{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d1f7e055c41a18657b29307/5d51e1b2a0585b87563add4b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fear is the Catalyst of Success with Jason Caldwell","description":"<p>Failure is not the end, it is a stepping stone to success.</p><p>It is just one way of not doing things, or one way that things don't work.</p><p>You've got to continue to strive for greatness, you've got to continue to knock on doors, and to try to be the best you can be.</p><p>But you have to be prepared because when the opportunity comes,</p><p>If you're not ready for it, then you'll never be successful.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>On today’s episode, </strong>my guest is one of my best friends, Jason Caldwell, a guy who kept going on the right path even though all odds were against him.</p><p><br></p><p>Jason Caldwell is currently an Associate at Goldman Sachs. His life was rough from the very beginning, having grown without a father, in Baltimore, and seeing his two brothers getting killed by gangs, but fear got him out of that toxic environment. A football scholarship got him into college, and through hard work and commitment, he managed his way into the NFL. After college, he chose to give up a football career, to join the wolves of Wall Street.</p><p><br></p><p>Jason’s belief is that if you can see it, then you can be it; if you can touch it, then you can become it.</p><p><br></p><p>So, listen to <strong>Episode 6</strong> of <strong>Deposit That</strong>, to learn that you should never be discouraged by your current situation and that opportunities are always ahead, if you want to see them.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Questions I ask:</strong></p><ul><li>How did you learn choosing the right path, without having a father figure in your life? (00:06:51)</li><li>How do you balance being ultra-patient and waiting for your time versus going out there by nature and just taking what you want and competing? (00:38:30)</li><li>What was it like the day you realized that you had a legitimate career opportunity at Goldman Sachs? (00:40:32)</li><li>What do you do with a person that is so closed-minded in any topic? (01:00:24)</li><li>What's one thing that you would like to see people implement into their daily life routine agenda? (01:03:24)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you will learn:</strong></p><ul><li>The story of Jason’s childhood. (00:03:23)</li><li>How being told he couldn’t play sports or walk correctly, motivated Jason to succeed. (00:19:26)</li><li>The reason Jason chose Wall Street. (00:33:40)</li><li>Jason’s advice to kids who grew up the way he did. (00:42:57)</li><li>One of the things that changed Jason’s direction to where he is now. (00:47:33)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Jason:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-caldwell-b1a03226/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jeff Van Note"}