Career Transitions And Figure Skating

Career transitions are uncomfortable. There is no getting around it.

But they are not a sign that you took a wrong turn somewhere along the way. Like any great story, life is a series of exciting chapters and there are supposed to be a multitude of beginnings and endings!

From the moment you start your career as a professional athlete, you know you will have limited say in how it ends. It’s such a strange career to start knowing that you won’t keep improving as time goes on. You push your body and mind to the limit for as long as you can, and then it’s done.

I enjoyed my interview with the International Paralympic Committee “Four-time Paralympian Reid Swaps Blades For Skates to Pursue Big Goals on Ice” where we explored the challenges and joys of transitioning and evolving! I’m ready to start some new chapters!