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More on a skilled life
Sitting in the wallows of self pity sometimes feels good- for a moment anyway. It’s nice to curl up and wrap the blanket around my whole body, snug, tight, compact and protected. It’s soothing to lie still, to feel hurt, … Continue reading
Living a skilled life
I was 17 when I took the job at the nursing home. I was living a lost life and the nursing aid job, sports and high school studies kept my head barely above water. My senior year I worked night … Continue reading
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Tagged box, Boxing, boxing gym, Community, feedback, gio cabrera mioletti, growth, inspiration, life, northwest, Pacific Northwest, science, seattle boxing, Seattle boxing gym, skills, skillz, snow, snowmageddon, sports, truth, work
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Failure
I learned how failure is essential for growth and confidence from my dog Frida. We were hiking in a heavily bouldered area. Already a tough task for a human—-an even tougher task for a long bodied, short legged canine. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 512 project, basset hounds, boulders, Boxing, canine, Dogs, failure, feedback, jon young, learning, mountains, nature, PNW, truth, washington state, weareonindigenousland
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Fear
The most tiresome thing of being a coach is watching fighters hit that wall of fear and choose to walk away from it. It’s heart wrenching to watch from the outside and see it so clear. How do you convey … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, confront, fear, inspiration, isolation, punch, quitting, run, truth
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Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody- Mark Twain I ran across this quote on a #coachesdowntime walk. Walking through our lives we bump into and against many people. Most of our interactions … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcaro, Boxing, boxing ring, connection, fear, fight, functional patterns, goals, living, mark twain, Pacific Northwest, Reveal, Seattle boxing gym, seattle boxing gyms, truth, zone
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Sherpa
A coach’s job can be very uncomfortable. We are sherpa’s of the soul…..of that which lies deeply hidden. We watch from the outside what the body reveals. Holding secrets just like the heavy bag. All we have is our perception, … Continue reading
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Tagged body, box, coach, deep, doityourselffirst, heavy bag, hidden, ring, secrets, truth, turnbuckle, wriggle
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Insights-4
Intentful speaking is extremely important to me. I am constantly listening to my word choices and evaluating if what I’m saying is what I mean. And if not, why? Last year I heard myself saying “I’ll let you do that” … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing ring, canvas, Community, ego, exposure, intent, intentions, mental fortitude, physical fitness, psychology, purpose, ring, thoughts, truth
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CONFLICT AND SPARRING
Sparring is a perfect metaphor for conflict. You are duking it out with a cohort because you both are working to obtain similar things. Sometimes you stay calm, other times you escalate. You both want better skills, success, and self-efficacy. … Continue reading
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Tagged box, Boxing, boxing gyms, canvas, coaching, discomfort, homo sapiens, humans, ring, Seattle boxing gym, squared circle, student, teacher, truth, uncomfortable
Evening thoughts across the bridge
Sometimes blogs seem elusive and other times about 3 or 4 blogs run through me so rapid fire that I can’t capture a single word. Tonight I was driving home across the West Seattle Bridge…..looking at the crimson sky as … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, blog, Box on, Boxing, bridge, coaching, duwamish, Expression, jack kerouac, thelonious monk, thoughts, truth, west seattle, words
