We all face an endless series of decisions throughout the day that need to be made. Guest blog written for ThriveGlobal.com.We all face an endless series of decisions throughout the day that need to be made. Most of those are easy since they involve relatively...

Presenting to a group can be highly stressful, especially if you hold some common misconceptions about public speaking. Guest blog written for ThriveGlobal.com.Making a speech can be one of the most stressful events in an adult’s life. It doesn’t matter whether it is...

After you learn and practice this recovery strategy, you will be able to rebound from mistakes so quickly and effectively that you may stop being afraid of making them. Guest blog written for ThriveGlobal.comAlthough I’m an eternal optimist, I know that mistakes are...

Using a few tricks to organize that brain processing power, you will become more efficient at work and at home. Guest blog written for ThriveGlobal.com Have you ever heard the old saying that we only use 10% of our brains? The good news is that brain scans now prove...

Flow is the mental state of a highly motivated individual when fully engaged in a chosen activity. The person is immersed in a feeling of energized focus and a sense of total involvement. Flow is completely focused attention; it is a single–minded absorption into an...

Photo Credit: Matt Bowden Are you an adrenaline junkie? Do you enjoy the rush? I hope your answer is yes, especially if you are a performing artist. Everyone, in audiences as well as audition panels, wants to feel the excitement of an energetic, emotionally charged,...

Do you ever find yourself peaking for your audition too early or too late? Do you feel yourself drained of energy before you even get to the audition? Or are you feeling so mentally and physically fatigued that you aren’t even motivated to prepare? If so, you are...

In last month’s column, I discussed beta blockers and their effects. As you know, these drugs are widely used by musicians to lower their heart rate and blood pressure, and to decrease other physiological symptoms of the fight/flight response. Like any other drug,...

I’ve been fortunate in my career to counsel musicians and athletes on how to do their best under extreme pressure and achieve peak performances at the right time. One thing I focus on is learning how to control and channel performance energy. While the mental training...

Let's think about some different professions: physicians, nurses, dentists, social workers, lawyers, CPA’s, physical therapists, cosmetologists, architects, estheticians, paralegals, and social workers. What do all these careers have in common? They are required to...

There are all sorts of mental training strategies and methods available for performing artists. These include meditation, biofeedback, visualization, neuro-linguistic programming, hypnosis, autogenic training, and the Centering Process. Which of these are you familiar...