by Jason Hanold | Jun 17, 2021 | Business, Learning, Management, Productivity, Qualities, Workplace
People choose to start second careers for a variety of different reasons. Some jobs, such as those in the world of professional sports, have a clear end date. Here we address the challenges as well as the many benefits of starting over in a new career later in life....
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...
by Jason Hanold | Apr 8, 2020 | Business, Executive, HR, Jobs, Leadership, Management, Personnel, Productivity, Recruitment, Workplace
Recruitment and hiring are challenging. Yes, knowing you’re helping a company grow by identifying and attracting strong candidates may be rewarding, but it’s also hard work. That’s why many recruiters and hiring managers struggle with burnout. This can be particularly...