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An inspirational story
Take a minute and read this story by Nancy Lieberman and then come back to this blog. This woman is bad assery! I wish I had a smidge of what she has…..I’m just a follower when I look at her … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcaro, bodymechanics, Boxing, chinookpeople, forzaitalia, functional patterns, inspiration, life, Molly mcconnell, multnomah, Nancy lieberman, nature, Naudi Aguilar, PNW, truth, womenwhobox, workethic, workhard
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Interest in our failures
The hardest people to coach are the perfectionists. They are driven to do everything so right and there is no room for error. Frustration lurks around every bend. Creativity is stifled. Over tensioned muscles try to control and prevent errors … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, canvas, confidence, flexibility, functional patterns, inspiration, ring, sparring, truth, womenwhobox
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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
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
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
