The Importance of Developing your Strengths

The Importance of Developing your Strengths

To excel in boxing, you have to be versatile, but that doesn’t mean being a jack-of-all trades. Several boxers have become champions because they mastered certain aspects of the game (e.g., boxing on the outside, footwork, counter-attacks), while their level of skill...
L’importance de travailler ses forces

L’importance de travailler ses forces

Pour exceller en boxe, il faut être polyvalent, mais ça ne veut pas dire qu’il faut savoir tout faire… Plusieurs boxeurs sont devenus champions parce qu’ils maîtrisaient presque parfaitement certains aspects de leur boxe (ex. contrôle de la distance, déplacements et...
Managing Stress

Managing Stress

Get grounded! The greater the stakes of the competition, the more you will be thinking about the medals and the result. To perform well, rather than focusing on the outcome, you must focus on what you need to do to get there, which is to apply your strategy1. On the...
Gérer le stress

Gérer le stress

Ramenez-vous sur terre Plus l’enjeu de la compétition sera important, plus vous penserez aux médailles, au résultat. Pour bien performer, plutôt que de mettre le focus sur le résultat, il faut centrer votre attention sur ce que vous devez faire, concrètement, pour...
The Story of the Pink Elephant

The Story of the Pink Elephant

Did you know that the brain doesn’t instantly understand the difference between yes and no? In fact, when we think or hear a sentence that contains a negative (e.g. don’t, not), our brain always starts by visualizing the idea before dismissing it.   If I say, for...