NFL Alumni Players Share Valuable Business Advice | At the Podium with Manuel Amezcua

Today on At the Podium with Manuel Amezcua, we’re sitting down with former NFL players Israel Idonije and Jake Butt.

Both Israel and Jake have played the game of football at the highest level, and are now taking the skills and lessons they learned in the NFL to their lives outside of the game.

Israel Idonije’s journey started in Canada at the University of Manitoba, but his hard work took him to a 10 plus year career in the NFL. During his time with the Chicago Bears, he discovered the importance of preparing for life after football, and has since started several successful business ventures.

Jake Butt played football at Michigan under legendary coach Jim Harbaugh, and had several stops in the NFL. During his time at Michigan, coach Harbaugh imparted a life changing approach to striving for greatness, and Jake has never looked back.

In this episode of At the Podium, Israel and Jake share the lessons they’ve learned and touch on how former athletes, or anyone looking to excel in life or business, can achieve greatness!

These pieces of advice include the value of mentorship, aggregating small daily effort, and so much more.

0:00 - Introducing Israel Idonije and Jake Butt

1:09 - Creating a Vision for Your Life

3:59 - “Hard Work” Just Makes You Average

6:37 - How Jim Harbaugh Made Michigan’s Roster Elite

9:25 - What Michael Jordan and Izzy’s Dad Taught Him About Effort

12:18 - You’re Responsible For Everything in Life

13:14 - Why Tony Gonzalez and Other Players Are HOF Level

14:49 - Be the Standard

19:42 - Adding Value to Create Opportunity

21:34 - Planning For Life After the NFL

25:26 - Value of Mentorship

28:49 - Finding Balance Between “Yes” and “No”

33:42 - Gadgets They Can’t Live Without

39:00 - The Danger of Being Rigid

43:00 - Financial Instability

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