Self Identity and Discovering Your Purpose Post NFL ft. Billy McMullen

How to Overcome Your Crippling Self-Beliefs and Stay in Constant Game Mode ft. Billy McMullen Summary: What if you could pick the brain of an elite athlete, and learn the mental hacks behind their never-say-die attitude? That would be nice, wouldn’t it? On today’s show, we have with us former NFL wide receiver and University of Virginia All-American, Billy McMullen. Billy is also a financial advisor, mentor, and speaker. Billy shares with us his distilled wisdom on overcoming your limiting self-beliefs and hitting your moon-shot goals. You will learn how Billy’s stint at NFL taught him a thing or two about building a stellar mindset, and how these lessons have carried over to his business life today. For all you NFL aficionados…yes, you will get a peek behind the curtain as Billy shares some of his most interesting game anecdotes. (Including some of the most challenging players that he has faced and how some of the most storied players get into game mode). We hope you enjoy this show! Key Takeaways: 00:19 – Welcoming Billy McMullen to the show 01:36 – How to overcome limiting self-beliefs that prevent us from hitting out moon-shot goals 03:43 – About Billy’s NFL stint and how it inspired him to think big, and step out of his comfort zone 06:06 – Crucial life lessons that Billy’s high school coach taught him 10:08 – What aspects of Billy’s football career have carried over to his business life? 15:28 – The mechanics of playing a receiver 18:03 – The most challenging players that Billy has ever faced 20:28 – Brian Dawkins mindset routine, and how he got into game mode 23:52 – Who’s the real Brian Dawkins? The guy on the field or off it? 26:36 – What does Billy feel when young men and women seek him out for advice? 29:18 – How does journaling help Billy with his mindset? 32:05 – Staying true to your authentic self 38:27 – Was there ever a time when Billy did not own it fully? 44:03 – Why did Billy decide to grow a funky hairdo after being bald for most of his football career? 46:23 – Given his legendary fitness, does Billy enjoy an occasional drink? fitness routine 47:26 – Billy’s advice to his sixteen-year-old self 50:16 – What would Billy eat if it were his last meal on earth? 53:13 – Billy’s all-time favorite musician 54:22 – Connect with Billy McMullen!   Quotes: “A lot of us are walking around with these, almost like a robot based on things of trauma that happened to us from a younger age, and, and definitely based on the people who are around”. “You become like this cycle person, like you love the pain, you love the sweat, you love the progression, you love the challenge”. “Whether it's your personal life or your financial life or your team life, your business life, you need help. And so over the years, I had to start realizing that like, I need a team”. “I feel like the more I do what I love doing, which is ultimately teaching no matter what I'm doing, whether it's wealth advisory or business or you know, mentoring, if I'm teaching, I'm going to get that back, you know, times 10 times 100”. “Be your authentic self, be true to yourself who you are. And don't explain it. Don't give excuses. And live within it and be grateful for who you are”. “I felt like I could do everything on my own. And it was based on just like, I didn't want to be vulnerable. I want to felt like I knew everything already. And that's not a good place to be in. Because you are you're depleting yourself”. “A lot of us successful people, we lock into that end goal and we try to, you know, speed and get there. But yeah, just like take a deep breath, man, you know, bros, I really appreciate y'all today, man. Like just really enjoyed it, soak it up in all levels”. Resources: Billy’s Website Billy’s Instagram Connect with Ben! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbenreinberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benreinberg Twitter: https://twitter.com/realbenreinberg FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBenReinberg/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealbenreinberg Check out Ben's firm here: https://alliancecgc.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices