Today’s guest is Malcolm Lemmons. Malcolm was a professional basketball player that played overseas before transitioning to life as an entrepreneur. The time he spent overseas showed him the importance of athletes having a plan to transition to life after sports because there are very few athletes that aren’t going to need to find a way to earn an income once their athletic career is over.

Malcolm is the author of Lessons from the Game, a motivational speaker and the founder of Players Point Agency. His company works to help professional athletes, executives, and entrepreneurs expand and monetize their brand and influence.

Today Malcolm will share with us more about the misperceptions that society has about money. His mother was a doctor but as a single mother raising two boys in an expensive city she struggled to make ends meet. From her title people automatically assumed they were better off than they were. She worked hard, sometimes at multiple jobs, to make ends meet. People also assume that all professional athletes have bottomless pockets. After playing overseas Malcolm can tell you that it’s a whole different story. This is why it’s important to keep your focus on your own finances instead of what you “think” everyone else has.

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