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Entering into the business world has always been a dream of MLB legend Alex Rodriguez. During his long baseball career, A-Rod earned over $441 million. And this is what he made only by playing the game. Then, after bidding farewell to the game in 2016, he became a full-time businessman. Doing so, he started giving his full attention to his investment firm, A-Rod Corp, and many other ventures. However, any of it wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for some of the right people in his life.

While playing the game for over two decades, Rodriguez met countless people, but only a few of them imparted the proper knowledge to him. And those few people acting as his mentors helped Alex build a fortune that is now worth $350 million. Sitting on a fortune of hundreds of millions, A-Rod now uses his popularity to help people head in the right direction. As he did so, he revealed how a simple change in his life helped him to change his fortunes around.

Alex Rodriguez wants others to have the right people in their lives!

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Making a net worth of $350 million is not an easy task. As challenging as it is, the road to success is full of hurdles trying to stop and slow you down. Hence, while building up this fortune, Alex also had to go through many obstacles. And he also made quite a few big mistakes as well. But thanks to the right people in his life, he stayed on his path and became a celebrity. outside baseball as well.

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Recently, Alex was invited to speak about the importance of mentorships for entrepreneurs at the “ASPIRE Tour” in Florida. There, talking from his own experience, Rodriguez said, “What I learned is mentors can be very powerful, both positive and negative. I got myself in trouble. The wrong mentors, the wrong five people around, and I’ve put so much time and effort really curating, collecting best people in the world to be around me, both in intelligence and moral compass. And it’s been a great great investment.” 

 

 

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After having people with both positive and negative power around him, A-Rod decided who he wanted around him and kept on building his dream. Ultimately, he became what he had dreamt of himself as a kid. And all thanks to the right mentors in his life to guide him. 

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Who are Rodriguez’s mentors?

Two of the biggest names that have helped the baseball legend to become a business magnate are chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, and former point guard, one of the best basketball players, Magic Johnson. 

However, Johnson and Buffett are not the only mentors in A-Rod’s life. There have been many people who have left an impact on Rodriguez and thus helped him to become the icon he is today. 

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By the way, who would you want to have as a mentor to guide you on the right path? Let us know in the comments below!