Foundations of a World Champion - Gergely Siklósi - Learning, Feedback, Focus & Improvement
10/15/20 • 93 min
The World Championship Fencing in Men’s Épée was a truly spectacular bout where within the last minute Gergely Siklósi made an incredible comeback from a 3-score deficit. If you want to see a high-pressure situation, this is it. Besides discussing the final of the World Championship, Gergely shared his thoughts on his mental development and the key components which eventually made him victorious. This again is one of the longer episodes but truly worth the listen, we discussed the influence of personality in sport, how to make the most of feedback, mentorship, flow and Gergely shares his mental process after a loss. As always enjoy and let us know what you think of the episode!
0:30 Introduction
2:47 Start of Conversation
3:28 Gergely on Weapon Choice in Fencing
6:40 Overview of Different Weapons & Influence on Play
8:18 The Influence of Weapon Choice on Your Development
10:26 What Came First - Nature Vs. Nurture?
11:36 How Epee Influenced Gergely Growing Up
15:36 Development of Confidence as a Young Player
17:47 Development of Personal Style
18:48 Influence of Nationality
20:34 Gergely's Approach to Personal Style
23:14 Setting Traps for the Opponent
25:32 Being in the Moment & Flow
28:31 Flow & Process Orientation
29:40 Gergely's Thoughts Development & Flow
31:18 Quality of Attention - Deliberate Practice
34:00 Gergely's Mental Relaxation Practice
35:35 How to Deal with a Loss
40:21 Benefits of Guided Meditations & Body Scans
41:38 Balancing Mental Practice & Technical Practice
41:55 Asking for & Processing Feedback
45:15 Being Okay With Making Mistakes
49:05 On Growth, Struggle and Pay-Off
49:54 Short Term Pain of Looking at Mistakes, Ego and Growth
51:32 Ego or Confidence?
54:33 A More Broad Approach to Growth
55:14 Lonely vs. Aloneness
57:33 The (in)Effectiveness of Social Comparison
58:42 Intermission - Extra Thoughts on Aloneness & Social Comparison
1:01:11 The Power of Acceptance
1:03:26 Gergely on the Importance of Mentors
1:06:24 Finding Opportunities to Improve In Spite of Disadvantages
1:11:53 World Championship - Home Crowd Advantage
1:13:31 Breakdown of The Championship Bout
1:17:16 The Last Crucial Minute
1:20:25 Consequences of COVID
1:25:01 Gergely's Experience of Getting COVID
1:31:29 Gergely's Favorite Mental Skill
The World Championship Fencing in Men’s Épée was a truly spectacular bout where within the last minute Gergely Siklósi made an incredible comeback from a 3-score deficit. If you want to see a high-pressure situation, this is it. Besides discussing the final of the World Championship, Gergely shared his thoughts on his mental development and the key components which eventually made him victorious. This again is one of the longer episodes but truly worth the listen, we discussed the influence of personality in sport, how to make the most of feedback, mentorship, flow and Gergely shares his mental process after a loss. As always enjoy and let us know what you think of the episode!
0:30 Introduction
2:47 Start of Conversation
3:28 Gergely on Weapon Choice in Fencing
6:40 Overview of Different Weapons & Influence on Play
8:18 The Influence of Weapon Choice on Your Development
10:26 What Came First - Nature Vs. Nurture?
11:36 How Epee Influenced Gergely Growing Up
15:36 Development of Confidence as a Young Player
17:47 Development of Personal Style
18:48 Influence of Nationality
20:34 Gergely's Approach to Personal Style
23:14 Setting Traps for the Opponent
25:32 Being in the Moment & Flow
28:31 Flow & Process Orientation
29:40 Gergely's Thoughts Development & Flow
31:18 Quality of Attention - Deliberate Practice
34:00 Gergely's Mental Relaxation Practice
35:35 How to Deal with a Loss
40:21 Benefits of Guided Meditations & Body Scans
41:38 Balancing Mental Practice & Technical Practice
41:55 Asking for & Processing Feedback
45:15 Being Okay With Making Mistakes
49:05 On Growth, Struggle and Pay-Off
49:54 Short Term Pain of Looking at Mistakes, Ego and Growth
51:32 Ego or Confidence?
54:33 A More Broad Approach to Growth
55:14 Lonely vs. Aloneness
57:33 The (in)Effectiveness of Social Comparison
58:42 Intermission - Extra Thoughts on Aloneness & Social Comparison
1:01:11 The Power of Acceptance
1:03:26 Gergely on the Importance of Mentors
1:06:24 Finding Opportunities to Improve In Spite of Disadvantages
1:11:53 World Championship - Home Crowd Advantage
1:13:31 Breakdown of The Championship Bout
1:17:16 The Last Crucial Minute
1:20:25 Consequences of COVID
1:25:01 Gergely's Experience of Getting COVID
1:31:29 Gergely's Favorite Mental Skill
Previous Episode
012 – Foundations of a World Champion – Gergely Siklósi – Learning, Feedback, Focus & Improvement
The World Championship Fencing in Men’s Épée was a truly spectacular bout where within the last minute Gergely Siklósi made an incredible comeback from a 3-score deficit. If you want to see a high-pressure situation, this is it. Besides discussing the final of the World Championship, Gergely shared his thoughts on his mental development and the key components which eventually made him victorious. This again is one of the longer episodes but truly worth the listen, we discussed the influence of personality in sport, how to make the most of feedback, mentorship, flow and Gergely shares his mental process after a loss. As always enjoy and let us know what you think of the episode!
emotion regulation, flow, focus, fencing, using feedback, psychology, world champion, sport psychology
0:30 Introduction
2:47 Start of Conversation
3:28 Gergely on Weapon Choice in Fencing
6:40 Overview of Different Weapons & Influence on Play
8:18 The Influence of Weapon Choice on Your Development
10:26 What Came First - Nature Vs. Nurture?
11:36 How Epee Influenced Gergely Growing Up
15:36 Development of Confidence as a Young Player
17:47 Development of Personal Style
18:48 Influence of Nationality
20:34 Gergely's Approach to Personal Style
23:14 Setting Traps for the Opponent
25:32 Being in the Moment & Flow
28:31 Flow & Process Orientation
29:40 Gergely's Thoughts Development & Flow
31:18 Quality of Attention - Deliberate Practice
34:00 Gergely's Mental Relaxation Practice
35:35 How to Deal with a Loss
40:21 Benefits of Guided Meditations & Body Scans
41:38 Balancing Mental Practice & Technical Practice
41:55 Asking for & Processing Feedback
45:15 Being Okay With Making Mistakes
49:05 On Growth, Struggle and Pay-Off
49:54 Short Term Pain of Looking at Mistakes, Ego and Growth
51:32 Ego or Confidence?
54:33 A More Broad Approach to Growth
55:14 Lonely vs. Aloneness
57:33 The (in)Effectiveness of Social Comparison
58:42 Intermission - Extra Thoughts on Aloneness & Social Comparison
1:01:11 The Power of Acceptance
1:03:26 Gergely on the Importance of Mentors
1:06:24 Finding Opportunities to Improve In Spite of Disadvantages
1:11:53 World Championship - Home Crowd Advantage
1:13:31 Breakdown of The Championship Bout
1:17:16 The Last Crucial Minute
1:20:25 Consequences of COVID
1:25:01 Gergely's Experience of Getting COVID
1:31:29 Gergely's Favorite Mental Skill
Next Episode
013 – Path to PGA & Beyond – Rick Sessinghaus – Mental Growth In Golf Beginner to Pro
Rick is a real veteran of Golf with literally decades of experience and his coaching has helped junior, collegiate, and professional golfers get to new levels in their game. One of the people he has helped in their journey of improvement is Collin Morikawa, with three PGA Tour wins – including the major 2020 PGA Championship.
In this episode we started off by discussing the integration of challenging yourself (growth mindset) while still playing to your strengths. This all in the context of development in the context of long-term perspective, starting as a junior all the way to the PGA like Morikawa. You can also expect some key practices that you can implement straight away on the green. Especially relating to the topic of responsibility and control. We finish up a short tease of how to integrate technology into your training and Rick’s personal practices. As always I hope you enjoy this episode.
emotion regulation, flow, sport psychology, pro golf, focus, world champion, using feedback, psychology, golf, pga
0:29 Introduction
3:21 The Paradox of Growth Mindset & Playing to Your Strengths
6:06 A Growth Mindset on Negative Emotions
7:32 How to Combine Creativity & Growth Mindset in Training
10:41 Development as Player Youth to Pro
13:02 Setting Expectations of Development
13:50 Differences in Physical Progression
15:26 How Are You Talking To Yourself?
18:07 Flipping Anxiety To A Strength
20:22 Coachability - Improve Your Ability to Grow
23:46 The Locus of Control - Dealing With Variability & Control
26:08 The Purpose of A Routine
28:07 Where to Take Responsibility And Where Not
31:23 Practicing with Mental Pressure
32:08 Key Tools to Take to The Green
38:12 How You Define & Relate to Pressure
41:00 The Benefits of Pressure
43:28 Flow State - Pressure and Relaxation
44:17 Coping With Anxiety & Pressure - Relaxation Exercises
48:20 Self-Talk & Cognitive Strategies
51:26 The Ability To Control Flow - Baseline & Triggers
54:08 Why Are We Playing to Begin With?
57:04 Incorporating Technology Into Your Training
1:00:11 EEG - Working With Brain Wave Activity
1:02:18 Crutch Vs. Integration
1:03:34 Rick's Favorite Mental Skill
1:05:42 Rick's Activity for Mental Recharge
1:07:40 Final Thoughts from Rick On COVID
1:09:24 Where To Connect With Rick
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