by Saana Koljonen | Jun 6, 2020 | Authentic Self, Self-Development, Sport Management, Sports, Volleyball
Vulnerability. Authenticity. Courage. Nice words? Uncomfortable words? What do they even mean? How could those words ever be related to sports? You must be out of your mind, you soft and smooshy lady from Finland, if you think those soft words could ever be installed,...
by Saana Koljonen | May 29, 2020 | Authentic Self, Communication, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sport Management, Sports, Volleyball
“All of us have the spark of leadership in us, whether it is in business, in government, or as a non-profit volunteer. The challenge is to understand where we can use our leadership gifts to serve others” -Ann Fudge Hellooo Ann Fudge and thank you...
by Saana Koljonen | May 22, 2020 | Authentic Self, Communication, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sport Management, Sports, Volleyball
The communication and interaction between coaches and athletes is sometimes excellent, sometimes not so excellent, and sometimes purely catastrophic. Everyone is mad or sad or something in between and it’s hard to focus on the main thing: getting better in your...
by Saana Koljonen | May 8, 2020 | Authentic Self, Communication, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sport Management, Sports, Uncategorized, Volleyball
Oh yay peeps! Human behavior, personality, and communication. These some other topics that I am interested about in addition to sports and volleyball. I could learn about those and utilize them when I still was playing. And now I took Extended DISC Training this...
by Saana Koljonen | May 1, 2020 | Authentic Self, Personal posts, Posts in English, Sports, Uncategorized, Volleyball
What happens when your sporting career ends suddenly? When something that you have invested in for so long, is taken away from you without your permission? That is something you don’t wish from Santa Claus. I knew that was always a possibility and that was one of the...
by Saana Koljonen | Apr 11, 2020 | Authentic Self, Pondering, Posts in English, Self-Development, Sports
Oh Jesus here we are. A subject that I thought I would never post anything about. Eating and body image. You know. Body image issues. It is often just so black and white that it drives me nuts. Too much subjectivity, prejudiced opinions instead of objective knowledge...
