Life Skills Programme (Managing Transitions and Conflicts)

Life Skills Training ProgrammeManaging Transitions and

Conflicts(Level 2)

1. In your opinion, how does the retirement affect the life of an athlete?

2. What transitions may possible face by a retired athlete?

3. What are the positive and negative effects of the retirement?

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Identify the Different Transitions

in Life

Life After Sport: Athletic Career Transition and Transferable Skills

1. The first major difference is that athletes typically start and finish their athletic careers at a relatively young age.

2. A second major difference is that many individuals who undergo career retirement do not experience the same disruption to their identity as do athletes.

Understanding how one’s skills may be valuable in other areas.

Believing that one’s skills are valuable.

Understanding how one’s skills may be useful in contexts other than sport

Athletic Career Transitions

Athletic Career Transitions

Understanding how feelings of anxiety may accompany transition and overcoming this anxiety

Developing a new identity Developing appropriate social

supports

Step 1: Engagement in Counselling Step 2: Emotionality Step 3: Knowledge of Transferable SkillsStep 4: Awareness of Transferable SkillsStep 5: Perceived CompetencyStep 6: Developing a Supporting Network Step 7: Evaluating the Success of the Transition

In-depth Treatment Plan

Reduce your exclusive identification

Discover interests competences for other activities

Acquire solid stress management and time management

Prepare adequately for your career outside sport

Nurture relationships with coaches

Maximise Positive Effects

Activity: Spot the Changes

Action Points How has learning from this session going to affect you? Identify some areas in which you intend to take action. Important learning points of this session:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Action to be taken:Result aimed for:Timescale to achieve:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. What conflicts does a retired athlete face resulting from transition?

2. In your opinion, how does a retired athlete deal these conflicts?

3. What do you think are the difficulties do an athlete face from these transitions?

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Identify and Manage Conflicts Resulting from

Transition

When the Cheering Stops and the Game Leaves Them Behind

The biggest challenge many of our players have is looking ahead for the rest of their

lives. They have everything, in a sense. They have achieved their dream of

playing at the highest level. They have a lot of money, but it comes to an end quicker than most of them can even imagine.” –National Football League

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue

Denial Drinking and Drugs Divorce Financial Loss and/or Challenges Physical Loss and/or Challenges

When the game is over…

Lack of Purpose and Significance Depression Anger and Bitterness Loss of Structure Isolation

When the game is over…

The Bottom Line: You

YOU MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD REGARDLESS THE

CIRCUMSTANCES.

You choose success or failure. You choose action or stagnation.

Saving and Investing Formula Selecting a Financial Advisor Living on Less Income

How Star Athletes Deal with Conflicts after

Retirement

Strengths Become Weaknesses

Trust vs. Accountability

Keep It Simple

What Broke Athletes Can Teach Retirees

Activity: Role Play

Action Points How has learning from this session going to affect you? Identify some areas in which you intend to take action. Important learning points of this session:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Action to be taken:Result aimed for:Timescale to achieve:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Have you experienced losing something you wanted to do?

2. From the failures you encountered, how did you deal it positively?

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Create Mutual Understanding from Conflicts

The Eight Keys to a Successful Retired Life

“While there are lots? Of books available on retirement, the only book that really

matters is the on that you write yourself.” –Anonymous

Define the retired you. Have a positive attitude. Have a clear vision. Prepare your relationships for

retirement. Nurture your family and personal

relationships.

The Eight Keys to a Successful Retired Life

Face your retirement fears. Stay busy and engaged. Live safely. Don’t save it all for retirement. Define your legacy.

The Eight Keys to a Successful Retired Life

Activity: Video Presentation

Action Points How has learning from this session going to affect you? Identify some areas in which you intend to take action. Important learning points of this session:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Action to be taken:Result aimed for:Timescale to achieve:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Aside from engaging yourself into sports, what are you passionate of?

2. Do you consider your other passions to be career after retirement?

3. From the question in number two, explain why or why not.

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Assess Personal Abilities, Interests, Work Values and

Accomplishments

Identifying Your Other Skills

Planning a second career for your retirement years is a different process than selecting that first job. Your goals, experiences and needs are different now. You may have more freedom to create a career that makes you happy. 

Explore your passions.

Determine what your skills are. Turning skills into profits.

Identifying Your Other Skills

Activity: Worksheet Activity

1. After retirement, what other options do you think you will engage of?

2. Would these options help you to live life at its fullest?

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Identify Options and Generate Directions for Successful Transition

5 Steps to Successful Career Transition

Making a career transition can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and scare. There are five steps (5) to overcome many of the challenges association with transition.

Know Who You Are Know What You Want Understand Your Options Narrow the Gap Have a Clear Story

5 Steps to Successful Career Transition

Activity: Show and Tell

Action Points How has learning from this session going to affect you? Identify some areas in which you intend to take action. Important learning points of this session:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Action to be taken:Result aimed for:Timescale to achieve:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Are you prepared holistically for your retirement?

2. Have you already had any plans prior to your retirement?

3. What changes would you like to see to yourself?

With your group, discuss and present in a flipchart:

Use Techniques for Action Planning and Implementing

Change Effectively

Action Plan Tips for Retirement

Retirement is a big milestone in everyone's life, and with the ever-changing economy the idea of retiring means different things to different people. It is more important than ever to consider your personal definition of what retirement means to you and plan for the future with those goals in mind.

1st Step: Consider your health care options

2nd Step: Consider your finances

3rd Step: Protect your health

Action Plan Tips for Retirement

Understanding your health insurance options.

Employer-sponsored retiree health plan.

Spouse’s employee health plan. Private health insurance.

Make an Action Plan

Make an Action Plan

Long-term care insurance Creating a financial plan COBRA Medicare

Activity: Make a Bucket List

Action Points How has learning from this session going to affect you? Identify some areas in which you intend to take action. Important learning points of this session:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Action to be taken:Result aimed for:Timescale to achieve:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Learning Objectives

Understand how good habits can help a person grow, personally and professionally.

Learn how to develop good habits and get rid of negative ones.

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