Understanding how our fear to speak up can hold us back, the importance of growing past rejection, and forgetting what we thought we couldn’t do… It’s been a year since I walked the stage to receive my PhD in higher education. I sit and reflect on the journey I was on prior to […]
Energize What Fuels You: The journey to my PhD applied to life after a PhD The year 2020 has been quite the year… One positive that I take away from this crazy time, is the time I have had to sit with myself. To re-evaluate me. The journey that I […]
Becoming the best at what you do while developing yourself to be well-rounded for life after college… Playing in college as a student-athlete was the most liberating experience that I have had. Current student athletes enjoy it while it lasts! I truly feel that there is no comparison to the […]
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated” -Maya Angelou After completing my degree and time playing at the collegiate level, life changed. For me that meant beginning to work outside of sports. For you that may have meant that you signed a professional contract to continue […]
LIFE AFTER COLLEGE ATHLETICS “The Transition, The Loss, The Rebuild, The Lesson” often highlight the identity challenges that come when sports, something we’ve known since childhood, suddenly stop. Many of us go through what feels like an identity crisis, asking: Who am I without competition? Even professionals eventually face this […]