How the Assessment Works
The 6 Identities assessment is a 40-question diagnostic that measures your post-athletic transition across 8 interconnected areas of life. Your responses generate a scored profile that determines which of 6 identity patterns you've taken on since leaving sport.
The 8 Components
We measure transition through the lens of structural honesty, focusing on 8 key markers of a healthy post-career life.
Identity & Direction
How clearly you can define who you are and where you're going beyond sport.
Values Alignment
Whether the values you're living match the values you actually hold under pressure.
Relationships
The depth and health of your closest connections since the career ended.
Belonging
Whether you have genuine community and recurring environments where you're known.
Self-Awareness
Your ability to honestly assess how you're doing across all areas of life.
Obstacles
How clearly you've identified what's actually blocking your forward progress.
Daily Structure
Whether your days are designed with intention or left to drift.
Execution
Whether you follow through on the priorities you set for yourself.
The 6 Identity Types
Assigning an identity type is not about finding a single score; it's about analyzing the shape of your profile. Our algorithm looks at how your 8 component scores relate to one another to identify the underlying pattern of your transition.
For example, someone with high execution but low values alignment will fall into the "Performer" pattern, while someone with high awareness but low daily structure will be identified as a "Drifter." Each type represents a distinct psychological and structural profile with its own set of strengths, blind spots, and recommended interventions.
The Research Foundation
"The assessment is built on peer-reviewed research in athletic transition, identity psychology, and behavioral science. A 2023 scoping review of athlete transition literature confirmed that no systematic, structured framework existed for supporting athletes through the post-career identity crisis. 6 Identities was built to fill that gap."
Our methodology integrates established psychological theories of transitions—such as Schlossberg's Transition Theory and Tajfel's Social Identity Theory—with behavioral data collected from thousands of elite athletes. We move beyond "coping mechanisms" to address the core structural changes required to build a sustainable life after sport.
93.1%
of athletes rate their results as accurate or very accurate.