WELCOME TO COMPETITOR SHIFT
We have competed in some of the highest levels of sport. Olympic, professional, collegiate, international amateur. We are swimmers, runners, soccer players, basketball players, and golfers. We are skiers and hockey players, football players and fighters. Most sports are represented here, and all are welcomed. We share the common bond of having lived the experiences of competitive sport, and we come here to swap thoughts and strategies with others who have as well.
Is it possible to be successful, and not feel fulfilled?
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The Need to Belong: Our place in a team or sport as a fulfillment of a basic need.
From our earliest years, sports can provide a sense of belonging and acceptance. The experience is built into the structure of sport. […]
The Manner of Endings
Does the manner in which our competitive careers end impact our pursuit of fulfillment beyond? There are any number of different […]
The Case for Fulfillment.
One of the key distinctions in our group is the difference between being ‘Successful’ and being ‘Fulfilled’ in our lives. The two […]
For competitive athletes, our sport defines us. It becomes a part of who we are. So, what happens when our competitive days come to an end?
Athletes are always athletes, but our window of competition does not last forever. So, what happens when it ends? Those experiences that pushed us, that defined us, that we prepared for and lived for do come to a close. We take the skills that we built over a lifetime and we apply them to the next chapter in our lives. But for many of us, it doesn’t feel the same. We may feel successful, but still not experience the same level of fulfillment that we did in our sport.
Competitor Shift is committed to helping those who are experiencing this transition to the next chapter of their lives.
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