I had been to ** different countries, across * continents, getting a taste of a multiculturalism that would taint my life to the present day.

The experience of a nomadic upbringing It inspired analysis from a young age. It inspired the recurring questions “how?” and “why?”.

I’ve been involved in fitness training since I was a teenager when I moved to Germany then Greececul then a lot of country playing football in proffesional level It didn’t take long before I was hooked. Football ( Soccer) became a part of life from that day on and it felt great to find something so relaxing that I could spend my spare time doing. At the time, I was involved in full-time volunteer work at a Sweden for kids refugese . At a holiday home for children we provided environmental education, sports days and training while on alternate days I was also involved in English and art classes in the city infirmary. I found that spending an early morning’s focused training . From 20011-04 I participated in Football coaching in Malta, As time passed and I continued with the volunteer work, I gained several humanitarian work related certificates before returning to the Montenegro 2015. Spending 5 years in Cruise industry as a Sports supervisor, in teh biggest cruise company in teh world Royal Caribbean international, I had valuable opportunities to create and strive for goals I had set for myself.

I was promoted to a management position where I was able to further develop my skills in communication as well as time-management and maintaining a ‘results-focused’ outlook. Though I learned a lot in my time there

Over the past few years, I have increasingly prioritized and put more of an emphasis on my personal fitness regime which meant delving into the science of it through extensive reading and research. Resultantly, I have been approached by friends, colleagues and friends of friends, who - over the past six years - I have delivered personalised training plans and sessions to. This has helped to progress further my in-depth analysis of the human psyche and performance. Furthermore, to aid my development of structuring an individual’s fitness goals into achievable reality I took a course in Fitness Instructing.

The course built on my knowledge of physiology, while the work experience aspect provided valuable insight on working in the fitness industry.

After being privileged to have travelled as much of the world as I have and seen so much of humanity and how we work and operate in different cultures through different traditional, religious and socio-economic backgrounds I feel now be in a position where I am able to develop my acquired analysis in the field of sport specific psychology.

Combining what I’ve learned from the philosophies of meditation, tried and proven sales techniques, the very science of muscle, reading training manuals and my experience in training myself as well as others, the mind is the force behind our every action. I’m led to believe that the difference between success and failure is in the mind.

Tapping into it and regulating its control over our bodies is perhaps the most important task we as humanity can learn.

Applying this to athletes, it is beyond exciting to think of what can be accomplished when the mind is trained to precision along with the body. I want to be on the forefront of scientific research that combines record breaking physiological performance with psychological discipline. The curriculum I’ve been following on the Access to Sports Science course here in Serbia & Montenegro is challenging at times but I’m certainly enjoying it. I feel that in this time away from education I have developed a real hunger for it.

In my spare time, I like to train (I’m currently focusing on cardiovascular ability with a view to run the 2008 Belgrade Marathon). My reading interests include books ranging from psychology to nutrition. A book, constantly on the top of my pile is “Patrick Holford’s – The Optimum Nutrition Bible”, which gives incredible reference to healthy eating. I’m currently inching through “Richard Dawkins – The Blind Watchmaker”. But don’t quiz me just yet...

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Aleksandar Sofranac