Understanding And Taking Charge Of New Roles Throughout Your Career

When I think of leadership I’m brought back to my childhood and instantly think of learning how to play basketball. The game may have seemed simple, but each time you are passed the ball you have to dribble, pass, or shoot, with less than a second to decide. Of course when you play the game […]

Focusing On The Process Can Help You Fall In Love With Your Career All Over Again

In honor of football returning, I write this piece in homage to the legend that spent his career as a role model for how the game should be played. As a lifelong Indianapolis Colts fan, I speak of no other than Peyton Manning himself. In 18 years of watching excellence displayed on the field of play, […]

Don’t Bog Down Your Career With A Narrow Focus

I have quickly learned so far in graduate school that smart people are not very good at learning. In the same way, many athletic departments and administrators are not very good at learning throughout their career. Counter-intuitive as it may sound, that men and women with college educations are not good at learning, that seems […]

Look Past Your Doubts To Navigate Early Career Hurdles

Why is it that the professional world is one that expects praise but no pain? Individuals are allowed to laud the promotions, new jobs, and any bevy of new opportunities, but they are not given space to express other concerns associated with these opportunities. I’m guilty of feeling like I am not allowed to feel […]

Take Advantage Of Free Networking Opportunities Early In Your Career

Worried about finding some way to round up the money to attend NACDA or another big conference next summer? I agree that there is no bigger opportunity to dive in than to attend a conference, but there is no need to wait or rely solely on these events to start networking in college athletics. Further still, […]

Immediate Experience Or Graduate School: The Catch-22 Of College Athletics

Has there ever been a more “need experience to be hired, need to be hired to get experience” industry than intercollegiate athletics? As countless individuals are competing for entry level roles. Even after making it past the stage of “needing experience to get experience”, there will be job postings that say master’s preferred in the education […]