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An extraordinary journey – If you want you can! Everything else is an excuse.
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“An extraordinary journey” is a book that comes from the magic of meeting with the legend of martial arts Giorgio Petrosyan. Each stage of the journey is linked to Giorgio’s mental preparation for matches, where every detail is taken care of with pinpoint dedication.
On this journey you will be able to experience Giorgio’s Armenian roots up close, set in Lake Sevan, a sacred place for him which, together with the music of his origins, helps our champion to face every challenge with an exciting mix of intensity and lightness .
This coaching journey was born out of a deep, unrepeatable friendship that makes my life better every day. Anyone who reads this book will be taken by the hand on a unique journey that will allow you to get to the heart of the practical work of coaching and how you can really integrate head and heart to improve our quality of life.
Dr. Giovanni Tavaglione, international coach, founder of the Inner Rainbow Academy, has been helping companies, international companies, entrepreneurs and professional athletes for 22 years to integrate numerical results and psychophysical well-being through tailor-made consultancy, personalized training, coaching, counseling and ad hoc mentoring. He is a partner of Team Petrosyan and in particular supports the world champion Giorgio Petrosyan for the mental preparation for the matches.
Gevorg “Giorgio” Petrosyan is the absolute number one in kick boxing of all time. There is no alter ego. Giorgio Petrosyan is nicknamed “The Doctor” for his precise and surgical strokes. His leadership is expressed through the example he gives to all his students of the most important sports academy in the world built together with his brother Armen: the Petrosyan Academy Team.
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Ilaria Raffin –
I have just finished reading “An extraordinary journey” and I wanted to write to thank Giovanni Tavaglione for having written it… moreover… I had been looking for a message for days that the book obviously contained. Giovanni, whom I consider my master, is really a beautiful creature… humble, generous and powerful in the strength of his messages… to me, the little girl on the road always appears as a safe haven… thanks Giovanni
Pietro Cavalli –
An extraordinary journey “If you want you can! Everything else is an excuse!” by Giovanni Tavaglione and Giorgio Petrosyan is an important testimony that demonstrates what results a man can achieve in his field of activity if he manages to do a profound work on himself.
The work of seeking the self is complex and difficult, and in this case it has been aided by the personal relationship of two men who share vibrations and frequencies.
Each of us has all the resources to do well what he wants and to be happy, and Giovanni managed to make Giorgio understand how to get to those resources.
The extraordinary journey can take various forms such as the one that prompted Giorgio to become an explorer to descend into his deepest self and reactivate memories, sounds, situations and who knows what else that allowed him to live the present in an absolute way.
Another way of seeing the journey is the one made by Giovanni in Giorgio’s life, and the more he delved into that life the more he discovered the many situations and similarities that bring the two lives made up of memories, dreams and much more together.
I also see in this book a break in the world of coaching, to which for convenience and habit we often resort to have pre-packaged recipes, ready-to-use apps to arrive at the same results as Giorgio, understood as affirmation, success. There is nothing more wrong.
If you want you can! Everything else is an excuse! it means that only with real and hard work on oneself can the necessary balance be reached to face the challenges that life offers us, it is up to us to take on every single challenge and overcome it with our own resources, but not to obtain success measured with acknowledgments of others: the real opponent is within us and is called EGO.
Cristian Feregotto –
Hi Giovanni, the serenity of these days has allowed me to complete and fully enjoy reading your “extraordinary journey” with Giorgio Petrosyan. A pleasure, between metaphors, determination, discipline and humility. Congratulations to you and to all the people who contributed to this work!
Alessandra Cicero –
…and three… it’s the third time I’ve re-read the book and it’s the third time I’ve experienced it in a completely different way, maybe the mood is different. I have seen the strength of love, of the friendship of “believing”. It is a book that I have recommended and given to many people because through this book you can really look inside us and find some answers. Thank you Giò and Giorgio for sharing your extraordinary friendship and thank you for helping me to read that “I” that often hides behind… nothing. A strong hug
Anthony Bertei –
I had the honor of personally meeting Giovanni, a truly knowledgeable and absolutely TRUE man. Really great and educational book. Not only for those who practice/teach combat sports, but for everyday life. His journey with Giorgio exemplifies the “whoever wants to can” and fully living the present with awareness. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to embark on a journey in themselves to improve their psychophysical well-being.
Alessandro –
An incredible book, which makes you understand how fundamental the mind really is before anything else, reading this book having been lucky enough to also know the athlete makes you understand how infinite the potential of a mentally “conditioned” person is. Highly recommended.
Nico Di Pede –
Hi John. I found the book… special. Special because I was expecting something else. I’ve already read the book written by Giorgio on his biography and sincerely I was expecting something similar. Instead I found something else. I found the coordinates of a journey of an equally extraordinary man deciphered in a unique way by Giovanni. I’m finishing the book and getting ready to read it again 🙂 . Advised!
Daniele Cavaliero –
A powerful book, which tells the story of what is hidden inside the mind and heart of a champion, when he meets those who have the means, the sensitivity and the humility to make themselves available for all this to come out into the light of day. Not just a book, but also a teaching and an encouragement to look inside ourselves, to be the best version of ourselves! Thanks Giorgio, Thanks Giovanni!
Mattia –
I state that I am not an avid reader, An extraordinary journey presented to me by Giovanni is the first text that I read practically in one breath, while reading it I understood in a clear and clear way, how much discipline, perseverance and passion are hidden behind an incomparable champion like Giorgio. Seeing how taking care of the mental side goes hand in hand with taking care of physical training has been a huge food for thought and a stimulus for me to improve myself. Highly recommended!!!
DANIELE –
The first book I start and finish the same day! A beautiful book… for sportsmen and not, for warriors and not… a book for those who are also “just” looking for inner growth. Two great friends who together travel a road made up of unexpected events, fights, victories and much more. The true friendship! Congrats Gio!
Adriano Paliaga –
An extraordinary journey full of emotions, lived stories, true feelings. Below I list some points that have remained in my heart, some of which I try to put into practice on a daily basis: – mental training – pay attention to silence – daily diary – respect for good sleep – daily physical training. The book is an extraordinary journey for readers, but above all a guide for self-improvement. Congratulations, thank you Giovanni.
Massimo –
I am very satisfied with the contents that I found within this text. I start by saying that I work in the world of martial arts and that knowing the details of the inner work that a champion like Giorgio Petrosyan shared with Giovanni intrigued me a lot. I recommend this text to all people who want to enjoy extraordinary stories that come from the depths of the king of all time. George Petrosyan. Congratulations to Giovanni Tavaglione who with his work helps people find their balance in this sea of difficulties that life is sometimes.
Cristina Memoli –
A book that does only good and does it at least twice: for yourself, traveler and disciple, who reads it and who can collect healthy thoughts and habits for your development and your psycho-physical balance, and for those who, thanks to the Your contribution will have an extra help to win his battle with an invisible enemy.