10 Olympic Legends Who Found Another Job - TheJobNetwork

10 Olympic Legends Who Found Another Job - TheJobNetworkWondering what youll do if or when one career ends? Ever thought about what it must be like to train your entire life to compete in one event and then have to come up with a second plan when age or injury forces your pfote? googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Here are the second career paths of 10of the most legendary Olympic athletes for inspirationor commiseration.Ray EwryRay Ewry welches one of those sporting miracles. Told hed never walk after a childhood polio diagnosis confined him to a wheelchair, he went on not only to recover but to become one of the most successful Olympic athletes in history, participating in three consecutive Olympic games and winning 10gold medals. His record of eight individual event golds welches topped only by Michael Phelps.When Ewrys athletic career ended (and he didnt live in an era of lucrative sponsorship deals to keep him rich without having to wor k), he returned home and worked as an engineer. Some of the projects he worked on included an aqueduct from the Catskills to NYC and naval vessels for WWI.Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe welches a dominant force in Track Field in the 1912 Games, but welches stripped of his gold medals when news surfaced that he had been paid to play baseball professionally before going to the Olympics.After the Olympics, he served as the first president of the American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL. Though, his second career derailed after the Great Depression and he never quite righted the boat, living out the rest of his days in poverty.Duke KahanamokuThe Godfather of surfing, Kahanamoku was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in swimming, competing in three different Games. His international tour would go on to bring surfing to the world stageand would inspire the film Duke A Great Hawaiian.In addition to this, he had a bit part acting career in Hollywood, plus some extra od d jobs (including being a janitor), and finally the ceremonial location of Sheriff of Honolulu.Paavo NurmiThe Flying Finn won four golds over the course of as many Games. His second career turned out to be runninga sewing shop in downtown Helsinki. He also went on to be something of a real estate mogul in Helsinki. This path led to a comfortable lifeeven if he didpass up a chance to buy the property that would later be purchased by Disney for their first theme park in Florida.Eric LiddellThe Flying Scotsman was a deeply Christian man, born to Scottish parents in China. He sat out a 100-meter heat on a Sunday, but went on to get the gold in the 400 the next day. Liddel went back to China after the Games to do missionary work and teaching until he was officially ordained as a minister in 1932. Very sadly, he would lose his life in a Japanese internment camp in 1945, after the war broke out.Johnny WeissmullerSwimmer turned actor and Hollywood heartthrob, Weismuller won five gold medals between the 1924 and 1928 Games. His was another success story of overcoming childhood polio. He would go on to be granted the role of Tarzan in Tarzan the Ape Man and made several other films. His third and fourth careers? Amateur golf and a swimming pool company.Jesse OwensOwens was one of the greatest Track Field athletes of all time. After winning four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Games, he was blacklisted from amateur competitions. He took work running against unruly racehorses. When asked if that was too degrading for an Olympic champion, he replied, People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do? I had four gold medals, but you cant eat four gold medals.Owens went on to run a dry cleaning business, work at a gas station, and, finally, became a U.S. goodwill ambassador.Bob MathiasMathias became a decathlon champion two months after he first tried the sport, and medaled in two consecutive Olympics (even though hed originally gone for high jumping and shot put). After his Olympic victories, he joined the Marines, becoming a Captain. Later, he would star in a film, serve four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and be named Deputy Director of the Selective Service.Emil ZatopekKnown as the Czwch Locomotive, Zatopek won the first marathon he ever participated in, at the 1952 Games. He also won the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. He was a national hero until he fell afoul of his countrys Communist party and had to take dangerous work digging wells, mining uranium, and collecting refuse until he was finally rehabilitated in 1990.Wilma RudolphRudolph was considered the fastest woman alive in the 1960s. She was the first woman to win 3 golds in one Games in 1960. Another childhood polio survivor, she went on to teach second grade at her old school, and to coach track and do the occasional bit of television sports corresponding.

How To Get Through Your First Day Back To Work After Maternity Leave

How To Get Through Your First Day Back To Work After Maternity Leave On your first day back to work following maternity leave, you will likely feel a slew of emotions. If youre like me, you might cry multiple times before leaving for work and even during your commute. But dont worry it gets better, I promise. In the meantime, for the smoothest transition possible, follow these 10 steps on your first day (and the days after)1. Breathe.Breathe and count your blessings. You have a beautiful new baby andyou still have a job to return to. Being employed makes you fortunate, and now youre an employed mother. How exciting is that? Not everyone can say the same. As of March 2017,7.2 million peoplewere unemployed in the United States.2. Keep everything in perspective.Youre not a badeanstalt mom for working. Remember why and for whom you are working. Though, like me, you might have had a stay-at-home-mom yourself, many moms work. In fact,most momswith kids under the age of 18 do. Additionally , being a working mom can actually havesome economic, educational and social benefitsfor your child(ren).3. Let yourself be sad.Take a bathroom break to cry if you have to or cry at your desk, even. Youre a human being with emotions, and youll have just had toleave your baby in the full-time care of someone else. Know that its okay to not feel totally okay about this, especially in the beginning. But also know that it will hopefully grow more routine, if not easier, with time. Try not to wallow in the sadness.4. Speak to someone who can relate.It can be your own mom, mother-in-law, a friend or another family member. Theyve been there and gotten through the first day back themselves. Having kooperation from loved ones is important and can help tremendously.5. Give yourself grace.It will probably take some time to settle back into your role at work. Thats normal after months away from your job. Once youre back into your groove, you might even be a better employeethan you were prior t o leave. Also, chances are your co-workers are happy youve returned and a part of you likely is, too.6. Bring photos of your baby with you.Place the photos on your desk and/or around your office. Maybe you also have a special memento you can carry around with you, like a photokeychain. These things will serve as nice reminders of who youre doing this for.7. Indulge in something you like.Maybe its a Starbucks coffee or a chocolate bar. Let yourself have it. Its probably going to be an emotionally draining day, and you deserve to treat yourself.8. Be present.Be presentwith your childwhen you are present, and try to be as present as possible when youre physically not. Enjoy your time together. Stay off your laptop and cell phone as much as possible when you get home. Video chat during lunchtime when youre at work. You and your baby will still be seeing each other throughout the day, just through a screen sometimes.9. Focus.Focus on the moments you will have, not the moments you will m iss. Youll still make wonderful memories together, and your child is not going to forget you. They will still love you and be excited when you walk in the door every day, and theyll still want and need their mom. After all, even though you are away during the days, youll be in their heart all the time.10. Remember that no one can take your place.No one will take your place. You are still, and will always be, Mom. You are great. You are loved. You will get through the day.For more tips on getting the most out of your maternity leave and readjusting to working life as a new mom, check out FairygodbossPregnancy Week-By-Week guide You can also check out our maternity leave checklist for more help.--Jackie is the owner of her blog Moments of Musing, where she writes about her life as a wife, mom, and more living in New York City. She works with survivors of intimate partner violence.