The Courageous Performer

Almost everyone who works with me is seeking more freedom in their performing, but what does that actually mean? Freedom is about having the headspace to make choices, adapt when things don't go to plan, and lean into connection with your audience. This episode is all about getting freedom in your performing. If you would like to learn how to let go and perform brilliantly, so that you can feel co...

The main things that keep you small as a performer are Doubt, Fear, Imposter Syndrome, Comparitonitis, Perfectionism and Procrastination. These all lead back to one cause and when you understand that, you can start to make some simple choices that will change how you perform and allow you to step into feeling confident. If you would like to transform your approach to performing so that you can fee...

How much effort do you put into your performing? The trouble with effort is that, put in the wrong place, it creates tension and distraction, making things harder not easier. Effort put in the wrong place turns into efforting. Effort put in the right places creates ease. This episode is all about the right and the wrong sort of effort. If you would like to transform your approach to performing so...

Most people now understand the concept of Imposter Syndrome - that feeling when you think you are going to be found out as a fraud. That you shouldn't be where you are, or be doing what you are doing because you are not good enough. Where does it come from and what's the reason it seems to be so universal. That's what I'm exploring in this episode, so you can finally let go and realise you aren't...

There are three things about performance fear that, if you understand them, can really help you let go. This episode/video sets out what they are, so you can feel more empowered and less ashamed, and finally believe there is a route to letting go of your fears and worries. I hope you enjoy! If you would like to transform your approach to performing so that you can feel confident (even without bein...

How would it feel to really enjoy your performing? This episode is all about how you can change the way you perform so you enjoy it more, and do it better! If you would like to transform your approach to performing so that you can feel confident (even without being able to guarantee the outcome!) then go to nailyourperformance.com to find out how to work with me. Download my free audio which shows...

One of the most comment things that performers talk to me about is wanting to let go and perform with freedom. Whether you are a public speaker, a singer, an actor or any other sort of performer, you probably understand that letting go and leaning into the performance is the best way to achieve great things. But how do you achieve this and why is it so hard at times?! This episode digs into this a...

Performers often think that the way to feel ok performing and to get rid of their nerves is to take control. To control every aspect of their performance but this not only isn't possible, it's also not helpful and actually the attempt to get control makes the nerves worse. Instead you can use choice. In this episode I explain how you can use the power of choice to improve your performing, and how...

Goal setting is so important for making changes in your life, but you know that. What goals you choose to set are really important because of the way they can make you feel. Some goals energise and some goals will actually block your achievements rather than help you. Setting Goals for 2024 This episode sets out how to choose goals that inspire you rather than weigh you down.   If you would like t...

What is the biggest thing that gets between you are your best performance? Your relationship with yourself. Not only does it impact how you feel when you perform, it determines how you process feedback and implement it. Whether you can accept compliments and rationally assess and process negative feedback. Changing the way you relate to yourself can change everything. Using a particular type of se...

Fear is a safety mechanism and it is YOU protecting yourself. But what if the fear is out of control? This episode is all about changing your relationship with fear. Suppressing it doesn't work, but this does. Take a listen....   If you would like to transform your approach to performing so that you can feel confident (even without being able to guarantee the outcome!) then go to nailyourperforman...

How you feel about yourself as a performer, and how much worth you give yourself can really impact the way you perform. You might want to be confident but be afraid of being too confident so you appear arrogant. Where is the balance? This episode is all about finding that authentic self-worth that enables you go go out and perform with confidence.   If you would like to transform your approach to...

In this series I look at the 5 As of Performance Mindset to set out the 5 most important aspects of mastering your mindset, and give you tools to do just that. This episode is all about your achieving your aims as a performer. What are your aims? Do they feel heavy or light? Do they feel achievable? The goals we set ourselves can either be stultifying or empowering, so how we choose and implement...

In this series I look at the 5 As of Performance Mindset to set out the 5 most important aspects of mastering your mindset, and give you tools to do just that. This episode is about one of the fundamental changes you can make to transform how you perform, and how you feel when you perform. More than that, how this shift can help you set and achieve goals whilst still enjoying right now. Acknowledg...

You know that assessing your performance is vital for progress, but did you know that when and how you do that assessment can massive impact both your mindset and your progress? In this episode I talk about the best time to assess the way you perform, and the best way, so you can maximise your progress.   If you would like to transform your approach to performing so that you can feel confident (ev...

In this series I look at the 5 As of Performance Mindset to set out the 5 most important aspects of mastering your mindset, and give you tools to do just that. What you think about your audience has a huge impact on how you perform. So often what performers think about an audience is limited to what the audience will think of them as a performer.  This episode is all about how you view your audien...

Your mindset when you perform can make or break your performance. It will determine how anxious you are, how much you connect with your audience, and has a massive impact on how well you perform overall. In this series I look at the 5 As of Performance Mindset to set out the 5 most important aspects of mastering your mindset, and give you tools to do just that. This episode is all about anxiety, o...

In this episode I talk about my secret weapon. The most effective tool I have for helping my clients create a change in how they feel when they perform and therefore how they perform. If you would like to learn how to let go and perform brilliantly, so that you can feel confident (even without being able to guarantee the outcome!) then go to  nailyourperformance.com  to find out how to work with m...

How do you own a stage if you don't even feel in control of yourself? Do you feel like you are in charge when you are in front of an audience, or do you feel like you are at the mercy of others and fate? In this episode I talk about having choices. If you would like to learn how to let go and perform brilliantly, so that you can feel confident (even without being able to guarantee the outcome!) th...

I feel nervous at times still, and I get vulnerable too. The work I do isn't a miracle, it's a strategy and last week I proved to myself once again that it works. The audience that makes me feel most vulnerable is professional singers, or really good amateurs. Their opinion matters to me, because not being crap at singing matters to me.  This episode is about how the process works and my experienc...

Something that came up in my group programme recently was the idea that fear is a useful motivator and can be used as a tool. It definitely is a motivator, which is why it is used by people in power the world over. However, it comes at a cost. Fear creates tension, damages self-esteem, creates a sense of disempowerment and lack of agency and keeps us small (which is why it is so useful when you wa...

We know the negative impact of fear on our performances yet we still pick up the stick of fear thinking that it will help to motivate us, to stop us getting complacent. There is a better motivator and this is what I talk about in this episode. In the podcast I talk about a workshop I'm running on 24th August 2023. If you would like to own the stage and regain the joy of performing without fear cli...

How much effort do you put into being the best you can be? I have so many people who come to me wanting to understand and learn the strategies for performing brilliantly. My first response was that there is no formula. Then I thought about it and realised there is, and that I do actually teach a formula, it's just one that is challenging to take on board.....   If you would like to learn how to le...

Procrastination is the bane of so many people's lives but it's not an indication you are lazy, or stupid. It's not 'just your way of doing things' nor is it a really great strategy (although deliberately putting a gab between starting and finishing is brilliant for maximising creativity and producing inspirations). It is an indicator something more is going on; and once you work out what the somet...

So often people believe that confidence is about their skill level, that when their skill level is high enough then they will then solve their issue with confidence. The reality for me is that people are more capable of increasing their skill level when they increase their self-belief. But here I want to make a distinction between self-belief and the arrogance, because people think that arrogance...