Ep. 18: “The Winner’s Perspective” with Brandon Wood
In episode 18, I chat with my friend & current professional basketball player, Brandon Wood. Brandon is currently with USC Rip City in the Australian NBL1 league after playing for the last decade in several different counties such as Greece, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania, Morocco and Austria just to name a few. Brandon has also had stints in the NBA G-League along his overseas journey and participated in The Basketball Tournament on multiple occasions.
Prior to his professional career, Brandon was a standout at Valparaiso and finished his collegiate career with Michigan State in 2012 where he was coached by the legendary Tom Izzo and teammates with several future pros including NBA [future] Hall of Fame forward Draymond Green.
This podcast is a over THREE hours long. My longest show ever, and rightfully so. Brandon and I dive in on every step of the way throughout his process — from high school to college to pros and what he’s currently up to. The reason this episode is called the winner’s perspective is because there is a common theme throughout this episode and that is overcoming adversity and using your perspective to shape how you react to and conquer that adversity.
During this episode, Brandon shares multiple life-changing situations he’s been through along his journey, none more devastating than the recent passing of his wife, Aujalen. He opens up and shares how his perspective & mindset have helped him turn this tragic loss into a mission with a deeper purpose allowing him to help others who may be grieving the loss of a loved one. Brandon shares some truly powerful words about his experience and it’s definitely something we all can learn from to become stronger ourselves.
I appreciate Brandon for coming on and sharing the highs and lows, and being open & transparent about some very difficult things to talk about. This is truly an amazing episode and I hope you all enjoy it. Catch up with Brandon on Twitter, Instagram or his podcast.
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