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THE CORE PRINCIPLES – A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Latest News 17 Mar, 2011

As a performance consultant I often talk with people who are looking for a “magic formula” – the secret to success. Does it exist? Possibly. However, let me introduce what I call the CORE Principle, a recipe for generating success that relies on YOU. Confidence: Conf… Read Article

DANCING TO AFFECT

Latest News 28 Feb, 2011

In previous articles, I have alluded to the effective utilisation of your mental and emotional focus in achieving your maximum performance, both on and off the floor. So, you may well be thinking “why affect … doesn’t he mean effect?” In every performance we a… Read Article

COMPETITION PERFORMANCE – IT'S MORE THAN JUST "DANCING"

Latest News 8 Nov, 2010

I often hear and watch dancers spend so much time going over their routine just prior to performing in competition – the physical steps that one would expect would be so ingrained by the day of competition. However, I rarely observe anyone spending quality time on mental and emotio… Read Article

A RECIPE FOR "EGGCELLENCE"

Latest News 20 Oct, 2010

Recently I was sitting at breakfast in a Canberra hotel with some very successful ballroom dancers and teachers. While I was enjoying my bacon and eggs, I began to ponder … why are there so many ways to enjoy an egg … why is it one dancer will struggle to achieve, while another wi… Read Article

THE INS AND OUTS OF MOTIVATION

Latest News 9 Aug, 2010

For most, motivation reflects the drive to achieve. What most people are not aware of, however, is that motivation can be positive or negative. Positive motivation comes from within – the desire to achieve. Negative motivation comes from outside the person – the threat of… Read Article

CAN YOU IMAGINE – By Jeff Withers

Dance 6 Jun, 2010

Would I be right in assuming that every one of you have a vision – a vision of the dancer you believe is everything you could be? I expect you have dreamed and imagined what it would be like to be that dancer. However, have you ever really thought about it from the opposite direction? How… Read Article

SO WHAT’S STOPPING YOU

Dance 25 Mar, 2010

By Jeff Withers In the previous article we posed the question of how a performer can control the direction and intensity of their focus. Effectively unitising visualisation techniques is certainly a good starting point. However, just as a dream is a “pleasant run through”… Read Article

ARE YOU UTILISING ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU RIGHT NOW?

Dance 18 Feb, 2010

By Jeff Withers Heard of sports psychology? Of course you have. And you would know that its focus is on processes and strategies that deal with a performer’s “conscious” level of thinking – ie consciously seeking a change in physical behaviour, for example wo… Read Article