This week I have the pleasure of bringing Mike Edem onto the podcast. Mike is a Safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He is a 2x CFL All-Star as well as the owner of Timeout Athletics here in Calgary Alberta.
Despite the success Mike has had in his football career, things did not start off looking the best for him. He had no college football offers coming out of grade 12. While this alone is enough for most athletes to quit the sport, Mike focused on finding an opportunity himself. He didn't wait around for schools to come knocking, he went out and found opportunities based off of ONE burning desire... To continue to play the game. It was not about where he was playing, just about being able to continue playing.
Early in his college career Mike spent two weeks living in his car. After a last minute change bringing him to McGill University, he didn't have an apartment. However despite living in his car he continued to focus on the positive. The opportunity to play post secondary football, and getting to put his pads on and go to work every day. Such a great example of what can happen when your focus stays narrow on continuing to be able to pursue your passion.
One extremely important takeaway from this interview was to understand yourself. Straight from developing an understanding of how you learn best, to understanding your WHY for pursuing a passion, to understanding your needs and putting yourself in a situation where those needs will be met. The better you understand yourself the better you will be able to create the life you are after.
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