Leaving your job can be tough, and the most daunting part can often be approaching your boss to explain the reason behind your departure.
In the case of former Richmond forward Ben Griffiths, it was much of the same.
Griffiths, who played 62 games for the Tigers, announced his retirement from AFL in 2017 to pursue a punting career in the United States after being offered a scholarship at the University of Southern California (USC).
Griffiths has recounted his experience of telling Tigers head coach Damian Hardwick of his desire to make the switch.
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“I had to call him up on a Sunday afternoon and organise to catch up with him at a café,” Griffiths told SEN Breakfast.
“I’ve never been so nervous in my life, I had big sweat patches down my t-shirt.
“But he was extremely supportive and encouraging of the decision.
"He probably knew the opportunity that lay ahead of me so I was very grateful and thankful to have that conversation with him and get his support.
“I completely understand that he was probably annoyed to some degree, but he said it would be wrong of him to talk me out of an opportunity like this."
Griffiths will move to the States this year to prepare for the upcoming college football season which begins in late August.
Listen to Ben Griffiths' chat with Sam Edmund, Tim Watson and Bob Murphy on SEN Breakfast in the player below