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Six Figure Athlete

The Field

Notes from the
training ground.

Essays, translations, and field reports on what it takes to keep competing long after the uniform comes off.

FEATURE · Field Notes
FeaturedField Notes

The 95% Problem: Why Most Former Athletes Never Compete Again

You spent a decade training to compete. Then you took a job where nobody keeps score. Here's what that actually costs you.

8 min readPeter Swenson
Performance Income
Performance Income11 min read

Four Arenas: A Clear-Eyed Look At Performance Income Careers

Ownership, leadership, sales, entrepreneurship. Four environments where the world pays for output instead of hours — and how to tell which one fits you.

Film Room
Film Room7 min read

The Coachability Ceiling: What Separates Six-Figure Performers From Everyone Else

Talent gets you recruited. Coachability gets you paid. Here's why the best athletes of life aren't the ones with the highest ceilings — they're the ones who raise their floor fastest.

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