#165: Brandon Brooks is a former NFL football player where he played for 10 seasons, initially for the Houston Texans and later on with Philadelphia Eagles. He played six seasons with the Eagles, with whom he won the Super Bowl defeating the New England Patriots during the 2017 season.

Brandon has also known to be public about his personal struggles with mental health, especially around stress-related anxiety and the physical impact it had on him, which even resulted in missing some games during the season.

Topics discussed:

• Overcoming criticism and how to not "let it get to your head"
• Managing stress-related anxiety and learning to live with it, instead of using it as an excuse
• The reality of being a professional football player
• What the most impactful moment was in winning the Super Bowl Championship in 2018 (2017 season)
• Why he chose to jump into a new career immediately after retiring from the NFL, even if he didn't really "need" to
• Financial intelligence and whether money buys happiness

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