In 2007, I achieved my childhood dream of becoming a professional athlete. But two games into my rookie season, this dream quickly ended when I dove into a wall to catch a pass during an Arena Football League game.
I quickly went from “living the dream” to broke and living on my sister’s couch for the next year while recovering from surgery. Not only was I left with a broken body, I was broken in spirit.
Editor’s Note: One of the key aspects of LinkedIn’s culture is Transformation: of Career, Company, and World. Our new Transformation series highlights inspiring stories like this one — Arda Ozdemir’s journey from Finance Executive to Wellness Coach.
Six years ago, I was a Finance executive at a software company. I had worked incredibly hard for many years to get to this point, but now I was feeling unhappy and uninspired by my career. To make things worse, I didn’t know what I was supposed to do besides finance, but I knew I didn’t want to live the rest of my life like this. It was in this hopeless and dark place where my transformation story began.
Editor’s Note: One of the key aspects of LinkedIn’s culture is Transformation: of Career, Company, and World. Our new Transformation series highlights inspiring stories like this one — J.T. O’Donnell’s journey from six-figure job to career coach.
Editor’s Note: One of the key aspects of LinkedIn’s culture is Transformation: of Career, Company, and World. This month, we are kicking off a series to highlight inspiring stories of Transformation starting with Delos Cosgrove’s journey from cardiac surgeon to CEO of the Cleveland Clinic. This story is syndicated from Delos Cosgrove’s posts on LinkedIn.
