What was the toughest challenge transitioning from student-athlete to corporate?

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Understanding not everyone has the same level of drive or puts in the same effort you will.

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Working with others who don’t have the mindset that the whole team has to win to win a game.

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Makes sense. Personally did not experience this as someone who did an individual sport (think track wrestling swimming)

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No actual teamwork. We had 40 guys all focused on 1 goal with everyone buying in including the coaches. In the office, half the ppl don’t even give a sh*t and it’s exhausting

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I had a hard time being considered an expert after having done it once. With sports the repetition and coaching is so strong that it felt weird that that was the case.

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Yeah I would agree my personality is more one where I like to be a specialist

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