001 – Lessons From Competitive Fighting – James Duffy
001 – Lessons From Competitive Fighting – James DuffyDescription
#001 - The Psychological Aspects of Competitive Fighting, discussing Emotion Regulation, Dealing With Fear, and Why You Should (Not) Make Your Bed and more.
Keywords: emotion regulation, sport psychology, muay thai kick boxing, psychology, dealing with fear
Episode 001 - Lessons From Competitive Fighting - James Duffy
0:27 Introduction & Overview
2:05 How James Started Out
3:52 Dealing with Physical Pain & Fighting
4:14 Getting Beaten Up
8:53 Dealing with Fear & Anxiety
9:35 Personal Example of Fear
10:47 James Perspective of Fear
11:54 Recovering from Fear
14:26 Emotional Intelligence
15:15 James EQ Development
15:48 The help of Mentors
17:16 Becoming more Aware of Emotions
18:58 Mentor-Mentee Relationship
21:23 Being Guided Through Fear
24:03 Example of Developing EQ
25:00 Fighting with a Broken Arm
27:04 Unexpected Help
28:29 Mental Toughness
28:49 What Drove James to Continue
30:01 Integrity & Human Spirit
30:11 Self-Talk & Mantra's
32:13 Overcoming The Un-Overcomeable
34:46 Getting out of Competitive Fighting
39:35 Training Mental Toughness
41:53 Why You Should & Shouldn't Make Your Bed
43:19 Habits in the Larger Context of Life
43:46 The Difficulty of Ideals
44:41 Honesty vs. Dishonesty
46:42 Tips for Aspiring Fighters
48:00 Biases: The Mental Pitfalls
49:57 Defining Your Values
50:53 Different Perspectives on Values
52:45 James’ Info & Beneminds
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