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Most of us spend our entire lives being told what's next. School tells you. Your coach tells you. Your parents tell you. The system tells you. But then one day, you're standing at a crossroads and no one's giving you the answer anymore. If you're an athlete, that crossroads is inevitable and usually comes sooner than you expect. So how do you know when it's time to move on from your sport? And more importantly, how do you make that decision without feeling like you're giving

You know that feeling when someone asks "So, what do you do?" and your answer comes automatically, without thinking? Maybe you're a teacher, a marketer, a consultant. Maybe you've been doing it for years. It rolls off your tongue because it's not just what you do. It's who you are. But what happens when that answer suddenly doesn't work anymore? For athletes, this isn't a hypothetical question. It's the reality waiting at the end of every career. One day you're an Olympian, a

For most of us, success gets defined early and rarely questioned. More money, higher title, bigger house, faster car. We chase these...

Every single one of us knows our sporting career has an expiration date, yet so many of us reach retirement completely unprepared for...