1-1 Coaching

Individual coaching via Skype, face-to-face in cologne (Germany) or alternatively on training sites

Team Coaching

Empower your team with the FORTITUDE Mental Training principles

Workshops

Sylvain Laborde offers inspiring and interactive lectures and trainings (French, English, German, Spanish) with a focus on sports, music or organizations.

The workshops are based on cutting-edge science and illustrated with inspiring life stories from top athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs, and elite soldiers. A combination of the workshop topics within the same workshop is also possible.

Workshops at the German Sport University Cologne (in german)

Emotional intelligence

Scientists discovered some decades ago that IQ is not the only kind of intelligence that matters to flourish in life. Specifically, emotional competences help us to deal with the many emotional challenges people face with themselves and with others. Learn what are those emotional competences and how to master them. Workshops illustrated with examples taken from the TV series “Game of Thrones”, “Big Bang Theory”, and “Lie to me”.

Heart rate variability as a self-regulation marker

Take your mental and physical training up to the next level using heart rate variability measurements. Based on the vagal tank theory developed by Sylvain Laborde and his colleagues after a decade of research, learn how to take the most benefits from the virtue of the vagus nerve to empower emotion and stress regulation, concentration, decision-making, social functioning and global health. Inspired and illustrated by many examples from professional athletes and teams that have adopted heart rate variability as their beloved training companion.

Keynotes

The following topics can be covered at the location of your choice in order to organise specific training courses according to your needs
(offered in German, English, French and Spanish)

Peak performance under pressure

Many people suffer from not achieving during competitions what they are used to achieve during training. Learn how to reach your peak performance when the stakes are high.

Emotional intelligence

Scientists discovered some decades ago that IQ is not the only kind of intelligence that matters to flourish in life. Specifically, emotional competences help us to deal with the many emotional challenges people face with themselves and with others. Learn what are those emotional competences and how to master them. Workshops illustrated with examples taken from the TV series “Game of Thrones”, “Big Bang Theory”, and “Lie to me”.

Mental Toughness and Resilience

We are often stunned by athletes who manage to come back from hard times during their careers or during competitions when every hope seemed to be lost. Learn here how to develop mental toughness and resilience at any point of your life.

Stress management

A practical overview of the many existing stress management techniques and a focus on those that work best. In addition to the last scientific discoveries in neuroscience on the topic, let’s learn what thousands of years of Eastern traditions can teach us about it.

FORTITUDE Mental Training

Mental training says it all: it’s not magic, it’s training. Like you would not conceive starting your physical or technical training a couple of days before your big competition, the same applies to mental training. Learn here how to implement the FORTITUDE Mental Training to your training plan in order to improve steadily your performance.

Heart rate variability as a self-regulation marker

Take your mental and physical training up to the next level using heart rate variability measurements. Based on the vagal tank theory developed by Sylvain Laborde and his colleagues after a decade of research, learn how to take the most benefits from the virtue of the vagus nerve to empower emotion and stress regulation, concentration, decision-making, social functioning and global health. Inspired and illustrated by many examples from professional athletes and teams that have adopted heart rate variability as their beloved training companion.