Cristina Zenato Instagram – These are some of the questions and answers from the Inspiring Women Blog Series I thought it would be good to share individually.
“Do you think women are different divers than men and why?”
Yes and no. Of course, physiologically women and men are different divers, it comes from our bodies and natural features. At the same time, saying that all women or all men dive in a certain way would be a generalization that doesn’t give justice to anyone.
What I found different through my years of teaching, is unfortunately something that comes from projections and not necessarily reality.
Traditionally, more women than men come into diving with the impression that they are not good enough and might need a lot of work, while men feel they can do it easier.
While a woman is completing an excellent course with me, she might still be doubting her performance and results. While a man is completing the same and sometimes not with the same level of proficiency, he instead thinks he is doing better.
It is not a right or wrong, it is something I have noticed through the different levels of teaching and the hundreds of students and thousands of divers I have worked with when I work with.
Instead of tackiling the skills for the sake of the performance requirement, I work more on the mindset, the self-awareness, and learning correct personal evaluation. The new awareness becomes the base to subsequently work on the skills. Once the mindset is leveled, the results will show and differences will no longer be there.
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@neptunic_com | Posted on 07/Aug/2024 21:43:32
