SHIFT MY STORY
welcome
to SHIFT
Transition is all around us
I’m jonathan van horn
Life never stops and change is inevitable! Yet why do we feel unprepared for it in the moment? What if it was possible to MAXIMIZE TRANSITION to the fullest. In sport, teams and individuals are at their weakest in the midst of transition. It is also where, you and your team can leverage the OPPORTUNITY to great success. By aligning your identity – who you are – to your passion creates a lasting impact in your life and in the lives of those around you.
TRANSITIONS are those brief moments in time you can exponentially grow, influence and build a lasting legacy beyond your years. As a former elite athlete and with over 15 years of investing in athletes at the university and pro level of competition, I have learned how to face some of life’s most difficult circumstances and transitions. And I can assist and equip you to do the same!
Contact me to begin a conversation about what it looks like to leverage transition by understanding and identifying who you are and your passions to successfully NAVIGATE TRANSITION and maximize growth, development, and opportunities at the next level.
book
SHIFT: The Athlete’s Playbook 5 Proven Steps to Life After Sport
You’ve gained valuable skills as an athlete. SHIFT is your playbook for using those skills to experience success wherever life takes you next!
This book will coach and equip you to:
Understand who you are beyond your sport
Discover how to dream again
Learn the importance of building your own team
Create habits that help you overcome your limiting beliefs.
Course
The SHIFT Course
5 steps to help you successfully navigate the transition to life after sport!
S - Start Now - Your very own "pre-season"
H - Heart - clarify what drives you and discover your "why"
I - Imagine the Future - think about and clarify what your next "arena" could be
F - Focus - action steps to bring your future into view and build a map to your future
T - Take Action - creating positive daily habits and how to eliminate limiting beliefs
what They’re Saying
Client Testimonials
SHIFT is a must-read for any individual but, most importantly, every athlete. Athletes have to transition from offense to defense, defense to offense. We have to handle whatever our opponents give us based on our own strategy, all while working in conjunction with teammates and other factors. Like life, we have to shift our focus from wants and needs to purpose and identity. This book forced me to really sit down and ask the tough questions to better understand what my shift will look like for my next transition. Jonathan does a great job being transparent with his own stories and experiences while including familiar, current events and occurrences to make the book a seamless read.
The SHIFT Course is a simple and highly beneficial program that helps athletes understand what motivates and drives them as individuals. It is a non-intrusive way to help athletes identify their strengths and weaknesses, understand their intrinsic design, and create a plan for life after sport.
Personally, I enjoyed working with Jonathan and the SHIFT Course. Going into it, I had a concrete understanding for what I wanted to pursue post playing career. It gave me confidence to continue pursuing those things as I prepared for life after sport. I firmly believe it will help prepare athletes for life after sport, and will ultimately leave a lasting impact on the lives of athletes everywhere.
Jonathan’s take on addressing the challenge of what’s next in life after the game is powerful. SHIFT: The Athlete’s Playbook guides athletes through a simple but undervalued concept—the act of sitting down and making time to think about who you are and what you want to do. From the importance of shifting focus, attention, and mindset, coupled with the understanding of who you are through your values, the story you tell yourself and what really matters to you—the process works. Through his own story and experience moving into his next chapter, Jonathan provides a tool to help you unlock the power of self-awareness and the ability to shift your identity as you grow. I recommend this to any athlete who has been thinking about life after the game or any person experiencing a major transition in their lives—an invaluable resource.