CAREER TRANSITION - LESSONS FROM EX-PRO ATHLETES Changing career is never easy, especially if you've committed everything into a vocation which you might have thought to be your whole of life focus. I know well myself, having previously attempted to go down the tech entrepreneur path but now very happily but very fortuitously landing into what seems to be a media business! Perhaps no other vocation is as tunnel focused as that of a professional athlete. You can imagine you cannot achieve elite performance without going all in. So what happens...when it doesn't happen and you have to switch? We're going to bring in ex-pro athletes to help us better understand the techniques needed for transition. - When did you know? - What were the feelings when you knew it was time to change? - Identity crisis: how did you handle the change of identity when changed? - What are the internal and external challenges of switching into 'civilian' life? - How did you choose your new path? - What resources did you have to help guide you to a new path? - How did you cope with the status change? - Did you feel people treated differently now in civilian life? - What does it feel like to work with a team / work by yourself? - Have there been any techniques from elite sports which you have found useful in civilian life? - What resources should be available for ex-pro athletes to more successfully transition? - What resources should there be for other people from any other profession to transition? - What are your top tips for successful career switch? It's going to be a good one folks. We're with Ben Stocken, Founder (West Peak) Charlie Mulraine, Personal Development (The Professional Cricketers Association), Agne Chmyznikova, Practice Lead (People & Transformation) on Friday 7th November, 2pm GMT Register by click on the green button (save my spot) and follow the channel here (recommended) to be noticed when we go live. Ep342 is sponsored by our friends Ashby Drive faster, more confident hiring decisions with native AI-Notetaking Ashby’s AI Notetaker brings structured meeting data together with emails, notes, feedback, and more. It shortens time to feedback and provides rich candidate context, helping your team align quickly and make faster, more confident hiring decisions. Spend less time typing and more time hiring with interview notes that practically write themselves.

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