Date: 9/21/24
The Vintage Athlete Podcast: How to Do Life After Sports
Episode 7: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable - Retired Athlete Edition
Episode Summary:
"Get comfortable being uncomfortable." Have you heard it before? While this is great advice for many people, the process of doing it can be exceptionally hard for retired athletes.
In this episode I dive into specific challenges former athletes may face leaning into discomfort and the benefits of doing it in your life after sports.
Finally I talk about ways to make it easier for retired athletes to overcome the challenges of getting comfortable being uncomfortable in order to open up new opportunities and possibilities. And who doesn't want that?
Tools that can help in the process are mindfulness and meditation.
I get into more specifics about mindfulness and how to practice it in this blog post here:
https://www.vintageathlete.org/blog/the-benefits-of-mindfulness-for-former-athletes
At the end, I talk about a guided meditation I created specifically for getting uncomfortable being uncomfortable. Access it for FREE here:
https://www.vintageathlete.org/uncomfortable
Give this episode a listen and then go out there and get uncomfortable! The outcome may surprise you...in a good way!
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