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Why a successful model would place himself and his career in danger to become a competitive Mui Tai fighter, working with top brands as a model in top industries across the globe, the impact of growing up in war-torn Russia as the son of diplomats, how finding the right team is crucial for success and that search never really ends, whether social media is a barrier or tool for authenticity, and working at a high level in two careers depending largely on self promotion when it goes against your personal philosophy…
David Agbodji, professional model & Mui Tai Fighter, joins host Dale Moss in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.
In this Game Plan:
- David’s biggest drive
- The wider acceptance of the fighting space
- Mui Tai Fighting
- Studying martial arts in Russia, parents as diplomats
- You are the change you are waiting for
- The greater you get and the more successful you get, the more you realize you tend to become a better human
- Striving for greatness
- Why go into fighting when one punch could ruin both careers
- Trusting in team
- Why the pressure of being a runway model has helped prepare him to be comfortable in the ring
- How David got into fighting, and how he never set out to fight
- Adjusting from street fighting to earning points in the ring
- Earning success
- Why doing something you enjoy means you can’t fail
- Lesson to have success in modeling
- Living by your words
- Knowledge vs. knowing
- Philanthropy and how we impact the world around us, and not bragging about charity
- Being true to your self
- Showing people the right way
- Social media in charity causes?
- Complaining about what’s not right vs. changing what’s not right