Riccardo Paterni

Riccardo, together with his business partner and MindUP Enhancement Psychology ® co-founder Lorenzo Baldassarri and senior trainers Andrea Giammaria and Michele Marconi, has led a conference on the topic of integrated mental training within the Gran Fondo Terre dei Varano cycling event; an international event that has involved athletes from all over Italy and several counties.

The multichannel publisher ITALIA ECONOMY has organized a very interesting and successful event at The Innovation Center in Florence regarding the topic of “Designing the Future”: companies and public institutions alike debating together on innovation topics relevant to actual widespread progress. Proud to be part of the ITALIA ECONOMY project that with is ‘bottom-up’ set-up makes sure that Small and Midsize Enterprises  find ways to have active roles within overall Italian economic and social development. The project is already active nationwide in Italy with specific focus on the following regions: Tuscany, Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. It will expand to new regions soon. Check it out!

The Ruote Classiche Club in Prato is vey active in organizing unforgettable events with key protagonist of the Italian and international motorsport scene, events that unmistakably go to the roots of traditional motorsport values of talent, growth, commitment and continuous improvement.  On May 19th the event has seen as protagonist of the evening Thierry Boutsen: 164 F1 World Championship Gran Prix, 3 F1 wins, 15 F1 podiums.

He also raced in many other categories in Europe and also the USA showing a remarkable versatility and winning in any category he has raced.  His career is truly unique because he started racing late (18 years old, he had to wait for a driving license first) and coming from a small country (Belgium) he never had solid financial backing. Nevertheless he always made the best of what he actually had appreciating the fact that from such humble beginning racing for 10 years (1983-1993) in F1 has been already a key achievement.

Data shows that he could have have achieved much more in his F1 career given he had more support financial or technical support yet he does not regret anything: Boutsen has a winning mentality, focusing on the positive side and appreciating than anything is ‘character building’. Even luck is not a factor to him, luck is just a matter of opportunities passing by and simply being ready to catch them. No doubt he has been utilizing this mindset to achieve results not only in motorsport but also in the florid career in executive aviation he has undertaken as an entrepreneur since many years. It has been a pleasure to listen to him talking about grit, determination, his very close friendship with Senna (beyond racing) with his unmistakable sense of flair and elegance.

We spoke about the fact that a book about his career and approach to life would be well worth it, he keeps being too busy to focus on it right now, but eventually he will also get this goal done to the benefit of many people that will have the opportunity to appreciate the the timeless wisdom of a man besides the achievements and talent of the race driver.

Mika Hakkinen to me represents an indiscussed top talent, crowned with 2 F1 World Championships, and most of all values of sportsmanship, straightforwardness and humbleness that are dear to me. This is all still very evident while a follows the career of his younger children on karting tracks … We were born in the same year, 1968…

Riccardo has been present at the AIWeek in Italy together with the published of ITALIA ECONOMY, Davide Trade. ITALIA ECONOMY has been media partner to the event and, as an integrated publisher and events organizer, focuses on generating innovation and economic progress in Italy by involving bottom-up companies and local public entities.

“Athletica organized an intensive camp for Proracing Motorsport Academy riders and MindUP Enhacment Psychology ® contributed to the camp with a first assessment at the basis of integrated mental training in synergy with all the other activities of the Academy co-founded by Gianciacolo Fisichella and Marco Cioci.

All this in total synergy with the training and physical activities organized by Athletica. Integrated and innovative methods, concreteness, operational and research synergies between various specialist skills; all of this is put at the service of the development and growth of young talents from all over the world.”

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On March 15th Riccardo Paterni together with his business partner Lorenzo Baldassarri in MindUP Enhancement Psychology ®  (Synergy Pathways’ sister company) has participated to a TV show focusing on the topics of health and performance. At this link the relevant video and pics.

Thank you to all the people close to me in so many different ways for making this 2022 so challenging, special and rewarding! such a learning and growing experience to keep sharing with all of you in 2023! Thank you!