Welcome to the CLS experience. I'm your host, Craig Siegel. I'm a born and raised New Yorker

who achieved success with multiple businesses, but I crave something deeper. So I dedicated

myself to personal growth and transformation by revamping my mindset.

I went from being unable to run a mile to conquering four marathons the following year.

Now, I want to help others manufacture big breakthroughs of their own.

I found out it was like my identity felt like it was stripped. And I wasn't a proactive person,

the sense of discovering that having conversations with mentors or older men. It was like,

I'm just sitting here on a hamster wheel spinning. And it just kept getting harder and harder and

harder. And, you know, I think for three years, my wife would tell you,

it was, it was up and down. And I was just, I just struggled mentally because I couldn't find

that purpose, uh, or just the peace in a sense in my soul. And so last year for me was a huge,

you know, commitment to reinventing myself. That was the season for me.

On today's episode of the CLS experience with a very exclusive tree, hailing from a very small

town in Minnesota, he defied odds and smashed your adversity to become not just any former

NFL superstar wide receiver, but a true embodiment of resilience

and determination on and off the field. His name is often combined with grit and grace on the football

field, and he is a story that's nothing short of inspirational, big facts. From his early days

excelling in multiple sports to facing and overcome challenges in his college career, his journey

is a testament

to the power of perseverance and the relentless pursuit of one's dreams with an absolute

unwavering fate which I deeply admire. His journey in the NFL marked by setbacks and injuries

is a vivid reminder that true strength lies in the ability to rise after we fall. His down-to-earth

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