On March 30th, 2025 my heart was shattered with the passing my dear dad, Dr. Felix Azikiwe Ofili. Life as I know it would never be the same, and here I am nearly 3 weeks later, and I’m trying my hardest to adjust to my new normal, without my beloved “Azeeky Zeeky.” Losing someone so … More 6 Ways To Cope With The Grief of Losing a Loved One
In 2024, I promised myself I would embrace my personal style, and how it can vary from day to day depending on what I have going on. From my mom uniform of running shorts & a t-shirt to a cocktail dress that same evening for a date night with hubby, and everywhere in-between, I love … More Three Valuable Lessons You Can Learn From Attending Kansas City Fashion Week
As an athlete who thoroughly enjoyed competing and is now enjoying retirement, I hope to show athletes that walking into a new phase in life doesn’t need to be met with fear or anxiety. Here are twenty lessons I’ve learned in retirement that no one really told me: 1) Nothing can quite compare to the … More Twenty Things They Don’t Tell You About Sports Retirement
I’m not sure if it’s having recently brought new life into the world, or being very comfortably in retirement from sports, but the idea of legacy has been on my mind very heavy these last few months. The older I get the more important legacy becomes to me. The goal is to make an impact … More Four Ways to Leave a Lasting Legacy
As a 35 year old woman who has worn the hat of student-athlete, pharmacist, Olympian entrepreneur, mom, and wife, I have been through several life transitions along the way. With each shift comes useful lessons and a greater ease of approaching these transitions. Our family is adapting to our new normal of having two children, … More Five Truths to Help Navigate Life’s Inevitable Transitions
I recently shared about how our family packed up our whole life and moved across the country after having just moved 18 short months beforehand in this blog. Many people would agree that moving house is very stressful, but adding a toddler, late term pregnancy, and pressure from employers to quickly begin work all made … More Tips on Easing The Process of a Relocation
I talk a lot about easing the transition to retirement after sport because I have many friends and former colleagues who struggled to do so. I’m a firm believer in learning from the experiences & wisdom of others to better position yourself on your journey. As an elite athlete, now very happily on the other … More The Reasons For My Smooth Sports Retirement and Tips to Help Ease The Transition
In the age of social media where it feels like everyone is only posting their wins and downplaying their losses, I’m always hyper vigilant about the content that I share. Sure, I get that at times it’s hard to be vulnerable and willingly share some of the hardest moments we go through behind closed doors, … More Hello 2023: Reflections & Lessons of 2022
I’m coming up on one year since I made my official retirement announcement from Track & Field and life on the other side of competing has been quite the ride. In a peculiar way, so much has changed, but yet a lot has truly stayed the same. Here are four lessons that I took from … More Four Lessons From Track & Field That Are True in Retirement
As a retired athlete who had the privilege of competing professionally for twelve years, there are aspects of that lifestyle that I didn’t appreciate as much as I could’ve in the moment. And quite frankly, some aspects that I miss. Not miss in a “let me come out of retirement” kind of way, but miss … More Four Things Not To Take For Granted As A Professional Athlete
Far too many athletes retire and are left wondering “what comes next?”. Whether you are leaving your sport after the high school, college, or professional ranks, the transition is inevitable. Whether you made millions of dollars and had a tremendous amount of success, or not, there comes a time when you must hang up the … More Will You Be Prepared For The End?
Dr. Tiffany Ofili Porter 