Monthly Archive for April, 2020

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Main skills to cope this time

These are the characteristics of the winning athletes at the World Championships and Olympics. They are also the skills that people have to show during times of crisis, such as the one we are experiencing.

  • Confidence - Being aware in our ability to adapt to change in a constructive way for ourself and our family.
  • Keeping cool - Keeping control of one’s thoughts and organising everyday life with specific, well-defined and achievable goals.
  • Be a your positive leader - We need to know how to be a leader of ourself to achieve the daily goals and to be an example to the people with whom we live and those with whom we have meaningful relationships.
  • Adapt to arising situations – We need to make constructive sense of what happens even when it does not correspond to our own desires.
  • Be prepared for distractions and follow a plan – Unforeseen events are part of everyday life, we need to think and react quickly.
  • Believe that winning is realistic - The pandemia will end and we will be able to live without the current restrictions.
  • Team cohesion and compassion - The belief that #stayunited and our personal sense of social responsibility towards the other individuals are indispensable to get out of this health crisis situation.

Be aware of your motivation

We often talk about athletes’ motivation but not always with the same frequency we teach how to understand their personal motivation.

I want to propose two useful exercises to reflect on this point in a constructive way.

First exercise

Sit comfortably in a chair, close your eyes, take three deep breaths and think about the difficult moments you encounter during training and racing, the fatigue, mistakes and defeats experienced, and assess whether you’re willing to face other difficult moments and be committed to overcoming them.

Second exercise

Sit comfortably in a chair, close your eyes, take three deep breaths and think about the successes you can achieve and the races you can win, the joy you can feel after a brilliant performance and all the positive things that can happen thanks to the quantity and quality of your training. Evaluate whether they are enough to keep your motivation high.

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