal from Simon synnex why how what model? Why did you achieve what you did? Like why did you choose to go down this path? What What was it? What did you see why? Why are you where you are? Then how did you do it?

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Okay, so

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you you had this vision, you had a dream, you have a passion, you had a discipline? What is that discipline? How did you get to you know, accomplishing that? And then flipping it to myself? What should I be working on? Why did you choose this path? How did you do it? What should I be working on? And those three questions to a mentor, again, 20 or 70. Those will get you to a great communication. If you’re out and you’re talking to people where I my journey be Why I started was my first paycheck in the NFL came and went before I even knew what to do. It didn’t even get cashed and went out the door that day. Now full disclosure, I bought an engagement ring. And my wife and I have been married for 10 plus years. So it was a wise investment. Sure. But it woke me up the next night in sweat, and in not knowing I was going to become the statistic, the 70% that end the game on financial hardships if I didn’t change my relationship. And so I went and started searching for a book, or course or a teacher that could give me the basics of money, and then how to go and use money. And an acronym I love is u s. E, you understand money, strategize money, and be efficient with money. So what I wanted was somebody to teach me to use money. And there are some great books, great examples out there. But there was nothing that was talking to me through stories talking through me as a beginner talking to me about how to level up in my finances. And so that is where the journey I began down and brought me to where I am today, I empower people to use money, I begin at the beginning, because that’s where we have to start. So I begin with the foundation of how money works. And then I introduce you as a wealth manager as a certified financial planner to 10 different questions and aspects of money. The vast majority of personal finance books out there focus on investments, I think that’s a very important piece, I think that’s the engine that drives your money vehicle. But if you are only focused on that, number one, you don’t control much of investing. And number two, you’re going to lose on a lot of other pieces around taxes around cybersecurity insurance around estate planning, banking on credit, all that. So where can we begin? So I love being introduced to people as saying, Do you want to start a financial journey? Do you want to have a an educator that is not only going to engage you but entertain you on how to learn to use money. And that is who I’m looking for? I mentioned Gen Z, but really, I want to address the 16 to you know, 15 to 30 year olds and say you are all just been sat down in the driver’s seat of your money vehicle, you need to learn how to drive it,

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that’s that you just dropped some knowledge, knowledge nuggets on us there, you know, it’s funny, because they the theory of relativity happens when you make money. I made a significant amount of money in the early 2000s. And, you know, theory of relativity that like when you make money, everyone’s your relative. So especially you don’t have the, the identity, you know, especially where I was from, you know, my dad worked on line and john waters, I love him. He’s my best friend. But I didn’t have the identity to hold on to money. You know, so as it came in, like you said, it went out and it wasn’t out an engagement ring. It was on that Range Rover, it was on the SL five to say, Hey, I have this scripted life with all these rides in the driveway. So I appreciate you saying that. So is there any good question? Jedediah, that when you start working with groups, or even one on one, that any good question that you wish they would ask you but never do?

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They would ask me but never do. You know, a question. And because I’m an athlete, I’m a competitor. everything to me is again, goals oriented and process driven. And so very few people asked me how I handle my money, or what money means to me one of my greatest questions, because in this digital virtual world, we are learning as as speakers as as people who typically would stand in front of rooms and engage a group, we have to do this in a different sense. And it is 100% through questions and asking the right ones, a conversation starter that I’m now an adjunct professor of Washington State teaching a upper level finance class, the first class our first hour and 20 minutes session was based off one question. Money is and I let it let it just fill in the blank and we went around and you know, 35 students defined what money was to them. And you saw 30 different perspectives and so I would ask more people to ask me or identify what their relationship is with it because if you aren’t going to get where you want to go if you are going to become that veteran financially. You got to identify yourself as a rookie as this is what is made me up to today. My mom taught me money this way. My dad taught me money this way. My uncle, nobody taught me money. Who am I today and what is money to So I wish more people would have those conversations. Be

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I love you said that jetted I started a project I love you say it because there’s a lot of young men and women that you probably work with that don’t have the winning background, because they weren’t goal driven process. They were not raised that way, you know? So is there a secret sauce that you use when communicating to the young man or woman that kind of comes from, you know, a background like myself? I didn’t want for anything, but I just didn’t get anything. You know, I’m saying or even the people that are deprived, deprived? Like, what is your secret sauce for handling them? And maybe, because a lot of what I’m hearing is, you know, you want to kind of change their mindset, in a sense, you know, to where money is good money can be useful. But what is the secret sauce, you might hit us with somebody that has zero money identity.

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So, one, I want people to see money as a vehicle we titled The book the course money vehicle, because that in an essence, changes your perspective of money. So long, we’ve seen money as a destination, I want a million dollars. No, you don’t. You want what a million dollars represents, which is a lifestyle, then define the lifestyle, because that is your objective. Money is simply a medium or a verb that is going to take you there. So that’s one of the first ways I want people to start to change their viewpoint of money. But as as we look at exactly, you know, one of our challenges in society is this comparison model. We all live on social media, we all see compare and contrast. And one of the greatest quotes I heard actually not too long ago was comparison is the thief of joy. Theodore Roosevelt said that comparison is the thief of joy. And so when people start to look at money, I like to use a rich model ri CH, I want you to set a reachable goal. Because if you don’t, you’re just going to get depressed. Don’t tell me you’re going to become a millionaire tomorrow. that’s unrealistic. Individual, it has to be yours. So reachable, individual controllable. Going back to that mow your grass, it has to be something that you control. And then he is happy. And that’s possibly the most important because we forget that in our today’s landscape of money’s intention is to give you peace of mind, and to bring you happiness. That is its purpose, we lose that identity of what the money is supposed to do. And so if we don’t have a happy goal, if at the end of the day, you don’t kind of smile thinking about it, it’s not truly going to impact you. So if you’re beginning you have to begin with the end in mind, you have to begin with that goal setting.

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Love that love it. Yeah, exactly. That’s fantastic. I’m just blown away here. So speaking of vehicles, like you’re a little bit younger than me, you know, I’m

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pushing 50 years old, but you’ve heard of Marty McFly, right? Oh, yeah. Okay, so let’s get in our DeLorean. Alright, let’s go back to the 23rd to 23 year old Jedediah Collins, what kind of knowledge nuggets are you dropping on him to maybe with the experience you have now, Jed to maybe help them level up, maybe blast through shorten that learning curve.

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So right now, obviously, I said goal setting. Bill Ackman, who’s a financial guru. I like to compare him as like a mixture of Warren Buffett and Elan musk. He’s, he’s really good at money. And he’s kind of crazy. He actually just came out with a philosophical question of if the government can give every baby born in America $6,750 and force them to sit in an index fund getting an 8% return for 65 years, we just inherently made every baby a millionaire upon their birth. That concept actually, what I delivered to my class this morning is around the idea of time value of money. every athlete if we can get them to comprehend the time value of money, we can get them headed in the right direction. And so I challenged them by asking what type of or are you and it’s how long do you see money? Are you a spender you see money on a day to day timeframe made money I spent money. That’s how I was that’s how all of us begin? Are you a saver? You start to look at money in a month, a month, maybe year to year looking at an event or an object that you’re saving up for? Or are you an investor spend or save or invest or no those don’t all end and or but

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so again, I feel you

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go with me on marketing purposes. Yeah, investors see money in a decade to decade timeframe. And they not just look at how money you go to work for money. They start to look at how money goes to work for you. And so if I could talk to 23 year old jet and this is really the epiphany that I Hit when I was 23, when I was a rookie in second year in the NFL and I started to say, I was an accounting major, my father ran a law firm, my brothers are at Harvard Law School and a master’s in engineering at Berkeley. And none of us know how money works. That’s scary. We were all spenders. I was the first one to take that jump of save, or my dad was a saver. But none of us understood investors. So at 23, if I can get you to see what Bill Ackman saying, around the power of compound interest, the power of the time value of money, it’s not sexy. But again, greatness is boring. putting your money to work for you. achieving goals is about finding the love of the process. And so 23 if I can get you to start to see future you why Warren Buffett is who he is, is because he connects present value and future value as the same. He says, If I spent $1,000 today, that’s like spending $300,000 in the next 1020 years. He’s famous for saying I’d never buy a $300,000 haircut. So he cut his own hair, because he compounded it over time. And so that is the concept that, you know, I’m driving for Albert Einstein did the eighth wonder of the world. And just really looking at young people and saying, You are the first generation to be awoken to the reality that pensions are gone, retirement is dead. You have to drive a vehicle to your freedom. And we need to empower ourselves to understand what that means and to efficiently use the tools. A lot of us

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have it

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it jet. We talked a lot about the dash here. A time to shine today. How do you want that dash? Remember that little line in between your incarnation date and your expiration date? Life date death date? How do you want Jedediah Collins’s dash remember,

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he empowered a million people to use money.

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Love it, love it, love it, and it was short to the point. So what’s three things that Jedediah can’t live without? And take your computer iPhone tablet, all the electronics out?

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That was not even in the top 10 list? I would say you know this is gonna be the cheesy answer. But number one my family. I got two little girls. Yeah,

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that my man

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Yeah. And my wife. I juggle a lot my wife juggles 10 times more and truly, I don’t know where I would be with without her guidance and direction. So number one there. Number two, I would say my journal the closest spiritually you will ever feel to a higher power. For me at least the the documentation of your personal growth, I get to go back and meet 23 year old jet I get to go back and meet five years ago jet. And oh, yeah, see, seeing that, I think that is truly truly important. And one of the foundations of communication is through journaling and writing to yourself. And then number three thing I cannot live without would probably be working out you know, yeah, that’s that’s another one that kind of as an investment in me, sure. But it’s just, it’s innate in my being now and I enjoy it. I enjoy the chase to stay healthy. And I see the impact that it has on my life. But the competitive side as well. Like I’ve just got into cycling and trying to beat my neighbors like nice the first time out. It was like guys, don’t you know, second tiles, like, now I’m like, let’s go like you. You’re gonna beat me up this hill. Bring it?

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Yeah, if you can quite quickly answer this in a sense, or if you want to draw it out, that’s fine. Because I’m having a great time here. I’m going to respect your time. I’m like, how about that? not competing, like you used to anymore? Like you know what I’m saying? It’s like Dude, was that like, oh, oh, shit moment. Like, like, how was that?

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in not only the the competing, I often told people as I was transitioning out about the office setting. The hardest part about not playing football anymore is nobody claps for you. You know, like, I can’t explain that feeling of waking up or not waking up again, up off the ground after getting hit and you’re in the end zone and 70,000 people are telling you, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be in this world at this moment. The competitive spirit is something you will never lose. You have to find new ways to to kind of scratch that itch. And I have been a I was not as successful at this because I had not translated it into my business until you start to have measurables and still use until you start to track things and that’s where the competition between As a salesperson, it’s very easy to say, Hey, here’s my number, I’m going to compete and go get that number. But what about the other facets of your job of your training? How do you continue to have positive competition? Again, comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not comparing yourself to bill or Susie down nursery,

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right? I love that. I love that that’s a great way that you should be teaching those, the people that get out of situations, especially in the military, I kind of share the same thing with people getting on the military, because the hardest thing for them was being clap for but the process that they were used, they had to be up at a certain time. Just you know, a lot of discipline was a lot differently. So what is Jedediah his definition of a life well lived?

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A life well lived is again, I married, which, which I think is success in today’s day and age because it’s a challenge. Sure. I have two daughters who identify themselves as strong, independent people. And I’m going to go back to that empowerment model. I’m people over profit right now, I will gladly give, you know, and you see this Gary Vee mindset that is infectious, I would give away a lot of what I do, but people don’t respect free. So they want to see perceived value. A life well lived to me is what the what students and why I jumped out of wealth management stop chasing a good career that was going to pay me a lot of money to go and do this is because a life well lived means I had people come up to me and say I made a difference in their lives. And that That, to me is everything. When I had my first you know, 16 year old tell me they were going to teach their sister about what we discussed. I my first 25 year old tell me they’re going to teach their parents. Well, I gave Jane Oh, and I saw I saw things differently. And I said, much like when I chose to walk away from football, I can make money, I will make money. But you know, where is the fulfillment of it?

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So, Jed, we’re gonna as we wind things down here just a little bit, we have our leveling up lightning round. So you’re not gonna talk hours on each one of these maybe one day we would, but you got five seconds, no explanations, and all of them can be answered within the five seconds. Are you ready? All right. All right, let’s level up. What’s the best leveling up advice you’ve ever received?

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Every person is greater than you in some way. Learn from Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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share one of your personal habits that contributes to your success.

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One of my personal habits is I get up and I speak to myself self affirmations. Right now. It’s from thinking grow rich. So I repeat my mission. Love it. Love it every morning,

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other than your great book, the wealth vehicle. And, like any not the flavor of the month, but if there’s if I’m in my doldrums, you’re like Fergie read this book. What is it?

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Um,

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that’s a great question. Right now. I’m reading thinking Grow Rich for the second time. It is tremendously in the Bible, baby.

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It is crazy book for business. In mindset. Absolutely. So what emoji Do you use most?

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When you’re texting? Good question. Ah, probably either the just like the pound Fist of like, I got you.

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I got one from you.

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Or the low guy like with his hands up like I don’t I don’t know. Okay. It’s kind of like my shake in my head. So yeah, I use that a lot.

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So physically, not mentally wisdom, if you’re able to just keep gathering wisdom, gathering wisdom, gathering wisdom, and being able to give give, give till it hurts so good. Physically, what age would you stay for the rest of your life if you could? Man while you’re still gathering the wisdom?

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Yeah, so that began my journey understanding my demise as a football player CTE brain and all that so this has been on my head and on my heart if I am still going I think 90 You know, I think you in finance we would always project your life to age 90 and plan that way. That’s a fulfilled life but as you’ve heard, I’ve heard you know, there’s a baby born today that’s going to be 150 so

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I know Okay, so what is your favorite charity and organization like to give your time and or money to great question. So

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I have three. Our Washington State given me tremendous paying back my scholarship, which is is a good Feat. Team Gleason Steve Gleason als it is not only a coup, he’s a who dad he’s seen say he’s the same he’s both Yeah, both me Yeah, so I definitely love him. And he’s truly changing the world without being able to move his arms or his legs just with his eyes. He’s delivering keynote speeches. He’s an incredible human being. Yes. Last but not least, would be the Special Olympics, my sister’s special needs.

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And so I just support and Lodi are caught from the same sheet dude because I support als every foundation for ALS guys also buddy in the military that developed it. And then Special Olympics. I’m a hugger and I’m on the chair here in South Florida for the special fan. So that’s fantastic. Last question, my friend. This one you can elaborate on a little bit if you want but what’s the best decade of music 6070s 80s or 90s?

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For me, because it was the coming of age it was the 90s

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All right, very cool.

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I loved the the ego boost I got from listening to hip hop, but I also loved the the crazy spirit I got from it was hardcore emo music. Okay, it was kind of like a alternative style. That is what I listened to before I went out on the field because normal Jed couldn’t go out there and do his job. I had to turn in my friends called a Jed Zilla. And so that was Yeah, so I still listen to those on like workouts like every day every now and again like those songs will come in. Yeah, man. I’ll pick I’ll pick it up a little bit. Love it.

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I love Jett. How can we find your brother?

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So I am on LinkedIn and YouTube under Jedediah Collins check me out on Instagram or Twitter as fullback of finance that is kind of my personal brand now the full back of Finance. And yeah, by all means, reach out Connect give me feedback thoughts. Because how I create my content is through questions and through helping people and I just kind of get to including myself. So if you can check out my jet my my website at Jedediah Collins calm and reach out or just yeah, follow me on Instagram or LinkedIn and we’ll get you more content.

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Awesome. And also all of his information will be in the show notes and the first person that responds either to the Facebook group time to shine today or to a LinkedIn post. They’re going to get their free copy of your money vehicle how to begin driving to financial freedom for my good friend here Jetta Daya. I’m going to purchase it he’s going to sign it and mail it out to he’ll take care of the postage I’m

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sure I will just say if you are not a reader, we have one of the first fully built out on demand virtual courses so we’ve turned your money vehicle the book which is phenomenal and is really really good. Okay, but understanding most people don’t want to read it’s in five minute videos. It’s entertaining we get I do some acting in there. And so you have two options now so you have no excuses

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love it, I love it and squad you’ve just literally been blasted with a free masterclass here from my good buddy, Jeff Dyer, he loves mentoring people, he understands that the more he mentors, the more immortal he becomes. That’s what we’d like to say he will the more he mentors, the more people are going to remember what he says they’re going to keep passing it down, which is going to make jet immortal, he’s going to tell you to get up fail forward, you know, if you’re going to fail fail for just like football, if you’re going to get if you’re going to get tackled game, that extra yard, you know, he’s going to tell you input not output is where you get true growth. Okay, so trust your process, you know, he gave us the AP, the AP the attitude preparation and efforts, he’s going to tell you to control the controllables he will tell you that a great leader has the ability to see different perspectives of their goals. That that’s fantastic is that that kind of translated into a great coach in the NFL or any coach for that matter, be able to take people from different backgrounds, mold them into a winning team. You know, if you’re starting to work with the coach, you know, ask them how they handle their money, or what money means to them. I’m talking about a financial coach. Okay? Ask them how they handle their money, or how what their money means to them use another accurate, accurate acronym us which is understanding money, strategizing money, in the efficiency of money. And so just get his book man, he’s gonna cook two other stuff a lot better than I am, I’m stumped. I have a page and a half of notes here that I’m gonna keep reading them off because you guys need to hear this. You know, he’s going to compare it he reminded us that comparison is the thief of joy. He’s gonna he gave us the rich acronym reachable individual controllable and happy. And he wants you to be an investor out of the three ORS you know spend or save or invest or he wants you to be an investor, okay, in his programs is going to help you reach that, you know, he’s a people over profit, and he wants to make a difference in over 1 million people’s lives which he’s going to easily pass that and you know what, like I said, Jet doesn’t need a varsity letter. He probably has a bunch of them. But he’s got the time to shine today varsity squad letter. He’s humble. He’s healthy, he’s wealthy. He levels up all those aspects. Thank you, Jed. We are so privileged and privileged to have you on here. I can’t wait to collaborate with you in the future. And then have you back on the show Brother,

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brother, you are an energy Give her I love the community you’ve built. And I appreciate the opportunity to share my message with your audience.

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So my brother will talk soon. Enjoy. Hey, thanks so much for listening to this episode of time to shine today podcast proudly brought to you by southern New gem real estate real estate excellence who can be reached at 5612497 to six, six and online at www dot Sutter and nugent.com. If you’re a business owner or professional who would like to be interviewed on time to shine today, please visit time to shine today.com slash gust. If you liked this episode, please subscribe on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, I Heart Radio or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s a link in the show notes to our website. Also there you will see our recommended resources. We hope that you will support our show by supporting them. If you like what you’ve been listening to, it’d be great if you could just give us a five star rating and tell your friends how to subscribe while you’re at it. I’m your host Scott Ferguson. And until next time, let’s level up. It’s our time to shine.

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