In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with Anthony Trucks. Anthony shares his incredible journey about how he rose from adversity by trusting his hustle so that he could become what he is today. He makes us realize about how adversity is just a circumstance and how you can rise above it.

About Anthony Trucks

Anthony Trucks went from a foster care to the NFL to becoming an entrepreneur, coach, international speaker, author and consultant with numerous successful businesses. He teaches entrepreneurs what it means to trust your hustle and to get out of your own way to attain success in your business and your life and no one in the world does it quite like him.

An incredible father of three children, he travels around the world to literally use football or use entrepreneurship and his story to help youth see possibility and a different way of living life. He gets it that all of this isn’t just about acquiring, accomplishing and achieving but it’s also about giving back.

What Anthony Stands For

Anthony believes in doing things for somebody else. Others don’t have to give you the permission to do it. He says that, “If it is not you, who? If not now, when?” So, he takes the message that was given to him and pushes it out into the world in a space where there are others who need it.

Key Takeaways

• Trust your hustle.
• Don’t make mediocrity your goal.
• Statistics don’t matter. So, go after it even though your chances are low in percentage points.
• Do not look so much into your negatives or focus just on the bad things.
• Emotions are driven from actions whether they’re good or bad.
• Perspective precedes enlightenment.

Looking into the Future

Virtual reality and 360 cameras will change the entire world.

The Nightmare Gift

Anthony talks about how he once ended up in a dark place in his life after dealing with unpleasant circumstances and how it forced him to start thinking about who he was, what his role was and how he shifted his mindset.

Resources

• Write everything down in spreadsheets.
• Streamline the content and use technology to do multiple things at once.
• Your cellphone and apps in it are your biggest tools.
• The Book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Interview Links

• AnthonyTrucks.om
• RenewUniversity.com

The Doozy

Trust your hustle, pay attention and learn the lessons along the route.

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