How to Take Advantage of Your Amazing Network as an Elite Athlete
Helping Elite Athletes Transition to a Productive Sales Career | with Founder and CEO of Shift Group, JR Butler The greatest achievement–pulling off one of the more incredible upsets in your sport. In sports, it is so much about moments like these. But then how do you continue to achieve in other areas of life including your work career? In this episode, we talk about that incredible hockey upset moment, building a career outside of hockey, and then helping others do the same. JR Butler is a former star hockey player who was on the Holy Cross team that beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 2006 Midwest regional to deliver one of the biggest upsets in college hockey history. After going through some challenging times that JR talks about in this episode, JR finds himself helping the elite athlete transition to sales as the founder and CEO of Shift Group. We talk about the anatomy of an upset, the growth of hockey, and supporting other athletes with their transition out of sports. One key takeaway from this episode is for all athletes to take advantage of their network while they are still playing. Topics discussed in this episode | How Take Advantage of Your Amazing Network as an Elite Athlete: Build a Team Culture for Athletic Success | Psychology Today Remembering the Holy Cross Upset The blame game in sports Out-of-Control Parents In Youth Sports: Symptom Or Disease? Hockey is a fast-growing sport worldwide (with youth) Advice from JR | If you can keep playing, do it. And talk to as many people as possible. And learn about as many career paths as possible. The Stigma around the word “sales” Why are athletes good at sales? The Influences of Social Media on Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance: A Literature Review Self-awareness Why podcasting In case you haven’t noticed, we love podcasts. In fact, we love building podcasts. Everything from development to production. Because of all that, we’re building a one-of-a-kind podcast network. If you have a podcast or are looking to launch a new podcast then we should talk. You can message me on Twitter @eric_kaz or hit us up any way that works for you. Let’s talk about your podcast joining this one-of-a-kind podcast network. SE+ Guest: JR Butler | CEO and Founder – Shift Group | How to Take Advantage of Your Amazing Network as an Elite Athlete Shift Group & JR Butler on LinkedIn Athletes spend their lives engaging in team-based activities where they are rewarded for performance-based outcomes. Competitive drive, work ethic, and the desire to win are innate qualities of those performing at elite levels. Athletes at this level must have discipline, resilience, and grit. These are the intangible parts of any elite athlete’s identity. When combined with confidence, curiosity, and coachabi...