TRÜF Life Podcast with Tyren Johnson

Success can make you forget the struggle—but never forget where you came from. In this episode, I talk about the journey, the grind, and the mindset it took to get here. Too many people change when they make it, but remembering your roots keeps you grounded and hungry. Tune in and let's talk about it! #MakeMPay #StayHumble

In this episode, I talk about how desperation turned me into a pro.  Having a plan b wasn't an option.  I was locked in on one goal.  That turned me into a monster.  

In this episode, I discussed controlling your emotions. Emotions have been powerful in my life, but they have also been very detrimental. I decided to tackle this topic in this episode. I discussed what emotions are, where emotional triggers come from, how to control criticism from your coaches, how to control your emotions with your teammates, and strategies to control your emotions.

Sean Jamel McCaw is an American-Austrian former professional basketball player and coach. His professional playing career spanned from 1995 to 2008 and his coaching career spanned from 2008 to 2016. McCaw's career took him to Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. During his college career in the United States, McCaw was named the 1995 American West Conference Player of the Year.He is also an author, having written Same Name Different Game: Your Guide For A Successful European Rookie Season.Finally, he's also a mentor helping players play internationally.  His primary goal is to help basketball players to achieve their aspirations of playing professional basketball overseas. Whether it be through Mentoring, 1 on 1 consultations, through his book SAME NAME DIFFERENT GAME, or by interviewing interesting people from the basketball world with his podcast THE EUROSTEP.

The transfer portal has changed the landscape of college sports.  I love it, and I'm also worried.  Everything has its pros and cons.  As a player, I didn't have the freedom to transfer. I had to sit on the bench and hope an opportunity presented itself.  In this video, I discussed the valuable lessons I learned from being on the bench for three years.  Check out the video and let me know what you think.  Do you think we're creating a generation of athletes who don't know how to fight through adversity?  Or do you think if the situation ain't ideal, automatically leave?

In this episode, I talk about why I prefer to train alone.  I started training alone when I was a kid.  It wasn't t a choice I made I just was the kid that nobody took serious so I had to find a way.This continued even when I was in college.  We had all the resources in the world, but I was always the player who couldn't get a rebounder or couldn't get a coach to pour into me truly.  So, I had to figure it out by studying and breaking down a ton of film.  I don't like people in my training sessions if we're not on the same wavelengths.  Working with trainers from the teams I sign up for is one of my biggest struggles.I've learned how to train myself and heal myself in case of injury so that I'm not dependent on anyone at any time.

In this episode, I talked about how your name precedes your skills.  People fall in love with how you make them feel.   Not with you doing your job well.  Doing your job well is expected.  Being impactful requires you to do your job and more.  The people will always respect and remember the people who go the extra mile.    

In this episode, I discussed how tough love is better than fake love.  Nobody likes it when people are tough on them, but the people who are tough on you are the people who care about you the most.

Something I've learned after 35 years. It never gets easy. Every time, I've felt I had it figured out. A new challenge appeared. I used to look at it like, why me? Why I can't never get over the hump. Then I sat back and thought about it. I have overachieved. Everything I said I wanted to do in life, I did it in my twenties. Never really appreciating all the hard work and dedication led me to believe life was against me. I've been winning the whole time.No matter where you are, there will always be a challenge. That's exactly what you want. That keeps you young.When you're young, you will have to prove yourself. You must prove that you're worth it when you're in your prime.You must prove that you're not old when you're a vet.You're not a loser unless you quit.#makempay everyday#thetyrenjohnsonshow 

Many players are in this situation.  I've been in this situation my whole career.  It's one of the reasons I created the #makempay mentality.    Most players were playing against the other team.  Most of the time, I played against my team and tried my best to force them to see value in me.Now, since that's out of the way. I'm qualified to talk about this subject.  I've mastered how to fill your role, change your role, and create a new role.  It's a game within a game.  You already know my methods if you purchased my "How To Makempay" e-book.  I see it even more clearly as I get older in my career.  That's why I don't laugh at "old man" jokes.  Somewhere, there's some truth in most jokes.  You don't play for 14 years professionally without discipline, hard work, and strategy.  So, I'm not about to join in on your dismissive remarks.  There are many ways to succeed on your team, even if you don't like your role.

I'll start by saying I love pickup basketball. It's one of the purest forms of the game. I played pickup ten years into my professional career. There are a lot of pros playing pickup, but just like anything, there are a lot of cons. Every player's situation is different. One of the pros is that you get to feel contact in the offseason. You get to work on some of the moves you're practicing in training. You get some cardio if you're playing seriously. Now for the cons. Pickup has changed. Just like the game of basketball is constantly evolving, pickup basketball has evolved, too. It's evolved for the worst for me. Quick three-point shots, no rebounding, minimal defense, no organization, no real game-like reps, and many more cons.In the offseason now, I mainly focus on my body and my skillset. Since I have a consistent contract, I use my job to get the pros that I would get from offseason pickup games. As I said, this is a case-by-case basis, and everyone's situation differs. This is what has worked for me. I arrive in shape, and my tools are sharp and ready for a long season. Leave in the comments what your offseason looks like.

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In this episode, I talked about why you have to have a war to find peace.I have had to kill parts of myself that I love to find the peace that I needed.  Most of our battles are with the person in the mirror.  Many people don't like to deal with that reality, but I embrace it.I also talked about how to prepare for war.  You don't ever want to go into a war blindsided.  You want to be sharp, disciplined, and have goals.I talked about peace.  Peace is what most of us seek.  We go to work to find peace.  We get into relationships to find peace.  We travel to find peace.  Peace is when you can look at your life and feel that everything is going exactly how you wanted it to go.You can find this episode in all formats.  I have the links in my bio.  If you have any topics or questions for me, put them in the comments or dm me.  As always, every day #makempay so that one day you can live a TRÜF life.

Many won't agree with doing more than what you're paid for. That's because many people are doing a job solely to garnish a pay check. I think that life will eventually become a burden. I believe in doing work that excites you. Sure, you have to do what you have to do to take care of yourself. But, while you're doing that, in my opinion you should be searching for a way out to do work that excites you.  We weren't given this beautiful life to work for wages. Life is so much more than that.  That's why in this episode, I wanted to talk about doing more than what you're paid for. Going the extra mile so that you can do more meaningful work. Work will impact your pockets and the entire atmosphere around you.

Emotions are strong feelings such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general. These feelings can disrupt or propel your mental toughness. Unfortunately, many times we ignore these feelings and leave feeling confused. We recognize our mindset is powerful, but we're still lacking somewhere. Most of the time, it's because we can't control our emotions.  In this episode, I provided you with some tips on how to control your emotions.

Success is something that the world glorifies. We see successful people with nice material objects, but we rarely discuss the other side of success. The side that's lonely. The side that's not fair.  If you're on the path to success, you must be prepared for the pros and cons. Of course, there are many pros, but there are also many cons.  In this episode, I wanted to shine a light on all sides of being successful.

Age is a dumb thing to control you. We have so many opportunities today to be successful. There should be no excuses. There are 8yr old kids making millions on Youtube. There are 40yr old men becoming professional athletes.We live in a world where society tries to limit you. As soon as you reach a certain age, they start putting all these limits on you that are all opinion based. We have everything we need today to do what we want.I'm even facing it today. I've been lucky to have had excellent seasons so far in my career, and because I'm approaching 34 all of a sudden, I hear the old talks. Not because of my production but simply because of some archaic way of thinking. Don't even let them joke with you like that.I've had to #makempay my whole life, so I'm used to it. But, I want you to know if you want to live a TRÜF life. You will have to have a #makempay mindset to conquer all of society's limitations.PLEASE CHECKOUT:tyrenjohnson.com

I think I found a good formula you can use to average 20 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Conversation with Terry Smith.

Akwasi Yeboah shares his story.

Episode #086 From D2 To Pro Basketball In Dance With Dustin SlevaI've always respected @dustinsleva game, so I wanted to pick his brain. Having similar stories, I think it's an important conversation for players like us to share our stories for the next generation. We talked about his story, becoming a pro, finances, mental approach, sleep routines, and a bunch more.  We talked about taking the money or the biggest opportunity in this clip. I've always said you take the opportunity cause this is one of the few jobs where you can double or triple your salary in one year. For most players that I've talked to, their first-year salary, on average, was about 30k. Very few players get big salaries when they first come to Europe. If you show that you're better than expected, you can double or triple your salary for the next five years.