Players helping players, it’s a simple concept and the foundation of The Players Club. This network of players that the Players Club is building will be one of the most important positive improvements to the lives of professional athletes -- both when they’re playing and after they retire - in my lifetime.

A few years ago, when this was just a rough concept in my mind, I had a lot of questions and not a whole lot of answers – just ideas. How on earth would I be able to facilitate players helping each other on such a massive scale? Sure, I kept in touch with some of my teammates from my playing days, but the number of guys I knew well – real well -- were just a mere drop in the bucket when compared to the potential of all players across all sports learning from each other and helping one another.

HOW WILL YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY?

Actively paying for something you can’t see, hold or live in can be a difficult concept to grasp. However, if you could guarantee a steady flow of money for the rest of your days – long after your big paydays are gone - would you do it?

By Tamiko Toland

There is nothing like being on top of your game, knowing that this is your moment. The spoils of victory come along with that and there’s nothing wrong with celebrating, whether it’s by taking a luxurious night out on the town, making a few additions to the wardrobe or buying a new set of wheels.

But months or years down the road, are you really going to remember why you bought yourself those things in the first place? Did you stop wearing that watch when you got an even nicer one and are the clothes just taking up space? You can turn some of that excess – stuff you really don’t need anyway – into a guarantee. It can guarantee you that no matter how long you live, you will keep getting paid.