{"id":2846,"date":"2019-02-18T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:01:35","slug":"athlete-thinking-story-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantalexander.com\/en\/our-news\/athlete-thinking-story-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete Thinking Story 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Confidence, Adaptation, Emotions, Resources, Concentration, Determination:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>These are six of the nine mental dimensions of <strong>Athlete Thinking\u00ae<\/strong>, featured in this film that offers a different perspective on the human adventures that are HR missions.<br>We are going to tell you a story of a mission\u2026 a first look before others\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hpBrF8Uld8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hpBrF8Uld8<\/a><br><em>&#8220;We often mistakenly think that when seeking performance, there is no place for empathy. 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