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Time Management Principles: How to Manage Your Time With Intention

Learn practical time management principles focused on awareness, habits, and intention—so your time aligns with what truly matters most.

Filed Under: Life Lessons, Work/Career/Business Tagged With: intentional living, managing time with intention, personal growth principles, productivity mindset, time management habits, time management principles

Financial Freedom

Building Freedom Through Financial Literacy

Shareef Abdur-Rahim explores how financial literacy empowers athletes to build long-term freedom through discipline, smart habits, and early education.

Filed Under: Education, Life Lessons, Work/Career/Business Tagged With: athlete financial education, athlete leadership, compounding and investing basics, financial freedom for athletes, financial literacy for athletes, life beyond the game, money habits for athletes, NIL financial guidance, Shareef Abdur-Rahim

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Building Strong Relationships That Last –Lessons On Leadership, Trust, and Teamwork

Success isn’t about talent alone—it’s about trust, teamwork, and the relationships that turn moments into lasting impact.

Filed Under: Life Lessons, Work/Career/Business Tagged With: Leadership, relationships, teamwork, trust

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The Story You Tell Without Speaking – Why Personal Branding Matters

Personal branding isn’t just for CEOs—it’s how you show up, earn trust, and create opportunities. Define your brand before someone else does.

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Personal Brand, Personal Branding, Reflection

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Recharge. Reset. Transition – What It Takes to Move Into a New Season With Intention

This next chapter might look different. But it can also be the one that moves you closer to your goals.

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Reflection

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What Sports Taught Me About Health, Discipline, and Showing Up—for Life

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, but let’s be honest, this conversation should never be limited to just one month or just one group of people. For a long time, we’ve treated physical fitness like it only belongs to athletes or people chasing a certain body type. But what I’ve learned through years…

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Filed Under: Athletics, General, Life Lessons

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Abdur-Rahim

You might know me as a former NBA athlete. During my 12-year career as a pro athlete, I played for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Sacramento Kings. I was also a member of the U.S. Olympics Men’s Basketball Team that won gold in 2000.

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Time Is Precious Sign on Building

Time Management Principles: How to Manage Your Time With Intention

The beginning of a new year has a way of sharpening our focus. Goals feel clearer. Motivation feels higher. There's often a belief that if we can manage our time better, everything else will fall into place. But time management isn’t something you ...

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Financial Freedom

Building Freedom Through Financial Literacy

When I created the seven principles for life beyond sports, I knew financial literacy had to be one of them. As athletes, we spend years focused on performance, getting stronger, getting faster, mastering our sport. But very early in my career, I ...

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