Perspective Podcast | Fuel For Your Mind & Creative Grind

Football Coach to Creative CoachThis one is special today, and it's the longest episode I’ve ever published but for a good reason.If you’ve followed my story, you know I have a background in coaching football.I reluctantly started my coaching journey in college after playing two years and then blowing out my back twice at Wartburg College in Cedar Falls, IA. Even though I was bitter, I stayed on the team and became a student coach so I could be a part of something bigger than myself.Once I graduated, I volunteered for three years coaching Varsity Wide Receivers at my Alma Mater West High in Waterloo, IA.From there, I was a personal trainer for about two years at a local Snap Fitness.Behind the scenes, I was always doing some type of side hustle, like creating t-shirts, logos, and tattoo designs...but nothing ever seemed to stick.The coaching side wasn’t paying the bills, and the art side wasn’t gaining any traction and was more depressing than anything.It felt impossible to connect coaching with creativity, b