Today we talk with Marshall Newhouse, veteran NFL free agent offensive tackle, Super Bowl winner, and outspoken advocate of financial literacy among players. We begin our conversation with Marshall recounting his incredible journey with professional American football, sharing how he was able to sustain a 10 year career in the NFL. He talks about the critical importance of work ethic, addressing the hard competitiveness of the NFL. We discuss the importance of being secure in yourself as the best way of balancing competition with other players with working together with them. We then talk about the many factors in balancing a career in football with family and personal life. Marshall shares his opinion on balancing health and safety in children’s mental and physical development with playing football, advocating putting off the impact and violence as long as possible. He also recounts his experience winning the Super Bowl, as well as working with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. We then discuss helping athletes make a transition between their career and the rest of their life, and Marshall’s efforts in this endeavor, both for himself and for others. He described how the influence of his parents and his own natural curiosity has given him an advantage in planning the next stage of his life. We talk about where Marshall sees himself in the next 10 years, mentioning his networking with wealth managers and financial advisors, as well as MBA preparation, and his efforts in narrowing down his focus and desire for a wife and family. We ask Marshall who he would like to sit down to dinner with, dead or alive, and he gives his answer. He also gives his answer to what he wants others to say about him at the end of his life, making the case for the importance of positivity and empathy.
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