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I will be speaking with Jon Hansen of PI Window on Business tomorrow about the Psychology of Professional Athletes.
Jon recently aired a segment on his radio show in which he had the opportunity to talk with 3 former professional football players about life after a career in professional sports.
It was a telling story in that it emphasized the fact that besides being one play away from retirement as a result of injury, the average career is but a whisp of smoke within the context of the remaining and long years that athletes face when the cheering comes to an end. And make no mistake, as our guests stressed when your life as pro ends, it ends period.
Gone for many are the big paychecks, public recognition and the feeling of being part of a team. In other words your life as you knew it is over.
For the majority of former pros what awaits them is unemployment, divorce, financial destitution and for some the daunting challenges of dealing with addiction.
But life doesn’t have to end up that way, as there are options for making a successful transition to a life after professional sports.
While each of the athletes had made a successful transition to new lives when their playing days came to an end, this is not the case for close to 80% of all professional players as most struggle with financial insolvency, unemployment, divorce and for many some form of addiction.
I will provide sound advice for former athletes, in fact for anyone facing a significant life change whether it be in career, financial setback or death of a partner. Please join us by clicking here to either listen in live or to download the show for future listening.
