{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Built For Pressure Podcast ","title":" The Real Reason Athletes Struggle After They Retire","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":403,"description":"If you want to learn more about how to work with me heres the doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m5OZIWgqBzFowqoYTLpJD9fBwVyFDeB7nIVPrQGoeg0/edit?tab=t.0\nLeaving rugby was the best thing that ever happened to my career.\nAnd I know that sentence will land hard for a lot of athletes and high performers who are either approaching the end of their sporting career or already living in the aftermath of it.\nIn this video, I break down the real identity shift that happens when sport ends and why so many former athletes struggle to translate what made them great into their next chapter.\nThese are actionable steps that you can take to not only see that your growth is a positive thing\nBut how to actually relinquish control and move on. \nI share the five things I consciously let go of, and the principles I kept, to move from professional rugby into business, leadership, and high performance consulting without losing who I am.\nI cover\n• Why most ex athletes feel lost, bored, or frustrated in corporate environments.\n• The identity mistake that keeps people stuck pretending to be someone they are not.\n• How to keep your athletic edge without clinging to a title.\n• Why professionalism is a behaviour, not a job description.\n• How to find a bigger mission that restores purpose and direction.\nI also explain why many former players either go soft or burn themselves out chasing the wrong thing, and how to redirect that aggression, competitiveness, and standard into something that actually fulfils you.\nIf you have ever asked yourself\nWho am I without my sport?\nWhy can't I keep performing now I have finished sport? \nWhy do I feel disconnected even though things look fine on paper?\nThis will shine light onto what you need to action to feel free again..\nHigh performance does not end when your career does.\nIt evolves when you take responsibility for who you become next.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1FLX3-bPuCHEhWuVP1dRw4J_1G9Tof6M6sNK5BZgKj0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Yzk0/ZjU5ZmM5YmQ3NDZi/NzBmNmE2YmI4ODhl/ZTMxYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}