Travis Kelce: Four Painful Lessons

 The magic is gone from Travis Kelce's game. As the chatter goes: One off performance can be just a bad day. Two should create a red flad. Three, and the gossip contains so many of the issues we career coaches deal with daily.

At the top of the list is the question of when is it time to transition from a long-term career path to something else. Or maybe nothing else, that is, retire. Daily Mail reports:

"NFL analysts and fans are adamant Travis Kelce is hurtling towards retirement after his latest performance continued the worst form of his NFL career." 

Of course, Kelce has lots of other things he's monetizing. However, he says with passion that football gives him purpose. The pain of walking off the field could be profound. 

Another central issue is how to keep your eye on the ball, overcoming the distractions. For Kelce they could be a high-profile personal life, fame and perhaps the fear of aging and wondering if it shows in his game. To those I coach I give a copy of the classic guide for staying focused - "The Inner Game of Tennis" by W. Timothy Gallwey. 

There is also the very human matter of having people watch you and then jaw-jaw about you, both in public and in their little cabals. Even very successful business leaders will be rocked by the intensity of the commenting in this era of social media. 

And, let's wrap this up with the reality of that old platitude: In America we are our jobs. If Kelce gives up the job he has been doing for years who will he be? 

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