From the CEO's Desk: Mental Prep Breeds Success

In sports or in life, success starts with having a winning habit, which includes both mental and physical preparation. While the physical skills you learned from training will be indispensable for the big game, the mental strength to make the decision whether to keep going or quit will determine your success as an individual and the success of your team.   In today's ACCESS Points Podcast, Tim talks with his good friend, Byron Jones, about how mental strength transcends physical challenges. They will stress the importance of physical and mental preparation for achieving goals, highlight individual success as a key to team success, and provide some great advice along the way.   Byron Jones is an professional football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He holds the unofficial world record for the standing long jump at 12 feet 3 inches (3.73 meters).   His mantra: Team success breeds individual success.   Enjoy!   In This Episode 2:58 - Backstory of Byron Jones   5:38 - What brought him into the world of football   7:55 - Byron's academic performance as a college student   12:50 - Why a team's success breeds individual success   14:46 - The physical and mental preparation he makes before a game   19:45 - How the mind can expand the abilities of the body   24:41 - His turning point toward investing in businesses   28:54 - His way of giving back to the community   35:30 - Byron's advice to his young self   Favorite Quotes "There are going to be times on the field where it's critical. It's going to be two minutes before a half or two minutes at the end of the game where you need to make a big play or you need to stop a big play from happening. And you're absolutely exhausted. Your legs are tired, your back is tight, and your knees hurt. But what type of person are you when those tough moments come up?" - Byron Jones   "Being in a national football league, playing college football was never a dream of mine. I was just kind of your average kid just living life floating along academically. But I was gifted and blessed with long, strong legs that can make me jump higher than most kids." - Bryon Jones   "I think it's important for people to learn to be good at things you may not necessarily want to do. But for an end goal, that is absolutely necessary for you to actually get there." - Bryon Jones   "You're not going to be good for the team if you're not going to be good for yourself. Understanding that you have a job to do, do it at your best ability and it will fit together with the team. And understanding that you're doing your job to the best of your ability will have success for the team. And also oftentimes team's success breeds individual success too." - Bryon Jones   "Sometimes I do meditation, just supply my mind and understand the importance of just acting at the moment and not thinking about what happened before and not trying to predict what's going to happen in the future." - Bryon Jones   "Investing in private equity is about the team. Who is the team behind the idea and how passionate are you about the ideas." - Bryon Jones   "Reading gives you a chance to learn from some of the most successful people in different industries in the world. You can access their mind, their thought process, their success, or failures through reading." - Bryon Jones   Visit Access EFM: Website Facebook LinkedIn Twitter   Click here to listen with Access Points Podcast