Fighters are athletes however they’re in a sport that is extremely stressful, fearful, and exciting to a much higher degree than your routine weekend team sport game. The less experienced a fighter is, the more likely they are to have trouble listening in the middle of the fight or between rounds. The ability for a fighter to listen to their coach during the competition is often the difference between winning and losing and is critical to the performance of the fighter. Fighters improve with experience however novices are often hopeless at listening and can drive trainers insane with frustration. Fighters know how important it is to listen to their coach,

For every coach, business owner, manager to be aware of to avoid potential peril. An important lesson in leadership. Underestimate the power of this ticking time bomb at your peril. Manage it early or risk seeing everything you build damaged. The phrase “familiarity breeds contempt” implies that the more you know someone increases the likelihood that you will develop a lack of respect or appreciation for them. This can happen because familiarity exposes people to deeper, less superficial aspects of someone personality, values and core beliefs. People fart in private but rarely on first dates or in job interviews. Familiarity can lead to taking someone for granted, noticing their flaws,