by Jason Hanold | Aug 21, 2021 | Apprenticeship, Athletes, Executive, Money
Born in Marshall, Texas on January 10, 1949, George Edward Foreman made a name for himself at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, winning a gold medal in the heavyweight boxing division. Following an exceptional career in sports, “Big George” Foreman went on to...
by Jason Hanold | Jul 16, 2021 | Athletes, Jobs, Leadership
Athletes strive to get to the top of their game, dedicating themselves to their sport and making painful sacrifices to fulfill their lifelong dreams. However, a career in professional sports is notoriously short-lived, with performance typically starting to ebb as the...
by Jason Hanold | Jun 3, 2021 | Athletes, Business, Executive, Leadership, Management, Productivity, Workplace
With a limited career lifetime before age-related challenges or injury triggers a decline in performance, many athletes start lucrative second careers after retiring from professional sports. Athletes are natural achievers, with many transferrable skills. From...
by Jason Hanold | May 20, 2021 | Athletes, Business, Leadership, Management, Productivity
With a relatively short career span, most athletes are forced to consider their “second act,” migrating to a new career, sometimes in a very different sector. With most professional athletes retiring from sport before middle age, they still have decades left to either...
by Jason Hanold | May 6, 2021 | Athletes, Business, Leadership, Productivity, Qualities
In terms of a winning attitude, CEOs stand to learn a lot from professional athletes. As author and life coach Tony Robbins explains, people who develop the absolute sense of certainty provided by powerful belief can accomplish virtually anything, including feats...
by Jason Hanold | Apr 22, 2021 | Athletes, Personnel, Productivity, Training, Workplace
Compared to most other vocations, professional athletics has a relatively short career span. Some sports, like soccer, offer a shorter career span than others. After years of dedication to their chosen sport, there comes a point where the professional competitor’s...