Trent Shelton

And so now the first moment in my life that's since I've been five years old, now I don't have that identity anymore. So what do I do in my life? I have no idea who I am. I never worked a nine-to-five. You can say you went to school to study, but you really went to school so you can make it to the NFL. And so I have no idea what to do with my life. And I was lost.

And so now the first moment in my life that's since I've been five years old, now I don't have that identity anymore. So what do I do in my life? I have no idea who I am. I never worked a nine-to-five. You can say you went to school to study, but you really went to school so you can make it to the NFL. And so I have no idea what to do with my life. And I was lost.

You know, I remember looking at my all my trophies and I was at my parents' house because I still live with them when I came back home in my room. And I was just looking around like, man, is my life over? And you see so many athletes struggle with that. Not just athletes, but so many people that's wrapped their life around something. When that ends, it's like, man, what do I do with my life?

You know, I remember looking at my all my trophies and I was at my parents' house because I still live with them when I came back home in my room. And I was just looking around like, man, is my life over? And you see so many athletes struggle with that. Not just athletes, but so many people that's wrapped their life around something. When that ends, it's like, man, what do I do with my life?

And that was the first moment where I felt lost, where I felt insecure, where I felt I didn't have a purpose. I felt, do I even matter?

And that was the first moment where I felt lost, where I felt insecure, where I felt I didn't have a purpose. I felt, do I even matter?

Well, I had to face my reality. I think that's the first step. You never will fix what you're not willing to face. I like to say you'll never win your war by running from your battles. And so in my rehab process, I have a three-part process. And the first process is reality. I had to face that, hey, this is over. It's done. But it doesn't mean that your life has to be over.

Well, I had to face my reality. I think that's the first step. You never will fix what you're not willing to face. I like to say you'll never win your war by running from your battles. And so in my rehab process, I have a three-part process. And the first process is reality. I had to face that, hey, this is over. It's done. But it doesn't mean that your life has to be over.

And sometimes you have to lose certain things to gain better things. Sometimes you have to lose what you want to do to walk into what's really meant for you. And it's easy to say that obviously on this side of it, but these were things I was telling myself. And there was this little inkling of hope. I'm talking about like spectacle, like hope.

And sometimes you have to lose certain things to gain better things. Sometimes you have to lose what you want to do to walk into what's really meant for you. And it's easy to say that obviously on this side of it, but these were things I was telling myself. And there was this little inkling of hope. I'm talking about like spectacle, like hope.

When I was in that room, I said, man, like maybe my life is just beginning. Maybe this had to end so I can walk into my purpose. And I held on to that hope and The thing I would tell people listening to this right now is who you are is what you are. I mean, who you are is who you are. You know, we talk about purpose. I get this question a lot, Trent, how do I find my purpose?

When I was in that room, I said, man, like maybe my life is just beginning. Maybe this had to end so I can walk into my purpose. And I held on to that hope and The thing I would tell people listening to this right now is who you are is what you are. I mean, who you are is who you are. You know, we talk about purpose. I get this question a lot, Trent, how do I find my purpose?

And I tell people, stop searching for it because the world doesn't have your purpose. A job doesn't have your purpose. A title doesn't have your purpose. A financial piece of paper doesn't have your purpose. You are the purpose. And when you understand that, you realize that you can take your life.

And I tell people, stop searching for it because the world doesn't have your purpose. A job doesn't have your purpose. A title doesn't have your purpose. A financial piece of paper doesn't have your purpose. You are the purpose. And when you understand that, you realize that you can take your life.

Just as well I was great in sports, the same characteristics I had in that sport, I can take that into the workplace. I can take that into my purpose. I can take that into my company because it's who I am. That's just what I did. And so I would just tell everybody listening to this right now, I know it's hard when something ends, but you still have you. You still have your mindset.

Just as well I was great in sports, the same characteristics I had in that sport, I can take that into the workplace. I can take that into my purpose. I can take that into my company because it's who I am. That's just what I did. And so I would just tell everybody listening to this right now, I know it's hard when something ends, but you still have you. You still have your mindset.

You still have your characteristics. You still have your values. You still have the great things about yourself that you just got to now figure, how do I now adjust? How do I now rearrange certain things to put into something else? And I think when you realize that if you can be successful at something, I truly feel like you can be successful at something else also.

You still have your characteristics. You still have your values. You still have the great things about yourself that you just got to now figure, how do I now adjust? How do I now rearrange certain things to put into something else? And I think when you realize that if you can be successful at something, I truly feel like you can be successful at something else also.

Tristan's now 16, which is crazy. You know, Tristan wasn't, and he knows this, you know, it wasn't like Tristan was planned at the time when me and Maria, me and Maria were dating. Now Maria's my wife, but it was a surprise. I was like, man, like, okay, I'm not ready for this, but it's here, right? I can't run from this reality at all.

Tristan's now 16, which is crazy. You know, Tristan wasn't, and he knows this, you know, it wasn't like Tristan was planned at the time when me and Maria, me and Maria were dating. Now Maria's my wife, but it was a surprise. I was like, man, like, okay, I'm not ready for this, but it's here, right? I can't run from this reality at all.