Don't look back. You know, I think that's one of the biggest things and it's one of the hardest things to actually put in practice. I mean, I still look back sometimes, you know, like I'll be watching a game, comparing my career to somebody's or, you know, am I as good as this guy? Like, could I play

well in that? Man, I wish I'd have been on that defense or, you know, or I regret this or that. Like,

it's toxic. I mean, it really is. And, you know, when I have a buddy retire, I always text

him congratulations, but don't look back because nothing, no amount of thinking or ruminating on your career or how good it was or what you could have done, what you should have done is going to change anything. It's over.

Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet.

Our next guest is Chris Long, and Chris is a former number two overall draft pick of the Rams, two-time Super Bowl champion, and the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, which may be the highest honor in all of the NFL for players.

He is the host of the Green Lights podcast that absolutely crushes it.

You can check that out on all your major platforms, and he's just an all-around great dude.

We are going to have some fun on this one.

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tackle what's next, and the link to that is in the show notes. Thanks and enjoy.

Chris, welcome to show, brother. He would. You're an author, man. I am an author. I was

kind of pressured into doing it and

you know as a former nfl guy you kind of have that imposter syndrome like who am i to write a book

i'm sure you've had tons of teammates so by that you're like man Kyle william should write a book

like i don't know why i should be writing a book right now, but I feel like I've learned so much through

having guys on the podcast, and a lot of the book is fueled by that to really help people through

transitions. We're kind of at a unique time in life where so many people are in a transition,

so it felt like it was an appropriate time to do it. It's the truth. How about us retiring into all that, you know, that upheaval and quarantine and all that stuff?

I mean, you were a little bit before me, but if you had to sit in our house for like a year,

our first couple of years out, I would have said we wouldn't have made it.

I know, no doubt about it. Yeah. So, yeah, I think that's important stuff, man. That's real cool. But I agree Kyle Williams should write a book.

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