And here's how I keep track of annual financial and time summaries of my work, the fifth technical video in a series explaining how I keep my massage practice organized and humming along financially. This spreadsheet can be found on https://spmx.ca/records.
Entire video set: https://spmx.ca/erasmus. Tom from the Netherlands tries to explain how he says "bird", while Iris from Bavaria tries to take him seriously. This was taken during a PhD course on sport physio-/psycho-/sociology November 5, 2014 in Copenhagen.
The course was http://nexs.ku.dk/english/calendar/2014/phd-course-anne-marie-elbe, something we attended as part of our master's program, the European Master's in Sport & Exercise Psychology (EMSEP, now http://postgrad.pe.uth.gr/pse). The music is "Klompendans" by André Rieu.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXDLsDSA2is
Excerpts from an interview with Lithuanian sport psychologist Lina Vaisetaitė on her work with the Lithuanian Olympic Committee in Vilnius. For the full writeup see https://spmx.ca/lina.
We discussed her definition of sport (0:05, including forays into speed chess, competitive yoga, and the origins of football: 0:10, 0:53, 2:02) and her thankfulness for open access to so many resources for athletes (2:29) coupled with exasperation that athletes don't train systematically train psychologically just yet (3:03). We then talked about her own work (4:13), including her academic background (4:31), reflections on past Olympics attended (5:31), current projects (6:58), and consulting philosophy (7:50). Here she championed a direct conversational approach, noting tools like the performance profile are only good in select cases (9:27). We then chatted about working with Lithuanians in specific (10:59), where a lack of vocabulary sometimes proves troublesome (11:33). We discussed using the well-known sport psych film database (12:45) where again, she noted this is not as effective as simple talking and listening in consulting. We wrapped up with her very wise thoughts on recommendations in general, be they books or films or something else (13:05), finally brushing up against words of warning she has for talking with media (15:14).
Video clips in this interview:
Chess (0:11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL-uWmw4YMA
Yoga (0:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LB-23nwdKY
Olympics (5:53): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsDY1Ha83M8
The remaining interviews in this Baltic series were with Dace Eikena and Irina Simoņenkova in Latvia (https://spmx.ca/dace-irina), Nino Petriashvili in Belarus (https://spmx.ca/nino), and Dagmara Budnik-Przybylska in Poland (https://spmx.ca/daga).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J7_BnCivII
Select wins from two Ontario judo tournaments during the 2012 competitive season, showcasing an ankle block (sasae tsurikomi ashi), a failed leg throw transition to a pin (osoto gari → mune gatame), and a series of leg and hip throws (harai goshi & tai otoshi). Results: 1st place at the Peel Regional (March 31st, Wodbridge) & 4th place at the Ontario Closed (April 29th, Brampton). Originally uploaded to vimeo.com/51698359 on October 18, 2012. More details: https://spmx.ca/bio.
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From https://spmx.ca/stephanie (entire video set: https://spmx.ca/erasmus). During Prof. Hanrahan's disability seminar, some neat things happened. I also learned that Brent was not to be trusted (May 21, 2014, Leipzig). Originally uploaded to https://vimeo.com/122859307 on March 21, 2015.
Our program was the European Master's in Sport & Exercise Psychology (EMSEP, now http://postgrad.pe.uth.gr/pse), and the song is "Ab In Den Süden" by Buddy vs. DJ The Wave.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnKOB17R4yc
The full write-up: https://spmx.ca/trp
0:00 Administrativia
1:57 Why I was curious about TrPs
4:56 Anatomical context of the spinal cord
6:34 Main pain modulation theories in context
7:07 Ascending modulation: referred pain
9:29 Ascending modulation: Gate Control Theory (v. Descartes)
15:52 Descending modulation: pain in the brain
20:15 Descending modulation: neuromatrix theory
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QscW0wZ_5s
Excerpts from an interview with Latvian sport psychologists Dace Eikena and Irina Simoņenkova on their practice in Riga. For the full writeup see https://spmx.ca/dace-irina.
We discussed Latvia's brain drain to the EU (0:05), their favourite techniques (performance profiles & "paper, pencil, eyes": 0:13), their take on resources like journals and movies (hard to access and not as effective, conversely very boring for many athletes: 1:00), and their criticisms of psychologists not always being very open on the sharing front (1:58). Next up were cultural considerations when working with Latvians (2:59), particularly dealing with a lack of confidence (3:16) and difficulty to motivate to perform well outside the Baltics (3:30), as well as the prominent role women play in Latvian culture (4:10), including the pre-Christian goddess Māra, the traditional view of freedom as a woman and, of course, Mother Latvia. Lastly we touched on the difficulty of mastering the context-rich Latvian language (4:35), as well as Irina's personal motto: "If you can reach the bar, it's not good for you" (4:55).
The remaining interviews in this Baltic series were with Lina Vaisetaitė in Lithuania (https://spmx.ca/lina), Nino Petriashvili in Belarus (https://spmx.ca/nino), and Dagmara Budnik-Przybylska in Poland (https://spmx.ca/daga).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-WG0xwDAU
Great quotes from the movie (not all in this clip):
Mannheim: “Remember, there are no short cuts, son. Quick-buck artists come and go with every bull market. The steady players make it through the bear markets. You’re a part of something here, Bud. The money you make for people creates science and research jobs. Don’t sell that out.”
B. Fox: “I never knew how poor I was until I started making money.”
Gekko: “What’s worth doing is worth doing for money.”
Gekko: “A fool and his money are lucky to even meet.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqjQxs9l5fg
First time doing a video interview so apologies for the poor audio, especially the wind and cellphone vibration interruptions. Let's chalk this up to experience : ).
Hou is a sport psychologist who opened his private practice in Taipei after completing his studies in the field across Finland and Germany. For the full writeup see https://spmx.ca/hou.
We first defined sport (0:39) and then discussed sport psychology in Taiwan (1:47), including its legal (2:30) and title (2:51) status. Hou then shared his own academic background (4:22), his current work with athletes and personal trainers (5:07), how he chose to study in Europe (5:23) and the uniqueness of Finnish education (5:52), including an interesting difficulty many foreigners have with it (6:30) and the hypothetical adoption of the this noncompetitive system to sport (6:56). We then talked of this same approach in Finnish athletics (7:48), and how it is successful in fostering a healthy population at the expense of elite success (9:23), in contrast with the current Taiwanese (10:00) and Spanish approaches (10:42). He then explained the Finnish concept of "sisu" (11:12), including a caution against its indiscriminate use (13:46) as well as the Finnish attitude of valuing contribution over status in general (15:02). Hou compared life in Finland to that in Germany (15:33), and then we discussed the stereotype of Finnish shyness (16:22) and helpfulness (17:29), and how to work with these (18:10) as compared to working with Germans where being open to criticism and explanation is key (20:00) or to working in Taiwan where asking "good" questions is encouraged (20:52), and where different strategies need to be employed (21:44). Hou then shared how the power of choice builds motivation (23:38) and his surprise in discovering how different worldviews people can sometimes hold (25:00) and his approach of connecting these with his own (25:58). We discussed his regret at not having access to a sport psychologist during his own basketball career (27:15) and a good criticism of the vagueness many young athletes experience at the hands of well-meaning phrases (28:24) as well as how to "make yourself lucky" with access to the right resources as an athlete (29:32) and the importance of making sport fun (30:08). We then dove deeper into his work with personal trainers (31:05), including details of how this career works in Taiwan (32:07) as well as how he starts work with a client (33:38), a unique, counterintuitive technique for working with young athletes (38:12), and differences between working with an individual (39:56) versus with a group (40:19). We closed the interview with recommendations for a film (40:40), additional resources (42:11), and two books (43:34), with Hou's best practical advice (46:57) and his own personal motto (48:09).
Video clips in this interview:
Olympics (0:10): https://youtube.com/watch?v=78b_SSFE0O4
Sisu (11:19): https://youtube.com/watch?v=y50JVgMEgxo
Hou's slam dunk (27:32): https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufAperEnd8o
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From https://spmx.ca/stephanie (entire video set: https://spmx.ca/erasmus). Stephanie Hanrahan led a disability seminar during our Sport Psych. MSc program at Leipzig University. For many of us, it was truly a perspective-changing event (May 21-27, 2014).
Our program was the European Master's in Sport & Exercise Psychology (EMSEP, now http://postgrad.pe.uth.gr/pse), and the song is "I Follow Rivers (Audigroove Remix)" by Lykke Li.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L62vN5W5EQ0