The Post Game Podcast #74 Matt Morizio: Pro Baseball, Purpose, and Reconstructing Wealth
Matt Morizio is a former professional baseball player and founder of Reconstructing Wealth.
After retiring from baseball, Matt worked in the corporate world before making the jump to finance and ultimately starting his own RIA, where he now helps others align their money with their life’s purpose.
We discuss the emotional side of money, the importance of mentors, and the parallels between sports and entrepreneurship.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
- Matt’s journey through professional baseball to retirement
- The pivotal role of finding a mentor
- How to take a leap of faith into something new
- The deep emotions tied to money and success
- Why we’re all designed to do something great in life
- Shifting from making money to adding value
- What the most successful people Matt works with have in common
- Matt’s “Four Fs” framework: Faith, Family, Fitness, Finance
- Changing your outlook by giving
Timestamps:
(0:00) – Intro to Matt
(2:30) – Matt’s baseball journey
(10:00) – The transition out of sports
(13:45) – Value of a great mentor
(15:30) – Parallels between athletes and entrepreneurship
(20:30) – Beginning of his wealth management career
(26:00) – Get to 7 “Why’s” to uncover the root cause
(30:30) – We’re all designed to do something great
(34:00) – Shifting mindset from making money to adding value
(36:20) – Are you on the right bus?
(40:30) – Matt’s most successful clients: doing boring well
(43:40) – Accumulating wealth vs. preserving wealth
(46:30) – Investing in yourself first
(47:30) – The Four Fs framework: Faith, Family, Fitness, Finance
(51:00) – Supporting his 7 kids & his personal relationship with money
(57:50) – Opening a blessing account
(59:40) – Love and fear can’t coexist
(1:02:50) – Matt’s personal finance course
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