A-Rod (aka Alex Rodriguez) is a 3x MVP, 14-time All-Star, and World Series champion. As of 2016, he was the highest-paid player in major league baseball history. After 23 years in the game, he’s an investor and business mentor preaching the gospel of financial literacy for all. Full show notes can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/688 Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe What We Discuss with A-Rod: 00:00 - Intro 00:06 - Where A-Rod learned to be business savvy 03:50 - 87% of athletes go bankrupt after leaving the league 11:30 - Growing up as a poor tenant made A-Rod a compassionate landlord 17:05 - A-Rod's mom negotiated his first baseball contract 21:09 - A-Rod's absent dad called to congratulate him when he signed with the MLB 24:32 - Staying motivated with no support from family 29:57 - Breakfast club with his daughters (building a BS detector) 32:05 - Experimenting with a lefty batting stance 36:24 - Dealing with the vicious news cycle 40:22 - A-Rod's relationship with Madonna 43:00 - Why A-Rod loves Jewish families 49:10 - 10-hour therapy sessions Even when you’re the highest-paid player in major league baseball history with accolades galore, there’s no guarantee your post-game life will proceed with comparable success. In fact, 78% of former NFL players, 60% of former NBA players, and a similarly high percentage of MLB players go broke within just a few years of retiring. But after 23 years of playing professional baseball, A-Rod (aka Alex Rodriguez) wasn’t about to let his story end at chapter 11. On this episode, Alex joins us to discuss how mentors like Magic Johnson and Warren Buffett have kept him on the right path, what helping his single mother hide money in a mattress when he was a kid taught him about the importance of financial literacy (and why it should be part of our basic educational curriculum), how a “Breakfast Club” keeps Alex’s relationship with his daughters real, what he’s taken away from years of therapy, and much more. Listen, learn, and enjoy! Get the BEST highlights from each episode on our clips channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cxPJ7QxPE8M7EYe5Vv7ag Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people? Find full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities each week. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about