From Surviving to Thriving with Former NFL Athlete Seth Joyner
"WE LIVE IN A TEMPORAL WORLD."
This is the kind of Flourish or Fold Podcast episode that leaves ripples in my mind that keep expanding & expanding long after the conversation is done.
What really stuck with me was this simple yet utterly life-changing concept that our guest, an NFL Star, 3X Pro-Bowler, Super Bowl Champion, and NFL Analyst Seth Joyner shared. It's something that we all know, but we may not really know...ya know?
Life, circumstance, situations, everything is always changing. Always, always, always.
So when we dwell and get locked into a negative mindset, we do ourselves a massive disservice. Because whatever is triggering that negative thinking WILL change. It has to. Call it science, or philosophy, or faith, or whatever else you like.
Change is a fact, just like challenge is a fact. The question is, will you face change with resistance...or resilience?
On the episode, we talk about:
How sticking with football changed Seth’s life (9:25)
Why dreams and desires manifest at their own pace (16:50)
How he found ways to persevere when coaches didn’t believe in him (26:39)
What it means to be in the correct mindset (41:16)
How he cultivates this mindset (43:16)
How Seth went from surviving to thriving in the NFL (49:36)
About Seth Joyner
Seth Joyner grew up in Spring Valley, NY. He is the middle child (Older Brother and Younger Sister). Played Youth Football and Baseball, and High School Football and Basketball. Excelled in Football but was not heavily recruited.
At the University of Texas at El Paso, Seth Joyner became a starter midway through his freshman year.
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 8th Round. He ended up being the 208th player selected (today there are only 7 rounds).
Released on the final cut down, resigned in week 3 & then became a permanent starter week 9.
He played for 8 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles ( 1986-1993) and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992 and 1993.
Signed with the AZ cardinals as a Free Agent in 1994 ( played in AZ for 3 seasons, Pro Bowl 1994).
Signed with Green Bay Packers for one season and lost Super bowl 32 with the packers.
Traded to the Denver Broncos and won Super Bowl XXXIII in 1998 and retired that same year.
Esteemed Awards
▹ A University of Texas at El Paso Hall of Fame Inductee
▹ A Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame Inductee
▹ Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team
▹ Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
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