Probably there isn’t anything worse in esports than losing ‘a game already won’. Underperforming in the most important game moments is known as ‘choking’. Choking under pressure is a major concern in esports amongst players and teams of any game or tier. Choking usually occurs when a player fails to achieve his self-imposed performance in […]
We all talk to ourselves. It’s as natural as breathing. But a lot of time we fall a victim of this internal dialogue.. Especially in competitive environment such as esports. When things are not going well in-game we tend to be more negative about ourselves and even when we try not to think about negativity, […]
Demotivation is one of your biggest enemies outside the server. In fact, being demotivated is probably one of the worst feelings, not only in esports but in general. This feeling is often described as a general sense of no direction and lack of progress. But what’s even worse is perhaps that despite the fact that […]
We hear so much about perfection on a daily basis that we think that everybody wants to be perfect. In fact, a desire to achieve is healthy and necessary in esports. But an irrational desire to be always perfect can become a problem and can cause dissatisfaction with performance and results. This is why it’s […]
As in life so in esports, comfort zones are a controversial topic. From one point of view they are very helpful – they keep our sense of order and control of our day, but from another – they could harm our long-term goals and productivity. What is the comfort zone? In plain words the comfort […]
Have you ever been so afraid of failing at achieving something that you decided that it’s better not even trying? Have you caught yourself at making excuses or undermining yourself in order to avoid the chance of failing? If the answer to both questions is ‘yes’, then like many people, you are experiencing a fear […]
Being confident in yourself and in your gaming skills is crucial for being a consistent winner. A lot of times esports players reach out to me with ‘low confidence issues’ but when asked, they can’t really tell why they experience this negative effect. So, in this brief text I will introduce three of the most […]
The impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is so massive and unpredictable that it literally threw our lives in chaos in all aspects. Small businesses collapsed in just a few days, major events in all industries were canceled without a warning and all of a sudden, we had to adapt to a completely different way […]
Even though we want to improve ourselves every day and try to invest maximum effort in our game, the reality is that we all have ‘good’ and ‘bad’ days. The main point of improvement and feeling satisfied with your results is to have more good days than bad days. Sadly, the truth is that a […]
The only difference between a hardcore gamer and a professional esports player is their mindset. The mindset is where all the problems such as inadequate daily routine, feeling of low self-esteem and failing to complete your goals are lurking and at the same time it is the place where all solutions to these problems are […]
