#328: Jacob Turner – From Pro Baseball To Finance

Jacob Turner was the ninth overall draft pick in the 2009 MLB draft. He played for 11 years as a  professional baseball player.  In this conversation, we spoke about the flow state, identity change, the importance of discipline, building your second chapter, and the importance of admitting the truth.

(0:00) Intro

(1:45) First Round Draft Pick

(4:39) Early Days As A Baseball Player

(10:50) Discipline

(12:39) How Does Getting Paid Change Passion?

(14:43) Making $5.5 Million As A Minor Leaguer

(22:15) The Flow State

(28:01) Misunderstanding About The MLB

(32:12) Quitting

(36:02) Second Chapter

(43:01) Psychology of Money

(44:20) Money And Happiness

(47:10) Identity

(51:44) Admitting The Truth

(59:37) Downsides of Pro Athlete?

(1:05:58) Parenting

(1:09:21) 75 Hard

(1:13:01) Social Media

(1:16:48) Thinking Bigger

(1:30:01) Reviewing Game Footage

(1:34:18) Challenge

Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel – https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681

The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz – https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/0671646788

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesuddenwealth 

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