Your Career Is Your Sport
So train like it…
By Dave Nixon
We’re excited to bring you this guest article by Dave Nixon. Dave is a performance coach redefining how Australians train their body and mind. With over 20 years in the industry, he’s the founder of Functional Fitness Australia and Alpha Theta – Mind Body Training and Retreats, helping people push limits and unlock their full potential. Author of Minding yourSELF and a former Men’s Muscle and Health contributor, Dave continues to inspire through his immersive retreats and coaching.
I am building a generation of Business Athletes.
These are individuals who are passionate about their work.
Their work makes a positive, lasting impact.
They think, train, and recover like athletes.
It’s just that their sport is their body of work.
Their career.
Their business.
I see next to no difference between the athletes I work with and the business leaders I work with.
I am getting them both ready, mentally and physically, to:
- be present in the little moments
- perform in the big moments
To be a Business Athlete, you have to be proficient in three main areas:
1. Purpose
2. Presence
3. Performance
This is not something you have when you’re younger, and lose when you’re older.
It matures with you over time.
As does your career.
As does your family.
Just as you do.
Business Athletes are simply people who understand this:
Being physically prepared is different, but just as important, as being mentally calm and ready.
It’s enjoyable.
It’s challenging.
And it’s fun.
I don’t push people.
I challenge them.
I call them forward, not push them forward.
Then it’s on them.
Their growth.
Their impact.
My work is a guide to help them unlock their peak.
Peak presence.
Peak performance.
Peak purpose.
And you don’t even need to be a business owner.
You just need to want to make a difference with the work you do.
And if you’re reading this, then my guess is, that’s you.
Keep going.
What you do is important.
You’re an athlete.
Act like one.
Dx
About the Author, Dave Nixon
Dave Nixon is a leading Australian health and fitness professional with over 20 years in the industry. He’s the founder of Functional Fitness Australia and Alpha Theta – Mind Body Training and Retreats, helping people unlock their full physical and mental potential through seminars, retreats, and immersive training.
A former contributor to Men’s Muscle and Health and author of Minding yourSELF, Dave has also produced over 800 podcasts across Mood Prep and Alpha Theta Flow. His unique career includes a 16-week journey across the USA visiting 42 gyms while podcasting and writing for major publications.
Today, Dave continues to run Functional Fitness Australia while hosting retreats, 24-hour immersions, and completing his next book.