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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 58 MIN

He Won in Football. Then Investing Humbled Him | Coach Vass on Self-Awareness

from Just Press Record · host Matt Zeigler

Chris Vasseur (aka Coach Vass) is back.He's a football coach turned finance student who went all-in on CANSLIM after reading Market Wizards, hit major gains as a beginner on early tech trades, then discovered futures trading unlocked emotions he'd never experienced before: greed, revenge trading, bargaining, and things that made him unrecognizable to himself.Matt brings him back to react to a Tony Greer and Bogumil Baranowski clip about trading psychology, selling, and position attachment, and the conversation opens up into self-awareness, domain-switching, trusting your instincts, and why AI disruption changed his mind about becoming a financial advisor.This is an "Oh Snap, Guess What I Saw" episode where Matt pulls back a prior guest to react to a clip and see what it reveals about style, personality, and knowing yourself across domains.In this conversation, they get into:Why the same person can feel calm cutting losses in equities and completely freeze in futuresTony Greer on selling winners and why most people can't part with their "best girlfriend" stockBogumil Baranowski's options lesson from a train in Italy and the moment he knew it wasn't for his stomachCANSLIM, William O'Neil, IBD, and why Chris chose the "caveman strategy" that fits his wiringBeginner's luck on early tech trades and realizing "I'm not this smart" after major winsRevenge trading, greed, and emotions Chris had never experienced until futuresFootball play-calling, thin slicing, and making split-second decisions under pressureHow learning to invest made Chris better at asking questions as a coach and consultantWhy there's no scoreboard in investing and the danger of hitting a grand slam too earlyGood process vs. bad outcome: the Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl and why coaches see it differentlyFantasy sports, competing investing religions, and the risk of having opinions before expertiseAI disruption, technology trends, and reconsidering the financial advisor pathFinding teachers, teaching yourself, and knowing what style you're not

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