Former councilor Paolo Benini is on his fourth work. Now he says goodbye to his son on Luna Rossa and goes to the Olympics
In a certain sense we can also testify to this. Paolo Beninithe outgoing councilor of Siena and last May the leader of the defeated Lista De Mossi, made every effort in the immediate aftermath, due to his responsibilities, to offer himself confidentially to convey what was not on the cards.
The new people at the Palace, however, didn’t want to hear about it. In their analysis the distance taken from the entourage of De Mossi it was a reason for citizen consensus and therefore they wanted to stay away from their own predecessor. Even if everyone, including Benini, trusted more in the Melons than in Schlein.
For now, having refused this outstretched hand does not lead to real responsibility, however, new questions are emerging…
How come the management of the space obtained on the surface of the PalaEstra has unsustainable management costs and instead, among the Municipality’s papers, some backward minutes, there are plans for subsidiary income from possible chess competitions and other events?
Why was a judicial path chosen, which was also initiated by Benini, against Mountaineers and wasn’t some agreement sought while the judicial process was going on? And what compensation prospects remain?
How come no one can understand that the Uisp project financing includes the swimming pool Piazza Amendola?
Oh well Paolo, you could have made your new book about these things. In Siena we talk about it every other day…
“No, that’s a closed matter. My conscience is at peace and I don’t like wasting time. No one questioned my past as an administrator or even asked me to explain it in detail, which was many and development-oriented. Instead my fourth book since 2016 is called Beyond every victory – Sports challenges, daily challenges. AND…”
No, wait. Make us part of a world event for a moment. Tell us where you are and what you are doing at the moment?
“To be honest, dad. I will soon be in Sardinia and I will help my son Marco prepare for the move from the Gulf of Angels to Barcelona. The whole group of Red Moon is leaving for the 37th America’s Cup which will begin in August. Marco he is a mathematician who works on mechanotronics and is responsible for artificial intelligence on board. For the rest then there are the Olympics in Paris and I have numerous athletes who will participate, you have to have the head okay”.
Out of curiosity, but the cover of your book. Very beautiful, let’s be clear… They’re all Chinese, is it made with ChatGpt?
“Come on, I’m not all Chinese. The chef has clear Western origins for example… And yes, it is made with artificial intelligence: Amazon to agree to put the book on sale – 189 pages, 19.66 to receive it, 8.99 in kindle format – he rightly wanted me to specify it”.
You proclaim yourself a medical psychologist for healthy people. But if you don’t have to deal with sick people, you always win…
“Your definition doesn’t satisfy me: I say I’m a clinician lent… definitively… to sport. To be picky, I deal with mental performance. It’s not an easy job, in fact it’s decidedly difficult because I generally have to optimize thought processes in individuals who practice a sporting discipline at a high level. It serves to express the maximum. To push oneself beyond one’s limits.”
And in the book you claim that there is something called “Izof” which leads to a “performance peak” which originates from “mindfulness”… True?
“Yes, but I say it better than you. IZOF stands for Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning. In fact, I argue that the state of balance between body and mind that leads to a successful performance can, under certain conditions, be recognizable and repeated. I also say that the basis of a sporting performance can also be detected and reported in relation to a professional or life performance in general. After all, when I was still at university I launched the service at the university Coach for Student, aimed at supporting students with their studies. See the book cover: a swimmer and a chef, or the effort on an athletics platform or as part of a medical research team. The state of balance is the viaticum for success.”
And based on the examples you give and the stories in the book, will a reader be able to learn to give the best of themselves?
“He can try. Reasonably yes. In the second part, a series of techniques are stated and explained which must be those that lead us to maximum concentration. I don’t make any guarantees but you need to know to try. If you can’t do it, you start a relationship with someone like me. Reductively, a “Mentalcoach”, even if I am something more, I would say”.
Do you enjoy writing books?
“A lot but only when I’m in the right state of mind.”
