"Back in my 20’s you could of played a 50 cent music video and that would have been my definition of success, now it’s about helping people and serving people but also have fulfilment. Money isn’t everything, I’m thankful I’m in a position now to make a difference"
My special guest is Sione Faumuina. Sione is a former professional Rugby League player who represented his country New Zealand and played for the Canberra Raiders, North Queensland Cowboys, NZ Warriors, Castleford Tigers and Hull F.C. He is the author of “The Second Phase” and his a business coach and mentor with his newly created Athlete Empire where his clients include star NRL players Jordan Kahu and Suaia Matagi.
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You will learn plenty from Sione Faumuina in episode 37 of Talking with TK.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
4:45 – Welcome Sione Faumuina
5:30 – Athlete Empire
7:44 – The point of difference
9:30 – Mentoring and building a brand
11:15 – Using personal experience to mentor
14:30 – The Dream Team
18:00 – The Hustle & Grind
19:00 – The Why
20:30 – The struggles of transition
22:45 – The $19 an hour job
24:30 – Empowering athletes to see their own value
26:30 – Suaia Matagi
28:10 – The Kiwi mentors in Canberra
30:00 – Putting together the Second Phase
36:35 – Giving up the drink
38:30 – Learning from Tony Robins, Les Brown, Gary Vee
40:50 – Hindsight
45:20 – Success then and now
46:20 – Leaders he admires & the heart to serve
49:39 – Posters on his wall growing up
51:40 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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BUY HIS BOOK "THE SECOND PHASE"
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