The Progressive Property Podcast Guest interviewer! Den Hedges from Progressive Interviews ex-Wales footballer, Simon Church
On today’s episode of Progressive Property Podcast, our guest host Den Hedges talks to Simon Church, an ex-footballer turned property investor. Learn about how his early retirement from professional football led him to build an investment firm on his own name.
Hear about how he got affected by the unforeseen retirement, how important influencer is his dad in this career shift, how he decided to focus in catering to professional sports people, and how he made the transition from his professional sports to property investment. Simon says that these two things are quite similar and there are things in sports that he was able to use inside the business. You can find out more if you listen to this episode!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- As a professional player in the world of sports, you have to be strong-minded be focused on your end goal. There will be a bad game and you won't be able to shoo away negative comments and reviews. You don't have to worry about everything they say. Focus on improving gameplay.
- "Stick in property." At a young age, this is Simon’s dad advice that he can’t seem to brush off. He always thought he'll play till 35. According to Simon, there are many sportsmen and women who don't know what they'll do after their career or haven't planned on anything to secure financial stability.
- It took him time get around the news of his retirement. It was all he was doing at that point from the age of six. He still has his hopes to be the top player at that time.
- "Outside football, the only thing that excites me is property." Simon doesn't like chasing stuff that he doesn't like. He educated himself about property investment. And, through this, he also saw the chance to help other players to go forward through property investment.
- His business provides services like sorting properties, guide them through mortgages, etc. to professional sports people. Simon sees every moment working on his business as part of his learning process.
- He saw opportunities and learned about networking when he exited the world of professional football. Simon felt he was in a bubble. He was just exposed to what you're allowed to. He's enjoying exploring every avenue he sees.
BEST MOMENTS
- "Talent can only get you so far. I say, between the ages of 14 and 16, there's a lot of time that you need to realize where you wanna go... I think when you get into the professional side and you're in the professional club, you have to be one-minded - this is what I wanna do." – Simon
- "You can have the ability and the talent, but if your mind is not there on the day, then you could have a bad game." – Den
- “It resonates with sports players, we have to do what exactly what we're told." – Simon
- "Once your mind slips a little bit, your performance slips. Then, you can easily slip down the slippery slope." – Simon
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE GUEST HOST
Den Hedges is a Personal Development Manager, Trainer, Speaker and Author. He is currently the Account Manager for Progressive Property.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Simon Church is a retired footballer who played as a striker for Wales. He won the last of his 38 caps in the Euro 2016 semi-final defeat by Portugal. After the retirement at 29, he decided to move onto a new career – property investment.
The idea of getting into property investing was ingrained by his dad when he was a kid. At the age of 20, he already bought his first property and started building his portfolio. He, then, decided to give services to professional sports people who want to venture in property investments.
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