EWS - Efficiently Work Sport

On facing and dealing efficiently with 🧱 Plateaus.

 Not an experience to be dreaded.

 We lay out 2 possible routes for one to go about them.

 (more soon)

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What Drives Winning? 😼 A cool way to introduce this PotW from one of our favorite Youtube Channels. Here Brett Ledbetter brings in a Stellar conversation around Failure to tweak our Perception of it for Good (plus, with an EXTRA clip from Kobe Bryant! - one should look closer at this man's Legacy 🙏).

 So, I hope we finally hammered this home to hone the goodies of making mistakes. 

 When you fail at something... Do you usually get frustrated? Demoralized? Worrying about what other start to think? Pressured by the boooo-ing from the crowds? This episode assists in all of that! And never too much to emphasize the YT Channel "What Drives Winning", collecting and sharing inspiring stories around Sports in the USA.

 What will you start to implement more when you commit an error, that you got from this episode? Share with us how you will deal more effectively with failure from now on... in orderto Efficiently Work your Sports Practice (!)

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References: About Brett Ledbetter  |  Youtube Video & Channel 

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A Special IQ Episode laying out 🙏 some Scientific benefits shown for Gratitude; some thoughts and considerations; ideas for practice; and some ramblings about potential risks you will probably not here anywhere else, as they are 3 elements that EWS Founder came up with and wanted to raise awareness to!

 We speak about virtues here, how deliberately practicing Gratitude regularly can be helpful in what regards to your performance as an Athlete, some ideas to keep in mind and to implement, and finally, the important considerations for one to not get derailed with a more instrumental use of Gratitude. Warnings ahead!

Plus, as this got to be a FUNDAMENTAL Episode to EWS and to E-W-S (!) we provide you inside this 2 extra quotes 🙏

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Quote:

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."  ~ Cicero

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Timestamps:

• Intro + About Cicero > (01:10) 

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References:

Studies you can explore  |  About Cicero  |  The Infographic

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Excited to receive 💥 TedX Speaker and "Changing the Game Project" Founder, John O'Sullivan! Sharing knowledge and resources especially for Parents and Coaches in Youth Sports.

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Quotations:

 "My favorites parts of the week are getting out there with the 13yo boys that I coach in Soccer, because that really keeps me connected to everything that I'm doing - as a Parent, as a Coach, as someone who is trying to create an experience for children that is not transactional, but Transformational (...) not only to make them better on the field, but make them better people."

 "We get better by Challenge, when we are at that zone of Proximal Development (Piaget). That comes with winning and losing; not winning all the time. Or losing all the time." 

 " The most powerful voice in sport is our own. That internal self-talk that says 'I'm not good enough. Why am I here?' OR the one that says 'I got this!' - Recognizing what that internal dialogue is, and training ourselves to change it if it's not helpful..."

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TIMESTAMPS:

• Beginning of the Interview > (06:46)

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References:

CTG Website  |  John's Way of Champions Podcast |  John's Books  |  John's TedTalk 

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You know the apprehension 😳 of not being able to correspond to the expectations of important others. A fear of what other people think of you or of your levels of performance can influence your thoughts and behavior for worse... 

We don't want that to happen. So we enter here on a ramble for assisting with these situations. Besides some orientation, we direct to 2 options of professional help for given cases.

-- The Episode Referenced from Dr. Patrick Cohn Here

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EWS receives former World Heavyweight Boxing 🥊 Champion Michael Bentt!

 Michael is an inspiring figure in the Boxing world, and a protagonist in Netflix Series, “Losers” - Starring out on the Pilot.

 On this long and rich conversation we dive on Topics that go beyond what Michael passed anywhere else. We talked about Struggles he had ; Specific interesting parts of his Journey ; Relationship with his Father ; Boxing episodes ; Low Depressive times ; Contrasts between Boxing & Acting ; and more -- all while having in mind, looking to care for ourselves and get us closer to E-W-S!

  “This is one of the Episodes I find most essential for Athletes to listen to! It has the potential to make them open up more for the matters that Matter, and to become more self-aware about them in their Sporting Journeys.” ~ Gonçalo Marques    

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- Michael's Website;  - Raging Bull Movie;  - Article on MB Journey

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Quotes:

“What I’m happy is that I know that my father was at effect of some serious demons. And I know I can be also be... not his demons; my own stuff. And I’m very conscious about it (...)”

  “ When a boxer gets exposed physically, he gets exposed emotionally. But we don’t see that. All we see is him getting KO. We don’t see the further damages that boxers get through(...). (...) We’re friends now (...) we were naked there”

  “Boxing is a Gateway into Acting”

  “To live vicariously through me (Father) (...) He had to prove he had value in this world, you know? So he wanted to have a son to be his mascot”

  “(A: It wasn’t a full resolution inside you?)... When you leave a physical place, and travel cities away, you think all your problems are over, but the energy stays with you. Unless you can articulate that, you’re still swimming in that dark pool”

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  Timestamps:

• Intro & Resume > (0:49)

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What if all the comments 🗨️ you received when performing a task were powerful enough to make you happy you listened to those, as well as useful for learning and improvement??

 We're talking about the different ways of providing feedback! What different impacts they can have? (check episode #20 btw!

 On this QBIO we will not explore this big Theme in-depth for sure. But we present a creative idea (coming from John Kessel) on transforming the energy attached to the assumptions around "Feedback" and "Criticism", so that one becomes more open and at ease to receive the prospective comments with potential for development for one's future, and several levels.

 All while having in mind the Principles for E-W-S!

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Listen in for an Overview ⚗️ of a big reference on Podcasts on this realm of Sport Psychology. The Sport Psychology Hour hosted by Dr. Andrew Jacobs, who has +40 years of experience working on the field as a Psychologist.

 I mention a talk he had there recently with Amanda Clements, about Failure and Expectations.

 Alongside this all, I made some important notes for any Athlete, Coach, or Parents to have in consideration regarding the work of a Psychologist, especially regarding strategies proposed and interventions.

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- About Dr. Andrew  +  His Website&Podcast

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Technical abilities 🏌️‍♂️ are not enough to be a great player. Adding to that Physical and Tactical excellence and it’s still not enough to be stellar! So what does it take to achieve expertise and become a player that stands out from the rest of the competition? Hint: an ability to see into the future...

 How is it, exactly?? Wishy washy stuff? No, you will keep focused, super attuned in the present moment... And with practice, the rest will come. Magic happens.

 On this IQ, grabbing from the practical wisdom from one of the best Ice Hockey players of all time (Wayne Gretzky LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK) we point you to the Power of Anticipation. The power to succeed over opponents reactions. To play faster, effectively, and more efficiently.

 See, a critical element to Efficiently Work your Sports Practice!

 + We redirect you to some research on visual training and exercises to have better vision acuity. (links below)

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QUOTE:

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” ~ Wayne Gretzy

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References:

• Wayne Gretzky ;

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 A big one for Parents, finally! 👨‍👦 “Non-Perfect Dad” Richard Shorter joins EWS to talk with Host Gonçalo Marques about Parenting Approaches to youngsters in sports.

 Keep in mind that this go crosswise and there's Educational gems packed here.

 Anyways, we unravel topics like (among others) :

 - The risks of overvaluing Winning, and of overemphasizing good scores, as it can bring conditionalisms + disregard important aspects in childs behaviors and mindset;

 - The benefits of creating a "Safe Harbor" (and touching on concept of "Safe Uncertainty")

 - Expectations and Demands from Parents

 - Athlete's Value vs Person's Value + values

 Enjoy! Tell us your thoughts or stories in the last link in this ‘Description’, or by commenting anywhere. And pin this Episode as an essential one for E-W-S... at home!

-- Non-Perfect Dad Website --

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Quotations:

 “Lots of fun away from what my kids are good at (...) I love my Children, AND they play Sports. I don't love my 'Sporty Children'."

 "I don't think parents set out to love their children because they play Sports, but I think sometimes they accidentally convey that and that's why we're seeing some Mental Health Challenges in young people."

 "If a coach understands the best outcome is a gold medal, then those habits (for parents) will be different to others more developmental orientated. And that's part of the challenge of the society we live..."

 "They (...) play against teams that are 2-3years older (...) And they prep the children: 'you're gonna lose, this is gonna be a tough game, we want you to have a tough experience - here's what we want you to get out of this... That's brilliant in coaching!"

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Timestamps:

• Intro + Preview > (01:10) ;

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