Whether you are an amateur or professional, a sportsperson or musician, nerves can strike and mean that your performance is not the best you are capable of. How would you like to learn some techniques to overcome those nerves? Let me show you.
If you can practice well you can perform well.
In my hypnotherapy practice, I work with ice-skaters, horse-riders and football players. All of them have at least one thing in common - they are really good at what they do. In the practice area, they can do all the moves expertly. But when it comes time to compete or perform in front of an audience, they turn to jelly - as one of them puts it! I myself am a keen horse-rider and I too have suffered from these problems - that is why I went into hypnotherapy as it had worked on me.
Technique 1 - Breathing to centre.
One of the most effective techniques you can learn is how to get into the right state of mind before a performance. Try this - stand up in a safe place and place on hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. Now breathe in and hold your chest still and allow your stomach to expand. Breathe out in the opposite way - push your stomach in and keep your chest still. Feels good doesn't it? Practice this often and try it just before a performance - it really helps you focus and the nerves just disappear.
Technique 2 - Take a different view.
When you are performing and competing, it is easy to think that the judges are out to get you, or the other competitors are looking down on you. Take a moment to 'step into their shoes' - those other competitors may well be more nervous than you! They certainly don't have time to worry about you. The judges are probably looking forward to a really good performance - and that is going to be yours, isn't it?
Focus makes all the difference.
Top players, actors and performers in a spheres share the ability to keep their focus no matter what. If something goes wrong, they put it to one side and perform the next movement as if nothing happened. Too often, people can go to pieces after one small error that was barely noticeable. So focus needs to be cultivated until it is second nature. That brings us to our final technique -
Technique 3 - Focus, focus, focus.
Your best work comes when you are 'in the moment' so try this tip to regain your focus. Take a deep breath into your stomach. Grow tall and imagine tying that error onto a balloon and letting it float away. Now into the next movement, perfectly.
Conclusion
There are many more techniques you can learn but why not give these a try - they have worked brilliantly in horse-riding competitions, and my performers I work with have really benefited too.
So, you leave the under-performing behind you and your self-confidence will grow and grow. Your fellow competitors will look at you in a new light, and the judges will look forward to your performance.
Ken Scott is a Master Hyponotherapist and NLP Master Coach who practices online and at clinics in Sheffield, UK. He specialises in sports psychology and works with actors and singers too. Have a look at http://ashesscott.com/
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